Izanagi

After the Shadow Clone Technique returned, Uchiha Yansheng felt terrible for quite a while.

Having three or four days' worth of memories crammed into his mind was indeed unpleasant. If the duration had been any longer, it would have been dangerous.

Sure enough, the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique had been classified as a forbidden technique.

With so many vast and disparate memories returning at once, if Naruto Uzumaki had not been so carefree, he probably would have developed mental problems long ago.

After setting himself a time limit for using the Shadow Clone Technique, Uchiha Yansheng summoned a ninja cat and had him inform Fugaku Uchiha of the general situation regarding this outing.

Soon afterward, Uchiha Yansheng received the scroll delivered by Cat Ninja Village and began busying himself in the laboratory.

This was the first sample of flesh and blood from a Mangekyo Sharingan. He had to cultivate it properly and make sure it did not grow wrong.

If he could cultivate a Kamui Mangekyo Sharingan...

Just thinking about it made Uchiha Yansheng excited.

Meanwhile, after hearing the ninja cat's report, Fugaku Uchiha's expression turned extremely grim.

After that, the Uchiha Clan began a series of intensive training sessions, primarily focused on learning a forbidden technique that had been sealed away for a long time—Izanagi.

At the same time, Fugaku Uchiha set a rule: unless one faced a life-or-death crisis, anyone who used Izanagi would have both eyes removed and be imprisoned until death.

The reason for this rule was that, historically, the Uchiha Clan had nearly been wiped out because of Izanagi. That was why the technique had been designated forbidden.

Now, for the safety of the clan members, even a forbidden technique had to be used.

However, every ninja who used Izanagi would have their reasons judged by the council of elders.

If they determined that someone had violated the rules and used the forbidden technique without authorization, the outcome would naturally be eye removal, the destruction of their chakra, and imprisonment until death.

Perhaps because they had failed to find any trace of Shisui Uchiha, Fugaku Uchiha, as clan head, had become extremely anxious. He had actually spread even a forbidden technique like Izanagi.

But without any news, there was nothing he could do no matter how anxious he was.

As time passed, almost everyone silently accepted that Shisui Uchiha was dead.

The only one who still held onto hope was probably Itachi Uchiha.

At that moment, Itachi Uchiha's reputation within the clan was not particularly good. It was not that others had isolated him; rather, he had isolated himself from the entire clan.

The source of it all was simply the Sharingan. To the Uchiha Clan, being able to awaken the Sharingan was an honor.

As for what happened during the awakening process, no one cared at all.

Because of this, Itachi Uchiha believed that the entire Uchiha Clan was too narrow-minded, full of people who would stop at nothing in pursuit of power.

Ironically, Uchiha Clan members who truly did not understand love could not awaken the Sharingan at all.

Faced with this ungrateful brat who had quietly grown up, Uchiha Yansheng had no intention of educating him.

He knew very well that some idiots could not be communicated with through words.

What he had not expected was that Itachi Uchiha would actually come to him and ask him to rescue Shisui Uchiha.

"Not going! No time! Not saving him! Can't save him!"

Uchiha Yansheng casually brushed him off with a few words, but Itachi Uchiha was clearly not so easy to dismiss.

"Father once said that you are now the strongest person in the Uchiha Clan."

"Why? Why are even you giving up on him?"

Faced with Itachi Uchiha's accusation, Uchiha Yansheng could not help but sneer.

"So you know everything now?"

"How do you know I didn't go save him? And how do you know the clan only values power?"

"Educating a foolish brat like you should be your father's responsibility, but unfortunately, your father is not competent enough."

"Since that's the case, I'll let you understand the origins of the Uchiha Clan."

After saying that, Uchiha Yansheng cast a genjutsu on Itachi Uchiha.

With such a vast gap in ocular power, even though Uchiha Yansheng was not particularly skilled at genjutsu, he could still make Itachi Uchiha experience what true power was within the illusion.

The content of the genjutsu was simple. It merely allowed Itachi Uchiha to experience the plot of the anime.

If that could make Itachi Uchiha awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, it would be very useful for Uchiha Yansheng's later research.

Several hours later, Itachi Uchiha finally woke up.

But unfortunately, although he had experienced the entire original plot of the anime within the genjutsu, Itachi Uchiha still had not awakened the Sharingan.

"Impure World Reincarnation... no, was I just caught in a genjutsu? It was too real, this power..."

Itachi Uchiha was confused for a while, but he quickly recovered. He still found it hard to believe what was real.

"After going through all that, he still didn't awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan. It seems genjutsu really won't work. He has to undergo real experiences."

"No wonder my Mangekyo clones always fail. They probably need real experiences too."

Uchiha Yansheng muttered to himself, completely ignoring Itachi Uchiha.

After a long while, Itachi Uchiha finally came back to his senses. There was a trace of fear in his gaze as he looked at Uchiha Yansheng.

"That... that genjutsu just now..."

Itachi Uchiha wanted to ask something, but as he looked at the person his own age before him, he felt as though heaven and earth separated them.

"Without me, what happened in the genjutsu would have been your own experience."

"Is that kind of future truly what you wanted?"

Hearing Uchiha Yansheng's question, Itachi Uchiha was unable to answer for a moment.

The experiences in his memories were so real, as if he had truly lived through them himself.

"Since I've already punished you, I can also answer your original question."

"The Uchiha Clan will not abandon any clan member, but sometimes human strength is limited. Even I cannot see through every future."

"Not long after Shisui disappeared, clear information arrived."

"At the time, I knew it was a trap, but I still went."

"Unfortunately, while it was indeed a trap, there was no bait inside it."

"If you want to bring Shisui back, think of a way to increase your own strength."

Itachi Uchiha left in a daze. As for what effects that genjutsu might have on him, Uchiha Yansheng did not care.

This world really was quite fantastical. A few years ago, he had worried about the arrival of Clan Massacre Night, fearing that his growth in strength would not keep up with Itachi Uchiha.

But now, he could completely ignore those threats.

The cloning of the Mangekyo Sharingan had encountered some trouble. However, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan had already been successfully cloned, and next...

It was time to learn some forbidden techniques. Izanagi was quite good.

It just so happened that Fugaku Uchiha was vigorously teaching forbidden techniques within the clan, so learning it should be very easy.

As for where to place those cloned Sharingan...

It was simple. He only needed sealing techniques. It had to be said that sealing techniques truly were a great invention.

However, with one seal already inside his body, he wanted a second kind of seal.

It seemed it was time to communicate with Konoha Village's higher-ups.

The Uchiha Clan's sealing techniques were still not comprehensive enough. What a pity that the Uzumaki Clan had disappeared.

Requesting Izanagi from Fugaku Uchiha went very smoothly. It did not take much persuasion, and Uchiha Yansheng even received his careful instruction.

Of course. Uchiha Yansheng was now the clan's most important genius. As clan head, Fugaku Uchiha would never allow anything to happen to such a genius.

In Fugaku Uchiha's eyes now, Uchiha Yansheng's status probably surpassed Itachi Uchiha's.

Otherwise, why had Itachi Uchiha not returned home for several days without Fugaku Uchiha noticing in the slightest?