With Anyo's agreement, the great weight that had burdened Mikoto's heart for years finally lifted. She breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed, her body all but limp.
Fortunately, Anyo reacted quickly and caught her.
"How did your soul get this weak?" Anyo was deeply puzzled. He had sensed something wrong when he used the Spirit Control Technique just now. Only now did he finally understand: both her soul and body had been overtaxed.
He could slowly restore her body's vitality with senjutsu chakra, but the loss of soul power was irreversible.
The Mangekyō. That had to be the cause.
Anyo was frantic. "After awakening your Mangekyō Sharingan, have you been using it frequently? Your body can't withstand this eye power. You must never use it again."
Mikoto nodded. "I understand. I won't use it again. I just wanted so badly to see my two children."
"Your Mangekyō can see them?" Anyo asked in surprise.
"Yes." Mikoto knew little about the Mangekyō's abilities, but she knew these eyes existed. They were a mutated form of the Sharingan with special effects. Fugaku had awakened the Mangekyō before. She had never expected that, after an ordeal of life and death, the intense wish in her heart would awaken these eyes in her as well.
"When I gather chakra in my eyes, my soul can extend outward without limit, following my wishes to see whoever I want to see. That's how I know Sasuke is living well in Konoha, while Itachi keeps wandering from place to place."
"This is the Heavenly Eye."
Anyo sucked in a cold breath. This eye power seemed useless in combat, but it was actually terrifying. It was like fighting someone with radar covering the entire map. Any attempt at concealment was meaningless before these eyes. She could even