Mangekyo Sharingan?

Staring at the eyeball in the petri dish that was emitting a faint blue glow, Ensei Uchiha felt an intense surge of excitement.

But soon, as the ocular power of the Sharingan was injected into it, the eyeball—which had originally radiated a blue halo—suddenly surged with a trace of crimson aura, only to be instantly transformed.

This situation felt as if it had been contaminated.

In fact, that was indeed the case. Although the power within the eyeball had not diminished significantly, it was diametrically opposed to Ensei Uchiha's original goal.

"According to the descriptions of the Otsutsuki Clan, the Byakugan is the most important. Everything else—whether it be the Sharingan, the Rinnegan, or even the Tenseigan—is merely a flawed evolution of the Byakugan."

"It is a pity that I do not know the true power of that so-called Jōgan."

"However, the current situation should be the limit of what I can achieve; to go any further, I will need the assistance of some external forces."

Just as Ensei Uchiha was recording his experimental data and contemplating his next plan, he suddenly sensed an unfamiliar Chakra emerging within the laboratory.

"Who's there!"

His eyes erupted with a tyrannical ocular power, instantly suppressing Shisui Uchiha, who had been sneaking in.

Shisui Uchiha was, after all, a Mangekyo user, so he managed to break free the moment he was suppressed by this immense ocular power, even managing to analyze quite a bit of intelligence in the process.

This ocular power... it doesn't feel like the Mangekyo Sharingan. The power is too scattered, just overly vast... And these instruments, what on earth are they for?

"Are you... really Ensei Uchiha?"

Shisui Uchiha had already activated his Mangekyo Sharingan; if the person before him did not provide a satisfactory answer...

Then the ocular technique he had always kept hidden, which possessed a cooldown period of several years, would have to be put to use.

Facing the threat of Kotoamatsukami, Ensei Uchiha appeared completely indifferent, calmly tidying up his experimental data and placing it neatly to the side.

Glancing at the Ninja Cat trapped in a genjutsu at the door, Ensei Uchiha could not help but sigh.

"It seems the combat effectiveness of the Ninja Cat clan is still somewhat lacking. It is time to begin research into Sage Mode."

"But unfortunately, the Chakra within my body is too scarce. Trying to master Nature Energy now is still too much of a stretch..."

Listening to Ensei Uchiha's words, spoken as if no one else were present, Shisui Uchiha could not help but furrow his brows slightly.

Just as he could no longer hold back and prepared to strike, he heard Ensei Uchiha's next words—a single sentence that stopped him in his tracks.

"Do you know? According to the originally established timeline, the Uchiha Clan will be wiped out in about three or four years."

Hearing such words, even the usually calm Shisui Uchiha lost his composure.

"How is that possible? What nonsense are you spouting? You are definitely not Ensei. Who exactly are you?"

Having said this, Shisui Uchiha launched the first attack, starting with a Mangekyo Sharingan technique.

Both of Shisui Uchiha's eyes possessed Kotoamatsukami, but like Kamui, the usage of the left and right eyes differed.

The Kotoamatsukami of the left eye was an ocular technique with a cooldown of several, or even over a dozen, years.

The Kotoamatsukami of the right eye, however, was a technique with a short cooldown that could hypnotize enemies in a short period.

Naturally, Shisui Uchiha was using the right eye's Kotoamatsukami, but this silent, supposedly unavoidable technique had lost its effect.

It was as if the person standing before Shisui Uchiha was not a human, but a massive collection of ocular power; the technique was like a clay ox entering the sea, failing to produce any result at all.

Feeling a faint stinging sensation in his eyes, Ensei Uchiha understood what the other party had done. Having no interest in continuing the conversation, he extended his left hand toward Shisui Uchiha.

In an instant, an invisible force surged forth, sending Shisui Uchiha—along with the surrounding walls—flying far away.

Fortunately, Shisui Uchiha had been standing at the doorway; otherwise, damaging his laboratory would have been a troublesome affair.

Casually summoning a few Ninja Cats to watch over the materials in the lab, Ensei Uchiha turned and walked out.

When he reached the exterior of the house, the area surrounding Ensei Uchiha's home was already filled with Uchiha clan ninjas, each glaring with crimson Sharingan, radiating terrifying killing intent.

Do not misunderstand; these Uchiha ninjas were not there to help Shisui Uchiha, but had simply been drawn by the massive commotion.

"Shisui, what is going on? Is there an enemy attack?"

Fugaku Uchiha, arriving late, saw this scene and immediately spoke to Shisui Uchiha, who was struggling to climb up from the ground.

Ensei Uchiha's previous strike had come without any warning, and there had been absolutely no possibility of dodging it.

Although Shisui Uchiha had not sustained any serious injuries, he still felt intense pain throughout his body from the massive impact.

Facing Fugaku Uchiha's inquiry, Shisui Uchiha did not know how to respond.

"It is nothing. He just snuck into my home, and I threw him out."

Ensei Uchiha's small figure gradually emerged from the ruins.

When he fully appeared in everyone's line of sight, all eyes were inevitably drawn to those strange, dual orbs.

"Is that... a Mangekyo Sharingan?"

"Impossible! He is only ten years old; no matter how much of a genius he is, that is impossible!"

"The Mangekyo Sharingan is not that color. Has his bloodline mutated?"

"..."

For a moment, various noisy voices erupted. Everyone was focused on Ensei Uchiha's eyes, and the incident that had just occurred was, conversely, ignored by all.

This is only natural; the Uchiha clan's obsession with the Sharingan is fanatical, the kind of fervor that can make them disregard almost everything else.

Yet, those who worship the Sharingan the most are precisely the ones least likely to awaken it. Conversely, those who fear loss the most are the ones with a higher probability of awakening the dojutsu.

This situation truly fits the moniker of the "Cursed Clan" quite well.

"Since there are no external enemies, everyone except Shisui and Yansheng, disperse!"

Fugaku Uchiha was not in a particularly good mood at this moment; he did not feel the joy he had displayed regarding the appearance of another pair of Mangekyo Sharingan within the clan.

Especially since the one who had awakened them was merely a child.

A child meant unpredictability, or even a threat. For the Uchiha clan, already teetering on the brink of collapse, this was hardly good news.

But if he were asked to abandon a genius who had unlocked the Mangekyo, he would naturally be unwilling to do so.

At this moment, Fugaku Uchiha, much like Shisui Uchiha beside him, was constantly torn between two choices.