The True Purpose of the Inari God

"Eternal World..."

As Kou processed the information he had just received, he murmured the name to himself, a hint of shock flashing in his eerie Mangekyō Sharingan.

Red light streamed down from the dome, casting a dark red glow on the Mangekyo pattern deep within his pupils.

The fragments that had just flooded his mind were like shattered puzzle pieces, spinning and rearranging rapidly in his consciousness until they finally formed a complete picture.

The Mangekyo Dōjutsu awakened by the reincarnation of Indra from a thousand years ago.

Based on the information contained in his pupil power, he had a general understanding of the essence of this Dōjutsu.

It was the same judgment I had initially made in that Osmanthus Forest.

The effect of this Dōjutsu called "Eternal World" is to materialize the things one wants to construct in their mind into reality using eye power, turning them into tangible "physical objects."

It can also be endowed with special abilities during the construction process.

Both the Osmanthus Forest and the giant hand reaching out from the mural are products of the "Eternal World".

"What a terrifying Dōjutsu..."

He murmured softly in his heart, a hint of regret in his voice:

"It's just a pity that it was hampered by the side effects of the Mangekyō Sharingan."

This technique is incredibly powerful; if mastered, it could truly be called a "divine skill."

However, correspondingly, this Dōjutsu is also quite useless in a certain sense.

Because this Dōjutsu is undoubtedly a huge drain on mana!

The idea of constructing fantastical creations with eye power is bound to require an enormous amount of eye power.

The implications of consuming a large amount of ocular power for a non-perpetual Mangekyō Sharingan are almost self-evident...

"If what Black Zetsu said in the original work is true, then before Prisoner Madara, there should have been no one in the Ninja World with the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan."

As he recalled the Osmanthus Forest from before, a hint of realization flashed in his eyes.

"No wonder the Chakra in that Osmanthus Forest was so mixed, with only the most basic eye power."

It seems that the reincarnation of Indra back then also devised quite a few ways to conserve his eye power...

He murmured to himself, the light in those eyes shifting from shock to sympathy.

While thankful that he hadn't drawn the wrong card, he continued to absorb the pure eye power.

As he absorbed the power of the pupils, Kou's gaze became even more solemn.

As he absorbed more and more eye power, the information about the Dōjutsu "Eternal World" became clearer and clearer in his mind.

The previously vague information was peeled away layer by layer under the influx of pupil power, revealing an astonishingly intricate structure beneath.

The application of Dōjutsu involves the construction of pupil power into real-world steps, including the proportional control of pupil power output...

All this information flooded into his mind, like a thick instruction manual filled with answers unfolding before him.

As he absorbed this complex information, his breathing gradually became rapid.

Having spent two lifetimes as a small-town exam-taker, he knew better than anyone what this information truly meant!

"The most crucial element in the execution of Dōjutsu is eye power."

His voice was very soft, as if he were murmuring to himself, or as if he were confirming something:

"If you have enough understanding of a single Dōjutsu and can fully analyze its formation, you might be able to..."

Kou's throat bobbed slightly as he uttered those two words, reaching a conclusion that even he himself couldn't believe:

"Study."

Dōjutsu —perhaps they're something I can learn!

Most of the Dōjutsu of the Mangekyō Sharingan are techniques that are activated or constructed using the power of the eye, with the Mangekyō Sharingan as the medium.

If I could absorb the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan, understand its Dōjutsu, and delve into the principles behind their formation, thoroughly analyzing and mastering these Dōjutsu...

Does this mean he can learn those Dōjutsu that weren't originally his?

He can absorb ocular power through "Inari God" within his Mangekyō Sharingan, and organize and analyze the information about Dōjutsu contained within that power, attempting to learn it.

No eye transplant is needed, and no power needs to be taken from others.

All you need to do is understand, study, and make that "knowledge" of Dōjutsu your own.

"In this way, perhaps I can learn the Dōjutsu of the Mangekyō Sharingan that I don't have?"

The thought of this possibility ignited a burning passion within Kou.

Only at this moment did he realize just how terrifying the Dōjutsu of his right eye, "Inari God," truly was.

This technique is really... a perfect match for me.

He wasn't a genius; he didn't have the talent to "understand at a glance," nor did he possess Kakashi's ability to make other people's things his own.

But he will "learn".

He has the ability to gradually accumulate, reason, and piece together a complete picture from the most basic, tedious, and inconspicuous things!

And the "Inari God" gave him the hands to turn the pages of "books"!

Kou took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement, and eagerly prepared to analyze the information about "the Eternal World" in his mind.

But at that moment, a faint blue glint mixed in with the scarlet Dōjutsu caught Kou's attention.

Deep within the crimson pupil power that he had already absorbed and was slowly digesting in his right eye, there was a trace of extremely faint Chakra.

The amount was so small as to be almost negligible. If his consciousness hadn't been focused intently on every wisp of power flowing through his right eye, he would never have been able to detect this minute Chakra.

It was like a silver needle sunk to the bottom of the sea, emitting a faint, almost invisible light in the boundless darkness.

Kō stared intently at that Chakra, his previously burning gaze instantly cooling down, completely extinguishing any excitement or greed.

His pupils contracted slightly, and the expression on his handsome face changed from fervor to restraint, and from restraint to solemnity.

He could sense the antiquity and power of that Chakra.

There is a clear, qualitative difference between it and the surrounding scarlet pupil power.

Its quantity is pitifully small, but its quality is breathtakingly high.

That's— Chakra from Otsutsuki Indra!