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[NSSSG] [ARC-04] Chapter : 183 - Sasuke's redemption?
🕑 Added 2025-09-04 07:06:34 +0000 UTC“That’s… the Two-Tomoe Sharingan?”
Hiruzen’s gaze sharpened.
Although there was a certain distance between the audience and the arena, as one of the top powerhouses in the Ninja World, his five senses far surpassed those of ordinary ninja.
He saw the two tomoe in Sasuke’s eyes at a glance.
“It is indeed a Two-Tomoe Sharingan.”
Tsunade asked with some surprise, “How did he awaken it at this moment?”
“Could it be due to the emotions of defeat?” Hiruzen said thoughtfully.
As a student of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, he naturally understood the Uchiha Clan very well.
Whether it was the Sharingan or the Mangekyo Sharingan, both required extremely strong emotional stimulation.
Therefore, the awakening of a Sharingan among Uchiha Clan Ninja often occurred after witnessing the death of close friends or family.
In comparison, Sasuke’s awakening seemed quite unusual.
Awakening it from a single defeat seemed too small a price to pay.
“It seems he cares a lot about Naruto.” Hiruzen suddenly understood.
The defeat wasn’t important; what mattered was who brought about that defeat.
“This is the bond of the Will of Fire.”
Hiruzen said with a smile.
Naruto had learned the Rasengan.
Sasuke had awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
The appearance of these two peerless geniuses undoubtedly foreshadowed Konoha’s resurgence to strength.
Hiruzen thought back to the time after the Nine-Tailed incident when he reappointed himself as Hokage.
At that time, Konoha was riddled with scars, lacking capable jonin, and caught between internal strife and external threats.
Now, with Tsunade’s return and a continuous stream of young geniuses, Konoha had new hope.
Tsunade twitched her lips.
Don’t link everything to the Will of Fire!
But she didn’t say much, lest Hiruzen chatter on about the Will of Fire for half the day again.
“Two-Tomoe Sharingan?!”
If there was anyone in the audience more excited than Hiruzen, it was undoubtedly Fugaku.
Awakening the Two-Tomoe Sharingan at the age of seven—in his memory, there was no one else besides Sasuke.
With such talent, the Uchiha Clan was bound to produce a Hokage.
If it weren’t for the inappropriate setting, Fugaku would have burst into laughter.
“He awakened it again?”
Itachi looked at the wildly laughing Sasuke, surprised, and a thought similar to Hiruzen’s emerged.
Indeed, his younger brother was different.
Whether it was the one tomoe last time or the two tomoe this time, the method of awakening was truly unique.
In Itachi’s view, the members of the Uchiha Clan were all quite similar.
Addicted to the power of the Sharingan, they became arrogant and complacent, unable to see Konoha and the Will of Fire.
Now, Sasuke showed him a completely different future for the Uchiha Clan.
What he and Shisui had started, he could certainly continue.
“Sasuke can be considered to have gained a blessing in disguise.”
Mikoto breathed a sigh of relief and said.
As a mother, she hadn’t thought too much, only worried that Sasuke wouldn’t be able to accept this defeat.
Fortunately, the unexpected appearance of the Two-Tomoe Sharingan brought a turning point.
Sasuke was now showing such a healthy smile; he must not have felt sad or upset about this defeat for a single moment.
Because of Sasuke’s wild laughter, many people noticed his Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
“What the hell!”
Kiba couldn’t help but ask, “Why is Sasuke’s strength also rapidly improving along with Naruto’s?”
Naruto learning the Rasengan had shocked them greatly.
But Sasuke awakening the Two-Tomoe Sharingan at seven years old was equally shocking.
“Sasuke-kun truly never disappoints!” Sakura said excitedly.
Of course, she was even happier that Sasuke had emerged from his gloom.
“Two freaks.”
Shikamaru twitched his lips and said, “They’re not giving us any chance to live.”
Neji really wanted to complain but didn’t know what to complain about.
The Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan were both doujutsu ninja clans of Konoha.
Why didn’t the Byakugan have such a mechanism for inexplicably rapid power boosts?
Now that Sasuke had awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, Neji’s confidence in beating him had diminished further.
However, who would win or lose would only be known after they fought.
Shino adjusted his glasses.
He was incredibly grateful to Kitazawa at this moment.
If it weren’t for the new kikaichu he brought, he would have only one outcome against Sasuke and Naruto: defeat.
Of course, since they were all classmates, there was no need to use Kikaichu.
Shino was just making a hypothetical assumption.
With the Kikaichu, he also had a chance to glimpse the world of top geniuses.
“As expected of the Uchiha.”
Yakumo, however, found it natural, after all, a long time ago, the Kurama Clan and the Uchiha Clan had similar reputations in Genjutsu Bloodline Limits.
If she could possess such strong power at such a young age, Sasuke naturally could too.
Kitazawa was unaware of Yakumo's thoughts.
If he knew, he would definitely complain bitterly about his part in it.
But his attention was now on the new text that had appeared before him.
【Current Mission: Help Sasuke awaken the Two-Tomoe Sharingan.】
【Mission Reward: Two-Tomoe Sharingan.】
【Host has completed the mission, reward issued.】
Kitazawa immediately felt the surging power within him.
No wonder Sasuke had let out that Uchiha-style wild laughter.
His strength had indeed increased significantly after awakening his eyes.
The most direct change was his chakra, which had increased by roughly the amount of an elite Chunin.
For Sasuke, that was naturally a lot.
But that wasn’t the main point; the main point was that the Two-Tomoe Sharingan possessed more powerful abilities.
For example, the enhancement of dynamic vision, allowing for better copying of the target’s Ninjutsu and Taijutsu.
Just this alone would save Kitazawa a lot of time learning Ninjutsu.
In addition, the Genjutsu cast with the Sharingan would be even more potent.
However, Kitazawa couldn’t go test the Two-Tomoe Sharingan right now.
After all, the exam was not yet over.
“Kitazawa Sensei!”
Sasuke suddenly thought of something, immediately stopped his wild laughter, and asked, “Can I continue fighting Naruto?”
“I’ve already announced the results; fighting again would go against the rules.”
Kitazawa shook his head and said.
Sasuke’s thoughts were easy to guess.
After awakening his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, he felt confident again and wanted to immediately defeat Naruto to regain the face he had just lost.
“You don’t need to rush.”
Kitazawa patted his shoulder and said, “It’s only the second round; you still have a chance to become opponents later.”
He felt he could arrange something else for Sasuke.
Being so arrogant was not conducive to learning Lightning Release, nor could it trigger new missions.
But Kitazawa didn’t plan to let him fight Naruto again; he needed to remind him that more than one person in First Year Class A could defeat him.
“Alright, you two, get off the stage.”
Kitazawa glanced at Naruto and said.
Most peers would definitely avoid Sasuke after seeing him awaken the Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
But Naruto was different.
He was very excited at this moment, appearing eager to fight.
When he heard Kitazawa didn’t agree, he even showed a look of regret.
“Yes, Kitazawa-sensei.”
Sasuke took a deep breath and stepped off the stage.
But upon seeing Sakura and the others coming to greet him, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curve upwards again.
If someone didn’t know the situation, they might have thought Sasuke had defeated Naruto.
However, Naruto’s reception wasn’t bad either.
After all, the Rasengan’s power was immense, and its reputation was equally great.
“The tenth match of the second round: Shino Aburame versus Choji Akimichi!”
Kitazawa announced loudly.
He deliberately raised his voice to drown out the audience’s discussions and bring them back to the practical exam.
There was no other way; the previous match had been too explosive.
One learned the Rasengan, and the other awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
Even if they were battle-hardened ninja, they had never seen anything so outrageous.
Are these really seven-year-olds?
Shino and Choji walked into the arena.
To be fair, neither of them was weak.
Especially Shino, who was a strong contender among his peers.
But compared to the battle between Naruto and Sasuke, it seemed rather unremarkable.
“The winner is Shino Aburame.”
Kitazawa announced the result.
Choji, without having learned his secret techniques, was simply no match for Shino.
In fact, even if he had learned his secret techniques, it would have been difficult to defeat Shino.
Time slowly passed, and the second round drew to a close.
“I will now announce the list of students who have advanced to the third round.”
Kitazawa stood in the arena and opened the roll call book.
Although the Student Council selection battle was open to the entire school, most of the students who made it to the third round were from First Year Class A.
Kitazawa felt the list was similar to First Year Class A's last monthly exam results.
Sasuke, Naruto, Shino, Yakumo, Hinata, Shikamaru, Ino, and Kiba.
Only Karin, Choji, and Sakura did not make it to the third round.
Besides their class, the only others left were Rock Lee, Neji, Tenten, and Hana Inuzuka.
Kitazawa didn't engage in any underhanded dealings.
Because the Ninja Academy students were simply at that level.
After all, learning the three basic jutsu was enough to become a Genin.
And Sasuke and Naruto had already mastered a number of Ninjutsu that was no less than that of an average Chunin.
In terms of quality, they far surpassed an average Chunin.
An average Chunin, not to mention mastering A-ranked Ninjutsu, had only a handful of B-ranked Ninjutsu and mostly used C-ranked Ninjutsu.
It could only be said that Sasuke and Naruto were too abnormal.
"There are twelve students who made it to the third round, but students from First Year Class A account for eight of those spots," Hiruzen said after hearing the list. "In terms of teaching ability, Kitazawa is truly uniquely excellent."
Although Sasuke and Naruto had great talent, without Kitazawa's help, they wouldn't have grown so quickly.
Hiruzen was thinking of his own generation.
Whether it was him, Danzo, or Homura and Koharu, their talents were all top-notch.
Their current strength and status also proved this point.
But they didn't shine as brightly as Sasuke and Naruto did in the Ninja Academy.
Ultimately, it was due to Kitazawa.
However, Hiruzen also noticed a problem with the Ninja Academy.
Besides Kitazawa, were the other teachers unwilling to teach?
Actually, no, their skill level was limited.
In addition, there was another problem.
That was the uneven quality of the students.
For example, Naruto and Kiba, with their good talent, could learn the Shadow Clone Jutsu.
But for other students, teaching them was pointless; many of them barely understood even the normal Clone, let alone the Shadow Clone.
Hiruzen stroked his chin.
He felt that he could talk to Kitazawa sometime to see if they could solve the problems of the Ninja Academy.
"Third round, first match: Hinata Hyuga versus Rock Lee!"
The break ended, and Kitazawa walked back to the lottery box.
"Hinata!" Ino clenched her fist and said, "You can do it!"
"Mhm!" Hinata nodded and walked into the arena.
She looked at Kitazawa not far away, feeling increasingly calm in her heart.
"Don't worry," Shikamaru yawned and said, "Gentle Fist is quite effective against Strong Fist, so Hinata has a good chance of winning."
"What is Strong Fist?" Naruto asked curiously.
"What you practice is Strong Fist." Kiba patted his shoulder and said, "More precisely, aside from the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist, all other Taijutsu are Strong Fist."
"Your Gai-sensei is a representative Ninja of the Strong Fist style," Shikamaru added.
"Gai-sensei is indeed amazing!" Naruto gave a thumbs up and said, "Whether it's Taijutsu or youth, he's my role model!"
Shikamaru was speechless.
Learning Taijutsu is fine, but don't learn youth!
This kid is truly hopeless, going further and further down the path of youth.
"Although you're even stronger than Neji, my youth will never give up!" Just then, Rock Lee's voice came over.
Shikamaru couldn't help but sigh.
Both are hopeless, just bury them.
"Lets have a good match," Hinata said very earnestly.
"Leaf Whirlwind!" Lee kicked out without hesitation.
Hinata moved her body to the side, avoiding his spinning kick, then raised her right hand and tapped his leg.
Rock Lee immediately felt the chakra in his right leg stagnate.
He wasn't surprised at all.
Because when he sparred with Neji, it was the same result.
Leaf Violent Rock Ascent!
Rock Lee continued to attack without dodging.
He clenched his fist, his right elbow striking towards Hinata's head. Lee had nothing but Taijutsu.
Even if he knew that facing Gentle Fist in close combat was unwise, he had to push through.
His only chance of winning was to defeat Hinata before his Chakra was completely sealed.
However, the idea was good, but reality was cruel.
Hinata raised her left arm, blocking his elbow.
But her right hand struck twice in quick succession, sealing two more of Lee's chakra points.
Rock Lee stumbled, his body becoming unstable.
Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!
Light flashed in Hinata's Byakugan.
She seized the opportunity, striking eight palms consecutively.
Lee fell to the ground, unable to move.
"Winner, Hinata Hyuga," Kitazawa nodded slightly and said.
Without the Eight Gates Formation, it would be too difficult for Lee to defeat Hinata or Neji.
"Are you alright?" Hinata quickly stepped forward and helped him unseal his blocked chakra points.
"I'm fine," Lee stood up and said, "What a battle full of youth!"
Hinata blinked.
Where was the youth?
It was still too hard to understand after all.
"Third round, second match: Uchiha Sasuke versus Yakumo Kurama!" Kitazawa said with a slight smile.
As the person in charge and the referee, it was easy for him to cheat, and he didn't even need Wind Release Chakra.
Because he was the one who put the twelve small slips of paper with names written on them into the lottery box.
He just needed to put the two slips with Sasuke's and Yakumo's names together.
"How did he draw Yakumo?" Sakura looked at Sasuke with some concern.
"A good draw," Sasuke suppressed the joy in his heart and said with great confidence.
In previous monthly exams and practical tests, every time he encountered Yakumo, he would suffer a crushing defeat.
The reason was simple.
He couldn't break Yakumo's Genjutsu.
The competition between Genjutsu Ninja was essentially a competition of Yin Release power.
He lost because his Yin Release power was inferior to Yakumo's.
But now it was different, because he had activated his Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
Sasuke could clearly feel the increase in his Yin Release power, which had practically doubled.
From the Genin level, he had reached the Chunin level and was even among the best of Chunin.
He felt he could win!
"Sakura, Sasuke just activated his Two-Tomoe Sharingan," Shikamaru reminded her.
"Oh, right!" Sakura's eyes immediately lit up, saying, "Sasuke-kun definitely won't lose again!"
Sasuke nodded slightly.
Although Sakura often jinxed him, no matter how much she jinxed him this time, he wouldn't crash and burn.
He walked into the arena slowly, hands in his pockets, exuding the demeanor of a cool guy.
"Yakumo," Sasuke looked at Yakumo opposite him and said, "Today, let's have a Genjutsu showdown."
He would get up from where he fell.
He wanted to crush Yakumo with Genjutsu; only then could he wash away the humiliation of his previous crushing defeats.
"Okay," Yakumo said with a serious expression.
She could feel the surging Yin Release power from Sasuke.
Compared to before, it was indeed much stronger.
"This is my first time seeing a Two-Tomoe Sharingan," Kiba curiously observed Uchiha Sasuke, who had activated his Two-Tomoe Sharingan as soon as he entered the arena.
He had clearly learned from his previous experience of being pulled into Genjutsu during battles.
Because the Two-Tomoe Sharingan not only amplified Sharingan Genjutsu but also had a certain resistance to ordinary Genjutsu.
"I wonder what a Chunin's strength is like," Naruto asked curiously, again differently.
He had heard Neji say last time that activating the Two-Tomoe Sharingan gave one the strength of a Chunin.
In his impression, Chunin were very powerful, but exactly how powerful, he wasn't sure.
Ino suddenly noticed a problem. "Why isn't Sasuke moving?"
"What's going on?" Sakura said with a confused expression, "Kitazawa-sensei clearly said the match had started."
"Perhaps… Sasuke might have fallen into Genjutsu again," Shikamaru was silent for two seconds, then said uncertainly.
"How is that possible?" Sakura was the first to disbelieve, "He's activated his Two-Tomoe Sharingan!"
