Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Chapter 472 The Flaws of the Sharingan

When Reina and Ace returned to Crescent Island, they found Frank already waiting for them at the port.

"First mate... Dad is already waiting for you in the conference room!" Before Reina could even speak, Frank stepped forward and said with a smile.

"Huh? Big brother? What happened?" Reina asked in surprise.

"Well... I don't know either. My dad told me to wait for you here and then take you to the conference room!" Frank shook his head and replied.

Upon hearing this, Reina exchanged a glance with Ace, then, without even going home, headed straight for the conference room.

"Big Brother!" Reina pushed open the conference room door and found that all the captains except Whitebeard were there. He was shocked, thinking that something big had happened.

"You're back?" Whitebeard asked softly as he looked at Reina as he entered.

"Hmm! Big brother... what happened?" Reina walked over to Whitebeard, sat down, and asked.

“There is indeed a very important matter today!” Whitebeard nodded and looked at Reiner, saying, “It concerns the future of our Whitebeard Pirates, so you must answer truthfully!”

"Me?" Reina was taken aback and asked in surprise, "What exactly happened? What does Big Brother want to know?"

Reina was completely bewildered at this point.

"Is there something wrong with your eyes?" Whitebeard didn't bother with any more pleasantries with Reina and asked directly.

Reina was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "What do you mean by that, brother? There's nothing wrong with my eyes! They're perfectly fine!"

"Ask them yourself if they believe it or not," Whitebeard rolled his eyes and said to Reina.

Reina then noticed that the captains were all looking at him with concern.

"Where did you get this intelligence from?" Reina asked, shrugging helplessly.

“The Mink Tribe has arrived and is now assisting the Doctor with the experiments!” Marco said to Reina in a deep voice.

"The Mink Tribe? How did they know?" Reina was taken aback and said in surprise, "I only found out about it myself recently!"

“Their senses are quite sensitive. Didn’t you lose control once? That’s why they noticed!” Vista replied with a laugh.

“I see… Actually, it’s not exactly out of control; I can still control it myself… But… is that how it works? At my level, it’s extremely difficult to advance the Sharingan to the next level! But its flaws remain!” Reina pointed to his eyes and said.

"What exactly is the defect?" Whitebeard asked, taken aback.

“Excessive use will lead to a decline in pupil strength… and eventually blindness!” Reina said with a wry smile.

"What?" Reina's words startled all the captains.

Ace stood up abruptly and said, "No wonder... no wonder I felt the first mate was acting strange lately... so that's where the problem lies!"

When he and Reina returned to Crescent Moon Island, some of the strange things he noticed about Reina were mainly because Reina could no longer see clearly into the distance.

"Ace... what do you mean by that?" Marco and the others looked at Ace in surprise.

Ace, who had been staring at Reina, asked, "First mate... can't you see things in the distance anymore?"

"What?" Upon hearing Ace's question, everyone looked at Reina with some tension, including Whitebeard, whose expression turned serious.

Reina gave a wry smile, nodded, and said, "My eyesight has indeed started to decline!"

Upon hearing Reina's admission, Whitebeard said in a deep voice, "You brat, did you already know about this flaw?"

Reina nodded and said, "I did know that a long time ago, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon!"

"Is there any way to remedy this?" the white-bearded man asked after a moment of contemplation.

Reina nodded and said, "Yes! My current Sharingan is called the Mangekyou Sharingan, which is considered a top-tier Sharingan. If it evolves again, it will be called the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan! The difference between it and the ordinary Mangekyou Sharingan lies in the word 'eternal'!"

"Eternity means that the flaw you mentioned has been made up for, and it can be used indefinitely... right?" Whitebeard asked.

“That’s right!” Reina nodded in response.

"So how can I evolve your eyes into the Eternal Sharingan?" Ace asked, sounding slightly anxious.

“There are two ways to advance to the Eternal Sharingan! One is to let it evolve on its own through your own efforts... but this is very difficult! The other is for two brothers to both successfully awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, then take out one pair of eyes and fuse them with the other pair of eyes to become the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan!” Reina said after thinking for a moment.

"What? You actually want to use your own brother's eyes? Can't someone else's?" Vista asked, somewhat surprised.

“No!” Reina shook his head and said, “It has to be a blood-related brother to avoid rejection! That’s why I said it’s an eye from hell!”

"Has anyone in your clan successfully evolved into the Eternal Sharingan?!" Whitebeard asked after a moment of silence.

"Yes!" Reina hesitated for a moment before replying.

"Evolved on its own?"

“No, only the Sharingan progenitor evolved on his own! The rest all used the second method!” Reina shook his head and replied.

"Hiss~~" Everyone gasped when they heard Reina's answer.

"Do you have any brothers?" Whitebeard asked Reina.

Reina shook his head and said, "No!"

"Are you confident you can advance?"

"no!"

Reina replied with a wry smile.

His answer silenced everyone. Indeed, no one could say they were certain about such a thing. Just like with the Overlord Aura, who could guarantee that they could awaken it 100% of the time?

The reason Reina said he wasn't confident was because if he wanted his Sharingan to evolve, he would need at least two of the high-level bloodline ability evolution scrolls, each worth 200,000 points, which would require at least 400,000 points.

But right now he only has a little over 140,000 points, not even 150,000. Who knows when he'll be able to save up 400,000 points?

It's also because he has too few ways to earn points now. Apart from the daily sign-in bonus, he only gets a few points occasionally from his overtime pay.

He now needs to sign in for five consecutive years to receive the gift pack, but he has only signed in for a little over three years. This means that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he won't receive the gift pack again for another two years.

More importantly, he himself has no idea what he'll get from the gift pack.

"Isn't there any other way?" Whitebeard asked after a moment of silence.

Reina shook his head and said, "I can't think of any other way for the time being!"

"Then are you still able to contact your people?" Whitebeard asked Reina.

“In this world, besides me, there are no more members of my race!” Reina shook his head and replied.

"What about Robin?" Marco suddenly asked at that moment, "Isn't Robin your bloodline?"

“She does have my blood, but at her age, given her experiences, if she hasn’t awakened the Sharingan… she basically has no chance of awakening it!” Reina shook his head with a wry smile and said.

Perhaps because his Sharingan came from the system rather than his bloodline, Robin inherited most of her mother's genes and very little from Reina's. After all, if you really think about it, Reina can only be considered an ordinary person, while Olvia can at least be considered a genius girl!

Just as everyone was sighing for Reina, Reina himself laughed and said, "There's nothing we can do about it, but everyone must keep this a secret. I will definitely use my Sharingan less often in the future, and my combat power will also be reduced. If the Navy finds out, things might get bad."

"From now on, you'll stay by my side except when you're on the island. You're not allowed to run off on your own!" Whitebeard said, glancing at Reina.

"Brother, it's not that serious!" Reina said with a wry smile.

"Alright, this matter is over. No one is to mention it again!" The white-bearded man waved his hand, settling the matter.

After the matter was over, the captains left one after another, but Whitebeard remained seated, and Reina beside him also remained with a wry smile.

When most people had left, Whitebeard finally spoke to Reina, saying, "Since you knew the Sharingan had its flaws, why did you overuse it?"

“Brother, you don’t know, but although I do know, I don’t know what constitutes overuse. So, although I usually restrain myself, I don’t hesitate to use it when necessary. It wasn’t until recently that I felt the Sharingan was having some backlash. Not only is my vision starting to decline, but it’s even affecting my emotions!” Reina shook his head and replied.

"First mate...is there really no other way?" Ace stepped forward and asked.

He, Marco, and Joz did not leave.

“It’s not entirely hopeless! Back then, there were also clansmen like me who had no brothers or sisters, so after overusing their Mangekyou Sharingan and going blind… they would ask a doctor to replace their eyes!” Reina said after thinking for a moment.

"Eye replacement?" The group was taken aback and asked in surprise, "What is an eye replacement?"

"It's about taking out the Sharingan that has already gone blind and replacing it with the eyes of an ordinary person, or the Sharingan of an ordinary member of the clan!" Reina said directly.

"Isn't that too cruel? Putting aside the success rate, even if it succeeds, doesn't that mean the other person will go blind?" Marco said, frowning.

"No, that's not it. When our clansmen die in battle, we collect and store their Sharingan eyes so we can equip them directly when needed!" Reina shook his head and said.

"Huh? How are the eyes of a dead person preserved?" Joz asked in surprise.

"Hehe... I don't know either, but there are ways within the clan! And there aren't many people who can truly develop the Mangekyou Sharingan!" Reina said with a smile, "Back then, I didn't expect that I could awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan!"

Chapter 473 Reina's Backup Plan

"Do you have any extra eyes here?" Whitebeard asked Reina.

Reina shook his head and said, "No! Besides, eye transplant surgery isn't something an ordinary doctor can do!"

“That’s right!” Marco, who also worked part-time as the ship’s doctor, nodded in confirmation.

At least in his opinion, he might not be able to replace someone else's eyes.

"What should we do now? Reina has lost his Sharingan, so his fighting power will definitely be greatly reduced!" Jozu asked with some concern.

"It's just that I've lost my Sharingan, not that I'm blind. And even if I were blind, I could still beat you up!" Reina replied with a chuckle.

Joz smiled sheepishly and didn't say anything more.

However, everyone knows what Reina's declining strength means for the Whitebeard Pirates. Now that Whitebeard is getting old, his strength has also decreased significantly.

However, the reason they kept an eye on the world's number one pirate crew was precisely because of Whitebeard and Reyna.

None of the other Yonko's first mates could defeat Reina, and he even possessed the strength to rival the captains of the other Yonko.

However, if Reina is unable to use the Sharingan now, it's truly unknown how much combat power he can still unleash, which is what they are worried about.

Just like before when they helped Shanks fight Kaido, even though Reina didn't go, it still served as a deterrent.

"Don't worry, brother, I'll try to break through! If I can, that would be great, but if I can't, it's okay! Using only the three-tomoe Sharingan won't have much of an impact on me, but... if that happens, I won't have a chance against the Shanghai Admirals!" After a moment of silence, Reina spoke to Whitebeard.

"It's alright, we'll just not provoke them. If they dare to take this opportunity to cause trouble, our Whitebeard Pirates aren't just you alone!" Marco said before Whitebeard could speak.

Reina smiled and nodded.

Compared to the original story, the Whitebeard Pirates' strength has improved since then, except for the addition of him. Marco, Jozu, Vista, and others have all become stronger, and Thatch did not die at Blackbeard's hands. Furthermore, the number of pirate crews under his command has exceeded fifty.

Their strength surpasses that of the Whitebeard Pirates in the original work, so Reina is not worried.

Although the Navy is now considering dealing with them, as long as he is still around, the Navy will not dare to act recklessly. Moreover, only the captains know about his eyes, so he is not worried about it being leaked.