The Stirring Tenseigan

Hyuga Ruri put on a look of righteous sacrifice, her pretty face flushed red.

She turned her head away haughtily.

"If you're going to do it, do it quickly, and don't... don't make it too painful..."

Beside them, Inuzuka Mi's pretty face went blank. She nervously glanced at Keigo Uchiha, then at Hyuga Ruri's flushed face, and for a moment, she didn't know whether she should stay or leave.

This... the atmosphere seemed a little off.

Keigo Uchiha's face darkened, and he quickly said, "What are you thinking!"

"Mi-chan is still here!"

Inuzuka Mi: "???"

So, should I leave?

This sudden turn of events has thrown me off balance, I never knew you were like this, Keigo-kun!

"Keigo-kun... actually... I can too."

Inuzuka Mi's delicate pretty face turned red, her eyelashes like butterfly wings trembled, she lowered her eyes, bit her cherry lips, and her soft hand reached to lift the hem of her clothes.

"I was just kidding!"

Keigo Uchiha helplessly held his forehead and quickly stopped Inuzuka Mi's small hand.

A thick fog descended.

For a moment, he didn't know if he was the one joking.

Or if Mi-chan had taken it seriously...

He looked at Hyuga Ruri, his mouth twitched, "Your and Mi-chan's methods of improving strength are different, so there's no need to lift your clothes, and it won't hurt or anything. Don't say things that can be misunderstood."

"Next, I will transfer the Yang-attribute chakra of the Tailed Beast to you."

"We'll try this method to see if it can stimulate your Byakugan and advance it to a higher level."

Keigo Uchiha said word by word, then warned, "Don't lift your clothes again!"

Hyuga Ruri: "..."

So embarrassing.

I'm so ashamed!

As he spoke, Keigo Uchiha held Inuzuka Mi's small hand, and the Tailed Beast chakra within him, the Two-Tails' chakra, was immediately guided out. It passed through the Cursed Seal on his body and was converted into Yang-attribute chakra!

Finally, it was slowly transferred into Hyuga Ruri's body.

"It feels so gentle, like soaking in a hot spring, so comfortable."

Hyuga Ruri let out a soft hum.

The features on her pretty face relaxed, and she looked very comfortable.

Meanwhile, the Two-Tails within Inuzuka Mi was shocked, the entire cat was not okay!

"Again?"

"I've already been sealed, why do I still have to face this kind of thing?"

The Two-Tails, Matatabi, was extremely distressed.

A portion of the Two-Tails' chakra condensed on Inuzuka Mi's right shoulder, transforming back into a small Matatabi, full of cuteness.

It crouched on Inuzuka Mi's right shoulder, looking at Keigo Uchiha with a resentful expression.

"You, why are you absorbing my chakra again? Can't you absorb another Tailed Beast? This... this really makes Tailed Beasts tremble with fear!"

Looking at the resentful, cute Matatabi.

Keigo Uchiha felt a little guilty.

"Sorry, next time for sure."

Matatabi: "...So you're going to absorb it this time?"

This is a disaster!

Why did I have to be found by Keigo Uchiha?

I've practically become a laborer!

"Don't get distracted, channel the Yang-attribute chakra to your eyes to stimulate the evolution of your eyes. Your current strength is too weak. If we compare your Byakugan with the Sharingan, it's only at the level of a Two-Tomoe right now!"

Keigo Uchiha shouted, "To awaken the Tenseigan, the road is long and arduous, don't slack off!"

Only then did Hyuga Ruri quickly channel the Yang-attribute chakra to her eyes.

Immediately, a faint feeling of swelling and stinging came.

But with each surge... her pupil power grew stronger!

Correspondingly, the Two-Tails' chakra was rapidly disappearing, like a flood pouring into Hyuga Ruri's body!

"This is a disaster, if this continues, the Tailed Beast will really die!"

The Two-Tails Matatabi's dark eyes were filled with fear.

This is too terrifying!

Keigo Uchiha's lips twitched, his guilt deepening. "Don't be afraid. I won't absorb your chakra this time, and she doesn't have that ability, so all this chakra will eventually return to you."

Then the absorption speed increased even more.

It was as if there was no end.

Matatabi's face turned pale, and it screamed, "But you have no intention of stopping! You despicable fellow! You're a devil!"

This guy, he apologizes while saying it.

But he doesn't stop at all!

It's like wanting to kill someone but constantly saying sorry, what's the use!

"Soon, just hold on for a bit."

Keigo Uchiha comforted it. This was an opportunity to awaken the Tenseigan. If it were interrupted, Ruri Hyuga's eyes might be ruined. But what Keigo Uchiha didn't expect was how much Ruri Hyuga's Byakugan could absorb.

A full half an hour.

The small Matatabi beside them shriveled up, looking completely drained.

"I can't... anymore... My chakra has been drained, my clone is about to disappear..."

With a bang.

The small Matatabi vanished without a trace.

This was proof of Matatabi's exhaustion!

And Keigo Uchiha could no longer draw even a tiny bit of Matatabi's chakra. The chakra flow, which had been like a surging river, turned into a trickle and finally disappeared.

"All of Matatabi's chakra has been absorbed, and it's still not enough?"

Keigo Uchiha was surprised, looking at Ruri Hyuga with disdain. "Your foundation must be terrible. I awakened the Mangekyo with just a small portion, and you've used an entire Tailed Beast and still can't activate the Tenseigan?"

Of course.

This was just a joke.

Ruri Hyuga's emotions surged, and she suddenly opened her eyes!

A faint blue filled her eyes!

"This... is the power of the Tenseigan? I can feel the Godly Vacuum Attack I comprehended before has now awakened even stronger. The name of this technique is... Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!"

Ruri Hyuga said proudly, her beautiful eyes shining.

Her aura had also become much stronger than before.

Keigo Uchiha looked at her with disdain. "What are you showing off for?"

"This doesn't count as awakening the Tenseigan. At most, you've only comprehended a part of its power."

"You've drained a Tailed Beast, and you've only awakened a new ability. Your foundation is too poor. For the next period, you have only one task: cultivate the Byakugan."

Keigo Uchiha said calmly, his eyes flashing. He stroked his chin and slowly spoke.

Instantly.

Ruri Hyuga's pretty face stiffened.

"So... this doesn't count as awakening the Tenseigan?"

"Based on my estimations, even if you awaken it, you won't directly awaken the Tenseigan. But you can awaken an intermediate eye between the Byakugan and the Tenseigan, and that power alone will be enough to make you a Kage-level expert."

Keigo Uchiha looked at Ruri Hyuga's brilliant eyes. "Although you haven't awakened the Tenseigan, there are already traces of its awakening. This means your path is correct!"

Keigo Uchiha's eyes were filled with excitement.

Ruri Hyuga was someone he had personally trained.

This feeling of nurturing was incomparable.

"Continue cultivating the Byakugan until you fully master your current power, and then I will help you stimulate your Byakugan again!"

In the laboratory.

Orochimaru was full of excitement, with a 'thirst for knowledge'. "Very good, so this is Tailed Beast chakra? It's indeed difficult for ordinary people to control, but according to the secrets Keigo gave me."

"The Sharingan and the Senju's body, Wood Release, are the most suitable powers to suppress Tailed Beasts."

"Therefore, theoretically, if I become a Jinchuriki, transplant the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and simultaneously possess Senju Hashirama's cells. Then, the balance of these three will allow me, through Hashirama Cells, to gain the ability to control the Sharingan."

"Through the Sharingan, I will have the ability to suppress Tailed Beasts. Through the Tailed Beast, I will have the ability to infinitely support the use of the Sharingan!"

This discovery made him extremely excited.

His eyes flickered, emitting a different kind of light in the darkness.

"There's also one more thing: with Tailed Beast chakra and the Sharingan, can I curb the erosion of Hashirama Cells? Or rather... make Hashirama Cells non-corrosive!"

Thinking of this, he became instantly excited.

If he could achieve this goal.

In that case, he could completely calm the Tailed Beast chakra and suppress the Hashirama Cells himself, rapidly increasing his strength. This method was one he had devised on his own, without needing Keigo Uchiha to assist him!

But just at that moment, the Two-Tails Matatabi before him suddenly expanded.

Under Orochimaru's puzzled gaze, it vanished with a pop!

Without a trace.

"This is... what happened?"

Orochimaru wore a look of bewilderment.

How could the clone of the Two-Tails Matatabi just disappear for no reason?

Keigo Uchiha rubbed his temples, sensing the Two-Tails Matatabi inside Inuzuka Mi, who looked as if life had lost all meaning. Thinking of something, he became lost in thought, "It seems the Two-Tails Matatabi clone at the teacher's place is gone now too."

"Once the Two-Tails Matatabi recovers its chakra, I'll send another one over to the teacher."

Although he had anticipated that Hyuga Ruri would consume a significant amount of Tailed Beast chakra.

He hadn't expected it to be to such an extent!

The Two-Tails Matatabi had been drained dry!

Yet, in these short dozen minutes or so, thanks to the terrifying recovery speed inherent to a Tailed Beast, it had already regained about 5% of its chakra!

"Let's call it a day then. Ruri, you should send another Two-Tails Matatabi clone to the teacher. His research is likely at a bottleneck right now, and losing the Matatabi clone at this moment will probably make him impatient."

Keigo Uchiha said with a smile.

Orochimaru's thirst for knowledge was not to be underestimated.

After Hyuga Ruri and Inuzuka Mi nodded, Keigo Uchiha saw them to the door.

The Setting Sun hung low, and the night grew increasingly dark.

Stimulating the Tenseigan this time had cost not only energy and Tailed Beast chakra but also time.

"Hehehe, you all did very well."

"It was you, wasn't it? It must have been you!"

At this moment, a sinister voice rang out, "I had just researched the secret to breaking through to a Kage-level powerhouse when the Two-Tails vanished. You... you really did very well!"

"Apologies, Teacher. We didn't expect that stimulating Ruri's Byakugan would consume such a massive amount of chakra, to the point where even the Two-Tails itself was drained..."

Keigo Uchiha turned back to look at Orochimaru, his mouth twitching.

Orochimaru stood not far away, his robes fluttering, looking quite displeased...

Who could have guessed that Orochimaru had just reached a breakthrough?

It had only been fifteen minutes since the Two-Tails clone disappeared, right?

Orochimaru had actually rushed over immediately!

The anger and thirst for knowledge in his eyes were burning fiercely!

"Sorry, Teacher, it's all my fault."

Hyuga Ruri's body stiffened, and she felt terrible, "A new Two-Tails clone has already been prepared for you. I promise this won't happen again!"

Although she was a bit of a tsundere.

She still held an instinctive respect for her elders.

Stiffening, she handed over a sealing scroll, inside of which the Two-Tails was sealed.

"Hmph, that's more like it."

Orochimaru's anger subsided slightly. Looking at Hyuga Ruri and Inuzuka Mi before him, his eyes suddenly froze, sweeping over the two of them, "You two... have both become stronger?"

His voice was hoarse, "Inuzuka Mi has now become the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, and the aura on you, Hyuga Ruri... is stronger than before. Within those eyes of yours... it seems a powerful force is hidden!"

"In just a single day, how did you manage this?"

There was a trace of astonishment in Orochimaru's eyes.

But even more, there was a thirst for knowledge regarding this situation!

To become this strong in just a few days, what exactly... was the reason?!

Suddenly, he looked at Keigo Uchiha's calm face and abruptly thought of a possibility. Keigo Uchiha's magnificent Mangekyou Sharingan reminded him of something.

He grinned, "Although I don't know the specific reason, it seems... this has something to do with you, Keigo, right?"

"You just obtained those eyes, and Hyuga Ruri's Byakugan has also grown stronger in ocular power as a result!"

His eyes were filled with certainty and a frantic thirst for knowledge!

"Nothing can really be hidden from you, Teacher."

Keigo Uchiha spoke with a smile. Orochimaru was not just a mad scientist, but also an extremely intelligent, sharp, and sensitive man; his eyes were filled with an amber glow.

Possessing the potential to see through everything.

"My eyes, like Ruri's, are the bloodline possessed by descendants of the Sage, and they have awakened. And didn't we discuss something before?"

Keigo Uchiha spoke slowly, "In essence, Tailed Beasts and our eyes are inextricably linked, even originating from the same source. Therefore, when I use the Yin Release of the Tailed Beasts to stimulate my Sharingan."

"Or the Yang Release of the Tailed Beasts to stimulate Ruri's Tenseigan, it will cause our eyes to evolve!"

"This is the secret to our pupil power strengthening."

As he explained, Orochimaru's pupils contracted.

He immediately understood what Keigo Uchiha meant, and his entire body trembled slightly, as if he had learned some knowledge that excited him.

"So that's how it is, Tailed Beasts and your eyes are powers from the same origin, so by stimulating them with Tailed Beast chakra, your eyes can evolve. What a brilliant idea!"

Saying that.

Orochimaru suddenly froze.

He thought of something, and after a long silence, he looked at Keigo Uchiha and asked, "Keigo, I have a question for you. If one has Hashirama Cells within their body and seals a Tailed Beast within them."

"Can it achieve a state of balance? Or even completely control these two powers?"

Keigo Uchiha was taken aback and mused, "Theoretically, it is possible, because these two are also from the same origin. The power of Wood Release can suppress the power of Tailed Beasts, and the power of Tailed Beasts can restrain the aggressiveness of Wood Release."

"It's the same principle as how Hashirama Cells can be restrained by the Sharingan."

Instantly.

Orochimaru fell silent.

This was precisely the topic he had been researching recently!

But... Keigo Uchiha had already achieved it!

Damn it, the mutual restraint between Hashirama Cells and Tailed Beasts, what's the difference between that and the mutual restraint between the Sharingan and Tailed Beasts?

There was no difference at all!

"Keigo, you are truly a monster! An enviable monster."

Orochimaru took a deep breath, feeling somewhat helpless, "But since I thought of it myself, it doesn't count as stealing your idea."

Keigo Uchiha was stunned.

He instantly understood what was meant.

His teacher had thought of a way for Hashirama Cells and Tailed Beast chakra to mutually restrain each other and advance to Kage-level strength, but he hadn't expected it to be so similar to the method he had just described.

"Of course."

Keigo Uchiha smiled and said earnestly, "Teacher, for many methods, I only provide a theory. If I were to carry out all the research myself, it would be impossible."

"Only you can analyze powerful forces through scientific means, and even create gods!"

"I, on the other hand, cannot do such a thing."

From the very beginning.

Keigo Uchiha knew that his strength had never been in research, so he never delved into it.

Each to their own specialty.

Orochimaru was the true genius in research.

As for himself, he would rely on his strength to reach the true pinnacle!

Orochimaru was taken aback, and looking at Keigo Uchiha's sincere face, he couldn't help but smile, his voice hoarse, "You, you truly surprise me. You have a charm that attracts companions, something I lack."

He looked at Hyuga Ruri, who looked confused beside Keigo, and Inuzuka Mi, who gazed at him with adoration.

For some reason, he felt a pang of envy.

"Teacher, do you have some time now?"

Keigo Uchiha suddenly spoke, as if he had thought of something, a smile playing on his lips, "There's something I need to ask for your help with."

"Oh?"

Orochimaru was surprised, then nodded.

After bidding farewell to Hyuga Ruri and Inuzuka Mi, amidst their displeased gazes, Keigo Uchiha smiled apologetically but showed no intention of changing his mind.

"Sorry, sorry, the next thing I'm going to do is something you two really can't participate in. Only the teacher and I can do it."

Keigo Uchiha smiled lightly, as if thinking of something amusing.

"Don't worry, don't worry. You always say strange things, and we really don't understand them. Let's go, it's time to go home for dinner, otherwise Father will scold me."

Hyuga Ruri waved her hand dismissively.

"Goodbye, Keigo-kun. Please... be careful!"

Inuzuka Mi looked at Keigo Uchiha's handsome face and earnestly cautioned him.

After speaking, she turned and left, her beautiful eyes reluctant, with a hint of worry.

Keigo Uchiha was stunned.

How did Inuzuka Mi know that what she was about to do was dangerous?

Inuzuka Mi and Hyuga Ruri were heading home in the same direction.

It was on the way.

It was already past 8 PM in Konoha, but the village was still brightly lit, surrounded by bustling crowds.

And their beautiful figures were a captivating sight.

Hyuga Ruri was tall and slender, with a cool, pretty face. Her pure white eyes carried an air of aloofness, like a goddess descending to earth, inspiring only admiration!

Inuzuka Mi's delicate, elf-like pretty face, with a hint of fragility, and eyelashes that fluttered like butterfly wings, made one want to protect her. The two walked together.

It was like the sun and moon competing in brilliance.

Neither could be declared superior.

The young men around them stared with wide eyes, some even watching from afar, their faces blushing.

"Be safe?"

Hyuga Ruri lightly parted her cherry lips, bored. She asked doubtfully, "It's this time of night, Keigo wouldn't be doing anything dangerous."

"No, what Keigo is about to do will be dangerous," Inuzuka Mi stated with certainty, word by word.

"Why? Keigo didn't explain anything to us, and besides... with the teachers around, what could possibly put them in danger?"

"I don't know, but I have a feeling that what Keigo is about to do, even he... might be in danger, otherwise he wouldn't have asked us to leave."

As Inuzuka Mi spoke.

Hyuga Ruri's steps faltered. Her pure white eyes trembled, and she suddenly looked at Inuzuka Mi's determined, serious pretty face. She suddenly realized something and gave a wry smile, "It seems Mi-chan pays much more attention to Keigo than I do."

Such a small detail.

Inuzuka Mi could observe it.

This meant that Inuzuka Mi... had already memorized Keigo's every behavior and habit, something even she, with her Byakugan, couldn't do!

She knew perfectly well what this implied.

"N-nothing, I, I'm leaving now!"

Inuzuka Mi's small face suddenly flushed. Realizing her unusual behavior today, she hurriedly ran off and disappeared.

Looking at Inuzuka Mi's figure, which was stunning even from behind, Hyuga Ruri's beautiful eyes became somewhat lost, "Why... do I suddenly feel a little sad?"

"This is annoying!"

She suddenly bit her pretty lip and said seriously, "I am the granddaughter of Hyuga Tenjin, I can't be so dejected!"

Saying that.

Her figure vanished from where she stood, and she quickly departed.

Uchiha Keigo brought Orochimaru to the Forest of Death.

"So, my dear disciple, what is it you wish to ask of me?"

Orochimaru licked his lips.

It was truly not easy for his disciple to ask him for something.

A hint of curiosity appeared in his eyes.

Uchiha Keigo took a deep breath, turned, and slowly said under Orochimaru's curious gaze, "Teacher, I want to use reverse summoning to go to Ryūchi Cave, and I need your contract scroll."

"With my current strength, I have reached a certain bottleneck. To improve my strength, I need the power of Ryūchi Cave!"

He looked at Orochimaru with bright, piercing eyes.

That's right.

He felt that... his current strength was not enough!

He could still become stronger.

And Sage Art was the most convenient way for him to become stronger!

When the Uchiha Clan's Susanoo was combined with Sage Art, or when other ninjutsu was combined with Sage Art, it could unleash even greater power. This was one of the most powerful forces in the world!

Similarly, it was the foundation of Six Paths Sage Art!

This could instantly raise his ceiling to the highest level!

"You still want to get stronger?"

Orochimaru was stunned. He looked at Uchiha Keigo in disbelief and couldn't help but exclaim, "You already possess the power of a Kage-level expert, and you have those legendary eyes. Why are you still so eager to learn the power of Sage Art?"

It wasn't his fault for being surprised.

Keigo's strength has improved too quickly.

A Kage-level expert at twelve years old.

Who would have ever imagined this!?

This is no longer genius, but a monster!

No one can overshadow his brilliance!

"No."

Keigo Uchiha said seriously, "Teacher, what I want to do is learn all the ninjutsu in this world. Age is not a limiting condition, nor is it a basis for measurement. What I want to do is learn the most powerful strength in this world."

"To become... the strongest in this world!"

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