The room was quiet for a long time.
"Brother... are you okay? Are you hurt?"
After the shock, Uchiha Ryota suddenly remembered the key point and nervously looked his brother up and down.
He saw that Uchiha Takumi's arms seemed somewhat red and swollen, and his clothes were wet too. His heart immediately tightened.
"It's all my fault! It's all because of me!"
Uchiha Ryota's voice choked with sobs. His emotions completely broke down. He threw himself into Uchiha Takumi's arms and started bawling loudly, tears and snot all smearing onto Uchiha Takumi's wet clothes.
Uchiha Takumi was stunned by his younger brother's sudden outburst of crying, then his heart softened.
Feeling the trembling of his younger brother's thin, small body in his arms and that undisguised worry and dependence, a strong desire to protect and heartache surged in his heart.
At that moment, Uchiha Takumi's scarlet single tomoe Sharingan involuntarily appeared. The black tomoe in his eye began to spin wildly, faster and faster, as if about to split.
The faint shadow of another tomoe gradually appeared, slowly solidifying. Finally, the second tomoe fully manifested.
But Uchiha Takumi did not notice this at the moment. His attention was entirely focused on his younger brother, his eyes filled with concern.
Almost at the same time, Uchiha Ryota, due to extreme guilt, worry for his brother...
All sorts of intense emotional fluctuations stimulated his nerves. An unprecedented burning sensation suddenly rushed into his eyes.
"Ah!" Uchiha Ryota groaned in pain, instinctively covering his eyes.
"Ryota? What's wrong?" Seeing this, Uchiha Takumi immediately stepped forward, worried that his younger brother's old injury had flared up or he was too emotionally agitated.
However, when Uchiha Ryota slowly lowered his hands and raised his head, Uchiha Takumi froze completely.
He saw that Uchiha Ryota's originally clear black and white eyes had now turned a scarlet color. A single black tomoe was slowly rotating within the blood-red pupil, emitting an eerie glow.
Sharingan. Single Tomoe Sharingan.
Uchiha Ryota, who had been beaten up by Sora at the ninja academy without awakening his Sharingan, had now awakened it because of his worry and guilt towards his brother.
If Sora were here, he would probably sigh.
'As expected of the Uchiha. One is a younger brother fanatic, the other an older brother fanatic.'
'Truly a family of double supremes.'
Actually, this wasn't that surprising. The parents of the Uchiha Ryota brothers died in the Second Shinobi World War.
Uchiha Ryota was completely raised by his older brother Uchiha Takumi. One could say, the bond between these brothers was even deeper than that between Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke.
This kind of bond carved into their bones was inherently the strongest catalyst for stimulating the Uchiha to awaken their eyes.
...
Time rewinds a bit.
Sora was slowly walking towards the orphanage. At the same time, he wrapped his injured arm with his jacket to avoid anyone noticing the wound had completely healed.
'This Uchiha Takumi definitely has the strength of a Tokubetsu Jonin. If he hadn't been countered in his strongest area, genjutsu, I really wouldn't be his match.'
'As expected of the world of eye legends. The Sharingan and Byakugan are still too powerful.'
Along the way, Sora continuously pondered in his mind about the recent confrontation with Uchiha Takumi, and by extension, the two special Kekkei Genkai, the Byakugan and Sharingan.
In Sora's view, the Byakugan and Sharingan each have their own advantages and disadvantages.
The awakening threshold for the Byakugan is very low. The vast majority of Hyuga clan members can successfully awaken it. But its ceiling is also low, because awakening the Tenseigan is too difficult.
The Uchiha clan is different. The difficulty of awakening the Sharingan is extremely high. There are many ordinary clan members within the clan who possess Uchiha blood but never awaken their Sharingan in their entire lives.
However, the advantage of the Sharingan is also very clear. Before upgrading to the Rinnegan, which is on the same level as the Tenseigan, it has several distinct progressive stages, Tomoe, Mangekyo, Eternal Mangekyo.
This creates a difference in the strength ceiling of the two clans.
The Hyuga clan rarely produces Kage-level powerhouses. The clan's top combatants mostly stay at the level of elite Jonin, and even that is only a minority.
The Uchiha clan is completely different. Most holders of the Three Tomoe Sharingan can reach elite Jonin level. Once the Mangekyo is awakened, Kage-level strength is guaranteed. The Eternal Mangekyo can firmly sit at the peak of Kage-level.
As for today's Uchiha Takumi, Sora estimated that once he awakens the Two Tomoe, his strength would definitely be at Jonin level. With Three Tomoe, he would be at least at the elite Jonin tier.
And this is also the normal progression path for most Uchiha who awaken their Sharingan.
As for the Mangekyo above that, Sora believed that both Uchiha Takumi brothers have the conditions to awaken it.
The older brother Takumi is full of younger brother fanaticism. The younger brother Ryota has a biased and extreme personality.
As long as the right method is used to stimulate them, like Uchiha Madara did to Obito, there is a great possibility of awakening the Mangekyo.
When the time comes, merging the Mangekyo of these two brothers, the Eternal Mangekyo would also be a logical development.
By then, Sora might just be able to pilot a Gundam.
Sora walked quietly alone on the small path, a thoughtful expression on his face, but also with a hint of coldness.
'I have the recovery ability of the Azure Dragon Fruit. When the time comes, I'll also get a chakra battery. Even if the Mangekyo isn't my own, I can use it without burden.'
'Plus, with my Yang Release Uzumaki Sage Body, combining Yin and Yang, the Rinnegan is not impossible.'
'Wait, I also need the chakra factors of Indra and Asura. That means cells from Naruto and Sasuke's bodies.'
The aura around Sora in the forest slowly grew colder.
'Naruto and Sasuke are born in year 47. By that time, I will at least be an elite Jonin. Getting just a few cells would be completely fine.'
'Then the last thing is to wait for the appearance of Six Paths power with time. And I have the Azure Dragon Fruit. My lifespan will absolutely far surpass Uchiha Madara's. I don't need to wait until I'm on my deathbed like him to evolve the Rinnegan.'
'And it's not necessarily just about grinding with time. I could just eat her directly.'
Sora raised his head, turning his gaze towards the location of the moon. A suppressed growl escaped his throat, and his pupils had, at some point, turned into vertical slits.
Thoughts constantly flashed in his mind. The aura around Sora slowly changed. A cold, primal, beast-like aura enveloped his surroundings.
Just then, several playful voices suddenly came from not far away.
"Hahaha, Sister Rin, please spare me."
"Hmph, you dare to tease me. Ayumi, I'll tickle you to death."
Crack.
A clear sound came from nearby, interrupting Sora's thoughts like thunder.
'What was wrong with me just now? How could I have such vicious thoughts?' Sora snapped back to reality, his heart beating rapidly.
He then realized he had unknowingly already reached the entrance of the orphanage. Uesugi Rin was in the courtyard playing and roughhousing with the two little girls, Ayumi and Yumi.
Sora stood at the entrance. Unknowingly, he too was distracted by the sounds of their playful, joyful banter.
Snapping out of his earlier dark train of thought, he was also shocked by the ferocity of his own previous ideas.
Although Uchiha Ryota had offended Sora, he was just a six-year-old child. His actions came from an immature mind. As an adult, after teaching him a few lessons, Sora had let it go.
And although Uchiha Takumi was initially sharp-tongued and extremely hypocritical,
in both encounters, it was Uchiha Takumi who came out worse. Sora even gained some benefits from Uchiha Takumi. The two couldn't be considered friends, but their relationship was okay, at least better than with those classmates at the ninja academy.
As for the later, even more shocking thoughts, they were even harder to accept.
'Has my strength increased too quickly recently? Am I getting arrogant?'
Sora clenched his fist, trying hard to suppress the remaining trace of ferocity in his heart. He looked around, confirmed no one was there, and quickly walked into the courtyard.
He needed to stay away from those dark thoughts. The warmth before him was what he truly wanted to protect.
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