The Patriarch's Transformation?

"Do you want to know how to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan?"

"Do you want to possess the god-like power of Susanoo?"

Following Uchiha Jin's wild, impassioned words, the many Uchiha clansmen below the ring and the elders on the dais were left in shock.

The former were fanatical about such great power; this was something no Uchiha could ever refuse.

The latter, however, felt a mix of excitement and fear. After all, while not all the elders on the dais were as informed about the Mangekyo as Setsuna or Uchiha Fugaku, historical records of the clan had made one thing deeply clear to them.

The method for awakening the Mangekyo, the ultimate power of the Uchiha, was highly likely to bring unimaginable disaster upon the Uchiha Clan.

Otherwise, what clan would be foolish enough to seal away such critical information? Especially not the Uchiha, a clan that worshipped power and the strong!

At this moment, even those Uchiha ninjas who had not yet awakened their Sharingan felt a hint of crimson bleed into their pupils. Everyone present stared straight at that handsome figure, waiting for an answer that felt like a divine revelation.

"Go fight! Go and fight!"

Uchiha Jin's passionate roar made the blood of the Uchiha below boil. At the same time, after a brief shock, the members of the Elder Council on the dais couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. Only Uchiha Shisui, his expression complex, bit his lip until it bled.

"Fight to your heart's content! Challenge your limits!"

"Use everything you have to experience and absorb the essence of every battle. Once you have polished your abilities to the peak of your imagination..."

"You will be qualified to bathe in the trials of life and death, and then gain the possibility of awakening the 'power of the gods' of our Uchiha Clan!"

At this moment, Uchiha Jin seemed to have returned to his own training ground, his powerful, chief-instructor-level aura firing on all cylinders.

Dead silence!

Following Uchiha Jin's resonant, powerful words, the venue fell into an eerie silence once again!

Every Uchiha clansman's mind was echoing with Uchiha Jin's words, which seemed to carry a natural, vibrating intensity.

A moment later!

Uchiha Jin slowly scanned the crowd. As his gaze swept over them, every Uchiha's face flushed with excitement.

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

"With the humblest of dreams, to the whimpers and roars in the dark night, who says that only those standing in the light are heroes..."

Uh... cough, cough!

Sensing the enthusiastic response from the Uchiha, Uchiha Jin was momentarily dazed, but it was clear that these short lyrics had once again moved the Uchiha present!

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

"With the humblest of dreams, to the whimpers and roars in the dark night, who says that only those standing in the light are heroes..."

Uchiha Jin felt that if this kept dragging on, something would go wrong, so he quickly turned his head back to look at Uchiha Tombo, who was wearing the red and white referee uniform.

Good!

The person he had trained was reliable; she had already collected Uchiha Zongxian's remains and returned to the ring.

"Next match, Jonin group, Uchiha Tekka, Uchiha Tonan, take the stage!"

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!

Uchiha Style: Sword Leap Flame!

As two phantoms solidified on the ring, the next moment, blinding flames once again washed over the stage...

However, just as the battle on the ring was heating up and the Uchiha clansmen below were widening their Sharingan to absorb every bit of experience, the Uchiha Clan Head and the Great Elder arrived behind Uchiha Jin at the same time.

"Jin, is this your plan?"

Uchiha Fugaku's expression as he looked at Uchiha Jin was extremely complex.

Clearly, the sudden fall of a Three-Tomoe Uchiha elite Jonin, and the appearance of this other pair of Mangekyo Sharingan, had left the outwardly cold Uchiha Fugaku deeply shaken.

If he had realized this beforehand, Uchiha Fugaku would have undoubtedly stopped Uchiha Jin. The two potential outcomes of that also left him struggling to discern his own true feelings.

The Uchiha Clan now had another pair of Mangekyo Sharingan. Although they belonged to Uchiha Shisui, who was always friendly toward the Hokage faction, from the perspective of the Uchiha Clan, this was a good thing regardless.

Well, provided Shisui wasn't so saintly and foolish!

In fact, even a political simpleton like Uchiha Fugaku didn't believe his own clansmen would be as stupid as Shisui.

And the other thing that left not only Uchiha Fugaku but also Uchiha Setsuna feeling shocked and conflicted was...

Uchiha Jin!

He had reached the Kage level!

That's right!

Although Uchiha Jin had always looked down upon these two "crouching dragons and fledgling phoenixes," setting aside their kindergarten-level political maneuvering, they were absolute masters in every other regard.

If Uchiha Shisui could detect the unusual changes in Uchiha Jin in such a short time, how could Uchiha Fugaku, a senior who had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan even earlier, possibly fail to do so?

Moreover!

Uchiha Fugaku's Mangekyo was still...

And although Uchiha Setsuna had not awakened those eyes, he had always shared a tacit understanding with his old rival. After following the other's gaze to search, he too discovered this fact.

While both men regretted that Uchiha Jin had not successfully awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, after sensing the chakra and ocular power that had undergone such a transformation, they easily confirmed that he had undoubtedly stepped into the Kage-level realm.

The death of Uchiha Zongxian, a Three-Tomoe Jonin, had triggered the emergence of one Mangekyo Sharingan user and one newly ascended Kage-level powerhouse.

As the head of the Uchiha Clan, Fugaku felt exceptionally conflicted, and he finally understood Uchiha Jin's scheme.

It was bonds!

Using the Sharingan to rapidly farm experience was merely the most superficial layer; Uchiha Jin's true goal was to strengthen the bonds between clansmen through these repeated battles.

And the consequences that could be derived from those bonds... were already clearly manifested in Uchiha Jin at this very moment!

It was precisely because of this that a chill ran through the hearts of Fugaku and Setsuna, as they finally realized with profound clarity that Uchiha Jin's reputation for "Jade Shatter" was not just empty talk.

He was preparing to oppose the entire village of Konoha...

A trace of fanaticism flickered in Uchiha Setsuna's eyes, and he felt an inexplicable tremor in his heart. Even he, who had always been known as the leader of the Radical Faction, had never once considered opposing the entire village!

However...

Uchiha Jin's move was clearly an open conspiracy!

From the moment this World's Number One Ninja Tournament began, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna had already lost any possibility of stopping it.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Fugaku sighed slightly and looked at Uchiha Setsuna. The two old rivals, who had once been at each other's throats, exchanged a smile. Within their somewhat aging bodies, a fighting spirit as fierce as a raging fire suddenly erupted.

However.

This burying of the hatchet and turning enemies into friends—a scene that should have been a heart-touching display of camaraderie—appeared exceptionally sinister and terrifying in the eyes of Shisui and Itachi on the main platform!

Is the Clan Head going to compromise!