Chapter 2: Slow Start
**A/N: From now on, the story will be mostly in the 3rd POV unless there is an actual reason to use the 1st POV. Remember that this is occurring in a fanfiction universe. So, something will be different.
*3rd POV*
Reviewing the memories, Sasuke was internally relieved that the transmigration took place a little later after the incident. Also, he didn't have to deal with the Third Hokage. He even had a session or two with Inoichi and some other Yamanaka where they checked his psyche. Probably to get any info from my side. Though it was evident that there was some mental issue, they declared that the issue would pass on with time.
Apparently, he will have the house he has been currently living in since his birth. The Third suggested and offered a nice apartment near the shopping district but Sasuke was adamant on not leaving his birth home.
All the money in the bank was transferred from personal accounts to the clan account and it was put in Third's hands. Any contracts stated that he would receive ownership after he becomes an adult. The belongings were left as it is. Or at least that's what was written.
He does receive a good amount of money for his living expenses. They are taken from Uchiha Clan's account. Honestly, Sasuke could just sit back and he could still live a happy and luxurious life. Except he is one of the key roles in saving this world from its demise. And sitting back and watching everything happen? At best, he'll end up as Orochimaru's new body and at worst, Danzo mind-fucks him.
But what is the exact goal of Sasuke? Naruto wanted to become a Hokage to be acknowledged by everyone, Sakura was useless and the past Sasuke was driven by revenge. But what now?
After contemplating a bit, he came to one conclusion. A simple one. He didn't want others to go through what he did.
Uchiha Sasuke's goal as of this moment is to change the ninja society or maybe the whole world in a way where no one would go through what he did. Somewhat like that of Jiraiya's but, Jiraiya's was a dream and his is a goal.
'Well, I'll think about this later in detail. For now, my main priority is to stay low. At least until I'm certain that I'm safe. But damn, did I really not receive any perks? ' The moment he thought that, a glowing white paper manifested in front of him.
Sasuke was startled for a moment but then read it.
" Your handsome and charismatic ROB here. I thought that maybe, the task I gave you was a bit too much and probably impossible in less time. So, here's a small help. Shibai Otsutsuki will not be aware that you are on to him. But this help will only work if you go after him within the next 15 years.
Good luck. Hopefully, you'll make it enjoyable for me. Try not to die too early. "
And the paper vanished.
"Does that even make a difference?", he sighed.
It does make a difference. If Sasuke wants to become the strongest in this world, he must defeat Shibai. Or at least kill him. And Shibai is a God. A legitimate God. People here consider Kaguya and Hagoromo as Gods and those Otsutsukis consider him as their God. So obviously, he should be having even more bullshitting abilities. Something like precognition or being able to see the future or something.
'If I get assurance that Shibai won't be aware of my plotting to kill him, then I can at least try.'
But Sasuke must attack him within 15 years. How is he even going to do that? Right now, he is 8 years old. If he lets things go around as in Canon, war will be over by the time he is 17. So he'll have 6 years to find Shibai, make plans to kill him and kill him.
'Damn it. I have too many goals and too less time. Creating an AI, getting strong, changing society, killing Shibai, am I getting too ambitious?'
He got up and looked at the time. It was 4 AM in the morning. Even though he was very hungry, he freshened up and went to the lake. This was the same place where he learned the [Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu]. Sitting down at the edge of the dock, reminiscing about his parents, his brother, his clan, and his village, Sasuke took on a meditative position.
He slowly went through different thoughts, and memories and tried to enter the 'thoughtlessness state' as he called it. Or ' freeing the mind.
He put his focus on his chakra. The chakra inside was flowing through his entire body through some pathways. He could feel the chakra being generated in his navel region. Slowly, willing the chakra to move the way he wanted, he tried to feel its flow. How fast it flowed, how much it flowed, how smooth or rough it felt, all those complications.
In between, when he started having different thoughts, the chakra flow was disturbed. It became turbulent. Then he would start again.
Remove the thoughts. Concentrate on the flow. Try to make it natural. As Aoi Todo said, make it so that the energy(or chakra) just 'exists' just like we exist in this world with our mind, body, and soul as a whole.
There are three ways to make something do. Do it forcefully, do it naturally, or do it methodologically.
Sasuke decided to use all those 3 ways to control his chakra. He doesn't believe in 'perfect chakra control' or '100% chakra control'. There is no 'perfect' in chakra control to get a reference from an ideal process. It is just assumed. After all, who decided that chakra consumption for 'this Jutsu is 'this much.' There are no ideal situations to take an example from.
Until he gets some other credible source that proves him wrong, he will go with open assumptions.
Just like that, Sasuke meditated for more than 3 hours. During this time, he did various types of meditations. In the end, his psyche was improved a little.
Sasuke knows that his mind is still fucked up. It was not as if canon Sasuke became an edge lord out of thin air. This world was fucked up to the core. And then there is that 'Uchiha's Curse of Hatred'. The only ones who were able to come out of the cycle of hatred were Shisui and Itachi. They were certainly out of the norm.
Sasuke pondered, if Madara died 5 years early, Itachi might've been Indra's Reincarnation.
"Well, I better get ready." He did some stretched and did the ninja running.
After making some riceballs, he ate some and left for school early. He wanted to take a look at Academy thoroughly. Maybe take a look at the library too.
There was one problem. He was no longer the edge lord. Others may not observe those things early, but Sakura and Ino would.
'Well, I'll think about that on the spot. Oh, the village looks nice. The weathe- W-What is this feeling?'. He didn't understand but there was some other thing he was sensing. Like fireflies in a dark space, he was able to 'see them'. No. 'Sense' them. Other than his 5 senses, there was something else.
'Do I have some kind of sensing ability? Damn.' As he was going through the road, he could sense different people. Whether they were a Ninja or a civilian, he could sense them. It was omnidirectional and somewhat up to 5 or 6 meters. he could also differentiate them somehow. It didn't feel like Chakra either.
'I'll have to test this later.'
He arrived at the academy a good 30 minutes early. After taking a small trip, he entered the class. Some students were already present. He took a look and none of the Rookie 9 were there except him. He took his usual window seat.
'Am I supposed to go through the school again for 4 years? ' This will be a problem. Other than gaining experience, there was no point in taking on tasks by becoming a genin early.
He doesn't even have thoughts of becoming a Chunin.
'Why should I give a fuck about the ninja ranks? Other than Hokage, I don't see any other position holding power. Maybe a Clan Head, but it's a pain in the ass.'
There was no reason for him to take on unnecessary responsibilities. Though, he might need to, for his goals.
Sasuke came out of his thoughts to see some girls sitting in the back and speaking his name out loud.
'Damn. These girls are way too thirsty.' Suddenly, the door opened and
""Sasuke-kuuun"" two girls came on to me like I was some rare prize.
From the memories, Sasuke rarely talked to them and in the past month, he stopped talking to anyone altogether. So, he just kept an expressionless face and just took a glance for an instant.
"Ha. Did you see, Ino-baka? Sasuke-kun looked at me."
"What are you saying, big Forehead? Obviously, he was looking at me."
And they started bantering. Honestly, Sasuke didn't understand how the canon Sasuke was able to bear this for 6 whole years. It started to get annoying. But luckily, the Iruka arrived and the class fell into silence. Wait. Did Naruto arrive?
'I didn't notice. Where is he?-', then suddenly, he felt it. It was enormous. Like, something the size of a mountain came running towards you. The door opened and,
"Aah! I arrived! Sensei. I'm not late. Am I?", Naruto arrived while panting.
Iruka twitched for a moment, but said," You're just on time. Now go take a seat. I don't have all day."
"Huuh. Safe."
And just like that, the classes continued. Instead of wasting time, Sasuke kept his focus on understanding his newly found sensing ability.
He knows that this was not some kind of Chakra Sensing because the size of 'whatever' he is feeling didn't correspond to their chakra. Contemplating for some time, he assumed it to be their 'soul'. The feeling he had, he can differentiate based on their souls.
'Wait. This is actually a really good ability. No one can catch me off-guard with this ability if they decide to attack me in person.' But Sasuke knew that there were different jutsu related to the manipulation of souls.
'This only means I have another extra topic to research about.'
During the lunch break, while eating his riceballs, Sasuke observed everyone. Kids making groups by themselves. He needed to make some of strong. Why? Because they have a lot of potential and it'll go to waste. But mainly, it'll make the job easier for him. But he'll wait. He wants to be very careful because he doesn't know everything.
'That damn ROB could've at least told me about the type of fanfiction I was being sent to.' But it was wishful thinking.
He noticed that Naruto was alone, and didn't bring any lunch with him.
' Is he going to starve like that? What the f**k is wrong with these people. It was Danzo that released the news about Naruto being Kyuubi's host, right? ' Slowly, his anger kept increasing, but then he saw Choji go near Naruto and shared some of his lunch. The fatass Choji as of now was just a chubby kid.
" Found you! Sasuke-kun! I brought some homemade lunch for you. "
"Where! Aah. There he is. Wait. What are you saying? Sasuke wants my lunch."
"No mine"- "No mine"-"Sasuke-kun, have these dumplings."-"Sasuke-kun".....
'Shit. Shit. Shit.' Sasuke, for a moment, had life drained out of him for a moment before he bolted out of there.
After running off to a secluded place, he thought, "I should probably do something about those girls."
Once he starts sending his shadow clone, it might be more difficult for the clone in the academy. He might have to take some forceful measures if it becomes too much of a problem. He had thoughts of using the Sharingan to plant some small suggestions to not force themselves upon him.
The classes later were boring. After the classes ended, Sasuke left quickly without giving anyone a chance to make a conversation. This was only his first day and he wanted to take things slow right now. Being hasty and making mistakes will cause problems. If he had been anyone else it would've been different. But he is Sasuke. And everyone keeps an eye on Sasuke. Sasuke was like an untainted and delicate prize. Orochimaru wants him. Danzo wants him. Hiruzen keeps an eye on him. The whole village pities and pampers him.
This makes it difficult for him to act differently all of a sudden. He has to go slow or he has to go big. He can't go big because he doesn't know what's different. And honestly, he was not that type of person.
Arriving home, Sasuke took a long bath and ate some food. Now, it was time to start searching the house. He needs to know every nook and cranny of the house. Surely, there should be some secret compartment or library or something along those lines. After all, he is in the house of a ninja family. Even more so for a Clan Head's house.
He was never informed of such things. Maybe for security reasons or because of mind readers. But there were subtle hints from his father. Maybe Fugaku thought Sasuke might remember some things later on, in case something happens to him. Every ninja had a little bit of Batman essence in them.
After searching the whole house, he found some seals. They were present in places no one would search for. Even he himself. But luckily, there were some memories in which his father forced him to do household tasks at those locations for no reason.
They required blood and chakra to activate. After dripping some blood on the seals, and pouring some chakra, they revealed a lot of things. Some fake documents, cash, weapons, jutsu scrolls, and manuals. There were a lot of jutsu scrolls. It was obvious that a clan full of Sharingan should have a hoard of jutsu. And different manuals for Fuinjutsu, Sharingan's workings, and books on all types of topics like cooking, sewing, building, drawing, painting, arts, sciences, etc.
"I guess I don't have to go looking for anything." There were sealed weights for physical training too. This is certainly a lot helpful.
Sasuke after thinking a little, first took only 3 to 4 books. Using his Sharingan, he memorized a few jutsu that he thought were very necessary. Then some money, some fuinjutsu learning manuals, some books, and some weapons. Most of them were stored back into the hidden seal.
From the memories, he knows that Fuinjutsu is a study that requires a lot of time and effort to master just like the Iryoninjutsu(Medical Ninjutsu). So, he is going to start early on them. He will have to balance out his training regimen for sometime before his priorities change.
For now, he will slowly start training on different topics at the same time. Like physical training, chakra training, jutsu training, memorising and understanding Fuinjutsu basics, and obviously gaining information of this world's history. He also should train his mind and willpower.
'I already know that my mind has some cracks. Remembering Hiruzen, Danzo, and others is already skyrocketing my anger. And that is bad. Very bad.' A ninja who can't control their emotions will most likely become a rogue.
Coming out of his thoughts, Sasuke mentally made a training plan which included all the above. Now, it's time to start.
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[A/N: If you want a nice Naruto fanfic, I recommend 'The Akutokage'. In this, there is no system, no cheats, and no reincarnation.
Synopsis: Naruto is imprisoned after Sasuke leaves the village. In prison, he meets someone who changes his dreams, his life and his Nindo. Some emotions rollercoaster.
It is dropped after 20 or so chapters, but they are long. Just add it to your collections to read it later. I might add some characters from that story because they are cool. Although it isn't needed to read it, I recommend it.]
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