Chapter 38: Sasuke's Request
After the system's sound faded, Naruto immediately felt a massive amount of information and power pouring into his mind.
There was also a burning sensation in his eyes. Chakra surged out from within him, converging toward his eyes.
Then, in an instant—
A tremendous surge of pupil power burst forth from Naruto's eyes!
Naruto's eyes snapped open at that very moment!
His pair of blue eyes slowly turned crimson, and three tomoe appeared on the scarlet pupils—eerily beautiful.
Sharingan. Activated.
But the changes to his Sharingan didn't stop there.
After the three black tomoe appeared, they quickly began spinning at high speed.
All that immense pupil power gathered in that moment, pouring into his eyes.
Soon, the high-speed Three Tomoe Sharingan began to change.
The pitch-black three-pointed tomoe slowly formed the shape of a six-pointed star. A special power was born spontaneously.
Mangekyō Sharingan. Awakened.
After the Mangekyō Sharingan awakened, Naruto blinked his hexagram-shaped Mangekyō and scanned everything around him.
In Naruto's sight, everything seemed to stand still—very quiet and very slow. Naruto could see everything clearly, including the dust particles floating in the room. The dust could easily be caught by Naruto's eyes, and he could carefully track its every movement.
This was the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Its insight and various abilities had all been greatly improved. It was several times stronger than the Three Tomoe Sharingan.
And it didn't stop there.
Naruto felt that when he activated his Mangekyō, with just a thought, wherever his eyes looked, a pitch-black sea of flames could be summoned to burn. And there were many other abilities he hadn't even used yet.
Naruto took a deep breath, feeling the power of the Mangekyō.
The abilities of each pair of Mangekyō were unique. Of course, there were some repeats as well.
Naruto felt that his left eye seemed to be able to release Amaterasu.
As for his right eye…
Naruto focused more closely and found that the ability of his right eye seemed to be related to space.
He also had a faint feeling that his particular pair of Mangekyō had even more abilities and strength beyond that. There were still many aspects that hadn't been discovered yet.
The Mangekyō was truly the highest dōjutsu in the ninja world. Its power and abilities far exceeded Naruto's expectations. It would take a while to fully master the Mangekyō.
Naruto exhaled, feeling the Mangekyō's marvelous power, and then deactivated it.
Fortunately, ever since Naruto had become a ninja and Kakashi had become his instructor, the Third Hokage hadn't been using his crystal ball to monitor Naruto very much.
Otherwise, if the Third Hokage saw the Uchiha's ultimate dōjutsu—the very power that had once made them so fearful—appearing on Naruto, he didn't know how they would react. They would probably be stunned.
After deactivating the Mangekyō, Naruto sorted through the information he had gathered during the day in his mind and prepared to rest.
The night passed quickly.
Early the next morning.
Naruto got up early, ready to wash up, eat breakfast, and then go meet Sasuke and little Sakura.
Kakashi had said that starting today, the three of them would be responsible for picking up missions on their own.
After washing up, Naruto was just about to head out. When he opened the door, he suddenly found a figure standing in his field of vision.
The figure had black hair, blue shorts, hands in his pockets, and a grim expression. It was obviously Uchiha Sasuke.
Naruto was slightly surprised to see Uchiha Sasuki standing in front of his door.
Sasuke was trembling slightly all over, and his black hair was already covered with frost and mist. Clearly, Sasuke had been waiting there early, waiting for Naruto to come out, without even knocking on the door.
Seeing that Naruto had finally opened the door, Sasuke's body trembled, and he quickly raised his head, staring at Naruto.
Seeing Sasuke there, Naruto was stunned for a moment. He hadn't expected Sasuke to appear at his door, deliberately waiting for him.
This truly surprised Naruto.
Could it be that Sasuke—cold, proud, and defiant as he was—also wanted to feel the warmth of companionship at this moment, and had specially come to Naruto's door to wait for him so they could go pick up missions together?
Or did Sasuke have some other plan?
Naruto couldn't help but look at Sasuke curiously.
Soon, Sasuke gave him the answer.
Seeing that Naruto had come out, Sasuke suddenly perked up. He fixed his eyes on Naruto, his gaze flickering as if he was hesitating and struggling with something.
Then Sasuke's expression became firm. He gritted his teeth as if he had made a great decision, took a deep breath, and said:
"Uzumaki Naruto. Please teach me how to train."
"..."
"Huh?"
Hearing Sasuke's words, Naruto's eyes went wide. He froze for a moment and looked at Sasuke in astonishment.
He could hardly believe that the words just now had come from Sasuke.
Naruto even suspected he had heard wrong.
Uchiha Sasuke—the cold, arrogant genius—was deliberately waiting in front of his door at this hour, not daring to disturb Naruto, waiting for Naruto to come out, and was now determinedly asking Naruto to teach him how to train?
This was too unbelievable.
Was this the result of Sasuke's "good training plan" from last night?
Seeing Naruto's surprised expression, Sasuke took a deep breath, locked his eyes on Naruto, and said again:
"Don't be so surprised. This was my decision after careful thought."
"I admit that you're stronger than me and better than me. Kakashi also told me in the Land of Waves that there's a big gap between me and you. That gap isn't something that can be closed just by completing the mission in the Land of Waves. You also heard what I said back then—I underestimated you way too much."
"I need strength. I need to become stronger quickly—to fulfill my ambitions, to complete my revenge. I want revenge." Sasuke clenched his fists, a fierce light appearing in his eyes.
Then Sasuke calmed down, stared at Naruto seriously, and said each word clearly:
"So I've decided. Please teach me how to train."
"Please teach me how to train."