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No...

What exactly was Shirou Emiya talking about?

What exactly was he doing?

Why did he believe Shirou Emiya had learned how to lie?!

Black Zetsu, hidden underground, heard the conversation between Shirou Emiya and Madara Uchiha. It felt like its mind was about to go mad.

What did he mean by, "I don't know how to lie, so please forgive me if I say something wrong"?

Saying something like that outright was practically telling Madara Uchiha that he was about to start lying, wasn't it? How was he supposed to earn Madara Uchiha's trust that way?!

"..."

Madara Uchiha's expression turned vaguely strange.

Shirou Emiya...

Was that even human speech?

What did he mean by, "I don't know how to lie, so please forgive me if I say something wrong"?

Was this great figure from the Ancient Era actually trying to deceive him with lies?

What a clumsy lie!

"Lord Shirou..."

Madara Uchiha's expression darkened slightly. He had assumed Shirou Emiya was toying with him, but then he saw the sincerity written all over Shirou Emiya's face. Remembering the village Shirou Emiya had previously lived in, he immediately found the source of Shirou Emiya's desire to lie.

"Hmph..."

"If I'm not mistaken..."

Madara Uchiha sneered, mocking the person he hated most. "Tobirama Senju must have told you that you could deceive me with lies if you encountered me. Is that right?"

"Uh... no."

Shirou Emiya hesitated before telling the truth.

"Hmph, it must have been him!"

Madara Uchiha became even more convinced of his guess, sneering endlessly. "That despicable wretch Tobirama Senju is as sinister as ever..."

"All right."

Shirou Emiya could only sigh helplessly, seemingly regretting that he could not salvage Tobirama Senju's reputation. He had no choice but to continue, "Tobirama once mentioned that you came looking for me because you wanted me to treat that blind eye of yours..."

"!!!"

A flash of shock appeared in Madara Uchiha's eyes.

No wonder!

No wonder Tobirama Senju had shamelessly tempted such a great figure into lying!

Madara Uchiha suddenly realized Shirou Emiya's terrifying value. His hand unconsciously reached up to stroke his blind eye.

He could actually...

Heal even his blind eye!

This was the price he had paid for using the Uchiha Clan's forbidden technique, Izanagi. Because of that technique's immense power, Madara Uchiha had never expected this eye to regain its sight!

But...

Could Shirou Emiya actually heal this eye?

If Shirou Emiya could heal his blind eye, he would have enough power to begin a new struggle against Hashirama Senju!

"Lord Shirou."

Madara Uchiha pushed aside his disheveled long hair, revealing the grayish-white eye beneath. In a deep voice, he asked, "Can this blind eye truly be healed?"

"Uh..."

Shirou Emiya hesitated again, as though caught in some kind of deadlock and unable to make a judgment. "Should I be able to heal it... or should I not?"

"..."

Madara Uchiha grew even more furious.

Could a great Medical Ninja really be so unsure of his own medical skills?

Those wavering words had to be the work of that despicable and shameless Tobirama Senju, who was trying to stop Shirou Emiya from healing his eye. That was why he had tempted such a great Medical Ninja into lying and concealing the truth!

Fortunately...

Fortunately, this great figure from the Ancient Era was not skilled at lying.

Even when he lied, he was like a novice, full of obvious flaws!

Madara Uchiha felt both delighted and irritated. He knew Shirou Emiya could definitely heal his eye. Letting this eye see the light again was truly an unexpected windfall!

"This... is possible!"

A sinister smile curled at the corner of Madara Uchiha's mouth as he tried to persuade Shirou Emiya. "Lord Shirou, there is no need to listen to Tobirama Senju's lies..."

"That despicable and cunning man used a dangerous forbidden technique to disturb the peace of your soul. He tempted and deceived you into concealing the truth and lying to your patient, defiling Lord Shirou's noble character. Do you still believe everything he says is correct?"

"..."

Shirou Emiya felt somewhat emotional.

From just one descriptive phrase from Madara Uchiha, he could deeply sense Madara Uchiha's hostility toward Tobirama Senju. There was simply nothing he could do about Madara Uchiha slandering Tobirama Senju's reputation.

Anyone could testify to it.

This was all Madara Uchiha's own imagination.

He had not even mentioned Tobirama Senju once. He had even taken the initiative to defend Tobirama Senju, but Madara Uchiha simply refused to believe him.

"Forget it."

"I can treat that eye of yours."

Shirou Emiya could only give up on restoring Tobirama Senju's reputation. With a sigh, he said, "But I hope you can promise me one thing. Don't be like Tobirama told me you would be—once you regain your power, don't stir up a new conflict in the Shinobi World..."

"So it really was him!"

Madara Uchiha's hatred for Tobirama Senju grew even stronger.

However, Madara Uchiha had also come to understand Shirou Emiya's way of doing things. He had no intention of starting another war, and he even chuckled as he promised, "Don't worry. If my eye can recover, I will only use this power to bring true peace to this world..."

"I hope you won't deceive me."

Shirou Emiya nodded and carefully examined Madara Uchiha's blind eye. With a single sentence, he identified the cause of its blindness.

"This is..."

"Permanent blindness caused by the Sharingan?"

"You used a strange technique, one activated with the Sharingan as its formula and paid for with a price, which caused this eye to go completely blind?"

"Correct."

Madara Uchiha did not doubt that the other man could see through his use of Izanagi, because he had already begun to believe in Shirou Emiya's omnipotence in medical arts.

"In theory..."

"I do indeed have a way to heal it."

Shirou Emiya frowned, seeming to have fallen into some predicament. "If this were the Ancient Era, I could use Yin Power to forcibly enhance its ocular power. That method would allow it to regain its sight..."

"Oh, right..."

"Come to think of it, this is rather strange..."

"Healing Hashirama Senju requires Yang Power, the ultimate form of Yang Release Chakra. Healing your eye requires Yin Power, the ultimate form of Yin Release Chakra..."

"Yang Power? Yin Power?"

Madara Uchiha's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He remembered why he had come to see Shirou Emiya in the first place, and he recalled the words on the Stone Tablet. "Wait, so that means the Mangekyo Sharingan of our Uchiha Clan can still have its ocular power enhanced..."

This statement...

Undoubtedly corresponded to the contents of the Uchiha Clan's Stone Tablet!

The Yang Power and Yin Power Shirou Emiya spoke of were the ultimate forms of Yang Release Chakra and Yin Release Chakra. Yin Power and Yang Power could also happen to affect him and Hashirama Senju respectively!

The powers of positive and negative...

Countless thoughts surged through Madara Uchiha's mind!

He had come to the right place!

This trip had truly been worth it!

This Medical Ninja from the Ancient Era had casually revealed an enormous amount of information, allowing the many thoughts in his heart to suddenly become clear!

"However..."

"I cannot do it in my current state."

Shirou Emiya shook his head, shattering Madara Uchiha's fantasies with a single sentence. "In this Impure World Reincarnation state, I cannot use the ultimate Yin Power."

"..."

Madara Uchiha's expression immediately darkened.

Although healing his blind eye had not been part of his plan when he came to meet Shirou Emiya, having just learned that this eye had hope of seeing again only to lose that hope in an instant inevitably left him dejected...

"However..."

"There is no need to worry."

Shirou Emiya's words made Madara Uchiha's heart tense again. His gaze became exceptionally sharp, as though it could see through everything inside Madara Uchiha's body.

"This blind eye was recently affected by a powerful Chakra. Nourished by that Chakra, it will gradually recover and regain its ocular power..."

"..."

Madara Uchiha's expression slowly changed.

The other man...

Had seen through it.

Worthy of being a great figure from the Ancient Era—he could tell that Madara Uchiha had obtained Hashirama Senju's Chakra in such a short time!

"Not only that..."

"When it regains its sight..."

"The ocular power possessed by your eyes will also become even stronger..."

Shirou Emiya stared into Madara Uchiha's eyes, his voice gradually lowering. Like a storyteller, he drew Madara Uchiha's mind into his words. "Through a leap in ocular power, these eyes will become eyes capable of connecting Yin and Yang, life and death..."

"In the Ancient Era, such eyes once appeared on someone revered as a god by the ninja of your era. I once obtained those eyes. They fused all Chakra nature transformations and contained the Power of All Things..."

"!!!"

Madara Uchiha's pupils abruptly widened!

All Things of Nature Power!

This was the Power of All Things!

This was the All Things of Nature Power recorded on the Uchiha Clan's Stone Tablet!

At this moment...

The question that had trapped and plagued him received its answer!

At this moment...

Madara Uchiha's confusion was completely dispelled by Shirou Emiya's words. He now understood exactly what the All Things of Nature recorded on the Stone Tablet meant!

"The name of those eyes was..."

Shirou Emiya's gaze seemed to pass through Madara Uchiha's eyes and see the past, while also seeming to see a future slowly emerging amid schemes and deception.

"The Rinnegan."