"Why are you being so harsh on us? That really stings."
After confessing to his father about the Mangekyou, Itachi had a proper talk with his younger brother, Sasuke.
Once he saw that the time was right, he left home and headed toward Yan's place.
"I have something to do tonight, so I'm heading back first. Itachi will be coming to see me."
Before leaving, Yan made sure to inform Tsunade, so she wouldn't overthink things and assume he was skipping work.
"Uchiha Itachi?"
Tsunade stretched her sore shoulders.
"He came to see you earlier today, didn't he? Was it about Sasuke and Orochimaru?"
"A bit of that."
Yan grinned in an odd way.
"You know Orochimaru's reputation. It's normal for Itachi to be worried. Besides, his concern for Sasuke is pretty extreme. I like to call it 'little brother obsession.'"
Tsunade: "..."
Obsession my ass!!!
Anyone else could say that, but not her—because she used to be the same way with her own little brother.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have pushed Nawaki into Orochimaru's hands, forcing him to take him as a student.
She straight-up used her position to pull strings, skipping both the ninja academy exams and the Hokage's assignment process. She just shoved him in and said, "Take him or leave it."
"Apart from Sasuke, he also came to talk to me about some personal matters. That's about it."
Itachi awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan wasn't something to be broadcasted everywhere, but there was no reason to hide it from Tsunade either.
"Congratulations, Uchiha is adding another powerhouse to the village."
"Come on, like Uchiha doesn't have enough strong people already."
Tsunade wasn't impressed.
The Uchiha clan already had plenty of Jonin, and not just any Jonin—some of the strongest ones. Normally, an Uchiha Jonin could take on two or three opponents at once.
In fact, Uchiha Jonin made up a full tenth of the village's total Jonin.
That was an incredible force to reckon with.
"Are you stupid or just overworked?"
"Do you really think we're talking about the same level of 'strong' here?"
If it were just another Uchiha Jonin, Yan wouldn't even bother mentioning it to Tsunade.
One more or one less wouldn't change much anyway.
But Itachi unlocking the Mangekyou was different.
Once he fully mastered his eyes' power, his strength would leap to a whole new level.
Jumping past elite Jonin and reaching Kage-level.
"Don't tell me… that kid, Uchiha Itachi, actually…"
Tsunade wasn't dumb. She just didn't realize it right away.
But the way Yan looked at her—like she was the village idiot—made it click instantly.
The powerful new addition to the Uchiha clan wasn't just any strong fighter.
He was a pillar of support.
"Congratulations, you got it right. Too bad there's no reward."
Yan snapped his fingers and grinned mischievously.
"You..."
Tsunade was so frustrated she wanted to hit him. She just hadn't processed it fast enough, and now he was still playing around.
You could laugh at Tsunade, call her slow, but you couldn't keep laughing—because she'd lose her temper.
Seeing that Tsunade was on the verge of exploding, Yan finally got serious.
"That's why I need to head back early and give Itachi some guidance. I don't want him to overuse the Mangekyou's power.
These eyes grant incredible strength, but they can also make someone lose themselves in that power.
More importantly, using them too much can turn you blind."
"Alright, you go back first. I'll come later. Don't forget to cook."
"…"
Screw that, go eat your own meal at work.
Throwing Tsunade a look of disdain, Yan swiftly disappeared before she could go off on him.
Cooking? Yeah, right. At most, he'd just bring some takeout home.
After a whole day of exhaustion, he wasn't about to waste more energy in the kitchen. More importantly, he was just an average cook.
If he were good, maybe he'd show off a little.
But when your cooking is mediocre, and you keep making food that people nitpick, what's the point?
"Pack some food for me and send it to my house."
Leaving the Hokage's office, Yan took out some money and handed it to an Anbu ninja, instructing them to grab food from his usual spot and deliver it.
"Yes, advisor."
The Anbu ninja accepted the money and immediately went to handle it.
Sitting in the Hokage's office, Tsunade listened to Yan casually ordering an Anbu ninja to fetch his food and couldn't help but laugh in frustration.
Why don't you ask them to do your laundry while they're at it?
Maybe mop the floor, organize your closet, and deep clean your whole house!
As she thought about it, Tsunade rubbed her temples.
Because she suddenly remembered that not long ago, Yan had actually issued a mission for a newly graduated genin team—tasking them with cleaning his house.
And he had paid them quite well. It was clearly a D-rank mission, yet he had offered a C-rank reward.
Now, whenever teams picked up missions, they'd immediately check for similar ones.
Who wouldn't want a task like that?
Cleaning was way better than picking up trash, unclogging toilets, chasing lost pets, or digging holes.
Tsunade was honestly worried that Yan would turn the mission office into a complete mess.
Luckily, he only needed a deep clean twice a month. That wasn't too unreasonable.
When Yan got home, Itachi was already waiting at the door.
"Come in."
Yan opened the door and motioned for Itachi to follow.
Itachi obediently walked inside.
Yan took two bottles of water from the fridge and placed them on the table. Casually tossing his jacket onto the sofa, he signaled for Itachi to sit down.
"Simply put, when a Uchiha awakens the Mangekyou Sharingan, their strength increases significantly in many ways. I won't go into the details—you've probably felt it yourself."
Taking a couple of sips of water, Yan continued,
"What I want to talk about is the use of ocular jutsu and Susano'o."
"The Mangekyou Sharingan is powerful, but that power comes at a cost—it consumes a lot of energy."
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