Haruki stared at the large screen in front of him.
An empty room appeared.
After a moment, Yuta Kawagoe's figure emerged.
"Lord Haruki, everything is set up," Yuta reported.
"Alright," Haruki replied.
Haruki turned his head and looked at Yuta, instructing, "Once Mikoto Uchiha arrives, tell her to wait for me in this room."
"Yes, sir," Yuta responded before disappearing again.
Haruki created a new document on the computer.
[Sharingan Experiment.
Group One: April 13th.
Subject: Mikoto Uchiha.
Initial Method: [Genjutsu].
Stimulus Content: Family Affection.
Result: Unknown.]
In the original story, Mikoto Uchiha was gentle and kind. She held her husband and sons in high regard.
She died without resistance at Itachi Uchiha's hands and asked him to take care of his younger brother, Sasuke Uchiha.
She was a woman like a traditional Japanese beauty.
Perhaps she was also helpless.
She had no power to stop the bloodshed among her own kin.
Haruki glanced at the screen.
Mikoto Uchiha was already waiting at the door.
He stood up and changed into a white robe.
There are various ways to trigger [Genjutsu], but the most typical one is through the eyes.
"Mikoto," Haruki called out.
Hearing Haruki's voice, Mikoto Uchiha turned around and saw a figure in white.
His otherworldly aura made him seem like an immortal descending to the mortal world.
Mikoto Uchiha was momentarily dazed.
No wonder Kushina always talked about marrying Haruki.
"Teacher," she greeted.
"Come with me," Haruki said as he pushed open the door, entered the room, and picked up a scroll from the bookshelf.
"Mikoto, you haven't learned any B-rank [Ninjutsu] yet, have you?"
"No," Mikoto Uchiha shook her head.
Although she was from the Uchiha clan, her talent was not high. She was just a [Genin].
Being able to learn C-rank [Fire Release] was already a privilege due to her noble family background.
Ordinary [Genin] only knew the [Three - Body Jutsu] or how to shoot [Shuriken] and [Kunai] at each other.
By normal standards, Haruki's three students were almost ready to take the [Chunin Exams].
"I'll make use of this opportunity to teach you some B - rank [Fire Release Ninjutsu] of the Uchiha clan in advance," Haruki said as he threw the scroll to her.
"Thank you, Teacher," Mikoto Uchiha said.
"That's all for now. The rest of the time, you can train with Minato and Kushina."
"Yes," she replied.
Haruki led her to The Third Training Ground.
With the help of [Military Rations Pills] and [Medical Ninjutsu], they completed the training two weeks later.
Then they headed to the border.
Due to their powerful strength, they completed quite a few missions.
After the war ended, they were successfully promoted to [Chunin].
However, because of her parents, Mikoto Uchiha returned to the clan and married Fugaku Uchiha.
She lived a happy life.
She gave birth to Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha.
She loved her two sons deeply.
But unfortunately, the Uchiha clan planned a coup.
Eventually, a tragedy occurred.
Influenced by the [Will of Fire] of Konoha, Itachi Uchiha turned his blade against his own clan.
Mikoto Uchiha stood there, stunned, listening to the screams echoing everywhere.
The splashing blood seemed to have dyed the moon red.
"No!"
Mikoto Uchiha instinctively reached out her hand.
All she could touch was the fallen Fugaku Uchiha.
"Itachi! He's your father!"
Itachi Uchiha remained expressionless. The tanto in his hand mercilessly stabbed into the body of six-year-old Sasuke Uchiha.
A line of blood fell on his body, reflecting Itachi Uchiha's cold - heartedness.
Mikoto Uchiha looked at her strange son in despair.
Brainwashed by Konoha.
Wiping out the clan for the village.
But those eyes only recorded in the ancient books.
The Mangekyo Sharingan.
In front of it, she had no chance of winning. She could do nothing and save no one.
Clan members, friends, parents, husband, son.
They all died in front of her one by one.
"Ah!"
Mikoto Uchiha let out a crazy scream, like a mental patient or the wail of a weakling.
Her voice leaped over the deep night.
Blood trickled from her eyes.
The world seemed to turn completely red.
Three tomoe slowly spun.
A vast and boundless power filled Mikoto Uchiha's body.
Without time to think about the reason, she directly rushed towards Itachi Uchiha.
Itachi Uchiha hesitated slightly, then quickly swung his blade.
But in Mikoto Uchiha's eyes, his movements became extremely slow.
And her own speed was like lightning.
The kunai in her hand stabbed hard into his heart.
Looking at Itachi Uchiha's stunned expression, she showed a crazy and gratified smile.
There was a cracking sound, like the breaking of a glass window.
Mikoto Uchiha suddenly looked up.
It was a familiar yet strange room.
Memories gradually filled her mind.
Itachi Uchiha seemed like a distant dream, gradually peeling away from her emotions.
Mikoto Uchiha looked around the room at the shoddy and rough traces.
It was a Genjutsu.
She couldn't help but frown.
But soon she felt exhausted, especially in her eyes.
"Turn off your Sharingan," Haruki appeared in front of her. "With your current Chakra, it's too much of a burden to keep it on for a long time."
"Sharingan?"
Mikoto Uchiha suddenly woke up as if from a dream.
Wasn't this exactly how the clan members described it?
Thinking of the Genjutsu, she turned off her Sharingan and stood up, only to find that her clothes were soaked with sweat.
Although the Genjutsu was fake, the feelings within it were real.
This chapter ain't over!
Moreover, this content is just too abominable!
Which bastard came up with such a vicious plot?
Mikoto Uchiha subconsciously looked at Haruki.
"It wasn't me. It was Yuta Kawagoe who set up this Genjutsu," Haruki knew there was resentment in her heart. Anyone thrown into such a plot would be dissatisfied.
He hesitated slightly.
In the original story, it seemed that the Uchiha clan didn't know much about the promotion of the Sharingan either. It was Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage, who had deeper research.
"Who is he?" Mikoto Uchiha rubbed her eyes and asked.
"He's a Jonin who is proficient in Genjutsu. Well, if you want to vent your anger, you can challenge him," Haruki didn't hesitate to rat out his teammate. "But your Sharingan has just awakened and isn't very stable. I suggest you wait for some time."
Mikoto Uchiha suddenly smiled. "Teacher, aren't you going to explain anything?"
Haruki helplessly tapped his forehead.
"I thought you wouldn't ask. Well, since you're dying to know, I'll spill the beans. Awakening the Sharingan requires emotional stimulation. To be more precise, one must experience love and then lose it."
Mikoto Uchiha was slightly taken aback.
This explains why the content of the Genjutsu was so extreme, huh.
"But how do you know this, Teacher? The clan's ancient records have never mentioned such things."
"The stele at the Naka Shrine Pass Technique."
Mikoto Uchiha became even more puzzled.
Although she didn't know about the stele, the Naka Shrine Pass Technique was the ancestral land of the Uchiha clan. How could Haruki have seen it?
"Now that you've awakened the Sharingan, you're qualified to read the inscriptions on the stele. Although it's only a part, it might clear up many of your doubts. However, I advise you to wait until you're strong enough."
Haruki paused for a moment and then smiled. "As for how I know so much, it's not something that can be explained in a nutshell. Similarly, you're not strong enough to know yet."
"Got it."
Mikoto Uchiha took a deep breath and asked, "Teacher, the content of the Genjutsu was fake, right?"
Just thinking about what she had experienced in the Genjutsu, her heart would always skip a beat in an involuntary way.
"Of course it was fake," Haruki replied.