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The massive wall of water stood before Yoruha for several seconds before he released his chakra.
"Splash—"
Without his chakra to sustain it, the enormous water curtain collapsed instantly, flooding the surrounding area and forming a small lake.
Maintaining such a tremendous amount of water required an equally vast amount of chakra. To keep a water barrier of that scale intact, one would need at least the chakra reserves of a JĹŤnin.
"Impressive—far stronger than I expected. And just now, you even merged wind release into your Water Formation Wall, didn't you?"
Kakashi said as he approached.
Yoruha looked down at the rippling water by his feet and nodded.
"I feel like this kind of jutsu wouldn't be too practical in battle."
Kakashi chuckled.
"This is a defensive technique—it's quite useful for countering fire-style ninjutsu."
"There are many ninja in this world with extremely powerful fire techniques—like the Third Hokage, for example."
"Though the Third Hokage had mastered all five nature transformations, his specialties were fire and earth release."
"The temperature of his fire-style jutsu was even higher than that of the Uchiha clan's flames. Its destructive power was overwhelming—ordinary water-style jutsu couldn't possibly block it."
"But I think the Water Formation Wall you just performed could hold its own."
Even Kakashi had to admit that the Third Hokage's fire release was formidable.
His flames could overcome elemental disadvantages and completely overpower water techniques.
That alone showed just how terrifying his mastery was.
Yoruha recalled that the Third's fire techniques truly were extraordinary.
When he fought against the reincarnated First and Second Hokage, his fire jutsu could even neutralize the Second Hokage's water techniques.
And the Second was renowned for being the greatest water-style user of all time.
Yet the Third's fire release still managed to rival it—despite being elementally disadvantaged.
"Teacher Kakashi, is the Uchiha clan really that skilled in fire-style ninjutsu?"
Yoruha asked knowingly.
Kakashi, unaware that Yoruha already knew much about the clan, explained:
"The Uchiha clan was Konoha's most powerful family when it came to fire release."
"They even developed several original fire-style techniques, far stronger than those of ordinary ninja."
"Original fire-style techniques?"
Kakashi nodded.
"Yes. For instance, there's the Fireball Technique. The Uchiha refined it into what they call the Great Fireball Technique."
"They're essentially the same jutsu, but the Uchiha version's power is vastly superior."
"I've seen Itachi Uchiha use it before."
Yoruha froze.
"Itachi Uchiha?"
At the mention of that name, Kakashi's expression grew solemn, lost momentarily in memory.
"Yes, Itachi Uchiha… he was once my colleague in the Anbu."
"A ninja of extraordinary talent. It's a pity he ultimately chose to betray the village—and his clan."
Kakashi didn't know the true reason behind the Uchiha massacre.
He was aware that the truth couldn't be as simple as what Konoha's higher-ups had claimed.
But as someone outside the clan, he never delved deeper.
He only felt regret.
After all, the Uchiha were Obito's clan, and Itachi had been one of the most promising ninjas he'd ever known.
If Kakashi ever learned that it was Obito and Itachi who together annihilated the Uchiha clan…
he would probably regret ever saying the word "pity."
Yoruha thought for a moment before speaking.
"I wonder why Itachi chose to spare Sasuke."
"At that time, Sasuke should have been too young to resist, right?"
Kakashi glanced at him.
"Because Sasuke was Itachi's younger brother. And precisely because of that, Sasuke harbors deep hatred toward him."
"When I once asked Sasuke about his dream, he told me his goal was to kill Itachi with his own hands."
Yoruha fell silent.
He didn't know what to say.
Sasuke truly was a tragic person.
If the Uchiha clan hadn't been wiped out, he would never have become who he was now.
Before the massacre, Sasuke had been cheerful and bright.
Even though he acted aloof at school, it was a confident, proud kind of aloofness—the demeanor of the top student.
But after the massacre, that prideful distance became emotional isolation.
He stopped caring about the world, dedicating himself only to gaining power—so he could one day kill Itachi and avenge his clan.
He hid his emotions away, not out of choice, but necessity.
In truth, Sasuke had always been a kind person at heart.
In a way, Naruto's life had been much easier than his.
Naruto, at least, had the Third Hokage watching over him—and friends like Shikamaru, Choji, and Kiba, who skipped class with him and treated him as an equal.
He never knew parental love, but he also never truly understood loss.
Even when he was sad, it didn't shake his heart for long.
Sasuke, on the other hand, had once known what happiness was—a strict but loving father, a gentle mother, and an older brother he admired deeply.
Then that very brother murdered their entire family, sparing no one—not even their parents.
And as if that weren't cruel enough, Itachi forced Sasuke to relive the massacre, replaying every horrific moment in his mind.
That kind of pain would drive anyone to obsession.
Yoruha could understand Sasuke's torment.
He couldn't even imagine how he himself would react if he went through something like that.
He'd probably lose his mind—perhaps become even more extreme than Sasuke.
When Yoruha first arrived in this world, he thought growing up alongside Naruto would be exciting.
After all, in his previous life, he had admired Naruto's determination and fiery spirit.
But after spending six years at the same academy with him, his feelings changed.
He found that he didn't care much for Naruto anymore.
At first, Yoruha had admired how Naruto stayed kind and hopeful despite his bleak childhood.
But living in the same world and seeing Naruto up close changed that perception.
He realized that Naruto's situation wasn't as terrible as he once thought.
In fact, compared to many others, Naruto's life wasn't bad at all.
He had friends, never lacked money, skipped class often, failed every exam without being expelled—and even got away with vandalizing the Hokage Rock.
That was more like the privilege of a "Konoha prince" than a tragic orphan.
Why would someone like that ever fall into darkness?
Children without parents or family weren't rare in Konoha.
There were countless war orphans—many far worse off than Naruto.
Some had even lost their families to the Nine-Tails' rampage.
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