Chapter 35: Sharingan Evolution, Unlocking Unique Abilities

Unfortunately, Takuya wasn’t into making such announcements.

Minato and the others found nothing odd about it and happily started eating.

“If the village assigns you guys missions, won’t you be really busy from now on?” Kushina suddenly realized this.

If possible, she still hoped that Takuya and his friends would continue as before, taking on missions occasionally.

Most of the time, they would stay in the village to train, rest, and keep her company for long periods.

With Tsunade and Jiraiya at the front lines, Kushina felt she wouldn’t have anyone familiar to turn to after Takuya and the others left.

“We’ll spend time with you when we're resting, and if we’re not in the village, you'll have to work on strengthening yourself, Kushina. I look forward to seeing the day you gain your freedom.”

Unstable Jinchuriki?

That’s all nonsense!

Only with sufficient strength can you obtain what you desire, including freedom.

Look at Mito Uzumaki; who dares to speak against her? Apart from being the First Hokage's wife, it’s her terrifying power that defines her.

As long as your own strength is sufficient, even as a Jinchuriki, when the time comes, not just freedom, if Kushina wishes to come and go as she pleases, the village wouldn’t dare to utter a word.

Of course, that's assuming no constraints.

If you're influenced by the Will of Fire, then there’s nothing that can be done.

“Mmm, I’ll do my best!” Kushina was full of drive, waving her little fists.

Determined to gain her freedom sooner, Kushina decided to work hard on her training and strengthen herself.

Strong enough not only to protect herself and those she cared about but also to win back the freedom she desired.

After a hearty meal, Takuya felt his eyes itch, signaling that his Sharingan was about to evolve. He said goodbye to the others and headed home first.

Seeing Takuya leave, and with Kushina looking like she wanted to go shopping with Uchiha Mikoto, Minato had no choice but to say his goodbyes as well.

Once Minato had left, Kushina asked, “Mikoto-nee, staying together like this isn’t good for you, right? I just wanted to ask, what kind of gifts does Takuya like? He didn’t really like the last birthday present I gave him.”

Thinking about it made Kushina frustrated. She had racked her brain over Takuya’s birthday present.

Unable to decide, she even consulted Tsunade and Jiraiya.

One suggested a ninja tool set, and the other suggested money.

Then, her brain short-circuited, and she actually gave Takuya a ninja tool bag filled with money...

The moment he received the gift, Takuya was utterly stunned.

He couldn’t believe that one day, a girl would actually give him money!

Was this considered being kept?

Obviously, the money was unacceptable, so Takuya simply returned the ninja tool bag as well, which left Kushina brooding for days.

She didn’t speak to Tsunade for days because the money suggestion was from Tsunade, that money-grubber.

“Food?” Uchiha Mikoto thought for a moment.

“....”

The two tomoe in his eyes spun rapidly, and as the discomfort in his eyes gradually subsided, a third tomoe appeared in Takuya’s eyes.

Three-tomoe Sharingan, successful evolution.

Such an evolution method, if the Uchiha clan knew about it, would probably frustrate them to the point of spitting blood.

As they say, no talent can compare to having an outright cheat.

Besides evolving the Sharingan into three tomoe, Takuya also acquired his long-awaited first unique ability.

A single-target genjutsu.

Named Sakura Fall, it’s also jokingly referred to by gamers as the ultimate social suicide technique.

Those caught by the Sakura Fall genjutsu are pulled into a genjutsu space, surrounded by floating cherry blossoms, and compelled to dance uncontrollably.

Imagine, in the midst of a public gathering or on a battlefield, your enemy suddenly gets caught by this genjutsu, performing a cringe-worthy dance like the avenger Star-Lord; avoiding social suicide would be impossible.

The most terrifying aspect of Sakura Fall is that it’s an unavoidable genjutsu, unless your resistance to genjutsu is strong enough, or your mental fortitude reaches a level that makes you immune to genjutsu.

Otherwise, you just wait to dance on the spot.

Even if you can quickly break the genjutsu, in a battle of equals, that moment is enough for someone to launch an attack.

Previously, Takuya hoped Danzo wouldn’t suddenly come after him.

Now, he couldn’t wait for Danzo to come find him, just so he could test his new unique genjutsu on him.

The image of the head of Konoha’s foundation, an advisor to the Hokage, caught in a genjutsu and dancing on the spot would certainly be interesting.

“Kazekage-sama, this is the intelligence collected from the battlefield in the Land of Rain,” reported an Anbu member.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

The stoic Third Kazekage opened the intelligence scroll:

“The Leaf Village has deployed a large number of troops on the Rain Country battlefield, and now the Land of Earth is also making moves. Do you think our Sand Village should get involved?”

“I believe we should let the Leaf and the Rain villages continue to slug it out in the Land of Rain,” advised Ebizo, head of Sand Village intelligence. He was well aware of the Leaf’s current situation.

Although a significant portion of their forces was engaged on the Rain Country battlefield, the Leaf was not yet stretched thin enough to be unable to spare more troops. If the Sand Village launched a surprise attack now, they might just drag themselves into a muddy war.

Such a war would not be beneficial for the development of the Sand Village.

“I understand,” the Third Kazekage handed the scroll to Chiyo, then walked to the window and looked out at the somewhat gloomy sky, sighing, “But do I have any other choice?”

If possible, the Third Kazekage also wanted to strengthen the village’s forces as much as possible.

Unfortunately, the Sand Village was poor, with very few economic resources.

The village’s commissions and missions were scarce, forcing the Sand Village to rely on allocations from the Daimyo.

It had been over a decade since the First Great Ninja War, and with the Daimyo cutting funds year by year, the village was constantly begging for money, to the point where the Wind Country’s Daimyo was at his limit.

If the Sand Village did not change, he would stop the funding.

Thus, the Third Kazekage urgently wanted to start a war to seize some fertile lands and resources from other countries.

Now was the best opportunity.

With the Leaf engaged in fierce battle with the Rain Village, their forces concentrated on the Rain Country battlefield, the battlefield firmly holding the Leaf’s attention, a surprise attack by the Sand Village could throw the Leaf into disarray.

At that time, the Sand Village could penetrate the borders of the Fire Country and loot the resources the village needed.

The Sand Village was too poor, needing everything from land to food, even population.

Seeing his sister’s gaze, Ebizo gave a wry smile and nodded, indicating he would say no more.

The decision was theirs to make.

A surprise attack against the Leaf would be initiated by the Sand Village.