Chapter 13

"From now on, my family and I won't have to worry about running out of ocular power or using so much that we can't recover it."

He had plenty of ways to replenish it.

However much they used, they could restore it easily.

He could even help people replenish the ocular power of a Mangekyō Sharingan awakened by sheer force.

Of course, he had little intention of doing that.

Neither he nor his family would choose such a forceful method.

After experiencing the benefits of awakening his eyes naturally and advancing without effort, Yan had no interest in that kind of brutal breakthrough.

"Besides, only by awakening the Eternal Eye smoothly, as a natural next step, can I figure out what comes after it and work out a method for advancing to the Eternal Eye perfectly."

If he missed this chance, it would be hard to find another.

Yan set those thoughts aside and did not leave seclusion yet. He closed his eyes again and tried converting spiritual energy into ocular power.

The process went smoothly, without the slightest effort.

Next, he tried it with Chakra. That went just as smoothly.

Then came Innate Qi. It, too, converted into ocular power with ease.

After that, Yan used his eye-nourishing method on his Sharingan. Innate Qi still worked well on his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and could continue accelerating its growth.

The final step was the Uchiha Bloodline Purification Technique.

Yan used one percent of his Chakra to test it and successfully purified a trace of the Uchiha bloodline within him.

That proved the secret technique worked.

Uchiha Meixin stood outside the door and knocked twice, softly.

"Yan, dinner's ready. Come on out."

The room was quiet for a moment.

The next second, the door opened. Yan poked his head out, a hint of weariness still on his face.

"Coming."

Meixin looked him up and down, touched his forehead, then squeezed his shoulder. Only after confirming that nothing was wrong with her son did she relax.

"You've been cooped up in there for most of the day. Everything all right?"

Yan smiled and shook his head. "I'm fine. I just awakened my eyes and figured out a few new things. I lost track of time."

"Awakened your eyes?"

Meixin's pupils contracted, and her voice rose sharply.

"You're saying you awakened your eyes?!"

She grabbed Yan by the shoulders, her eyes full of delighted disbelief.

Yan nodded. "Yeah. It happened naturally. I didn't expect it so soon either."

"What? Yan awakened his eyes?!"

Uchiha Senichi's shout came from downstairs, loud enough for the whole building to hear.

Uchiha Hao's voice followed, even more urgent and astonished.

"He's only three! He awakened his eyes at three?!"

Mikoto's voice rang out too, her excitement unmistakable.

"Lord Yan is amazing!"

Before her words had faded, footsteps thundered up the stairs.

All three rushed to the second floor and crowded around Yan, their eyes shining.

Uchiha Senichi spoke first. "You really awakened them? Come on, show us!"

Yan wasted no time. With a thought, his eyes changed instantly.

A pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan appeared for all to see.

His irises were dark red, with a faint golden sheen. The Tomoe were not entirely black either; their edges glimmered with pale gold.

Uchiha Senichi drew in a sharp breath.

"Three Tomoe? You started with three Tomoe?!"

His son's talent was beyond belief.

Awakening his eyes at three was astounding enough, but jumping straight to three Tomoe? Who would believe it?

Hao stared into Yan's eyes for several seconds, then frowned slightly.

"Why is the color different?"

Confusion entered his voice.

"An ordinary Sharingan is pure red. Why do yours have gold in them? The Tomoe aren't completely black either... There's nothing wrong with them, is there?"

Mikoto hurried closer for a careful look, then shook her head. "I don't think so."

She paused, then added something else.

"These eyes feel... noble. They even have an imposing presence."

"They don't feel like there's anything wrong with them at all."

"Don't worry. This is wonderful news."

Yan smiled and waved a hand. "This is what a Perfect Sharingan should look like. Can't you feel it? My eyes don't have that cold, sinister quality. They feel upright and bright instead."

"Mm-hmm!"

Mikoto and the others nodded repeatedly. They could feel it too.

"What's more, I feel like your bloodline is suppressing mine. The moment you activated those eyes, I couldn't even activate my own Sharingan. Isn't that ridiculous?"

Mikoto could not help exclaiming.

Ever since Yan had spoken to her about the Mangekyo Sharingan and the Eternal Eye, she had searched through quite a few of her family's ancient records.

She had even secretly asked her grandfather about the Mangekyo Sharingan.

She knew one ironclad rule: the Mangekyo Sharingan held absolute dominance over an ordinary Sharingan.

But even that kind of suppression was nothing like what Yan had just done.

His eyes had only three Tomoe.

Yan's eyes really are extraordinary. If they become a Mangekyo Sharingan someday—no, an Eternal Eye—how terrifying would that be?

Mikoto marveled at the thought, her curiosity growing.

Uchiha Senichi and Meixin had reached the same conclusion.

"You little rascal... You really gave us a huge surprise today!"

After all his amazement, that was all Uchiha Senichi could manage.

"All right, all right. Let's go downstairs and eat. We can talk over dinner."

Uchiha Meixin clapped her hands and ushered everyone downstairs to sit in the living room for the meal.

"Besides awakening your eyes, did you make any other progress? Did you finish that Sharingan Cultivation Technique you mentioned?"

At the dinner table, Mikoto finally gave in and asked.

She remembered clearly that Yan had spent quite some time studying her Sharingan, and she had a rough idea of what he was working on.

Uchiha Senichi and the others all turned toward Yan as well.

They all knew about it.

"Yeah, it's done."

Yan nodded firmly. "I worked out the Sharingan Cultivation Technique, and it's perfect."

"But for now, the perfect version only covers three Tomoe. I'll have to awaken the Eternal Eye myself before I can complete the parts for the Mangekyo Sharingan and the Eternal Eye."

Uchiha Hao jumped in at once. "That's plenty! If we practice your perfect cultivation technique, can we make our Sharingan look like yours?"

He was openly envious.

Yan's eyes looked far more striking than an ordinary Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and they were exceptionally powerful too.

Teach me. I want to learn it too.

"More or less."

Yan nodded. "But how strong your Sharingan becomes will still depend on your spiritual energy and the purity of your bloodline."

They all had the Uchiha bloodline, but its purity varied enormously.

The strength of the Uchiha Clan's bloodline affected what each person experienced when their Sharingan advanced.

Who said bloodline concentration mattered for the Byakugan but not the Sharingan?

If that were true, how had Indra awakened the Eternal Eye right from the start?

Unlike Yan, he had not achieved a perfect awakening naturally. He had carved his way to it through violence.

That showed it clearly: the stronger the bloodline, the greater the advantage.

"Got it!"

Uchiha Hao and the others nodded, their faces lighting up. "Even so, it's far better than an ordinary Sharingan!"

Everyone was so eager to learn the perfect Sharingan advancement method that they ate at a startling pace.

Before long, they had cleared every dish on the table.

Uchiha Hao called out to Yan, unable to wait any longer. "Are we done? Can you start teaching us now?"

"Sure. Give me a moment to write it down."

Yan smiled helplessly and went to the study, where he wrote out the cultivation methods one by one.

When he returned to the living room, he was carrying several scrolls. He handed them to Uchiha Senichi and the others.

"Besides the Perfect Sharingan Awakening Method, I also worked out the Uchiha Bloodline Purification Technique. It uses Chakra to refine the bloodline and increase its purity."