Naruto: This Uchiha Is Too Cautious

"Huff, huff."

Heavy breathing echoed in the darkroom as Uchiha Kei opened his eyes to see his crimson three-tomoe Sharingan reflected in the mirror. He couldn't help but sigh.

Another failure.

Uchiha Kei had lost count of his failures by now. Despite feeling somewhat disappointed, he forced himself to jot down some notes in his journal.

He wasn't using Japanese, but pure Chinese. Kei wasn't originally from this world. He was an Earthling who had arrived here by some accident, finding himself in this bloody world.

After discovering he belonged to the Uchiha clan, Kei had been quite pleased for a while. However, the subsequent events hit him hard.

In this world, weakness is the original sin!

Due to his modern upbringing, Kei found it hard to accept the brutal realities of this era. Moreover, in terms of talent, Kei seemed to be just average.

If it weren't for his unique mental strength as a transmigrant, which barely allowed him to survive on the battlefield using the Sharingan, he might already be dead by now.

Sometimes, Kei really admired the ninjas of this world. They often acquired the ability to kill at six or seven years old, went to war around ten, and in extreme cases like Kakashi, became elite Jōnin by twelve, having killed countless enemies.

Kei was aware of his situation, so he never dared to easily reveal his Sharingan. Even on the battlefield, he was extremely careful not to expose his eyes.

Without enough power to protect himself, Kei didn't think he could afford to be reckless. At least having the Mangekyō Sharingan would provide some level of self-defense.

As for what to do after obtaining the Mangekyō? Kei hadn't even considered that. Without achieving Mangekyō, he felt unqualified to ponder other issues.

"Is it because the stimulation isn't deep enough?" Kei thought to himself after recording his experiences this time.

Kei was very familiar with the Sharingan, knowing its origin and evolutionary process.

In simple terms, the Sharingan awakens and evolves through intense emotional stimulation. Many people referred to the Uchiha clan as lunatics for a reason.

Especially for the Mangekyō, which required even more intense emotional agitation, causing chakra in the brain to stimulate the eyes, thereby awakening them.

The mental state during awakening reflects in the brain, completing the reorganization of chakra in the eyes, resulting in specific abilities.

Knowing this, Kei had tried various methods to awaken his eyes.

Compared to the Hyūga clan next door, the Uchiha had a simpler awakening process. If Kei had transmigrated into the Hyūga clan, he might already be dead.

From his previous life's memories, even the Hyūga clan genius Neji had a tragic and inexplicable death. Other Hyūga members fared no better.

"Where exactly did it go wrong?" Kei pondered, stroking his chin. "Not enough emotional depth? Or is my genjutsu ineffective? Or do I subconsciously know it's fake?"

Kei was frustrated. He had been casting genjutsu on himself through special methods, trying to immerse himself in the illusion unknowingly.

But despite many attempts, he couldn't succeed—though it wasn't completely ineffective. His three-tomoe Sharingan proved the method was viable.

Kei wasn't sure if the method worked only for him, as he hadn't seen other Uchiha using it.

However, after reaching a certain point with this method, he couldn't get past the final hurdle.

Moreover, with the war outside nearing its end, perhaps the last madness was upon them. Except for villages that had surrendered or declared a ceasefire, others were launching final frenzied attacks on Konoha.

This was the most dangerous time. Kei had survived previous battles, but he couldn't guarantee his survival in the upcoming fights.

"Have I reached a threshold?" Kei thought as he tidied up his notes. "Or has my mental strength developed an immunity? But mental strength doesn't have white blood cells."

Kei couldn't figure it out. The only certainty was that the future wouldn't be peaceful.

It was already Konoha Year 47. In a year's time, the Fourth Hokage would take office. Currently, the war is at its most troublesome phase.

The Battle of Kikyo Pass had ended, with Suna surrendering after their defeat. Now Konoha had only one opponent left—Iwagakure.

Thanks to Iwagakure's peculiar actions, where they backstabbed the Cloud, leading to the Third Raikage fighting thousands of Iwa-nin alone for three days and nights before dying of exhaustion, Konoha was spared a two-front war.

Otherwise, Konoha would be facing both Cloud and Iwa-nin now. Both were formidable foes.

"The Kannabi Bridge battle. Kakashi will get Obito's Sharingan and become the Copy Ninja."

After organizing his notes, Kei sealed them in a scroll and carefully stored them.

Japanese and Chinese had many similarities. If these notes were lost, Kei would be in big trouble.

To prevent memory loss, Kei had written down all the Naruto plot details he could recall.

This way, he could know roughly what was happening at any given time, avoiding disasters or gaining advantages.

After finishing everything, Kei sighed. The three-tomoe Sharingan was far from enough.

Without the Mangekyō Sharingan, how could he face those who had surpassed human limits?

Not to mention the future Uchiha clan massacre, which already gave Kei headaches.

"I must come up with a solution. Otherwise, I'll just be another one of Itachi's victims."

(Chapter end)