Chapter 46: Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan

"Naruto, I’m back!"

Uchiha Izumi had just returned home after completing a D-rank weeding mission.

Seeing Naruto sitting on the sofa, smiling and nodding at her, Izumi’s heart stirred.

A Shadow Clone!

She then asked,

"Naruto, are you hungry?"

The Naruto on the sofa shook his head.

"Nothing much happened at school today, so I’m not very hungry."

"Okay. Tell me when you get hungry. I’ll make dinner later."

Izumi nodded.

This was also a little code between Naruto and her.

If he said he wasn’t hungry, it meant that she wouldn’t be coming back so soon.

...

Meanwhile.

At a secluded location in Konoha.

Sealing Space.

"Uchiha Itachi actually buried Shisui’s body directly?"

After assassinating Shisui, Naruto watched the crystal ball and felt disappointed.

Originally, he had planned to have the Hokage’s ANBU or the Uchiha clan discover Shisui’s corpse.

Then, while investigating his memories and determining the cause of death, they would uncover the truth and ignite a conflict between the Hokage and Danzō, or between the Uchiha and Konoha’s higher-ups.

That was precisely why Naruto had deliberately erased certain memories while leaving behind Shisui’s memories of Danzō and the Root attacking him.

Unfortunately...

Itachi had discovered Shisui’s corpse and buried it directly without even investigating how he had died.

"Could it be because he saw the Root’s corpses nearby and assumed Danzō was responsible?"

Naruto was somewhat puzzled.

Then he shook his head and rejected the idea.

"No, that doesn’t make sense. The Root shinobi wouldn’t leave their comrades’ corpses behind, let alone Shisui’s corpse.

"Itachi has already joined the Hokage’s ANBU. He should know the Root’s methods very well."

"That’s right. The Root’s methods leave no evidence or traces behind."

Minato nodded in agreement.

After thinking for a moment, he analyzed the situation.

"He probably realized there was a third party involved, but the Root corpses at the scene also proved that the Root had attacked Shisui.

"To avoid further escalating the conflict between the Uchiha and the village, Itachi chose to bury Shisui directly."

After a pause, he continued,

"Of course, it could also have been because he wanted to preserve his friend’s body.

"Although his eyes were gone, Shisui was still an Uchiha who had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. His value for research..."

Minato naturally knew very well about the darkness within Konoha.

Back then, he had also believed that certain sacrifices and dark measures were unavoidable for the sake of the village.

But there had to be a limit!

What had happened to Naruto had clearly crossed that line.

Now, he no longer cared about Konoha.

Hearing Minato’s analysis, Naruto nodded.

Itachi’s mind was frighteningly calm.

Even after seeing his friend’s corpse, he could still consider everything so thoroughly.

And throughout the entire process, he hadn’t said a single word.

If they wanted to analyze anything about him, they could only make rough deductions from his actions.

Minato suddenly seemed to remember something and asked Naruto,

"By the way, Naruto, did you successfully copy Shisui’s bloodline ability?"

Naruto nodded.

"I got it."

He then closed his eyes before opening them again.

His emerald eyes instantly transformed into a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan, each featuring a pattern resembling four sharp shuriken.

As for his ability to analyze and acquire ninjutsu and bloodline abilities through the system, Naruto had explained it as awakening a special "bloodline ability."

In other words, he simply replaced the word "system" with "bloodline ability."

It was just that this particular "bloodline ability" happened to be ridiculously powerful.

After all, Naruto would continue obtaining various bloodline abilities through the system in the future.

To keep his loved ones from worrying, he needed a reasonable excuse.

Otherwise...

Minato might start wondering whether there was a giant green hat hanging over his head.

The Nine-Tails behind Naruto sensed the aura of the Mangekyō Sharingan and couldn’t help frowning.

But before long, its expression relaxed again.

Although the Mangekyō Sharingan was something the Nine-Tails hated, seeing it on Naruto actually made it feel somewhat relieved.

At least it no longer had to worry about being controlled.

Seeing the Mangekyō Sharingan in Naruto’s eyes, Minato was delighted while asking,

"Did you inherit Kotoamatsukami as well?"

Naruto nodded.

"I did."

Minato continued,

"How does it feel?"

What he really meant was whether Kotoamatsukami truly could permanently alter another person’s will.

Understanding what Minato meant, Naruto sensed the dōjutsu within his eyes before answering,

"It really can permanently alter someone’s will.

"But there are limitations. It depends on the ocular power of the Mangekyō.

"The stronger the target, the more ocular power it requires. If the target’s strength exceeds what the Mangekyō’s ocular power can handle, their will cannot be altered.

"And there’s also a time limit.

"For a permanent alteration, I’d estimate that it can only be activated once every several years."

If Kotoamatsukami could directly alter even Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s will, that would be far too ridiculous.

Naruto felt that modifying people like Konoha’s infamous Four would probably be no problem.

But if Shisui wanted to alter Uchiha Fugaku’s will, it might not work, because Fugaku probably possessed a Mangekyō Sharingan as well.

There should be a certain degree of resistance between Mangekyō Sharingan users.

They would probably have to compete in terms of ocular power.

As for people like Madara and Hashirama, modifying their wills was probably even more impossible.

Hearing this, Minato thought of something and asked,

"Then what about Shisui’s original Mangekyō? What are you planning to do with it?"

Naruto explained,

"The Mangekyō Sharingan of the Uchiha clan has a flaw. The more it is used, the more the user’s eyesight deteriorates, eventually leading to complete blindness.

"Only by transplanting the Mangekyō Sharingan of a blood relative and merging it with one’s own eyes can one retain their eyesight permanently."

"No wonder! Some of Konoha’s secret historical records mention that during the Warring States period, Uchiha Madara took his younger brother Uchiha Izuna’s Mangekyō Sharingan and experienced a tremendous increase in power!"

Minato suddenly understood, recalling the records within Konoha.

Naruto nodded without commenting.

It was probably another piece of "history" Senju Tobirama had deliberately created to smear Uchiha Madara.

Minato continued asking,

"Naruto, how are you going to merge them? Do you need help?"

Naruto shook his head.

"I can directly merge them through my bloodline ability."

He might as well blame everything on his "bloodline ability."

After saying that, Naruto activated his Mangekyō Sharingan again.

He then took out Shisui’s pair of Mangekyō Sharingan and pretended to hold them beside his eyes.

He silently said in his heart,

System, fuse them for me.

Ding! Fusion in progress.

The system’s notification rang inside Naruto’s mind.

Under Minato and the Nine-Tails’ curious gazes, Shisui’s pair of Mangekyō Sharingan slowly merged into Naruto’s eyes!

Shisui had used his Mangekyō Sharingan for several years, and his vision had already become blurry.

Even though Naruto had obtained it through the system’s analysis, the condition of his eyes remained exactly as they had been before Shisui’s death.

Now, during the fusion process, Naruto could feel the ocular power within his eyes continuously increasing.

His vision became clearer and clearer.

After a short while—

Ding! Fusion successful.

The notification sounded again.

The Mangekyō Sharingan in Naruto’s hands had completely fused and disappeared.

A sharp glint flashed through Naruto’s eyes.

An immense surge of ocular power erupted from his eyes!

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