"Hahaha, if you died this early, it really would be a loss for Konoha. So, do you still want to die now?"
Hearing Lin Guang's words, Uchiha Itachi looked at his hands and carefully assessed the condition of his body.
His illness and the hidden injuries left by his battles had all disappeared.
It felt as though a stone that had weighed on him for over a decade had suddenly been lifted away. His entire body felt incredibly light, and his eyes had not only regained their sight but undergone a new change.
Uchiha Itachi raised his head to look at Lin Guang. His eyes were still the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan, but their pattern had changed. The original three-bladed pinwheel had twisted into something like three flames, while the overall design resembled a dizzying vortex.
When Lin Guang saw Uchiha Itachi's eyes, he nearly fell under a genjutsu.
Sensing the extraordinary power of Uchiha Itachi's Sharingan, Lin Guang asked, "Your eyes seem to have changed. It looks like they've evolved into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan."
With a casual wave of Lin Guang's hand, an Ice Mirror appeared before Uchiha Itachi.
Uchiha Itachi looked at his reflection and those unusual eyes. Sensing the new power dwelling within his Sharingan, he spoke.
"There's no mistaking it. This feeling of power belongs to the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. Could there be another way to awaken it besides transplanting a relative's Mangekyō Sharingan?"
At this thought, Uchiha Itachi's mind began racing, turning the matter over and over.
Then Lin Guang said, "You drifted between life and death for who knows how long, hovering between the extremes of both. It's only natural for your eyes to undergo this kind of change. After all, you could say you've already died once."
"Besides, compared with awakening your eyes