Mangekyo Obtained, Even Stray Dogs Must Be Burned

Basking in the sun!

Let's bask in the sun together!

Sasuke's lips twitched, the words stuck in his throat, unable to come out for a long time.

Ever since being chased by a dog two and a half years ago, basking in the sun had become an obsession for him.

It was only held back by Fugaku's personal instruction that he'd temporarily forgotten about it.

But now, provoked again by his slacker second brother, the thought sprouted like bamboo shoots after spring rain, surging up relentlessly.

And in an instant, it formed a closed loop:

First bask in the sun, then use Lightning Release!

After learning Lightning Release—electrify the dog!

Thinking this, he hesitated no more, glanced left and right, then directly found a big rock.

He lay down on it in a spread-eagle pose.

Let's bask in the sun, together!

Fugaku: ...

He felt a bit weary.

After two and a half years of twisting and turning, he'd barely managed to straighten out his youngest son, and yet Jin, with just a slight move, had sent him right back?

Of course, more than that, it was hard to believe.

His lips moved, and after seeing no one around, he said in a low voice:

"Jin, just now... did you form hand seals?"

He'd seen it clearly—the Chidori just now, Jin had used it with barely a thought.

And its power was even stronger than Kakashi's!

The lightning's roar and presence were far more imposing!

This struck a massive blow to the understanding he'd built over more than thirty years.

Since when could one release a jutsu without forming hand seals to guide the Chakra inside the body?

Even if general jutsu reduced the number of seals needed with proficiency—

Chidori was at least an A-rank jutsu!

No matter how familiar, shouldn't it still require seals?

At this moment, Fugaku's heart trembled with shock.

So much so that he couldn't even be bothered to care about Second Pillar basking in the sun.

Slap.

Hearing this, Jin across from him clapped his hands casually and said, "See? That's me forming seals."

"Hands together, whatever I call comes?"

Fugaku was even more bewildered.

The ninja worldview he held was on the verge of crumbling.

Of course, a flicker of joy couldn't help but rise in his heart: My sons really are all geniuses... well, most of them are.

He turned back to glance at Sasuke, who had already started basking in the sun, and shook his head with a slight sigh: "Sasuke, don't forget to go to school."

With that, he turned and left.

For a moment, his retreating figure seemed unsure whether to hold its head high or hang it low...

Behind him, Jin's figure was also a bit stiff.

He stared at the prompt before him, his pupils spinning rapidly with the Sharingan.

From one Tomoe, to two Tomoe, to three Tomoe, and finally the Tomoe connected into a line and reverted!

Before him, the prompt was vivid.

[Communicated with Uchiha Fugaku for ten minutes, attempting to copy trait.]

[Copy successful. Congratulations, host has obtained Epic Trait: Mangekyō Sharingan (Purple): An advanced form of the Sharingan unlocked only after experiencing extreme emotional stimulation. The strongest heavenly eye that sees through the three realms, a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering dojutsu.]

Mangekyō Sharingan!

Jin hadn't expected that the Mangekyō he'd failed to copy for six years of continuous communication would be copied today!

If Second Pillar were to unlock the Mangekyō, even Pakkun and those little Shiba Inus passing by would probably get burned!

It took him a long time to snap out of the surprise.

Tap tap tap.

He jogged over to the river.

Stuck his head out and looked at the reflection in the water.

His delicate facial features and handsome face were set off by those bright crimson eyes.

After staring for a while, he leaned in closer with some confusion: "Huh? Why isn't the Mangekyō Sharingan changing?"

In the river's reflection, the Sharingan in his pupils still had three tomoe slowly rotating.

It didn't seem any different from the Three Tomoe.

"Could it be that because it was copied, it just won't evolve?"

His breath caught, and he hurriedly leaned in even closer.

He was almost completely bent over the water.

Only then did he notice that the Sharingan below seemed to have undergone a slight change.

The three tomoe in his pupils appeared to have grown larger.

From "," to "6".

"So now both eyes are six-six-six?"

He twitched the corner of his mouth, finding it a bit ridiculous.

Then, with a thought, he began to activate the Mangekyō.

As the Dojutsu that truly stood at the pinnacle of the world for the Uchiha clan, the Mangekyō wasn't just stronger on its own—the real power lay in the abilities awakened in each eye!

Unique abilities awakened based on each person's strengths!

That was the true terror of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

As the Sharingan spun, he clearly sensed the world around him change.

The ubiquitous Natural Energy and tiny life forms.

All were exposed before his eyes.

Even the stripes on the mosquito larvae by the riverbank were crystal clear.

His ocular power had increased again!

Three minutes later.

Drip.

Drip.

Crimson drops slid down onto the river's surface.

Staining the nearby water a patch of red.

This was—blood!

"Sigh... I almost stared myself blind, and still no ability came out..."

Jin gave up and closed his eyes.

The back of his eyes stung fiercely.

As if someone were constantly stabbing them with needles.

Sharp and painful.

"So, System, my Mangekyō is just an upgrade to the Sharingan, with no ability?"

Jin was somewhat stunned, or rather, his face darkened.

"So right now, using my Sharingan not only risks going blind, but I haven't awakened any ability either?"

System: (っ ̯ -｡) -→-→╮(╯3╰)╭

This trait was a bit of a loss.

Jin shook his head, but didn't dissolve the trait.

He'd leave it for now—maybe it was just because he'd just awakened it, and a new ability hadn't manifested yet?

"But... the blindness issue is something I need to deal with quickly."

"Just relying on medicine will only end up like Itachi in the original, with lung disease, right?"

He murmured, starting to think.

"Besides transplanting a close relative's eyes, it seems the healing power of Wood Release can also suppress it."

"So, where can I find a trait with Wood Release power?"

Lost in thought, Jin unconsciously walked along the riverbank.

On the shore, large trees rose up along the river.

Thick and tough roots were firmly planted underground, drawing nutrients from the river's edge.

"Hmm—Roots?!"

He suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned to look toward the cliff at the edge of the village.

"If I remember correctly, that sunny, cheerful big guy is about to have his eyes gouged out soon, right?"

"So... that old man Danzo should be alone soon, right?"

"Just don't know... which spot is the real cliff-jumping place..."

Realizing this, his figure gradually dissolved into a trace of light, fading away.

One minute later, at a cliff several kilometers away.

A small figure slowly materialized.

Below, a small stream trickled gently; above, the cliff towered into the clouds.

No end in sight.

This was also the place where Itachi and Shisui often met in secret to bond.

So Jin had been here more than once.

Splash, splash, splash!

Just as he appeared here, the sound of footsteps on water suddenly reached his ears.

This caught him a bit off guard.

He turned to look.

There, a handsome young man in a dark blue high-collared ninja outfit was practicing something on the water's surface.

Whoosh—

A breeze brushed past the tips of his hair, gently lifting the fine bangs on the young man's forehead.

Revealing a face full of warmth and approachability beneath.

Uchiha Shisui.

One of the few bright and cheerful boys in the Uchiha clan!