Kaleidoscope Eye Techniques

A vast amount of information regarding this ninjutsu flooded into Xuandou's mind.

Xuandou quickly grasped the structure of this new technique.

Simply put, this ninjutsu was quite similar to the Hyuga clan's Caged Bird; both acted directly upon the target through a formula to achieve deep-seated control.

Although Pakura had already surrendered her body to him, human hearts were fickle.

To be safe, it was better to use the slave seal to gain absolute mastery.

With that, Xuandou reached out and pulled Pakura, who was busy tidying up the scene, into his arms.

"Ah!"

Caught off guard, Pakura let out a soft cry, then looked up to glare at him in shame and annoyance.

"You... you want more?"

"Lie down on the bed and open your mind!"

Pakura froze, but ultimately complied and lay flat.

Immediately, Xuandou placed his hand on Pakura's smooth lower abdomen.

"Yin Seal: Slave Seal!"

Chakra surged from his palm, slowly seeping into Pakura's body.

Fine red patterns gradually emerged on the skin of her lower abdomen, eventually converging into a heart-shaped mark.

With a slight focus, Xuandou quickly sensed Pakura's current emotions.

Her current mood was: humiliation and shame.

"What is this?"

Pakura looked at the mark that had suddenly appeared on her lower abdomen, feeling somewhat indignant.

"This is a mark to control you. As long as you obediently listen to me, this will have no effect."

Pakura pressed her lips together and said nothing.

Xuandou shifted his thoughts.

Instantly, lightning-attribute chakra was triggered from the slave seal.

Pakura arched her body violently, collapsing onto the tatami.

"Ngh~!"

The lightning-attribute chakra rampaged through her body.

This was the "punishment" of the slave seal.

After a long while, she finally grew limp and weak, propping herself up against the edge of the bed as she glared at Xuandou with resentment.

"You!"

Using the slave seal, Xuandou immediately read her emotions: terror.

He smiled and then said:

"This is only the lowest level of punishment. Rest assured, as long as you are completely submissive to me from now on, I won't use this against you."

Pakura lowered her eyes and remained silent.

She knew that she had now completely fallen under Xuandou's control.

From this moment on, she was no longer the master of her own fate.

Xuandou didn't look at her again, instead taking another shimmering card from his robes.

[Kekkei Genkai Upgrade Card]

"Use."

The card in his hand slowly vanished.

The next second, a scorching heat surged deep within his eyes.

His Sharingan manifested automatically; the three tomoe spun frantically, chasing and colliding with each other until, at a certain moment, they fused into one.

A brand-new pattern slowly took shape within his pupils.

Mangekyo Sharingan!

A stinging pain followed, as if his eyes were being pricked by thousands of steel needles.

Violent chakra fluctuations spread from his pupils throughout his entire body, scouring every inch of his meridians and every piece of flesh.

His life energy and chakra limits climbed simultaneously at this moment, only calming down after quite some time.

Xuandou closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the world looked completely different.

The complete legacy of Susanoo naturally surfaced in his mind.

In addition, two exclusive ocular techniques were engraved into his consciousness like instinct.

[Left Eye: Yomotsu]

He carries an independent Yomi Space within himself.

Once an enemy is dragged into it, the space continuously erodes their body, severely suppressing their taijutsu, ninjutsu, and reaction speed.

That is his domain, his home turf.

[Right Eye: Time-Guard]

Time rewinds five seconds, but limited only to himself.

Uchiha Gento stared at the names of these two ocular techniques, his brow furrowing slightly.

Without a doubt, space-time ninjutsu are all extremely powerful.

Minato's Flying Thunder God and Obito's Kamui are both representative of space-time ninjutsu, and both men rose to prominence because of them.

The two ocular techniques he had just awakened were also space-time ninjutsu.

Yomotsu is a powerful space ninjutsu.

And Time-Guard...

Although it is a mysterious time ninjutsu, it can only rewind five seconds and is limited to himself.

While it might have miraculous uses in certain situations, its limitations are ultimately too great.

He sighed softly and turned to check his system panel:

[Host: Uchiha Gento
Kekkei Genkai: Mangekyo Sharingan
Chakra Natures: Fire, Lightning, Yin
Ninjutsu: Transformation Technique (E), Substitution Technique (E), Clone Technique (E), Body Flicker Technique (D), Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique (C), Lightning Style: Earth Flash (C), Fire Style: Ash Hiding (C), Yin Release: Heart-Diverging Door (S), Yin Seal: Slave Seal (S)
Ocular Techniques: Susanoo, Yomotsu, Time-Guard
Remaining Draws: 1]

He stared at the last line, and a thought suddenly occurred to him.

To verify his idea, Gento directly commanded with his mind:

"Draw!"

As the thought flashed, the familiar lottery wheel appeared.

[D-rank reward 40%, C-rank reward 50%, B-rank reward 10%]

After spinning a few times, the wheel slowly came to a stop.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a D-rank reward: Special Explosive Tag × 10]

Looking at the explosive tags that had suddenly appeared in his hand, Gento curled his lip.

His luck was truly terrible; he had actually drawn the lowest-level D-rank reward.

After complaining to himself for a moment, Gento did not dare to delay and immediately activated his ocular technique to verify his hypothesis.

"Time-Guard!"

The Mangekyo consumed his ocular power violently, and a needle-like pain shot through his eye sockets.

But he had no time to care, looking down at his palm.

He saw that the ten Special Explosive Tags he had just obtained from the draw had vanished into thin air.

He abruptly switched back to the system panel:

[Remaining Draws: 1]

It returned!

Gento froze for a moment, then the corners of his mouth slowly curled upward.

Even the system's data... could be rewound to five seconds ago?

What did this mean?

It meant he could draw repeatedly, rewind repeatedly, and infinitely farm rewards!

As long as his ocular power was sufficient, he could draw infinitely until he obtained a satisfactory reward!

However, he did not draw again immediately.

The current prize pool only went up to B-rank; it would be better to wait until the clan's prosperity increased and the prize pool upgraded before using Time-Guard to farm higher-level rewards.

That would be the true qualitative change.

Next, only one thing remained: competing for the position of clan head.

Two days later.

Naka Shrine.

This is the sacred site passed down through generations of the Uchiha clan, founded at the end of the Warring States period and built by the first clan head and his clansmen with their own hands.

At that time, the Shinobi Sect had just been established, and the Uchiha had not yet joined Konoha; this shrine was the faith and spiritual sustenance of the entire clan.

After Madara Uchiha and Senju Hashirama joined hands to found Konoha, Naka Shrine was relocated here as well.

The shrine was constructed entirely of dark wood, its color growing increasingly somber after decades of weathering.

A Three Tomoe copper bell hung from each end of the eaves, emitting a faint chime whenever the wind blew.

In the center of the hall stood a wooden statue of the Sage of Six Paths, his expression one of compassionate mercy as he looked down upon all living beings.

On the stone platform before the statue rested a mottled stone tablet covered in ancient script, which was said to require the Sharingan to decipher.

This was the place where the Uchiha clan held their meetings, honored their ancestors, and decided the fate of the entire clan.

Tonight, dozens of stone lanterns were lit around the shrine.

The flickering firelight illuminated the clan crest on the pillars—the red-based fan.

With a quarter of an hour left before the meeting began, the shrine and its surroundings were already packed with people.

Xuandou walked up the stairs along the approach.

"Lord Xuandou!"

"It's Xuandou!"

Clan members greeted him one after another along the way.

Some bowed, some waved, and others squeezed through with their children, just so the little ones could see the "hero who ended the war" with their own eyes.

Xuandou nodded in response to each one.

He knew exactly where this enthusiasm came from.

Half a month ago, he led three hundred Uchiha clansmen on an expedition against Sunagakure.

Not only did everyone return alive, but each person also received four to five million ryo in spoils of war—enough for an ordinary ninja family to live a comfortable life.

In this era, a clan leader who could win battles, make his brothers rich, and ensure every household received real gold and silver was the only kind of leader the clan truly wanted.

Xuandou stepped into the main hall of the shrine.

The hall was brightly lit with candles, and the three elders of the clan were already seated at the head of the room.

The white-haired old man in the center was Uchiha Zonyan, the Great Elder with the highest seniority in the clan.

Seeing Xuandou enter, Zonyan raised a hand and beckoned:

"Xuandou, come to the front."

"Tonight, the new clan leader will be chosen between you and Fugaku."