Envisioning

"I can still see for now, but I won't be able to use them many more times."

Fugaku's tone was somewhat desolate. He had finally awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, yet such tremendous power could not last.

Would Itachi go blind in the future as well?

Would Natsuki go blind too?

Natsuki saw Fugaku's unwillingness to accept it and chuckled. "Clan Head, there's no need to worry. There are two ways for the Mangekyō Sharingan to regain its sight."

"Oh!?" Fugaku's spirits lifted as he looked at Natsuki expectantly.

Natsuki pondered for a moment. "Clan Head, you know the major Chakra natures in the shinobi world: water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, yin, and yang."

"Our Sharingan awaken through the power of Yin Release."

"Yin Release?" Fugaku mulled over the term. Of course he knew about Yin Release.

But he did not know much about the connection between Yin Release and the Sharingan.

When Uchiha Madara left, he took away a great number of the clan's secret texts, leaving many gaps in their knowledge.

"Everyone knows that Yin Release Chakra is composed of Spiritual Energy. Whenever we Uchiha suffer severe emotional trauma, our Spiritual Energy surges."

"At the same time, it stimulates the brain to secrete special Chakra, which then affects the eyes and causes them to mutate. From One Tomoe to Mangekyo, that is how it works."

"But as Yin Release Chakra increases, it also makes a person more gloomy."

"That temperament makes us Uchiha seem unapproachable."

"Based on this evolutionary process, Tobirama concluded that we Uchiha were an evil clan. How laughable."

Natsuki's tone was filled with mockery toward Tobirama Senju. Even though Tobirama had invented many ninjutsu, he had been limited by his era and the enmity between their clans.

He had still been full of prejudice against the Uchiha Clan.

In truth, with his Research Brain, if he had seriously studied the Uchiha Clan's Yin Release—

Konoha definitely would not be what it was today.

Looking across the entire world of Naruto, there had only been one true researcher: Orochimaru.

As for Tobirama, it could only be said that he had been a genius shinobi.

"So that's how it was!?"

Fugaku was utterly shocked. He knew about the past between Tobirama and Uchiha Madara.

But he had thought Tobirama targeted the Uchiha solely because of his younger brother's death. He had never expected there to be another reason.

Natsuki continued, "Of course, where there is Yin Release, there is naturally Yang Release. The Uzumaki Clan and the Senju Clan possess Yang Release Chakra."

"The Uzumaki Clan's enormous Chakra reserves and vitality."

"The Senju Clan's exceptionally strong physiques and recovery abilities."

"Even the Akimichi Clan's secret technique, Expansion Jutsu, is related to Yang Release Chakra."

"Clan Head, you've heard the legends of Hashirama, right?"

Fugaku Nodded.

"Of course."

Fugaku's era was not far removed from Hashirama Senju's. He had grown up listening to legends of Hashirama Senju.

Moreover, the clan's records stated that Hashirama Senju had once been known as the God of Shinobi!

"Hand Seal-less Healing!?" Fugaku suddenly had a flash of insight and blurted it out.

Natsuki Nodded.

"Hashirama Senju had a rare Sage Body, so his flesh was brimming with vitality. He could automatically recover from injuries without forming hand seals."

"So, Clan Head, the first method is to inject Hashirama's Cell Solution."

"After injecting the Cell Solution, Yin and Yang can fuse, producing the power of All Things in Nature."

"Hashirama's Cell Solution?" Fugaku frowned.

"Hashirama Senju has been dead for so many years. Where would we get Cell Solution?"

Natsuki gave a sly laugh. "Clan Head, why do you think Orochimaru defected?"

"Hmm?" Fugaku knew that Orochimaru had conducted Human Experimentation.

"Since Hashirama's death, Konoha had always wanted to recreate Wood Style Ninja, so they had continuously experimented with Hashirama Cells."

"During the Shinobi Wars, there were naturally plenty of enemies to use for Human Experimentation. Once the war ended, though, they could only turn their blades on people from their own village."

Fugaku asked, "Did Orochimaru succeed?"

Natsuki shook his head. "It can be said that he succeeded, and it can be said that he failed."

"Hashirama Cells were far too powerful. They experimented on sixty infants. Apart from one survivor, the other fifty-nine babies all turned into trees."

"Turned into trees."

Fugaku fell silent after hearing that. He did not think he was much stronger than anyone else.

"Then what about the second method?"

"The second method can upgrade the Mangekyō Sharingan into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, but the cost is extremely high."

Natsuki fell silent for a moment. "Why do you think the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan are called cursed eyes?"

"Because the second method is to transplant the Mangekyō Sharingan of one's blood relative."

"When two pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan merge into one, the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan can be awakened."

"Back then, Uchiha Madara transplanted his younger brother Izuna's eyes and evolved into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Only then did he become a powerhouse capable of standing beside Hashirama."

"Hahaha, good! Good! Wonderful! Then Itachi can keep his eyes."

"And he can become an Eternal Mangekyo too! Good! Good! Good!"

Fugaku's first reaction was not sorrow. His first thought was to give his own eyes to Itachi.

He wanted Itachi to attain the Eternal Mangekyo and become strong.

Natsuki was amused by Fugaku and said maliciously, "Clan Head, you're celebrating too early. Sasuke is exceptionally talented. It's only a matter of time before he awakens the Mangekyō Sharingan."

Fugaku froze. Since Natsuki said Sasuke would awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan too, it had to be true.

Whether it was Natsuki's ability to glimpse the future or Sasuke's talent, he fully believed in both.

But now, both sons were equally precious.

What to do?

It was one thing for him to go blind, but did one of the two brothers have to lose his sight?

Suddenly, Fugaku's eyes lit up as though he had thought of something.

Natsuki immediately cut off that idea. "Don't even think about taking one eye each. Both eyes must be transplanted to awaken the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan."

Fugaku became somewhat dispirited.

But when he turned around, he found Natsuki covering his mouth and snickering.

"Natsuki, you have a way, don't you?"

"Hahaha, do you know why I insisted on having the Uchiha Clan become independent? Why I wanted all the Anbu sentries removed?"

Fugaku stared at Natsuki with blazing eyes.

Natsuki clenched his fists.

"I want the entire Uchiha Clan to stand at the peak of the world! I want the Uchiha Clan to become the strongest force!"

Natsuki took a deep breath.

"I want every Uchiha to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan!"

"Every Uchiha awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan!?"

Golden Light flashed in Fugaku's eyes! The entire clan possessing the Power of the Gods! An Uchiha Clan like that!

Fugaku seemed to already see the Uchiha Clan marching across the land, Susanoo flattening the earth and conquering every nation!

"It doesn't matter whether Clan Head gives his eyes to Sasuke or Itachi. Doesn't Sister Mikoto still have a pair of Sharingan?"

Natsuki's leisurely words pulled Fugaku straight back to reality.

He frowned. "Even if Mikoto awakens the Mangekyō Sharingan, if she gives up her eyes, wouldn't she go blind too?"

Oh? Natsuki had not expected Fugaku to be the type who doted on his wife. It was fine for him to go blind himself, but Mikoto could not.

Natsuki rolled his eyes. "Why are you being so inflexible? So many Uchiha have died in the past. You recovered their Sharingan, didn't you?"

"Wouldn't it be enough to transplant any pair of them? They just wouldn't have Mangekyo abilities."

??? It was as if a brand-new door had been opened for Fugaku!

That was right, he could do that. After his Mangekyō Sharingan were removed, he could transplant another pair of eyes himself.

He might lose the power of Susanoo, but he would still be able to see.

Quite a few Uchiha clansmen had died during the Third Shinobi War. The clan had always wanted to study the Sharingan, so they had collected them all.

But no clansman possessed the relevant talent, so they had remained unused.

"Natsuki, do you know how to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan?"

Fugaku stared at Natsuki with blazing eyes.

Natsuki pointed at his own eyes.

"Of course. There are plenty of methods, but success requires certain necessary conditions. It also depends on whether the person has the talent."

"It's already very good that there's a method." Fugaku sighed.

For so many years, the Mangekyō Sharingan had existed only in the clan's secret histories.

In recent times, he was the only clansman to have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

And he had only awakened his Sharingan by sheer accident.

"Now that we've moved the clan grounds out and removed the Anbu spies, the Clan Head can issue the order."

"An order? What order?"

"Make babies!" Natsuki said seriously.