From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

He lived up to his father's expectations and successfully got into a very good university.

Having grown up by his father's side and been influenced by him from a young age, and having helped him from time to time, he was no stranger to the craft of carving. In fact, it could be said that carving was the craft he was most familiar with.

Everything is a form of spiritual practice; every aspect of life is a form of spiritual practice.

Integrating spiritual practice into daily life is what Sasuke is doing now.

Carving, a traditional handcraft technique, requires a high level of skill; whether it's carving words or patterns, not a single detail can be wrong.

A single mistake can ruin the entire stone, wasting both materials and time. Therefore, the skill requirements for stonemasons are quite high.

Stonemasons typically use a variety of tools, including diamond grinders, axes, saws, hammers, chisels, and knives, but Sasuke only wants to use one right now.

That is—a knife!

The chakra metal dagger in his hand!

Using the simplest tools, the texture and patterns of the stone are sculpted to reveal its beautiful shape and unique charm.

After examining the shape and texture of the stone in his hand for a moment, Sasuke decided to start working on it.

His first step was to carve words on it.

Chakra was poured into the short sword, which instantly turned completely crimson, emitting wisps of white steam and a faint hissing sound.

If most standard weapons are semiconductors or insulators for chakra, then chakra metal weapons are practically equivalent to zero resistance.

Not only is the weapon itself far more durable than ordinary weapons, but it can also be infused with chakra almost at will and without any obstacles.

Click!

Just as Sasuke touched the stone with his short sword, preparing to carve the first character on it, the stone instantly shattered.

"Too much chakra has been input!"

Sasuke thought to himself, and after summarizing his experience, he threw the broken stone aside and picked up another stone to continue carving.

He uses chakra to carve, which not only trains his chakra control but also improves his wrist strength and swordsmanship!

This is a win-win-win situation!

Time passed by, from morning to noon. During this time, Sasuke destroyed many rocks, but his control over his strength became more and more proficient.

It was another new stone. Sasuke first used his short sword to cut away the rough edges of the stone into a flat surface, and then prepared to carve the first character on it.

Ok?

anyone?

Noticing someone watching him, Sasuke looked up and saw a little girl, no more than eight or nine years old, with delicate features, long brown hair, wearing a light-colored kimono over a mesh kimono, and holding a drawing board and a palette in her hand, looking at him curiously.

When Sasuke looked over, the little girl blushed and said, "Excuse me, did I bother you?"

"No."

Sasuke shook his head, and seeing that it was just a little girl, he gestured for her to do as she pleased, and then continued to concentrate on his own work.

The little girl took her drawing board to a distance, unfolded it, and it seemed that her purpose in coming here was to sketch and paint.

As he drew, he would occasionally peek out and curiously look in Sasuke's direction.

He looks like Uchiha Sasuke?

Is he sculpting?

But I heard he was a genius at the ninja academy?

Why do this kind of thing?

The little girl was a little confused.

Sasuke seemed oblivious to her curious gaze, focusing his attention entirely on the stone tablet and immersing himself in it. Sweat almost dripped from his forehead into his eyes, but he remained oblivious, continuing to wield the short sword as if it were an extension of his own arm.

In that instant, Sasuke's control over chakra became increasingly effortless, and the speed of his short sword increased, almost dancing into a phantom, as he carved more and more words on the stone tablet.

It was completed in one go from beginning to end!

Time passed second by second, and when the sun was high in the sky, Sasuke finally stopped wielding his sword.

"call!"

Sasuke let out a long sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his body, and then swept away the debris on the stone tablet, revealing characters of varying depths and sharp, chiseled strokes.

Sure enough, it worked very well!

At this point, Sasuke discovered that he had made a small improvement in his chakra control, and even his arm strength and swordsmanship had improved considerably. In the long run, this would inevitably lead to a significant increase in his overall strength.

"May I take a look?"

Just then, the little girl slowly walked over and asked softly.

"Sure, it's nothing serious."

Sasuke nodded and stepped aside.

"The late emperor created..."

The little girl leaned closer and looked at it for a while. She found that she could understand some of the words, and she could roughly understand the meaning of some of them. However, she couldn't understand the meaning of some of them at all, so she frowned.

Is this a ninja's secret text?

Is it the script of the Uchiha clan?

Unable to come up with a solution, the little girl turned to her and asked, "Excuse me, what's this one's name?"

"The Memorial on Dispatching the Troops!"

"The Memorial on Dispatching the Troops..."

The little girl murmured softly.

Ugh, another word whose meaning I don't understand.

Seeing the little girl's troubled and puzzled expression, Sasuke casually explained, "It was just something I made on a whim, no need to take it too seriously."

"Alright!" The little girl nodded, then looked Sasuke up and down before asking, "You're Uchiha Sasuke, right?"

"Hello, I am Kurama Yakumo."

Chapter 15 You can't catch up with me.

Kurama Yakumo?

So it was her. No wonder Sasuke felt a sense of familiarity when he saw her earlier.

Kurama Yakumo comes from the Kurama clan, a clan in Konoha Village that has produced many high-ranking Jonin and Chunin for the village.

This family is skilled in using genjutsu and also possesses a bloodline limit. Their bloodline limit enhances their genjutsu abilities, and the best among them are in no way inferior to the Uchiha clan in genjutsu.

However, the clan's bloodline limit is difficult to awaken, and coupled with the constant fighting in the various Shinobi World Wars, the Kurama clan has now weakened and declined, becoming one of the insignificant small clans in Konoha.

"Hello, Ms. Kurama!"

Sasuke replied politely, then asked, "However, how did you know I was Uchiha Sasuke?"

Although Sasuke is now the only Uchiha descendant in Konoha, he is wearing casual clothes today without any Uchiha markings.

Moreover, from the perspective of the original timeline, Yakumo Kurama has always been focused on Rock Lee, and even harbors a subtle affection for him. He has always aimed to become a genjutsu ninja who specializes in taijutsu, just like him.

Why are you so sure he's Uchiha Sasuke now?

Hearing this, Yakumo Kurama seemed to have anticipated the question, and calmly explained, "Sasuke-kun, you may not know this, but in terms of age, I should be considered Sasuke-kun's senior, but..."

At this point, a hint of sadness flashed in Kurama Yakumo's eyes, and a bitter expression appeared on his lips.

"Although I've always wanted to enter the Ninja Academy and become a student..."

"But I've always had poor health since I was a child. I get exhausted after just a short time of training, and my body starts to have problems. I failed the basic physical fitness test for the first two years of school."

"Therefore, genius students like Sasuke who shine brightly at the Ninja Academy have always been the focus of my attention."

Kurama Yakumo's tone was very calm, but Sasuke could still hear the envy and resentment hidden beneath it.

I'm sorry.

After listening, Sasuke didn't know how to comfort the girl, and after a moment of silence, he uttered a single sentence.

If you don't know someone's suffering, don't advise them to be magnanimous; if you don't know someone's difficulties, don't gossip about them.

"Sasuke-kun, I was being rude!" Realizing that his words might have bothered others, Kurama Yakumo gently apologized, then covered his mouth and chuckled before continuing, "Actually, I met Sasuke-kun two years ago, at the Ninja Academy's entrance ceremony. I saw him from afar, and back then, Sasuke-kun and his brother..."

At this point, Yakumo Kurama's face paled. Remembering the recent situation of the boy in front of him, he quickly stopped himself from saying anything more and bowed in apology.

"Sasuke-kun, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, I'm really sorry."

Kurama Yakumo had heard about what happened to the Uchiha clan two months ago and felt sympathy for Sasuke, who had survived alone.

Unexpectedly, after meeting the boy she had always admired today, she unknowingly said many things that had been hidden in her heart, and almost blurted out...

"fine."

Sasuke shook his head slightly and responded calmly.

It was just an unintentional mistake by the little girl. Sasuke has the soul of an adult, so why is he taking it so seriously?

Sasuke also discovered that Yakumo Kurama had a very weak sense of social etiquette and taboos regarding interpersonal relationships, which was probably related to the fact that she had not had much contact with the outside world since childhood.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have spoken so many heartfelt words as soon as she met Sasuke, not even understanding the principle of avoiding speaking too intimately with someone you don't know well.

Seeing that Sasuke didn't seem to have taken her slip of the tongue to heart, Kurama Yakumo breathed a sigh of relief.

"Anyway, I'm very happy to have met Sasuke here today."

Kurama Yakumo bowed slightly, his eyes seemingly burning with fire.

"Although my body is not up to par, I will always take Sasuke-kun as my goal and strive to become an excellent ninja!"

Yakumo Kurama's parents were the heads of the Kurama clan. Yakumo awakened her bloodline limit at birth and was given high hopes.

In order not to disappoint his parents, and also to fulfill the expectations of his clan.

Although each practice session puts a great burden on the body and is very painful.

But Yakumo has been training very hard!

Come on!