What You Wish to Take

Konoha

Uchiha Clan Compound's Naraku Research Lab

In the spacious lounge, Naraku at his desk, looking at the three people in front of him with a blank expression.

"Uchiha Karasu, Uchiha Shinken, Uchiha Dangan, ten people in total. The three of you survived and made a valuable contribution to the Uchiha. As promised, your crimes are pardoned."

Ten people were observed for a week. Seven of them either turned into trees or exploded and died. Only the remaining three remained normal on daily monitoring. After a week, the observation could be concluded.

Naraku felt conflicted. He hadn't expected that Uchiha Shinken and Uchiha Karasu, the two he most wanted to kill, would survive the cruel experiments.

"The power of a god? I feel my whole body brimming with power! My Sharingan's power has become even stronger!"

Uchiha Karasu did not mourn the loss of his comrades, but instead became absorbed in his own power.

"Is this the power of a god?! Seven of our companions died, and only the three of us survived?"

Uchiha Dangan was not well-known in the clan and had not yet awakened his Sharingan; his face showed a hint of fear, as if he had survived a calamity.

"My Sharingan has become stronger. I feel like I've touched something. Could it be that there's an even higher level to the Sharingan?"

The Uchiha Shinken stroked its eyes and muttered to itself.

Upon Naraku, remembering that they had already been punished and were lucky to have survived, withdrew his distracting thoughts and nodded slightly, saying:

"That's right, there's an even higher level to the Sharingan, which is the Mangekyō Sharingan. It's the ultimate power of the Uchiha, the guardian eye of the Uchiha, the power of love!"

The ultimate eye, which requires strong emotional stimulation and excellent bloodline to awaken, is a power that can only be awakened to protect one's comrades and the Uchiha.

Just like this!

Naraku's eyes Flash Cut red, and his Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun around, the Three Tomoe merging in the center of his red pupils, becoming two hornless Tomoe rings lying side by side.

Naraku awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, and the three of them felt a sense of oppression emanating from their bloodlines.

"This is... the Mangekyō Sharingan?"

Uchiha Karasu looked into Naraku's eyes, a hint of admiration in them.

"So strong!"

The other two felt the pressure, especially Uchiha Shinken, who felt that his Sharingan was no match for the clan leader's crimson eyes, and that they were not even in the same league.

"Excellent, the Mangekyō Sharingan, the eye of protection, the power of love! I hope that after this lesson, you will cherish your comrades and awaken this power of love in the future!"

The Mangekyou Mangekyō Sharingan Naraku mentioned has been given a touch of color.

What was once called the Cursed Eye, the Cursed Bloodline, and the evil power that grew stronger with deeper hatred? Naraku completely transformed it into the Guardian Eye, the power of love.

"Understood..."

"The Sharingan truly has an even higher level."

The three reacted differently, all moved by Naraku's words, their minds filled with thoughts of how to protect him and how to awaken this power of love.

"The divine power I give you is ultimate physical strength. Combined with the Sharingan, it can transform into All Things in Nature. Moreover, I have another power; I wonder if you want it."

Naraku closed his Sharingan and spoke softly.

After he finished speaking, the Cursed Seal behind Naraku's neck floated up, and flame patterns quickly covered Naraku's entire body, turning Naraku skin grayish-black.

The gray-black color disappeared in less than two seconds, Naraku returned to his normal skin color, but the oppressive aura emanating from him was even stronger than before.

"Cough cough."

Naraku coughed lightly, and a gust of wind swept through the area. With the support of Natural Energy, even a small trick seemed to have the power to manipulate nature.

"This is!?"

From the perspective of the crow with Sharingan and the Divine Dog, Naraku's Chakra was filled with a strange rhythm, as if what was in front of him was not a person, but a mountain or a river.

"The power of immortals is Natural Energy that can be guided and absorbed through Cursed Seal. The stronger one's own ability to withstand this power, the easier it is to succeed."

Normally, as long as the amount of Chakra is considerable, there is at least a 50% success rate. If one has a strong will, the success rate will be even higher.

This power, while formidable, is a double-edged sword, as it can draw out physical strength and absorb Natural Energy without limit.

Human physical potential is limited. Unrestrained and unlimited development may lead to great power, but the consequences can also be severe.

Now, do you still want this power?

Naraku originally intended to directly inject these people with Cursed Seal, but he hesitated later on. After all, Cursed Seal had a fatality rate, and their punishments had ended. He couldn't let them take risks for no reason.

Uchiha Karasu pursed his lips and said in a deep voice:

"I hope the clan leader can grant me this power! I, Uchiha Karasu, am not afraid of risks, and I believe I can withstand them."

After hesitating for a moment, Uchiha Dangan, seeing Uchiha Karasu begin, also spoke:

"I wish to be with the crow! Please, Chieftain, grant my request!"

Uchiha Shinken hesitated, seeing that both of them wanted to try, with a success rate of over 50%, and the greater the amount of Chakra, the higher the success rate. It seemed that Divine Dog also had a very high success rate.

"I'm willing to give it a try!"

"Good! You three have guts, very good! This power, if you miss it today, you'll never have another chance! Prepare to accept my power!"

Naraku's palm rippled, and a syringe appeared, containing this purple liquid.

With the Heaven and Earth Cursed Seal, Naraku slightly modified his mutated limbs, turning his wings into bat wings, which improved his appearance a bit.

The limbs that grow from the Cursed Seal, if broken in battle, will not grow back; once gone, they are gone. If you really don't like them and aren't afraid of the pain, you can cut them off yourself.

As for the Cursed Seal for absorbing Natural Energy in the Hero Water version, Hero Water Naraku wanted to absorb it himself to increase his strength, so he didn't have enough for others to use at the moment.

"Bring it on!"

Upon seeing the syringes and mysterious liquid again, the three gritted their teeth and lined up to go forward.

After Naraku finished injecting the substance into the three of them, they looked pained and curled up on the ground.

"If the pain is unbearable, lie down on the floor."

Naraku gave the instructions softly, and the three of them gritted their teeth and endured it, but soon they all passed out.

Naraku smiled slightly, unconcerned. The results would be available within two to twelve hours; just wait patiently.

Naraku experimented with the First Hokage Cells here, checking in every day. Out of ten people, three survived after seven days, and Naraku didn't want any of them to be harmed.

As the three people below the stage lost consciousness and fell into a deep sleep, Naraku to wander.

"It's been almost a year. This Danzo is really patient..."

Naraku had been Hokage for almost a year. During Naraku's reign, Danzo without a trace, did not cause any trouble, and spent his days planting flowers and trees in his mansion, living a carefree and leisurely life.

Naraku knew that Danzo was an ambitious man and would never simply retire quietly.

"We need to find a way to give him a push and get him to come out; otherwise, since he's so honest, it's not easy to force him to behave."

What he does is either extremely secretive, without any evidence, or he's the person behind it all.

If I were to punish him without a reason, it would make me seem too cruel.

The saying goes, "If you want to take something, you must first give something." We should give Danzo some benefits and loosen his grip so that Danzo can break free.

Given his personality, he'd take advantage of any opportunity to do something like assassinating the Hokage.

"If he makes even the slightest mistake, I have a way to eliminate him and completely destroy the power that inherited the Second Hokage's ideology and style."

Naraku his research lab, looked at the unconscious people on the ground, his thoughts drifting away, recalling Danzo, who pretended to be a carefree Danzo in the mansion.