Uchiha Fugaku watched as Sora burwo scrolls without hesitation, and his fury nearly exploded.

  Even though the scrolls were merely copies, they were incredibly precious.

  One scroll taihe Uchiha 's geional legacy of Fire Release Ninjutsu. Teiques such as Fire Release: Great Fireball Teique, Fire Release: Great Fire Annihition, and Fire Release: Dragon Fme Song Teique were meticulously recorded within it.

  Although the Great Fireball Teique was well-known across the ninja world, the version mastered by the Uchiha was on airely different level pared to those practised by others.

  However, the most invaluable scroll was the one doting the experience of using the Sharingan. This scroll detailed everything from mastering the Siomoe Sharingan to achieving the advahree Tomoe state, making it a priceless treasure for the Uchiha .

  But Sora showed nard for its worth a abze without hesitation.

  To Uchiha Fugaku, this was nothing short of a public humiliation to the Uchiha name.

  His chest heaved with suppressed rage as he gred at Qianyu with an intense, fiery expression.

  Meanwhile, Sora leaned casually against the doorframe, his expression dripping with mockery as he stared back at Fugaku.

  Uchiha Fugaku took several deep breaths tain his posure, f himself to remain calm despite the insult.

  In a measured tone, Fugaku finally said, "Since you refuse to accept the goodwill of the Uchiha , I will not waste any more of my time."

  Without another word, Fugaku turned on his heel and walked away.

  Sora's sharp eyes followed Fugaku's retreating figure, studying him ily.

  He couldn't help but notice that Fugaku seemed...different. Most Uchiha, fronted with such btant provocation, would have reacted with violen the spot. Yet, Fugaku remained posed.

  The fact that Fugaku had e aloo apologize on behalf of the Uchiha suggested that his status was far from ordinary.

  Breaking the silence, Sora called out, "Hey, what's your name?"

  Fugaku paused briefly before replying, "Uchiha...Fugaku."

  Without turning back, Fugaku tinued on his way and disappeared from view.

  A smirk spread across Qianyu's face.

  "Uchiha Fugaku," he murmured, sav the he future leader of the Uchiha . The father of Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke.

  The sarcasm in Sora's expression deepened. "You really raised two fine sons."

  In Sora's eyes, Uchiha Itachi's future as were anything but righteous.

  Sacrifig the entire Uchiha to protect the vilge may have seemed noble on the surface, but to Sora, it was no justice at all.

  The target of Uchiha Itachi's massacre was her than his own people—his blood retives.

  Uchiha Itachi, in his loyalty to Konoha, betrayed the Uchiha . For the sake of what he believed to be Konoha's righteousness, he chose to annihite his . To Konoha, this act might be sidered justice.

  But for the Uchiha , especially those who trusted Itachi until the very end, believing they would fight for a better future together, Itachi was nothing more than a traitor.

  This was his sin.

  And the blood ties he shared with his victims only made this sin all the more heinous.

  Had Itachi only killed those Uchiha who actively chose to rebel—or had he even gone so far as to kill his younger brother, Uchiha Sasuke—Sora might have been able to respect his resolve.

  But Itachi did not.

  Together with Uchiha Obito, Itachi sughtered everyone, regardless of age ender—women, children, the elderly—all fell by his hand.

  As a member of the Uchiha , Itachi's decision to wipe out his own family was unfivable.

  And Sasuke? He ared, not because Itachi sought to preserve the Uchiha bloodline, but because Itachi couldn't bear to kill his beloved younger brother.

  After carrying out the massacre, Itachi made only one demand of Konoha: that Sasuke's life be spared. Iurn, he would provide critical information to protect the vilge.

  In Sora's eyes, this si reachi's so-called noble mission absurd.

  To Sora, Uchiha Itachi was no hero. He was nothing more than a hypocrite—a man brainwashed by the Will of Fire into blind loyalty to Konoha, a pawn foolishly vihat his as were righteous.

  Sora thought bitterly that the Uchiha was a truly hopeless people capable of destroying themselves without anyone else's intervention.

  But Uchiha Sasuke...now, he was iing.

  As Sora prepared to return to his base and tinue his training, a familiar voiterrupted him from the shadows.

  "You're quite ing, Sora," Orochimaru drawled.

  Sora turoward the void spotted Orochimaru leaning casually against a tree, a sly smile pying on his lips.

  Sora smirked back. "Sihe bait came right to my doorstep, why not take it? The Uchiha 's Fire Release Ninjutsu and Sharingan training scrolls will be very useful to me."

  With a flourish, Sora revealed two scrolls in his hands.

  The scrolls he had burned earlier? Nothing more than bnk ones he had taken from his ninja pouch. When Uchiha Fugaku turned away, Sora quickly switched the real scrolls and used his lightning-based chakra to create the illusion of them being ied.

  Orochimaru crossed his arms and approached Sora. "Aren't you worried the Uchiha will retaliate?"

  Sora tucked the scrolls bato his poud fshed a fident grin. "Not at all. After all, I still have you, Orochimaru-sensei.

  Besides, Uchiha Fugaku came to me to represent the Uchiha . It's obvious they're in a bad situation. He wao use me to establish a e with you."

  Orochimaru chuckled, his amber eyes glinting. "Oh, you're very perceptive. What you really mean is that the Uchiha is trying to i in your future—using you to build a bridge to the Hokage, who happens to be my former sensei."

  Sora feigned innoce, shrugging with a smile. "Orochimaru-sensei, I didn't say that."

  Orochimaru smirked but said nothing more, turning toward the underground base. "Let's go. I've been busy tely. Today, I'll take you to Ryūchi Cave to sign the trad create a training pn for you. Afterwards, I'll be away for a while."

  Sora followed Orochimaru inside, his i piqued by the mention of Ryūchi Cave.

  Ohey were inside, Orochimaru began expining, "The Summoning Teique is a space-time ninjutsu that allows a user to summon a tracted Summoni.

  To form a tract, you must sign a blood pact with the Summoni. Blood serves as the medium that identifies you as the summoner, leaving a unique mark in the tract. Ohe Summoni aowledges you, you'll be able to summon it at will.

  During summoning, you'll typically use blood on your palm to activate the tract. You el chakra into the mark and focus on your io summon. The strength of the beast summoned depends on the amount of chakra you el—the more chakra, the more powerful the Summoni."

  As Orochimaru spoke, he demonstrated the teique.

  Biting his thumb, he smeared the blood across his palm and performed the seals with precision.

  "Summoning Teique!"

  A cloud of smoke erupted in front of them, and when it cleared, a massive blue snake coiled before Sora, its gleaming scales refleg the dim light.

  Sora's eyes lit up with i as he stared at the Summoni, his mind already rag with the possibilities.

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