Ascension Island, deep within the laboratory.
Lin Ze stood alone before the enormous cultivation chamber. Inside, the clone cultivated from his own cells and those of the Third Kazekage bobbed gently in the nutrient solution.
Nonō, Kabuto, and the others had already taken Kurenai Yuhi to arrange her accommodations. Yumi and Ayumi had also exhausted themselves crying and been persuaded to rest.
Tagitsuhime stayed silently not far from Lin Ze, like a proper maid-if she had not been vigorously sniffing the air around him.
Lin Ze ignored Tagitsuhime and silently considered:
Rinne Rebirth... Nagato could use it because he had the Rinnegan Madara gave him, while Madara awakened his Rinnegan by combining Indra's and Asura's chakra to draw forth Six Paths Power.
Following that principle, as long as I can integrate a pair of high-purity Mangekyō Sharingan, then combine them with my own Uzumaki constitution and Hashirama Cells, theoretically, I can awaken a Rinnegan of my own!
Lin Ze's mind raced as he planned his future path against his knowledge of the original story.
The difficulty lay in finding a suitable Mangekyō...
There were plenty of emotionally extreme people in the Uchiha Clan who could easily awaken their eyes under provocation.
He thought of Uchiha Fugaku, the clan leader who concealed his true abilities.
He thought of Shisui Uchiha, the genius who possessed Kotoamatsukami, but was still young.
He also thought of more Uchiha clan members whose names had never been mentioned in the original story.
Ghost Fire and Ryōta are off-limits. That's my bottom line. In that case, I'll need to screen my targets carefully...
Ideally, someone with an old grudge against me, or someone inherently wicked. Taking their eyes would weigh a little less on my conscience.
*The night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre is an opportunity... but