Eternal Eye - Open! (Should count as Eternal...)
After a moment of contemplation, in the silent tomb, Kou Jiang slowly shifted his thoughts and gaze from the tombstone, his eyes turning solemnly to the Great Ori Cutter in the rotten armor.
The broken wooden sword sat quietly inside the long-rotted armor. Gazing at this divine weapon, now only half intact and clearly damaged, there was not a trace of regret in its eyes.
He already knew all the information about this divine artifact when he absorbed the eye power of Otsutsuki Kou, the reincarnation of Indra from a thousand years ago.
This divine weapon, known as [Great Ori Cutter] or [Kagutsuchi], was forged from a Mangekyō Sharingan and a branch of the God Tree.
It not only perfectly preserved the Dōjutsu of that Mangekyō Sharingan —Kagoto -Kagutsuchi —but also retained the almost inexhaustible vitality of the tree God Tree.
This divine weapon, which wields countless flames and can easily break through the defenses of the Red Oni "Otsutsuki Ori," which even surpasses those of Susanoo, has never been truly damaged.
As long as you infuse it with your eye power, even if this sword is destroyed to the point of being reduced to a few scattered wood chips, it can be restored to its original state in an instant!
"As the owner of this divine weapon, Uchiha Tong must have also infused his eye power into the Great Ori Cutter..."
He murmured softly, calmly and slowly pulling the broken wooden sword from the tattered armor.
The moment the wooden sword separated from the armor, the armor, already rotten and decayed under the erosion of time, instantly turned into a pile of gray dust before Kou's eyes.
He held the wooden sword steadily in front of him, his gaze solemn as he examined the seemingly ordinary broken sword in his hand, the Mangekyo pattern in his right eye beginning to slowly rotate.
Mangekyo Dōjutsu - Inari God, has been activated.
Under the gaze of the Inari God, this seemingly ordinary wooden sword finally revealed its true nature.
Through the power of Inari God, I "saw" its deepest power—the four intertwined, immense forces!
He was very familiar with the two most powerful forces among them.
That was the foundation upon which this divine weapon was built: the power of one of Otsutsuki Kou's Mangekyō Sharingan, and the Chakra contained within the God Tree, which possessed immense life force.
Meanwhile, the extremely weak pupil power, in comparison, subtly approached the two forces, as if it might completely merge into them at any moment.
That was the eye power that Uchiha Tong once infused into this divine weapon; it was a trace left behind when he tried to repair the Great Ori Cutter.
However, that power of his eyes was subtly blocked by Chakra that was comparable to his own.
It stood between Uchiha Tong's eye power and the core of the divine artifact, firmly preventing the integration of that restorative power.
"So that's how it is..."
As he gazed at the two intertwined powers of ocular power and Chakra within the Great Ori Cutter, a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes:
"Just as Uchiha Tong was preparing to repair the divine artifact and infuse her eye power into Great Ori Cutter, she used a pre-prepared secret technique to forcibly inject her own Chakra into the artifact, preventing its regeneration."
He paused, then sighed softly:
"Heh, I must say he truly is the reincarnation of Asura, the one who had a love-hate relationship with the Uchiha clan's ancestor."
Not only did they thoroughly study the essence of this divine weapon, but they also devised methods specifically to counter it; they were truly cunning beyond measure.
While muttering a complaint under his breath, he glanced at the still faintly glowing inscriptions on the tombstone out of the corner of his eye and continued his analysis:
"Well, after all, there are members of the Hyuga Clan by Senju Zhengsen's side."
During decades of long war, with the help of Byakugan, it wasn't entirely impossible to analyze the operating logic of this divine weapon.
That Uchiha Tong, it was probably in the final battle against Senju Zhengsen that she stumbled because of this fatal flaw, ultimately leading to her death alongside the First Senju Clan clan leader...
As he spoke, Kou refocused his attention on the broken wooden sword in his hand, a glint of smugness flashing in his eyes:
"Although thinking this way is somewhat unfair to that Uchiha ancestor, I really should thank Senju Zhengsen."
If he hadn't gone to great lengths to create this secret technique specifically designed to counter the Great Ori Cutter, this divine weapon wouldn't have been damaged and, after Uchiha Tong's death, treated as an irreparable piece of junk, ultimately being buried in this tomb.
And more importantly..."
The sound of the knocking rose slightly here, and the words were filled with barely suppressed excitement:
"Without the secret technique he left behind, I wouldn't have been able to obtain this divine artifact along with a bonus of the Chakra of the reincarnation of Asura Indra!!"
I enjoyed a delicious meal again, family!!
He could sense that once he fully absorbed these four forces, he would experience a tremendous leap in strength.
"This upgrade might even surpass the one you received when you unlocked the Mangekyo!"
Kou Qiang suppressed his overwhelming joy, then took a deep breath and fully activated the Inari God in his right eye.
Four powerful forces were slowly drawn out from the Great Ori Cutter, transforming into four streams of light of different colors, which frantically converged into the rapidly spinning Mangekyo.
The eye power of Otsutsuki Kou's Mangekyō Sharingan, the immense life force of the God Tree, the eye power of Uchiha Tong, and the Chakra of Senju Zhengsen...
Under the combined influence of these four powerful forces, Kou's eyes gradually began to glaze over.
At that moment, his consciousness seemed to be pulled into a deeper space.
In the dim light, he seemed to see two extremely faint phantom figures in the eye power and chakra of Uchiha Tong and Senju Zhengsen Chakra.
That was a remnant, a Chakra belonging to Otsutsuki Indra and Otsutsuki Asura!
Kō sensed those two small but incredibly pure powers, and carefully guided them, along with the eye power and chakra of Uchiha Tong and Senju Zhengsen Chakra, into his right eye, where they were rapidly transformed by the Inari God.
Kou could clearly feel that his Mangekyō Sharingan, as well as his body itself, were undergoing profound changes under the combined effect of these four forces.
The faint burning sensation that had lingered in his eyes ever since he activated the Mangekyo had gradually disappeared...
Just as this transformation was underway, Kou's consciousness was suddenly pulled into a memory that did not belong to him.
Uchiha Tong and Senju Zhengsen's first encounter, their countless nights spent around the campfire debating the path to peace...
Then came separation, a complete break, and twenty years of bloody war!
Everything came to an abrupt end the moment when Senju Zhengsen's blade and Hitomi's severed Great Ori Cutter simultaneously pierced each other's hearts.
Kouch felt the bitterness and sorrow surging in their hearts at the last moment of their lives, and sighed deeply.
Perhaps Uchiha Tong understood everything a very, very long time ago.
His closest friend never betrayed him.
The informant wearing a straw hat and named "Agarwood" was never Senju Zhengsen.
But in the midst of twenty years of bloody war, with so many precious people on both sides dying at each other's hands, the truth itself has long since lost all meaning.
From the moment they stained themselves with the blood of those they cherished, a cycle called hatred began...
"After all, we received your power and are the culprits behind all this. I will help you deal with them."
Kou slowly pulled his thoughts away from those memories that didn't belong to him, and murmured in a cold voice:
"After all, that Black Zetsu guy should have died long ago!"
Time passed swiftly, and under the influence of Inari God, the four powers had perfectly merged into Koko's body, causing a qualitative change!
The broken wooden sword in his hand, after the power sealed for so many years was completely extracted, gradually turned into rotten wood chips.
After an unknown amount of time, Kou slowly opened his eyes.
Those Mangekyō Sharingan were filled with an unprecedented, clear and bright vitality and clarity.
The problem of blindness that had hung over him like a dark cloud ever since he awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, the fatal flaw that forced him to be extremely careful with every use of his eye power, has been completely resolved in this transformation...
(Note: Great Ori Cutter did not disappear, but transformed into a Susanoo.)
The next chapter will be a little later; I just finished my exam today.