My Eyes (Part 2)

Opening his eyes, the scenery before him gradually shifted from blurry to clear. Looking at the familiar wooden ceiling, Uchiha Sou knew he was in his own room.

He moved his body slightly; the soreness remained intense, but the heavy pain in his left shoulder had subsided.

He could be certain that his injuries had basically finished healing, and although his mind felt slightly exhausted, there were no major issues.

However, he felt a swelling discomfort in his eyes, though he knew this was normal under the circumstances.

He made a rough estimate; based on his current state and recovery progress, he had likely been lying there for a day or two, right?

"Senior So, you're awake?" Just then, a voice reached his ears.

Uchiha Sou looked up and saw Shisui standing right beside his bedside.

At this moment, Shisui looked both pleasantly surprised and somewhat guilty, and it was clear that the guy was quite exhausted.

Judging by his appearance, he had likely been keeping watch here for as long as Uchiha Sou had been unconscious.

"Mm, I'm awake." Uchiha Sou nodded slightly, then forced himself to sit up, enduring the soreness in his body.

"Senior, I'm sorry." Uchiha Shisui said with a look of shame, "I shouldn't have left you behind, I..."

"Who could have foreseen such a thing? Besides, your choice wasn't wrong." Uchiha Sou interrupted him, shaking his head as he spoke, "And we have more important matters to investigate."

Uchiha Sou did not intend to dwell on this issue, as he knew very well that agonizing over it was useless.

The town had been attacked, and with so many civilians there, even Uchiha Sou would have chosen to protect them if he were in the same position.

Although the motives differed—in Uchiha Sou's view, protecting civilians was the only way to prove his capability and attract more people to join their operations.

But the final result was the same, so why dwell on it? Besides, although Uchiha Sou had suffered a heavy blow, he had also gained a great deal this time!

"Captain, that matter has already been investigated."

Shisui naturally understood what Uchiha Sou meant, and he spoke immediately, though his expression was somewhat strange when mentioning it.

"According to the investigation, it was the Konoha genin Might Duy who entered the Kirigakure-controlled zone on a mission. After contacting members of other resistance organizations, he obtained intelligence and came here.

However..."

"However, his counter-surveillance awareness wasn't strong, so he didn't realize he was being followed?"

Uchiha Sou's expression turned peculiar upon hearing this, and he soon shook his head and continued to ask.

"Then what about those Mist Ninja? Why did members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist appear?"

"Through interrogating the survivors we left behind, we learned that this was an operation launched by Kirigakure against us."

Shisui sighed slightly and slowly continued.

"Our operations were going well, so they decided to launch a decapitation strike. They divided the area into zones for searches, and as a result..."

At this point, Uchiha Shisui found it difficult to continue, and Uchiha Sou was also left speechless.

In fact, when he entered behind enemy lines half a year ago, he had been pondering one question: when exactly did Might Duy arrive?

Although he had replaced Ebisu and the entire mission in the enemy-controlled zone had been turned upside down by him, he had always remained cautious while waiting. Sure enough, as he expected, what was bound to come had arrived.

Although it wasn't all seven of the most dangerous individuals together, the level of danger was definitely the most harrowing experience Uchiha Sou had faced in the years since he arrived in the Land of Whirlpools!

He had even prepared himself for a desperate one-for-one trade, but fortunately...

"Senior So, can I ask you a personal question?" Uchiha Shisui lowered his voice at this moment and whispered.

"I know what you want to ask." Uchiha Sou revealed a faint smile and slowly closed his eyes, "You want to ask about my eyes, right?"

"Especially, my eyes!"

As his words fell, Uchiha Sou slowly opened his eyes.

When the three figures crossed paths and scattered, Uchiha Sou lowered his head, half-crouched beside a pile of rubble nearby, gasping for breath.

A blade mark remained on his chest, and the same was true for his back; blood continued to spill from his wounds.

At this moment, he felt his insides churning, and the intense pain combined with blood loss made his consciousness slightly hazy.

It was also at this moment that he truly felt how close he was to death!

However, although his body was trembling slightly, his expression appeared somewhat strange.

At that very moment just now, he had perceived information appearing within his eye sockets.

But how could he have had the time to check it at such a moment? In a life-or-death battle, any lapse in concentration would cost him his life.

Yet, to his utter astonishment, as he watched the kunai and ninja swords descend upon him, a bizarre power suddenly erupted from his eyes.

This power came from behind the 'wall', and it was this power that had saved his life!

This scene instantly reminded him of one person—Uchiha Obito.

When Uchiha Obito was trapped under falling boulders, he had also accidentally triggered the power of his Mangekyo, preventing him from dying on the spot and leaving room for Uchiha Madara to save him.

He noticed the astonishment of Raiga Kurosuki and Juzo Biwa not far away, but he couldn't be bothered to pay attention to them right now.

Having gained a rare moment of respite, he kept a wary eye on their movements while quickly opening his system panel.

[Dojutsu experience gained +30]

[Taijutsu Uchiha Style EXP +100]

[Dojutsu Sharingan (A): Level 10 (MAX) (Upgradeable)]

[Taijutsu Uchiha Style (B) Level 9 (400/900)]

Seeing this, Uchiha Sou could not help but feel a surge of excitement in his heart; he truly did not know how long he had waited for this moment!

War was so cruel, and although he preferred to train in silence as it was the safest method, he had to admit that tempering oneself on the battlefield was indeed the fastest way to improve.

After three years of effort, especially the frantic desperation of the last six months, he had finally waited for this moment of fruition!

"Kid, you really are bizarre." Just then, the voice of Juzo Biwa came from the thick fog once again: "You're so fast that you made us hallucinate that we had hit you; that is truly rare."

"But this is as far as you go!" The voice of Raiga Kurosuki rang out from within the thick fog: "Your performance was indeed quite good, being able to push us to this point, but can you still hold on now?"

Juzo Biwa and Raiga Kurosuki had both sustained injuries in this battle, but they were adults after all, and it was two against one.

Even if it was a bit shameful, the essence of a ninja was to use any means necessary to achieve victory!

However, they remained extremely cautious, because Uchiha Sou had truly left an incredibly deep impression on them.

But no matter how one looked at it, Uchiha Sou was at his absolute limit at this very moment!

"We will give you a proper funeral, brat."

"A genius like you is truly rare, but today there will inevitably be an end to this!"

The two voices rose and fell, echoing continuously in the thick fog. Uchiha Sou lowered his head, his body trembling slightly, looking as if he were about to give up.

But having learned their lesson, the two dared not harbor any thoughts of underestimating the kid before them; they drifted through the fog, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Yet, at this very moment, they suddenly realized that the aura of the kid before them had undergone a massive change.

A chakra, filled with destruction and cold to the extreme, began to spread from the boy's body.

Such an aura, such chakra, such power made them feel suffocated!

And at this very moment, Uchiha Sou, who had been keeping his head lowered, slowly raised it, and those tightly shut eyes gradually opened.

"Just based on you two?"

In a pair of blood-red eyes, a triangular mark resembling a maple leaf was slowly rotating in each.

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