Chapter 44: Uchiha Ryo's Incomprehension

  "So... what's Akihiko's decision? Or rather, after learning about the Mangekyo Sharingan, what does Akihiko pn to do?"

  Uchiha Akihiko looked up at Uchiha Ryo sitting across from him. His eyes were a bit unfocused. After a moment, he shifted his gaze away. "I pn to find an opportunity to die in front of Kazuhiko ter to stimute him to awaken his Sharingan. Then I'll transpnt my eyes to him...

  This way, Kazuhiko can gain more strength, and our cn can also retain a pair of Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan... This is the best way I can think of."

  "I've said it before, right? Don't let the Kekkei Genkai control you." Uchiha Ryo sighed and shook his head. "Things haven't even developed to that stage, and you've already chosen the worst - case situation and sentenced yourself to death... You even had the nerve to say I'm extreme."

  Uchiha Akihiko didn't bother to hide his disdain and curled his lips. "Then what do you suggest?"

  "As I said before, the stele I saw only mentioned that our Uchiha cn would gain more strength by chance. Now it seems that this so - called powerful strength is undoubtedly the Mangekyo Sharingan. But this 【by chance】 needs further discussion."

  Uchiha Ryo raised his hand and gently stroked his chin. "If we can only gain strength by losing our loved ones, our ancestors should have written something like the words 【find a turning point in grief and despair】 instead of 【by chance】 - unless the chance back then and the chance now refer to different things.

  Moreover, the emphasis on sacrificing blood retives is also suspicious. Even if the final record said something like 【wanted the deceased loved ones to stay by their side, so they dug out their eyes and fused them, and finally figured out the evolution method】, I would believe it without hesitation. But now... there are too many doubts."

  "Whether it's true or not, the facts are right in front of us... Not only my Mangekyo Sharingan, but also the cn members who awakened their Mangekyo Sharingan before have all experienced extreme despair. I saw all these with my own eyes from the various pupil powers left on the stele... Uchiha Ryo, sometimes people really need to accept their fate. Don't try to persuade me anymore. I'm calm and have already made my decision -"

  "Stop right there." Uchiha Ryo raised his hand. His expression was indescribably complicated, but upon closer inspection, one could tell he was extremely helpless. "You're not like me with completely damaged eye sockets and unable to have an eye transpnt... At worst, after you dig out your eyes and give them to Kazuhiko, you can just have another pair transpnted. Why are you so hell - bent on dying? Instead, finding a way to let Kazuhiko awaken his Sharingan without suffering should be the most important thing, right?"

  Uchiha Akihiko: ...Oh, right.

  "Tsk, I was brainwashed by those old fogeys in the cn..." Uchiha Akihiko raised his hand to cover his forehead. His face was slightly red. "And it's really... annoying that you said it so bluntly. I wish the ground would swallow me up."

  ”

  “Hey, show some respect to the elders...” Uchiha Ryo sighed. “You used to think things through, but now your judgment has declined so much...

  It seems I need to re - evaluate the impact of awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan on the person who awakens it. It's a bit of a hassle, but could you, Uchiha Akihiko, engrave the information you can see on the stele for me? I'd like to conduct a little research.”

  “Huh? Oh, sure.” Uchiha Akihiko gnced at the Bamboo Carving Book Uchiha Ryo had put aside. “I'll engrave a copy for you when I go to record the Mangekyo Sharingan information on the stele after my injury heals.”

  “Okay, thanks. I always have a feeling that there's something fishy about this... Maybe there's a more peaceful way to awaken his Sharingan.” Uchiha Ryo frowned slightly. “To be honest, Akihiko, your chakra is very different from before. It gives me a very cold feeling. Your pessimistic thinking might be affected by this chakra. You should pay more attention to this in the future.”

  Uchiha Akihiko also remembered the stupid thing he'd just done. He covered his face immediately. “I got it. I'll think twice before acting in the future... Alright, that's all I gotta say. I'm outta here.”

  “Wait, I have something else to ask.”

  Uchiha Akihiko then looked up again. “... What?”

  “You just said you'd go to the stele to record the eye jutsu after your injury heals, right? Is it the unique eye jutsu of your Mangekyo Sharingan?”

  “Yeah, so what? Besides the usage of the Mangekyo Sharingan, it also records the unique eye jutsu of the Mangekyo Sharingan of previous generations.”

  Uchiha Ryo lowered his head and pondered for a moment before speaking. “Then how many unique eye jutsu have you awakened, Akihiko?”

  “... I only have two eyes, so of course it's two.” Uchiha Akihiko folded his arms. “What? You wanna know what my eye jutsu are?”

  “No. This time, I want you to record only one eye jutsu on the stele. After I read the engraved book you bring back and think it over, we'll have a detailed discussion. Then, on the pretext of awakening another eye jutsu, go to record the information on the stele again. It must be exactly the same as the content on the stele, including the strokes.”

  Uchiha Akihiko: ...

  Although he felt that Uchiha Ryo was just making excuses to trouble him, Uchiha Akihiko didn't object. He nodded in agreement, indicating that he'd do as told, and then didn't stay any longer. He got up and bid farewell to Uchiha Ryo.

  Uchiha Ryo didn't try to keep him. He just got up and sent him to the door.

  But seeing Uchiha Ryo moving around without any hindrance even without his blind man's staff, Uchiha Akihiko's expression became strange. “... Did you develop some strange ninjutsu again?”

  Hearing this, Uchiha Ryo tilted his head. “Huh? What do you mean by developing some strange ninjutsu?”

  “No... You're now... Well - ”

  “Ah, you're wondering why I'm not holding my blind man's staff, right?”

  Uchiha Ryo let out a soft ugh. "After sparring with you st time, my perception in various aspects and physical fitness have both improved. Plus, I've already adapted to the dark. It's just the distance of sending you to the door and then coming back. I don't need the blind man's staff to assist my perception."

  Uchiha Akihiko opened his mouth but ultimately didn't ask anything. He just smiled and teased, "…You're always ahead of us, whether it was before or now."

  Uchiha Ryo: …Huh?

  "What? Why are you smiling so disgustingly all of a sudden."

  "Ah, think about it. The end result of the Mangekyo Sharingan is blindness. You've jumped way ahead of us, right? With you paving the way, maybe we can even form a special unit?"

  Uchiha Ryo thought seriously for a moment and then said, "I don't think it's possible. After all, as far as I remember, among those capable of awakening their Sharingan, only Hiro is a sensory type…

  As for the others… Sorry, Akihiko. It's really not that I'm looking down on you guys, but there are some things that non-sensory types really can't do."

  Uchiha Akihiko: …Are you allergic to jokes or something?