A Coward Who Clings to Life

This was a blessing in disguise for Uchiha Kei. He never dreamed he would awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan in such a way.

His Mangekyo Sharingan pattern was also something never seen before, resembling a sort of triangular rhombus.

Uchiha Kei had always pondered what kind of stimulus could push him past that threshold, or rather, break down the 'wall' in front of his eyes.

Uchiha Kei had family in this world, but he didn't share many deep emotions with these so-called relatives.

It wasn't easy for a mature soul from another world to form new emotional attachments, and Uchiha Kei certainly hadn't achieved it.

Furthermore, Uchiha Kei didn't have any good friends. Having entered the Ninja Academy at the age of five, he couldn't really connect with a bunch of kids.

He was 'graduated' at seven and sent to the battlefield. It could be said that he never even had the chance to cultivate such a relationship.

On the battlefield, Uchiha Kei did experience a shock. The deaths of his teammates and enemies alike initially caused him extreme discomfort.

However, such stimulation was fleeting. By now, Uchiha Kei could suppress his discomfort and face everything with a stoic demeanor.

For someone with almost no Bonds and such a detached view of life, Uchiha Kei managing to reach Three Tomoe with his Sharingan through Genjutsu was already quite remarkable.

But the consequence of having no Bonds was that Uchiha Kei was almost completely stuck on the path to further advancement.

Having awakened his Three Tomoe at the age of ten, Uchiha Kei was now thirteen. Apart from finding that 'wall', he had made no other progress.

However, this time, facing the fatal threat from Namikaze Minato, Uchiha Kei's previously calm heart was violently shaken.

A desperate refusal to die consumed Uchiha Kei's mind, causing him to miraculously awaken the very thing he had always dreamed of!

The Mangekyo Sharingan, something Uchiha Kei had been waiting and planning for since he arrived in this world and learned his surname was Uchiha, finally bloomed at this moment!

"It's embarrassing to say, but while others awaken their eyes by killing their loved ones, I awakened mine because I didn't want to die. Truly..."

After showing his Sharingan to Hyuga Aya and Imai Kenta, Uchiha Kei immediately closed his eyes. Ignoring their shocked expressions, he propped his head in his hand and thought to himself.

Moreover, Uchiha Kei felt quite frustrated. Although he had awakened the Mangekyo, his abilities were also rather peculiar.

He hadn't awakened any well-known skills like 'Kamui', 'Tsukuyomi', or 'Amaterasu'. Instead, he had abilities he himself had never heard of.

The abilities of the Mangekyo were entirely based on what the user's heart desired when they awakened it.

When Uchiha Kei was almost killed by Namikaze Minato, he desperately pulled out a Kunai, preparing for a suicidal exchange.

At that moment, Uchiha Kei's mind was racing: 'If only my speed was a little faster, and Minato's a little slower. If only time could stop for me to dodge!'

Perhaps it was because of Uchiha Kei's thoughts that an ability related to them actually manifested!

Uchiha Kei's Dojutsu effects were related to time.

The ability in his left eye was called 'Time Leap', and its effect was to accelerate the time of an enemy or himself.

His right eye's ability is called 'Time Rewind', and its effect is to slow down the enemy or oneself.

The most interesting thing is that his two eyes combined have another ability called 'Time Stop', which can pause time!

The effect of 'Time Stop' is very terrifying. If anyone could be affected by it, Uchiha Kei would truly be a nuclear weapon!

Through the information fed back by his eyes, Uchiha Kei knew that he was probably dreaming.

The effect of 'Time Stop' is actually related to Uchiha Kei's ocular power and the enemy's strength.

Simply put, the longer time is paused, the higher Uchiha Kei's ocular power consumption will be, and the stronger the enemy, the higher Uchiha Kei's ocular power consumption will be.

"This is... a bit of a rip-off."

Uchiha Kei thought to himself, unless Uchiha Kei possessed sufficient strength and ocular power, this Dojutsu might only last for one or two seconds before Uchiha Kei collapsed.

For example, the reason Uchiha Kei fainted was that he used 'Time Stop' for the first time to freeze Namikaze Minato. In the end, he dodged the attack, abandoned attacking Namikaze Minato, and directly fainted himself.

It could be said that this Dojutsu is a Dojutsu that exchanges one's life for another's, at least that's how it feels to Uchiha Kei at the moment.

Not only that, but besides 'Time Stop', the effects of 'Time Leap' and 'Time Rewind' are also not the complete versions.

Uchiha Kei knew from the feedback from his eyes that the complete version of 'Time Leap' could allow a person to live through their entire life in a very short period of time!

The terrifying degree of this Dojutsu is completely comparable to 'Time Stop', and it gives people a real, fear-filled experience!

The complete version of 'Time Rewind' also left Uchiha Kei speechless. Its true complete effect should be to rewind time, to achieve true temporal reversal!

"It's a pity that none of them are complete versions, and the consumption of ocular power is also quite terrifying." Uchiha Kei sighed, but then he felt something was wrong: "Why does this ability feel so familiar?"

Uchiha Kei frowned and thought hard for a while. He was stunned to realize that his three abilities combined were just like a media player!

Fast forward, slow down, and then pause, isn't that the effect of a normal media player?

And the complete version is just adding a mouse, allowing you to move through time and adjust to the point you want to watch?

Thinking of this, Uchiha Kei was truly speechless. His Mangekyo, which he had been trying to develop for years, finally appeared when he was about to die.

This should have been a good thing, but Uchiha Kei found that his Mangekyo was not the complete version.

Moreover, the requirements for Chakra and ocular power were a bit high, which made Uchiha Kei a little troubled.

The most ridiculous thing was that after all this effort, Uchiha Kei realized that this thing was simply a 'media player'. Although the ability was powerful, he couldn't afford to use it at all right now.

Moreover, Uchiha Kei was very clear about one thing: activating the Mangekyo did not make him invincible.

For Uchiha Kei, or for this world, the Mangekyo was just like standing on a relatively high ground.

But this height was limited. At least the Kage, and even Danzo, had plenty of experience dealing with Mangekyo users.

Uchiha Kei could only be considered to have a certain degree of self-preservation ability. If he acted recklessly, the most likely outcome would be being completely controlled by Danzo, or being wiped out by some unknown individual!

"Speaking of which, you just awakened the Sharingan like this?" While Uchiha Kei was thinking, Hyuga Aya suddenly asked uncertainly, "And it's even Three Tomoe?"

"Something like that." Uchiha Kei sighed, "I don't know why. Didn't Uchiha Obito also awaken the Two Tomoe Sharingan?"

"Could it be that everyone in your Uchiha Clan only awakens the Sharingan after facing death?" Hyuga Aya asked with a strange expression, "Is it due to mental stimulation? Or an intense desire for survival?"

Uchiha Kei's expression stiffened upon hearing her words, "None of your business."

"Or, did you awaken the Sharingan because you were about to die? What a coward!"

"Shut up."