Seeing Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan, Uchiha Gray didn't panic at all.
He smiled faintly, calmly looking at Fugaku Uchiha.
"Clan Head, I did nothing wrong."
"If I had to do it all over again, I'd still make the same choice."
Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan was indeed impressive, but only impressive. What could it possibly compare to the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan?
In an instant, Uchiha Gray understood what Fugaku Uchiha was thinking.
Fugaku Uchiha knew that he had the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, so he wanted to show off his Mangekyō Sharingan and make him submit.
Uchiha Gray's expression remained perfectly calm.
It was as if he hadn't even noticed the Mangekyō Sharingan in Fugaku Uchiha's eyes.
Fugaku Uchiha suddenly sensed that something was off.
Why was Uchiha Gray so calm?
And why did he have a faint smile on his lips, as if he had known about those eyes all along?
Could Uchiha Gray have already awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan?
Impossible!
Fugaku Uchiha's thoughts raced as he shook his head slightly.
After all, those eyes only awakened when someone dear to you died.
And Uchiha Gray was only nine years old. He hadn't experienced any great loss.
How could he possibly have awakened these cursed eyes?
"The only thing you did wrong was that you weren't careful enough. You should've taken out Gekko Hayate somewhere private!"
Fugaku Uchiha said in a low voice.
But when he saw that Uchiha Gray wasn't surprised by his Mangekyō Sharingan and didn't even ask about it, he couldn't help feeling a little awkward.
An awkward silence settled over the room.
To be precise, Fugaku Uchiha was the one feeling awkward.
He'd planned to show off, but Uchiha Gray hadn't even given him an opening.
Uchiha Gray found it amusing.
Fugaku Uchiha spoke up himself. Young people these days were getting harder and harder to manage. They had their own ideas and didn't even know how to take the initiative.
"Gray, do you know? These eyes of mine are the Mangekyō Sharingan. They hold enough power to destroy an entire country. That's why I have the confidence to defect from the village!"
Uchiha Gray smiled at Fugaku Uchiha.
He blinked innocently.
"So that's what these eyes are called—the Mangekyō Sharingan?"
Fugaku Uchiha shook his head helplessly.
What did he mean, "So that's what these eyes are called"? He made it sound as if he had them too.
These were the Mangekyō Sharingan, not some common sight.
"Then these eyes of mine are the Mangekyō Sharingan too, right, Clan Head?"
Uchiha Gray chuckled.
In an instant, the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan appeared in his eyes, gleaming with an eerie, otherworldly light.
Its ocular power was even stronger than Fugaku Uchiha's!
Fugaku Uchiha's eyes widened in shock, and he couldn't help exclaiming,
"The Mangekyō Sharingan!"
"How is that possible? You're only nine years old!"
And from what Fugaku Uchiha could sense, Uchiha Gray's Mangekyō Sharingan was far more powerful than his own.
The moment Uchiha Gray's Mangekyō Sharingan appeared, Fugaku Uchiha even felt his own eyes being suppressed!
That meant Uchiha Gray's Mangekyō Sharingan was stronger than his!
Terrifying.
What had he been doing at eight or nine?
He'd only just graduated as a Chunin back then, hadn't he?
Even so, his father had already called him exceptionally talented.
But who could've imagined?
The waves behind push the waves ahead.
Each new generation replaces the old.
Uchiha Gray was only nine, yet he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. What a terrifying talent!
Could Uchiha Gray become another Uchiha Madara?
After his brief shock, Fugaku Uchiha immediately grew excited.
"Shisui, you, and I—we have three Mangekyō Sharingan users in the Uchiha Clan now."
"Even Uchiha Madara and Izuna Uchiha only had two Mangekyō Sharingan users between them."
Fugaku Uchiha was practically beaming with excitement. "Three Mangekyō Sharingan users! The Uchiha Clan can definitely rule the Leaf!"
This was the pride buried deep in Fugaku Uchiha's bones, and the source of his absolute confidence.
He had already tested the power of Susanoo.
It could completely overwhelm even himself when he wasn't using Susanoo.
And the Mangekyō Sharingan granted him two ocular techniques, which further boosted his strength.
It was fair to say that awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan meant stepping into the ranks of Kage Level powerhouses.
For the Uchiha Clan, mental strength was the best way to increase one's power.
The stronger the mental energy, the greater the improvement it brought to the body.
Fugaku Uchiha happily patted Uchiha Gray on the shoulder. "You did nothing wrong!"
"If you've awakened the Uchiha Clan's Mangekyō Sharingan and you're still a coward, you're worse than trash."
???
So, without the Mangekyō Sharingan, he was supposed to keep his head down and act cautiously.
But once he had the Mangekyō Sharingan, he could do whatever he wanted and claim he'd done nothing wrong?
Fugaku Uchiha was a renowned hypocrite.
Still, Uchiha Gray agreed with what Fugaku Uchiha had said.
If he already had the strength of a Kage Level powerhouse, what was the point of cowering before an Elite Jonin?
He might as well die.
Wasn't immense strength meant to let you do whatever you wanted?
"Good, Gray. Go get some rest. Leave this matter to me. Neither Sarutobi Hiruzen nor Shimura Danzō will be able to lay a finger on you."
"The entire Uchiha Clan has your back."
Fugaku Uchiha looked every bit the powerful clan leader.
The more he looked at Uchiha Gray, the more pleased he was.
Uchiha Gray bowed and left.
Fugaku Uchiha was actually a complicated man.
In the original story, he was portrayed as a powerful figure who refused to accept being left behind and wanted to become Hokage.
But after all his clansmen were killed by Uchiha Itachi, he realized that even a successful defection wouldn't be enough to restore the Uchiha Clan.
So, when faced with the son he was most proud of, he chose not to resist.
He gave up on the ambition he'd held for years.
Fugaku Uchiha might not have been a good clan leader, but he was definitely a good father.
When Uchiha Gray returned to his lodgings and opened the door, Uzuki Yugao's worried eyes immediately turned toward him. She looked at Uchiha Gray anxiously.
"How did it go? Did he give you a hard time?"
According to rumors, Fugaku Uchiha was a powerful and aloof shinobi who didn't back down even when facing the Third!
"I'm fine."
Uchiha Gray said with a smile.
Not only was he fine, but Fugaku Uchiha had also shown an incredibly confident, domineering attitude.
Three-Tomoe Sharingan: meek and submissive. Mangekyō Sharingan: come out swinging.
He was just like a character from some novel.
Before level 90: I'll apologize on my father's behalf.
After level 90: My dad did nothing wrong!
This was a world where strength ruled.
Strength meant everything.
Now that Uchiha Gray had the Mangekyō Sharingan, even if something happened to Shisui, Fugaku Uchiha probably wouldn't abandon his plan to defect from the village!
"Fugaku Uchiha, you hypocrite. But I like it!"
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