"The increase in ocular power has sped up the body's fusion quite a bit. As expected, it was because there weren't enough tomoe..."
At the foot of the mountain, Wuye stood by the lake's edge, looking into his own eyes.
Within them were two pale golden rings. Three tomoe lay on the inner ring, and two on the outer ring.
Then, the three tomoe on the inner ring slowly rotated and converged, transforming into the pattern of a Mangekyō Sharingan.
The outer ring and its two tomoe remained hidden behind the Mangekyō Sharingan, not revealing themselves.
Wuye raised a hand to inspect it, only to suddenly find his vision blur for a moment.
"Mm... is this the Uchiha version of presbyopia?"
He smiled mockingly and deactivated the Mangekyō, but the scenery before his eyes still showed slight double vision.
"I've overused the Mangekyō... It must be because I kept my sister by my side the whole time..."
Wuye shook his head.
"Looks like I need to get myself a pair of reading glasses..."
He summoned Slug and had her reverse-summon him back to Konoha.
He had nothing to worry about regarding the Mangekyō's path of advancement. He only needed to obtain another pair of Mangekyō Sharingan before going blind.
Simple enough...
He just hoped it would go easy on him...
"Wuye..."
Only after he vanished did Terumi Mei's figure emerge where he had disappeared.
She silently stared at the ground beneath her feet. Even as night fell, she did not move.
A paper crane drifted from her palm, landing upon the lake and floating toward the distance.
She knew what was written on that paper crane.
It was information Konan had secretly told her...
Only a truly genuine breakup could help Wuye continue awakening his power.
That was the fundamental