Come on, come kill me!

[Ding! A member of the Uchiha Clan has died!]

[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained: Three-Tomoe Sharingan *1, Uchiha-Style Sword Technique Mystery LV5, Uchiha-Style Genjutsu Mystery LV4, Uchiha-Style Fire Release Mystery LV5, Uchiha Elite Jonin Chakra...]

The moment Uchiha Zongxian died, Uchiha Jin completely plundered all the power this Uchiha elite jonin possessed through the system's abilities.

Uchiha Jin had clearly been prepared for this. The instant the system's notification rang in his mind, he decisively issued a command.

Fuse!

Just as the colossal Susanoo stood in all its glory, with the Uchiha below and the people on the grandstand utterly entranced by its power, no one noticed the violent changes brewing within Uchiha Jin.

Two pairs of Three-Tomoe Sharingan, two pairs of Two-Tomoe Sharingan...

And the pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan that Uchiha Jin had long ago fused with his own Two-Tomoe Sharingan...

Combined with the chakra of six Uchiha shinobi of the same bloodline, they were now being perfectly blended together by the system's tremendous power.

Satisfaction! Power!

An unparalleled sense of satisfaction and power filled Uchiha Jin's mind. It was a feeling of fullness and warmth beyond words. He could clearly feel the 'flaw' in his bloodline slowly being repaired.

Most noticeably, the power in his Sharingan was boiling over. Both its quantity and quality were transforming at a rapid pace, surging toward the legendary bottleneck.

He had first sensed this strange feeling of his bloodline being completed and transformed when he fused his first pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan. He was certain that as long as he could fuse enough Sharingan...

Neither the Mangekyō Sharingan nor the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, not even the even more terrifying Rinnegan, would remain beyond his reach.

Of course!

If he truly wanted to reach such heights, the Uchiha Clan as it stood now clearly couldn't help him.

What a shame...

Uchiha Shisui was still alive!

But Uchiha Jin had expected as much. After all, Body Flicker Shisui was no fraud, and the power of the Mangekyō was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

If a mere assassin could take care of Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Jin wouldn't have spent all these years being so wary of him.

As for Zongxian!

This was the same man who had been the victim of Uchiha Jin's scheme at the banquet a year ago. The pain of losing his son had nearly driven the 'Flame Demon' to awaken his Mangekyō, but in the end, he hadn't managed to break through that final barrier.

Though he hadn't added a pair of Mangekyō to Uchiha Jin's arsenal, he had become a pawn driven by a grudge over his son's death.

He also had Shimura Danzō, the 'Pot Kage,' to thank for that. You could hardly go wrong pinning the blame on that man, especially when it came to the Uchiha Clan. They believed it without question.

Still, Uchiha Jin hadn't made the whole thing up. If Danzō hadn't been involved in Zongxian's son's death, that would have been the real surprise.

How could a routine guard mission have resulted in the death of an Uchiha elite jonin with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan? Considering the thick bandages wrapped around Danzō, it wasn't hard to guess what was going on.

Rest easy. I'll keep my promise to you, Uchiha Jin thought.

He had lost a useful pawn, and on the surface, he'd also lost a lively, obedient ally who had been at his beck and call.

But it wasn't as though Uchiha Jin was especially upset. The 'Flame Demon' might have fallen, but his power had merely found another way to remain by Uchiha Jin's side.

What a pity, though...

Even after fusing every Sharingan in the system space this time, his attempt to awaken the Mangekyō had still...

Failed!

After experiencing that uncontrollable surge of power at the beginning, Uchiha Jin could now sense that the Tomoe in his pupils were still spinning madly. The scarlet chakra was already showing signs of condensing into something tangible, and deep within his Sharingan, a terrifying spiritual force unlike anything before was churning restlessly.

And yet...

Even with the system perfectly fusing so many pairs of Sharingan, this accumulation alone still couldn't break through that barrier.

Once the momentum was spent, it could not be regained...

The upheaval in Uchiha Jin's pupils gradually subsided. The power that had nearly condensed into solid form sank back into the depths of his Sharingan, as though preparing for another charge.

"Phew..."

Protected by the gigantic green Susanoo, Uchiha Shisui couldn't help letting out a shaky breath. He simply couldn't imagine what would happen if someone like Uchiha Jin, that 'Jade Shatter fanatic,' awakened such an evil power. What kind of terrifying dōjutsu would he unleash, and what sort of disaster would befall peace in the village and the clan?

Fortunately, it seemed the heavens still favored the village. Uchiha Jin hadn't managed to awaken the Mangekyō.

Still...

All these changes left Uchiha Shisui even more confused. He had experienced the agonizing ordeal that awakened the Mangekyō, and only the extreme pain of losing someone he loved could have stirred this cursed divine power.

But Uchiha Zongxian had clearly been sent by Uchiha Jin to assassinate him. No matter how things turned out, death had been his only possible fate.

And yet the death of a mere assassin had nearly made Uchiha Jin awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan...

The contradiction left Uchiha Shisui even more conflicted. Despite wielding the Susanoo's immense power, he felt like a mosquito caught in a spider's web, struggling desperately to break free to no avail.

His mind was completely overwhelmed!

Uchiha Jin stared quietly at Uchiha Shisui, his face devoid of joy or sorrow. He paid no attention to the terrifying might of the Susanoo surrounding the other man.

He hadn't succeeded in awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, but that didn't matter to his plans. Success would have been cause for celebration, but failure was hardly a disappointment.

After all, from the moment Shisui's Mangekyō had been exposed, he had fallen completely into the death trap Uchiha Jin had woven for him. The outcome had already been decided.

What Uchiha Jin was most curious about now was what kind of end Shisui—a supreme bleeding heart who would jump into a lake and kill himself if someone took his eyes—would choose for himself.

Hmm...

After taking stock of the power in his eyes, now several times stronger and more concentrated than before, Uchiha Jin realized he could control his spiritual energy with far greater precision.

As soon as he realized this, an evil smile curled Uchiha Jin's lips. His eyes, full of mockery, turned once more toward the colossal Susanoo on the arena.

At the same time, Uchiha Shisui, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly sensed an extremely subtle force of ocular power reaching out to him, carrying a chilling spiritual presence.

"Zongxian was the one I sent."

Jin!

Without needing to think, Uchiha Shisui glared furiously in the direction of Jin once more.

Surrounded by countless Uchiha Clan members below the arena, Uchiha Jin's smile grew even more mocking. Another thought traveled through the ocular power to Shisui.

Come on!

Come kill me!