[Detected plunderable target: Mangekyō Sharingan (one pair)]
As Shisui looked at the Mangekyō Sharingan in his hands, he did his best to contain his excitement.
After Shisui had fully received Uchiha Madara's "legacy," Madara had voluntarily cut off his source of life force from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. The legendary shinobi closed his eyes, bringing his long life to an end.
As for the Mangekyō Sharingan Madara had used, Shisui naturally inherited them as well.
Having done this once before, Shisui didn't hesitate. He prepared to completely "devour" the pair of Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Eye Technique: Yamata."
As the ability in Shisui's left eye activated, the two Mangekyō Sharingan began to crack. Drops of blood containing Kekkei Genkai and ocular power seeped out from the eyeballs.
At the same time, the blood continued to shrink in volume, expelling excess impurities and impure bloodlines.
The bloodline and ocular power that were expelled were the "losses" one could expect during the use of Yamata.
As the Mangekyō pattern in Shisui's left eye slowly turned, the process of separating and further condensing the bloodline was complex and drawn-out.
Throughout the process, the ocular power in his left eye was rapidly depleted, at several times the rate it had been when he'd plundered Shikotsumyaku.
Before long, a pronounced ache began to throb in Shisui's left eye.
"Why is my ocular power being drained so quickly? Could it be related to the strength of the bloodline I'm plundering?" That was the only explanation Shisui could think of.
Yamata was consuming far too much ocular power. It felt like activating the third form of Susanoo with one eye.
"Don't tell me I'm going to go blind before I even manage to plunder the bloodline."
Then Shisui remembered that he still had two doses of the serum Orochimaru had developed. He quickly took one out and downed it in a gulp.
As the life force entered Shisui's body, it was as if every cell began to rejoice. Chakra from all over his body, along with that life force, surged toward his left eye.
"Whew... that feels good." It was as if a spring of life had been poured into a parched desert. The pain in his left eye vanished, replaced by a wave of blissful relief that rushed straight to his brain. He couldn't help letting out a sound.
"Good thing I prepared in advance. Otherwise, I could only have saved either my left eye or this pair of Mangekyō today." With a steady supply of ocular power, Yamata continued to work.
By now, the pair of Mangekyō Sharingan had completely disappeared, leaving behind only a drop of blood about the size of a fingertip.
Unlike ordinary blood, the drop before Shisui seemed to possess boundless magic. It absorbed the light around it, forming what looked like a vacuum barrier.
Perhaps it was only his imagination, but Shisui thought he saw a complex gaze within the drop of blood.
"So this is the essence of the Mangekyō Sharingan..."
At that moment, Shisui's entire body craved the drop of blood.
"Then come on. Become one with me."
Under Shisui's control, the drop of blood broke apart into countless tiny particles, which flew into his left eye.
[Indra Bloodline development: 66%, 67%, 68%...]
"Ah... what a strange sensation." Unlike when he'd assimilated Shikotsumyaku, fusing with the Mangekyō Sharingan didn't just increase Shisui's ocular power. The feeling of his bloodline being completed was so profound that he even felt his soul had grown more whole.
In the end, Indra Bloodline development stopped at 76%.
"I can feel it. The Indra Bloodline in my body has become purer."
Shisui had a premonition that his eyes were no longer far from becoming Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
Suddenly, Shisui felt two strange forces enter his left and right eyes.
The moment they entered, they took root, as if they had made their home in his eyes.
"Wait, this feels just like Kotoamatsukami and Yamata..." Shisui could feel himself gradually gaining control over the new power.
"Are these new eye techniques?" The moment his eyes adapted to the power, Shisui learned everything about the new abilities. He was ecstatic.
After all, every Mangekyō ability possessed a unique and wondrous power.
You could even say that there were no useless eye techniques, only Uchiha who didn't know how to use them.
Whatever these new abilities were, they would give Shisui two more deadly trump cards.
The ability Shisui gained in his left eye was called Kōringon.
[Kōringon, sovereign at the center of Takamagahara, was born at the dawn of creation and held absolute control over the gods]
[Eye Technique: Kōringon can suppress an opponent's Kekkei Genkai or Kekkei Tōta, and can even affect Kekkei Mōra. Its effects depend on the strength of the target's ability (temporary weakening, not permanent)]
Judging by its effects, this was an eye technique designed to counter those with bloodline abilities. Combined with Yamata in Shisui's left eye—one weakening, the other plundering—it was no exaggeration to call him a bloodline hunter.
The ability Shisui gained in his right eye was called Kamimusubi. Its power was so overpowered that Shisui wondered if he was seeing things.
[Kamimusubi, mother of the gods of Izumo and progenitor of the Izumo pantheon, bestowed the power of life upon the gods of Izumo]
[Eye Technique: Kamimusubi can heighten a target's awareness of their own bloodline, thereby promoting the awakening of their bloodline abilities and increasing their bloodline development]
In other words, Shisui could use this eye technique to help his fellow Uchiha develop their Indra Bloodline and increase their chances of awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan.
One ability enhanced while the other weakened. Kōringon and Kamimusubi made quite a pair.
However, this seemingly heaven-defying ability came with a severe limitation: it consumed a great deal of ocular power. After using it, the Mangekyō in his right eye would also enter a cooldown period of about a year. This cooldown was separate from Kotoamatsukami's.
So Shisui couldn't use Kamimusubi just yet.
Even so, Shisui was quite satisfied.
The moment Eye Technique: Yamata finished, chakra began to flow from his eyes back into his body. Mixed in with it was a trace of chakra carrying the aura of the Mangekyō. Shisui guessed it was Yin Release Chakra released from his eyes, though he couldn't control it.
[Name: Shisui Uchiha] [Age: 8] [Bloodline: Indra Bloodline (development: 76%)—Mangekyō Sharingan (Susanoo, third form), Shikotsumyaku (development: 10%)] [Eye Techniques: Kotoamatsukami (cooldown), Yamata, Kōringon, Kamimusubi (cooldown)] [Chakra: SS (Super Kage Level)] [Chakra Natures: Fire · Proficient (5%), Wind · Skilled (0%), Earth · Basic (10%), Lightning · Basic (0%)] [Skills: Phantom Body Flicker Technique, Multi Shadow Clone, Will of Root 2/3...] [Items: Divine Artifact · Yata Mirror, Obito's Dark Heart (one-time use)]
"Devouring" a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan hadn't just strengthened Shisui's bloodline and ocular power. It had also doubled his chakra reserves.
That was one of the reasons the Sharingan ranked first among Kekkei Genkai in the Shinobi World. ```
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