Uchiha, starting from the destruction of the ninja world

Chapter 15 Uchiha Abyss's Short Essay

Inside the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi sat at his desk, his gaze wandering over the documents on the table.

As he flipped through the old official documents, he would occasionally stop to re-examine the investigation records about Uchiha Abyss in his hands.

Every member of the Uchiha clan has their own file, and as the leader of Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally knows the detailed information about each clan.

Even inconspicuous figures like Uchiha Gen are regularly monitored and reported upon by the Anbu.

"Wait a minute, Kakashi..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly looked up, interrupting Kakashi, who was about to take his leave to go find Jiraiya.

Kakashi was slightly surprised, stopped in his tracks, and turned to look at the Hokage: "What is it, Hokage-sama?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Kakashi, his tone slightly heavy: "I was looking through information about Uchiha Abe and found that he was in the same year as you. Do you remember him?"

"I have absolutely no recollection of him... I only remember that his grades were probably even worse than Obito's."

He paused, as if suddenly remembering something: "Wait a minute, although his grades are poor, his grades in theory courses seem to be quite good."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, his gaze deep. After a moment of silence, he picked up his homework scroll from the Ninja Academy and carefully flipped through it.

It must be said that Uchiha Abyss's handwriting was very beautiful, and he seemed to have some skill in calligraphy.

Like a student who is never noticed, working quietly but with a special skill.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was flipping through a file.

Suddenly, he stopped what he was doing, a look of surprise and curiosity flashing in his eyes.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sat calmly at his desk, gently pulling a scroll from the pile of documents.

He gazed at the elegant handwriting on the scroll, and slowly spoke, his tone tinged with a hint of regret and confusion: "This is an article written by Uchiha Gen when he was young..."

Kakashi stood quietly in front of the Hokage. His impression of Uchiha Gen was very limited, and he had almost no special memories of him.

Hiruzen cleared his throat and began to read aloud in a low, solemn voice: "I have a dream..."

Kakashi felt his heart skip a beat and vaguely sensed discomfort in his left Sharingan.

He subconsciously raised his hand to touch his forehead, frowned slightly, and a hint of doubt arose in his heart.

"Dreams...wishes..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded slightly, his gaze still fixed on the scroll, and continued reading: "The ideal of building a peaceful world is to use true love to influence people."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kakashi felt a sudden, inexplicable stinging pain in his left Sharingan.

I instinctively closed my eyes and pressed my hand around my left eye, trying to relieve the sudden discomfort.

"Kakashi, what's wrong?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi noticed his unusual behavior and immediately stopped reciting, his tone showing some concern.

"It's nothing..." Kakashi said in a low voice, trying to hide his embarrassment.

He couldn't understand why the Sharingan he inherited from Obito would react so strongly at this moment.

"I may have been neglecting myself lately... which has caused my Sharingan to consume more chakra."

Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at him, paused briefly, and then slowly continued reading: "Love can change everything, embrace everything... Even though I am a narrow-minded Uchiha, I still hope that the world can achieve true peace."

This time, the stinging pain in Kakashi's left eye became even more intense, as if some force was drawing in and resonating subtly with the eye technique within his Sharingan.

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused slightly, looking at Kakashi's somewhat pale face, and asked in a low voice, "Are you sure you're okay? Is there something wrong with your Sharingan?"

Kakashi forced a smile, suppressing the discomfort in his eyes. "Perhaps... Obito's wish was also to become Hokage... Hearing these words might have triggered some past memories."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the scroll with a hint of nostalgia, and continued reading: "Actually, every classmate hopes to become Hokage and change the world, including the best in the class, Kakashi, or the dumbest, Obito."

Speaking of the dumbest Obito...

Kakashi chuckled to himself...

Upon reading this, Hiruzen Sarutobi, a rare smile appearing on his face, looked up at Kakashi: "Kakashi, was your wish also to become Hokage back then?"

Kakashi nodded subconsciously and replied in a low voice, "Yeah..."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, as the stinging sensation in his eyes subsided, other discomforts arose, making him feel particularly tired.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm his inner turmoil.

Hiruzen Sarutobi continued, "Therefore, I sincerely hope that I can become an excellent ninja, or even become Hokage, and revitalize Konoha and the Uchiha clan."

The air in the room became unusually heavy.

Kakashi kept his eyes tightly closed, and a little cold sweat seeped from his forehead.

The Sharingan seemed to be responding to every word and sentence of Uchiha Gen, and faintly, deep within the power of the eye, a will that had never been noticed before was awakening.

After reading the last paragraph of the article, Hiruzen Sarutobi quietly put down the scroll.

"Does he... really want peace?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was silent for a moment: "These words may have been his ideals, but as it turns out, Uchiha Abe did not walk the right path."

Slowly standing up, Hiruzen Sarutobi walked to the window, his gaze piercing through the huge office glass, fixed on the distant outline of Konoha Village.

The flickering lights created an unreal sense of peace and tranquility.

He sighed softly, his tone filled with deep self-reproach and regret: "Uchiha Gen... In the Uchiha clan, there were many children like him or Shisui who initially harbored ideals but were always overlooked by us."

"Perhaps we were wrong from the very beginning..."

What's the point of saying all this?

The Uchiha clan has been wiped out. What's the point of reminiscing and feeling nostalgic in front of me?

At this moment, Kakashi, standing in the room, felt a strange sense of irritability and fatigue for some reason.

Struggling to suppress his impatience, he finally couldn't help but interrupt the Hokage's sigh: "Hokage-sama, isn't this the time for reminiscing and lamenting?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback, then realized he had lost control of his emotions, so he sighed and nodded: "That's true..."

Seeing this, Kakashi took a deep breath, quickly composed himself, and said gently, "Then, I will set off immediately to find Lord Jiraiya. Please rest assured."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and watched Kakashi leave.

The moment Kakashi stepped out of Konoha Village, he couldn't help but turn back and gaze at the village behind him.

My heart was filled with mixed feelings, as if some strange feeling was brewing within me.

The Third Hokage's words sounded somewhat harsh and hypocritical to Kakashi now.

This strange feeling seems to be affecting me...

Slowly, he reached out and removed the headband covering his left eye, revealing the Sharingan that carried Obito's last will.

The moment the headband was removed, a strange change occurred...

The Sharingan, which was originally unable to close on its own, strangely and slowly closed its eyelids, as if it had regained normal human control.

Kakashi was startled, and then he felt the chakra that was constantly draining from his body suddenly stop, no longer being consumed by the Sharingan.

He touched his left eye in disbelief, muttering to himself, "My left eye can actually close on its own?"