A Smooth Path Before Fourth-Stage Intermediate

If the way Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Fugaku, and the others awakened their Mangekyō Sharingan was by gaining love, then losing it—

By awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan amid the extreme pain of losing someone important—

Then Uchiha Gen's method of awakening his eyes was the reverse.

After experiencing utter despair and watching his clan march step by step toward destruction, he had personally pulled it back from the abyss.

Then, amid the joy of gaining love, he awakened his own Mangekyō Sharingan.

Was it better to taste sweetness before bitterness, or bitterness before sweetness?

Uchiha Gen felt that bitterness before sweetness was better.

Protecting the clan had not only allowed Uchiha Gen to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan; it had also resolved the obsession and inner demon that had long weighed on his heart.

At that moment, Uchiha Gen's mind was clear.

He could feel his Mental Strength surging at a rate visible to the naked eye.

He recalled his actions over the recent period.

Before returning to the Naruto World, Uchiha Gen's plan had been to first digest the Bodhi Heart after his return, push his strength to its limits, and then steadily resolve the Crisis of the Uchiha Clan's Destruction through absolute power.

But after returning, Uchiha Gen's actions had become extraordinarily aggressive.

He had been incomparably impatient, unable to wait even half a minute.

At a time when Uchiha Fugaku had yet to awaken the Eternal Eyes and his own strength had not yet reached its peak—

The moment he felt strong enough, he had been willing to sacrifice an eye and take the initiative in provoking conflict between the Uchiha clan and the Konoha High Command.

Fortunately, the final outcome had been good. In the end, Uchiha Gen had won.

That impatience had been the work