An ANBU operative reported the entire incident between Sarutobi Asuma and Uchiha Ryuu to Hiruzen Sarutobi in full detail — omitting nothing.
Hiruzen frowned as he listened, thoroughly taken aback.
“You say… Ryuu defeated Asuma with nothing but taijutsu?
No ninjutsu at all?
And in a single move?”
Hiruzen had questioned Asuma shortly after the incident himself.
But to Asuma, it was a crushing humiliation — he had stormed out after a shouting match and refused to speak of it.
Left with no choice, Hiruzen had ordered an investigation.
Fortunately, there had been many witnesses.
Yet to the eyes of ordinary onlookers, it had simply looked like one punch sending Asuma flying.
No one could possibly have seen the invisible force of Shinra Tensei beneath it.
“Lord Hokage — that is exactly what happened.
Every witness tells the same story.
There can be no doubt,” the ANBU stated firmly.
“Uchiha Ryuu trains taijutsu every day… could he truly have forged such skill?” Hiruzen was utterly baffled.
The thought had barely crossed his mind before he dismissed it.
“Impossible.
Taijutsu alone cannot achieve such power.
Unless…”
Suddenly, realization struck him.
His eyes widened.
“Uchiha Ryuu has awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan?”
If he had trapped Asuma in a genjutsu first, everything would make perfect sense.
An ordinary Sharingan was common enough among the Uchiha — there would be no reason to hide it.
Which meant… it was likely the Mangekyō.
“Lord Hokage — Ryuu began wearing dark sunglasses these past six months.
Could it be… to conceal his eyes?” the ANBU suggested, catching on.
(Their guess was close, yet not quite right.
Ryuu hid not the Sharingan, but the Rinnegan. This chapter was copied from g.com without permission.
Even if his Sharingan were exposed, it would draw attention and trouble — but nothing compared to the Rinnegan.
The Sharingan might stir whispers within Konoha; the Rinnegan would summon Madara’s true disciples — Black Zetsu, Nagato, and all who sought that supreme power.
It was Madara’s key to resurrection, unique to Nagato across the entire world.
Exposure would bring endless danger.)
“Can the Sharingan still cast genjutsu… through such lenses?” Hiruzen mused.
Not being Uchiha himself, he could neither confirm nor rule it out.
But piecing every clue together, the likelihood remained high.
“I must find a way to test him,” Hiruzen grew uneasy.
He had lived through two Great Shinobi Wars, and knew all too well what the Sharingan — especially the Mangekyō — was capable of.
“Leave me,” he waved the operative away, deep in thought.
With relations already strained between the village and the Uchiha, this must be handled with the utmost caution.
Nothing could be rushed.
The door creaked open.
Danzō stepped in, leaning heavily on his cane, entering as if it were his own room.
“Danzō.
To what do I owe this?” Hiruzen asked flatly.
“You already know why.
Uchiha Ryuu.
We suspect the same thing — has he awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan?” Danzō sat uninvited.
“What do you intend?” Hiruzen asked seriously, offering no denial.
“Leave this to me,” Danzō said slowly.
“As Hokage, there are things you cannot do openly.”
Hiruzen fell silent.
Danzō was right.
Root existed precisely for such shadows.
“I know my measure,” Danzō replied casually, and departed.
Fugaku kept his word.
Orders were issued: Uchiha Ryuu was excused from duty for the coming days.
Ryuu accepted gratefully — he would devote every hour to taijutsu training.
He cared nothing for the repercussions, yet he would not slight Fugaku’s kindness.
And with the whole village chattering about him, he had no wish to walk the streets and be gawked at everywhere he went.
He remained quietly within the Uchiha compound for a full week.
Only then did he venture back to the village training grounds.
The Uchiha neglected taijutsu — there was no proper training ground within the clan lands.
“Ryuu!
You’ve been released at last!” Might Guy called out, pausing mid‑strike, beaming with delight.
“Released?
I wasn’t locked in a cell,” Ryuu rolled his eyes.
“Ha!
Well — I’m glad you’re unharmed!
Still… you have courage.
To strike Asuma!
I worried for you these past days.”
Guy spoke with admiration — yet also with a quiet, bitter sadness.
In this era, Might Guy was mocked and bullied across the village.
He bore it all in silence, never daring to strike back.
Even his father, Might Dai, was dismissed as a talentless genin — bullied and scorned alongside him.
Their lives were hard.
Not even ordinary ninja spared them.
So to see Ryuu stand tall and humble the Hokage’s own son… it had shaken Guy deeply.
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