Crossover Anime: Transmigrated as Sasuke, but Must Start from Prince of Tennis

Atobe snorted and then led the Hyotei team away from the arena.

They waited in the rest area until the losers' bracket revival match ended, and then the awards ceremony at the end of the tournament took place.

Only Atobe and the regulars of Hyotei stayed behind during this segment; Sasuke had already left with Sakaki Taro after the match results were announced.

Back at Sakaki Taro's house, Sasuke was greeted by the butler with tears in his eyes as he went upstairs to his room.

After taking a shower and changing my clothes, I rested for a while before going downstairs to have dinner with Sakaki Taro.

"Uncle, the butler's gaze just now seemed a bit strange. Is there something I don't know about lately?"

After dinner, Sasuke and Sakaki Taro played chess in the yard. After the butler and servants left, Sasuke finally asked about the matter that had been on his mind since he got home.

Not only the butler, but the other servants also seemed to be giving him strange looks, and they all looked nervous...

"You haven't come back or been to the old house, so there have been some strange speculations. Some say you're planning to leave home and develop your own career, while others say you've grown up and don't intend to acknowledge me as your father anymore..."

Sakaki Taro sighed. Sasuke would find out about these rumors sooner or later, so he might as well tell him himself first.

"It's as if I admitted it..."

Sasuke placed a piece, capturing several of Sakaki Taro's pieces, and gave him a disdainful look.

He's never admitted to acknowledging anyone as his father.

"Speaking of which, when are you going to call me 'Dad'? After all these years, I'm still only an uncle. Don't you think that's a little pathetic?"

Sakaki Taro always maintains a proper demeanor and poise in public, but as soon as no one else is around, his image in front of Sasuke completely vanishes.

When the topic of father-son relationship came up, he didn't mind playing the victim at all.

However, he also knew that Sasuke would not change his mind.

"Forget about it. Being my uncle is great. Do you know how my parents died in my past life?"

Sasuke shook his head and suddenly brought up something about him to Sakaki Taro.

In their past lives, only the two of them could talk about such things, and only when they were sure no one else would overhear.

"What, you're willing to talk now?"

Sakaki Taro put down the chess piece in his hand and looked at Sasuke, his eyes becoming serious.

Over the years, he was initially very curious, but there were some things he couldn't ask.

Later, I stopped worrying about these things, but I was still somewhat worried because Sasuke might return to his previous world at any time.

"It's not that I can't say it, it's just that I've never dared to say it. Besides my parents, I also have an older brother. From when I was still an infant, it was my brother who took care of me, taught me to walk, to talk, to eat, and to use ninjutsu..."

Sasuke looked at the chessboard and began to recount his short life in the ninja world.

The first person he saw when he opened his eyes after birth was Uchiha Itachi.

Later, the things that should have been done by the parents were taken over by the older brother, who was still a child at the time.

Aside from missions, his brother was always around him, which is why he was never able to awaken his Sharingan.

He has always believed that he is closer to whoever raised him.

His father and mother combined couldn't compare to his older brother, which is the fundamental reason why he has never dared to talk about that past.

He wasn't unaware of how ruthless his brother was in wiping out the entire clan, nor did he dislike his parents; it was simply that his heart was biased, and the companionship he had from childhood had led him to side with his brother.

Even after he learned everything and left that world, all he wanted was to go back and resurrect his parents.

But she never imagined that after gaining power, she would have to deal with her brother who killed her father, mother, and clan...

"Uncle, I'm being very unfilial, aren't I?"

After recounting his general life from birth to death, Sasuke looked at Sakaki Taro, hoping to get an answer from him.

Is it because you feel he doesn't deserve to be a son, or...?

Regardless of the answer, all he wants now is someone to tell him whether he was really wrong.

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Chapter 120 Sakaki Taro's Guidance

"Indeed, from the perspective of ordinary parents, you are quite unfilial."

Sakaki Taro relaxed, leaned back in his chair, looked at Sasuke, and slowly began to speak.

"But you also said that your brother took care of you since you were a child, and your father had the ability but chose to die. At this time, you should not have to choose between your parents and your brother, because they have always been on the same side."

After reviewing his wording, Sakaki Taro felt it was necessary to give the boy a proper lesson.

Of course, he wouldn't dwell on right or wrong, nor would he care about filial piety. He wanted to help the boy, who seemed to have been stuck in a rut, to come out of it and understand what his goal should be.

"Based on the intelligence analysis you've provided, the destruction occurred because your family and the village had an inherent life-or-death relationship that was impossible to resolve. Therefore, the primary target of hatred in this incident should be the village, right?"

Sakaki Taro's goal was simply to cheer Sasuke up; as for the villagers...

Having reached this level of understanding, Taro Sakaki could not possibly view issues from the perspective of an ordinary person.

All he needs to do is appease his child so that, regardless of whether he can actually go back in the future, he can live without too much pressure.

"The fact that your brother could wipe out your entire clan single-handedly proves one thing: your clan's strength is no match for the village. In such a disadvantageous situation, most parents would want to protect their children..."

From an outsider's perspective, Sakaki Taro analyzed for Sasuke the possible psychological state his parents might have had before their deaths.

Incidentally, we can once again logically and effectively target that village as the object of our hatred.

Basically, what he said boiled down to one point: Sasuke should direct his hatred towards the village; all his loved ones were simply trying to protect him...

"Uncle, I have reason to suspect you're avoiding the key issues, but..."

Sasuke listened with a helpless expression; he truly didn't know that Sakaki Taro could see things this way.

Regardless of anything else, is he just making excuses for the people he cares about?

It feels so good to be protected by my family!

"Actually, you already know this very well, but you are still bound by worldly views, which is why you feel constrained. But have you ever thought that since you can transcend time and space, you should see yourself as stronger? Perhaps you can go back in the future, or even reverse time. As long as you have enough strength, the problems you are struggling with can fundamentally disappear."

Sakaki Taro picked up a chess piece and continued making his move. He had said everything he could; as for whether Sasuke would consider his suggestions...

Definitely. That kid's thinking is too simple; he just wants some psychological comfort.

Human nature is always biased.

And ninjas...

The legendary existence, according to Sasuke, is similar to the concept of mercenaries; you can hire them to do things as long as you pay them.

Young masters raised in such an environment and with such a background are inherently different from ordinary people, and they have no concept of whether they are innocent or not.

Sasuke's ability to struggle for so long is probably because he's been in this world for so long, and that's how he's been influenced.

"Uncle, aren't you curious about the power of ninjas?"

Sasuke also picked up a chess piece and put it down, glancing discreetly at Sakaki Taro's expression. He still felt that his uncle was too calm.

Even if you're trying to enlighten him, you should at least show some curiosity about ninjas and ninjutsu.

"Can I learn it?"

Sakaki Taro glanced at it with disdain, then continued playing chess.

It's not something he can access, why ask so many questions? Are you trying to add some material to your dreams?

"Uh...no..."

With his head down, focused on playing the game, Sasuke felt it was best not to bring up the topic again.

Ninjutsu and such, that's something I really can't teach.

Their bodies are composed of different genes; if it weren't for his body, he wouldn't be able to refine chakra.

"What I said tonight is just that, but you should be careful in the future. When using things that don't belong to this world, avoid being monitored. Our family can't afford to be at odds with the world."

After making his move, Sakaki Taro captured a group of stones, looked up at Sasuke, and reminded him not to use his knowledge indiscriminately.

Although I had never seen him before, I could basically guess that he had used it quite a lot.

However, none of that matters; just take care of yourself.

"When I use it, the surveillance cameras can't see me, probably because this power doesn't belong to this world."

Looking at his pieces that had been captured, Sasuke searched for a spot where he could still recover and placed another piece. He casually told Sakaki Taro why he hadn't been discovered before.

"But you should also be careful. If the surveillance footage shows you disappearing into thin air, that will also cause trouble."

He glared at him with disdain, then continued searching for a winning position; he was determined to win this game.

"Of course I need to think it through, Uncle. Can't you let me win a little? I haven't won a single game all night..."

Sasuke looked at Sakaki Taro with a dejected expression, seeing that he was about to lose another game of chess. He suspected that his uncle was still angry and was deliberately torturing him on the chessboard.

.........

After that conversation that night, neither Sasuke nor Sakaki Taro mentioned it again.

Starting the next day, Sasuke began to get involved in some of the business matters.

Life went on as usual, but Sasuke attended fewer classes, and even the regular training sessions of the Hyotei Tennis Club were only watched every other day.

Until the Kanto Tournament arrived.

There were 16 participating schools in the Kanto Tournament. On the day of the draw, Sasuke and Atobe went to the venue together.

As the champion team of the Tokyo International Tournament and last year's Kanto Tournament, Hyotei unsurprisingly ranked first.

Rikkai University was at position 16. When Sasuke saw this, he knew that he didn't need to do anything.

No matter how the other schools are distributed, it will not affect the two schools' final match.

Then there's Seigaku's position; they'll be facing Rikkai in the semifinals of this year's Kanto Tournament.

That really makes me look forward to it!

"Sasuke, it seems like we'll only meet again in the finals, just like last year. How about we make a bet and have Akaya go for another one-on-one match against you?"

Yukimura Seiichi and Sanada Genichiro entered the venue at the same time and sat on the other side of Sasuke and the others.

Because of his overly bright smile, people around him wanted to give up their seats to avoid being affected by him.