[Mangekyo Sharingan?]
"So you've truly awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan!"
Seeing the mysterious patterns in Mirai Uchiha's eyes, even Danzo Shimura couldn't help but feel his heart pounding violently.
It had been so many years. At last, someone had awakened such formidable power in their eyes once more.
No wonder Mirai Uchiha was able to defeat the Fourth Raikage and annihilate every member of the Seven Swords of the Bloody Mist...
Before these eyes, anything could become reality.
"Did you already suspect this, Danzo?"
Hearing Danzo's muttering, Mirai raised an eyebrow, suddenly gaining some clarity.
Earlier in the Hokage's Office, he had found it odd that Hiruzen Sarutobi's condition for him was to contribute effort on the battlefield.
Now everything became crystal clear.
Hiruzen likely wanted to force him into continuously exhausting the ocular power of his Mangekyo Sharingan through intense battles until he went blind.
"Now that old schemer really is full of tricks..."
Mirai sneered disdainfully.
If a naive, inexperienced Uchiha who understood nothing had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, they surely would've fallen right into Hiruzen's trap.
Even... if one knew that constant fighting would gradually drain vision from the Mangekyo Sharingan, most people wouldn't be able to avoid it.
But unfortunately—for them—Mirai was no ordinary Uchiha.
He possessed the Uzumaki Sage Body; the consumed ocular power of the Mangekyo Sharingan could be completely replenished by the Sage Body.
Plus, he could gain spiritual attribute points through the Plunder System, which allowed his ocular power to keep growing.
By that logic, his eyes could truly be considered "Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan."
Hiruzen's plan was doomed to fail from the start.
Understanding this, Mirai turned his cold gaze back toward Danzo Shimura.
"What do you intend to do, Mirai Uchiha?"
Feeling Mirai's piercing gaze, Danzo—normally fearless—instinctively stepped back.
If he'd known beforehand how boldly Mirai Uchiha dared to act, openly attacking him within the village itself, he definitely wouldn't have shown up before Mirai today.
Even if he had come, he certainly wouldn't have brought only two bodyguards.
After all... an Uchiha possessing the Mangekyo Sharingan had unquestionably multiplied the threat level several times over!
"Enough, Danzo—you've provoked me time and again. Now I'm going to teach you a lesson."
Mirai remained expressionless as he grabbed his long katana and charged straight at Danzo without hesitation.
"You brat—don't get ahead of yourself! You really think I'm afraid of you?"
"Looking at Mirai Uchiha charging forward, Danzo Shimura swiftly formed Hand Seals. 'Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere!'
Countless wind spheres like bullets shot toward Mirai Uchiha.
The wind bullets moved silently and invisibly; ordinary ninjas couldn't detect their presence at all, but Mirai Uchiha could clearly see the trajectories of these wind projectiles.
Easily dodging Shimura Danzo's attack, Mirai Uchiha approached his opponent and swung his blade downward.
Shimura Danzo rapidly retreated backward.
Puchi!
Blood spurted as an arm cleanly severed onto the ground.
Shimura Danzo's eyes were filled with horror.
He had already put some distance between them—so why had he suddenly appeared right in front of Mirai Uchiha's face?
[It's the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan!]
Having just lost an arm at the beginning of the fight, Danzo hurled several smoke bombs to the ground and vanished instantly using the Shifting Body Technique.
Looking at the fleeing Danzo, a faintly satisfied smile appeared on Mirai Uchiha's face.
Just as Danzo was retreating, he had activated the dojutsu in his left eye: Ame-no-Koyane-no-Kami.
Forcibly pulling back time around him to the moment before Danzo retreated.
The slash that was meant to miss instead cleanly severed Danzo's arm.
"Too powerful."
"I didn't expect it to be even stronger in actual combat than I imagined—this pair of eyes' power."
Mirai Uchiha felt delighted, even somewhat surprised by his own performance.
Although Danzo's character wasn't admirable, his strength truly belonged to an S-rank ninja.
Yet against such a powerful opponent, he hadn't felt any pressure at all...
He wanted to revise his previous conclusion now.
Even Kamui couldn't compare to his dojutsu at all.
Unfortunately, activating this kind of time-reversal ability across an area placed excessive strain on his eyes.
Wiping away the blood trickling from his left eye, Mirai Uchiha gave a bitter smile.
If he hadn't possessed the Sage Body and Plunder System, he wouldn't have dared to use his eye power so recklessly.
Otherwise, it probably wouldn't take many more uses before he went blind.
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In the Hidden Leaf Village,
Inside a dark, damp underground chamber, Danzo held his right shoulder, glaring at the smooth, clean-cut stump.
The memory of fighting against Mirai Uchiha kept flashing through his mind, yet even now he still couldn't understand exactly how that little brat had managed to sever his arm.
"The Fourth Raikage's arm was probably cut off by that brat using the same method too?"
"Incredible... The Mangekyo Sharingan really holds unfathomable, terrifying power."
Danzo Shimura's eyes gleamed with longing.
If he could obtain a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan, wouldn't the Hokage position be within his grasp?
Unfortunately, Mirai Uchiha's strength had surpassed his expectations.
Before thoroughly understanding Mirai Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan abilities, he dared not appear before that boy again.
"Hmph! You can swagger for now, but once your eyes completely lose their light, I'll teach you the true meaning of cruelty!"
Danzo snorted coldly, deciding to temporarily abandon targeting Mirai Uchiha.
In today's battle, he had lost two elite subordinates who were hard to replace, and even his own arm had been severed.
Such losses made Danzo feel as if his heart was bleeding.
Perhaps he should follow Hiruzen Sarutobi's idea: let Mirai Uchiha deplete his ocular power first before taking action. That way, Mirai Uchiha would become like a tiger without fangs, no longer a threat.
The inherently malevolent Uchiha Clan does not deserve such eyes!
After making this decision, Danzo ordered a Root ninja, "Go find Orochimaru, and tell him to bring surgical materials."
"Yes!"
After the person left, Danzo's eyes betrayed a flicker of ruthlessness.
This incident forced him to confront death's threat for the first time, so he decided to acquire additional safeguards.
Previously, Orochimaru had told him that Sharingan could suppress Hashirama's cells. And through the Sharingan's forbidden technique: Izanagi, one could alter every unfavorable outcome within a certain period of time.
Even death itself!
Humans are too fragile; having only one life makes dying extremely easy.
Before becoming Hokage, Danzo will never allow such a thing to happen.
Moreover... the only thing capable of overcoming the Mangekyo Sharingan was an even stronger Wood Release Kekkei Genkai.
His current strength was still insufficient. If things followed Orochimaru's plan, he might even become the next Hashirama Senju!
Conveniently, over these years he had gathered numerous Sharingan by every means necessary, which should barely be enough.
Then it was time to take a daring risk!
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