Uchiha Clan, secret meeting place.
Inside the airtight stone chamber, only a few dim oil lamps were lit, creating a solemn, oppressive atmosphere.
Fugaku and over a dozen core clan elders sat upright.
Before each of them rested an exquisite black-lacquered tray.
On the tray, a pale green serum brimming with vitality lay quietly atop a velvet cushion.
"Do you all understand?"
Yoru sat back in the stone chair at the head of the room, arms folded across his chest, his gaze cold as a blade.
He looked at the Uchiha Clan's strongest fighters below him. His voice was not loud, yet it carried unquestionable authority.
"This is the 'Basic Sage Body Gene Serum' that Orochimaru refined from the First's cells."
"In theory, it can perfectly neutralize the cold Yin chakra in our Uchiha bloodline."
Yoru paused, a playful curve appearing at the corner of his lips.
"In other words, this thing can allow your Sharingan to break through the limitations of your bloodline."
The instant those words fell, the entire meeting place erupted.
"Break through the limitations? Lord Yoru, are you saying... this can help us awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan?"
A white-bearded elder trembled with excitement, even his voice shaking.
"It does far more than that."
Yoru chuckled and casually dropped a bombshell.
"It can also completely eliminate the blindness side effect caused by overusing the Mangekyō Sharingan."
Boom—!
Those words were like a depth charge tossed into a calm pan of boiling oil.
Every Uchiha elder present shot to their feet, breathing heavily as unbelievable fanaticism burst from their eyes!
The curse of blindness!
It was the Sword of Damocles hanging over every Uchiha who wielded the Mangekyō Sharingan!
It was the agonizing price the Uchiha Clan had no choice but to pay in pursuit of ultimate power!