He needed the Senju Clan's bloodline to completely devour the Uchiha Clan's bloodline and form a new bloodline. Only then could his Mangekyō Sharingan evolve directly into the Rinnegan.
"Mm."
Hashirama Senju nodded slightly, then began observing the changes within his body.
Senju Fujima used the Flying Thunder God Technique and left the hospital. The next moment, he was already at his secret base.
He used this secret base for his research. Some time ago, he had also transplanted a pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan into his eyes.
They had now successfully transformed into Mangekyō Sharingan, and were still evolving at an astonishing speed.
"The Mangekyō Sharingan should be close to evolving into Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. This Immortal Body is truly a powerful bloodline!"
"This should be the same Ancestral Lineage as Kaguya Otsutsuki's, right? Once I've replaced my eyes with Sharingan, they'll continue evolving imperceptibly."
"Heh. Hahahaha...!"
After returning to his secret base, Senju Fujima opened his sinister Mangekyō Sharingan. Feeling his bloodline constantly reshape his Mangekyō Sharingan, he couldn't help laughing out loud.
If Sasuke Uchiha were here, he would see that Senju Fujima's Mangekyō Sharingan looked very similar to his own. It was a six-pointed star, but there were no lines inside it, only a hollow dot.
Within the six-pointed star, a faint four-pointed shuriken had already begun to appear, resembling the reflection of Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan.
"With this Immortal Body, there's no pressure at all in activating the complete Susanoo. My strength is still surging, and my ocular power grows stronger every second."
"I'm quite satisfied with the abilities of both eyes, too."
"But isn't the Mangekyō Sharingan supposed to reflect a person's heart? What one thinks about determines the direction of its abilities."
"Why is one of my eyes' abilities protection? That's strange. Who am I supposed to protect?"
Although Senju Fujima was very satisfied with the abilities of his Mangekyō Sharingan, he was confused that one of them was protection.
At least for now, Senju Fujima couldn't think of anyone worth protecting, anyone he'd be willing to give his life for.
"My left eye's ability is the Spatial Barrier. I can freely control a space and seal it off so no one can enter."
"Any damage will be reduced to nothingness, and it will last forever unless I choose to release the Spatial Barrier."
"That's somewhat similar to Obito's eyes, except he hides his body in the Kamui Dimension."
"My eye's ability, on the other hand, turns any space into nothingness. It has no restrictions and can even last forever."
"Those trapped inside can only come out if someone breaks the space or I decide to release them."
"It's a pretty good ability for protection, but it's completely useless for attacking. I can't exactly lock someone inside a space and let them starve to death, can I?"
The ability his Mangekyō Sharingan had given him was protection—a defense that could be considered absolute.
At least in this Ninja World, no one could shatter space. That meant he could protect anyone he wanted with a single glance, and the size of the space was up to him.
"My other eye's ability is a little more outrageous."
"My right eye can actually control time, even if only for ten short seconds."
"But I can do a lot in those ten seconds."
"It's somewhat like the laws of time, but much weaker than the power of a law. Its duration is rather limited."
"I can only affect an area with a radius of at most one kilometer, freely adjusting the flow of time throughout the space I've locked onto."
Senju Fujima had never seen such an incredible ocular technique before. If he used it on someone else, ten seconds would be enough to make them lose decades of their life—or even drain it all away.
"I wonder if my ocular techniques will change once I awaken the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Heh!"
"I'm really looking forward to it!"
Looking at his hands, Senju Fujima's lips curled slightly. He deactivated his Sharingan and returned to normal, then vanished from the base.
"Summoning Technique."
Just then, an uninvited guest suddenly appeared in Konoha. Completely concealed beneath a black cloak, the figure instantly used the Summoning Technique.
"Boom...!"
"Roar...!"
At that moment, an enormous, fiery-red figure appeared outside Konoha. It was the Nine-Tailed Fox. Somehow, for reasons unknown, it had suddenly appeared in the village.
"Ah...!"
"What is that?"
"Such a powerful presence...!"
"What's going on?"
"Th-that's...?"
"A fox? How could there be a fox that huge?"
The Nine-Tailed Fox had suddenly appeared in Konoha. Its enormous body crushed countless houses, and its powerful presence whipped up countless gales, sending everyone nearby flying.
"Help!"
"Run!"
"Monster! A monster...!"
The villagers of Konoha had never seen such a huge and terrifying Tailed Beast. They were all stunned and fled in panic.
"Roar...!"
Furious at having been summoned out of nowhere, the Nine-Tailed Fox glared at the brightly lit Konoha before it, its rage boiling over. It swung its claws and all nine tails, relentlessly destroying the village's buildings.
"Hmm? What's that presence?"
Madara Uchiha furrowed his brows. He suddenly sensed a powerful presence at the entrance to Konoha. The sheer size of its chakra left even him astonished.
"Whoosh...!"
"First, a terrifying summon has appeared in our Konoha. It's enormous, looks like a fox, and has nine tails. Countless villagers have already been killed or injured."
"It's far too powerful. Our ninjutsu have no effect on it at all."
As Madara Uchiha wondered what the presence was, an Anbu shinobi wearing a cat-faced mask appeared before him and reported the situation.
The Anbu wouldn't have been established without Senju Fujima. He had Senju Tobirama and Izuna Uchiha establish Root and the Anbu in the village.
The two Hokage directly commanded the Anbu, while Senju Tobirama and Izuna Uchiha commanded Root, which was responsible for gathering intelligence and carrying out assassinations in the village.
"A summon? How can it have more chakra than Hashirama?"
"And that presence... It's so evil."
"Have the Anbu protect the villagers and escort them to the shelters immediately. The Genin should also retreat, while the Chunin help evacuate the people."
Hearing the Anbu shinobi's report, Madara Uchiha sensed the enormous chakra and felt how evil it was. He hurriedly gave his orders.
"Understood."
The Anbu vanished in an instant.
Madara Uchiha also disappeared, reappearing on top of the Hokage's office building.
"Damn it! What kind of monster is this? I won't let you harm the hard-won peace!"
"Everyone, move! Hold it back and buy time for the villagers!"
"Come on! Restrain it—we can't let it keep destroying the village!"
The Jonin and shinobi of higher rank from several Konoha clans appeared before the Nine-Tailed Fox. They had only just begun to enjoy the hard-won peace and didn't want to lose it. They glared furiously at the Nine-Tailed Fox, their faces fierce.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...!"
Countless Kunai flew straight at the Nine-Tailed Fox, each one carrying several Explosive Tags.
"Boom, boom, boom...!"
"Roar...!"
But the attacks had no effect on the Nine-Tailed Fox. Instead, they only enraged him.
"Whoosh...!"
"Boom...!"
The Nine-Tailed Fox swung one claw toward the place where the Kunai had come from, and the spot instantly exploded.
"Ah...!"
Several shinobi standing there failed to dodge in time and were swatted away. A few were killed outright.
"What a terrifying fox...!"
"Don't lose heart! Hold it back as best you can. The First will be here soon!"
"That's right! Keep it up! Even if we can't stop this Nine-Tailed Fox, we have to give the villagers time to reach the shelters!"
"Don't act on your own! Work together and use ninjutsu to hold it back!"
From the very beginning, the shinobi of Konoha had put peace first. Each of them did everything they could, determined to buy the villagers time to escape, even if they couldn't defeat the Nine-Tailed Fox.
"Ninja Art: Summoning Technique!"
"Come forth! Monkey King: Enma!"
"Poof...!"
Sasuke Sarutobi appeared before the Nine-Tailed Fox. He bit his finger, performed the Summoning Technique, and slammed his hand onto the ground, summoning the Sarutobi Clan's summon.
In an instant, a white-haired monkey appeared, dressed in a shinobi outfit. Its white tail swung behind it, and it wore Konoha's Forehead Protector on its brow. It looked rather comical.
"The Nine-Tailed Fox? How can this be? Why is it here?"
After appearing, Enma crossed his arms and stared at the Nine-Tailed Fox, a trace of wariness in his eyes.
"Enma, push it out of the village, or the village will be destroyed."
"Adamantine Wish!"
Sasuke Sarutobi stared at the Nine-Tailed Fox and spoke gravely.
"I understand. Transform!"
"Poof...!"
At Sasuke Sarutobi's words, Enma instantly turned into a cloud of smoke and transformed into a black Adamantine Staff.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...!"
The Adamantine Staff spun through the air a few times, then Sasuke Sarutobi caught it.
"Enma, extend! Push the Nine-Tailed Fox out!"
Sasuke Sarutobi stared at the Nine-Tailed Fox and shouted.
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