Cat Village.
This had originally been where the ninja cat clan lived, but after years of development, it had become a hub for intelligence trading and ninja tool forging.
It rarely received outsiders.
Except for Uchiha clansmen, who had worked closely with Cat Village.
"Mm..." Itachi woke up inside a round cat bed.
He touched his eyes and looked at the lines on his palm in disbelief.
[The injuries to my eyes have really lessened!?]
"How much have your eyes recovered?" Shisui asked Itachi as he leaned against the doorpost.
Itachi quickly got up. "About ten percent. Shisui, what's going on?"
Shisui pointed at the talisman on Itachi's chest. "Rest for another half month, and your injuries should be mostly healed."
"That's the effect of Zhengye's talisman. It can heal bodily injuries, including those of the Mangekyō Sharingan."
Itachi was stunned. He had already experienced the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan, yet this thing could actually heal the injuries caused by it.
Its strategic significance went without saying.
"Then Father should have this." Itachi immediately thought of Fugaku, whose eyes were already in poor condition.
"It's fine. There are two of these protective talismans. The other one is with the clan head."
"It was precisely because of this talisman that Zhengye sent us out."
"We need to quickly make the name of the Uchiha Mangekyō Sharingan known."
"The stronger we are, the safer the clan will be."
"Yes, I understand!" Itachi nodded firmly.
In the past, he had been lost, unable to figure out how to bring peace, and had ultimately embarked on the path of exterminating his clan.
Now Zhengye had laid out a path for him. He did not even need to struggle or think, because the future was filled with visible light.
"The experiments on Zhengye's 'Ironcutter'