It was night time at Natsuro's home.
At this moment, he was standing by the window, gazing at the scenery outside, but his thoughts were entirely focused on the Uchiha massacre.
Compared to his home, the Uchiha clan's residence was much farther from the school, but Sasuke was surely back in the clan's territory by now.
In other words, the chaos within the Uchiha clan had already begun.
Even though he had decided earlier not to get involved, he couldn't help but think about whether he could take advantage of the situation to acquire a pair of Sharingan. He didn't have high expectations; even a pair of single-tomoe Sharingan would satisfy him.
Although his goal was to avoid using body parts that didn't belong to him, after all, the world of Naruto was legendary for its eyes.
No matter what, the Sharingan, as one of the three great dōjutsu, naturally held a great allure. Even if he didn't end up using them, it wouldn't hurt to study them closely.
But the problem was that with Danzo's Root on one side and Obito on the other, trying to take advantage of the situation with his current strength would be suicidal.
Even a single-tomoe Sharingan wouldn't belong to just anyone within the Uchiha clan. There might be some hidden figures, but they wouldn't be too many.
So, finding an insignificant Uchiha who had awakened a single-tomoe Sharingan was practically impossible.
He slowly calmed down from his unrealistic thoughts and sighed. He had considered it before, but who could resist the temptation of the Sharingan?
Natsuro knew that the Sharingan wasn't suitable for him right now, which is why he was able to calm down so quickly.
Even if he managed to obtain the Sharingan, he would only be able to preserve them for the time being. With his current chakra reserves, he wouldn't be able to use them, and he certainly couldn't just implant them like people did in the later stages of the series; he'd need a trusted medical professional to help him transplant them.
As for preservation, he could prepare the necessary solution himself, but he couldn't think of a safe place to store them. Keeping them at home? That would be a death sentence if discovered.
The most important issue was that he didn't have enough chakra to support using the Sharingan. Without the Uchiha's body, the Sharingan would remain active, constantly consuming chakra even if its abilities weren't being actively used.
Not to mention the difficulty of hiding the Sharingan, just supporting the Sharingan with his chakra would be problematic. He might end up like Nagato, who used the Rinnegan and became emaciated.
Nagato's skeletal appearance was horrifying, and he was from the Uzumaki clan, known for their strong life force. If it were himself, he would likely be drained dry, possibly even dying.
And as for finding a trustworthy medical professional? Forget it, he was certain he wouldn't find one anytime soon. As for performing the transplant on himself... he wasn't that crazy yet.
So, even if he miraculously obtained a pair of single-tomoe Sharingan, he'd have to keep them stored away until he could find a trustworthy medical professional and address the chakra issue.
With all these problems adding up, he decided to forget about it. No point in thinking about it—better to keep his life intact. He mentally dismissed the unrealistic thoughts.
It would be more practical to consider obtaining a pair of Sharingan from Danzo after gaining enough strength in the future; he might even get some Hashirama cells along the way...
After tonight, there would only be a few Uchiha left in the world—perhaps even fewer than the Uzumaki clan, who at least managed to scatter some of their people before their demise.
"Tomorrow, Sasuke will be all alone." he muttered, pausing for a moment. When he watched the anime, he didn't think much, but now that he was in the world of Naruto, he had to consider many things.
Why was Sasuke the only one left? Even if Konoha only allowed Sasuke to remain on the surface, it didn't mean the Uchiha had to be completely wiped out. Even Danzo shouldn't have chosen to eliminate them all, right?
Wouldn't it be more in their interest to leave Sasuke in the open while secretly keeping some Uchiha around for experiments? That would even align with Konoha's interests.
So, did Itachi realize this and decide to kill all his clan members to prevent them from becoming experimental subjects? But the Uchiha would probably curse him for worrying about that—did he kill them all out of concern?
Or was it Obito? White Zetsu?
After tonight, both the Third Hokage and Danzo might feel like they've lost control...
But none of this had much to do with him. After the Uchiha massacre, the village would likely return to normal after a while, and he could resume his usual routine.
As for escorting Ino, he would need to continue that for a while longer, stopping only after the village had settled down from the aftermath of the massacre. Stopping immediately would undermine the reasons he gave earlier.
Even though the Uchiha clan was wiped out, such a major event in Konoha would surely cause unrest for a while, and the village wouldn't be too stable during that time.
Without the Uchiha police force, the village's security might even worsen for a while. If he suddenly stopped escorting Ino, it would make his previous reasons invalid.
If he were suspected of knowing about the Uchiha massacre in advance, it would be disastrous, even though the chances of that were low.
As for Shinai, after today, he would resume guarding her in secret until the village had dealt with the aftermath of the massacre.
With these thoughts, he closed the window, calmed his mind that had drifted to the Uchiha, and prepared to rest.
The next day, sure enough, the village was in an uproar, and so was the Ninja Academy. After all, there were still many Uchiha in the school.
For example, Uchiha Sasuke, a member of their class, didn't show up today.
Many girls who admired Sasuke were too distracted to study, worrying about his empty seat.
Some were even crying, which left him speechless, and Iruka helpless. He was also shocked when he heard about the incident.
He immediately thought of Sasuke and went to see the Hokage, who reassured him that Sasuke had narrowly escaped but needed some time to recover from the trauma before returning to school.
However, the Hokage said this needed to be kept secret for a while, to avoid disturbing Sasuke's recovery, so Iruka didn't know how to comfort the grieving girls.
As a result, it was practically impossible to teach the class. Fortunately, Sasuke was usually distant and didn't have many close friends.
After a few periods of crying and commotion, the classroom order gradually returned to normal. Even though some were still upset, it no longer caused any disruption.
Shikamaru, looking at the empty seat, thought back to the recent events in the village and clicked his tongue. The information he had gathered was still too little; he could only sense that something big was going to happen but had no idea it would be something of this magnitude—the Uchiha clan was wiped out by a rogue ninja...
As for Natsuro, he continued reading his book as if nothing had happened, knowing that Sasuke would be fine. Sasuke absolutely had to be fine. After all, those two prodigies were his safety net—no matter how much he eventually grew, they would always be there as his backup.
However, the next time he saw Sasuke, it would probably be the familiar Sasuke from the original series. He glanced at Sasuke's empty seat and sighed.
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Quick Premise: MC transmigrates to the Rain Village in the Naruto world at around the later part of the 2nd Shinobi War and meets people who bring him back to Konoha but he doesn't want to be there. He's left something too precious to forget back on Earth, his sick sister who he needs to pay for her medical treatment or she'll die. So the MC is colder, mainly caring for his own survival. In this fanfic, the Naruto world is portrayed more darker and crueler than most fanfics (closer to how the Shinobi World was described before Naruto's time). The MC is very goal driven, desperate to get back and so is willing to make tough choices to get back to Earth. The MC is not aware of the Naruto plot fyi.