With nothing else to do and Chakra now at his disposal, he could not sit still and began researching new abilities. Naturally, the first thing he wanted to examine was his Sharingan.
Madara wanted to grow stronger, and the Sharingan gave him the foundation to do so: immense Chakra reserves and Chakra potency.
Obito wanted to take Rin and Kakashi out of the cave, and the Sharingan gave him Kamui, the power to pass through all things.
Shisui wanted to change the relationship between his clan and the village, and the Sharingan gave him Kotoamatsukami, the power to alter reality.
Itachi wanted the power to change the relationship between his clan and the village while protecting his little brother, and the Sharingan gave him Tsukuyomi, a world within his eyes, and the strongest flames.
Sasuke wanted power enough to change the world, and the Sharingan gave him Kagutsuchi, the power to control the strongest flames.
Mangekyō Sharingan abilities came in endless varieties, with very few duplicates. Naruto alone had revealed a whole host of them.
"What is my Mangekyō Sharingan?"
Uchiha Gen gently stroked his eyes. A reflection of the heart... what exactly lay in his own heart? Even he did not know.
Then—
Inside the empty hospital room, Uchiha Gen activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and took out a copper mirror to examine it closely.
The three tomoe on his eyeballs spun counterclockwise without pause, gradually forming an oval, cat-eye pattern.
"Beast eyes? Cat eyes, or dog eyes? It feels like I'm wearing colored contacts."
He blinked and felt no discomfort. The most obvious change was that his eyesight had doubled.
"My left eye is... Heavenly Lock? Its ability is... confinement."
What did that mean? Uchiha Gen could not make sense of it no matter how hard he thought, so he tried his right eye. Its ability was Earth Bind.
Heh, Heavenly Lock and Earth Bind, both complete. Was he supposed to pull off some flashy bondage art?
"It can't be this trash..."
He could not accept that his Mangekyō Sharingan abilities were so pathetic. However, there was nothing around him to use as a test subject. After considering it, he simply decided to use them on himself. That would let him feel their effects more deeply.
Besides, his abilities had no killing power at all.
"Heavenly Lock!"
Buzz!
In an instant, Uchiha Gen's pupils contracted. His entire body became unable to move, and he remained sitting on the bed for half an hour before collapsing from exhaustion.
Whew... That was insanely awesome!
Whatever Heavenly Lock sealed could actually be controlled by him! The five human senses—hearing, sight, touch, sensation, and smell—and that was not all. Put in a way that was easier to understand, it was Kyoka Suigetsu!
"This thing is way stronger than Tsukuyomi! Nice. Then Earth Bind definitely isn't simple either."
This time, Uchiha Gen cut his Chakra output in half. He had locked himself down for half an hour just now, and his body was numb.
Buzz!
The ability activated, and Uchiha Gen immediately sucked in a sharp breath. Earth Bind actually altered cognition!
For example, people were born needing to breathe. Earth Bind could alter a person's understanding of breathing, making the victim believe they did not need to breathe, thereby causing them to suffocate themselves.
"Deletion, alteration... Did this pair of Mangekyō Sharingan inherit Twin Perfect Hands? Hehe."
Uchiha Gen was in high spirits. Although neither ability had direct offensive or life-saving power, in a one-on-one fight, he could still call himself invincible... of course, that was only if his opponent did not know his abilities.
Amaterasu, Kamui, Kotoamatsukami, Kagutsuchi, Tsukuyomi, Takamagahara, Blade-Tool Manipulation...
The names of his abilities did not match any of the Mangekyō Sharingan abilities that had appeared in Naruto.
But so what? As a transmigrator, it was understandable for his Mangekyō Sharingan to be a little special.
Yet after his excitement faded, Uchiha Gen became somewhat melancholy.
"A reflection of the heart... sealing off my own heart and controlling others' desires? Sigh..."
Uchiha Gen had a strong possessive streak. He knew that himself.
Back when his family had pressured him to get married, he had no choice but to register an account on a dating app. When he asked whether the other person was still a virgin, she told him he was narrow-minded and small-hearted.
Who had not made mistakes when they were young? Who had not dated several times? So what if I'm not a virgin? Why are you so narrow-minded? Do you own a car or a house? How can you be so shameless?
Uchiha Gen had been so angry that he immediately deleted the app and never put much thought into marriage again.
As a result, even at thirty, he had never experienced what it felt like to be a man.
"Hmph! Women only slow down my hand-sign speed!"
Knock, knock, knock!
"Lord Yuan, the clan head wishes to see you."
Oh? Why was Madara looking for him out of nowhere?
"Got it."
As he spoke, Uchiha Gen got out of bed by himself. Although he still could not engage in strenuous activity, he could now do everything an ordinary person could.
He dressed himself, put on an outer robe, and let his snow-white hair fall down his back.
Because he had been cooped up indoors for so long, Uchiha Gen's skin looked even fairer and more tender. After all, it was all newly grown flesh.
After leaving the room, he brought Uchiha Haru with him to find Madara, wondering why Madara had called for him at this time.
"Big Brother, I'm coming in."
Uchiha Gen pushed open the door without ceremony. Inside, Madara was sitting at a table, reading some documents.
"Gen, how has your recovery been lately?"
"Not bad. I can already act like a normal person now."
Madara nodded.
"That's good. Izuna and I discussed it, and from now on, you'll handle the clan's affairs in my place."
"What? Why?"
Uchiha Gen's eyes widened in shock. Why would Madara suddenly hand over the clan head's authority to him?
"Ahem, it's like this."
Madara explained the reason with a hint of embarrassment. Ever since becoming clan head, his training time had been greatly reduced. It had not seemed like much at first, but during one of his secret nighttime meetings with Hashirama, he learned that all the Senju Clan's affairs were handled by Hashirama's younger brother, Tobirama.
The moment Madara thought about it, something felt wrong. Though he had to admit that Hashirama had always been just a little stronger than him, now Hashirama was clan head and still had so much time to train, while he was being slowed down by trivial clan matters. If this continued, the gap between them would only grow wider.
But when he returned to the clan and suggested that Izuna serve as acting clan head and handle the documents, Izuna immediately shook his head like mad.
In the end, the two discussed it. Neither wanted to give up training time, yet neither trusted other clan members with authority. So they set their sights on Uchiha Gen. Since he could not train anyway, he could conveniently be a useless—cough, cough—conveniently continue contributing to the Uchiha Clan.
"So I became a tool?"
"Ahem, you can't put it like that. How could you be a tool? You're our adorable, lovable, understanding little brother! Your big brother is in trouble. Wouldn't you help?"
"But! I..."
"Alright, I have things to do, so I'll be going now."
Whoosh!
Madara vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving Uchiha Gen staring blankly behind him.
"Damn it!"
Uchiha Gen looked at the documents on the table. They were piled half a meter high. He picked one up and found that it contained only trivial matters, then glanced at the date below.
"March 15th?! From last week?"
Uchiha Gen's face darkened. He felt like he had been set up, but he could not find any reason to refuse.
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