Uchiha Mei's 'Calamity'!

Developing ninjutsu!

Tang Ping would consult Minato Namikaze about such matters.

After obtaining the advanced materials collected by the Uchiha Clan, his understanding of Chakra and ninjutsu had far surpassed that of most ninja.

Clarity Elixir was the GOAT!

With this stuff, Mom would never have to worry about my studies again.

With his extensive knowledge of ninjutsu and Minato Namikaze available for guidance, Tang Ping could naturally develop his own exclusive ninjutsu.

In the future, Kakashi developed the A-Rank Ninjutsu Chidori at the age of twelve, then later created the S-Rank Lightning Blade.

As a transmigrator who could spend money to power up, there was no reason for him to lose to that guy, right?

And beyond knowledge of ninjutsu, the most important thing in developing ninjutsu was creativity.

In that regard, while Tang Ping would not dare claim that everyone in the ninja world was trash, he still stood far above them.

Not to mention that Minato Namikaze was there to guide and protect him.

The Rasengan Naruto would use to conquer the world in the future had been developed by Minato Namikaze, which showed just how capable he was at creating ninjutsu.

Therefore, the ninjutsu Tang Ping had long envisioned was finally put on the agenda.

He returned to the clan grounds in high spirits.

But the moment he stepped inside, Tang Ping sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

The Uchihas he encountered along the way all looked at him with extremely complicated expressions.

Amid that strange atmosphere, he returned to his residence.

The instant he entered the courtyard, he ran straight into Uchiha Fugaku, who was approaching with several people.

"Tang Ping-kun, if you need any help, come find me!"

The other man said that as he passed him, then left.

"??"

Tang Ping truly wanted to curse, Cryptic-talkers, get lost.

He entered the room where the clan meeting was held.

The first thing he saw was a slender, frail figure lying flat on a woven rush mat, dressed only in a thin white undershirt.

Uchiha Mei!

Her face was deathly pale, like a delicate porcelain doll that would shatter at the slightest touch.

Most importantly, bandages were wrapped around her eyes.

It was over!

For a ninja, losing an arm still meant they were a ninja. But if they went blind, then no matter what, they could no longer be one.

Especially when the blind person was an Uchiha.

Everyone knew that the Uchiha Clan took the greatest pride in their Sharingan.

If something happened to their eyes, the blow would be far worse than it would be for other ninja.

Deathly stillness!

That aura permeated Uchiha Mei.

Besides her, there were only six Jonin from the Main Branch in the room.

The only woman among them, Uchiha Shizuka, was kneeling on the floor, gazing at Uchiha Mei with eyes full of pain and worry.

Uchiha Shota, who was so burly he barely looked like an Uchiha, stood in front of the other four Jonin. His eyes had turned blood-red, and three black tomoe like tadpoles had appeared within them.

Three-Tomoe Sharingan!

Entering that state meant he could strike at any moment.

"This..."

Tang Ping's pupils contracted slightly.

He had not expected Uchiha Mei to suffer an accident.

The confidence and domineering presence she had shown before had made people instinctively feel that there was no need to worry about her.

But now, he suddenly realized that he had tagged her as a 'Rich, Beautiful, Strong, Miserable' character.

Presumably, the reason she had never appeared in the original timeline was exactly this, right?

After going blind, she might have 'committed suicide,' so naturally she would never have appeared later.

He just did not know whether he had influenced this somehow.

Because of the Healing Potion, he had gained some fame among the Uchiha and the village higher-ups.

And as his fiancée, Uchiha Mei would naturally benefit as well.

So someone like Danzo, who did not want to see her grow stronger, might have acted in advance.

Uchiha Mei was fairly strong, but she was only a Special Jonin. If Root truly moved against her, there was no way they would fail.

She was not the protagonist. She did not have plot armor.

The reason they had not killed her outright was probably because they feared the Uchiha Clan.

After all, injury and death were two entirely different concepts.

"Tang Ping, you'll take care of Mei from now on!"

After seeing Tang Ping enter, Uchiha Shizuka rose directly to her feet, then stood beside Uchiha Shota, blocking Uchiha Xiu.

"Let's go!"

Uchiha Xiu frowned, then left with his people. Uchiha Shota and Uchiha Shizuka followed them out.

What came next was an internal power struggle within the Main Branch.

Previously, the Main Branch had remained stable because Uchiha Mei, the 'heir apparent,' was there.

Now that Uchiha Mei was blind, she naturally could no longer take that position.

Even the current clan head would step down immediately if he went blind.

A clan head did not necessarily have to be the strongest fighter, but he at least had to be capable of fighting. Otherwise, he would not even survive a casual assassination attempt. How could the clan hold its head up then?

As for why Uchiha Shizuka had asked Tang Ping to look after Uchiha Mei?

Naturally, it was because the two of them were bound together.

Tang Ping could receive the Uchiha Clan's protection entirely because of Uchiha Mei, his fiancée.

Once something happened to Uchiha Mei, that protection would disappear.

So no matter how one looked at it, he, her 'fiancé,' was the best choice.

As Jonin of the Main Branch Lineage, the most important task for Uchiha Shizuka and Uchiha Shota now was stabilizing the Main Branch internally, which was why they had left in such a hurry.

And no one would make a move against Uchiha Mei now.

Because she was no longer a threat!

After going blind, she posed no threat to anyone, so naturally no one would keep targeting her.

Once they had all left, Tang Ping examined his fiancée, who seemed like a puppet.

It was very serious!

Her eyeballs had been completely destroyed. Even medical ninjutsu could not heal them.

Such a coincidence?

But Tang Ping felt that it was a little too coincidental.

The potion he had just created happened to be at the stage where it needed human testing, and then such a perfect 'experimental product' appeared.

Using the Healing Potion concentrate as a base, then adding the regenerative ability extracted from those special lizards.

Combining the two gave the potion the effect of 'regrowing severed limbs.'

He just did not know how effective this newly developed potion would be on humans, or how much would be needed.

Without testing, he did not dare use it lightly on his fiancée.

Looking at Uchiha Mei's lifeless expression, Tang Ping spoke.

"Do you want to return to normal?"

She was his 'White Thigh.' If something happened to her, it would be a devastating disaster for him, so he had to cure her no matter what.

Tang Ping did not want his fiancée to commit suicide because she had gone blind. By then, it would be too late for anything, so he might as well give her some confidence first.

Uchiha Mei still showed no reaction after hearing that.

It could not be helped. She had secretly sought treatment from quite a few people, but all of them had concluded that she was beyond saving.

As for finding Tsunade, the pinnacle of the medical field?

After her younger brother and lover died, she had left the village. No one could find her at all.

So when a freshly graduated Genin like Tang Ping said such things, Uchiha Mei naturally had no reaction.

"Come!"

Seeing that, Tang Ping knew it was completely impossible to persuade her with words alone, so he forcibly pulled her to her feet.

If it had been before—

If he had dared do this, the domineering Uchiha Mei would have kicked him flying at once and taught him who was boss.

But now, she allowed him to move her around like a doll, showing just how devastating blindness had been for her.

The two of them soon arrived at the underground laboratory.

Then the miracle began.