The Mangekyō Opens Its Eyes

" T ianqi, Tianqi, how is he? Let me in and see him!" Sarutobi pushed past everyone trying to stop him, forcing his way inside.

"Lord Sarutobi, this is the medical ward. We're doing everything we can to treat the injured patients. Please wait outside with peace of mind, and we'll let you know as soon as we have an update," said a Medical Ninja wearing a mask.

"All right. I got too worked up. You have to do everything you can!"

"Don't worry, we will. Thank you for cooperating. I'll head inside now." With that, the Medical Ninja entered the medical ward.

The Medical Ninja had only just gone in when Tianqi came out.

Sarutobi stared at Tianqi as he casually walked out, his face full of disbelief.

"T-Tianqi, why are you coming out already? A-Are you all right?" Sarutobi looked him up and down.

"Big Brother Sarutobi, are you really hoping something happened to me?"

"What are you talking about? I heard you were injured, so I rushed over. But looking at you, you don't seem injured at all."

Hearing Sarutobi's words, Tianqi rolled his eyes. "Come on, who says you can always tell when someone's injured? I had some superficial wounds earlier, so I just bandaged them up. I came back to change the dressings in case they got infected."

"You should've said they were just superficial wounds. I thought you'd been seriously hurt." Sarutobi patted Tianqi on the shoulder.

"With my strength, what could possibly injure me? But the medical ward is way too bare-bones. They just bandage every injury and call it a day. If someone came in with a serious injury that could still be treated, wouldn't they be doomed?"

Hearing Tianqi's words, Sarutobi said, "Tianqi, you know Konoha doesn't have any skilled Medical Ninja. All we can do is save those we can and leave the rest to fate. There's nothing we can do about it."

Tianqi nodded, thinking to himself, Looks like Konoha's medical care won't improve until Tsunade arrives. At this rate, no wonder so many people die.

"All right, Tianqi. Now that you're back, I can relax. I still have things to do, so I'll be going. Get a good night's rest and be ready." With that, Sarutobi left.

Tianqi returned to his tent and summoned the system. When he'd gotten back to camp that day, the system had announced that he'd completed the mission—and done so perfectly. Now, looking at his Points, he let out a laugh that sounded like a pig squealing.

"Hahahaha! I made out like a bandit this time! I got the Mangekyō Sharingan for free, and I've got more than 181,000 Points!"

He'd earned Points for killing twelve Jonin and 9,000 Points for killing three Chunin. He'd also earned Points for killing twenty-two Genin. Added to his original Points, his total came to 181,000.

The system used the reward to upgrade his Sharingan. The three Tomoe in Tianqi's eyes began spinning rapidly. Slowly, they blurred until all he could see was a small circle in each pupil.

"Argh!"

A sudden stabbing pain shot through Tianqi's eyes, as if someone were jabbing them with needles. He quickly shut his eyes and covered them with both hands, trying to ease the pain.

Two streams of blood ran from the corners of his eyes. Then, the stabbing sensation disappeared. Tianqi lowered his hands and slowly opened his eyes. His pupils had completely changed: the Three-Tomoe Sharingan was gone, replaced by a five-pointed pinwheel.

"So this is the Mangekyō? What powerful ocular chakra." Tianqi let out a small sigh of relief and wiped the blood from the corners of his eyes. No wonder Sasuke didn't take the Five Kage seriously after he first awakened his Mangekyō. With ocular chakra this powerful, it's easy to lose yourself in it.

"Holy crap, I feel like challenging Tobirama Senju to a one-on-one right now."

Tianqi soon calmed down and thought it over. No, forget it. Uncle Izuna awakened the Mangekyō too, and Tobirama still killed him. I should keep my head down for now. Besides, Tobirama doesn't have much time left.

Either way, Tobirama is bound to die in this war. I'll just hang back and wait for him to bite the dust.

"Wait, system, why haven't I felt any ocular techniques of my own? Did you pocket them?" Only after finishing his thoughts did Tianqi realize.

Ding! Since the host obtained the Mangekyō through a system mission, the system will also grant his ocular techniques.

Damn! If I hadn't asked, you weren't going to give them to me, were you? You really are a shady system! Tianqi cursed aloud.

The host may freely choose two ocular techniques. Susanoo comes with the Mangekyō and does not need to be selected.

"Two techniques of my choice? That works." Tianqi nodded. Being able to choose for himself was pretty good.

After bringing up the list of ocular techniques, he saw that each one cost only 10,000 Points. With this many Points, he could pick whatever he wanted. Tianqi didn't hesitate and chose Double Kamui.

There was a saying in the Naruto world: any technique with the word "divine" in its name was absurdly overpowered.

Kamui was Obito Uchiha's ocular technique in the original story. It could warp space and came with its own Kamui Dimension. Its attacks were incredibly tricky: it could transport people or objects into the Kamui Dimension, and if the user didn't let them out, they'd be trapped forever. It could also send the user's body into the Kamui Dimension to dodge attacks. It was easily one of the most broken ocular techniques.

"Obito could turn the Shinobi World upside down with just one eye. With two, I'll be unstoppable." Tianqi was practically giddy.

Then Tianqi spent another 30,000 Points to exchange for Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Kagutsuchi.

Amaterasu hadn't killed anyone in the original story, but there was no denying how powerful the technique was. Kagutsuchi could shape Amaterasu's flames into all kinds of forms.

And Tsukuyomi was such a powerful genjutsu that anyone caught in it was in for a world of torment.

"Now I don't have to fear anyone. If anyone talks back to me, I'll teach them a lesson in no time." After saying that, Tianqi happily went to sleep. He finally had the power to protect himself. Years of tension vanished in that moment, and even as he slept, a smile lingered on his lips.

Why didn't Tianqi exchange for Kotoamatsukami and control the Five Kage, then rule the Shinobi World? (Come on, if you do that, what's the author supposed to do with the rest of the story?)

The sun rose the next day, shining on the snow-covered ground and bringing a little warmth to the frigid surroundings.

A large group of ninjas gathered outside Konoha's main camp.

"Brothers of Konoha, listen up! Ten miles beyond this place is the Cloud Ninja camp. This time, we're going to drive them out of the Land of Iron!

"And I've always believed in one thing: wherever leaves dance, the fire will burn. The fire's shadow will shine upon the village and make new leaves sprout. When we want to protect the people we cherish, our true strength will reveal itself.

"Brothers, summon your courage and show your strength! Protect your families in the village and carry the Will of Fire through to the end!" Sarutobi Hiruzen stood on a rock and spoke loudly.