Sharingan

"Sharingan... Activate!" Akaseki used the technique he had practiced countless times, stimulating his pupils with chakra. Instantly, that state of heightened clarity in both vision and mind returned once more!

Seeing the single tomoe in Akaseki's eyes, Jiancheng and Lanyu nodded. Although the awakening process had been a bit strange, and it hadn't jumped straight to two tomoe, settling for a standard single tomoe was still a pleasant surprise for someone like Akaseki.

"Next, we'll perform a simple test... Your chakra natures are Fire and Earth, correct?" Jiancheng confirmed.

Normally, to confirm chakra natures, one must possess a certain amount of chakra to perform a test using special paper.

However, as a clan with a long and storied history in the ninja world, the Uchiha Clan had more precise and sensitive methods to test their kin immediately after birth.

Some clan members with "elemental" names were often named precisely because they had tested for those corresponding natures at birth.

Almost one hundred percent of Uchiha clan members possessed Fire style chakra, and since Akaseki had "Stone" in his name, they naturally made that assumption.

"I believe so," Akaseki said, feeling a bit embarrassed. His parents had passed away long ago, and he had only heard about his chakra test results from others when he was very young.

"No matter, let's test it now... Channel your chakra into this," Jiancheng said, pulling out a piece of chakra test paper and handing it to Akaseki.

Akaseki knew the procedure. He held the paper between his fingers and channeled his chakra into it.

The next moment, the paper seemed to be crumpled by an invisible force, instantly becoming covered in wrinkles. Akaseki was stunned for a moment, then the paper began to shatter, and each tiny fragment spontaneously ignited, turning to ash before it even hit the ground.

"Hmm, it seems that in addition to Fire Style and Earth Style, you also have the potential for Lightning Style transformation," Jiancheng nodded in satisfaction.

If Akaseki already had three transformations at his current chakra level, he would likely have a fourth by the time he reached the level of a Jonin. If he were lucky, he might even possess all five. For the Uchiha Clan, the more chakra transformations, the better!

Yet, inside, Akaseki's thoughts were churning—Lightning Style? Could it be...

"Close your right eye and watch my hand signs carefully!" Lanyu said sternly.

"Ah? Yes..." Akaseki didn't understand why, but he obeyed immediately.

The next moment, Lanyu's hands began to move... he performed the hand signs very slowly, at the absolute minimum speed required; any slower and the chakra flow would have broken!

"Fire Style: Great Fire Dragon Technique!" At the final moment, Lanyu spat a dragon-shaped flame toward the sky, which vanished into thin air shortly after ascending.

Akaseki understood that it had been neutralized by the barrier surrounding the clan grounds.

Seeing Lanyu look at him, Akaseki didn't need to be told; he began to imitate the movements...

"Fire Style: Great Fire Dragon... cough, cough, cough..." Akaseki choked at the end, managing only to spit out a few sparks and some smoke.

"Good, that counts as a successful copy. It's just that your chakra cannot support such a technique yet..."

As Akaseki listened to Lanyu, he couldn't help but stare into the elder's eyes. He didn't know when it started, but he realized the elder's eyes were shimmering with brilliant light, and he had lost himself in them before he even knew it.

With a shiver, he snapped back to reality, only to hear Lanyu saying, "At the single tomoe level, your left eye can copy simple B-rank ninjutsu with the target's cooperation, but it has no resistance to genjutsu at the elite Chunin level. It seems your left eye is a Ninjutsu Eye... Alright, switch to the right eye."

The Uchiha were a great clan that had stood at the pinnacle since the Warring States period. Their traditions were powerful and rich, and their research into their own Kekkei Genkai, the Sharingan, was already extremely meticulous.

The "tomoes" were the comma-shaped patterns. In Akaseki's understanding, the Sharingan could reach a maximum of three tomoes, at which point the ocular power would reach its zenith!

Not only would it reach the peak of elite Jonin levels in genjutsu and anti-genjutsu, but it could also freely copy any A-rank high-level ninjutsu that didn't require a Kekkei Genkai or secret techniques, and even some S-rank ultimate moves could be replicated.

The ridiculously strong dynamic vision, combined with the Sharingan's inherent boost to chakra and taijutsu, would also bring the taijutsu of a three-tomoe Sharingan user to an incredibly high level.

It could be said that every Uchiha with a three-tomoe Sharingan was an all-around elite Jonin!

Within the Uchiha Clan, there was already a mature process for training clan members after they awakened the Sharingan.

For the initial single-tomoe Sharingan, the clan had long since determined exactly what level of ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu could be copied after awakening.

Within one month, all of this would be comprehensively taught to the awakened individual!

Furthermore, if the owner of a single-tomoe Sharingan did not have Chunin-level chakra, they would naturally and rapidly grow to that level over the course of about a month...

It could be said that aside from needing to put effort into "chakra control" and "physical conditioning," as long as one awakened the Sharingan, they could "manufacture" a "well-rounded Chunin" within a month. Once they fully digested what they had learned and mastered it, they would essentially be an elite Chunin!

This was the foundation of the Uchiha Clan's strength.

"Your right eye's ability to copy ninjutsu is weaker, but its resistance to genjutsu is stronger. In other words... your left eye is a Ninjutsu Eye, and your right eye is a Genjutsu Eye," Lanyu said after completing the basic tests on Akaseki.

This was the first time Akaseki had heard the terms Ninjutsu Eye and Genjutsu Eye. Although he could guess the meaning, he couldn't help but ask, "Elder, are there different types of Sharingan? Are there other types as well?"

Lanyu fell silent upon hearing this, but Jiancheng, who was standing to the side, spoke up: "There is also an Enhancement Eye, which provides a more significant boost to chakra and taijutsu... Actually, these aren't really classifications. After all, every Sharingan possesses all three abilities simultaneously; they just have slight inclinations. You needn't overthink it."

Akaseki: ...

If the clan head hadn't mentioned "needn't overthink it," Akaseki really wouldn't have thought about it!

Indeed, in Akaseki's impression, even those three-tomoe clan members had similar ocular abilities with no obvious differences. But now, Akaseki couldn't help but feel that perhaps there really were some differences between Sharingan?

"Most clan members have the same inclination in both eyes after awakening. Having both a Ninjutsu Eye and a Genjutsu Eye is considered a relatively rare situation," Jiancheng said, seeing his expression.

Sure enough, hearing that his situation was rare, Akaseki felt a bit happy.

Actually...

Whether it was a Ninjutsu Eye, a Genjutsu Eye, or an Enhancement Eye... at the Sharingan stage, there wouldn't be any major differences. The differences would only become significant after awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan.

However, the Mangekyo Sharingan was a secret within the clan, and one had to at least reach the three-tomoe Sharingan level before being told about it...