"Hey, wait a minute, Wu, did you see that guy named Uchiha Ryuko suddenly move? Could he have woken up?"
Just as Uchiha Ryuko's anger was surging, a voice instantly suppressed his rage, allowing his heart to regain its calm.
However, this was merely a forced suppression, not an elimination. The endless rage remained deep within him, waiting to erupt all at once when it could no longer be contained.
At that time, no one knows what will happen.
"You must be mistaken, there was no sound at all. If you're worried, go check on him."
"Okay, it's better to check it out, just to be safe."
As soon as he finished speaking, clear footsteps rang in Uchiha Ryuko's ears.
Then he felt a cold hand on his neck, checking his heart rate.
A minute or two later, the cold hand finally withdrew.
"See, it's all right now. You're just too nervous. Just relax like me." The voice named Wu rang out again, with a hint of teasing.
"Okay, it seems I really was mistaken. It must have been that guy named Uchiha Seika's screams that were too loud, which gave me a mental breakdown. No, I have to go and teach him a lesson, let him know that this is Root's research base, not his Uchiha Clan Compound. He needs to understand Root's cruelty."
"Then I'll go with you. I need to keep an eye on you so you don't go too far and torture Uchiha Seika to death. Otherwise, I'll be in trouble."
As he spoke, Uchiha Ryuko heard two clear footsteps slowly fading into the distance.
Ten minutes after the footsteps disappeared, Uchiha Ryuko tentatively opened his eyes, his fingers slightly narrowed.
Only after confirming that no one was around did he fully open his eyes.
What came into view was a collection of unfamiliar instruments and equipment, each bearing tiny, strange markings.
Moreover, he recognized the symbol; it was the Root's mark. Furthermore, the mark appeared to have been there for some time, immediately confirming to him that he had indeed been captured by Root ninjas, and that what the two voices had said earlier was true and not a deception.
Then he looked around him.
In the dim light, he found himself lying on an operating chair, his limbs tightly bound.
Not far from him was a small cart filled with syringes containing an unknown liquid.
A little further away from him, there was another operating chair, and he happened to recognize the person lying on it.
It was Uchiha, Uchiha Ginto ninja who was close to his younger brother.
At this moment, Uchiha Ginto's body showed multiple surgical marks, and his eyes stared blankly at him.
That's right, it's empty.
Because his original Sharingan had disappeared, leaving only a bloody, mangled eye socket.
Seeing his clansmen in such a miserable state, Uchiha Ryuko's anger surged once more.
Spurred by this anger, he felt the power of his Three-Tomoe Sharingan begin to increase, and the Chakra within his body also began to increase. Furthermore, due to the increase in Chakra, the feeling of weakness within his body also significantly diminished.
This gave him hope of escaping.
However, more than escaping this place, he was worried about his younger brother. He had overheard the conversation between the two voices, and his brother was now being tortured in another place, which made him extremely anxious.
" Seika, you absolutely can't get hurt!"
As he was thinking this, suddenly, two loud footsteps came from afar.
"Ta-da!"
He instantly realized that the Root ninja had returned, so he immediately closed his eyes again, disguising himself as if he were still lying down.
Not long after, the two voices he had heard earlier rang in his ears again.
"As expected, the Uchiha Clan are all spineless cowards; they only behave after being beaten up. This Uchiha Seika is like a rock in a latrine—stinky and stubborn. We have to beat him up a few more times before he realizes his situation."
"Alright, stop complaining. Anyway, that Uchiha Seika won't be around for long. Lord Danzo just sent a message, telling us to try torturing Uchiha Seika again. If he still can't awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan, then we'll get rid of him."
Hearing what the two Root ninjas said, Uchiha Ryuko felt a sense of urgency. Time was running out; if he didn't act soon, Seika would really be killed by those Root bastards.
The thought of his younger brother possibly being killed by Root members right before his eyes filled Uchiha Ryuko with intense rage.
After this powerful rage appeared, the mysterious Chakra within Uchiha Ryuko's body became even more abundant. At the same time, stimulated by this mysterious Chakra, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan under Uchiha Ryuko's eyelids began to rotate rapidly, and the power within his eyes also became more profound.
Thus, with the combination of various forces, Uchiha Ryuko felt the powerlessness in his body rapidly receding, and powerful energy returning to his body.
He felt he could easily break free from the restraints on his hands and feet.
However, he did not act rashly, because he did not know how many enemies were inside the Root Base. If he acted now, he might alert them.
He was very familiar with the style of the Root ninjas. The Root people were ruthless in their methods, and in order not to expose the situation here, they would definitely destroy the whole place without leaving a trace.
At that point, his brother and the rest of the clan would truly have no chance of survival.
"If you ask me, we should have dealt with Uchiha Seika long ago. He doesn't have any talent anyway, and we've already captured his more talented older brother, Uchiha Ryuko. Why keep him around? It's a complete waste of our energy."
"That's not quite right. I've heard that Lord Danzo does value Uchiha Ryuko more, but some methods can't be used directly on Uchiha Ryuko. He has to use Uchiha Seika to test the waters and see if it works. If it does, great; if not, he'll replace him immediately. So, for Lord Danzo Uchiha Seika is just a guinea pig for his experiments."
"That makes sense. After all, geniuses like Uchiha Ryuko are rare and should be used cautiously. Having Uchiha Seika, that good-for-nothing, scout out risks for his brother is his only value."
These words sounded like praise for Uchiha Ryuko, but Uchiha Ryuko was not happy at all. On the contrary, his anger rose even higher. His younger brother was definitely not a waste. He was a thousand times better than anyone else. These Root ninjas, and even Danzo, the leader of Root, deserved to die.