Sharingan Awakening

Kirigakure's strength suffered a massive blow due to the loss of too many core ninja during the war.

Mizukage's office.

"Third Lord, your decision this time was a major mistake, leading to great losses for the village. Our clans also suffered terribly; many clan elders and even clan heads died because of your decision."

"Yet, for such a heavy price, the gains are pitifully small."

"Third Lord, shouldn't you give us an explanation?"

A group of ninja, dressed in various attires, filled the Mizukage's office.

The Third Mizukage, sitting behind his desk, opened his eyes, which had been closed for years.

"You've finally arrived!"

It sounded like relief, or perhaps an accusation. But no one in the office could understand the meaning behind his words.

"Hmph! So what if we're here? You're no longer fit to be Mizukage. Abdicate!"

"Alright!"

To the surprise of all the clans, the Third Mizukage readily agreed to the demand for abdication.

"Then, Karatachi Yagura, prepare to succeed the Mizukage position. How is the Tailed Beast sealing formula progressing?"

An elder ninja from the Kaguya Clan stepped forward. Although their clan head had lost his life on the battlefield, as an ancient clan, their foundation remained, and they were qualified to lead the charge in forcing the Mizukage to abdicate.

As for Karatachi Yagura, his clan was not large. Compared to most of the clans present, it was insignificant. He was essentially a puppet they had jointly put forward.

"Yes, I'm almost ready. The ceremony will begin the day after tomorrow!"

Hearing the Kaguya elder's words, Karatachi Yagura emerged from the crowd.

"It's not bad for you to be the Mizukage, but be wary of the eyes in the darkness."

Looking at the young Karatachi Yagura before him, the Third Mizukage exhaled.

Two days later, the Three-Tails was extracted from the Third Mizukage's body and slowly absorbed into Karatachi Yagura's.

"From today on, I am the Fourth Mizukage!"

Having completed the Tailed Beast sealing ceremony, Karatachi Yagura announced to those around him.

The clan heads and elders exchanged glances, revealing satisfied smiles.

What they didn't know was that the Three-Tails, absorbed into Karatachi Yagura's body, had red eyes.

The Third Mizukage, forgotten in a corner, also showed a smile of relief.

In the Land of Rain, Hanzo of the Salamander frowned involuntarily as he saw more and more intelligence about the Akatsuki Organization.

"Hmph! These troublesome organizations. Shindai, gather intelligence on them and be responsible for suppressing them."

Upon hearing Hanzo's command, Shindai knelt on one knee and accepted the order.

"Understood, Lord Hanzo."

"Furthermore, Danzo from Konoha has sent people to contact us again, wanting to establish cooperation. He is willing to offer compensation for the previous misunderstanding."

Hearing his subordinate's report, the aging Hanzo no longer possessed the brilliance of his youth. He could no longer tolerate the excellence of others, believing everyone threatened him.

"Hmph! Let him bring the benefits first."

Thus, under Hanzo's command, Amegakure began its encirclement and suppression of the Akatsuki Organization.

Hanzo was unaware that most of the intelligence targeting the Akatsuki Organization was provided to him by Danzo.

Time slowly passed. A year had gone by since Haku awakened his Sharingan and Byakugan.

As Haku slowly channeled chakra through his eyes, he felt the world suddenly slow down and become clearer.

"This is the Sharingan Awakening. It's been a year; it wasn't easy."

Haku realized the sensation he just felt was the Sharingan awakening. He casually picked up a mirror.

The young man in the mirror had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. One eye was normal, while the other was completely red, with a single tomoe slowly rotating within it.

[Sharingan] [Level: One-Tomoe 0%] [Abilities: Insight Lv. 2, Genjutsu Mastery Lv. 1] [Genjutsu Mastery: Increases host's resistance to genjutsu by 10%, increases host's genjutsu power by 10%!] [Insight Lv. 2: Increases host's observation ability by 20%, increases overall perception ability by 10%!]

Looking at the latest information on the Sharingan provided by the System, Haku experimented on himself. Besides feeling an increase in his perception, he also felt an increase in his chakra.

Haku had previously worried that the chakra he refined over the past year would be completely consumed by the Sharingan. He hadn't expected that the chakra nurtured over the year hadn't disappeared but had instead become nourishment and energy for the Sharingan, stored within his eyes. With the awakening, the stored chakra was released along with the special energy generated by the Sharingan's advancement.

This surge of energy was enough for an ordinary person to advance to Genin, but for Haku, who was already a Jonin, it only increased his combat power by 10 points.

Looking at his combat power, which had reached 155 points, Haku deeply felt the difficulty of improving his strength in the later stages. According to the System's estimation, 200 combat power points were needed to reach the quasi-Kage level, and 500 combat power points to reach the Kage level. As for beyond that, it was not something he could know at the moment.