"Uncle Chen... With your talent, what could possibly stump you? You were sitting on that rock with a troubled look just now. What were you thinking about?"
Uchiha Chen's talent had left him stunned, but Namikaze Minato quickly regained his composure.
Still, seeing how troubled Uchiha Chen had looked, he couldn't help wondering what was on his mind, so he asked.
"It's mainly because after my last battle with Shukaku, I realized how weak I am, so I've been thinking about how to get stronger.
"I've been studying how to combine different chakra natures to create a new one—a Kekkei Genkai or Kekkei Tōta—but I haven't had any success. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. It seems my talent just isn't good enough."
As Uchiha Chen spoke, he let out a deep sigh.
He meant every word. After all, if his Max-Level Comprehension didn't activate, his talent really wasn't anything special.
But to Namikaze Minato, those words sounded completely different.
Someone with such monstrous talent was actually saying his talent wasn't good enough?
If your talent is poor, then what does that make me?
"Ahem. Don't be so hard on yourself, Uncle Chen. Creating a jutsu from scratch—especially a Kekkei Genkai—is bound to take time."
Minato was trying to comfort Uchiha Chen, but inside, he felt conflicted. It had taken him three years to create the Rasengan, and he knew how difficult the process was.
No matter how talented Uchiha Chen was, creating a Kekkei Genkai without anyone to guide him would be no ordinary challenge.
Uchiha Chen nodded. After all, he had only been working on it for a day.
Namikaze Minato looked at Uchiha Chen, then stroked his chin. "Actually, Uncle Chen, if you want to get stronger, you don't necessarily have to study other Kekkei Genkai."
"Oh?"
"Uncle Chen, your Sharingan is one of the strongest Kekkei Genkai in the entire Ninja World.
"If you could bring its power to the fullest..."
Namikaze Minato stopped there, but his meaning was clear.
"Right! How did I never think of that? Big Brother Minato, that really woke me up!"
Uchiha Chen brought his hands together, suddenly enlightened.
That was right. He had the Mangekyō Sharingan!
Ever since awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, Uchiha Chen had rarely used it because of his limited chakra.
The original story had never clearly explained how to train to improve the Mangekyō Sharingan's abilities. Opening the eyes and evolving them both required intense emotional stimulation.
But he was different. He had Max-Level Comprehension. He had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan through it, so why not create a Sharingan Cultivation Method of his own?
At the thought, Uchiha Chen immediately found himself a new goal. It was as if he had broken through a mental barrier. He looked at Namikaze Minato with renewed warmth.
"Big Brother Minato, from now on, you're my brother from another mother and father!"
Konoha,
Inside Uchiha Chen's room,
Uchiha Chen sat cross-legged on his bed, eyes wide open as his black pupils gradually changed.
One-Tomoe Sharingan → Two-Tomoe Sharingan → Three-Tomoe Sharingan → Mangekyō Sharingan!
The cycle repeated over and over as red light flickered in his eyes.
At last, a familiar voice rang out in Uchiha Chen's mind.
[By continually observing the operating patterns of the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan, you have comprehended and created the Sharingan Cultivation Method!]
[Sharingan Cultivation Method: Training can increase your ocular power and strengthen your eye techniques. The greater your ocular power, the more abilities of the Mangekyō Sharingan you can unlock, and the milder the side effects of your eye techniques will be.
Once your ocular power reaches a certain level, your eyes can evolve into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan!]
As the voice faded, unfamiliar information suddenly appeared in Uchiha Chen's mind. It was the Sharingan Cultivation Method!
"Five days! Five whole days!"
"I didn't eat or drink, and I didn't even go out to have fun!"
"Hahaha! I finally did it! I finally created the Sharingan Cultivation Method!"
Uchiha Chen couldn't stop the corners of his mouth from turning up. With the Sharingan Cultivation Method, he wouldn't have to increase his ocular power by letting his teammates die while he survived, or by losing a family member. He wouldn't have to transplant his brother's Mangekyō Sharingan to evolve his own, either—though he didn't really have any family in this world...
For a moment, he saw a Gundam waving at him!
"Begin the Sharingan Cultivation Method!!"
With the method in hand, Uchiha Chen eagerly began training.
As he practiced the Sharingan Cultivation Method, he felt a warm sensation flowing through his eyes.
Uchiha Chen knew that meant his ocular power was increasing.
Time passed, and another five days went by.
Uchiha Chen was still sitting cross-legged on his bed when the voice in his mind finally sounded again.
[Through ceaselessly practicing the Sharingan Cultivation Method, your ocular power has increased significantly. You have awakened a new Sharingan ability: Kamui!]
[Left Kamui: Allows long-range attacks. You can also transport people and objects you see, whether near, at a medium distance, or far away, to another dimension. You can also transport yourself there.
Right Kamui: Allows you to move freely between the real world and another dimension. You can also absorb people and objects you touch into that dimension, and send parts of your own body there.]
"What?! I awakened both Kamui abilities?!"
As the awakening finished, Uchiha Chen sprang off the bed and muttered in disbelief. The original story's description of Double Kamui surfaced in his mind of its own accord:
Eyes that surpassed causality and the horizon, pupils from the divine realm!
Another dimension within the field of vision, a chaotic and boundless space-time technique!
Double Kamui had actually become my ability. Was I crazy, or was the world?
This was way too overpowered!
Uchiha Chen had always thought that if his Mangekyō Sharingan awakened an ability, it would be one that had never appeared in the original story. But now, he was starting to feel confused.
According to the original story, Obito and Hatake Kakashi should have both awakened Kamui by now. So how could he have awakened it too?
Or was it that, because of him, their Mangekyō Sharingan abilities were no longer Kamui?
Uchiha Chen walked over to the mirror and examined himself carefully. His face was still as handsome as ever, and the patterns in his eyes were still yin-yang fish. He was baffled.
"Forget it. Whether Kamui can exist at the same time or they don't have it, who cares? I have Kamui, and that's what matters!!"
Uchiha Chen shook his head hard and stopped thinking about it.
After all, with a BUG-like ability such as Double Kamui, what more could he ask for?