"Although the cooldown hasn't fully elapsed yet... after nurturing it with a special method for several years, I can just barely use it once."
Black Zetsu muttered to himself, pressing the eyeball into his right eye socket.
Hiss-!
The eyeball connected to his body and swiftly fused with it.
Black Zetsu's originally yellow right eye became a scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan, giving off an eerie glow.
He lowered his head to look at Uchiha Hikari. His left eye was still yellow, but his right was a scarlet pinwheel.
The girl's eyelashes trembled slightly.
With the Sealing released, her consciousness was gradually awakening.
Now-
Black Zetsu's right eye suddenly spun!
"Kotoamatsukami!"
Humm-!!!
Invisible ocular power flooded Uchiha Hikari's mind just as she was about to awaken, forcibly rewriting her will, memories, and loyalty-
[I am Lord Black Zetsu's most loyal subordinate.]
[Lord Black Zetsu is my master, the sole meaning of my existence.]
[I will use my power to clear every obstacle for Lord Black Zetsu.]
Uchiha Hikari's eyes snapped open!
A pair of scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan suddenly lit up, their pupils bearing a unique pattern resembling a halo-Yachihoko.
But those eyes held no confusion, pain, or resistance.
Only absolute, icy loyalty.
She slowly sat up, looked at Black Zetsu, and dropped to one knee, her voice clear but utterly flat:
"Lord Black Zetsu."
The Kotoamatsukami in Black Zetsu's right eye rapidly lost its color, turning yellow again as he withdrew Shisui's eye into his body.
Using two high-level abilities in succession was a considerable burden even for him, but as he looked at Uchiha Hikari kneeling before him, a trace of satisfaction finally flashed through his yellow eyes.
"Rise."
Black Zetsu's voice was low. "From today onward, your name is 'Hikari,' Uchiha Hikari."
"Yes, Lord Black Zetsu."
Uchiha Hikari stood,