Gloom.
Lamplight after lamplight.
Reflected on a face slick with cold sweat.
The face that had been contorted in pain revealed an inscrutable look after Kabuto left.
"Sasuke Uchiha, whether you can achieve my goal will depend on your talent.
The Mind Reflection Eye, an eye that brings endless unknowns..."
Why was he so fixated on the Sharingan and Sasuke's body instead of finding a way to obtain Pain's Rinnegan?
Why not covet the Byakugan instead?
Besides Pain's immense strength, Orochimaru's research had shown that the Sharingan possessed greater plasticity than the Rinnegan.
According to historical records, the Rinnegan had been the Sage of Six Paths' eye and possessed tremendous power.
But in terms of plasticity, it still fell far short of the Sharingan.
It was not as though he had never obtained a genuine Sharingan. He had even studied one in depth for some time.
In the end, he discovered that the internal structure of the Sharingan could evolve into even stronger Sharingan within bodies possessing different talents.
And under stimulation of the mind, the Sharingan's abilities had a chance of evolving into a powerful Sharingan that surpassed the Rinnegan.
Although no such eye had ever appeared among the Uchiha in historical records.
He had already reached that conclusion through the Sharingan's genetic factors.
That was also the origin of the Mind Reflection Eye. The greater the mind, the greater the power.
"Jiraiya once said that the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku foresaw a future battle concerning the survival of the Shinobi World.
That was why he cared so much about the Child of Prophecy and had searched for one for so many years.
But how could people place their hopes in something as illusory as fate?
Could we humans not create our own Child of Prophecy?
Let