"!"
Lin Ze jolted to his senses and hurriedly shook off the thought.
What was going on?
How could he have had such a thought?
Although he knew that stealing other people's Kekkei Genkai was hardly uncommon in the Hokage World-Orochimaru did it all the time, and Danzo had an entire arm covered in Sharingan.
Although he was doing something similar himself with his "Kekkei Mōra," he had not become that depraved.
Besides, he already had the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
And Ghost Fire's eyes belonged to Ryōta. They were the final bond between the brothers.
He could never take them.
Lin Ze firmly suppressed the thought and quickly said:
"Ryōta, put it away."
"Your eyes are very special. The Four-Eyed Susanoo... may have unexpected potential in the future."
Ryōta nodded, and his Susanoo slowly dissipated.
He landed back on the ground, his Mangekyō deactivating as his eyes returned to their ordinary black.
"Thank you, Lin Ze."
Ryōta spoke quietly.
"If it weren't for you, my brother might not even have kept his dignity in the end. That Masked Man would have taken his eyes, and who knows where his body would have ended up."
Lin Ze shook his head without replying.
He actually wanted to ask about the abilities of Ryōta's Four-Eyed Susanoo, but swallowed the words just as they reached his lips.
This was not the right time to ask.
After a while, with one last trace of hope in his eyes, Ryōta could not help asking:
"Lin Ze, my brother... is there really no saving him?"
Lin Ze was silent for a moment.
He looked at Ryōta and slowly said:
"Conventional methods won't work, that much is true, but... there is another possibility."
Ryōta's eyes lit up:
"What possibility?"
"The Rinnegan."
Lin Ze spoke the name.
Ryōta froze.