Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 123 Madara and Izuna's Eye Techniques

His theory is that a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan is the key to unlocking Susanoo. Once it is successfully unlocked, it can be used even without Sharingan.

Typical examples are water-stopping and staining.

As for why Obito couldn't activate Susanoo, the root cause is probably that one of his eyes was missing during the process of activating the Mangekyou Sharingan.

If we delve deeper, Aokiji speculates that the essence of Susanoo may be intricately related to the Gedo Mazo; perhaps Susanoo is an extension of the Gedo Mazo's power.

Otherwise, Sasuke wouldn't have used Susanoo as a container for the Tailed Beast's chakra without any repulsion, which is quite intriguing.

Elder Itachi shook his head at this question, offering no direct answer.

Aokiji could understand not getting an answer, since the other party didn't have the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Aokiji asked, "Since Madara Uchiha might still be alive, then I won't bother with the mission to find his body. After all, he's perfectly fine right now."

Elder Itachi nodded; he had already achieved his goal.

At the appropriate time, he will use his true form to contact Aokiji.

Thinking of this, he looked at Aokiji without saying a word.

"What's wrong?"

"You saw what was written on that stone tablet, didn't you?"

Aokiji's tone was somewhat heavy: "Yes, I really didn't expect that the opportunity to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan would be this."

He found a stone tablet in Wano Country, and Cool Cat let him take a look at it with his Sharingan.

Through Cool Cat's retelling, Elder Itachi learned that this was not surprising.

Elder Itachi sighed, "That's why I want to seal this secret away forever. Otherwise, our clansmen will fight each other for this power and eventually face extinction."

Aokiji chimed in, "That's absolutely right."

"So, after facing even a fraction of the Mangekyou Sharingan's power, what are your thoughts on it?"

Facing those eyes that seemed to be peering into him, Aokiji said without hesitation, "I don't agree with this method. If even the people we cherish are gone, what's the point of obtaining this power?"

Elder Itachi, whose face had been stern, suddenly relaxed, revealing a warm smile, and joked, "Is that so? That's a bit of a pity. With your talent, I think you could definitely unlock it if you wanted to."

Aokiji shrugged and said in a joking tone, "Even if I wanted to use this method to activate it, it would probably be difficult. My family is all dead. If I were to use my comrades as scapegoats, my emotional threshold might not be high enough. But if it were..."

At this point, he glanced at an old man and joked, "How about Elder Itachi, you sacrifice yourself? Maybe my emotional threshold will be high enough to successfully awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan."

Elder Itachi's face darkened.

"Haha, just kidding, just kidding, don't get excited, I would never do something as heinous as patricide."

Elder Itachi snorted in annoyance.

"By the way, Elder Itachi has something to ask you."

"What's wrong?"

"What are the eye techniques of Madara Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan?"

Considering that he might have to face this boss in the future, Aokiji decided to try to get some information from Elder Itachi.

Theoretically speaking, he and Madara Uchiha lived in the same Sengoku period, so he should have been very clear about Madara Uchiha's abilities.

Back then, Madara Uchiha was constantly locked in a love-hate relationship with Hashirama, so his abilities were pretty much already exposed.

Elder Itachi narrowed his eyes slightly, a meaningful look in his eyes: "Why are you asking this?"

Aokiji laughed and said, "Of course, it's about being prepared for a rainy day."

"Prepare for a rainy day?"

"You know, that old bastard is still alive. Who knows what kind of schemes he's up to now? What if he goes on another crazy attack on Konoha like last time? I need to take action to deal with that."

Elder Itachi: ...

"Is there a problem?"

For some reason, Aokiji felt that Elder Itachi didn't seem very happy when he was secretly criticizing Madara Uchiha.

Elder Itachi said in a deep voice, "What, you want to fight him?"

"Fight? How could I? I'm not stupid. I just want to learn about his eye techniques beforehand so I can run away if I encounter him in the future."

Elder Itachi gave him a speechless look: "Have you ever considered that if he encountered you, he wouldn't need the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques at all?"

Aokiji: ...

Elder Itachi sighed speechlessly and uttered two names: "Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi."

He wasn't lying; these were his two genuine pupil techniques.

Information about Madara Uchiha can still be found if one really wants to investigate within the clan. Among the living elders of the clan, some have seen his eye techniques.

"What kind of eye technique is this?"

Aokiji asked the question knowingly, thinking to himself that they were indeed reincarnations, and that their awakened eye techniques were the same.

Elder Itachi briefly explained the two ninjutsu.

Aokiji nodded in understanding.

Madara Uchiha continued, "The Sharingan is the eye that reflects the mind. Awakening an ability depends not only on one's own talent but also on the person's mindset at the time of awakening. At that time, he probably awakened these two abilities because he wanted to defeat Hashirama Senju and his Wood Release, and he also had a great talent for Fire Release."

Aokiji nodded and continued, "The Eye of Reflection sounds interesting. Is there any more evidence? I heard that Madara Uchiha's younger brother, Izuna, also had the Mangekyou Sharingan. What was the power of his two eyes?"

Having the opportunity today, Aokiji plans to fulfill a wish he had from years ago.

"Uchiha Izuna..."

Upon hearing this name, Elder Itachi's tone softened considerably as he explained, "Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi."

"Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi?"

Elder Itachi continued, "I've already explained Amaterasu to you, so I won't go into too much detail here. I'll focus on Tsukuyomi, the eye technique. Unlike Amaterasu, which is known as the strongest physical attack, it is the strongest genjutsu. This technique can pull the enemy's mind into the genjutsu space. In the Tsukuyomi world, all factors, including time, place, and mass, are controlled by the caster. It is an extremely powerful genjutsu."

"That sounds amazing."

"Just like Madara wanted to defeat Hashirama Senju, so he activated Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi. Izuna also had an opponent he had to defeat, who was Hashirama Senju's younger brother, Tobirama Senju, also known as the Second Hokage. The two were sworn enemies. Tobirama was skilled in Water Release and Genjutsu. In order to defeat Tobirama, Izuna, who was a genius in Fire Release and Genjutsu, awakened Amaterasu, which can never be extinguished by water, as well as the strongest Genjutsu attack, Tsukuyomi."

Aokiji nodded.

There is no doubt about either of these answers; they are logically consistent and flawless.

Aokiji's long-cherished wish was finally fulfilled: to find out exactly what the two brothers' abilities were.

Uh, wait a minute...

Isn't this exactly Sasuke and Itachi's abilities...?

It's just that the two brothers switched roles.

Aokiji: ...

"Both your innate talent and the state you were in when you awakened your Sharingan were indispensable. Based on your situation at that time, if you had awakened your Sharingan, your eye technique might have been similar to Susanoo."

Aokiji waved his hand, protesting, "No, I don't want to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan."

"The only constant in this world is change." Elder Itachi's gaze was profound. "When we were young, we always dreamed of growing up quickly so we could change the world. But when we grow up, we realize that let alone changing the world, it's already a miracle if the world doesn't change us."

Aokiji sighed, "Ideals are lofty, but reality is harsh."

"In short, just focus on training and getting stronger, stronger than everyone else."

"Is it only by becoming stronger than everyone else that one can maintain their individuality?"

"If you don't try to control others, others will control you."

"Okay, okay, I'm going to cultivate now."

Aokiji waved his hand, signaling the end of the conversation and indicating he didn't intend to continue.

Elder Itachi often instilled in him the idea of ​​being strong-willed.

That's true, but sometimes it gives people a very extreme feeling.

"Wait a moment."

Before he left, Elder Itachi called him back.

"Is there anything else?" Aokiji asked.

Elder Itachi handed over a scroll: "This is what I promised you last time."

Aokiji paused for a moment, looking puzzled, but didn't ask any questions. He took the scroll, unfolded it, and saw the character "sword" written on it.

With a bang, white smoke billowed out, and a weapon resembling a samurai sword suddenly appeared in mid-air. To prevent him from falling, Aokiji quickly grabbed it and examined it closely.

The hilt features a complex gold infinity symbol design, the tsuba is a pair of hexagons, the handle is white with a black tang, and the scabbard is jet black.

Elder Itachi looked at the sword and said calmly, "This sword is called Enma, one of the Kusanagi swords."

(End of this chapter)