Looking at the 1.7-meter-tall statue on the ground, Ronglin had finally finished the thing after spending several months on it.
If he had used carving tools instead of slowly carving it with the Power of Time, Ronglin could have finished it in two days.
"But should I paint it?"
Very few people in the entire Ninja World knew of the direct relationship between Kaguya Otsutsuki, the Sage brothers, the Senju, the Uchiha, the Hyuga Clan, and the Uzumaki. If he painted the statue, it would definitely arouse suspicion. After all, the Byakugan and Rinne Sharingan were far too conspicuous.
In the past, not many people had noticed the Rinne Sharingan, but things were different now. Everyone in Konoha knew that their Lord Fourth Hokage possessed a pair of Rinne Sharingan, and the Uchiha had learned of it as well.
The Sharingan's final evolution was the legendary Sage's Eyes—the Rinnegan.
However, no one knew how to evolve one's eyes into the Rinnegan. Even Uchiha Fugaku could only make blind guesses.
Although the color was different and the number of tomoe did not match, people would definitely make connections once it was painted. Combined with those conspicuous Byakugan, they would have even more to speculate about.
If that happened, even more versions of the story might start spreading everywhere.
"Lord Hokage, why do I feel that the eye on this statue's forehead looks so much like your Rinne Sharingan? And its eyes look like the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan."
Though it had not been painted, Uchiha Diqin, who knew more of the inside story, immediately spotted the issue.
The completely blank eyeballs were a defining trait of the Byakugan. For other types, including the Uchiha's Sharingan, the pupils would be deliberately carved rather than left so smooth. At a glance, it was clearly