"Sasuke, what happened to you?!"
Mikoto Uchiha was heartbroken.
Looking at her son's swollen panda eyes, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
She glanced at the calendar.
Monday.
It had to be Kushina's eldest boy again.
It had already been over two months—she was used to it by now.
Every Monday, Sasuke would co ho dirty and beaten.
"That guy doesn't fight fair!"
"I was already knocked down, and he still hit my eyes!"
Sasuke complained bitterly.
Today, Uzumaki Shuji had been especially ruthless.
And what hurt the most—
Even after trying so hard, he still couldn't win.
It crushed his fragile young heart.
As he spoke, his voice trembled, and tears started to fall again.
"That child… honestly!"
Mikoto said in exasperation, then gently rubbed Sasuke's head to comfort him.
She knew the Uzumaki brothers had a difficult life, but even she felt a bit angry today.
Beating her son like this every week was too much.
"What happened?"
Just then, Itachi Uchiha returned ho.
Hearing his foolish little brother crying, he imdiately ca over.
Seeing that it was Monday, he already knew what had happened.
A trace of killing intent flickered in his eyes.
"That brat…!"
When he saw Sasuke's panda eyes, his anger surged.
This had gone too far.
Why hit his brother so hard?
Itachi knew very well—Uzumaki Shuji was strong enough to defeat Sasuke easily.
So this had to be intentional.
That apology at their father's office?
aningless.
That kid must have grown dissatisfied, seeing that the Uchiha never interfered, so he escalated his attacks.
Itachi was already considering paying Uzumaki Shuji a visit that night.
To remind him—
Sasuke had an older brother too.
"What's going on?"
At that mont, Fugaku Uchiha returned ho.
Things had cald slightly lately.
But internal conflicts within the Uchiha were still severe.
Madara wanted them dead.
Konoha didn't trust them.
So clan mbers wanted to leave the village.
Others wanted to seize power and take control of Konoha.
The pressure weighed heavily on him.
"Sasuke was beaten again."
"And this ti, it's too much. Just look!"
Mikoto complained.
"Is that so?"
Fugaku was startled.
But he masked it, stepping forward to check on Sasuke.
When he saw the panda eyes, he frowned, appearing displeased.
But internally—
He understood imdiately.
This was the signal.
The agreed thod of contact between him and Uzumaki Shuji.
They couldn't et openly. Uzumaki Shuji was constantly monitored by ANBU.
So they needed… sothing unconventional.
That "sothing"—
Was Sasuke.
A specific injury ant a request for contact.
Panda eyes.
That was the signal.
Tomorrow at noon.
At Uzumaki Shuji's house.
"I'll teach you so powerful jutsu in a few days. Next ti, you'll definitely beat him."
Fugaku casually comforted his son.
He didn't know why Uzumaki Shuji wanted to et again—
But it couldn't be anything good.
That uneasy feeling lingered in his chest.
Ever since learning Konoha intended to erase the entire Uchiha clan, he had been searching for a way out.
The Uzumaki remnants behind Uzumaki Shuji—
Were his only allies.
He couldn't afford to lose them.
If Uzumaki Shuji had reached out now, it had to be important.
"Yeah! I'll definitely beat him next ti!"
Naive Sasuke didn't notice his father's indifference.
He clenched his fists, determined to defeat Uzumaki Shuji.
But Itachi noticed.
He saw the lack of concern in Fugaku's reaction.
And that bothered him.
To Itachi—
Sasuke was everything.
…
"Exchange for Tear of the Goddess."
anwhile, Uzumaki Shuji stood in the bathroom, opening the system and redeeming a new item.
He couldn't afford powerful Noble Phantasms.
Cheap ones weren't worth it.
So the best option for now—
Was the League of Legends item, Tear of the Goddess.
It didn't increase attributes.
But it boosted what he needed most—
Mana.
"Tear of the Goddess successfully exchanged!"
Attributes:
Strength: 155
Stamina: 128
ntal Power: 188
HP: 1550
Mana: 1880 (Chains of Heaven 2000) 1000 (100 million ryo) 500 (chakra) 2500 (Tear of the Goddess)
(Max increase: 7500 through skill usage)
"7,800 mana…"
"Almost twice that of a jonin. And it can grow by another 5,000… reaching 12,800."
"That should be enough."
Uzumaki Shuji exhaled, feeling a sense of relief.
Mana had always been his biggest limitation.
Now, that problem was easing.
As for combat experience—
That could co later.
This was the ninja world, not One Piece.
People here weren't built like monsters.
With enough mana, he could overwhelm opponents through sheer output.
If this were the One Piece world, he'd need gear that could break defenses.
But here—
Mana alone was dominance.
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