Naruto: Awakening Eternal Power with My Eye Techniques

When Sakumo Hatake heard the news, he was completely stunned. Waves of shock surged through his mind, and for a moment, he even forgot about his current predicament.

After all, he had no knowledge of this matter at all. And it wasn't something worth boasting about—it certainly wouldn't be advertised by the likes of the Third Hokage. They would never spread such information if it risked damaging their own reputations.

Hiruzen Sarutobi only publicly claimed that during the Second Great Ninja War, he had gained recognition from the Second Hokage, and with support from the villagers, he inherited the position of Hokage.

After Sakumo recovered his senses, he quickly turned to Shiyu Uchiha for confirmation on whether the story was actually true. Suddenly, he realized that the difficulties he currently faced were insignificant compared to this revelation—his thoughts of committing suicide also began to fade.

Actually, Shiyu Uchiha had also used this opportunity to spread the truth among the villagers of Konoha. Fortunately, because of the incident involving Sakumo Hatake, Anbu and Root had relaxed their control over public opinion within the village, even unintentionally facilitating its spread. Otherwise, this matter definitely wouldn't have gotten out.

Even so, without years of careful preparation and strategic moves, Shiyu would never have seized this opportunity to spread the story.

Furthermore, in order to stir tension between Danzo Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi, he only mentioned that Hiruzen was a former member of the Hokage's personal guard unit when promoting this news, intentionally withholding other names. Though this strategy could only create brief troubles for them, it was enough. This short window was exactly what Shiyu Uchiha needed.

Immediately afterwards, while Sakumo Hatake remained shocked, Shiyu Uchiha subtly began talking about the most orthodox interpretation of the Will of Fire in the ninja world. He detailed parts of the history of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, explaining Hashirama's original intentions behind proposing the Will of Fire. However, he did not include any personal opinions in his account.

In reality, Hashirama Senju's greatest wish was to protect children who had not yet come of age, hoping they wouldn't be dragged into war. The later distortions of the idea were all introduced by Hiruzen Sarutobi; after all, Hashirama's mind simply couldn't handle such complex matters.

Shiyu also described in detail how Tobirama Senju helped several members of the Hokage's personal guard retreat safely. Although Shiyu deeply despised Tobirama, he couldn't find any fault with his actions here.

In fact, if Shiyu himself had been in that situation, he might have chosen to escape on his own, using his strength to break through the enemy lines.

Yet, Shiyu believed the real reason Tobirama failed to escape was because he insisted on trying to kill those two Cloud-nin prodigies, wanting to prevent them from starting another war against Konoha once they gained power. Therefore, Tobirama risked everything to fight until the end, sacrificing himself to take down the enemies.

He estimated that perhaps back then, Tobirama, worn out from years of constant warfare, was already in deteriorating health and knew his time was nearly up. So he decided to make one last contribution to Konoha with whatever strength he had left.

After listening to Shiyu Uchiha's narration, Sakumo Hatake fell into deep thought again. At the same time, memories reemerged in his mind—the scene of Tobirama Senju spreading the Will of Fire at the Konoha Academy.

At that time, Tobirama Senju didn't offer much explanation, but in the end, he proved his Will of Fire through his own actions.

Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju kept appearing in Sakumo Hatake's mind. They had risked their lives to protect the village and safeguard the younger generation, embodying the true essence of the Will of Fire through their deeds.

Their unwavering spirit and determination deeply moved him. Gradually, he began to feel that this was exactly what the Will of Fire should be—something truly worth believing in. Once more, he sank into deep contemplation.

Time passed quietly. Shiyu Uchiha keenly sensed that Sakumo Hatake's mental state had gradually stabilized—it was no longer as shattered as before, though far from fully recovered. He realized he had managed to convince the other side, at least for now, and couldn't help but let out a small sigh of relief.

However, this was only the beginning. Shiyu Uchiha felt that even greater challenges awaited.

"Shiyu, let me see your sword techniques, and at the same time, let me feel your Will of Fire," Sakumo Hatake suddenly spoke after a moment of silence. He hoped to gain a deeper understanding of Shiyu Uchiha's will through their blade clash. After all, sword techniques never lied—they spoke the truth plainly.

Upon hearing this, Shiyu Uchiha considered it for a moment, thinking it wasn't a bad idea, and then nodded in agreement. Together, they headed to the backyard of the Hatake household. Meanwhile, Kakashi, who had been waiting outside the door, quietly trailed behind them.

First, Shiyu Uchiha respectfully performed the Seal of Opposition; Sakumo Hatake mirrored him. Then, almost simultaneously, both drew their tantō from behind. In an instant, the two blades, each infused with lightning and fire nature chakra respectively, violently collided.

Of course, due to their exceptional chakra control, none of it spilled outward. Moreover, Shiyu Uchiha well understood that in terms of pure swordsmanship, even if Sakumo Hatake was far from his peak condition at this point, he was still absolutely no match.

If he wanted even a sliver of hope for victory, he had no choice but to push his own advantages to the absolute limit. Fortunately, Sakumo Hatake intended to test his swordsmanship basics and hadn't unleashed his full strength right from the start, giving Shiyu Uchiha a chance. This allowed him to seamlessly combine sword techniques with the Sharingan, showcasing its speed to its fullest extent. One slash after another surged forth rapidly.

At this moment, within the training ground, Shiyu Uchiha seemed to seize absolute dominance, cutting off every possible escape route for Sakumo Hatake.

Watching nearby, Kakashi, along with the Anbu and Root members secretly monitoring the scene, were greatly astonished. They never imagined anyone within Konoha could challenge Sakumo Hatake in swordsmanship. They were so stunned that they failed to record what was happening before their eyes and only regained their senses after quite a while.

Yet Sakumo Hatake, a veteran of countless battles, despite currently being limited to less than half his usual swordsmanship effectiveness due to issues with Blade Intent, still relied on his vast combat experience and sharp insight to make the correct decisions repeatedly. Amidst the dense flurry of Great Flame Slashes, he cleverly maneuvered himself out of danger multiple times, blazing a trail through the onslaught and finding a way to survive.

Right after, Sakumo Hatake and Shiyu Uchiha went head-to-head, and Sakumo managed to drive Shiyu back, halting his momentum.

Sakumo stated coolly, "Your sword techniques are swift, but they lack explosive power—an issue you're no doubt already aware of—so I won't dwell on it. Now, feel the edge of my blade."

Forced back by Sakumo Hatake, Shiyu Uchiha couldn't help but feel a bitter regret rising in his chest. He knew then that his only chance of victory had slipped away.

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