Power flowed through those eyes, yet there was no evil aura, no trace of madness.
Orochimaru stared fixedly at them.
He could feel the power they held.
But he could sense none of the malice that came with an inherited Kekkei Genkai.
"The Sharingan shouldn't be like this."
His voice was low.
"The Uchiha Clan's ocular power has carried the same cold darkness for generations."
"Even those who haven't suffered greatly can hardly escape its influence."
Lie Yang withdrew his Mangekyō Sharingan.
"No one is born evil."
"Yet the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan has carried malice from one generation to the next."
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes.
"You think it isn't an inherited trait?"
"A Kekkei Genkai has never been merely a change in the body."
Lie Yang looked toward the distant woods.
"The power left by one's ancestors also carries their will."
"Chakra enters the bloodline."
"The bloodline influences the mind."
"And the mind shapes the next generation in turn."
Orochimaru tapped his knee lightly with his fingers.
"You mean the will of the Uchiha ancestors was passed down with their Chakra?"
"Not complete memories."
Lie Yang continued.
"But a certain inclination."
"A certain emotion."
"A mental structure that awakens under specific conditions."
The gleam in Orochimaru's eyes sharpened.
"So the Uchiha are prone to obsession."
"They fall easily into love and hatred."
"And after a loss, they're more likely to succumb to extreme emotions."
Lie Yang nodded.
"A Kekkei Genkai carries more than an ability."
"It also carries the will their ancestors steeped into it over generations."
Orochimaru's breathing quickened.
"Clan traits born of inherited Chakra."
"Is that the secret of Kekkei Genkai?"
"Only part of it."
Lie Yang extended a hand.
A wisp of pitch-black Chakra slowly gathered at his fingertip.
"A bloodline is the result of Chakra parasitizing