Chapter 20 - Birth of Sasuke

The scroll that Yuusuke threw to Orochimaru sealed the head of the White Zetsu he met in the cave with Konan and Nagato. For Orochimaru, this was excellent material to study.

Orochimaru put down the scroll and with undisguised curiosity, asked, "Now that the seal is complete, are you going to look for the Tailed Beasts and the Jinchuuriki to extract their abundant Yin chakra? If it's not a secret, who is your first target?"

Yusuke didn't react at all and remained calm as he replied, "I'm afraid I can't tell you that."

"That was to be expected," Orochimaru shrugged, "anyway, I wish you good luck!"

"Once again, thank you for your help," Yuusuke replied with a slight bow.

***

At the Uchiha Clan's southern training ground, Genma had just finished Itachi and Izumi's daily ninjutsu training, and the three of them were relaxing chatting about various things.

"Genma-senpai, what is your best ninjutsu?" Izumi asked.

Genma smiled smugly, "I'm best not at ninjutsu, but at using senbon*. I am the best among my peers when it comes to senbon!"

Izumi's eyes widened in surprise at first, but then she squinted slyly, "If I'm not mistaken, this is a type of Shurikenjutsu*. If that's the case, I bet your Genma-sempai skills can't match Itachi's!

Izumi's words hurt Genma's pride a little, so he couldn't help it, he said, "No way, I admit that Itachi is a rare genius, but I don't believe he's capable of surpassing me in shurikenjutsu right now!"

Izumi's eyes turned into crescents as she smiled happily, "Hee hee, how about betting Itachi is good at throwing kunai, first, he will demonstrate the move to you, and then you will have to repeat after him using either kunai , or senbons, as you wish. If you can repeat, you won, if not, you lost, right?

Genma, confident in his abilities, quickly agreed, "It's decided, if I lose, I'll buy you a year's supply of dango!"

"Senpai, let's not bet." Itachi tried to stop him.

"Itachi, no need for words, go ahead." Genma waved Itachi off.

Itachi cast a helpless look at Izumi and didn't say anything else. He casually took out three kunais and tossed them, then took out three more and tossed them again. Kunai thrown later crashed into the first and changed their trajectories, after that, all six kunai hit right in the center of each of the six different targets.

Actually, it wasn't the highest level of throwing that Itachi had. After training with Shisui, his skills went to the next level, and now, he could do even more precise micro maneuvers with kunai and shuriken.

Genma, meanwhile, was standing with shocked eyes and a wide mouth. The senbon that he always played with in his mouth slid down and stuck into his leg.

"Ai!!" Genma cried out in pain, clutching his leg.

"Genma-senpai, now it's your turn." Izumi's innocent voice came from behind him, the girl staring at him with her big eyes and batting her eyelashes as if what had happened had nothing to do with her.

Genma shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Forget it, I lost." At the same time, his heart was bleeding at the mere thought that he would have to pay for a year's supply of dango. His already thin wallet was about to become even thinner.

"Hee hee hee, I'm just kidding Genma-sempai, you've been helping us with training for so long and we haven't thanked you yet, how about we treat you to dango!" Looking at Genma's dejected look, Izumi smiled happily.

Itachi smiled weakly as he heard Izumi's words, he was glad that the girl didn't pressure him. Genma, in turn, felt relieved upon hearing her words and at the same time was embarrassed.

"Young Master Itachi, the head of the clan asked me to inform you to report to the hospital as soon as possible!" Suddenly, a deep voice rang out near them.

"Father, did you say anything else?" Itachi asked the man sent to deliver the message.

"The lady is giving birth," the man answered laconically.

Hearing the answer, Itachi apologized to Izumi and Genma and hurried to the hospital. Izumi and Genma naturally didn't mind, you can go to eat at any time, but this kind of events do not happen very often in people's lives.

When Itachi arrived at the Konoha hospital, Mikoto's delivery was successfully completed. In a separate room, exhausted after giving birth, Mikoto smiled happily, holding a baby in her arms. Fugaku Uchiha stood next to the bed and smiled as he looked at his wife and newborn son.

"Mom, I'm sorry, I'm late." At that moment, the door of the ward opened and Itachi entered, flustered.

"Itachi, it's a boy, you're a big brother now! Mikoto looked at him with a gentle smile before turning to Fugaku. "You kept it a secret for so long, can you now say what name you decided to give him?"

Uchiha Fugaku leaned over and took the child from Mikoto's arms, then picked it up and said in a voice full of joy, "Sasuke, Uchiha Sasuke."

Mikoto was surprised, "It's a good name, but...".

Fugaku laughed, "Don't worry, I already got Hiruzen's consent." Holding his newborn son in his arms, the man was happy. "Sasuke, live up to that name, grow up to be a worthy man!" After these words, Fugaku laughed happily.

Looking at Sasuke in his father's arms, Itachi decided for himself that no matter what happens, he will take care of his brother, even if it means giving up everything he has! However, the moment Itachi made that decision, an innocent and cute smile of a little girl flashed through his mind.

***

When Izumi returned home, she saw Yusuke, who was rarely at home in recent days, and joyfully exclaimed, "Brother, you are early today!"

Yusuke turned around and smiled at his sister, who was already rushing towards him. The girl quickly ran up and threw herself into his arms, Yuusuke caught her and laughed: "Sorry, lately I have been busy and did not give you time. How about we take mom and go out to eat?"

Izumi smiled happily, "Fine, then, I want grilled meat!"

"Alright, you can eat whatever you want," Yuusuke pinched his sister's cheek and then asked curiously. "Why are you so early today, don't you and Itachi usually play together for a while after practice?"

"That's usually the case," Izumi nodded, "but today Itachi's mom was taken to the hospital, he will soon have a brother or sister. I am also looking forward to it, I also want to have a little brother or sister," envy could be seen on the girl's face.

Hearing Izumi's words, Yusuke thought, "Sasuke has already been born, and it looks like Naruto will be born soon too, I need to make some preparations. If possible, I hope with my help this time they can avoid their fate."

Minato was one of those characters Yuusuke liked. Nagato, Konan, Minato and a few more, like all anime lovers, he had a few characters that he admired. And if he has the opportunity, he will do everything to prevent the death of Minato and Kushina.

***

As Yuusuke finished working on the cursed seal, he freed Genma and took up the training of his students again.

Guy, in turn, enjoyed being a teacher and pleaded with Yusuke to let him continue teaching the children, Yusuke was naturally "happy to help". He couldn't help it, his best friend's request was too strong to refuse!

"Sensei, have you heard about the recent rumors about you and Shisui?" Itachi asked nervously. An hour earlier, they had finished training and Yuusuke decided to wander around with his students to various eateries. It was his way of apologizing to them and, at the same time, rewarding their hard work.

Yuusuke nodded, "I heard it is obvious that someone is deliberately promoting this in order to stir up conflict within our clan. Promoting me as the clan's number one expert and mentioning Shisui as the clan's first genius will create competition between me and Shisui and make the clan head wary of us.

I don't really know Shisui and haven't talked to him about it yet. But your father and I have already discussed this, and Fugaku-sama told me not to worry. He also said that he would talk to Shisui."

Yusuke's words calmed Itachi a bit, "I'll talk to Shisui too!"

Yusuke patted Itachi on the shoulder, "Then, I'll leave it up to you, let him know that I'm not going to compete with him for these empty titles and names."

The purpose of these rumors is not only to sow discord among the masters of the Uchiha clan, but more importantly, lay the groundwork for Yuusuke to be challenged and made him the number one master and the first genius of the Uchiha clan in name only.

***

Spring Tea Yard.

Yuusuke took a sip of fine green tea and looked at the person in front of him.

"Yusuke, what does it mean, lately, you started to invite me to the tearoom or to eat a lot? You should know I'm not a big fan of food and drink! - Genma has been confused by Yusuke's behavior for the past few days. "Waiter, please, two more cherry cakes, a pumpkin pie, and four strawberry daifuku*" Genma's words and his actions didn't match at all. Before Yusuke could answer, his interlocutor made another big order.

Yuusuke's eyelids twitched, but he forced himself to smile, "It's nothing, it's just gratitude for helping me teach my students."

Genma frowned slightly, "But you've thanked me for the fifth time this week!"

For some reason, he always felt like the person in front of him was up to something. He knew that among his peers, Yuusuke was the most feared in this aspect, and no one ever took advantage of him.

Yusuke took a sip of tea, his eyes gazing at the newly hung Hokage armlet on Genma's arm, "This time, I would also like to congratulate you, it's not every day you see someone being promoted to personal guard, the Hokage himself!"

Genma smiled back, "It was quite difficult, but it's nothing compared to what you, the top expert of the Uchiha clan, have achieved!"

Yuusuke waved his hand, "I don't know where this rumor came from, it still gives me a headache."

Genma nodded and said, "Well, don't look for me for a few days anyway, I'll be on a mission."

Hearing Genma's words, Yuusuke's eyes flashed like a predator's when it saw its prey, "This is it! I waited! he thought happily.

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Senbon-is a metal needle with points at both ends. Senbons are often used in medicine to pierce acupuncture points. They have little stopping power, but can be thrown with great accuracy.

Shurikenjutsu-includes techniques that involve throwing shurikens, kunais, senbons, or any other type and number of hand-held cold weapons. Shurikenjutsu can be used in combination with taijutsu, ninjutsu, and/or chakra flow to create more destructive techniques.

Daifuku mochi or Daifuku-is a Japanese sweet, a small stuffed rice cake, most often with anko, a sweet paste made from adzuki bean beans.