The Mangekyō Sharingan

Chen was pretty annoyed. He hadn't expected that snatching someone else's kill on a whim would draw out an Anbu member—and none other than that girl, Uzuki Yugao.

"Good grief~ A fake runs into the real deal! I actually ran into a bona fide Anbu member. Who knows what Anbu use as their code names? Better to make myself scarce!" Chen thought, looking at the girl before him with a vexed expression.

"Tell me your squad and your code name," Yugao demanded.

"Uh... well... The weather's nice today, and the air is so fresh! Haha!" Chen glanced around, trying to play it off.

"Tell me your code name! And which squad you belong to!" Yugao wasn't swayed by his evasions. She slowly approached Chen, pressing him for an answer.

"My code name is classified. I belong to the Hokage-sama's... classified squad! I can't just reveal it."

"Don't talk nonsense. I've served in Anbu for years and have always guarded the Hokage-sama. I've never heard of him having some secret squad. You're lying!" Yugao found the man before her suspicious and decided to take him in for questioning.

"So you won't tell me? Then you've run out of chances!" Yugao drew the sword on her back and closed in on Chen.

"Wait! I'll tell you. My code name is Husband."

"Husband?" Yugao didn't understand at first.

"Hey! Wife!"

"You shameless jerk! You dare mock me? Die!" Finally realizing what he meant, Yugao charged at Chen in a blazing rage, swinging her sword!

"Look out! There's a plane behind you!" Chen suddenly pointed behind Yugao and cried out in alarm.

"What?" Hearing the alarm in Chen's voice, Yugao instinctively thought there was something terrifying behind her and turned to look. There was nothing there. When she turned back, Chen, who had been standing right in front of her, had vanished without a sound, as if he had never been there at all!

"Damn bastard! You've toyed with me over and over again! Don't let me find out who you are, or I'll make you pay!" Yugao realized she'd been tricked—not once, but twice—and still had no idea who the other person was. She was furious!

Just then, several more Anbu members appeared beside Yugao.

"Huh! I didn't expect you to finish them so quickly," one Anbu member remarked casually, looking at the Sound Ninja's corpse.

"Shut up!" Yugao was still fuming and snapped at him before leaving on her own.

"Uh... Did I say something wrong?" the Anbu member asked his teammates innocently.

"Who knows what you did to upset her? Let's go. The barrier over there has disappeared. We don't know how the Third Hokage is doing, so let's head over to him first!" Then the Anbu members vanished in a flash, leaping away into the distance as streaks of shadow.

Meanwhile, Chen used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to his room.

"Ding! Host has completed the war mission. Reward: 50,000 Points. Host's total Points: 139,043. Open the Exchange Interface?"

"I finally have a fortune to spend. I can exchange for the Mangekyō now, right? Open the S-rank Exchange Page!"

A moment later, an Exchange Page appeared before Chen, displaying a list of S-rank skills and items, including Lightning Style: Raikiri, Lightning Style: Kirin, Wind Release: Spiral Shuriken, Sage Art: Goemon, and other S-rank ninjutsu!

"Huh! They even have Wood Style's Kekkei Genkai?" Chen froze when he saw the description of an item on the Exchange Interface.

"Wood Style: A combination of Water Release and Earth Release. Their fusion creates a new Chakra Nature, transforming chakra into a special Kekkei Genkai."

"System, are there any requirements for exchanging for Wood Style?"

"Wood Style, item rank: S. Item type: Kekkei Genkai. Required Points: 100,000. Note: Since Wood Style is a combination of Water Release and Earth Release, their fusion creates a new Chakra Nature, transforming chakra into a special Kekkei Genkai. The host must possess both Water Release and Earth Release chakra to exchange for it. The host does not meet the requirements and cannot exchange for this item!"

"So if I want Wood Style, I have to exchange for Water Release and Earth Release chakra first. It costs 100,000 Points, the same as the Mangekyō Sharingan! But Wood Style is definitely worth that price!" Chen thought to himself.

"But Wood Style is complicated and would draw too much attention. I don't need it at this stage. I'll get the Mangekyō first!" Chen thought to himself. "System, exchange for the Mangekyō Sharingan!"

"Mangekyō Sharingan, item rank: S. Required Points: 100,000. This exchange requires the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. The host meets the requirements. Exchange?"

"Exchange!"

"Exchange successful. Points deducted. Remaining Points: 39,043."

As soon as the system finished speaking, Chen suddenly relived the Night of the Massacre. Seeing Mikoto Uchiha lying in a pool of blood stirred an overwhelming sorrow in his heart.

Then a searing pain shot through Chen's eyes. The Three Tomoe in his eyes spun faster and faster until the three Tomoe joined together, forming a Hexagram-shaped pattern. The instant it took shape, a powerful force surged through his eyes, drawing his chakra together in a frenzy. His strength broke through to Elite Jonin in one leap, and the burning pain in his eyes gradually subsided.

"Hah..." Chen was drenched in sweat, sprawled on the ground and panting heavily.

"Danzo, I'll make you pay Blood for Blood!"

Remembering the Night of the Massacre brought Chen's hatred for Danzo rushing back. He desperately wanted revenge, but forced himself to suppress the urge to go after Danzo immediately. It took a long time before the urge finally faded.

"System, have I awakened the Mangekyō? I can already feel that my strength has increased!"

"Yes. The host has awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and his strength has reached the Elite Jonin level!"

"I finally did it..." Chen was completely spent. He'd fought for a long time that day, and although the system could restore his stamina, he'd still used up too much mental energy. Combined with the pain of awakening his eyes, he collapsed on the floor and fell asleep.

Chen slept until evening and didn't wake up until Sasuke returned. Sasuke looked like he'd been badly injured too; as soon as he got home, he went straight to his room and lay down.

"I slept for that long? Sasuke's already back? Looks like he got pretty badly hurt fighting Gaara! Sand Village and the Sound Ninja must have retreated by now," Chen thought, looking out at the darkening sky.

"Right, I haven't even tried out my Mangekyō Sharingan yet!" Thinking of the Mangekyō he'd exchanged for that day, Chen couldn't wait to see what it could do.

Chen found a mirror at home and focused.

"Mangekyō Sharingan!"

His eyes changed. First, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan appeared. Then the three Tomoe began spinning rapidly and formed a Hexagram pattern in both his eyes.

"So this is my Mangekyō? Why does it look so much like Sasuke's in the Original Story? Is it because we're twins?" As Chen looked at his Mangekyō Sharingan in the mirror, information appeared in his mind.

Mangekyō Sharingan: The highest form of the Sharingan, a Kekkei Genkai of the Uchiha Clan. Each Mangekyō Sharingan possesses a special ability, and the specific abilities vary depending on the person who awakened it. Since the host's Sharingan was granted by the system rather than awakened on his own, the system has defaulted his Mangekyō abilities to Tsukuyomi in the left eye and Amaterasu in the right eye, with Susanoo in both eyes.

Tsukuyomi: A powerful genjutsu that can only be used with the Mangekyō Sharingan. Aside from the Mangekyō Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan, no one can resist it. This technique transports the target's mind to another world, where the caster has complete control over time and space. Time in the illusory world lasts only an instant in the real world. This technique can make the target's mind collapse, and the caster can control the severity of the damage inflicted. It is an extremely dangerous genjutsu that only works when the caster and target meet eyes.

Amaterasu: A powerful ninjutsu that can only be used with the Mangekyō Sharingan. It summons black flames from the sun's core at the point where the Mangekyō Sharingan's vision focuses. These flames can burn anything to ashes and will not go out until the target is destroyed.

Susanoo: Requires the Mangekyō Sharingan and the ability to combine and master the ocular powers of both the left and right eyes. ("I really can't find a proper description of Susanoo.")

"Hehe~ So these are all the abilities of my Mangekyō Sharingan? They're exactly the same as Itachi's! Still, it's not bad. I don't have to live in fear anymore. Even without the village's protection, I can make my way in the Ninja World. Even if Danzo sends his Root to hunt me down, I'll make sure they never return. Everything's ready; all that's missing is the final piece. Now I just have to wait for the Sound Four to come and take Sasuke away. Then I'll leave the village with them, making the people of Konoha think Sasuke took me with him. That'll save me a lot of trouble."

Although Chen was no longer afraid of Konoha, things would get troublesome if he left openly. After all, he was still a resident of Konoha. If Konoha discovered that he'd run away on his own, they would send people to bring him back. Then Chen wouldn't have a moment's peace, so he'd better keep it hidden for as long as he could.

"Yaaawn..." After deactivating his Mangekyō Sharingan, Chen had nothing to do, so he yawned and went back to sleep.