The near-total annihilation of the Uchiha Clan, along with the defection of a small number of Uchiha clansmen from Konoha Village, became the hottest topic in the ninja world. It was far more explosive than the news of the Mizunotsuki Clan and Kaguya Clan betraying the Land of Water back then.
Although the Mizunotsuki Clan and Kaguya Clan were also major clans with Bloodline Limits, they paled in comparison to the Uchiha Clan. The Uchiha Clan had the renowned Madara Uchiha, one of the two strongest men in the ninja world back then.
One was Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage of Konoha Village. The other was Madara Uchiha, then the head of the Uchiha Clan.
The Uchiha Clan itself was also extremely famous throughout the ninja world. A Bloodline Limit like the Sharingan was something nearly every major village wanted to possess.
Moreover, unlike bodily Bloodline Limits, which were almost impossible to obtain, ocular Bloodline Limits like the Byakugan and Sharingan could be transplanted.
The risks were also lower than those of transplanting other Bloodline Limits, though the chakra consumption after transplantation might be rather high.
But if they could obtain something as overpowered as that, who would care about spending a little extra chakra?
There were far more ninja with greater-than-average chakra reserves than there were Bloodline Limit users, especially given the temptation of the Sharingan's overpowered abilities.
Otherwise, the Cloud ninja would not have risked everything to kidnap Hinata, the Hyuga Clan's Young Lady, back then.
Just think about it. The temptation of the Byakugan alone was enough to make people take such risks, let alone the all-purpose Sharingan.
Thus, news of the remaining Uchiha Clan members who had defected from Konoha Village was in extremely high demand throughout the ninja world. Every faction watched closely, and at