"This eye really makes one want to devour it."
After Konan was escorted back to Konoha by Muta Aburame and Tokuma Hyuga, whom Shisui had arranged for her, Shisui took out the Rinnegan that Nagato had traded to him and examined it once more.
His left eye unconsciously shifted into the Mangekyō Sharingan, greedily staring at the eyeball soaking in nutrient solution inside the test tube.
Under the sunlight, the pale-purple Rinnegan shimmered with an unusual light, appearing especially dazzling.
However, Shisui did not intend to "devour" this eye, because he feared he would be unable to bear the price of the World Will's "backlash."
Merely fusing the Sharingan with the Byakugan had drawn the combined assault of three major shinobi villages.
One had to know that this pair of Rinnegan was essential to reviving Uchiha Madara, or even Kaguya Otsutsuki.
If Shisui "devoured" this Rinnegan and completely severed the shinobi world's storyline, he could not even imagine how the World Will would retaliate against him.
An enemy's unknown methods were the most terrifying.
"Besides, I already possess both the Indra Bloodline and the Asura Bloodline. It's not impossible for me to awaken my own Rinnegan..."
One's own eyes would always be the best.
Besides, judging from the later Boruto, even among Rinnegan, the power of different pairs varied enormously.
In this life, Shisui had the system and the advantage of foresight. He had his own pride as well.
Since Uchiha Madara could awaken the Rinnegan through his own power, why couldn't he?
"Since I can't directly devour this Rinnegan, I need to think carefully about how to maximize its value."
As one of the five great nations of the shinobi world, the Land of Lightning lay in the northeastern region of the shinobi continent.
The Land of Lightning was