Tsunade returned, and Naruto's clone completed its mission.
When the clone dispersed, not only its chakra returned to the original, but also everything it had experienced over those three months.
Deep within Orochimaru's experimental facility in Amegakure.
Naruto touched the Yin Seal that had appeared on his forehead, replaying the clone's experiences over the past three months in his mind. After savoring them, he sighed.
"That trip really was worth it..."
Naruto gazed ahead, his unfocused eyes utterly vacant.
Orochimaru approached, took out a powerful flashlight, and shone it into Naruto's left eye at close range.
Even under the intense light at such close range, Naruto's pupil showed no reaction, and he did not blink!
The same held true for his right eye.
Orochimaru reached a gratifying conclusion. "Zero sensitivity to light. You have indeed gone completely blind."
Naruto sighed. "Shisui's eyes really could take a beating. It took three months to wear them out."
Orochimaru smiled. "You pushed them to their absolute limit. In theory, these eyes could never have gone blind naturally!"
"Then let's begin..."
Naruto raised his hand and passed it over his eyes, removing the dead eyeballs.
The ocular power of Shisui's eyes had already been stored entirely within Naruto's body in the form of a seal.
Releasing that seal required another pair of Mangekyō from a blood relative within three generations!
Once released, the stored ocular power would merge with the other pair's ocular power, giving rise to an entirely new power!
That was the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan!
An eye transplant was a trivial operation.
A few minutes later, Kagami's eyes had been transplanted.
Naruto's eyes were wrapped in bandages.
Releasing and merging the ocular power would take some time.
By Orochimaru's estimate, it would take three days for the eyes to awaken.
Naruto murmured,