Afternoon.
Hagoromo and Hamura stood in the courtyard, watching the two seemingly harmonious figures with strange looks.
One is my own mother.
The other is their teacher—Jing, a visitor from another world.
Uchiha Kei stretched comfortably, accidentally glancing at Kaguya's face.
To their disbelief, Kaguya smiled faintly, took Uchiha Kei's hand, and gently massaged his palm.
The sky has fallen and the earth has caved in!
This world has gone mad!
"Ding! You have obtained the shock value from the Hagoromo. Shock Value +999."
"Ding! You have gained Hamura's Shock. Shock Value +99."
Uchiha Kei glanced at Hamura.
Looks like this guy's gotten used to it by now.
The Shock Value given is decreasing, and the frequency is also decreasing.
But the Hagoromo...
Uchiha Kei glanced at Hagoromo with appreciation.
What a good kid! They've given us plenty of "Shock Value."
Uchiha Kei frowned slightly as he looked at Hagoromo's suddenly aged face.
What a handsome young man! How come he got so much weight after his trip to Mount Myoboku?
That old Toad is no human being.
"As your teacher, it wouldn't be right for me not to teach you. Since Hagoromo is back, I'll teach you both together."
Uchiha Kei spoke softly, but Kaguya, who was serving him, didn't even raise her head.
Upon hearing the instruction, Hamura instinctively trembled, and his face immediately turned ugly.
Is it starting again?
Didn't we agree to rest today?
"Mother..."
Hagoromo instinctively wanted to ask Kaguya what she thought, but before she could finish speaking, Kaguya looked up.
"Just follow Jing's arrangements."
Meeting Hagoromo's gaze, a chilling feeling washed over Hagoromo as if it were tangible.
When facing anyone other than Kei, Kaguya remains the same ruthless and decisive queen!
Even when facing her own son, she was no exception.
"Yes."
"Also, Hamura has been teaching for six days now, so today is his rest day and he won't participate."
Upon hearing this, Hamura's face lit up with ecstatic joy.
"To be continued tomorrow."
His face froze in ecstasy, lingering for a long time.
Hagoromo looked at the change in her younger brother's face and was momentarily at a loss for words.
It seems that these six days have left a deep shadow on Hamura.
This teaching...
What exactly is it?
"Come on, take off your shirt first."
Uchiha Kei stood up from his homemade rocking chair and looked at Hagoromo with a smile.
Kaguya stood obediently beside him, her gaze still fixed on him.
Hagoromo frowned, about to refuse, when Hamura quickly tugged at his sleeve and shook his head slightly.
Don't refuse, don't resist, obediently obeying will make you stronger!
These are the lessons Hamura learned over the past six days.
Although Hagoromo didn't want to, seeing her younger brother shaking his head and the lingering shadow of her mother in her mind, she could only slowly take off her top.
Upon seeing this, Hamura quickly moved away from him.
This kind of thing can easily get you involved.
"You and Hamura are both children of Kaguya, and deep down you are both members of the Otsutsuki Clan."
Uchiha Kei explained softly.
"Although I hate to admit it, I have to say that the Otsutsuki Clan has a significant bloodline advantage compared to ordinary people."
"For example, your Sharingan and Hamura's Byakugan are standard features of the Otsutsuki."
"But..."
Uchiha Kei abruptly changed the subject, a meaningful smile appearing on his face.
"Sharingan requires immense pain, torment, and stimulation; you've surely already experienced that."
Hagoromo nodded.
He opened his eyes because of Yuzhi's death.
He could never forget that excruciating pain.
"Very good. Your current Three-Tomoe Sharingan is actually only in its initial form; it can be upgraded."
Uchiha Kei's eyes began to change, and soon a pair of sword-shaped patterns appeared in his pupils.
"This is an advanced version of the Three Tomoe; I call it the Mangekyō Sharingan."
Hagoromo glanced at Uchiha Kei in shock, her body involuntarily entering battle mode.
Teacher...
They're from the Otsutsuki Clan too!
"Ding, received Hamura's shock message, Shock Value +999."
Kaguya and Hamura, standing to the side, showed no surprise upon seeing those eyes, clearly already knowing what was going on.
"And above the Mangekyo is the Eternal Mangekyō, but in reality, neither of these two has any meaning for you."
"Meaningless? What do you mean by that?"
Hagoromo felt like her mind was going blank.
What's the point of talking about something meaningless?
Uchiha Kei chuckled mischievously, offering no explanation.
What's the meaning?
If you go straight to the Rinnegan with Three Tomoe, then it's meaningless to you, isn't it?
Saying all this is just to gain more Shock Value.
Above the Mangekyo, there is...
Uchiha Kei's eyes began to change again.
A pale purple halo slowly appeared in his eyes, forming concentric ripples.
It's eerie and brimming with a controlling power!
"The Rinnegan, this is the true power of the Otsutsuki Clan!"
Hagoromo subconsciously turned her gaze to her mother.
His mother has the same Byakugan as Hamura, so the scarlet eye on her forehead must be the Sharingan he inherited?
"What are you looking at? You share the same origin as the eye on your mother's forehead, but even if you develop the Rinnegan, it's still far inferior to your mother's."
Uchiha Kei rolled his eyes at him, clearly annoyed.
What are Kaguya's eyes?
That's the Rinne Sharingan!
He doesn't even have these good things.
"How can I advance to the next level?"
Hagoromo's gaze also became intense.
His current urgency for power suppressed all other thoughts.
Only by possessing sufficient power can he truly control his own destiny!
"Simple."
Uchiha Kei gave a wicked smile, and his figure vanished from the spot in an instant.
When Hagoromo saw Uchiha Kei, he had already appeared in front of Hamura.
Hamura was startled and instinctively took a step back.
"All you need to do is... kill him!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a gleaming Ninja Blade appeared in his hand and instantly pierced Hamura's heart.
Hagoromo's pupils suddenly contracted sharply as she stared in disbelief at the scene before her.
Blood gushed wildly from Hamura's chest, staining his white clothes red.
Hamura looked at Uchiha Kei in disbelief as well.
It was fine just now...
How could I be dying so suddenly?
"Despair, fear, pain—all kinds of negative emotions will transform your Three Tomoe into the Rinnegan."
Uchiha Kei calmly drew his Ninja Blade, and Hamura's body fell to the ground with a thud.
"The Rinnegan will make you stronger, and with Senjutsu, your power will be comparable to Kaguya's."
Uchiha Kei glanced at him indifferently.
"This is your choice..."
"Isn't that right, Hagoromo?"
Hagoromo stared intently at Hamura, who lay in a pool of blood, her lips trembling violently.
"Brother... brother... it hurts so much."
Hamura's life force was rapidly declining, and more and more blood was gushing out until it flowed to his feet.
Hagoromo took a step back in terror, not daring to let the blood soak her feet.
"No... that's not how it is..."
Hagoromo's expression grew increasingly desperate.
"Yes, you can give up everything for power, can't you?"
Uchiha Kei's voice rang in his ears.
Everything around him began to darken, and he and his brother lying in a pool of blood were the only two people left in the world.
"Brother, is that so?"
Hamura looked at him with difficulty, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.
"No, no, no! That's not it!"
Hagoromo retreated frantically.
"Is that what you think, Hagoromo? Look at your hands, they're stained with your brother's blood!"
Hagoromo slowly raised her hand, revealing that her palm was covered in blood!
Sometime later, the Ninja Blade that had pierced through Hamura also appeared in his hand.
"No!"
Hagoromo fell to their knees, crimson blood trickling from the corners of their eyes.
At the same time, his eyes also began to change.
Layers of patterns began to appear in his pupils, and a pale purple halo appeared, identical to that of Uchiha Kei.
Rinnegan...
It's started!