"You've only awakened the Sharingan in your left eye. As a result, the upper limit of the ninjutsu you can copy has increased considerably. It's basically on par with a normal Two-Tomoe Sharingan, but you must remember..."
"Our Uchiha Clan's Sharingan must develop evenly in both eyes to bring out its full power. Since only one of your eyes has transformed, your chakra won't increase much, and your dynamic vision will improve only slightly over the One-Tomoe Sharingan. So be cautious about using copied ninjutsu with high chakra costs in battle."
"By the way, you haven't finished copying all the One-Tomoe ninjutsu yet, have you?"
After warning Akaseki, Clan Leader Jiancheng asked about his progress copying techniques.
"Yes, Clan Leader. I've had a lot of missions outside Konoha lately..." Akaseki said sheepishly.
Jiancheng shook his head. "I'm not criticizing you. It's normal for missions to get in the way. Just remember, given your current situation, improving your own strength is what matters most... As for the ninjutsu you can copy with the Two-Tomoe Sharingan, I'll have clan members assist you once you've finished copying the One-Tomoe techniques."
Uneven development in the eyes wasn't uncommon in the Uchiha Clan, but it wasn't an inevitable process either. Often, when a One-Tomoe Sharingan transformed, it went straight to Two-Tomoe, with both eyes gaining two tomoe.
But Akaseki's growth this time was uneven.
Since his eyes hadn't developed evenly, Akaseki wouldn't see much of a boost to his chakra, so Jiancheng wasn't in a hurry to have him copy any powerful techniques...
No matter how strong a technique was, if using it once drained all your chakra, it wasn't much use in battle.
"You don't need to rush. Generally speaking, if one eye transforms, the other will eventually follow." Jiancheng was worried Akaseki might push himself too hard, so he offered a little reassurance.
Once the Clan Leader had finished advising him, Lanyu immediately asked Akaseki, "Is the Immersion Curse on you really something like Genjutsu?"
"Huh? Well... I guess so. I just don't know why my emotions are affected naturally, too. It's not as simple as an illusion." Akaseki emphasized the point.
Still, he wasn't sure how to explain it exactly.
"Your emotions are affected..." Lanyu's whole face scrunched up.
Jiancheng saw his expression and said, "All right, let him have some time to himself." With that, he and Lanyu left together.
After leaving Akaseki's home, Jiancheng saw that Lanyu still seemed troubled and shook his head. "Still thinking about using Genjutsu to stimulate the clan members? Plenty of our ancestors have tried. It doesn't work."
"I know that, but Akaseki's Immersion Curse..." Lanyu seemed to have already accepted that the thing was a curse.
"It's clearly not ordinary Genjutsu. It might directly affect the brain. We don't even know whether it's a blessing or a curse." Jiancheng hadn't shown it in front of Akaseki, but he wasn't optimistic about it either.
Could Genjutsu be used to achieve the same effect as the "Immersion Experience Platform"?
The Uchiha Clan were masters of Genjutsu, of course countless ancestors had tried!
But it hadn't worked very well...
No matter how sophisticated the Genjutsu, it was still fake. Using it to stimulate clan members into awakening their Sharingan had little effect. Only after the Genjutsu ended could their own emotions serve as a stimulus.
At that point, the contrast with reality could easily dilute those emotions. That was why, within the Uchiha Clan, using Genjutsu to stimulate Sharingan awakening had never been considered an effective method.
Seeing Lanyu still deep in thought, Jiancheng tried to reassure him. "Lanyu, don't be too anxious. Our Uchiha Clan is still Konoha's largest clan. Whether it's Hiruzen Sarutobi or Shimura Danzō, at most they can take some power from us. They can't truly suppress us."
Jiancheng knew that Lanyu was so anxious because he felt the pressure of the situation in Konoha...
Then Jiancheng's expression grew resolute. "Besides... the Shinobi World is already rife with undercurrents! As soon as another Shinobi World War breaks out, our Uchiha Clan will naturally soar to new heights!"
The brutal war and terrible casualties were things the other ninja clans naturally didn't want to endure.
But for the Uchiha Clan, it was a double-edged sword!
The death of clan members was certainly tragic, but seeing the pairs of cold Sharingan that emerged after their warm-hearted kin died could also bring a strange warmth to one's heart.
To some extent, the Uchiha Clan had been weakened more than any other clan by the Shinobi World's long period of peace...
If the Uchiha Clan hadn't gone through a severe period of internal turmoil over the past thirty years, it would be even weaker than it was now!
Meanwhile, Akaseki was slapping his thigh in his room...
"How could I forget to ask the Clan Leader for more money to buy ninja tools... Argh!" Only now did Akaseki remember.
Judging from the reactions of Clan Leader Jiancheng and Clan Elder Lanyu, Akaseki was sure they hadn't sensed any space-time fluctuations when he used "Liu-Liu Recycling."
And thinking it over, the Clan Leader and Clan Elder already suspected that the "Immersion Experience Platform" was some kind of curse or an incarnation of a Demon God. They certainly wouldn't approve of an act that looked like a "sacrifice." So he put the matter aside for now and looked at the 150 "credits" he'd just received...
In theory, he should be able to use them for transactions, but... awkwardly, Akaseki couldn't find any "entrance" for a store, trading house, or anything like that.
Of course, Akaseki wasn't worried that he'd be unable to spend those 150 credits. Even without a store, he knew he could buy items directly when "GG" appeared. It had even mentioned a special offer at the time, though he had no idea whether that was true...
There was another place he could spend them, and it was easy enough to find—buying a membership.
But Akaseki absolutely wasn't going to buy one!
So far, becoming a member offered no benefits at all. In fact, it would cancel out the GG rewards.
The ninja tools he'd just ordered were gone, and he couldn't spend the recycled credits for the time being. Akaseki could only put his thoughts in order and head to the training ground. He still had to go through with the spar he'd arranged with Claw. After all, a free dog's head was too good an opportunity to pass up!
A little after five in the evening, Akaseki arrived at Training Ground Six.
Training Ground Six consisted of a number of battle arenas. There were still several groups of ninja there, but they weren't interfering with one another.
When Akaseki arrived, he saw Claw already in one of the arenas, lying on the ground with his legs crossed and his lower leg swinging back and forth. He seemed rather impatient.
"You've already finished delivering everything this early? That's just like you and Kuromaru." Akaseki offered a polite compliment.
At the sound of his voice, Claw sprang to his feet. Kuromaru, who had been lying down, stood up too.
"You..." Claw bared his canine teeth and glared at him. "I thought you wouldn't dare show up..."
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