Konoha Village.
As time passed, the day to vote for the Fifth Hokage drew nearer and nearer.
Shamu had visited every ninja clan and secured all the votes he could.
It had to be said that Shamu's hands-on combat training had earned him tremendous prestige.
Although that prestige was mainly in the hearts of genin and chunin,
the largest number of ninja in all of Konoha were genin and chunin.
The Uchiha's reputation had risen considerably as well.
Now, whenever Uchiha went out, all the younger little kids called them "senior."
Some Uchiha had even developed a fondness for going out shopping.
Today, Shamu arrived at Orochimaru's base because Itachi's Sharingan
had finished fusing.
Fugaku's pair of eyes had also finished being cloned.
Thanks to the steady stream of clones produced during this period,
Orochimaru's cloning techniques had gradually become more refined, especially when it came to accelerating the growth of Fugaku's eyes.
The cloned eyes were, as expected, eyeballs that had not awakened.
Orochimaru quickly transplanted them into Fugaku.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Fugaku soon opened his eyes.
Though he was in an underground chamber, it was still very bright here.
Fugaku raised a hand to shield his eyes from the light, taking a while before slowly adapting.
Although this had been part of the plan, the long-lost light still made Fugaku's heart surge with emotion.
Shamu patted Fugaku on the shoulder. "Welcome back to the world of light."
A smile appeared on Fugaku's face as well.
Orochimaru said, "Your eyes are currently in an unawakened state."
"You should prepare yourself for the possibility that you may never awaken them again."
Fugaku nodded. "I understand. Thank you, Lord Orochimaru."
"Come on. Let's go see Itachi. His Sharingan fusion is complete."
Orochimaru led everyone into a laboratory next door.
Itachi