Chapter 18: The Second Otsutsuki Indra
Izayoi, the jackpot prize winner, was not keen on experiencing the impact of the Sage Eye.
He first cleansed his mind and focused on curing Sasuke Uchiha.
Looking at Sasuke Uchiha, whose eye sockets were faintly dark and who had undoubtedly had a horrific time recently, Izayoi's eyes were partly sympathetic.
There were no orphans with worse fates in Naruto's world, but Izayoi remembered two orphans who had happy families initially but later lost everything.
They were Nagato and Sasuke Uchiha.
Apart from Nagato, who had Yahiko and Konan, and Jiraiya, Sasuke Uchiha, who was deployed by Uchiha Itachi, was undoubtedly a sadder one.
He was going either to seek his vengeance or, realizing the truth only afterwards, it was the thought of revolution that was planted within him and instantly stifled by his only admitted ally.
Later on, as an act of atonement for his own transgressions, he went on collecting intelligence regarding the Otsutsuki clan in the realm of the ninjas and returned home merely a few years later.
If Izayoi did not alter Sasuke Uchiha's destiny, then Sasuke Uchiha would be worse than in the original novel.
After all, before he graduated from the original novel, Sasuke Uchiha was the most popular top student in school.
Now, however, the top student was Izayoi, the second was Hinata, and he could only battle for third place.
He would have to keep on enduring after graduation, watching the deceased last Naruto Uzumaki surpass him with a flying speed.
"Should I assist him?"
Izayoi secretly mused in his heart.
Sasuke Uchiha, who had lost consciousness, also came to at this juncture.
Looking at Sasuke Uchiha, whose eyeballs were covered with bloodshot eyes, Izayoi decided in his heart and said, "Your current state is too bad. Go back and rest for a while, and come see me again when you have fully recovered."
Sasuke Uchiha did not say anything, but sat up, looking at his chest, which had healed from the wound but still had a small scar.
In his mind, he involuntarily recalled the fight just now.
It didn't matter if it was a taijutsu fight or ninjutsu, he wasn't equal to Izayoi in any way.
The disciplined attack, and the lower plate that supported that attack speed, weren't on the same level in any way.
Furthermore, this scar, and the green glow he saw when he opened his eyes, showed that Izayoi had also become a master of medical ninjutsu.
Looking at those, Sasuke Uchiha suddenly had a sense of frustration.
"I lost."
Sasuke Uchiha was not a man who could not lose the money for the sake of not losing it.
Likewise with Naruto Uzumaki's sentiments, he did not abhor Izayoi.
Since it was a no-rules fight, but actually dangerous for him to suddenly employ ninjutsu at this point,
Therefore, Sasuke Uchiha readily admitted his defeat.
"I just won by luck."
Izayoi slapped Sasuke Uchiha's shoulder and sincerely praised, "You are strong too. I thought I was the only student in class who had mastered the Five Elements Ninjutsu, but I didn't know you mastered it too. You deserve to be a genius of the Uchiha family."
When speaking, Izayoi stood up and shook hands with Sasuke Uchiha, "I took advantage of you today. Let's battle another day."
Looking at Izayoi, who wasn't arrogant by any means, but praised him instead, a warm surge suddenly surged in Sasuke Uchiha's heart.
He, who had been acknowledged, at last smiled for the first time upon waking up, and extended his hand to grasp Izayoi's palm, and grinned, "I won't lose next time!"
Picking Sasuke Uchiha up, Izayoi extended his index and middle fingers to him, "Then you have to make an effort to cultivate. I am very strong."
"Wait and see!"
Sasuke Uchiha was full of fighting spirit and made a gesture of reconciliation with Izayoi.
This scene was also witnessed reflected in a clear crystal ball.
On beholding this scene, Hiruzen Sarutobi, while smoking a pipe, could not help but smile in relief, "The new leaves have begun to sprout."
At this time, Sasuke Uchiha was in the most susceptible position.
To not let him take his own life, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who promised Uchiha Itachi to take proper care of Sasuke Uchiha, and also to enable Uchiha Itachi to be a secret agent with a clear conscience, would not abandon Sasuke Uchiha behind.
The Anbu had been monitoring Sasuke Uchiha covertly from places that could not be seen.
It was heard by Hiruzen Sarutobi in time that the two had left the ninja academy and headed towards the unused training grounds.
Fortunately, this time, Izayoi didn't speak to himself and inclined his head when he lost consciousness, and did not become abnormally and excessively exaggerated in actions.
Or else, something that he can suffer from will be the skill of mind-reading of Yamanaka's family.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was acquainted with Izayoi.
This generation of babies was very exceptional, with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and successors to the large ninja clans being equal.
Izayoi, who could overwhelm them to become the top student, had been watched by Hiruzen Sarutobi for a long time.
By watching him for a year, he also learned that Izayoi had already mastered the Shadow Clone Technique and basic Wind Style, and often practiced with the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan's main family in the ruined training grounds.
There were geniuses among commoners in each generation.
Like Orochimaru, like Minato Namikaze, like the enigmatic Yakushi Kabuto.
Actually, Kakashi Hatake was a commoner genius as well, since he didn't have a bloodline limitation.
Compared to these commoner geniuses, Izayoi was not picky, and couldn't even be considered the first.
But it was enough talent to focus on training.
As long as he would get proper training, he would at least be an all-around Jonin in the future.
If he could learn a forbidden method, he might be an elite Jonin with trump card combat power.
Therefore, Izayoi had been on Hiruzen Sarutobi's radar quite early.
.....
Having separated from Sasuke Uchiha, Izayoi returned home and called up the light screen which was visible only to him.
At this juncture, within the attribute bar, at the back of the Otsutsuki Bloodline (Red), the very first one was no longer the golden Super Shadow Qualification but the Sage Eye (Red).
This realization of the attribute hadn't created palpable transformations upon Izayoi.
Still, Izayoi was immensely sure there were hidden alterations within his body in this present time.
The Sage Eye differed from true Sage Eye: Rinnegan. It was Indra Otsutsuki's only characteristic, inherited from the Sage of Six Paths' Yin Release chakra and spirituality, representing the most powerful Yin force.
Second, the trait wasn't Indra's chakra, which meant the most powerful Yin force Izayoi attained wasn't the one infused with Indra's will but the simple Yin force separated from Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
The reincarnation body would still need to be recognized, or gradually use this power by developing and having talent.
Izayoi didn't require it, though. He would become stronger at a rapid rate like Indra Otsutsuki.
Over the next couple of years, Izayoi's spiritual energy and Yin Release chakra would skyrocket.
'The current me should be called the second Indra Otsutsuki.'
Izayoi smiled in his heart in secret.
If he was able to see Indra Otsutsuki's talent attribute, Izayoi was quite sure that his attribute would not have the Uchiha Bloodline but rather a high-positioned Otsutsuki Bloodline.
It was the same bloodline that gave him the body which could achieve pupil power of limitless quantities without changing eyes.
Given that he might release the Five Elements Ninjutsu without hand seals, Izayoi did not need to guess that Indra Otsutsuki's Otsutsuki Bloodline phase must also be red.
As for above red, it must be impossible.
Otherwise, Indra's chakra reincarnation body would not need to return to the two poles in order to awaken the Rinnegan. It could transform from Sharingan directly to Rinnegan like Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
The present-day Izayoi was on the same level as the second Indra Otsutsuki.
Only with the promotion of the Otsutsuki Bloodline to another level would he be the second Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki.
(End of this chapter)
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