Mikoto Uchiha's awakening of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan was beyond Haruki's expectations.
Originally, he thought it would be great if she could just awaken the Sharingan.
But he didn't expect her to directly reach the Three-Tomoe stage.
Thinking about it carefully, it seemed reasonable.
The things Mikoto Uchiha experienced in the Genjutsu were extremely tragic and beyond human imagination.
In the original story, there was still a glimmer of hope.
But in the heavily modified plot, Sasuke Uchiha didn't survive either.
In other words, Mikoto Uchiha lost everyone she loved without a single survivor.
And it was Itachi Uchiha who did it.
Even a saint would go nuts if faced with this. Not to mention her.
But obviously, such a Genjutsu couldn't be used a second time.
Now that Mikoto Uchiha had the Sharingan, she was naturally resistant to Genjutsu.
Haruki wrote down the results of the Sharingan experiment on the document.
At the beginning of the second group, he typed three names:
Haruki, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina Uzumaki.
To evolve the Sharingan again, it might be necessary to start with his companions.
As far as Haruki knew, all the people who had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan had witnessed the death of a close friend or loved one.
Itachi witnessed Shisui Uchiha jumping off a cliff and committing suicide.
Obito saw Rin Nohara die.
Sasuke witnessed the death of his elder brother after the Battle of the Valley of End.
Of course, Haruki naturally wouldn't resort to such an extreme method as death.
Moreover, the relationships among everyone weren't that deep yet.
The Sharingan experiment was put on hold for the time being.
Haruki turned off the computer.
He walked towards the basement that was renovated yesterday.
As the metal door opened, a silver hall came into view.
In the middle was the main control, which consisted of dozens of computers.
There were passages around, leading to the secluded laboratories.
The innermost one was being used by Orochimaru.
His experiments violated the rules of Konoha and couldn't be discovered by anyone.
But on the surface, it was very safe.
Currently, the research is roughly divided into two categories: scientific research centered around electricity, and the research of Ninja tools and Ninjutsu centered around Chakra.
The number of Ninjas currently wasn't large, only thirty-four.
But the number of ordinary people engaged in scientific research was quite considerable.
In the world of Ninja, science and technology were not valued at all.
But there were still things like computers, refrigerators, radios, and movies.
This proved that there were a large number of scientific researchers among the ordinary people.
Haruki collected people from all over the Land of Fire. With the power of money, he formed a scientific research group of nearly five hundred people.
But unfortunately, there were few results so far.
Haruki called Eitaru over via radio.
He had been monitoring Hiashi Hyuga.
It was difficult to conduct close - range surveillance on the Hyuga clan because of the Byakugan.
But the scientific research group had developed an enhanced telescope that could observe the Hyuga clan's yard from a great distance.
Haruki cut straight to the chase and asked, "Has Hiashi taken any actions in the past two days?"
"No," Eitaru shook his head.
"I see."
Haruki waved his hand, and Eitaru immediately stepped back.
He wasn't very surprised.
Hiashi Hyuga didn't seem like a person with much determination.
Moreover, his status in the Hyuga clan wasn't high enough at present.
"Then, implement the backup plan."
Haruki shook his head expressionlessly.
Although the large-scale attack by Sunagakure was accidental, it objectively favored his plan.
He left the Research Institute.
Looking at the time, the sun was directly overhead.
"I wonder how those three kids are doing with their training?"
Thinking about it, Haruki came to the Third Training Ground, but the scene in front of him left him a bit confused.
Minato Namikaze was sitting there, eating grilled fish with tears in his eyes.
But Mikoto Uchiha didn't eat.
"Teacher."
Haruki didn't conceal his presence.
Mikoto Uchiha noticed him first.
With her Sharingan activated, her strength skyrocketed.
"Is this Kushina's grilled fish?"
Haruki smelled a burnt odor.
"Yeah, do you want to have a taste, Teacher?"
Mikoto Uchiha offered a skewer of grilled fish, but the next second, it was snatched away by Kushina Uzumaki.
"Teacher, my cooking isn't that good. Have it some other time!"
She hid the grilled fish in a flurry.
Minato Namikaze: ???
That's not what you said just now.
You even threatened me that if I didn't finish it, I wasn't a teammate.
Seeing Minato's expression, Haruki couldn't help but smile.
"Minato, Teacher didn't have lunch. Go catch a few more fish. I'll do the grilling."
"Sure!"
Minato immediately wiped away his tears and used the Shifting Body Technique to escape.
Kushina Uzumaki curled her lips.
Humph, men!
A moment later, Haruki got to work.
Mikoto Uchiha had no idea about Haruki's cooking skills.
After taking a bite, her eyes sparkled.
She actually thought it was the most delicious food she'd ever had.
Haruki nodded in satisfaction.
To win someone's heart, you have to win over their stomach.
Kushina and Minato were already smitten, and Mikoto wouldn't be an exception.
The main reason was that the cuisine in the Naruto world was really not that great.
It couldn't compare to the profoundness of the cuisine in the Flowering Clan.
Just the Sichuan cuisine alone could be divided into several styles.
After the meal, Haruki urged the three of them to train.
Thankfully, all three of them were hard - working.
They were much more diligent than he (was).
Among them, Mikoto Uchiha had made the most progress.
Maybe Haruki's previous Genjutsu had stimulated her so much that, in order to be able to discipline his son in the future, she was really going all out.
Time passed quickly.
A week later.
On the empty ground.
Mikoto Uchiha and Minato Namikaze stood three meters apart, facing each other.
"Watch out, Mikoto."
Minato Namikaze formed the opposing Hand Seal with both hands, leaned forward, and suddenly rushed towards Mikoto Uchiha.
Three shurikens flew out in succession.
Mikoto Uchiha stood still, the Three - Tomoe in her eyes spinning. She just slightly leaned to the side and avoided the shurikens.
She formed hand seals.
A huge fireball shot out from her mouth.
Minato Namikaze stopped abruptly.
Feeling the astonishing heat wave, he couldn't help but sigh.
What a fast hand - seal speed!
But his movements were also quick. He immediately jumped nearly four meters high. In mid - air, he waved his hands and threw out all the shurikens in his satchel at once.
Mikoto Uchiha dealt with it very simply.
She left a wooden stake there in place of herself.
Her body appeared on the other side. She formed hand seals and used the C - rank Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique.
A fire dragon in a straight line appeared.
However, the next moment, she jumped backward.
The fire dragon lost its subsequent Chakra and its power was greatly reduced.
Mikoto Uchiha forcefully twisted her body, holding a Kunai in her hand, and collided with the chasing Shuriken.
These already-dodged Shurikens were pulled by Minato Namikaze's Wire Strings and constantly attacked around her.
She didn't dodge. The Kunai rubbed against the Shurikens, creating sparks.
Just then, her empty left hand floated with Chakra and grabbed one of the Wire Strings.
Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique.
The scorching flames spread along the Wire Strings of Minato Namikaze.
Minato Namikaze immediately let go.
The moment he stepped back, countless fireballs rained down.
He kept dodging at an extremely fast speed.
But after a few seconds, he realized something was wrong.
Although the Phoenix Flower Fire Technique was a C-rank Ninjutsu, the quantity was too excessive.
"Genjutsu?"
Minato Namikaze suddenly bit his tongue. Blood sprayed out. The severe pain sobered him up.
A heat wave filled the air as three magma-like fire dragons soared into the sky.
The brilliance of the fireworks completely submerged him.
B-rank Ninjutsu.
Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique.
"Cough! Cough!"
The expected severe pain didn't come.
Minato Namikaze saw Haruki standing in front of him and said sheepishly, "Sorry, Teacher, I lost."
"The win or loss between companions isn't important, so there's no need to say sorry to me."
Haruki casually treated the wound on his tongue.
"On the contrary, you should be happy about your teammate's progress and strive to catch up with her. What are teammates? They promote each other, support each other, and you can trust them with your back."
"I got it!" Minato Namikaze nodded vigorously.
Haruki lifted his eyes.
It seemed the effect was good.
He then looked at Kushina and Mikoto and said seriously, "I hope you remember that no matter what happens in the future, you must trust each other."