Return to Konoha

"You must be joking. There is absolutely no comparison between us. Let me put it this way: the moment I lay eyes on him, I can kill him instantly. That statement holds true for the entire Ninja World! Under the power of a ten-million-magnitude Tsukuyomi, all living beings are equal!" Uchiha Gen declared with unbridled arrogance. He wasn't just blowing smoke; the ocular power currently contained within his eyes was nothing short of world-shattering.

Ever since his ocular power surpassed the ten-million mark, Uchiha Gen hadn't dared to unleash his Susanoo at full strength. It wasn't that his body couldn't handle it, nor was he worried about the consumption; it was simply that the commotion would be far too great.

A Susanoo taller than Mount Everest—unless someone were blind, it would be impossible not to notice it. There would be nowhere to hide!

As for why he didn't just sweep across the land and unify the Ninja World with such strength?

He hadn't failed to consider the question, but strength is always relative. While he was powerful now, it was a hollow strength. Once his ocular power was exhausted, he would be nothing more than an ordinary Kage-level Uchiha, constantly at risk of going blind.

If he were to wage war on the Ninja World in such a state, his power would run dry before the battle was even half over. Once the entire Ninja World realized the threat posed by the Uchiha Clan, they would all rise up to attack them in unison!

And that was assuming the Sage of Six Paths and Otsutsuki Genji didn't intervene. One had to remember that the Truth-Seeking Balls held absolute suppression over lower-level energy. Uchiha Gen was strong, yes, but his foundation was weak. He was bloated with hollow power!

Against weaklings, those of the same level, or even those slightly stronger than himself, Uchiha Gen could rely on the ocular power of the entire Uchiha Clan as support, combined with a super-genjutsu like Tsukuyomi, to achieve an instant kill.

But if he were to run into a Six Paths-level powerhouse who had undergone a qualitative change, it would be hard to say. He could only claim that, by relying on Izanagi, he could remain undefeated.

The road ahead was long and arduous; he would have to continue developing slowly. The immediate problem was how to ascend to the Six Paths level. The original story only offered a few ways: the Sage Body, the Sage Eye, being a descendant of Hamura or Raincoat, or becoming a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Of course, becoming a vessel for Genji was also an option...

If his own conditions could be met simply by accumulating quantity, his Mangekyo Sharingan would have long since ascended to the Rinnegan! The problem was that, right now, quantitative change could not produce a qualitative leap. He was strong, but he was also truly hollow!

The path to the Eternal Mangekyo was blocked by the simple fact that he had no siblings. Was he supposed to resurrect the original host's biological parents, have them give birth to a second child, and then wait for that child to awaken a Mangekyo?

Just thinking about it made his scalp crawl. Rather than hoping for such odds, he might as well hope for the Sage of Six Paths to just hand him a cheat code.

Hmm???

At this thought, a flash of inspiration struck Uchiha Gen. Resurrecting the original host's parents to have a second child was indeed unreliable, but resurrecting the original host himself was a viable path!

He and the original host were not the same person, nor did they share the same soul. Although he had read the memories in the original host's mind, his soul remained his own. The original host's soul must have returned to the Pure Land the moment he transmigrated!

In other words, he could use his own hair to perform the Impure World Reincarnation and summon the original host back! Hiss~

Under such conditions, supplemented by his Divine Grace Dojutsu to absorb the original host's ocular power, the combination might just allow him to awaken the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan!

This wasn't just Uchiha Gen's wishful thinking. The original story stated that the Eternal Mangekyo required the Mangekyo of a blood relative to replenish it. Replacing his own eyes with his own would clearly be a paradox—it couldn't possibly work!

But he and the original Uchiha Gen were not the same person! It was common knowledge that chakra and the Mangekyo were inseparable from a person's constitution and spirit; different people possessed different chakra and Mangekyo.

Although Chen Xuyuan and Uchiha Gen shared the same body, their souls and spirits were entirely different. Therefore, the chakra refined from the combination of their spiritual energy and cells, and the Mangekyo they awakened, were completely distinct!

In a sense, Chen Xuyuan and Uchiha Gen could be considered a unique type of twin brothers!

Thus, this seemingly irrational self-superposition actually held great feasibility!

As for whether the deceased original host had actually awakened a Mangekyo, Uchiha Gen was quite confident. Since the amplification and promotion of their two souls had been mutual, if he could awaken it, the original host certainly had as well!

"Gen, what are you thinking about?" Pakura asked, looking at Uchiha Gen as he walked along in a daze, stepping forward to hug his arm.

Hiss~ There really were advantages to being older! On this point, Kurenai Yuhi couldn't compare.

"It's nothing, just planning our future development. By the way, Pakura, would you like to transplant a Sharingan to improve your strength?" After all, she was his woman; if her strength was too low, she would easily become a weak point for others to exploit.

"Ah? Transplant a Sharingan? Like Kakashi? No way!" Pakura was very repulsed by the idea of human transplantation. Compared to that, she would much rather focus on steadily developing her Scorch Release!

Sigh, forget it, let it be. Pakura's strength was considered formidable in the early stages of the Ninja World, though it wouldn't be enough in the later stages. If she truly couldn't accept a transplant, he would just have to find other ways for her to grow stronger!

The Spirit Transformation Technique was quite suitable for those around him. Once he learned the One's Own Life Reincarnation, even if they had an accident while practicing the Spirit Transformation Technique, he could save them immediately. That was the beauty of the Spirit Transformation Technique—it could be learned through such brute-force methods! The high barrier to entry was exactly what suited someone like him.

It seemed it was time to go have a talk with Lord Snake!

Uchiha Clan grounds~

"This is where we'll be living from now on? You really are a wealthy dog! The Uchiha Clan is truly worthy of being the number one noble clan in the Ninja World!" Pakura exclaimed as she looked at the residence, which was even more luxurious than the Kazekage Mansion.

It was common knowledge that Konohagakure, as the undisputed number one village among the Five Great Nations, and with the support of the Land of Fire's prime territory, was the most prosperous place in the Ninja World.

For the Uchiha Clan to occupy such a massive area of land in such a prosperous location—that was something unimaginable in any other ninja village!

Perhaps this was the reason Konoha wanted to wipe out the Uchiha Clan in the original story! As one of the two founding clans of Konoha, the Senju and the Uchiha had undoubtedly occupied the most prosperous parts of the village.

However, as history progressed, Konoha's status had transformed from a small, broken village into the brightest pearl of the Ninja World. One could say that even the capital of the Land of Fire during the same period might not compare to Konoha!

The value of the prosperous land occupied by the Senju and Uchiha clans had naturally risen as well. However, due to the policies of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, the Senju clansmen had dispersed, and their clan lands and assets had naturally been distributed away.

The only remaining main branch assets of the Senju, coupled with the clan's name, didn't make people quite as jealous. Most of Tsunade's gambling funds came from this source! If not for the support of the Senju assets, with Tsunade's luck, taking on missions every day wouldn't be enough to cover her gambling debts!