From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

He took more than half a day now, which seemed a little faster than the original owner, but Sasuke knew he couldn't make such a simple judgment.

The original owner had more than four years of ninja training back then compared to now.

He also possessed more than ten years of adult experience and maturity than the original owner of the body.

The advantages of both cannot be offset, so it is difficult to judge whether one's current talent in chakra control is better or worse than that of the original body.

I can't put aside my chakra control training these past two months, but after school starts, I'll find an opportunity to ask Sakura Haruno to see if she can offer me any help.

Much of the knowledge in this world doesn't align with his past life's experiences and expertise, so it can't be judged based on his past life's common sense.

Three people, there must be my teacher.

He is quick-witted and eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask questions of those who are less knowledgeable than himself.

A profound truth that has been passed down for thousands of years must have its unique merits.

In his past life, his friends said he was clever and shrewd, but never arrogant or conceited. At most, they said he had a sharp tongue.

After leaving the training ground, Sasuke walked alone on the empty streets of the Uchiha clan, heading towards the eastern end, where the Uchiha clan's mother river—the Naka River!

After a week of looting, Sasuke sold everything he could in the Uchiha clan's territory. His trip to the Naka River wasn't for further looting; he already had enough money.

He went to the Nanhe River to see if he could find some ninjutsu training manuals. In the past few days, apart from the ninjutsu scroll in the study that was helpful to him, all the other books he found in the clan's houses were basic ninja theory, the Three Body Technique, and other such basics.

Upon arriving at the upper reaches of the Naga River, a shrine with Uchiha-style architecture comes into view.

"Under the seventh tatami mat from the right in the main hall of the Nakagawa Shrine lies our clan's gathering place. There, we find records of the Uchiha clan's eye techniques and the true purpose of the Uchiha clan..."

As Itachi had said before he fell unconscious, Sasuke opened the secret door and went down the secret passage to the basement.

After walking along the secret passage for a while, a room of about 500 square meters came into view.

On both sides of the room were Uchiha fans, and in the center was a stone tablet about half a person's height, with a black magatama pattern on it.

'The Six Stone Tablets?'

Upon seeing this stone tablet, Sasuke thought to himself.

The stone tablet was entirely grayish-white and had no writing on it, seemingly without any mystery. However, Sasuke knew that the tablet was left by the Sage of Six Paths and had been altered by Black Zetsu.

Chapter 8: Uchiha Shisui's Notes?

Sasuke only glanced at the stone tablet for a moment before turning around to examine the rest of the room. He wasn't interested in the stone tablet, nor did he activate his Sharingan to check the inscriptions. He was more interested in whether the other items in the room could be of any help to him.

They walked step by step towards a bookshelf in the room, where rows of books were neatly arranged, clearly well-maintained by the Uchiha people.

Sasuke picked up a book called "Clan History" at random. It was already a little dusty. No one had come to take care of it for nearly half a month. It seemed that these things had inevitably accumulated dust.

After casually flipping through it for a while, Sasuke found that it was indeed just a simple notebook with no ninjutsu or techniques recorded in it. He then put the book back on the shelf and continued flipping through the bookshelf to find the next one.

Time passed by, and Sasuke picked and chose. He would open the books with eye-catching titles, while he would quickly glance at other books such as "Geography of the Ninja World" and "Travels in Various Countries of the Ninja World." Finally, he found two books that he needed.

Uchiha-style Fire Release Ninjutsu and Uchiha-style Genjutsu

The "Uchiha Style Fire Release Ninjutsu" records several Uchiha B-rank fire release ninjutsu such as Great Fire Annihilation, Great Dragon Fire Technique, and Great Fire Extinction, as well as several Uchiha A-rank fire release ninjutsu such as Dragon Flame Song and Wind Flame Dance. Under these ninjutsu, the characteristics and training points of each ninjutsu are also recorded and introduced.

In addition to common genjutsu such as Bubble, Naraku's Eye Technique, and Fox Heart Technique, the "Uchiha Style Genjutsu" also records Sharingan-specific genjutsu such as the Magical Genjutsu of Shackles, the Magical Genjutsu of Mirror Heaven and Earth, and the Magical Genjutsu of Binding.

'Aren't Izanagi and Izanami included?'

Sasuke was not surprised that the book did not contain any record of the two ultimate genjutsu of the Uchiha clan, even though it was kept in a secret gathering place of the Uchiha.

However, judging from the anime and manga, there are as many as twenty or thirty Uchiha clan members qualified to come to this place, so Izanagi and Izanami would naturally not be placed in such a place for people to casually observe.

It seems that only the lineage of the clan leader and the lineage of the elders possess this.

Sasuke was somewhat disappointed that Izanagi and Izanami were not available. He didn't want to learn these two ultimate genjutsu, but rather to understand their characteristics and find ways to counter and break them.

He will definitely face Danzo in the future. Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory. Izanagi's characteristics are just too overpowered.

As for Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke was absolutely certain that even if Sasuke didn't go looking for him, Itachi would definitely come looking for him in the future.

Compared to Izanagi, Izanami is even more difficult to defend against, as she can unleash illusions without needing to make eye contact.

If he finds in the future that he has not grown up as he expected, and that his thoughts are completely different from his younger brother's, how should he deal with Itachi using Izanami on him?

The effect of Izanami is a permanent cycle that you cannot break free from during the period you are under its spell; you can only break free by facing your true self.

Is this his current true self, or the true self of the original Uchiha Sasuke?

So, was it the current him who broke the genjutsu? Or was it Sasuke Uchiha, Itachi's younger brother in his heart?

To some extent, Sasuke's fear of Izanami was even greater than that of Kotoamatsukami.

Since there weren't any, Sasuke didn't dwell on it for too long. After putting the two books into his pouch, he continued to browse the remaining books, hoping to find more cultivation-related texts.

Ideally, there should be a book on lightning techniques.

Sasuke's chakra nature is lightning and fire. Although he comes from the Uchiha clan, judging from the original work, the original owner's talent in lightning release was more outstanding.

Although I don't have high hopes of finding any books on lightning techniques, it would be great if I could find them, but it wouldn't be a big deal if I didn't.

After searching for half an hour, Sasuke couldn't find any books on Lightning Release, or even a single book on cultivation. It seemed that the bookshelf only contained those two Uchiha cultivation books.

"Oh...."

Sasuke's eyes sparkled with amusement. He chuckled softly, and a unique book that stood out from all the others on the shelf caught his attention. He picked it up immediately.

"The Will of Fire? Ha..."

This seemingly out-of-place book is "The Will of Fire," written by the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and each new Hokage adds annotations to it.

If it were the original owner of this body, she wouldn't find it strange to see this book. After all, before the truth was revealed, the original owner always believed that the Uchiha were the most glorious clan in Konoha. Although it was abrupt that the clan's shrine had a copy of "The Will of Fire," it wasn't surprising.

Now that Sasuke knows about the various conflicts and entanglements between the Uchiha clan and Konoha, he knows that the Uchiha clan would never leave such a book here.

Sasuke casually flipped open the book, and the title page read Uchiha Shisui, indicating that the book's owner was Uchiha Shisui.

The blank spaces in the book were filled with Uchiha Shisui's understanding of the Will of Fire, the significance of the village, and so on.

Sasuke flipped through the pages one by one. Although there was a lot of personal opinion mixed in, he read it very carefully and did not miss any details. Finally, when he had turned to about two-thirds of the page, the style of the writing suddenly changed.

The above is no longer the content of "The Will of Fire," but has instead become Shisui's research experience in training. It records Shisui's research on Uchiha genjutsu and swordsmanship, as well as his Body Flicker Technique, and the Sword Leap Flame, Sun Halo Dance, and Gale Sword, which combine the Body Flicker Technique with Uchiha fire-style ninjutsu and swordsmanship.

"So it was you who left this behind, Uchiha Itachi. You really went to great lengths."

Sasuke carefully examined the words on it. The handwriting was exactly the same as Shisui's handwriting, without any difference. It seemed to be something left by Shisui.

However, judging from the traces of ink and paper, he immediately deduced that these pages were completed recently, no more than half a month ago.

Uchiha Shisui died two years ago.

This book was naturally written by Itachi Uchiha under the name of Shisui Uchiha and placed here. Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha can be said to be the closest people in the world.

Itachi Uchiha regarded Shisui as a brother, confidant, and even mentor. The two often trained together and knew each other inside and out. Itachi's Body Flicker Technique, Genjutsu, and swordsmanship were all trained under Shisui's guidance.

Itachi Uchiha left this book with a simple purpose: besides wanting Sasuke to learn from its training experience and grow stronger quickly, his most important wish was for his younger brother to become like his respected elder brother Shisui, someone who would inherit the Will of Fire.

In this way, when Sasuke learns the truth in the future, he will not seek revenge on Konoha, but will instead become a pillar of Konoha.

It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

However, when the original owner arrived here, filled with a desire for revenge, he did not open the book. After finding the two Uchiha training books, he left.

"Thank you, you've done me a favor."

Sasuke chuckled, rearranged the bookshelf, and left the Naka Shrine with the three cultivation books he had acquired that day.

Chapter 9 As Expected

Two months later, at the Ninja Academy.

In the classroom, Nara Shikamaru listlessly propped his chin up, glancing around at the growing number of students in the room, and casually asked Akimichi Choji, who was sitting next to him engrossed in eating potato chips, "Hey, Choji, do you think Sasuke will still come to school after what happened like that?"

"Huh? What's going on?" Choji was taken aback, and while thinking about it, he miraculously didn't stop eating potato chips.

"Oh right, it seems Sasuke missed the final exams last semester. Shikamaru, do you know what happened?"

"Never mind, it's nothing."

Shikamaru was speechless, rolled his eyes, and stopped talking. He never expected his partner to be so oblivious. Although the village was very taboo about that matter, and many adults didn't discuss it in front of children,

But two months have passed, and Choji still hasn't noticed anything amiss...

If even Choji didn't notice anything, then the other guy probably did too...

Shikamaru, without changing his expression, glanced briefly at the blond-haired kid in the distance with his dead fish eyes.

He was propping his chin up, looking impatient and annoyed, glancing towards the door every now and then, as if expecting someone to appear.

Time passed by, and the classroom became increasingly crowded, almost full, with only one seat remaining unoccupied.

The blond-haired boy's expression changed from impatience to anxiety.

"Crench!"

The front door of the classroom was pushed open, and everyone looked towards the door. Sasuke, wearing a blue stand-up collar short-sleeved shirt and white shorts, walked in calmly.

Upon seeing Sasuke, the previously chattering young ninjas immediately fell silent.

Although everyone was still young and the adults never discussed the Uchiha clan in front of them, the students weren't fools.

Sasuke Uchiha, a classmate, was absent from the final exam.

The Uchiha Police Force members who used to be a common sight on the streets have disappeared.

The taboos in adults' speech, and the disappearance of Uchiha clan students from other grades and classes.

In addition, people in this world are generally precocious, so apart from a few oblivious classmates, most of them vaguely guessed what had happened to Uchiha Sasuke.

Sasuke completely ignored the curious, worried, sympathetic, and pitying glances from his classmates, glances he was familiar with.

For the past two months, whenever he appeared in Konoha, all sorts of people would cast this kind of look at him, some with good intentions and some with malice.

Whether their intentions are good or bad, they often only start gossiping behind your back after you've walked away.

Some people were worried about causing him further harm, some were simply wary, and others just thought Sasuke was unlucky.

Sasuke had no interest in paying attention to them, nor did he care what they thought.

"Sass, give it to me!!!"

A loud shout echoed throughout the classroom, and Sasuke felt a fiery, displeased gaze fixed on him ever since he entered the room. Unlike the gazes of others, this gaze also carried a sense of passion and competition.