Scarlet Eyes

Holy Flame Academy, Fighter Academy class.

It was time for Iruka's lesson again.

Since the start of the classes, the students were introduced to multiple subjects about basic history, combat, strategy, inscriptions patterns and the likes.

However, Bakura felt that these lessons did not provided him more than the opportunity to exercise his charisma with the teacher and with other students.

He just kept offering some trivia observations regarding some subject matters, and adding a few interesting insights as well.

Right now, the lesson was about to start and students were gathering in small groups, chit chatting.

Because of Naruko's mysterious identity, she didn't have much friends among the class, other than her white eyed best friend.

On the other side, Satsuki would calmly sit at a corner in the classroom.

With her status as an Uchiha, she received a lot of invitation from other classmates attempting to befriend her.

But, she couldn't be bothered to interact with them.

If it wasn't for her need to become stronger, she wouldn't be wasting her time with these silly kids.

At the coming test in two months time, she would definitely enter into the junior Shinobi class.

She then turned and looked at Bakura standing at the back row of the class.

He was sleeping over his desk while his companions were chatting among themselves.

In addition, there were a few commoner and aristocratic students close to them that built good relationship with Bakura's group.

Since the pink haired boy had a lot of ideas, he would coach them in their training from time to time.

With how much he helped them, he naturally became the leader of this unusual group.

Even Tenko, who held more prestige because of his more influential clan, was willing to listen to what Bakura said.

'Am I giving you so much credit? You better not disappoint me.' She muttered mentally.

"Hey Tenko-Kun, what's our plan for today?" Rocky Li asked.

Bakura said yesterday that they were going to have a breake from their training, but he didn't mentioned anything in specific.

"Not sure Li. But I'm sure he have something in mind." Tenko said, spinning his pencil between his fingers.

He had talked to Bakura while making their way from their dormitory.

Bakura mentioned something about to test their talent property and shop some things in the market.

Tenko was still hoping they had a chance of enjoying the city's park.

Just as Tenko was lost in his thoughts, Satsuki, who was sitting at the front row, suddenly stood up and walked towards their group's direction.

Satsuki was one of the few students in the class who were regarded as the strongest.

She is outstanding and only comparable to Naruko and a few others.

Whilst Naruko's character was loud and flashy. Never looking down on others nor being arrogant, her pranks however, didn't made her much popular in the Academy.

As for Satsuki, her character came off as cold and aloof, making her a lone wolf by choice.

Could it be that Bakura's group provoked the Uchiha somehow?

"Well, would you look at that! That girl is still alive." Seeing Satsuki's back in their view, a few of the noble girls started to discuss in mocked tones while they laughed.

For the Uchiha to take the initiative to go to another student, it would certainly not be something one saw everyday.

For her to approach "the little teacher", some speculated that she must somehow need his help.

Most students were completely paying attention to this rare event. And among them, there were a lot of boys that liked Satsuki.

Rocky Li and Tenko were talking among themselves when the Uchiha reached their table.

She seemed to have some sort of cold aura around her.

As she walked her way there, both Bakura's companions nervously stood up from their seat.

The both of them were worried for this rare interaction.

Satsuki looked at the pink haired smart boy as he casually woke up.

He raised his head and asked. "Is there something wrong?"

Last night, after she had her training interrupted by Bakura, her mind didn't let her forget about his words, and she slept particularly annoyed that night.

She even visited her clan's library early in the morning.

She was trying to find all those symptoms he had listed to her.

However, to her surprise, the Sharingan effects on its host were only briefly recorded in the secret books collection.

But they were only described as being inconsequential hindrances, and no explanation was given to them other than the observation that it commonly inflicted war veterans.

In addition, these observations were what was left from the warring states era records!

In the heart of Satsuki Uchiha, Bakura Haruno is possibly a mysterious and wise being.

What once made her proud was that in this class, she was the only one who had a chance of becoming the strongest!

Now, she had some doubts.

Some annoying doubts.

She then simply seated by the side of Bakura and casually look towards the classroom's blackboard as though nothing had happened.

Bakura blinked once or twice, but as if remembering something, he just gave her a lazy smile and returned to his slumber.

Even Rocky and Tenko were nervously looking at each other.

They knew how strong she was.

What they didn't understood was why a prideful girl like Satsuki Uchiha had suddenly walk towards them.

Had Bakura actually befriend the Uchiha genius?

They hoped so.

She will probably reach Bronze rank before the end of the Academy, and being from one of the strongest clans in the city, she definitely will become an power Shinobi!

At this moment, even Naruko was looking towards Bakura's direction.

Everyone had confusion in their eyes.

Satsuki did not think of it that much.

She didn't even care about the opinion of what the others thought about her.

After all, she has decided to be a lone wolf.

"Can I follow you on your walk through the city?" Because Bakura appeared to be asleep, Satsuki looked towards Rocky and Tenko while she asked.

But before Rocky Li declined her request, Tenko interrupted her and stated. "Sure, why not!"

Rocky Li couldn't help but pout a little.

Tenko simply turned his back to the Uchiha and gave a thumbs up to his sleeping friend.

Satsuki glimpsed at Bakura for a moment.

But when she did.

Suddenly, in a split second someone got over their desk.

When Satsuki looked forward, she saw Naruko crouching on table in front of her.

The Uzumaki was staring at her so close, she could feel her breath.

The blonde kid had a inquiring expression.

Whilst the Uzumaki growled like a dog, the Uchiha smugly snickered in response.

They stared daggers at each other for a few seconds.

Bakura, as if predicting what would happen, turned to look at the staring contest between the girls with anticipation.

It was then, that the girl sitting in front of them, unintentionally bumped into Naruko's butt.

And when she turned to apologize...

The whole classroom went silent at the sight of the rivaling duo... sharing a kiss.

If a needle were to be dropped onto the floor, it would be clearly heard.

Rocky and Tenko immediately dropped their jaws and dumbly stared at the scene.

Quickly the two girls separated from each other with faces of pure disgust.

After what appeared to be an eternity, the shock finally passed, and the class of students began to discuss among themselves.

Bakura closed his eyes and being unable to restrain himself, began to chuckle at the girls expense.

'Can't believe this really happened years before it did in the canon! Are you watching this Hokage?... wait! Oh yes! Are you watching this Fourth Hokage?!' Were his thoughts while attempting to hold his laughter.

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After all that fuss, the class finally began.

As the bell for lesson to start rang, Iruka twisted her waist, and walked into the classroom.

"Today I'm going to talk about Inscription Patterns. Whether if it's fighters or shinobi, Inscription Patterns are very important. They are separated into two parts, respectively the Enchanting Patterns and the Battle Patterns. Enchanting Patterns can be inscribed on armours and weapons. As it can greatly enhance the combat abilities those armours and weapons, especially if it's used by some one with a network of chakra in their bodies, they can make use of weapons and armours with these type of Patterns on it to release far more power than their base strength. As for Battle Patterns, they are used with Inscription Pattern Scrolls. By inscribing it onto the scroll and then activating it, can release a technique reminiscent of ninjutsu!"

Iruka kept saying substantial information.

"Inscription Patterns are extremely profound and mysterious. They have been around since the Warring States. They are being continuously improved on as time goes by. During the Great Shinobi Wars, most countries suffered the constant threat of invasion attacks. Although the Leaf City managed to protect a large portion of them, most experts in translating and crafting them didn't survived."

"About Enchanting Patterns..." Iruka said softly.

And so she began to talk non-stop.

Most of the students in the class weren't listening with the interest it required, however some where worse at hiding their boredom than the others.

"Oh, what a drag." Muttered a girl while holding her pencil with her upper lips.

Iruka's gaze swept across the students in the class, and lastly fell on a snoring girl.

The teacher stoped her explanation and walked towards the student.

"Akimichi-San!" She said after clearing her throat.

"Huh?! What the...?!" Shouted the chubby girl after she was suddenly awoken.

When she saw the teacher standing in front of her, she only smiled apologetically.

"Akimichi-San, you are half asleep!"

"Oh!... But it was Shika!"

At hearing her name, the lazy girl opened her eyes and peaked at her friend.

"Hey... I-I don't want to kiss you!...oh! It was just a nightmare!" Naruko said while awakening, still with sleepy eyes.

"Hey, Uzumaki-San! We are in class!"

Naruko smile awkwardly while Iruka said. "Now is not the time to sleep!"

"Naruko! Shika! Cho! You three, go stand in the hallway!" Was the teacher final order.

And the girls obeyed, although with sleepy faces.

All in all, the teacher returned with her lecture to the class.

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At midday, a ringing bell was heard.

As the sound went off throughout the academy, everybody understood that the class has ended.

And so the Holy Flame Academy's students rushed towards the huge gates.

After leaving the academy area, Bakura and his gang decided to enjoy the sunny day.

And so, they went directly to the park, laughing and playing.

The Uchiha only followed them around, not participating in their childish actions, but she didn't voiced any words of disliking it.

Tenko then suggested they play hide and seek and the others agreed. That is not out of character, because they are still children.

Following the idea of relaxing, Bakura didn't fatigued himself by sensing his friends' chakras, meaning that when he played as the one seeking, he did so in the old fashion way.

Which...well, was really better than he expected.

Even though he found everybody within ten minutes, he still took that as a win.

The kids played for an hour or two, they eventually were able to persuade Satsuki to join them.

She did tried her best to not enjoy the moment, but being a kid made it inevitable that a smile escaped her from time to time.

To the surprise of Bakura, when they went in search for a place to eat, they found Ichiraku's.

Kinda.

The once small shop that allegedly served the best ramen in the Leaf, was now a large restaurant in the Akimichi's compound.

'I know your secret old man... I mean old lady! I know you are the final boss of the story!... If not, I'm sure you are the sage of the six paths! Something like that. I'm watching you.' Was Bakura's satirical remark to himself.

Okay.

After a nice meal for the crew, they went to the market.

There they separate as each one went after what they wanted to acquire.

Satsuki though, kept following Bakura.

She observed him with keen eyes as he bought some unusual items, like metal wires and some beast blood's ink.

He even manage in haggling to a alchemist merchant on some medical kits.

He questioned if she needed something, but she simply shook her head negatively.

After the group met again, it was already getting dark.

As if reading the mood, Tenko thanked for the entertaining day, and dragged Rocky saying that he would walk her till the orphanage.

Li's words of protests only stoped when she admitted defeat. After thanking everyone for the day, she left with Tenko.

Bakura walked alongside Satsuki towards her clan's compound.

"So, enjoyed the day? I must say, I'm glad you came." Said Bakura as he walked with both hands behind his head.

Satsuki pondered for a moment while walking with her hands in her pockets and answered. "Not really. But at least it wasn't boring."

And then she turned her head towards him. "Now, regarding rhe information you mentioned about the Sharingan, would you mind sharing them already?"

Bakura laughed at her serious yet cute expression. "Alright, alright! But if you don't mind, can you raise a genjutsu around us? I rather have some privacy while rambling about serious stuff!... oh, you do know how to perform one, don't you?" Was his request.

Satsuki smiled smugly. "Of course I know!"

And so, she performed a hand seal.

The air around them immediately became slightly dense with chakra, but nothing someone could easily notice.

She looked at him cueing him to start.

"Okay. Sharingan... the dojutsu of the Uchiha clan. Hum... It opens to the user a myriad of abilities." He began his line of thought.

Grabbing his chin he began his explanation. "Let's start firstly with the meaning of its name. Sharingan translates directly to copy wheel eye, though this information doesn't appropriately summarize what it can do."

He paused for a moment, as if remembering something. "One of the base Sharingan most notable powers is the ability to copy any technique the user sees."

"That I'm already well aware!"Satsuki retorted.

But Bakura continued as if he didn't heard her.

"In essence, the purpose of the base Sharingan is to augment the user's vision and reflexes to an incredible degree, giving them access to dozens of different small bonuses abilities as a result."

Satsuki simply turned her head forwards and kept listening.

"The acquisition of the Sharingan might appear sporadic and inconsistent, but putting it in more accurate terms, it awakens in response to a powerful emotional reaction. As a matter of fact, I would guess the emotion don't necessarily needs to be one of any particular kind. But you probably knows that better than me."

Satsuki nodded in response.

"The emotion theoretically, could be something as simple as stress, a desire to protect, the grief over the death of a loved one, the joy of accomplishing something and anything in between. Whatever the nature of this strong emotion might be, once an Uchiha experiences it, their brain will begin to emit a specific form of chakra that affects their optic nerves and their eyes will thereafter evolve into the Sharingan."

This finally peeked the Uchiha interest.

"The overall abilities of the dojutsu all fall under one of two categories : the eye of insight and the eye of hypnotism. Though contrary to what the names implies, these abilities are not literally restricted to one eye."

By now, Bakura was finally sharing some information she only found in minimal mentions among her clan's records.

"The eye of insight focuses on granting the user the previously mentioned boost in perception, and here lies where the famous copy ability fits. Thanks to the eye of insight, the users of the Sharingan are capable of seeing chakra in a visible form and can furthermore distinguish their source by what I would assume is by color labeling them."

At this, Satsuki began inspecting her own hands.

"The user can also detect irregularities within the chakra being observed and if the irregularities are self-inflicted or brought on by outside causes, like genjutsu."

She then clenched her fists as if remembering about a certain someone.

"Adding on what I've mentioned before, the perception boost grants the user abilities like read a target lips and predict their movements based on muscle movements and tensions, and even decoding incredible subtle movements like pencil movements from afar in order to learn exactly what someone may be writing."

Bakura explanation was getting so specific that her anger was interrupted by her sheer awe.

"The final noteworthy ability related to the eye of insight is the ability to copy any technique the user sees, within reason as long the user is physically capable of the technique they wish to replicate. But to go deeper, it is necessary to highlight that bloodline limits and other similar skills cannot be as easily copied nor techniques that rely on nature releases that the Sharingan user has not yet mastered."

He turned his head to verify if she was paying attention, only to notice her deep stare.

Clearing his throat, he continued. "Now, the abilities granted by the eye of hypnotism, deal what one would expect, manipulation of others psyche. The most notable of its capabilities is the use of subtle genjutsu, which I theorize at its most potent can place a target under the complete control of the genjutsu's caster."

Satsuki finally spoke. "Really? I've never heard anything similar."

Nodding, Bakura raised his hands. "Of course the Sharingan is capable of initiating in less extreme forms of illusion or less extreme forms of control. Implying one can subtly coerce another into giving up important information or unintentionally performing certain actions."

The Uchiha raised an eyebrow at that.

"When casting these minor acts of control, similar to what a genjutsu's goal is, it is possible to keep the person being manipulated completely unaware that they are under the effects of an illusion. I would say this dramatically increases the potency and versatility in illusions of any kind." He explained quite enthusiastically.

But quickly regained his composure.

"While all this abilities are available to the Sharingan earliest stages, they grow exponentially stronger as the dojutsu progress and mature to it's final form."

"You mean, It can evolve?" She questioned, all ready knowing the answer, but expecting a better explanation.

He raised a thumb for her. "Yes, and from what I have understood, tracking the progress of the Sharingan is simply done by counting the number of tomoe present in the eye." He retrieve his small notebook and draw the Sharingan in it.

"One tomoe indicates it is in its primary stage, two tomoe indicates it is half way matured, and three tomoe means the eye has fully evolved." He narrated while drawing each phase of the dojutsu.

"Progressing through these stages, it's actually pretty easy but very time consuming, is through continued training and using of the dojutsu." He closed his notebook and stored it in his sachet.

Satsuki pondered at his last remark.

As they reached the front gate of the Uchiha compound, she turned and mentioned.

"So, if an Uchiha had already unlocked their Sharingan but isn't capable of intentionally turning them on, how would you suggest they should proceed?"

"Hum... I'm not sure. But I would guess it follows the same foundation one would face while dealing with chakra."

"First step, it should require that they conditioned their bodies to be able to manipulate the flow of chakra, and to allocate it into a específic part of their body. In this case, the eyes."

"This can be achieved through two methods. First being, organically and gradually, through meditation to refining one's body. Or, through another person to manually conduct this flow of chakra." He revealed.

"Are you aware of how to perform this technique?" Satsuki questioned.

At that, Bakura simply smiled and turned to leave. "Perhaps. But it's already late, you should go to bed. See you tomorrow." He raised his arm with the intent of signaling goodbye to his classmate.

Satsuki could only frown. "Very well."

And so she approached her home's gate.

As they opened, Satsuki looked back, but in doing so she did not found her friend.

She only grumped at that and crossed the gates.

As the night arrived, the city fell asleep.

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(14/08/2020)

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