Panel hint... [Approximately 9,000 more points of negative energy needed to unlock the "Mangekyō Sharingan" by collecting "negative emotion"…]
[Hint: "Yin Release" Level 3: (941/10000)]
Roy silently... took a moment to inject all the negative emotions stored in the [Unconscious Domain] from "Uchiha Obito", "Old Mark", and "Lady Nora" into the [Yin Release],
Panel hint... ["Yin Release" Level 3: (941/10000) → (2741/10000)]
[Currently 7,259 points short of negative energy needed to unlock "Mangekyō Sharingan"…]
Roy whispered: "Third Ninja War, here I come."
He reached out and pushed the [Hokage's Gate], slipped inside…
"Pop~" A "sleeping bubble" popped on the tip of his nose, accompanied by the familiar feeling of falling…
Roy opened his eyes again, and was back in the world of Hokage, in that familiar "home", a family of four including Itachi, Uchiha Fugaku, and Uchiha Mikoto…
"Whoosh~" The March wind arose, blowing down a ground full of cherry blossoms…
In the courtyard, the watercress tilted, triggering a flowing stream in the cup, trickling steadily…
Roy shook off sleepiness, opened his sleepy eyes, and through the open wooden sliding door, looked outside. A little figure wielding a wooden sword danced gracefully under the cascading cherry blossom trees...
At one moment, there was a flash of the sword... "Swish, swish~" with a few swift slashes…
The floating cherry blossoms split in two, chopped along the vein lines. The sharpness of the blade and the precision of the cuts showed traces of mastering "Flame Breathing"…
"The sword is still not stable, and your heart is still not calm enough—547 cherry petals, with four not cut... Itachi, you still need practice."
"Nissan, you're awake." Itachi sheathed his sword, slightly gasping as he turned to look back…
Another gust of wind swept by, bringing down a few more cherry blossoms…
Roy smiled and nodded toward him, raised his fingers like a sword, and with a flash, a dazzling sword light swept by, grazing past Itachi's ear. The young boy lifted his head, and all the cherry petals were cut along the vein pattern, exactly split without excess or deficiency, transforming into even finer leaf debris that fluttered down...
In a blink, they covered his shoulders.
"Body like a sword, heart like a sword, a flower is a world, a leaf is a bodhi, nothing more than this... nothing more than this..."
The words echoed as Roy gracefully descended, walking with a hint of rhythm from the Great Success [Dark Step], he dashed to Itachi, his back facing the boy. Casually, he scooped a handful of watercress water and tilted his head to drink...
The sunlight was just right today, worthy of a joyful moment.
"Nissan, Mom said not to drink raw water."
"Cough, cough..." Itachi's casual remark nearly choked Roy.
The boy wiped the moisture from his lips and said to himself: "Heaven knows, earth knows, you know, I know; if I don't say, you don't say, how would she know?"
"Your mom is not blind!" Uchiha Mikoto appeared with hands on her hips,
Uchiha Mikoto rolled up her sleeves,
Uchiha Mikoto grabbed someone's ear,
And "dragged" him to the dining room…
"I haven't washed up yet." Roy glanced at Uchiha Fugaku, who was already waiting by the table,
The man gave him a helpless glare, unsure why this child slept so much, even more than the younger Itachi had awakened before him... Fugaku deeply suspected that even at this age, he didn't sleep as much as Roy, snorting coldly he said:
"By the time you wash up, Minato should be knocking on the door!"
Today was the day Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered him to report, with Minato's team scheduled to gather at eight, and it was already half past seven... Uchiha Mikoto forced Roy to sit at the table: "Finish eating first, then wash up."
Powerless, he could only ask Itachi to squeeze the toothpaste for him, and unexpectedly received a few blank stares from Mikoto.
Fugaku waved his hand, signaling Mikoto to let it go... Itachi obediently went to the washroom to squeeze the toothpaste, seemingly already accustomed to Roy's ways, allowing him to act willfully once...
"Eat."
Fugaku shot a sideways glance at Roy and started eating,
Breakfast was miso soup, fried eggs, along with sushi Mikoto had prepared and stored in the fridge last night. It was somewhat bland, but… hard to stomach, he swallowed it down, with the clenching of his teeth, sending it straight down…
Fugaku saw this, sipping a mouthful of miso soup, unhurriedly said: "I have discreetly discussed with the clan elders, arranging for Tetsuka, and Inahime to secretly follow you... they're also on the list, now they've both unlocked the Three Tomoe Sharingan, and can provide some backup for you…"
"Oh~"
Uchiha Tetsuka and Inahime, indeed are among the young Uchiha besides Obito and Shisui, with the most talent and potential... though far from "genius", calling them "excellent" wouldn't be an overstatement.
Roy bit into a sushi roll, the vinegar applied too heavily, somewhat inferior to the sushi rolls made by his mentor Urokodaki Sakonji at Sagiri yama.
With a swallow, he forced it into his stomach.
"Hmm." Fugaku swallowed his own fried egg, handing it to Roy, and continued in a deep voice: "Remember, this time you head to the battlefield, prioritize your own safety, avoid being left alone."
"What about the mission?"
"It can remain incomplete."
"What about your comrades?"
"Who are your comrades?"
"Obito, Kakashi, Rin Nohara…" Roy looked at Fugaku, slowly uttering three names.
Uchiha Fugaku looked expressionlessly: "Are they Uchiha clan?"
Roy: "..."
Fell silent.
Upon seeing this, Fugaku continued self-attunedly: "Once someone dies, they lose everything, including… comrades!"
"Kinjutsu," the man set down his chopsticks, gazing deeply and said: "Aside from Minato's students, anyone in Uchiha can die, except for you… you can't!"
Yes... I can't... Roy thought of Old Mark and Lady Nora who sought death, having the courage to forsake life for the sake of Matty, a gallantry not everyone possesses…
"I understand." Roy nodded silently.
Fugaku sighed in relief, subtly exchanged a glance with Mikoto, relaxing his tone: "Don't underestimate yourself, I'm the clearest about your strength... as long as you don't face some exceptionally strong Jonin, believe that you can handle it...…"
"Hmm." Roy, expressionless, glanced at his panel.
[Manifested Nen Amount... approximately = Three Kakashi Cards (Kakashi)]
And beneath it... a heap of "abilities", "applied techniques", "Ninjutsu"... continued to stay silent…
"Alright, while having a meal, why discuss these?" Uchiha Mikoto gave Fugaku a look, reached over to hand another sushi roll, saying: "Kinjutsu, remember to heed your uncle Minato at the battlefield, mom has asked through your Aunt Kushina to notify him, he'll ensure your safe return."
Uchiha Mikoto, proceeded to subdue wrinkles on Roy's collar, smilingly said: "After all, when it comes to escape, no one is faster than Minato…"
"Right," Fugaku agreed soundly, his voice heavy: "Minato's space-time talent is impressive, so far, possessing only Second Hokage's [Flying Thunder God] technique… he's the only one who masters it."
[Flying Thunder God technique]: A type of [Body Flicker Technique], the caster leaves a Flying Thunder God seal on the target beforehand, then completes instantaneous movement via the [Mark]... essentially showcasing the "space-time talent"... emphasizing "suddenness" and "high mobility"…
This is somewhat akin to his own [Swamp Space], the difference is... [Flying Thunder God] still requires marking, whereas [Swamp Space] doesn't, driven entirely by Roy's own will, though... the teleportation range might be inferior to [Flying Thunder God]…
Roy accepted the sushi handed by Mikoto, took a bite, speaking indistinctly: "Understood,"
"If really necessary, I'll also learn from uncle Minato, use [Space-Time Jutsu] to escape…"
"Hmm… What?!!" Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto glanced jointly... coinciding with Itachi who just squeezed out the toothpaste, witnessing his parents' glaring exchange, staring at his Nissan…
'What happened?'