"Uchiha Gen?" Tobirama murmured, his brow furrowing slightly. Only a handful of Uchiha could awaken the Mangekyo, yet he had no recollection of that name. Unless he was mistaken, this had to be someone from a younger generation of the Uchiha Clan.
But when he turned his head, he saw Hashirama looking thoughtful. Tobirama immediately asked, "Big brother, do you know him?"
"Hmm..." Hashirama rubbed his chin and studied Uchiha Gen for a while before nodding earnestly. "No."
Tobirama's mouth twitched at that. He instinctively took a deep breath, barely managing to stop himself from doing something unbecoming of a younger brother. Well, he couldn't beat him in a fight anyway.
In fact, Tobirama had studied the Uchiha Clan extensively, so he naturally knew what caused them to awaken their eyes: the intense emotional upheaval brought on by the deaths of family or companions. Whether grief, pain, or rage, once those emotions reached a certain threshold, their eyes could awaken.
That was also why Tobirama called the Uchiha Clan inherently evil. To awaken their eyes, they had to lose—or kill—someone close to them, or lose something precious.
In a sense, war also encouraged the Sharingan's evolution, temporarily burying this problem. Though not everyone could awaken their eyes, those who did were invariably gifted individuals prone to emotional extremes.
And any Uchiha who awakened the Mangekyo had undoubtedly undergone some drastic upheaval. Even ordinary people might not withstand such experiences; they could suffer an emotional breakdown and begin contemplating the destruction of the Ninja World. How much more so for the Uchiha Clan?
"Here, one each..." As Uchiha Gen spoke, he handed Hashirama, Tobirama, and Minato a white-faced mask apiece.
"What are you planning?" Orochimaru asked suspiciously.
"We made too much noise. After all this time, the Konoha personnel stationed