In the Light Screen footage, Fujimaru Tachibana formed a contract with Sasuke.
This was hardly strange—or rather, it had been decided long ago.
They had gone to the Land of Wind with Naruto precisely to form a contract with Fujimaru Tachibana. Now, they were merely putting that plan into action.
The instant the contract was formed, Sasuke finally recovered from his mana-depleted state.
Moreover, this Counter Guardian Heroic Spirit who looked like a teenager underwent a new change.
The footage directly displayed the magical energy within his body. What had originally been no more than a tiny spark was, with Fujimaru Tachibana's support, ignited into a roaring blaze.
Afterward, a large portion of that magical energy surged toward his left eye, which simultaneously entered transformation mode.
In an instant, his black eye automatically activated its Mangekyo Sharingan state. Then, the Mangekyo Sharingan underwent a drastic change: its color turned gray, and the pattern within it swiftly shifted, soon becoming a strange eye filled with numerous rings.
Everyone in the real world recognized that eye, because they had seen it before. It was the true ultimate form of the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan—the Rinnegan!
Sasuke's left eye had actually evolved into a Rinnegan!
At this sight, Fujimaru Tachibana and the others all revealed looks of surprise. After a brief daze, Gaara sighed. "I never thought I'd see you regain that eye."
Sasuke was somewhat stunned as well. He subconsciously raised a hand to touch his left eye, then nodded. "Yes. After losing this Rinnegan back then, I did regain it when I became a Counter Guardian, but that was something only my true body as a Counter Guardian possessed. Most of the time, I descended into various worlds and eras as a Servant incarnation, and I did not have the Rinnegan."
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