Eternal Mangekyo

Inside the Hokage Building, a war of words raged, while within Naruto's Sealing Space, an entirely different lively scene unfolded.

"Nine Tails Jinchuriki!"

The moment she saw Naruto appear, Yakushi Nonō was still deeply shocked, even though she had been prepared for it.

Naruto was simply far too young. Although he was already noticeably taller than children his age, Yakushi Nonō knew full well that he probably still had some time before turning six.

Uchiha Shisui, staring from two black holes where his eyes had been, had already gone numb. He had experienced far too much today—first from immense joy to utter despair, then from despair to even deeper despair. He no longer had the strength to be shocked.

Ignoring their surprise, Naruto handed the two eyeballs in his hand to Yakushi Nonō and pointed at Uchiha Shisui, who was still kneeling there.

"Miss Nonō, help him put these eyes in."

He had dug these two eyeballs out of an unconscious Root ninja. He had originally sealed Yakushi Nonō in here because he intended to transplant her eyes into Uchiha Shisui, but he had never expected that the Root member he casually sealed away would turn out to be Yakushi Nonō.

As the adoptive mother of the Ninja World's great dream-maker, she naturally deserved better treatment, so he had specifically returned to the scene and dug out another pair.

"Ah? All right."

Yakushi Nonō hurriedly accepted the eyes Naruto handed over and began performing the eye transplant surgery on Uchiha Shisui.

Don't ask how she could perform an eye transplant surgery when there was nothing in the Sealing Space.

As everyone knew, eyes in the world of Naruto were hot-swappable. So-called eye transplant surgery was nothing more than taking the old eyes out, putting the new ones in, then carefully adjusting them with the Mystical Palm Technique.

High-end ingredients often required only the simplest cooking methods...

At that moment, Minato Namikaze walked over to Naruto and held out the eye that belonged to Uchiha Shisui.

"Thanks."

Naruto took the eye from Minato Namikaze's hand. He could still feel its warmth, and even more clearly, he could sense the desire buried deep within his eyes for this eye.

He had a premonition that once he absorbed this eye, his Mangekyō Sharingan would evolve once again.

Although his Mangekyō Sharingan could restore its Dojutsu, that did not mean his eyes had become the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. His situation was merely similar to Obito Uchiha's. Obito Uchiha used Hashirama Senju's cells to resist the side effects of the Mangekyō Sharingan, while Naruto relied on his own Uzumaki Bloodline.

After all, Nagato could sustain even the Rinnegan. A mere pair of Mangekyō was easy enough.

Three tomoe emerged in Naruto's eyes and began to spin. Once they transformed into a pair of vertical pupils, a vortex appeared in his hand and swallowed the eye he held.

Bishamonten was an overwhelmingly domineering and powerful ability. No matter how chaotic, mixed, or rejecting the energy he absorbed was, it could turn it into an ability best suited for him. Even though Uchiha Shisui's eye did not come from a direct relative, absorbing it through Bishamonten could still make up for the flaws of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Minato Namikaze watched the scene curiously without speaking to interrupt him.

As the Sharingan turned into a stream of Yin Release Chakra and fused into his eyes, Naruto once again felt the scorching sensation in his eyes from before, only this time it was even more intense.

It was as though a raging fire were roasting his eyes, or as though something were about to break free from where his original eyes had been and be reborn. He could feel his eyes transforming, nurturing new power.

The process was not slow. Naruto covered his eyes, and in only a few minutes, he felt that the Dojutsu within Uchiha Shisui's eyes had been completely absorbed.

The vertical pupils in his eyes began to turn slowly, and the pattern within them started to change slightly. As the pupils rotated, rings of pitch-black circles began to split apart.

When the final shape settled, the appearance of his eyes had not changed much.

They were still a pair of scarlet vertical pupils, except two black rings now surrounded them.

They even had a bit of that Circle Eyes flavor.

The conditions for evolving the Rinnegan seemed to be the fusion of Asura and Indra's powers. He himself was Asura's reincarnation, so if he found an opportunity to absorb some of Sasuke's power, could he create the Rinnegan?

After obtaining the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, Naruto felt that his vision had become even clearer. He could distinctly perceive every tiny movement made by everyone present and could even foresee fragments of the future. Moreover, his Dojutsu would no longer be limited by the traditional Mangekyō Sharingan. He could now use the complete form of Susanoo.

This feeling was amazing!

"Naruto, how do you feel?"

Minato Namikaze, who had been watching Naruto the entire time, naturally noticed the change in his eyes. Not understanding the Sharingan, he asked with concern.

Naruto shook his head, his smile incomparably brilliant. "I feel better than ever!"

"These eyes feel just like that bastard Madara Uchiha's." Nine-Tails narrowed his eyes as it stared fixedly at Naruto's eyes.

"Hahahaha! Kurama, next time we run into Madara Uchiha, I'll beat him up for you!"

Naruto, having powered up once more, felt like he could truly do anything now. The Sharingan really did make people swell with confidence.

"Hah, Madara Uchiha died long ago."

Nine-Tails sneered. It suddenly realized that even if it could not defeat Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, outlasting both of them to death was not so bad either.

It was just a shame it did not know where the two were buried. Its feet were starting to itch.