Sasuke's young body also crashed heavily to the ground. He squinted his eyes, looking utterly embarrassed.
"Oh no! I'm done for!"
He had forgotten that his young body didn't have much chakra to use. Even though he could use all the ninjutsu he previously knew, chakra could only be increased through training.
In his current tender body, there simply wasn't enough chakra for him to use.
Using the advanced Genjutsu of the Sharingan had instantly depleted all the chakra in his body.
Wasn't he in the same sorry state as that idiot Kakashi now?
When the members of the Police Department rushed over, they saw this scene.
"Hey, kid, are you okay?"
A member of the Police Department noticed the emblem of the Uchiha clan on his back and immediately stepped forward to help the immobile Sasuke up. He scrutinized the young face carefully.
"You're the clan leader's youngest son."
He glanced at the fleeing Ninja lying on the ground nearby. Just by looking at the Ninja's blank eyes, he knew the Ninja had been trapped in a Genjutsu.
Looking at Sasuke's young age, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Although the Uchiha clan had been marginalized and oppressed by the higher - ups of Konoha since the Nine - Tailed Fox incident, they were truly a clan full of talented individuals.
Looking at these young children, there was still hope for the future of the clan.
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"Sasuke."
His father's authoritative voice rang out. Looking at his youngest son lying immobile on the bed, he still felt a tinge of joy.
As the clan leader, having heard the report from his subordinate about this incident, he could tell it was a show staged by the higher - ups of Konoha for the village, but he didn't expect the young Sasuke to disrupt it. He's really his father's son!
"Father!"
"Sasuke, when did you awaken your Sharingan?"
His collapse had been so sudden that his father hadn't anticipated it. He had originally planned to finish helping and then leave the scene, get out of this incident.
But who could have known that things wouldn't go as planned?
"Father, are you talking about the Sharingan? Have I awakened the Sharingan? That's really great! I can finally help my brother and you!"
He pretended not to know that he had awakened the Sharingan, instead acting as excited and proud as a child.
Judging from Sasuke's attitude, it must have been an extremely tense situation. He must have used it without even realizing it.
Fugaku Uchiha smiled tenderly, and his big hand stroked Sasuke's soft hair.
"This sort of thing happens a lot. The awakening of the Sharingan requires the caster's mind to be violently shaken. Maybe you were in such a hurry at that time and so eager to solve the trouble for the clan that you awakened the Sharingan in that instant."
The smiling father suddenly became very serious. He looked at Sasuke earnestly and said,
"Sasuke, promise father not to tell anyone that you've awakened the Sharingan!"
When Itachi awakened his Sharingan at the age of 8, it had already drawn widespread attention. Sasuke was now not even 6 years old. If those with ulterior motives found out, Fugaku couldn't even guarantee that his son would be able to live healthily.
Hearing this, Sasuke obediently nodded.
"But father, someone might have seen me use it before."
"Ah, don't worry. It was a member of the Uchiha clan. I've already talked to him, and he won't spread this matter."
"Okay."
Looking at his own clever and obedient son, Fugaku Uchiha felt full of guilt. He really didn't want to involve these young children in political struggles. However, even if they didn't fight for anything, how could the enemies let them go?
"Then it's a deal. This is a secret between Sasuke and father. You must never tell anyone else!"
"Yes, father."
Looking at his father's caring and expectant eyes, and knowing that his father didn't want his son, who had awakened the Sharingan so early, to be exposed, Sasuke deeply felt his father's love.
He really was loved by so many people.
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In the early morning, the sun illuminated the entire village, hiding the dark roots deep underground. On the surface, everything seemed calm.
Today's learning topic at the Ninja Academy was a shooting test in pairs. Teacher Iruka stood on the practice field and explained to the students.
"First, distribute 5 Kunai to each student in a group, making a total of 10. Then, each student needs to hit the bullseye with the Kunai in their hand. Moreover, there are different scores according to the distance from the bullseye. Finally, the total score of the 10 Kunai of the two people is the final score. Do you all understand, classmates?"
"Understood."
"Then now you all need to find your partners."
Sasuke, who was originally sitting obediently on the ground, was surrounded by a group of girls.
"Sasuke, can you team up with me?"
"Move aside! Sasuke should be on my team!"
"What are you talking about? I'm the one who's going to team up with Sasuke!"
Groups of girls gathered together and quarreled fiercely over who would team up with Sasuke.
Unable to stand the chattering noise anymore, Sasuke walked out of the girls' encirclement.
"Ah ~ Sasuke!"
"Tsk! What a show - off!"
A mocking voice came from the corner. Sasuke looked in the direction of the voice and saw a glaring figure running over from the corner. The figure passed through the wall of people surrounding him and stood in front of him, looking directly into his eyes.
"Naruto!"
Looking at the ostentatious Naruto, Sasuke just remembered that at this time, Naruto was severely ostracized because of Kurama inside his body. However, it was also true that Naruto had disliked him since childhood.
"Hey, Naruto, stay away from Sasuke!"
"Yeah, I heard that he was holding paint and scribbling on the Hokage Rock yesterday. He was severely scolded by Teacher Iruka."
"Ha ~ Really? Can't he just be more obedient? If I did that, my parents would have scolded me to death."
Naruto listened to the mocking laughter that surged around him like a tide. He endured it and tried his best to ignore the sounds, looking at his unpopular self and Sasuke, who was being flattered by the girls.
"Humph! What's so great about you! Dare to have a match with me?"
"I don't have that kind of free time."
"Ugh~ Are you scared? Scared of losing to me. Is that all a so - called genius can do~"
Although he knew that Naruto was doing this to attract everyone's attention, in the face of such a provocation and looking at that annoying face, Sasuke couldn't help but feel a desire to fight back.
"Fine! Then let's give it a try, you good - for - nothing!"
"Oh! Not to mention his past - life memories, even at this stage, he could beat Naruto with one hand tied behind his back!"
"Naruto! Stay away from Sasuke. Don't get so close."
A girl beside them saw the two getting too close face - to - face. She couldn't help reaching out to pull Naruto, but unexpectedly, with so many people around, she pushed him instead.
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