"The Chakra required for Super Vibration Wave is too massive; I can't do it for now. However, there's no problem in trying to develop a weakened version, a regular vibration wave..."
Bai Lu pondered silently and began his attempt... At the same time, in the Uchiha Clan Compound.
Ichie was currently being questioned by a Family Elder.
"Is that so? Truly an overnight sensation, suddenly Awakening the Sharingan... Ichie, well done. Keep up the good work and don't let down the clan's expectations."
Uchiha Setsuna nodded with a smile.
The main forces of the clan are currently at war with Kirigakure. Elder Uchiha Setsuna is now the person in charge of the entire Uchiha Clan.
"So, Ichie, would it be convenient to tell me about the process of Awakening your eyes?" Setsuna narrowed his eyes.
Regarding Ichie's Aptitude, the clan had long reached a conclusion: it wasn't very good.
As a Family with a thousand-year history, their research on the Sharingan has never stopped. The judgment of Ichie shouldn't have been wrong. At the very least, the absurdity of judging a Genius who awakened their eyes at ten as a mediocre talent should never happen.
But Ichie happened to break common sense and awakened her eyes at the age of ten.
"Years of hard training and an unwillingness to accept a mediocre fate are how I obtained these eyes."
Ichie bit her lip, a look of stubbornness on her face. In her blood-red eyes, the tomoe were slowly rotating.
"I see. Eyes that break fate... cherish them well, Ichie..." Setsuna nodded slowly. "However, are you sure there's nothing else you want to tell the clan? For example, you've been very close to that kid from the Shiranui Clan."
"I'm just curious about that guy. Wrapped in bandages all year round and avoiding others, he must have a secret. Now it seems it's because he awakened a new Bloodline."
Ichie lowered her head.
Setsuna nodded. "It seems this old man was overthinking it. I thought your Awakening might be related to Bai Lu's ability... In that case, you may leave."
Ichie's heart skipped a beat, but she remained calm on the surface. She bowed and withdrew, just about to walk out the door.
Setsuna suddenly said, "I will recommend to Lord Hokage that you and Bai Lu be assigned to the same squad. Is that okay?"
"...No problem. I am willing to follow the clan's orders."
"Very well."
Uchiha Setsuna watched Ichie's departing figure.
Then, he took out an intelligence report on Shiranui Bai Lu.
"What kind of power could make a mediocre clansman suddenly awaken their eyes..." Setsuna narrowed his eyes, looking at Bai Lu's photo on the report.
That was a photo taken when Bai Lu had just entered the academy.
Uchiha Setsuna, a radical who had survived from the era of the Second Hokage until today, was already suspicious.
Bai Lu was the only person most likely to have influenced Ichie, and he was also the outsider she had the most contact with daily.
"It seems I need to pay close attention to this little fellow. It would be best to bring him into the Uchiha Family. If it's truly as I suspect... could there really be a Kekkei Genkai in this world that can stimulate the Uchiha Clan's Awakening? Just thinking about it is exciting."
..."Big sister! You're back!"
Izumi, nearly three years old, grabbed Ichie's leg and said indistinctly.
"Big sister, why do you look so pale?" Izumi looked up, a look of confusion on her face.
Ichie took a deep breath, forced a smile, and stroked Izumi's head. "Sister is fine, just a bit tired... What did Izumi do today? Were you a good girl?"
"Mhm! I met a new friend today named Itachi. He's a very shy boy!"
"Is that so? That's wonderful..."