Yin-Yang Eye

When the cold Chakra surged into his eyes, they felt as though they were being pricked by needles. Uchiha Aozora instantly understood what had happened.

He had awakened the Sharingan.

He was somewhat surprised, but he also felt fortunate.

"Heh, so this is how it awakens? Could it be that my love for the clan runs this deep? At least I didn't awaken it because my family and friends died horribly."

He made a joke at his own expense, but Uchiha Aozora's mood did not improve.

He still could not stop hatred for Uchiha Fugaku from rising in his heart.

Just as he was considering how to strike at Uchiha Fugaku and replace him as Clan Head, the Heavenly Book suddenly stirred and completely absorbed the cold Chakra in his eyes.

As the cold Chakra vanished, Aozora's pupils returned to normal. At the same time, he noticed how abnormal he had been just moments ago.

"Hiss, so this is the Sharingan? It can actually amplify one's negative emotions."

"I barely have enough time to study ninjutsu. Why would I want to become Clan Head?"

"This is only the Sharingan. If the Mangekyō awakened, after losing someone beloved under the stimulation of that cold energy, what kind of change would occur?"

Uchiha Aozora was seized by lingering fear.

The Sharingan was truly poisonous. If the Heavenly Book had not absorbed the cold Chakra, he would not have realized that the Sharingan had silently influenced his mind.

Uchiha Aozora hurried home, then sat cross-legged and waited for the Heavenly Book's reward.

"Luckily, when the Sharingan awakened, the Heavenly Book only drew out the cold Chakra. It would have been terrible if it had drawn out my other Chakra as well."

"If the Sharingan ever evolved on a battlefield, that wouldn't be a breakthrough in battle—it would be seeking death in battle."

As he considered the Heavenly Book's flaws and how to avoid them in the future, time quickly passed.

Before long, cold Chakra flowed out from the Wordless Heavenly Scripture.

Knowing how dangerous that cold Chakra was, Uchiha Aozora did not dare let it surge into his eyes again.

Using the method of Guidance and Qi Cultivation, he controlled the Chakra through several circulation cycles. Only after the cold aura within it had disappeared did Uchiha Aozora slowly gather it into his dantian.

After dealing with the cold Chakra, Uchiha Aozora did not immediately inspect the Heavenly Book.

He sat cross-legged in meditation. Only after calming his mind did he begin visualizing the Heavenly Book.

Within the Sea of Consciousness, the Wordless Page floated alone in the center.

Three new Pale Gold ancient characters appeared in the middle of the page, absorbing the Golden Droplet upon it.

"Yin-Yang Eye?"

Looking at the three ancient characters, now even more solemn and dazzling, he was completely baffled. He complained, "This isn't some supernatural novel. I have no interest in ghosts and spirits!"

The Yin-Yang Eye was a kind of spiritual supernatural ability from the folk legends of his previous life, capable of seeing ghosts or supernatural phenomena that ordinary people could not see.

Though this ability was powerful, it might not actually be useful to Uchiha Aozora at present.

Even so, Uchiha Aozora began visualizing the newly appeared ancient characters.

As Uchiha Aozora's Spiritual Power touched the words "Yin-Yang Eye," vast amounts of knowledge and inheritance flooded into his mind.

Lines of text emerged in his thoughts, arranging themselves into passages.

Scene after scene appeared in his mind, playing one after another.

After a long while, Uchiha Aozora finally opened his eyes and grinned. "So this is what the Yin-Yang Eye is."

This Yin-Yang Eye was completely different from what he had imagined!

According to the inherited knowledge, all spiritual eyes were divided into Yang Eyes and Yin Eyes.

The Yang Eye was tangible, the eye of reality—the human eyes. The Yang Eye was tempered with true qi to improve abilities such as farsightedness, nearsightedness, Dynamic Vision, and more.

The Yin Eye was intangible, the eye of illusion—the human spiritual sense. The Yin Eye cultivated spiritual sense, allowing one to achieve inner vision, communicate with spirits, see through illusions, and more.

When Yin and Yang fused as one, one would cultivate the Yin-Yang Eye. At that point, the physical eyes would not only possess abilities such as farsightedness and Dynamic Vision, but would also be able to see elusive existences such as spiritual energy, souls, and even fate.

"The Tomoe Sharingan and the Mangekyō Sharingan should both count as Yin-Yang Eyes. But the Mangekyō Sharingan's Spiritual Power is too strong, while the Yang Eye—that is, the physical eyes—is not strong enough. Yin is strong while Yang is weak, so the physical eyes suffer damage and their vision declines."

"That makes sense. Although every Uchiha has huge Carslan eyes, how could ordinary eyes endure such enormous Chakra and Spiritual Power?"

"It was a good thing that Merit Water Droplet merged into it! It actually supplemented the cultivation method for the Yang Eye!"

Uchiha Aozora, who had previously regretted wasting the Merit Water Droplet, now had to admit that it was truly worth it.

The Sharingan was merely a talent. It gave him abilities, but no method for cultivating the eyes. Had the Merit Water Droplet not merged into it, his only ways of improving the Sharingan would have been using it frequently or finding a way to awaken a higher-level Sharingan.

But the Yin-Yang Eye, which had gained part of its cultivation method, provided Aozora with a safe and risk-free method of cultivation.

Still, this was not entirely good news.

After mastering the Great Fireball Technique and the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, Uchiha Aozora had originally planned to focus on cultivating the Body Flicker Technique to strengthen his ability to survive.

After all, as a long-range Mage—an archer, if throwing Kunai counted—he believed the most important thing was keeping his distance from the enemy.

The Body Flicker Technique was undoubtedly an excellent choice. He was not learning it to get close and compete with others in reaction speed, but to create distance more effectively.

The Body Flicker Technique was vital to the combat system Aozora had envisioned.

However, the Sharingan was simply too powerful. Moreover, Aozora firmly believed that as the Sharingan evolved, he would receive even more feedback from the Heavenly Book. Thus, he did not want to abandon the cultivation of the Yang Eye.

"Forget it. I'll cultivate the Body Flicker Technique first! Speed is my weakness right now."

After all, some sage had said that when in doubt, play it safe.

His current weakness was speed. Strengthening his ability to flee and survive was the key.

Thus, Uchiha Aozora took out the scroll for the Body Flicker Technique once more.

He had already read through it that morning. After confirming the details again, Uchiha Aozora walked into the courtyard and began practicing.

Though it was called the Body Flicker Technique, it was not a teleportation ninjutsu and had nothing to do with spatial attributes.

The Body Flicker Technique was a high-speed movement technique in which a ninja gathered Chakra in their feet. Because it was so fast that the naked eye could not catch it, it was called Body Flicker.

Because it granted astonishing speed when used, it was extremely useful for both battle and escape, making it one of the most beloved ninjutsu among high-ranking ninja.

As usual, Aozora slowly practiced the hand seals for the Body Flicker Technique, using them to understand the changes and flow of Chakra within his body when the technique was performed.

After practicing three to five times, Uchiha Aozora finally became familiar with it.

"Body Flicker Technique!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Uchiha Aozora circulated his Chakra according to the technique's method.

A portion of the Chakra within his body instantly surged out and gathered in his feet. In the next moment, Aozora felt his body grow light.

He could not help taking a step forward, only to see the distant courtyard wall growing closer and larger.

"Bang!"

After crashing into the wall, Uchiha Aozora was thrown backward and landed on the grass in the courtyard. He rolled several times before finally coming to a stop.

"Ah—hiss—"

Aozora sat up, first touching his forehead before covering his nose.

After confirming that his face had not been ruined, Uchiha Aozora said in relief, "Good, good!"

"This speed is too fast. I can't react at all!"

After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Aozora first closed his eyes, then said, "Open!"

When he opened his eyes again, two black Tomoe had appeared within each of his scarlet pupils.

As the Sharingan activated, Uchiha Aozora instantly felt the world before him become much clearer.

"Body Flicker Technique!"

Aozora performed the Body Flicker Technique again, but in the next moment, there came another "Bang!"

This time, however, he could clearly see himself getting closer and closer to the wall. Although he wanted to stop, the powerful inertia still sent him crashing into the courtyard wall.

"Seeing clearly doesn't mean I can react in time!"

"This time, I gathered too much Chakra!"

Having identified his mistake, Uchiha Aozora made adjustments and continued practicing.

It had to be said that having a solid foundation was good. He had crashed into the wall twice in a row and even left dents in the courtyard, yet Aozora was only a little dizzy. He shook his head and continued practicing.