AN: So this one took a bit longer to make. Not gonna lie, this one was just not as interesting to write as the first three chapters. Making original content takes more time and effort than reading from a script and injecting a few bits of dialogue as well.

I have taken several reviews criticizing a few inconsistencies to heart and have gone back and changed a few words here and there to fix them.

Got my first flamer, I'm so proud of myself!

Quick point I need to make before I continue. A lot of you have been making comments about how Genjutsu should still work because Kaguya was able to use it against people with no chakra at all and that I only did this to nerf Sasuke. That is NOT the case. It does nerf him, but that is only a side effect. There is a reason he can't use standard Genjutsu against the people of Remnant that will become apparent later in the story. I am well aware this is not how things would go in canon- but this is not canon. This is a fanfiction, and it wouldn't be a fanfiction if I followed all of the canon events and physics down to the letter. Suffice it to say this will be a plot hole large enough to sink the Titanic if it's not written this way. Keep this chapter in mind- when I point this out later I will refer back to this chapter and say, "I told you so."

Also, I changed the English language description to Valerian. Kind of a small detail, but those of you who pointed that out make a good case.

Iskandar Hero- please refer to the AN at the end of the chapter.

AC3Rarin- Yeah, I saw that profile. For someone who got pissed at my first author's note he did a damn good job of proving my point.

ThE 4SsAsSiN 21- Thanks for the review. I'm definitely going for the not cliché angle. You should be getting at least a hint of that in this chapter.

LordAzreal1- I share your opinion that an author changing events or details of a story without explanation is incredibly frustrating. I'll try my best to avoid that, so don't be afraid to call me out if you think something doesn't make sense. It might be something I knowingly changed like the Genjutsu argument above, but maybe it's something I overlooked.

The Predator- Once again, a reviewer calling me out for my screw-up. I shouldn't have overlooked that, thanks for mentioning it.

Objectivenumber1- I overdid that scene a bit, good point on your end.

blankdead- Thank you once again for the positive feedback! You'd be surprised how much that means to me when I'm summoning the motivation to write.

Danish78- You'll just have to keep reading to see if that's where I take this.

Croniklerx- Don't know how I misnamed Hebi there. Dear God that was embarrassing to see… fixed it. The mental snarking and smart-ass comments are a little off-character, but you have to remember these are thoughts in Sasuke's head. Everyone has been in a situation where you're emotionally upset and swearing a storm in your head but filter that out when you actually talk. Sasuke is no different- just because he doesn't talk much or show much emotion doesn't mean he doesn't have them in the privacy of his mind like the rest of us. I may have overdone it a bit, but to be fair I don't think anyone would be thinking PG thoughts if they were suddenly teleported to a parallel world with possibly no way home.

'Thoughts'

Uchiha of Remnant

Chapter 4: Stacking the Odds

Stereotypes were abundant. Certain general trends that pertained to nationality, behavior, taste, and general lifestyle choices had been observed by all cultures since before written history began. Individuals could of course defy the stereotypes that beget their group. Sasuke Uchiha, for example, did not submit to the male stereotype of trying to bed as many women as possible. He was, however, a fully willing participant in another male stereotype- he did not like shopping. The idea of spending a minute more than was absolutely necessary to obtain a new wardrobe was as about as appealing to him as salt was to a slug.

And so it was that he spent a grand total of thirty minutes getting himself multiple sets of various clothing, not wanting to have to worry about washing any of them for several days until he could find somewhere to live. Knowing he would have to be as unassuming as possible Sasuke ignored all of the flashier styles that he knew Naruto would have picked and settled for simplicity and practicality, something that was surprisingly difficult. Choice of clothing was never that great a consideration amongst shinobi, the threat of death making fashion an afterthought.

That was clearly not the case in the rather impressive building that housed several different clothing stores he had snuck into. The sheer variety of fabrics, colors, textures, and styles was nothing short of astonishing.

'These people clearly have too much free time on their hands.'

Most of his choices were completely worthless: too eye-catching, not durable enough, too tight to move in, and so on. And the pants… dear God the pants. The Uchiha could have sworn on his father's grave that nine out of ten of the men's pants were so tight they had to have been designed by a woman who wanted to discreetly sterilize as many people with a scrotum as possible.

Despite these hurdles the Uchiha quickly acquired several pants on the looser end, several shirts and undershirts, boxers and socks, a belt, three vests with several pockets each, and two pairs of combat boots. It had taken a bit more time, but he had also found two hooded double-breasted coats with thigh-length tails that would allow him to carry his Kusanagi discreetly behind his back. Wanting to keep stealth as an asset the chosen items were shades of black and dark blue, though several of the lighter shirts had darker shades of purple and red as well.

The first task complete, he sealed the extra clothes away along with his original outfit save for his wrist warmers covering the seals on his left arm and exited through the roof.

Deciding to take care of his dietary needs next, the Uchiha quickly located an enormous building that contained more food than he had ever seen in a single place. Unfortunately for him the store was clearly a 24 hour one as there were still night staff present.

It wasn't enough to stop him. A simple walk up the outside wall of the building to a window he could open was all it took to get inside. And for all the staff still there, not one of them suspected a thief would walk upside down on the ceiling. Whenever an employee gazed somewhere in his direction Sasuke simply stopped moving to avoid being noticed out of the corner of their eye, dropping down to pick up what he wanted before storing it in his arm seals and jumping back to the ceiling before he was seen.

Most of the food was unfamiliar to him but he was able to recognize and take packages of beef and fish, a small assortment of vegetables, and several large bags of rice from the storage area in the back of the building along with a few pots and pans. He stopped once to pick up what appeared to be an insulated water bottle in case he needed to take an extended trip somewhere before leaving.

Finding a shelter was a more difficult undertaking. A location inside the village was out of the question until he could speak the language, so he was forced to look several miles away to find a suitable location. He did find an abandoned house that had clearly not been lived in for years, but the presence of a path leading to it meant that someone was still visiting the place regularly.

Luckily Sasuke found a small cave at the base of a large cliff that would suit his needs well. It was remote enough that he didn't need to worry about anyone finding him, and a constant breeze at the cliff's base meant any smoke from a fire would be dispersed enough that it wouldn't be visible from a long distance. In addition, there was a small stream a short walk away for water as well as a slight upward slope to the ground that meant any heat would rise up and stay inside.

Sasuke still had a few hours of night left to make use of, performing a U-turn back to town after removing some excess forest litter and rocks from his temporary abode.

The local library was quickly discovered after a discreet stroll through what little downtown there was. There may not have been any security measures besides a locked door, but it didn't stop the Uchiha from looking over his shoulder as he entered.

He was planning on temporarily borrowing a few items, but his real concern was that he would be caught stealing several 'learning to read' books that were clearly meant for toddlers. He vowed that he would do everything in his power to take this moment to his grave - his pride would never recover if anyone he knew found out about this.

Sasuke was pleasantly surprised that the technology here was advanced enough for books to have a kind of 'read-a-long' feature with audio that matched the text, something he did not hesitate to pick up.

'A very useful application for whatever audio technology they developed here. I should be able to learn this new alphabet quickly.'

After 'borrowing' a few relatively more advanced books so he wouldn't have to return to the library too often the Uchiha made his way back to the cave with about an hour of night to spare.

With the Sharingan blazing, Sasuke did not hesitate to start playing the sing-along story of what was apparently a very hungry caterpillar, matching symbols on the page with the different sounds heard from the audio. Slowly but surely the linguistic code began to reveal itself. After going through several books multiple times over the course of two hours the Uchiha had a basic grasp on how to read and speak, only really needing to figure out a few inconsistencies regarding pronunciation, several words that were spelled differently but pronounced exactly the same, and to confirm several unusual sounds that appeared to be digraphs.

'Should still fully comprehend it quickly at this rate.'

It was just as well- after the impromptu journey to this strange world, the mentally strain of being completely isolated from anything familiar with the exceptions of his summons, and cracking an entirely new language that had seemingly been overzealously filled with loopholes and exceptions to every rule, Sasuke was tired.

Deciding he had made enough progress, Sasuke put the book titled The Cat in the Hat away before deciding to indulge in his brain's desire for slumber.

The Uchiha awoke to the sound of heavy breathing the next morning before sensing a wall of fur-covered flesh on either side of him. Fight-or-flight instinct took over immediately, and he jumped up with his sword in hand and his Sharingan activated.

He had to blink his eyes several times to convince himself what he was seeing was real- five individuals of whatever species of black wolves he had encountered yesterday were all lying next to where he had been sleeping along with what appeared to be a black bear of similar appearance.

'What in the world?'

The creatures had certainly been resting, but a lack of yawning or any sign of weariness suggested they had not been sleeping. Still it was rather curious they had all decided to lie down next to him, and how had they even found him?

The bear and wolves all rose up upon sensing Sasuke was no longer asleep but did not make any hostile moves. A quick glance at his supplies revealed they had not taken or eaten anything, nothing had even been touched. They were just… staring at him.

Even if he wasn't in any danger from them it was a little unnerving if he were being honest.

'What are these things doing? They are carnivorous, but they would have tried to attack and kill me already if they had wanted to eat me.'

The response of these creatures to his presence was puzzling; they had tried to kill Ruby last night to either eat her or because they saw her as a threat to their territory. So why were these things not treating him in the same way?

'Can these creatures sense I'm not a regular human?'

If that was the case it did not bode well for him. Assuming these creatures were normally hostile toward people he would stick out like a sore thumb if someone saw him sleeping next to these things.

Fortunately, he wouldn't have to kill them to avoid such a scenario as all six of the creatures began to file out of the cave as though nothing had happened. That suited Sasuke just fine- as long as they didn't hinder or draw any attention to him there was no need to pick fights with them.

It was at that point the Uchiha furrowed his eyes in confusion as he deactivated his bloodline. Something felt off. He couldn't pinpoint it right away, but there was a feeling gnawing at the back of his mind that all was not as it should be.

'Those creatures didn't take or eat anything, all of my supplies are accounted for, there are no people around watching me' he pondered. A quick check of his person confirmed what Sasuke had assumed before- none of the creatures had harmed him or done anything to his body or clothing.

'So what is it? Nothing has changed, even my chakra levels are almost exactly the sa-'

At that point his eyes widened in shock- his chakra levels were only slightly higher than they were when he went to sleep; that was the problem.

He had used a modest amount summoning Garuda and Aoda the night before as well as a metaphorical drop's worth when he used his Chidori Katana to kill that first wolf when he had helped Ruby. Of that quantity he had used, his body normally would have replenished almost all of it during the roughly ten hours that had passed.

That was not the case. He had recovered only a bit over an eighth of what he had used; a pitiful quantity compared to his total reserves.

'My position here is even worse than I thought' the Uchiha stressed, fists clenching in frustration. 'Even if I am the strongest around it won't mean much in the long run if I exhaust my power in battle or with a faulty reverse summoning. If that happens it won't be difficult for me to be killed or captured before I recover.'

It meant he would be effectively crippled unless he was in a life-threatening situation. All of his jutsu, his Sharingan, and his summonings were going to have to be off-limits. The Curse Mark and all of its abilities fell under this category as well, and a breath of relief was exhaled when Sasuke confirmed Orochimaru was still securely imprisoned. Worrying about the Sannin escaping was not something he wanted to burden himself with here.

Taijutsu, kenjutsu, Kirin, his kunai and shuriken were going to be his only real weapons. He had also practiced the tree-walking exercise enough that it could be performed with perfect efficiency without wasting any chakra, so that would still be available to use.

Using his chakra to enhance his physical strength was also still possible, though it would have to be toned down to avoid wasting any. All shinobi could multiply their strength with their chakra to varying degrees depending on their chakra quantity and control, but it was common knowledge that the more power was used to amplify one's strength the less efficient the process was. This wasn't a problem for Shinobi such as Tsunade or Sakura who had flawless chakra control, but he was not at that level of skill. His control was certainly excellent, but it was not perfect.

It was anything but an ideal situation, but it appeared he would just have to make do.

'With my Sharingan off-limits, I don't have any time to waste getting back to reading'. It would take longer to become bilingual without his bloodline, and that wasn't even the end of it. He still had to research the geography, history, and general information of this world to find a good place to hide in plain sight. Hopefully with his progress from the previous night it wouldn't take him too long.

With that Sasuke decided to first satiate his thirst from the nearby stream before making a crude breakfast and continuing his books.

He had to fight the urge to grit his teeth when he saw the five black wolves and bear from earlier standing mere feet from the cave's entrance. Though they were now joined by almost two dozen more of the same black wolves and what appeared to be a horse-sized scorpion of the same nature covered by an incomplete bone-like exoskeleton.

All of the creatures were facing him and staring, but like before did not make any further moves; hostile or otherwise.

'Annoying' the Uchiha thought to himself before pointedly ignoring them to fill his water bottle. He was mildly curious as to what these things were and thought it a good idea to at least find some kind of information about them considering their unusual response to his presence.

'I can't spend too much time thinking about these creatures. Find out basic information and move on. It's not my world, so they're not my problem.'

Feet too quick for civilian eyes to follow made a path across the snow-covered rooftops of Patch as the last rays of sunlight disappeared over the horizon. The pace of movement was perhaps faster than was necessary to reach the airport in time for an airship bound to Vale to leave, but Sasuke had spent a total of four days either reading in a cave or making discreet trips to town for more reading material or food. He was ready to leave.

'Not a moment too soon. I would have been discovered before long at the rate Grimm decided to visit.'

The Grimm, as the black creatures he had seen were called, had continued their passive observation of him during the duration of his stay at the cave. More had gradually accumulated around his cave until by the time he left the number of Grimm surrounding his temporary abode had reached and passed the triple digits. Their attraction to negative emotions flawlessly explained why they flocked to him, but according to every piece of literature he could find on them they attacked humans on sight whenever they had the chance without exception. His previous hypothesis that he would be painted as a target if it was discovered Grimm were more merciful toward him was confirmed; and now that he could speak the same tongue as everyone else it was high time he left for a more populated area where there would be no Grimm to betray him.

After learning this world's basic geography the only real place that made sense to go was the city of Vale. It would be the quickest to reach and had enough people moving in from other territories that his arrival would likely go unnoticed.

The idea had crossed his mind to pickpocket enough of the local Lien currency to pay for a formal ticket, but in this case it would be better to stow away with no one the wiser. If his arrival was undocumented it would make it all the easier to cover his tracks when he arrived.

A flash of bright red in the corner of his eye briefly caught his attention enough to avert his gaze.

'Ruby?'

She was turned away from him, but the familiar red cloak could belong to no one else. Sasuke halted his journey to the docks upon seeing the girl place a sheet of paper with what looked like a very crude drawing of him on a street lamp.

'A missing person poster; why would she bother with that? Wasn't the kunai I left a good enough hint?'

The Uchiha was honestly puzzled as to why it seemed she hadn't gotten the message. Even if she hadn't figured it out he had thought her father would. And she saw first-hand he was more than capable of handling himself and shared no blood or community with him. So why was she going to such lengths to find him?

Ruby turned around abruptly to face a middle-aged woman coming from the other direction, revealing a face that had lost all traces of mirth and curiosity that it had held when he had last seen it. Etched into her face now were concern and anxiety as Sasuke eavesdropped on the now decipherable words leaving Ruby's mouth.

"Excuse me, Mrs. Parks? I'm sorry to bother you but have you seen this guy? He left my house four days ago without telling anyone."

"I'm sorry Ruby, but I can't say I have. Do you know where he could have gone?"

"Well, not really… You see he can't speak Valerian, so there was no real way to ask him where he was from or anything like that. He helped me fight some Grimm when I was visiting Mom, but he doesn't have any winter clothing and doesn't know anyone here."

Sasuke may have been across the street, but his hearing was good enough despite the audible winter wind to pick out Ruby's genuine emotion and concern. There was a very slight tremble in her voice, further betraying her distress. And judging from the way she was fidgeting her hands it was more than likely she would have been clasping them close to her chest in concern if she was not using them to carry more of the posters she had likely made herself.

'If I had done something like this when I was six I could see Mother behaving this way. But we met once and spent a grand total of less than three hours together. Why would she care this much about finding me?'

He had half a mind to just leave and put this whole island and everyone on it behind him, but a slightly larger part of him was for some reason curious about Ruby's motives.

"Well that certainly makes things more difficult" the older woman replied. "Ruby… I don't know if you've thought of this already, but have you considered this young man may be on the run or part of some illegal activity?"

"Wh-what?" silver eyes widened in comprehension before retorting, "That can't be! He helped me fight off Grimm and had dinner with me and Dad and was really polite and everything! And he didn't steal anything- me and Dad checked the whole house the morning after he left and nothing was gone!"

"Calm down dear, I'm not saying he's a criminal. I'm just suggesting that it's a possibility you may need to consider. It is rather suspicious he would leave so suddenly if he has no friends or family here unless he had something to hide." the woman said. "Look, you're probably right that there's nothing to worry about, and I'll make sure to ask around if anyone has heard anything."

"Thank you, Mrs. Parks! That means a lot." Ruby replied, a small smile on her face now.

"You shouldn't spend too much more time out here dear, a winter's night won't do you any favors" the woman suggested before resuming her walk to her destination.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine!"

Ruby had scarcely turned around before the small smile fell off and returned to a disappointed frown. She re-adjusted her hood before beginning to walk across the street, presumably to place another poster.

Sasuke was a prodigy and was used to comprehending things he had seen and heard about very quickly. Ruby Rose's actions here were not among them. He turned around and continued his journey to the docks, though not without confusing thoughts of the girl's actions processing through his mind.

'There is no reason for her to be so concerned, why is she going to such lengths at her own expense on my behalf?'

And it was at her expense- the small shivers racking her body beneath her cloak as well as the unhealthy pale color of the skin on her hands and face that were exposed to the biting cold were proof enough of that.

There had to be some kind of powerful motive driving her to such measures, though the Uchiha was at a loss for what it could be.

Sasuke had learned many uncomfortable truths in his short life, and one of them was that anyone who wanted to help someone had some kind of self-centered motive for doing so.

The only reason Orochimaru trained him was because he wanted a body with the Sharingan to transfer to. The only reason Kabuto pretended to befriend his team in the Chunin Exams was because he needed to keep tabs on him for Orochimaru. The only reason Sakura or Ino wanted to please him was that they wanted to be in a romantic relationship with him they could fulfill their emotional desires with (why they couldn't have chosen someone other than him was another question he had yet to answer). The only reason the shopkeepers and ordinary citizens of Konoha treated him with more respect than his classmates and constantly tried to get on his good side was because they knew he would be the default head of the Uchiha Clan when he came of age and when he married and began to rebuild his family.

At first glance his squad-mates of Team Seven seemed to be an exception, but on closer inspection even they had selfish motives.

Sakura's motive was simple enough. She had a crush on him, and defecting to Orochimaru was dangerous enough to endanger his life and he would be separated from her. Any microscopic hope she had of developing some relationship with him would not be possible with him as a missing-nin. It was why she had not outright condemned him for seeking revenge but had instead offered to leave with him.

Naruto had been alone his whole life and was desperately wanting to feel appreciated and needed by those around him. Sasuke was one of the first people who had bonded with him in such a way (although both recognized it was something that went without saying and was never to be openly discussed), and Naruto had predictably not wanted that bond to end. Sasuke leaving and said bond being broken meant Naruto was one more step toward the social outcast that he was before.

It was understandable, Sasuke honestly did sympathize. But that didn't change the fact that what Itachi had done was personal.

He couldn't just move on, not without paying Itachi his due for his crimes. And it wasn't as though Naruto had no experience with such a perspective. The people of Konoha's hatred of the Nine-Tails ran deep more than a decade after its rampage had sent hundreds of people to an early grave and had been readily extended to its Jinchuuriki host. Naruto of all people should have known that such hatred and desire for vengeance did not just vanish because people who had it were better off without it.

And Kakashi… Sasuke had a serious bone to pick with him.

Kakashi had lost almost all of his teammates already and was still feeling the shame and guilt years later if his hours of standing in front of the Konoha KIA memorial were anything to go by. The Copy Ninja had not tried to talk Sasuke off of his path for vengeance out of care, but out of the desire to avoid any further shame on his part.

He had found that out when he had heard of Team Ten's attempt to sneak out of Konoha without authorization to try and kill the Akatsuki members who had murdered Asuma.

There had been no lecture about how wrong vengeance was from Kakashi on that occasion from what he had heard. Nor from the Hokage, nor from ANYONE in Konoha. They had simply shrugged their shoulders, told Team Ten they understood their feelings, should have asked them for help first, and sent them on their way.

When Sasuke had heard of that, he had been furious. Konoha and everyone in it who had a say in the matter had done everything in their power to stop his quest to kill Itachi. He had far greater reasons to justify his desire for revenge than Team Ten ever did; yet the powers that be had given them an encouraging push out the door for their vengeance quest without a second thought. Kakashi had helped Team Ten even their score without any complaint yet had done nothing but lecture him about how he should just 'let it go' because he would only 'find emptiness inside'.

If Konoha, or even just the members of his team had shown half the support Team Ten had been shown there was no way he would have left.

Orochimaru was a dangerous man and a morally disgusting one; it was hardly an optimal choice for him.

He had taken the risk to go to the Sannin, and as far as Sasuke was concerned Konoha had only themselves to blame.

Konoha had every reason to help him become strong enough to kill Itachi. He was one of the greatest traitors to the village in its history, and his tactical mind and unparalleled prowess in Genjutsu made him an enemy few would willingly face.

But Sasuke did. And his Sharingan meant he had a countermeasure for Itachi's Genjutsu that would normally be capable of placing entire squads in comas before they could blink. He was one of the best ways the village could take Itachi out; both capable of doing it and willing to take the risk.

Konoha had thrown that opportunity in the trash without a second thought.

They could have easily trained him more, knowing that he would willingly hunt down one of the village's greatest traitors to ever live. He could have graduated from the Academy three or four years before he actually did and advance to new heights that he had been ready to climb to.

Instead he had been stuck with his age group listening to information he already knew and being taught skills he already had because of bureaucratic fools who wouldn't know a good opportunity if it stared them in the face.

As far as he could tell Ruby had no reason to have any of these motivations.

The only explanation that was left was that she cared enough about his wellbeing out of genuine kindness to try and make sure he was safe.

'Ridiculous.'

The world was not that kind- no one was.

The only exception to this were his family. They had loved him unconditionally, even if his Father had never said it out loud.

Ruby was not in the same category. The mere thought that she may had similar levels of unreciprocated concern for him as his deceased family was nothing short of blasphemous.

There had to be another reason. Perhaps she had personally failed someone she cared about before and this was some roundabout atonement to protect lives after she had been unsuccessful.

'It doesn't matter anyway. I'll never see her again.'

The Uchiha leapt across the small fence that represented the last barrier to his destination- a small freighter airship bound for Vale.

One leap upward was enough to flawlessly placed himself discreetly underneath the corner of one of the wings, a place that a population of people who had no reason to look for stowaways who could stick themselves to the underside of surfaces would think to look.

Sasuke did not mind traveling by air with the wind on his face. Flying either with his Curse Mark or with Garuda was something he genuinely enjoyed and was one of the only activities Sasuke could honestly say he even considered fun.

The range of movement, the freedom to move in any dimension as he wished, the unsurpassed view he had on the world below, the feeling of supremacy as an exception to the people and creatures who did not share the gift of flight that were kept earthbound by gravity's universal embrace. It was one of the most euphoric activities he had had the privilege of experiencing.

That being said, he was not looking forward to this journey. He could ignore the below freezing temperatures and the flight-intensified wind chill, but Sasuke had no doubts his ears would have a hard time forgiving him for the level of noise they were about to experience.

Not that he wouldn't endure it. He had gone through a lot to reach his goal, and he wasn't going to quit now. And even as the engines of the airship began to lift them into the air and the magnitude of the sound and accompanying vibrations rattled his head, Sasuke did not waste a minute going through all of the information he had read on the city of Vale and what his next move would be.

No longer worrying about been seen, the Uchiha twisted his body over the front of the wing to sit on the top of the aircraft for a better view. The Sun had set almost completely behind him, and in his front was the star-speckled sky of a cloudless and clear winter night as he flew toward the Kingdom of Vale.

It was an appropriate metaphor. Sasuke had left the world he was born in and was now flying toward the dark unknown of this alien land.

Even as the wind resistance grew to the point it took effort from his abdominal muscles to prevent his head and torso from being blown backward, Sasuke did not bend.

He was not going to yield.

He was not going to fail.

AN: So a bit more set-up before the story proper with a bit of character thrown in. A bit on the shorter end, but this was the most graceful place to stop.

As for Sasuke's clothing I took a suggestion from Iskandar Hero and gave him the basic outfit of Nero from Devil May Cry. I'll admit flat out that clothing and fashion is extremely boring to me and if it wasn't for that suggestion I probably would have half-assed it and continued to writing the more interesting parts.

For those of you thinking that Sasuke not recovering his chakra is a deliberate nerf- you are half right. But I will inform you now that this detail of the story falls under the same category as Sasuke's inability to use Genjutsu on people in Remnant. There is a plot-related reason for it.