Sasaki

The higher the level of the Sharingan's evolution, the more abilities the eyes possessed. Among anime works, the Sharingan probably had the greatest variety of eye-based abilities. Of course, that only meant it had the most numerous and well-rounded abilities, not necessarily that it was the strongest.

There was Midou Ban's one-minute Evil Eye in "GetBackers," as well as the major Mystic Eyes from "The Legend of the Legendary Heroes": Alpha Stigma, Elimination Eye, Future Eye, Dream Eye, and Eye of Lament.

There was the Eye of Calamity from "11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo," the Mystic Eyes of Distortion and Mystic Eyes of Death Perception from "Kara no Kyoukai," Geass from "Lelouch," and Scarlet Eyes from "Hunter x Hunter."

There was the Eye of the Contract from "Kaze no Stigma," the Cursed Eye from "D.Gray-man," and many others, such as the Illusion Breaking Eye that dispelled certain genjutsu, the Eye of Destruction said to destroy all things, and so on.

Were there Mystic Eyes more powerful than the Sharingan? The answer was yes—definitely. But when it came to having comprehensive abilities, a complete evolution system, and the potential to evolve into the most perfect state, nothing was as well-rounded as the Sharingan.

It was precisely because the Sharingan's abilities were so comprehensive and its evolutionary path so complete that once a member of the Uchiha Clan awakened the Sharingan, their strength would undergo an earth-shattering transformation.

That was why the Sharingan was jokingly called the Uchiha Clan's greatest cheat.

The three tomoe in Suzuki's eyes began spinning wildly for about a minute.

"I understand. I've already mastered the Sharingan's current abilities. But this body's original owner was truly useless. Even after exhausting his potential and developing it to the limit, he only reached Three Tomoe.

His talent is unbelievably poor. Without the Mangekyo, trying to do anything during the Uchiha Clan massacre would be nothing but a pipe dream. Even if I used this body, facing so many elites would only let me protect myself at best. Not to mention that my opponents include a village's elites and an Uchiha Clan Kage-level traitor, Itachi. Never mind whether I'd have enough stamina to kill so many experts—Uchiha Itachi alone would be more than this body could handle. Even if I could take Uchiha Itachi down with me, I probably wouldn't have the strength left to do anything else. Wouldn't that just benefit Konoha for nothing? Not worth it."

Suzuki rubbed his chin, where a faint stubble had already grown, and muttered to himself.

"This body has no Nen. Forget about using the 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva, Hundred Demons Parade, or even Hyakki Jyuon. At most, I can use a few martial arts moves. But the Uchiha Clan seems to have a saying: if one Sharingan wants to deal with another Sharingan, its eye level must be higher than the opponent's.

In other words, higher-level eyes suppress lower-level eyes. And when it comes to genjutsu, I was never skilled at it to begin with. I don't even know whether this body can withstand Itachi's Tsukuyomi. No, I don't want to go through all this just to leave behind one or two survivors. That would be too boring. Heh heh, how about this? Konoha, Madara... tell me, wouldn't it be more interesting if I split off another Uchiha Clan in this world?"

"There should only be a few days left before the Uchiha Clan's rebellion and extermination. It seems I need a new puppet body. There isn't enough time to find some nobody. If I want to split the Uchiha Clan apart on the Night of Clan Massacre, that puppet's status and strength can't be too low, or he won't have any influence. His talent can't be too poor either. There'd be no point in getting another Three Tomoe. Let's see whether this body's memories have any suitable candidates who meet those two requirements."

Suzuki slowly closed his eyes as Meruem began searching through his memories.

"Son of an Uchiha elder, Uchiha Sasaki. A Three Tomoe elite ninja of the Uchiha Clan, third among the younger generation in strength, surpassed only by Shisui and Itachi. His influence and ability to rally others are even greater than Itachi's."

Always third place, huh? Not bad. He'd do.

As Sasaki was only slightly weaker than Shisui and Itachi among the younger generation, his talent and potential should make him Meruem's best choice in the Uchiha Clan. His strength had already reached Three Tomoe. If his potential were exhausted, he could probably reach the Mangekyo. As for the Eternal Mangekyo, forget it. That thing had too many requirements. Meruem couldn't just conjure up a younger brother for him out of thin air. So Uchiha Sasaki was Meruem's best choice. Though Sasaki seemed to be a surname, didn't it? His father had terrible taste in names.

For a super elite whose talent was already this good, awakening the Mangekyo would not be unusual at all.

Honestly, although Itachi was the Uchiha Clan head's son and possessed top-tier strength, his ability to rally the Uchiha Clan was truly not high.

Furthermore, Uchiha Fugaku had once said that Itachi was the bridge of communication between the clan and the village.

That statement clearly revealed one fact: Itachi obviously leaned toward the Hokage's faction. The Uchiha Clan did not have a single fool among them. The fact that every elite had questioned Itachi after Shisui's death, without anyone speaking in his defense, showed that Itachi was not particularly welcome in the clan. He was rather unpopular, too. Then again, what kind of leader walked around all day with a dead expression? Don't be fooled by the smile Itachi always wore around Sasuke. In truth, whenever he faced anyone else, he constantly looked as if they owed him millions.

But then again, he alone was enough to wipe out a whole group of Uchiha elites. He only cared about Sasuke and the village, so he truly could not care less what the clan thought of him.

After all, he had strength. He could do whatever he wanted.

"Then the operation will begin tonight." Suzuki smiled sinisterly. However, combined with his less-than-handsome face and the stubble still on it, the image was not beautiful at all. Instead, it gave off a somewhat sleazy air.

Sure enough, this appearance-obsessed world was hopeless.

"Suzuki, what exactly did you call me here for? What is this secret of the Uchiha Clan that you said you discovered? Speak quickly." A young Uchiha who looked sixty to seventy percent like an adult Sasuke spoke impatiently.

This young Uchiha was the Uchiha Sasaki mentioned earlier. Meruem had easily lured Sasaki out using Suzuki's body. The two of them were now in the forest on the outskirts of the Uchiha Clan's territory, which was also where Meruem's main body was located.

And Meruem had already confirmed that no one else was nearby.

Although Uchiha Suzuki was merely an extremely ordinary member of the Uchiha Clan, the number of clan members who had awakened their eyes was not as large as outsiders imagined. Though they were Konoha's foremost clan, their population had dwindled to only a few hundred people, nowhere near the thousands or even tens of thousands they had when Konoha Village was founded. Of those, more than sixty percent were clan members who had not awakened their eyes or were elderly and lacked combat strength.

All of this was thanks to the Second Hokage's suppression policies. Even now, though the Third Hokage no longer cracked down on them as harshly as the Second had, the Uchiha Clan still lived a very difficult life under his conciliatory policies.

That was precisely why the Uchiha Clan wanted to rebel. Yet Root, along with the Kage-level Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito—whose direct involvement was uncertain—had wiped out the entire Uchiha Clan.

That was the difference in strength between one clan and one village. Unfortunately, if Madara had led the Uchiha Clan, the outcome might have been different.

In the end, Uchiha Fugaku was merely someone with enormous ambition but no ability to match it.

Therefore, clan members who had awakened their eyes were valued within the clan. As the son of an Uchiha elder, when Sasaki heard Uchiha Suzuki say that he had learned a secret concerning the Uchiha Clan's ultimate evolved eye, he followed him over without a second thought.

Of course, that was not to say Sasaki was stupid, or that he mindlessly believed Suzuki's one-sided words. But they were still within Uchiha Clan territory, and not far from its heartland.

If anything happened, the other clan members would quickly discover it. Sasaki was extremely confident in his own strength. He believed no one in the world could take him down from such a close distance—not even the Third Hokage.

Moreover, Suzuki was a member of the Uchiha Clan, and there had never been traitors within the Uchiha Clan. Itachi and Shisui were exceptions; their sense of belonging to the clan was weaker than their sense of belonging to the village.

Most importantly, Sasaki was extremely confident in his own strength. A mere Suzuki who had only awakened his eyes could not possibly harm him.

After all, when one Sharingan faced another, only the Sharingan of a higher level could prevail.

"Lord Sasaki, did you know? The Three Tomoe Sharingan of our clan is not its Final Form. Above it, there is an even higher level." Suzuki lowered his head and spoke with great respect. Yet the gleam in his eyes, hidden from Sasaki's view, revealed that he had no sincere intention of saying any of this.

"Oh? You never attended the clan's secret meetings, yet you somehow learned this much." Sasaki wore an expression of expected realization. As for the secret of the Sharingan Suzuki mentioned, he had roughly guessed that Suzuki had discovered the fact that Three Tomoe could evolve further.

The clan's secret meetings were gatherings attended by the Uchiha Clan's elite ninja members who possessed Three Tomoe Sharingan.

"Then, my lord, you already knew that Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi possessed Mangekyo Sharingan?" Suzuki dropped a bombshell.

That single sentence plunged Sasaki into boundless shock.

Mangekyo Sharingan? Shisui? Itachi? How could that be? Why had Itachi hidden this news? Why had Shisui never mentioned it? Itachi? Shisui's eyes were gouged out? Mangekyo? Itachi? The clan's rebellion? This is bad!

I have to report this to the clan head! Uchiha Itachi has a problem!

Sasaki was not a fool. On the contrary, he had exceptional intelligence, which was how he had attained extraordinary influence among the Uchiha Clan's youths while ranking only below Itachi and Shisui in strength. In an instant, he connected the recent abnormalities within the clan. Though he still did not know the exact circumstances, he could roughly piece it together.

"Suzuki. You—" Unfortunately, the moment he figured it all out was also the day he died.

In the final instant of his life, he saw Suzuki staring at him with a wicked smile, his Three Tomoe Sharingan active. Beside Suzuki stood a boy of seven or eight years old who had appeared at some unknown moment.

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