Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 492 Speculation on Aokiji's Rinnegan Abilities

Aokiji: ? ? ?

Indra sighed, "Actually, there was no concept of the Mangekyou Sharingan at the beginning. For example, my eyes were just ordinary three-tomoe Sharingan. As my eyes were constantly trained, I was able to naturally acquire the corresponding eye techniques, and my descendants were the same."

"How did they acquire the Mangekyou Sharingan?"

"It was I who placed the seal."

"seal?"

Aokiji was taken aback: "Why would you do something like this?"

"Take my father as an example. Ashura and I inherited the Sage's Eyes and Sage's Body from him, respectively. My descendants, although they inherited my Sage's Eyes, have degenerated even more in terms of their physical abilities."

Indra sighed, "The consequence of this is that future generations will inevitably go blind prematurely."

Aokiji seemed to wake from a dream: "So, you chose to seal your descendants' eyes, firstly to protect their eyes, and secondly to prevent them from becoming overly reliant on the Sharingan."

"You could say that."

Indra smiled and said, "However, there are always exceptions, so I left a window open."

Aokiji guessed, "So, the Mangekyou Sharingan?"

"Yes, under intense emotional stimulation, the suppressed chakra will break through the seal I set, and in this process, the patterns on the eyes will change."

After saying this, Indra specifically looked at Aokiji's Mangekyou Sharingan. He figured that to break through the seal he had set, Aokiji must have gone through considerable suffering.

Aokiji exhaled, finally unraveling the mystery that had lingered in his mind for years.

No wonder, with the transplantation of Hashirama cells, the Mangekyou Sharingan can significantly reduce side effects.

"But what about the eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?" Aokiji asked curiously.

Indra patiently explained, "This is a method I specifically used to deal with Asura reincarnations for the sake of my reincarnation."

Given Indra's aptitude, even without the Sage of Six Paths' instruction, he could have comprehended the sage techniques on his own.

However, because the Sage of Six Paths did not choose him, but instead chose Ashura, he passed on his Sage Techniques to him.

Perhaps out of spite, Indra, wanting to prove his father wrong and show that he was superior to Asura even without magic, did not choose to cultivate magic and instead focused more on his eyes.

Since one pair of eye techniques cannot defeat Asura, then use another pair of eye techniques. If two pairs are not enough, then use three pairs, four pairs... until you succeed.

"If successful, unless the eye techniques overlap, theoretically a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan would have four eye techniques."

Indra sighed regretfully: "However, due to the extremely harsh conditions, at most only one pair of imperfect Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan was ever born."

Aokiji's eyes widened. He understood. No wonder Madara Uchiha couldn't defeat Hashirama Senju, not even with the Nine-Tails by his side.

Emotions are his eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, though not a perfect version.

If Indra's plan is followed, then at least four dojutsu would reside within a pair of Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

In that case, even without the Nine-Tails, it would be hard to say whether Madara Uchiha or Hashirama would be stronger.

Indra truly deserves to be called the son of the Sage of Six Paths for coming up with this idea.

At this point, Indra glanced at Aokiji: "Your eyes must be blurry when you look at distant things now."

Speaking of this, Aokiji felt a pang of heartache and sighed deeply: "There's nothing I can do about it. Madara is too strong. Even if I use all my strength, I'm no match for him."

"spot?"

Indra seemed to remember something and smiled. "Speaking of which, he should be my previous successor. Tell me the details."

Aokiji truthfully recounted Madara Uchiha's current situation.

"The Rinnegan and the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki..."

Indra was startled upon hearing this, but quickly regained his composure: "In fact, he truly lives up to his reputation as my reincarnation. In terms of pure power, he has even surpassed my prime."

As early as when Madara Uchiha awakened the Rinnegan, Indra already had a premonition that this generation's reincarnation was very special.

Aokiji sighed, put on a mournful face, and acted pitiful in front of the ancestor.

It's often said that a crying child is the one who gets fed, and there's some truth to that.

"To be honest, I'm tired of all the grudges and grievances that have lasted for thousands of years. It's time to put an end to them."

Aokiji was taken aback.

With this opening statement as a prelude, Indra stretched out his hand and began the next operation, and a purple halo appeared from his palm:

"Consider this a small token of my appreciation for the time I've spent talking with you, my junior. This contains my insights into techniques and some chakra, which I believe will be helpful to your eyes right now."

If Aokiji still didn't understand after all that, he'd be a bit dumbfounded; he could barely suppress the upward curve of his lips.

He seems capable of fusing the truly perfect Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

In other words, you can transplant the Divine Power Eye Technique into your own eyes without any side effects.

A purple halo drifted into Aokiji's body, and in an instant, all sorts of knowledge came rushing in, including techniques for using a truly transplanted eye technique.

Before officially leaving, Indra, being a good Samaritan, went all the way and saw him off: "I remember your wife was the granddaughter of an Asura reincarnation, wasn't she?"

Aokiji nodded.

"If you want to deal with Madara Uchiha in his current state, you'd better let her obtain Ashura's chakra."

"Ashura's chakra?"

"By combining our chakra, you can draw upon my father's chakra, thus establishing contact with him in the Pure Land. As for what happens next, that's up to you..."

Aokiji was stunned. Before he could speak, the campfire went out, and Indra transformed into a spirit and flew into the air. Then, the surroundings were drawn back into darkness like a curtain.

In reality, Aokiji opened his eyes, slowly removed his hand from Sasuke's forehead, took a deep breath, and suppressed his startled emotions.

As Sasuke left the operating room, Fugaku, Mikoto, and Sarada, a family of three who had been anxiously waiting outside, came up and asked about the situation.

The couple knew about Itachi's condition beforehand, but they didn't tell Sarada because she was too young.

"Don't worry, the surgery was a success."

With this reassuring word, the three of them finally felt relieved.

Over the next few days, they will take care of Sasuke, who has difficulty moving, until his eyes are fully fused.

Aokiji went to a secret room, where a figure suddenly appeared and stood in front of him, with a white eye visible through the hole in the mask.

After Itachi offered up his own eyes, he temporarily used Byakugan in place of them.

"For the time being, you can use the Byakugan. Once I get Shisui's other eye back, I'll replace it for you."

Itachi Uchiha wasn't in a hurry to replace Shisui's eyes; he was just a little worried: "Uncle Aokiji, the time is getting closer, are you sure you can handle it?"

Itachi once used Shadow Clones to observe Madara Uchiha from afar. The sheer amount of chakra within him was enough to make one despair, and Itachi found it hard to imagine how he could defeat him.

"Don't worry, I'm quite confident."

Aokiji patted Itachi on the shoulder, saying that if the transplanted eye technique went smoothly, he could just use Kamui to escape if he couldn't beat Madara Uchiha.

However, this would likely erase all the goodwill he had previously built up in front of Madara Uchiha.

He could no longer fool Madara Uchiha about what he would do next.

In short, let's first digest what our ancestors left us.

Then, obtain Ashura's chakra, lure out the Sage of Six Paths, and trick him into helping you awaken your eye. You just don't know what type of eye technique you will awaken.

Aokiji was quite curious about this.

Based on his past experience, Aokiji discovered that the Rinnegan's eye technique seemed to be similar to the Mangekyou Sharingan.

For example, Madara Uchiha's Limbo: Border Jail corresponds to Hashirama's Wood Release clone, because this ninjutsu left a deep impression on him, after all, it was a backstab.

As for Sasuke's Amenotejikara, it corresponds to the Flying Thunder God, because the Flying Thunder God left a deep impression on him.

Aokiji thought to himself, if he were to awaken the eye technique he wanted, it would undoubtedly be that one...

Once he awakens this eye technique, he will be truly invincible.

(End of this chapter)