Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 409 Eye Replacement

Aokiji asked knowingly, "Why do you only have one eye?"

Itachi honestly replied, "The other eye is in Danzo's hands."

"It seems my guess was pretty accurate; Danzo targeted him precisely to obtain this eye."

Aokiji asked calmly, "What is the ability of this eye?"

Itachi explained without reservation: "Kotoamatsukami can directly invade the opponent's brain and modify their will without being detected."

Aokiji further inquired, "What is the ability of Danzo's eye?"

Itachi explained, "It's also Kotoamatsukami, but the abilities are slightly different. The right eye's ability is to control the person being used on without them realizing it, making them act according to the caster's will. This ability consumes a lot of chakra, and requires a long preparation time for the next use."

"The left eye possesses even more powerful abilities. It can permanently execute the caster's specific instructions, with a waiting period of over ten years before the next use. This ability has a wider scope and greater influence."

Aokiji pondered for a long time. The ability was exactly the same as the one in his memory, which meant that the other party had not held back and had truly and completely stood on the side of the Uchiha clan. It was worth all the words he had wasted talking to him.

Kotoamatsukami is similar to his soul fire and Obito's Kamui, both eyes being a single eye technique. However, their abilities differ slightly, and they must be fully combined to unleash their true power.

Strictly speaking, Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi can also be considered ninjutsu.

Itachi's two eyes possess completely different abilities, making him seem like an anomaly.

Itachi added, "This is only my right eye, but unfortunately, it has already been used by Shisui against an enemy and is still cooling down."

"Is there a way to shorten the cooling-off period?"

"Yes, if the user possesses Tailed Beast-level chakra, this ninjutsu can be used again in a short time." Itachi glanced at Aokiji, whose Tailed Beast-level chakra was self-evident.

Aokiji put the container holding Shisui's eye into his sac: "Then there's no problem. Let me use this eye technique properly."

Seeing the confident expression on Aokiji's face, Itachi thought that someone as clever as him probably already knew how to use this ninjutsu.

Aokiji continued, "What is your eye technique?"

"Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu".

"So these are the two eye techniques."

Aokiji laughed and said, "The Sharingan is the eye that reflects the mind. Judging from your state when you awakened it, you were probably thinking about changing the will of your clan and gaining power. That's why you awakened Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu. It seems that's what I expected."

Itachi, sensing the underlying meaning in those words, asked in surprise, "In other words, is the eye technique I awakened related to my state at the time?"

"You can understand it that way."

Having received a clear reply, Itachi recalled what Shisui had told him about his state when he awakened his Sharingan. At that time, Shisui felt extremely guilty for not having the courage to make a decision because he lacked the courage to save his companions.

Aokiji further explained: "However, there are prerequisites. For example, one's own aptitude must meet the requirements. For instance, you and Shisui are both highly skilled in illusion techniques, so you have both awakened similar illusion-related eye techniques."

Itachi found this reasonable and couldn't help but become curious about Aokiji's state of mind after awakening his Sharingan.

Aokiji presented more evidence to support his point of view: "For example, because I am very skilled in Ice Release, the flames released by my Soul Flame have a frostbite effect instead of a burning effect like other flames."

Itachi nodded, gaining a deeper understanding of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"However, even though I know this concept, it's actually very difficult to consciously interfere with the abilities that come with awakening the Sharingan. The conditions for awakening the Sharingan are too demanding and rare. Even your father, Fugaku, didn't have the aptitude to awaken it. In my observation of the Uchiha clan, there's only one person who has reached that level of aptitude."

Itachi said in a deep voice, "Sasuke..."

"You seem to know your brother quite well."

"Do you want to stop, Sasuke...?"

Aokiji laughed and said, "Hey, what kind of person do you take me for? I'm not that kind of pervert. There are many ways to make him awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan. Just faking my death would be enough, right?"

"...Why take this step?"

"This is for him, for myself, and even for the Uchiha clan."

"What do you mean?"

"First of all, let's talk about Sasuke. Having power but not being able to use it, and not having power and not being able to use it, are two completely different concepts."

The weasel pondered the meaning of these words.

Aokiji gave an example to help him understand better: "When the First Hokage distributed the Tailed Beasts to the major countries, he made a grave mistake."

Itachi remained silent, which was taken as agreement with this viewpoint.

Aokiji continued, "Since you know about the Mangekyou Sharingan, you should also know about its side effects, right?"

Itachi's face darkened: "Blindness..."

"That's right. The more you use the Mangekyou Sharingan, the greater the side effects become. It can even cause blindness. In the history of the Uchiha clan, apart from one person who overcame this weakness, everyone else failed by chance."

"And that person is Uchiha Madara. The method he used was to fuse his younger brother's Mangekyou Sharingan with his own Mangekyou Sharingan to create a brand new pair of Mangekyou Sharingan. These eyes do not have the side effects of the Mangekyou Sharingan, and the power of the eyes will be greatly enhanced. The eyes will no longer go blind. I call it the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan."

"I need the data on the creation of these eyes to help further enhance my Mangekyou Sharingan. After all, I have no siblings, and fusing with other Mangekyou Sharingan would destroy both of my precious Mangekyou Sharingan. Secondly, if I unfortunately die in an accident in the future, Sasuke, who possesses these eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, can protect the Uchiha clan in my place."

Having heard so much from Aokiji, the perceptive Itachi had already guessed his intentions and followed up, saying, "So, you intend for me to offer up my Mangekyou Sharingan to help Sasuke awaken the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan like Madara Uchiha?"

Aokiji did not deny it: "You can understand it that way, but don't worry, of course I will compensate you and make sure your strength doesn't decline."

Itachi shook his head: "No need. If it's for Sasuke and the Uchiha, I'm willing to do it."

He did it not only for Sasuke, but also to atone for the sins he committed in the past.

"You can think that way, but I can't."

Aokiji told him not to rush into offering his services: "Why don't you listen to my offer first?"

"Alright..." Itachi might as well listen for now.

"After you lose your Mangekyou Sharingan, I will give you Shisui's eyes to use."

Itachi's expression froze for a moment: "Shisui's eyes?"

"Isn't this a great idea? I don't think there's a better way to handle it."

Itachi nodded slightly. As he said, it was the best solution to have Shisui's eyes for himself. If Shisui were alive, he would probably be happy to do so: "This is good, but is it really okay? I am a sinner who betrayed my clan..."

"Don't let my cold and even cruel attitude towards outsiders fool you; I'm actually quite kind to my own people," Aokiji said with a smile. "Besides, I need someone with eyes like you to help me with more things. There are still many more difficulties waiting for us in the future."

Itachi heard a startling piece of information from it, and his pupils dilated slightly: "The future?"

"For some reason, I foresaw that a catastrophe would befall this world in the future. In order to fight against this catastrophe, I must acquire as much power as possible, control the village, and even control the entire Land of Fire. Even helping Sasuke awaken the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan was, in a way, for this disaster."

Aokiji let out a breath. Revealing certain things appropriately can help enhance the bond between the two.

Itachi is someone who would sacrifice his own clan for the greater good. If Aokiji elevates the issue of killing high-ranking officials to the level of world peace, then both personally and professionally, Itachi will undoubtedly help him eliminate those high-ranking officials.

"What catastrophe?"

Aokiji didn't seem to be joking, and Itachi frowned, his expression turning serious.

"It's too early for you to get involved in this kind of thing now. You'll naturally find out later."

Aokiji had no intention of continuing the conversation. Telling Itachi directly would make the other person think that he might be making things up. It was better to be ambiguous and enhance his mystery so that the other person could not see through him.

Itachi was somewhat disappointed, but since the other party showed no intention of continuing, he didn't press the matter further. He would use his own eyes to slowly find the answer.

"Alright, it's getting late, let's go home. I'm going to be eating and drinking at your place again today, I hope you don't mind."

"No, Uncle Aokiji can come anytime he wants."

"Oh, by the way. I'll introduce you to someone tonight."

Aokiji smiled, with a hint of mystery in his eyes: "You can guess now, and there's a reward if you guess right."

"???"

(End of this chapter)