Since he had accumulated enough points, of course he would unlock the Mangekyō Sharingan right away.
"En, I'll leave things here to you..."
Byakuya called out before leaving the interrogation room.
"Don't worry, Lord Byakuya. I'll make sure he gets a proper welcome..."
Uchiha En clenched his fists excitedly and continued punching Shin'nosuke Sarutobi.
Byakuya went to a secure room.
[ Ding! 100,000 Negative Energy consumed. Unlocking the Mangekyō Sharingan... ]
In an instant, Byakuya felt a powerful force surge into his eyes.
The force forcibly broke through the invisible barriers in both his eyes.
His eyes reddened despite himself. The three Tomoe spun rapidly, gradually merging together.
At last, they formed a pattern like a hollow triangular pinwheel.
A powerful ocular force burst from Byakuya's eyes.
"So this is my Mangekyō Sharingan!?..."
Feeling the immense power in his eyes, Byakuya was overcome with excitement.
After unlocking the Mangekyō Sharingan, Byakuya also gained his own Mangekyō Sharingan abilities.
The ability of his left eye was Futsu-no-Mitama.
Its power was very simple: it strengthened every ability Byakuya used.
The extent of the enhancement depended entirely on how much ocular power Byakuya poured into it.
Simply put, the more ocular power Byakuya used, the more he could amplify a given ability.
"This ability is actually very similar to Uchiha Madara's..."
Byakuya couldn't help thinking.
But when he thought about it, it made sense. The Mangekyō Sharingan was the eye that reflected the heart.
It awakened abilities according to each person's innermost thoughts.
Byakuya valued power above all else, so awakening Futsu-no-Mitama, an ability that enhanced his strength, was perfectly reasonable.
Although Futsu-no-Mitama was only a support ability, Byakuya had to admit that its potential was enormous.
His right eye's ability was Kamui.
It was very similar to Uchiha Obito's ability.
It allowed him to open a dimension of his own, phase his body out, and hide inside that dimension to evade attacks.
As someone who had crossed over from another world, Byakuya knew just how powerful spatial abilities were. He had always wanted one for himself.
He hadn't expected the Mangekyō Sharingan's abilities to make that wish come true.
Besides the two eye abilities, there was also Susanoo, known as a divine technique.
"Even though I've awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and my strength has broken through to Kage Level..."
"That still isn't enough for me..."
Byakuya closed his Mangekyō Sharingan, thinking over his plans.
Although the Mangekyō Sharingan's abilities were incredibly powerful, it had a flaw.
Overusing its power would cause blindness.
And the only way to eliminate the side effect was to awaken the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
To awaken the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, he needed to transplant the Mangekyō Sharingan of a sibling.
Byakuya was an orphan and had no siblings.
But he had a system.
[ Upgrading the Mangekyō Sharingan to the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan requires 1,000,000 Negative Energy... ]
"Looks like I'll have to keep collecting Negative Energy..."
Byakuya couldn't help thinking.
An elegant little courtyard stood at the center of the Uchiha Clan. It was the residence of the current Uchiha Clan Head.
At that moment, a man with a gloomy expression knelt before Uchiha Gen, the Uchiha Clan Head.
"Fugaku, I'm getting old. From now on, I'll leave the Uchiha Clan in your hands..."
"You're a steady-minded man. I'm sure you can lead the Uchiha Clan back to glory..."
Uchiha Gen said in a hoarse voice as he looked at Uchiha Fugaku.
Though Uchiha Gen was only around fifty, he had suffered a serious injury when he was young, and his health had deteriorated considerably.
After careful screening and consideration, Uchiha Gen had decided that Uchiha Fugaku was an inheritor of the Will of Fire.
Uchiha Gen believed that if Uchiha Fugaku became the clan head, he could surely ease tensions between Konoha and the Uchiha Clan, and lead the clan to glory.
Therefore, the Uchiha Clan Head intended to pass the position to Uchiha Fugaku before he died.
"Yes... Thank you for trusting me, Clan Head..."
"I definitely won't let you down..."
Uchiha Fugaku replied, his face alight with excitement.
He couldn't believe he was going to become the clan head.
How could Uchiha Fugaku not be excited?
"I've already spoken to several of the Uchiha Clan's elders. They'll support you..."
"Besides them, your only obstacle is Uchiha Byakuya..."
"He's the greatest obstacle to your becoming clan head. You can only take the position by defeating him..."
Uchiha Gen offered this advice as he looked at the excited Fugaku.
As the Uchiha Clan Head, Uchiha Gen knew his clan inside and out.
In particular, he had always kept an eye on Uchiha Byakuya.
Byakuya was highly respected within the Uchiha Clan, and his strength was formidable.
Uchiha Gen had considered making Byakuya the next clan head.
But Byakuya was too extreme and didn't agree with the Will of Fire proposed by the Hokage at all.
Someone like that could never lead the Uchiha Clan to glory.
After much consideration, he had ultimately chosen Uchiha Fugaku.
Although Uchiha Fugaku wasn't much to look at, lacked strength, and had far less potential than Byakuya, he was a staunch inheritor of the Will of Fire.
Uchiha Gen believed that if he entrusted the Uchiha Clan to Uchiha Fugaku, Fugaku could rely on the Will of Fire to lead it to glory.
"Byakuya!? I understand. I'll definitely defeat him..."
Uchiha Fugaku spoke with great confidence.
He had heard a little about Byakuya, a fellow member of his clan.
Byakuya was said to be extremely powerful, but Uchiha Fugaku hadn't taken it to heart.
He was five or six years older than Byakuya. There was no reason he couldn't defeat him.
More importantly, Byakuya was a Konoha shinobi and a member of the Security Force. Instead of properly protecting Konoha, he went around collecting protection money.
In Uchiha Fugaku's eyes, it was disgraceful to the Uchiha Clan.
"Cough, cough... Don't underestimate Byakuya..."
Uchiha Gen warned him, then broke into a violent coughing fit.
"Father, are you all right!?..."
"Quick, take your medicine!..."
A girl came out from behind the house, carrying a bowl of medicine. Her voice was clear and bright.
The moment Uchiha Fugaku saw her, his eyes went wide.
He had never seen such a beautiful girl.
"Heh, Fugaku, let me introduce you... This is my daughter, Mikoto..."
"Mikoto, this is Fugaku..."
"You're about the same age. You should get to know each other..."
Seeing Uchiha Fugaku's expression, Uchiha Gen said with a smile.
Uchiha Gen knew very well that his health was failing.
So he planned to entrust his daughter to Uchiha Fugaku.
If Uchiha Fugaku became clan head, then his daughter would become the clan head's wife.
"Miss Mikoto..."
Uchiha Fugaku hurriedly bowed.
"Mr. Fugaku, there's no need to be so formal..."
Uchiha Mikoto replied with a smile.
Just as they were about to talk, a member of the Uchiha Clan rushed in, looking panicked.
"Clan Head... This is bad... Something terrible has happened..."
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