Chapter 259.2: Recuperating From Injuries, Unexpected Joy

Konoha’s base camp on the northern front was stationed on the vast flat land. The rising sun of pure flame had jumped out of the horizon and ascended above the clouds, illuminating the sky…

Uchiha Tonan walked out of the tent with a cup of hot tea in his hands and sat on the wicker chair that Nohara Rin had specially made for him. He drank the tea while basking in the sun. To be honest, he had no other choice. Since Namikaze Minato was holding the fort here, he had to continue to maintain his image. As a result, he couldn’t just go and perform human experiments.

Coupled with his status as an injured person, he could only stay in the tent every day, thinking about various theories in his mind. For instance, sound wave ninjutsu could have many miraculous effects. Everything had two sides. In addition to the destruction, it could also be used to enhance physical fitness.

For instance, how to use strong vibration to temper the strength of the physical body. Naturally, he still needed to conduct many human experiments to prove these theories and find the most suitable point. Only after that, it could be used safely on him.

After thinking about it, Tonan picked up his teacup and leisurely took a sip. He then turned his head to one side and looked into the distance. He saw two people running towards his tent.

Seeing them, Tonan put the teacup on the small wooden table and stood up leisurely, preparing to greet them. Not long after, Minato and Hatake Kakashi arrived in front of him. Tonan smiled gently and said, “Minato-sensei, Kakashi, is the mission complete?”

Minato nodded his head and replied, “Yes, everything is going smoothly.” Minato then exchanged a glance with Kakashi and a hesitant look appeared on his face. Then he said in a low voice, “Tonan, there was one thing we needed to let you know. Let’s go in and talk.”

Tonan didn’t know what happened, so he nodded his head immediately and replied, “Alright.”

After that, the three people walked into the tent together. Once inside the tent, Minato nodded his head and looked at Kakashi. The latter closed his eyes and then slowly opened them. Kakashi’s eyes became scarlet and there was a three-tomoe circle slowly spinning in his pupils.

Seeing this, Tonan’s pupils shrank and he said in a deep voice, “Sharingan!”

Noticing that Tonan too was taken by surprise, Minato frowned and asked, “Tonan, didn’t you know about it? Kakashi suddenly awakened the Sharingan when Sandaime Raikage attacked Kushina last time.”

“Fortunately, no one noticed it at that time, and I was afraid of causing a commotion, so I took him away. Both of us discussed for a long time and excluded the possibility that the ancestors of the Hatake clan might have a marriage alliance with the Uchiha clan at some point. Then, it’s just you.”

Kakashi also asked with a doubtful look, “Tonan, did I awaken the Sharingan because you helped me develop my potential earlier?”

Tonan understood instantly. A deep joy overflowed from the bottom of his heart when he realized the implication.

“It seems that because I gave Kakashi so much life origin when implanting the cultivation curse, he actually got the ability to awaken the Sharingan. Of course, the life origin I gave is definitely not as much as his natural life origin. What I gave is equivalent to a seedling and as long as the soil is fertile enough, it can sprout and grow on its own. It seems I’ll have to look for high-quality pastures while planting cultivation curses in the future.”

The stronger Kakashi was, the better it was for Tonan. In any case, they were already in his bowl. Therefore, the more delicious, the more preferable. In an instant, Tonan quietly changed his plans. But in front of these two right now, he had to get over this matter.

He sighed and said, “In fact, when I developed your potential, I didn’t just open up your conception vein but I also stripped off a part of my bloodline limit and gave it to you. At that time, I was just thinking about enhancing your strength. But I never thought that your talent was so potent that you would awaken the Sharingan, Kakashi. Congratulations, really.”

Hearing Tonan’s words, crystal-clear tears filled his usually indifferent eyes. Feeling very emotional, Kakashi said, “Tonan… then you…”

Tonan smiled a little and said, “It’s nothing, I’ve already awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan so stripping off a part of my bloodline limit will not affect me too much.”

“He didn’t say ‘not much’ but ‘not too much’. In other words, this has affected him. That’s right… the Sharingan is so precious that even the legitimate Uchiha clan members might not necessarily be able to awaken it. Tonan gave me so much…”

Kakashi took a deep breath and solemnly said, “Actually, I could’ve become strong by myself. There was no need for you to make a sacrifice for me.”

Tonan smiled gently and extended his hand. He patted Kakashi’s shoulder and said, “It’s not about making a sacrifice. It’s just sharing what you have with your comrades. You don’t need to take it too seriously.”

How was it possible to not take this too seriously? This was the Sharingan. Kakashi also knew that the matter was already done and Tonan had already paid the price. Therefore, he could only look for a way to repay him in the future.

Of course, if Kakashi knew that when Tonan gave him the life origin, he had also set a time bomb in his mind, he might not have been so touched by this generosity…