From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

Changing the subject, Kakashi continued, "How much do you know about Gaara's sand manipulation?"

"Sand Release? I don't know much about it, maybe it's related to Earth Release?"

"Actually, the term 'Sand Release' is incorrect. Gaara's sand is not a ninjutsu that can change the basic nature of chakra. All ninjutsu are ninjutsu that can be used by creating basic elements from one's own chakra."

Kakashi smiled and explained, "This is a way of manipulating ninja tools. Normally, ninjas infuse their chakra into their tools, such as swords, spears, kunai, shuriken, etc. But his tool is special because it's just sand."

"But it's not entirely accurate to say that it's just a way of manipulating ninja tools. Sand is also closely related to Earth Release, since sand is also part of soil and rock."

“Sakura, you are proficient in Water Release, so you should know that Water Release is effective against sand to some extent. Sand becomes heavier and more difficult to control when it gets wet. But this is relative. It mainly depends on Gaara’s control over the sand and how much chakra he has. After all, sand is more oppressive when it gets wet, and it hurts more when it crushes someone.”

"Furthermore, sand can be used in conjunction with Earth Release. The Five Elements have mutual generation and restraint, and Earth Release restrains Water Release. I think you should understand this principle."

At this point, Kakashi's expression became much more serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Sand Release ninjas can use chakra to apply pressure to the hard rocks and soil gathered underground and mix them into the sand to enhance their defense and attack power. Under the same conditions, your Water Release can counter Gaara's sand, but if he combines it with Earth Release, then the counter relationship will be reversed."

"I see."

Sakura's expression became more serious. After thinking for a while, she smiled and said, "Kakashi-sensei truly lives up to his reputation as Konoha's number one technician. He analyzed so much information about sand with just one glance."

This is not my analysis.

A bitter smile appeared on Kakashi's lips beneath his mask.

He knew so much because of his father, Konoha's White Fang.

His father, Konoha's White Fang, was the person who killed the most Sand Village ninjas in the entire Konoha, and arguably the entire ninja world—without exception!

The reputation of Konoha's White Fang was built upon the white bones of Sunagakure.

After a moment of silence, Kakashi spoke again.

"In fact, I don't have any better ideas for your training in Water Release. You have already found your own path in Water Release. The rest is up to you to work hard. Water Release is your strength. I can't help you with your strengths, but I can help you make up for your weaknesses."

"Disadvantages? Kakashi-sensei, you mean..."

"Not bad!" Seeing that the girl understood immediately, Kakashi nodded in satisfaction. A smart and hardworking student like Sakura is undoubtedly a student that any teacher would be satisfied with.

"I remember that Sakura, besides water, your chakra nature also includes earth, right?"

"Earth Release counters Water Release. Your opponent in the finals will also be heavily influenced by Earth Release. So, over the next fifteen days, I will teach you some knowledge and ninjutsu related to Earth Release to make up for this weakness of yours."

Do you want to learn earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique)?

The girl thought about it carefully for a moment, then nodded and sincerely thanked them:

"Thank you, Kakashi-sensei."

The girl originally planned to seize the opportunity during the finals and immediately use the Rasengan, or even the Water Break Wave, to break Gaara's turtle shell and end the battle in one fell swoop.

However, this also has its drawbacks. When using the Rasengan, her speed is relatively slow. Although she has trained in the Fourth Hokage's Body Flicker Technique, she is not very proficient in it, since she focuses most of her attention on Water Release techniques.

Because of the sand's mobility, Gaara's sand can gather and disperse at will, so she may not always be able to find an opportunity.

If you use Water Break Wave, the charging time is too long and it's not very stable. It's okay if the battle environment is in a river.

She can use the water to break the wave two or three times without any problem, and the margin for error is relatively high, but considering the venue for the final.

Her chakra was only enough to support her using Water Severing Wave once.

By learning Earth Release ninjutsu, one can overcome the elemental advantage/disadvantage between two people and gain a better understanding of the enemy's ninjutsu characteristics and weaknesses.

This makes it easier to find the enemy's weaknesses and opportunities.

At that time, whether she uses Rasengan or Water Slash, her chances of victory will greatly increase!

Chapter 139 Transplantation

"Kakashi-sensei, you mean fifteen days?"

After thinking about it for a while, the girl noticed the time the teacher mentioned.

"Yes, fifteen days. I will only teach you for fifteen days."

Kakashi smiled slightly and continued, "In fifteen days, someone else will teach you."

“This person is my junior. You have already met him before. He is not as proficient as me in the number of Water Release and Earth Release ninjutsu, but he is much more profound in the application and understanding of the techniques. I asked him to teach you for the remaining fifteen days. If he teaches you, I think you will gain a lot not only in Earth Release, but also in Water Release.”

Have you met before?

Sakura was stunned for a moment, then quickly recalled the ANBU ninja she had seen in Takigakure.

"Thank you, Kakashi-sensei."

Kakashi smiled and began, "Let's begin. Let's start with the principles and basic characteristics of Earth Release. Earth Release is a technique that can alter the hardness, composition, mass, and gravity of objects, or change the terrain..."

Kakashi explained the knowledge and key points of Earth Release in detail, while Sakura took out her study notebook and listened attentively, occasionally writing and filling in notes.

When they encounter something difficult to understand or unclear, they will ask questions directly, and Kakashi will patiently answer them one by one.

.............

In the afternoon, the sun was blazing.

In a cemetery not far from the Uchiha clan's territory.

Early in the morning, after receiving a truckload of white chrysanthemums from the mountain wind, Sasuke came here to offer a tribute.

After carefully clearing away the weeds from each grave and placing fragrant white chrysanthemums on them, I finally succeeded.

After all that back and forth, by the time he finally arrived at the tombstones belonging to Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Fugaku, most of the day had already passed.

Sasuke knew this was a waste of time, but he didn't mind wasting a little bit of time.

Now that he has taken over this body, the last remaining bloodline of this family, he doesn't mind putting in some effort, even putting his heart into, certain things and rituals.

And today is also a special day.

After staring at the two tombstones for a while, Sasuke's lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he swallowed all his words.

What right does he have to say anything?

Perhaps to these two, he was the enemy who killed their son, and their eyes were still being desecrated by them.

Although he didn't want to do this, if possible, he still hoped to return to the way he was in his previous life.

Going to get off work and coming home every day, occasionally going to the gym to lift weights, and then reading books, playing games while picking my toes, and catching up on anime—a simple and unpretentious life is also very good.

But now he has still taken away the life that belonged to their child. As for talking about fusion and living as Uchiha Sasuke, Sasuke himself feels it's hypocritical, so he simply remains silent.

After a long silence, Sasuke glanced at the densely packed tombstones, then turned and left.

Today is a special day, the day he received the Mangekyou Sharingan!

Although Sasuke had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan three months ago and also had the Mangekyou Sharingan of his close relatives.

However, Sasuke did not choose to undergo transplantation and fusion immediately.

Because he had neither the time nor the opportunity.

The anime doesn't give a specific timeframe for how long it took Sasuke to advance to the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan in the original timeline, only that it was a very long time. The Five Kage Summit lasted until the Fourth Shinobi World War, which lasted for a long time before Sasuke reappeared.

When Sasuke was planning the timeline, he roughly estimated that this period would last at least a month.

As for Madara Uchiha, the other owner of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, he is of no reference value whatsoever.

Whether it's comics or animation, it's just a transition; he becomes the eternal kaleidoscope.

Who knows how long this transition will take?

Therefore, Sasuke, referencing the original owner of the body, set a timeframe for advancement, which was also one month.

At that time, Sasuke needed to stay in Konoha for a period of time to continue his genin career. It was impossible for him to disappear for a month without a reason, let alone carry out a mission while blind.

He has now awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan for three months and has become familiar with it. The month-long gap between the Chunin Exams preliminaries and finals is Sasuke's best opportunity.

Sasuke could easily find a reason to train and disappear for a period of time without anyone noticing, so that no one would suspect him.

Grass Lizard Marsh!

Everywhere there was green miasma and swampy land covered in mud.

Fusion or transplantation?

Sasuke lay quietly on the operating table, lost in thought.

There are no scenes mentioning this in the original timeline. If we're talking about fusion, why did Obito Uchiha always say "replace" or "transplant"?

If it's a transplant, where does the original eye go?

If we're talking about transplantation, then it's entirely possible to awaken two pairs of eternal kaleidoscopes, instead of just one.

The key issue is the transplant, and how to transplant it is also a question. Should we gouge out the original eye and then transplant it into the eye socket? Or should we transplant it directly into the eye socket?

"Let's begin."

With a sigh, Sasuke took out a glass bottle filled with liquid and spoke to the two shadow clones in front of him.

After taking the glass bottle, the two shadow clones exchanged a glance, then each held a scalpel in one hand and glowed with green medical chakra in the other.

"Now that you're ready, let's begin."

After the main body nodded, the shadow clone gently brushed its hand near the main body's eye sockets. In a short while, a slight stinging sensation came, and Sasuke was blinded.

In order to clearly sense the changes in the eyes, Sasuke did not use any anesthetic.

"Based on our previous inferences, you may feel swelling, stinging pain, and even some emotional changes during the surgery. Please speak up immediately if you experience any discomfort."

"I know, let's get started!"

Sasuke nodded, sealing his eye power into his mind as much as possible as he spoke.

If the transplant theory is correct, then sealing the pupil power in both eyes into the brain and then fusing it with the transplanted new kaleidoscope pupil power would be the best transplant method he envisioned.

The shadow clone carefully removed the Mangekyou Sharingan from the glass bottle, flipped open Sasuke's eyelids, and cut open the outer side of Sasuke's eye socket. Just as it was about to continue its attack, Sasuke spoke:

"Just put it up!"

When the shadow clone took out Fugaku's Mangekyou Sharingan and brought it close to his eyes, Sasuke suddenly felt a resonance, a resonance between the Mangekyou Sharingan of his closest relative, as if they were telepathically connected, and he understood the so-called transplant method.

"Ok!"

The shadow clone nodded and placed the eyeball close to Sasuke's right eye, producing a strange reaction as if coffee had met sugar.

Two completely different eyeballs merged together, blending seamlessly, as if they were originally one.

"what's the situation?"