Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 64 Uchiha Hikaru

"You're probably referring to Uchiha Hikari. She was a test subject I induced the Uchiha to do. I transplanted another pair of Mangekyou Sharingan eye techniques into her eyes in an attempt to evolve the Mangekyou Sharingan, but unfortunately, it failed."

Black Zetsu replied that he remembered that test subject.

I initially thought the girl had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan at a young age and that she had the aptitude, so I gave it a try, but unfortunately, I failed. After that, I stopped paying attention to her.

"The battle between the Uchiha and Senju clans was mainly concentrated in the upper reaches of the Tsuri River. If it was sealed, there should be some remnants."

How many pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan does the Uchiha clan have now?

Tamura Hao asked again, the existence of Uchiha Hikaru making it impossible for him to determine which version of the Naruto world this was.

Mangekyou Sharingan are rare in anime, but several pairs of them appeared in the anime version, especially in the scene where Itachi Uchiha talks about Izanami, and there was also a Konoha headband, proving that it was after the establishment of Konoha.

These need to be confirmed as soon as possible.

"Of the five pairs, the one you need to be most careful of is Uchiha Chiri. Her eye power is very close to Madara's eye power during his Mangekyou Sharingan era. I don't even know her eye techniques, and I've never seen her use them."

Furthermore, she possesses an exceptional talent for developing techniques, even surpassing Indra, who created hand seals, in this regard. She is currently the strongest member of the Uchiha clan.

"Uchiha Chiri?"

Upon hearing that name, Tamura Hiroshi's heart skipped a beat. Did it really exist?

That's a super expert who can create the ultimate eye technique, so it would indeed be very dangerous.

"Five pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan, the Uchiha are quite strong."

Tamura Hiroshi found it somewhat unbelievable. He had originally thought there were only one or two pairs hidden, but it turned out there were as many as five pairs.

However, considering the future storyline, it makes sense. At that time, the Uchiha clan had four pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan: Fugaku, Shisui, Itachi, and Sasuke.

At this stage, the Uchiha clan is at its strongest. After recuperating during the ninja village era, their population has increased significantly. They have not yet experienced the weakening of World War II and World War III, nor the trap set by the Konoha F4. This is their peak, so it is not incomprehensible that they possess five pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan.

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is even stronger. I estimate that she should be able to use the Nine Vajra Sealing Barriers by now."

Even the First Hokage's wife was wary of Kurama, because Kurama is the most special tailed beast, and its strength is much stronger than other tailed beasts. Otherwise, Madara Uchiha would not have chosen to tame Kurama to fight against the First Hokage.

The First Hokage's wife was able to tame the Nine-Tails and obtain its power. Combined with the Uzumaki Sealing Technique, her combat strength was definitely no less than that of Madara Uchiha at his peak.

As for Hashirama Senju's peak period, it was too unfair. Mainly because Hashirama Senju used a desperate secret technique in that battle, excessively squeezing out his life force, so he died a few years after that battle, while Madara Uchiha is still alive.

Otherwise, with Hashirama Senju's immense life force, living past a hundred years old would have been no problem at all.

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!"

Tamura Hao suddenly realized that Mito Uzumaki's combat power could not be compared to Naruto Uzumaki's, because Mito could use sealing techniques and bring the power of the Nine-Tails to its fullest potential, which was far beyond what Naruto Uzumaki, who only knew one Rasengan, could compare to.

Naruto Uzumaki's strength was merely a miraculous display, relying on his massive chakra to fight head-on, far inferior to Mito Uzumaki, who could use his power with finesse.

Moreover, if Mito Uzumaki could use the Kongo Sealing Technique in nine stages, her strength would indeed be terrifying.

On his way back from the Land of Whirlpools by ship, he read many of the Whirlpool Clan's ancient texts, including one about the Kongo Seal.

The Vajra Lockdown is the most fundamental and strongest power of the Uzumaki clan, and it is also the standard for measuring strength.

The more Vajra Locks you have available, the stronger you are.

Even Masahiko Uzumaki could only use five, and Kushina Uzumaki could only use five in the original storyline's Nine-Tails Chaos.

But Mito Uzumaki can now use nine moves, her strength has increased by four levels.

Compared to this, the Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan is indeed insignificant.

"The Mangekyou Sharingan is not powerful; what is powerful is Indra's chakra. The Mangekyou Sharingan is merely the key to unlocking and utilizing Indra's chakra."

Most people can't use their Mangekyou Sharingan a few times, especially the ultimate eye technique, Susanoo. At most, they can only activate it to the second stage, possessing power comparable to a Kage, but even then, it's unsustainable and can even drain their life force, so it's not considered particularly strong.

Black doesn't value the kaleidoscope skills of ordinary people much, so his strength is just so-so.

"That's really not good."

Tamura Hiroshi imagined how Nisuke would almost go blind after fighting Danzo, and he could understand why.

Even Nisuke, who is the reincarnation of Indra's chakra, won't last long, let alone anyone else.

No wonder Fugaku Uchiha was still incredibly cowardly despite possessing the Mangekyou Sharingan. Even though the Nine-Tails' attack greatly weakened Konoha's power, he still dared not show his face. It seems he had some self-awareness.

Moreover, even Itachi Uchiha's body was eventually worn down by his Mangekyou Sharingan. During the Pacific naval battle with Sasuke Uchiha, he mostly relied on genjutsu to stay afloat. He finally used Susanoo and then died.

"As expected, the foundation of all power is chakra; everything else is merely a facade."

Tamura Hao understood. In the end, it all came down to chakra. The reason why Nisuke and Naruto were so powerful was because of the chakra of Indra and Ashura. Even if the Sage of Six Paths gave them a power-up in the future, it was still based on chakra.

Black Zetsu said solemnly, "From a high-level perspective, that's how it is. According to the memories left by my mother, the bloodline hierarchy of the Otsutsuki clan is extremely strict, with the upper levels greatly suppressing the lower levels."

Just as the Sharingan and Wood Release can suppress other ninjas, even those of the same strength level will be suppressed.

Perhaps this is the purpose for which your mother shaped you.

He had been pondering the meaning of his younger brother's existence and his mother's purpose these past few days, and finally came to some guesses.

This might be an attempt by the mother to create an existence outside of the Otsutsuki clan. If it can be cultivated, it can avoid the suppression of the Otsutsuki bloodline, thus effectively fighting against future Otsutsuki clan members.

"Then I need to train even harder!"

Tamura Hao was full of confidence and looked at the sealed scroll that Black Zetsu had brought, looking forward to it.

"The most precious item inside is the sake-carrying katana."

Black Zetsu gave a final reminder before sinking into the ground, preparing to investigate the scientific research forces.

It was fine if I didn't know before, but now that I do, targeted searching and sensing will surely yield results.

"That laugh was so awful, it made her look like a villain. I really don't understand how someone as beautiful as you could have a child like that. She's definitely not your biological daughter."

After we rescue my sister, we'll give her a makeover; otherwise, it'll be too embarrassing for her to stand next to us."

Tamura Hao couldn't help but remark that Black Zetsu's image and personality were truly born villain material.

Even he had to hypnotize himself to accept the other's image. The most important thing was to hypnotize his own perception and truly regard Kaguya's phantom as his older sister.

Only by deceiving oneself can one deceive an old monster like Black Zetsu who has lived for thousands of years.

He even suspected that the other side must have left surveillance around him, and he absolutely could not reveal the slightest flaw.

Tamura Hao's guess was correct; Black Zetsu did indeed leave a clone nearby to monitor the situation and had heard his complaints.

"My mother gave me this appearance, what can I do?"

The split entity looked down at its own dark and gloomy appearance and felt depressed about it.

Back then, my mother didn't have much strength left, so she could only mold herself into this form.

However, he was still pleased with his younger brother's determination to rescue their mother. He believed that if the two brothers worked together, they would definitely be able to rescue their mother!

Of course, she should better assist her younger brother in embarking on the path of independently fusing bloodline systems, and prevent him from coveting their mother's power like Hagoromo did.

(End of this chapter)