Chapter 1068: Purple Lightning
On the way home, Sasuke hesitated several times. Seeing that he was approaching the Uchiha district, he said: “Nii-san, I’m sorry!”
Itachi said without emotion: “There is no need to apologize to me, you can represent the village and advance to the next phase, it’s already very good.”
“But…” Sasuke lowered his head with a sullen expression.
Not to mention he failed to confront Deidara, his original target, and he was pushed into a desperate fight against Kimimaro and Haku and couldn’t do much without other’s help. He was also helpless facing Amegakure’s Raijin and was humiliated by an unknown ninja pretending to be Kusagakure’s Kunoichi, making it difficult for him to accept the situation.
Especially against that ninja pretending to be Kusagakure’s Kunoichi. If not for the fact that he did not have much strength left to speak, he would have really begged for mercy back then, he was afraid, he was really afraid of death and was hoping for other’s help.
Every time he thought back to that moment, he felt furious for embarrassing the Uchiha Clan.
Among all the candidates who passed the third phase of the Chūnin Promotion Exam, his performance was the most disappointing, he, who is a Genius of the Uchiha Clan, did not perform like the genius of the Uchiha Clan at all!
Putting all the factors together, Sasuke did not even have the slightest joy of advancing to the third phase of the Joint Chūnin Promotion Exam.
Noting Sasuke’s internal struggles, Itachi really wanted to comfort him, he wanted to tell Sasuke not to be disappointed and not push himself too much, but considering their objectives and goals regarding Sasuke, he decided not to do that, instead, he spoke in a cold voice, “It doesn’t matter, even if it is embarrassing for the Uchiha Clan, I will explain to Tou-san, you do not have to be too concerned. After this, I am sure, Tou-san and Kaa-san will stop having unrealistic expectations of you”
Sasuke became downcast upon hearing Itachi’s words.He was frustrated. He originally planned to corner Deidara in the Chūnin Promotion Exam, get information about Amatsukami from him, and then take back the pair of Mangekyou Sharingan from them but never thought that he wouldn’t even manage to find Deidara, and would be pushed to such an extent against some relatively unknown ninjas from Kusagakure, Amegakure, and Otogakure.
He was brutally humiliated by the ninjas of Kusagakure, Amegakure, and Otogakure, Sasuke dared not imagine what would have been his situation against Deidara who part of Amatsukami is!
‘Damn it, it’s all because I am too weak, too weak!’ Sasuke clenched his fist in shame as he returned to the Patriarch’s mansion. At the mansion, he did not interact with the others and while suppressing his emotions, he directly went to his room.
Looking at Sasuke’s extremely depressed and dejected back, Mikoto sighed, “What we are doing… is it really right for us to do this? We are putting too much pressure on him; he is only a child.”
Fugaku folded his arms over his chest and said, “This is a fate he must bear as my son and as a Uchiha.”
While Fugaku cannot see the gloomy and depressed state of Sasuke, he can feel it, but having experienced suppression, rejection, alienation, and near-extinction of the Uchiha Clan at the hands of the Konoha; Fugaku understood that Sasuke needs to be prepared to handle the worst-case scenario for him and Uchiha Clan to survive.
Fugaku doesn’t want Sasuke to go through what he did, he understands that strength is the basis of survival. Only by making sure that Sasuke awakens the Mangekyō Sharingan and then obtains the Eternal light will Fugaku rest assured that Sasuke has enough power to survive the storm.
For this reason, even if he might have to bear Sasuke’s hatred and rejection, Fugaku would not stop what was happening.
Naturally, Mikoto thinks so too so she does not oppose what’s happening to Sasuke, though as his mother, it is still difficult to watch and she could only sigh helplessly, “I hope he awakens those eyes as soon as possible.”
Fugaku said, “He will, it’s Sasuke, he has the highest potential among all the Uchihas.”
Mikoto smiled, “Hmm.”
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In one of the exclusive training Fields of Konoha
After weaving the hand signs, Kakashi spoke softly, ‘Lightning Style: Raikiri!’
Zzzz!
Instantly, a burst of lightning flashed around Kakashi’s right hand.
Even with lightning wrapped around his right hand, Kakashi did not rush to attack the targets, rather, he stood in his place with his eyes closed as if trying to feel something.
After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes, and the lightning wrapped around his right hand changed. From the original bluish-white color it gradually turned darker becoming violet/purple.
Looking at the purple lightning flashing on his arm, Kakashi was stunned, “Did I succeed?”
Taking a deep breath Kakashi released the lightning on the wooden stake not too far away, ‘Lightning Style: Purple Lightning: Bolt!’
Boom!
A streak of lightning was shot at the wooden stake making it explode into countless fragments.
“Its power is stronger than normal Lightning Style,” mumbled Kakashi as he let out a breath and dispersed the lightning.
After witnessing the confrontation between Darui of Kumogakure and Raijin of Amegakure, Kakashi was greatly inspired, especially by Darui’s Black Lightning and Raijin’s Sliver White Lightning which are the results of Change in Nature of a Single Chakra Nature.
He has been trying to perform the same thing for a long time but didn’t succeed because he was always missing something. By watching the confrontation between Black Lightning and Sliver White Lightning, Kakashi realized what exactly he was missing, and he knew what he had to do to move forward.
Once Kakashi knew what he was missing, he was itching to run to his exclusive training field and try to perform the Jutsu, but at that time, he had a responsibility, he had to watch over the second phase of the exam to maintain order and ensure the safety of the Jinchuriki, therefore, Kakashi endured himself until the second phase of the exam came to an end and immediately rushed to his exclusive training field to give it a try and see if he succeeds in completing the Change in nature of a Single Chakra Nature.
“I did not expect to succeed this easily,” mumbled Kakashi in surprise.
He was once renowned as the ‘Copy Ninja’ Hatake Kakashi. Although he no longer possesses the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan, his understanding of Ninjutsu has not diminished, and considering the fact that he had been trying to do the same thing, after witnessing the final result with his own eyes, he ended up succeeding in the first attempt and has become the creator of Purple Lightning.
‘Since I have succeeded, let’s try to experience it and fully explore its power…’ With such a thought, Kakashi once again weaved the hand signs and began to experiment with the Purple Lightning.
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Konoha Hospital, Konohagakure
“Tsunade-sama, here’s the report that you wanted to see…” After knocking on the door of Tsunade-hime’s office, Yui walked inside the office and put the report on the table.
“Thank you for your hard work,” said Tsunade-hime.
“It’s alright…” smiled Yui, then said, “Well then, I will be going Tsunade-sama.”
“Your shift has ended?” asked Tsunade-hime.
Yui nodded, “Yes, it’s Shizune-chan’s shift now…”
“I see, alright, good work,” spoke Tsunade-hime with a nod.
Yui bowed to Tsunade-hime and then began to leave the office. Just as she was about to walk out, suddenly, Tsunade-hime stopped her, “Wait…”
Yui turned around with a doubtful expression, and asked, “Yes, Tsunade-sama?”
Tsunade-hime hesitated for a moment, but then nodded to herself much to Yui’s confusion, and after taking a deep breath, she said, “Tell Kuroto that I want to talk to him about something.”
Yui blinked and nodded, “Alright.”
“That’s all, you can go now… Good night,” said Tsunade-hime as she picked up the report Yui brought a few moments ago and started reading it.
Yui said, “Good night, Tsunade-sama,” then left Konoha Hospital, making her way to the Hyuga Clan District.