Chapter 10 — The Miracle Magician Reappears
At a street corner in Konoha, Team 8 was bidding farewell to Tetsuya.
"Don't take on any missions for the next few days. I'll quickly prepare a preliminary training plan for you…"
Facing Kurenai Yūhi's instructions, Tetsuya absentmindedly nodded, carefully suppressing the chakra fluctuations within him.
Since awakening his Sharingan less than half a day ago, Tetsuya already felt his chakra reserves had increased by nearly one-third. Though far from full mastery, it was likely at the level of an average Konoha chūnin, leaving him once again marveling at the power of the Uchiha bloodline.
After parting with Team 8, Tetsuya returned home and let out a long sigh, immediately reaching for a mirror.
With a thought, his dark eyes shifted to the crimson Sharingan. Gazing at the single tomoe trembling in his vision, Tetsuya beamed.
Tomorrow, he must have a pair of colored contacts made. If he was careful, no one should notice…
Thanks to his other-world self for leaving behind such a precious treasure, making contact lenses became possible.
The next day, Tetsuya arrived at the training ground half an hour early, only to find Kurenai had arrived even earlier. The three members of Team 8, however, were nowhere to be seen.
"Not bad."
Seeing Tetsuya had arrived ahead of schedule, Kurenai nodded and handed him a scroll. Dense, tiny characters filled the pages, outlining the daily training plan he needed to complete. The last page even included several C-rank genjutsu and two B-rank genjutsu.
"Thank you, Kurenai-sensei."
By comparison, his former chūnin teacher who had already gone to the memorial garden had been far too stingy.
"Your chakra reserves aren't bad—comparable to some genin from Konoha's larger clans. As long as you gradually increase your combat power according to my plan, you might be able to catch up by the next chūnin exam."
After some discussion, Kurenai realized Tetsuya could learn by analogy. He quickly grasped several key points of the training plan and, sensing the chakra fluctuations within him, couldn't help but smile.
Watching Tetsuya begin his training, Kurenai glanced at the sun and frowned slightly.
The usual training time had already passed. Why hadn't Hinata and the others arrived yet? Could something have happened?
After a while, the three members of Team 8 hurried over. Hinata, whose stamina was relatively low, already had sweat beading on her forehead.
"Kurenai-sensei, sorry for being late. We went to the Konoha Hospital to visit a classmate."
Wiping her sweat, Hinata lowered her head and explained.
"The hospital? Normally, you freshly graduated genin shouldn't be taking on missions outside Konoha, right?"
A flicker of realization passed through Kurenai's eyes, followed by confusion.
"It's Sakura. For some reason, she fell into a coma overnight and hasn't woken since. Even the acting director of the hospital seems powerless against this mental damage. Perhaps only the legendary Tsunade-sama could successfully treat her…"
Even though Tsunade had long left Konoha, she was still nominally the hospital director. After all, she had built Konoha's entire medical ninja system.
"This serious…?"
Kurenai's expression betrayed her astonishment.
No matter how hard a genin trained, mental damage like this should be impossible.
Sakura Haruno in a coma…?
This was a plotline that had never occurred in the original timeline.
Without thinking further, Tetsuya's mind immediately pictured Danzo Shimura.
Whenever there was trouble within Konoha, nine times out of ten it was his fault.
It was time to consider which new ability to obtain next…
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Kurenai was undoubtedly a competent teacher. Under her guidance, most of Tetsuya's time was consumed by daily training, and his proficiency in genjutsu soared. Within just a few days, he had shed the awkward status of a cannon-fodder genin. In Kurenai's words, aside from lacking some real combat experience, his combat strength was already comparable to that of an ordinary chūnin.
Genjutsu: Tree Binding Death!
Tetsuya squatted slightly, pressing his palm to the ground. Seven or eight massive trees erupted from the earth, lashing toward Kurenai and trapping her in a small grove. Any enemy falling into this genjutsu would likely mistake it for Wood Release, their courage shattered and resistance lost.
At the same time, Tetsuya swung both hands, launching four shuriken. At first glance, they seemed casually thrown, posing little threat. But as two faster shuriken caught up and collided midair, the trajectories of all four suddenly shifted, striking the target's forehead, throat, heart, and abdomen. Even without genjutsu, an ordinary genin would struggle to survive such a dazzling shuriken assault intact.
"This shuriken technique… it definitely has a hint of the Uchiha clan's style…"
Kurenai, seemingly trapped by the trees, shivered slightly. The trees instantly dissolved into illusions. She extended her delicate hands and swung kunai, deflecting all incoming shuriken to the ground.
"Your genjutsu talent exceeds my expectations. In such a short time, you not only mastered Tree Binding Death, but modified it into this intimidating form…"
Kurenai stepped closer, her words filled with praise.
"However, you must remember, genjutsu has limitations. As a genjutsu ninja, you either find a trustworthy teammate to fight alongside, or learn some elemental ninjutsu to broaden your techniques."
Tetsuya nodded in understanding.
"This is a test strip to determine your chakra nature. You can give it a try."
Kurenai handed him the strip, curious about Tetsuya's chakra type.
As Tetsuya infused chakra into the strip, it reacted astonishingly. Flames erupted from one section, another part inexplicably fragmented into countless irregular flakes drifting from his fingers, while the remaining portion crinkled densely.
"Impressive… you possess three chakra natures simultaneously. Hmm, I still have some Fire and Earth Release jutsu left from my father's legacy. I'll copy a few for you later."
Kurenai's eyes reflected her admiration. Knowing Tetsuya lacked access to jutsu, having only mastered the Clone Technique in a year, she generously offered to help.
"Thank you, Kurenai-sensei."
Tetsuya's gratitude was genuine, his mind noting this favor.
What Kurenai didn't know was that Tetsuya had previously purchased chakra test strips. Originally, his body had only the Earth nature.
Could the fusion of Uchiha bloodline have added Fire and Lightning?
At that moment, Tetsuya felt his heart skip a beat. He could now finally summon his secret puppet through a sealed object.
The ten-day period had passed.
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On a deserted street in Konoha, paper flakes on the ground rose in bluish smoke. The mysterious figure emerged from a burst of flames, glancing at the massive Hokage Rock, a faint smile appearing on its lips.
The Miracle Invoker has reappeared!
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Note—
[Sealed Artifact: Gift of Time and Fate]
[Beyonder Ability 1: Every ten days, condense a marionette possessing the status of Sequence 2, retaining Fool pathway abilities below demigod level.]
[Beyonder Ability 2: The marionette can summon projections from the River of History—images or even fragments of time itself—but must possess extremely detailed knowledge of the corresponding history and subject. The more detailed and accurate the understanding, the higher the success rate and the longer the duration. It may also obtain partial abilities from the target.]
In case you guys forgot just like I did. He didn't consume the beyonder characteristics, it had turned into a Sealed artifact that fused within him. As for what twisted flaw it has... I have no idea either. Who knows, maybe it'll appear in later chapters. It currently has 59 chapters so far, I'll try catching up or outright drop this cause translating this fanfic is a headache.