He went into the bedroom.
Carefully, he lifted a floorboard, revealing a staircase leading down.
A basement!
The essential setup for any researcher in the Shinobi World.
With "ninjutsu" around, as long as you were willing to spend the money, secretly building a basement was no problem at all.
Of course, it couldn't be too large. Anbu, Root, and the Konoha Military Police Force were no pushovers.
But the Uchiha Clan Compound was covered by a barrier, making it impossible to detect with the Byakugan or sensory abilities. That made a small laboratory inside the compound the safest option.
White Dove had set up a small lab of his own.
Click!
He switched on the light, and bright incandescent bulbs illuminated the underground laboratory, which covered several hundred square meters.
White Dove had spent a great deal of money setting it up.
Rows of waist-high glass jars lined both sides, filled with various organs, chunks of flesh, and plants. Scrolls, books, and research notes were spread out in front.
At the very center of the laboratory were the experimental area and workbench.
There were some medical instruments, as well as a workbench and an operating table.
The lab had all the basic surgical and experimental equipment.
The more advanced equipment wasn't so easy to get.
Leaving aside whether he could afford it, obtaining it without anyone noticing would be a huge headache.
But for White Dove, a basic research setup was enough.
He wasn't a research expert like Orochimaru.
White Dove carefully took the Mangekyō out of the jar.
The nutrient solution had kept the pair from dying off. In fact, they were in excellent condition.
In the Shinobi World, where chakra existed, science wasn't absent, but it had to take a back seat to "ninjutsu studies."
Even plants had changed significantly under the influence of chakra.
The powder White Dove had used earlier to enhance the effects of genjutsu, for example, came from a special plant he had cultivated using a great deal of chakra and resources.
Danzo hadn't been careless. He had simply never encountered anything like it, which was why he had fallen for it.
After setting the jar on the workbench, White Dove began a series of tests.
He even had several Three-Tomoe Sharingan. Unlike the Byakugan, which were destroyed by the Caged Bird Seal when their owners died, they weren't impossible to obtain.
He carefully recorded all the data: vitality, Yin Release compatibility, and so on.
When the tests were done, he murmured to himself:
"Truly... terrifying. No wonder they say the essence of Yin Release is 'giving form to nothingness,' while Yang Release is 'giving life.' It really is true!"
From what he had observed, a Mangekyō Sharingan and an ordinary Three-Tomoe Sharingan could hardly be called the same thing.
A crystallization of Yin Release!
Their structure was vastly different from what the naked eye could see.
All he could say was that a transmigrator, having been swept through an ocean of information, had broad knowledge, a staggering imagination, and the advantage of knowing the story.
But there were disadvantages too. His thoughts and worldview were constrained by the world he had come from, leaving him skeptical about chakra and Kekkei Genkai.
The problem was that being a ninja required a "ninja way."
If your convictions weren't strong enough, your strength would naturally suffer.
So there was a reason White Dove, despite being an Uchiha, had mediocre talent.
But once he understood the principles and data for himself, he would believe in them. His perspective and his "ninja way" would naturally grow stronger too.
That was why he had to do research: not just to develop various techniques, but also to strengthen his "ninja way."
Once he had completed the initial tests, White Dove stopped.
He wasn't Orochimaru. He wasn't going to spend most of his time on research. Knowing the principles and the general details was enough.
Now came the important part.
The transplant!
He needed to transplant the Mangekyō Sharingan right away and bring his combat strength up to Kage Level.
A Kage-level powerhouse!
Only by reaching Kage Level could he hold his ground in the coming turmoil—and earn the right to move the pieces on the board.
The reason White Dove had stepped forward last night to push for a "New Uchiha" was to draw Danzo's attention and steer him into targeting Shisui. The ultimate goal had been to get this Mangekyō.
Of course, this was only the first stage of his plan.
Now that he had the eyes, it proved his scheme hadn't been in vain.
Only after becoming a Kage-level powerhouse could he put the rest of his plan into action. As a mere quasi-Kage, he wasn't confident he could protect himself.
Kage-level strength was enough to ensure his safety and let him act without worry.
His hands began forming seals!
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
White Dove created two Shadow Clones.
He didn't know the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, but making two Shadow Clones was no problem.
The only issue was that his chakra had been split evenly into three portions.
But what he was about to do didn't require much chakra.
The two Shadow Clones began preparing for surgery.
That's right, an eye transplant.
The research had only been an appetizer. The main course was the transplant.
Would anyone recognize Shisui's Mangekyō?
Sorry, but eyes couldn't talk. If White Dove said the Mangekyō was his, then it was his.
Besides, he had plenty of ways to disguise them.
Colored contacts!
Contact lenses!
Once you understood the principles, making them was easy.
So White Dove wasn't worried that anyone would recognize Shisui's eyes after he transplanted them.
If they could, they could wake Shisui up and have him testify!
No, wait!
There was still the Impure World Reincarnation in the Shinobi World, wasn't there?
Hmm... He'd better keep an eye on Shisui's body. He couldn't let him crawl out of the ground to testify.
And the corpse could talk too!
That was why, although he hadn't brought the body back earlier, he had destroyed it with Explosive Tags.
An eye transplant!
Before White Dove transmigrated, this surgery hadn't been perfected. At best, they could transplant corneas.
But in the Shinobi World, transplanting eyes was no big deal.
Many powerful people treated eyes like hot-swappable hardware, popping them in and using them as needed. Even that kind of rough handling caused no problems.
There had even been a young woman who had just learned Medical Ninjutsu performing an eye transplant on the battlefield.
That showed just how little the surgery was valued in the Shinobi World.
Given White Dove's situation, he couldn't quite reach the point of hot-swapping eyes, since his Yang Release skills weren't good enough and he didn't have Hashirama Cells. But if he wanted to perform a transplant, he could certainly do it much more efficiently than Rin Nohara.
It was true that he didn't know Yang Release or Medical Ninjutsu, but he had secret medicine, so he could do an even better job.
He slowly lay down on the cold operating table, and the two Shadow Clones began the transplant.
No anesthesia!
It would affect his nerves, dulling their sensitivity and slowing his thoughts, among other things. Naturally, White Dove wouldn't use any. He went straight into surgery.
Even though the Shadow Clones kept their movements as gentle as possible, he still felt a piercing pain.
Hiss!
He sucked in a sharp breath.
White Dove fought to endure the pain, careful not to let it affect the operation.
Fortunately, he had long since memorized the procedure and made extensive preparations. The Shadow Clones moved quickly, and in less than ten minutes, the eye transplant was complete.
Didn't that sound impossibly fast?
But this was the Shinobi World. That pace was definitely slow.
Some manly heroes could replace their own eyes with their bare hands in under a minute. Compared with them, he was already dragging his feet.
Ninja bodies were highly resilient, and White Dove often used Lightning Release to stimulate his body. Even without Yang Release, he was still incredibly tough. So as soon as the surgery was over, his eyes had already begun to heal on their own.
And with the secret medicine, he could recover quickly even without Medical Ninjutsu.
Going to Konoha Hospital and asking someone with Medical Ninjutsu to help him wouldn't have been a big deal. But White Dove didn't want the information about his eye transplant getting out, so he had no choice but to do it himself.
What about asking someone from the One Heart Chamber of Commerce for help?
Sorry, but they didn't know Medical Ninjutsu. To learn it, you needed a talent for Yang Release and had to join the Hokage Faction.
So although Medical Ninjutsu seemed to be everywhere in the anime, it was actually rare and precious.
The Uchiha didn't have a single medical ninja. That showed just how rare they were.
"Release!"
White Dove had wrapped his eyes up to help the medicine take effect faster. He released the Shadow Clones, and as two waves of exhaustion suddenly washed over him, he began thinking about finding himself a little medical fairy to keep by his side.
After all, if you spent your days in the Shinobi World, you were bound to get cut sooner or later. He didn't want to rely on medicine alone whenever he was injured. Besides, he would need to replace his eyes from time to time, so he really did need a medical ninja.
But finding one wouldn't be easy. They needed talent, and they also needed to be able to help him get Medical Ninjutsu.
Wait!
Suddenly, a name surfaced in White Dove's mind.
If he found her, she would not only have a powerful talent for Medical Ninjutsu, she would also be utterly loyal to him.
And that person was...
Before you continue