From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

Sasuke took a closer look and noticed something strange. Magatama usually have a head and a tail; the tail is pointed and thin, while the head is wide and round. There is a hole drilled at the head for attaching a cord.

However, the hole at the head of this piece was missing, or rather, the hole was inlaid with a piece of crystal about two fingers wide, entirely red and resembling glass or diamond.

"This thing is extraordinary!"

The moment Sasuke saw the red crystal, he realized it was something special, because he had used Fire Release to light the lights in the shrine as soon as he arrived.

When he used Fire Release, he felt a strange sense of resonance, but he didn't take it to heart at the time, assuming it was because of the shrine that the Uchiha had worshipped for generations.

It now appears that the mysterious red crystal reacted with the fire-style energy emanating from his body.

Driven by curiosity, Sasuke stepped forward, took out the red crystal embedded in it, and examined it closely.

The red crystals are rhomboid in shape, feel gentle to the touch, have a dense and delicate texture, are moist and soft, and have an oily luster. Apart from that, they seem to be just ordinary pieces of crystal.

"Chakra Crystallization!"

"This thing is a chakra crystal!"

Sasuke narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and then recognized the origin of the object.

Sasuke was no stranger to chakra crystals. He knew of something called chakra crystals from his previous life: the crystal necklace left behind by the First Hokage.

The First Hokage's necklace was formed from the crystallized chakra of the First Hokage. It contains the Wood Release chakra that Hashirama sealed away before his death, and has the power to suppress the Nine-Tails.

The First Hokage's necklace was made of crystallized Wood Release chakra, while the one in Sasuke's hand was made of crystallized Fire Release chakra.

Previously, when Sasuke was looking through the books at the shrine, he vaguely heard that the Uchiha clan also had a chakra crystal.

I never expected it to be here!

The book is vague about who left the chakra crystal, but it probably wasn't Indra, otherwise, besides the fire attribute, it would have contained mostly yin attribute elements.

It must have been left by a predecessor in Uchiha history who had mastered Fire Release to an unparalleled level.

"If this red crystal is the Uchiha chakra crystal recorded in the books, then this black tomoe..."

After collecting the Fire Release chakra crystal, Sasuke stepped forward and began to examine the black tomoe.

Obsidian? Black chrome?

Touching the black magatama that resembled more crystal than stone, Sasuke murmured.

He found that as soon as he placed his hand on it, the black jade began to absorb some of the warmth from his palm, and even continued to absorb the heat and light waves emitted by the surrounding candles.

Obsidian is a natural glass formed from volcanic lava that has cooled suddenly, while black chrome is a loosely crystalline, dendritic oxide.

This black jade is made of obsidian, but its properties are similar to those of black chrome, which was often used in my previous life to make solar energy absorbers and optical instruments.

"It's fire obsidian!"

Sasuke had a sudden inspiration and remembered the record he had seen in the clan's book, "All Kinds of Minerals in the Ninja World".

Fire obsidian and black obsidian are very similar, both formed from magma flowing from volcanoes and then suddenly cooling. However, the difference is that black obsidian is glass, while fire obsidian is a metal!

Obsidian originated from chakra metal, but the conditions for its formation are extremely demanding. It can be formed naturally or artificially.

There are two conditions for natural formation

1. Volcanic lava.

2. The volcanic lava itself is also a chakra metal vein.

Artificial formation, on the other hand, requires throwing chakra metal into volcanic lava and forging it for at least a hundred years to succeed.

Obsidian is the best material for crafting fire-attribute weapons, bar none.

This might be hard to understand.

According to the clan's record of "All Kinds of Minerals in the Ninja World", the Seven Ninja Swords - Raito Kiba - was made of Rai-mono steel, which is similar to obsidian.

The precursor to the lightning-patterned steel is also a chakra metal, formed by chance encountering multiple lightning strikes from nature without being destroyed, much like a thousand-year-old lightning-struck tree.

"It seems I need to have my own divine weapon too."

Sasuke smiled slightly and sealed the black magatama into a storage scroll he always carried with him.

Smack! Smack!

After putting everything away, Sasuke stood up, clapped his hands, and prepared to continue the clan ritual.

"Forehead....."

Looking at the empty altar in the center of the main hall, even with his thick skin, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed at this moment.

He had indeed originally intended to perform the clan ritual.

Unexpectedly, after arriving, they took away all the offerings for the Uchiha clan's festival.

My sins, my sins...

Chapter 30 Two years later.

Two years later, in March of Konoha Year 59, spring.

Konoha Ninja Training Grounds!

On the calm lake, two figures of short stature stood facing each other at a distance; they were Naruto and Sasuke.

Sasuke doesn't seem to have changed much compared to two years ago, but his high-nutrition diet, regular schedule, and persistent physical training and yoga stretching over the past two years have contributed to his success.

This made him taller and stronger than his peers; he has now reached 149cm, almost the height he would have been two years later in the original story.

This is different from the original work, where Sasuke appears to be full of bitterness and hatred, and has a sharp and aggressive personality.

Sasuke's mental aura is now very stable, harmonious and coordinated. His eyes are clear and bright, like crystal, exuding a sense of detachment and transcendence.

This is naturally the result of Sasuke's two and a half years of practicing yoga and yoga meditation!

Naruto, who stands opposite Sasuke, has changed a lot compared to two years ago. Although he is still shorter than Sasuke, judging from his taut muscles, Naruto has spent more time and effort training in taijutsu than Sasuke!

Furthermore, Naruto followed Sasuke's advice and, in addition to persistent physical training, also paid great attention to a balanced diet.

Many people have a misconception about Naruto, that he can't afford good food and can only drink expired milk.

actually not.

In the original work, whether in the manga or the anime, the scene where Naruto drinks expired milk shows Naruto's clumsy personality. In fact, Naruto didn't pay attention to the expiration date of the milk at all. This can also be seen from Naruto's messy room and the ramen boxes he throws around everywhere in his daily life.

In fact, Naruto's living expenses were not small. The Third Hokage would give him living expenses on time every month and told him to be frugal and not to spend it recklessly.

Those who say to be frugal and not to spend recklessly are usually rich people; only those who are poor say they want more if they don't have enough.

Because the quantity given is already determined at the time of distribution!

Unlike the carefree and impulsive Naruto of the past, the current Naruto is much more composed, and his eyes often flash with determination and courage, vaguely showing the shadow of the Naruto Uzumaki who began to grow after experiencing the Land of Waves mission two years later.

At this moment, he was steadily standing on the water using chakra attached to his feet. In the past two years, in addition to his main body constantly training in physical fitness, he would create ten shadow clones almost every day to carry out other training. Now he has long mastered the chakra control techniques of climbing trees and walking on water.

"Watch out, Sasuke!"

After the two formed a pair of opposing hand seals, Naruto spoke seriously.

Sasuke nodded and said, "Let's go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto stepped on the water and threw a simple straight punch at Sasuke. His speed was so fast that he was almost invisible, and all that could be seen were the ripples and splashes of water behind him.

Indeed, physical skills are very suitable for you.

Faced with this fierce straight punch, Sasuke narrowed his eyes and immediately used a defensive move to block Naruto's fist.

Seeing Sasuke block his fist, Naruto was not surprised at all. He immediately withdrew his fist, turned around, and leaped up, unleashing a whip kick that made a crisp sound like a bullwhip striking the air!

"You've improved a lot, Naruto."

Sasuke calmly parried his attack and said...

The two are currently in similar physical condition, but Naruto is stronger than him in terms of recovery and stamina.

In the past two years, in addition to training in taijutsu, Sasuke has also been practicing ninjutsu, genjutsu, sculpting, and swordsmanship.

Naruto, on the other hand, only trained in taijutsu!

Although the food Naruto ate, the ingredients and nutrition were far inferior to the various expensive and high-end nutritional supplements Sasuke ate.

But... I won't say more, everyone understands.

Therefore, it won't be so easy for Sasuke to defeat Naruto using taijutsu.

"hey-hey!"

Naruto chuckled, revealing his bright white teeth, and then attacked faster and faster, becoming more and more adept. He launched a series of attacks on Sasuke like a whirlwind, but in the midst of the relentless assault, he unknowingly abandoned his defense, revealing an opening.

flaw!

As Naruto threw another punch, Sasuke abandoned his attempt to dodge and instead of retreating, he bent down and rammed into Naruto's wide-open chest, striking him hard in the chest.

Naruto felt a tightness in his chest, and at the same time felt a great force coming from him. His body involuntarily tried to take a step back, but he had only taken two steps when Sasuke kicked him in the chin with a high kick.

Suddenly everything went black, and after spinning twice in the air, he crashed heavily into the lake.

After defeating Naruto, Sasuke didn't stop. Instead, he quickly formed several hand seals. This Naruto was no longer the Naruto who was so easy to defeat.

Sure enough, within a few breaths of Naruto falling into the water, the calm surface of the water was suddenly rippled.

boom! boom! boom!

The water surface exploded, a huge spray of water erupted, and eleven identical Naruto figures emerged from the spray.

"Next up is Naruto's Ninja Scroll!"

"Naruto's Barrage is here!"

At this time, Naruto's taijutsu skills were still what he learned at the ninja academy, but just like in the original story, he combined them with shadow clones to create Naruto's Barrage!

As soon as the shadow clones rushed out, they surrounded Sasuke from all sides, and Naruto also showed an excited expression.

But Naruto's joy was short-lived, as he soon discovered that Sasuke had already formed the Tiger Seal, and his chest was bulging like an empty bag!

This is......

Naruto was startled, and hurriedly began to form hand seals as well.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

A massive fireball erupted from Sasuke's mouth, engulfing the ten shadow clones Naruto had created, turning them into puffs of white smoke.