Sasuke's face turned pale then flushed with anger, his expression twisting with rage, as if he might use his furious fists to defend his dignity at any moment.
Nojuro Ryun watched Sasuke calmly. If Sasuke were to attack him again, he wouldn't mind making Sasuke understand the weight of consequence.
Finally, Sasuke held himself back, because he had sworn not to act out.
He slumped down to the ground, seeming to have lost all his fighting spirit.
"Why are you telling me all this? Just to humiliate me?"
Ryun felt the time was about right, it was time to formally clean up the mess.
He hadn't forgotten his purpose for coming here, which was to obtain the land needed for his future development.
It was just that Sasuke's prejudice against him was too deep, and he held extreme wariness towards everything around him, so the two of them couldn't communicate.
Now that they could communicate, Ryun naturally wanted to get what he wanted.
Of course, it would be best if it didn't cost money.
After all, for Sasuke right now, what he wanted most was growth in strength.
The land under the Uchiha family name would be confiscated by people like Danzo under reasonable pretexts after Sasuke's future defection anyway.
For such good land to be taken by those old fogies, what a waste!
"Sasuke, what follows is the last calm, reasonable talk I will have with you."
"If you still maintain this attitude, let's just pretend we never met today."
If it were the Sasuke from before, he would definitely have bristled by now.
But the current Sasuke had been psychologically crushed by Ryun, and also felt guilt towards his classmates. Rarely, he looked up at Ryun, prepared to seriously listen to his words.
Although his eyes were still dead fish eyes.
"You are an orphan, but that doesn't mean no one understands you."
"I've listened to stories about the Uchiha family for over a month. Among the storytellers, some witnessed your parents growing from infants into adults, some saw your older brother dating a girl and laughing happily, and some even held you directly and changed your diapers."
Sasuke looked stunned, not expecting Ryun to suddenly say such things.
Especially hearing about someone changing his diaper, this made Sasuke feel a long-lost sense of shame. He very much wanted to stop Ryun, but Ryun's next words attracted him even more.
"Right now in the entire Konoha, I am probably the person most familiar with you."
"I understand your loneliness and helplessness, I know why you keep people at a distance, but unfortunately, the you of now is simply incapable of revenge."
"I also understand Uchiha Itachi."
Sasuke's pupils contracted. Hearing Uchiha Itachi's name, he felt the string in his head was about to snap, but the chakra in Ryun's hand made him calm down again.
"The current Uchiha Itachi, even the Third Hokage might not be his match."
"And you, because you reject others, haven't even mastered the most basic chakra control methods. Your brother, at your age, had already passed the Chunin Exams and become a member of the Hokage's direct Anbu."
Sasuke's shoulders trembled. How could he not know there was a huge gap between himself and his brother?
It was just that Sasuke had always lacked a frame of reference, unable to understand exactly how big this gap was.
But now Ryun placed the harsh truth before his eyes, causing Sasuke to feel waves of stabbing pain in his head, even his eyes starting to hurt.
He didn't understand what was happening, but Ryun saw a single tomoe flash in Sasuke's eyes.
Ryun marveled in his mind, 'Is this the power of talk no jutsu?'
However, Sasuke had already awakened his Sharingan on the night of the clan's massacre. Ryun had merely stimulated Sasuke a little.
In terms of talk no jutsu, Ryun was confident he was far behind the protagonist.
"I know... I know about these things!"
"But what can I do!"
Sasuke held his head, complaining in a low voice. A trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth; the blisters on his lips had burst.
"Very simple."
Seeing the time was about right, Ryun snapped his fingers.
"I'll teach you."
Sasuke looked at Ryun again, full of confusion, seeming to ask: 'You?'
"Indeed, I'm not even a ninja, but I can beat you now, and that's enough."
"I am the winner, so that means you still need to learn from me. One day if you beat me, I can also recommend a better teacher for you."
A faint light appeared in Sasuke's eyes, as if he had found a direction forward.
If nothing else, Ryun's method of controlling chakra was something he had never learned.
"But why... why would you help me? Is it because you pity me?"
"Of course not."
Ryun rubbed his hands together and said, "I said, I'm familiar with you. I know you only want revenge, which means this land is essentially useless to you, right?"
"My condition is simple. Every time you learn something from me, you pay with the land of one courtyard. Also, you can no longer forbid me from writing books related to the Uchiha family."
"Of course, if one day you beat me, you can take back everything you lost to me."
"How about it, an interesting wager, isn't it?"
By now, Ryun needed to find himself a sparring partner and prepare explanations for the sources of some of his ninjutsu learning.
Clearly, Sasuke and Naruto were sparring partners he could use without needing to change them. Moreover, the Uchiha family collection could conveniently explain where Ryun learned his ninjutsu.
Even if Sasuke himself didn't know these ninjutsu, as long as he told others the Uchiha family had scrolls in their collection, no one could question that point.
And the most important point: in the future, Ryun would need to establish a connection through Sasuke with Orochimaru, the undying scientist of the ninja world.
Upon hearing this, Sasuke lowered his head and began to think.
But seeing his slightly trembling fingers, Ryun knew Sasuke was excited, just pretending to be reserved.
Sure enough, half a minute later, he looked up and said, "I agree."
"The land you came to buy today, I'll give it to you. Teach me how to control chakra like you do."
"Okay. But before that, you must do one thing first."
Sasuke stood up angrily, thinking Ryun was going back on his word. But Ryun looked towards Sakura, who was already showing physical reactions, signaled Sasuke to be quiet, and directly closed the door, shutting Sasuke outside.
Now, it was time for him to face the awakened Sakura.
Ryun hadn't started his simulation yet, but he was already preparing for simulating Sakura later.
And everything that had just happened was the most important part of ensuring the simulation's success.
Sakura's eyelashes fluttered, and she opened her eyes.
The next second, she hurriedly sat up, reaching her hands to feel her back and face. Finding her skin still smooth and delicate, even in better condition than right after her bath, she let out a sigh of relief.
But then Sakura's face flushed bright red, because such a large movement caused the kimono wrapped around her to immediately slip down, revealing her entire back to Ryun.
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