Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

"Can you do it?"

Gengetsu Shimura took out a special kunai and fiddled with it in his hand. "I really can't think of anyone in Konoha right now who could kill me. Maybe before Itachi Uchiha left, his Mangekyou Sharingan could still pose some threat to me, but now?"

The boy's mocking laughter pierced Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart like a sharp knife.

"Even if you call Jiraiya back, it won't help; he can't stop me at all."

Gengetsu Shimura suddenly slapped his forehead. "No one can betray the village?"

"You've reminded me. I heard that a guy named Sarutobi Asuma left the village without a word and became one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja who are at odds with Konoha?"

The boy shook his head in deep regret. "Tsk, isn't he just a rogue ninja? Why didn't I think of him sooner? Otherwise, would he still be alive?"

"you!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was furious, his chakra was boiling, and he unleashed a powerful aura.

Although he is old, Ren Xiong is still Ren Xiong, and his influence remains.

"Monkey, no one in this world can say that the Shimura family betrayed Konoha."

Danzo glared at him coldly, "You betrayed the Second Hokage's will, allowing the Uchiha to amass power and then coercing me and Gengetsu with a high-sounding facade. Do you really think I have no temper?"

"Since you think you did nothing wrong, then gather all the ninja clans, reveal the truth to the public, and let them judge for themselves."

"No!" Hiruzen Sarutobi blurted out, "This is the village's top secret; we can't let them know!"

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi realized that while eliminating the Uchiha clan had removed an unstable factor, it had also meant that he had completely lost the means to control Gengetsu Shimura.

Based on Xuan Yue's past behavior and his relationship with Shimura Danzo, he subconsciously assumed that although the two sides had disagreements, they would never be on opposing sides.

But he was wrong.

Gengetsu Shimura was not one of those high-ranking officials who manipulated power and balance; he was a passionate young man.

You want to suppress me?

Then I'm not playing with you anymore!

Realizing he was in a bind, Hiruzen Sarutobi began to regret it.

Not only did he regret acquiescing to Itachi Uchiha's annihilation of the clan, but he also regretted not understanding Gengetsu's temperament before launching the first attack.

But his status as Hokage prevented him from saying anything conciliatory; he could only desperately try to signal Danzo with his eyes.

Having known each other for decades, Danzo naturally understood Hiruzen Sarutobi's meaning. With a slight smile, he said to Gengetsu, "You go back first. I will handle everything."

You know how to do it.

Gengetsu Shimura's eyes were practically rolling to the sky. Without him, Root was disbanded by Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Danzo only dared to show his face after Hiruzen Sarutobi died and Tsunade took over.

He was completely dominated by that old monkey his whole life.

However, he still gave Danzo some face and swaggered out of the room carrying the Kusanagi sword.

Meanwhile, Shimura Danzo was already using chakra to control his facial expressions.

Cool!

So cool!

It is said that thirty years ago, people respected their sons as fathers; thirty years later, people respect their fathers as sons.

Lan (Xuan Yue's father) doesn't have that blessing, but he does.

Now Danzo Shimura finally understands just how much of a role a strategic-level powerhouse can play, enough to make Hiruzen Sarutobi hesitate to act rashly.

Regardless of what benefits or means Hiruzen Sarutobi used to quell the incident, Gengetsu Shimura left the Hokage Building and went straight home.

Yesterday's events did not affect the Ninja Academy. Apart from Karin going to school, Yugao Uzuki, Kurenai Yuhi, and the other girls stayed at home and waited.

Uchiha Izumi, who had just returned, recounted in detail what Shimura Gengetsu had told her the previous night, leaving everyone horrified.

"So many people, all related by blood, and they were all killed by Itachi Uchiha?"

"He can even harm his own parents, is he even human?"

Kurenai clutched her chest, still shaken.

Because of her position in the Anbu, she was the one who interacted with Itachi Uchiha the most.

Uchiha Itachi was usually quiet and reserved, but he was respectful to his seniors and did not have the inexplicable arrogance of most Uchiha. He was able to complete the tasks assigned to him well, and overall he was a good subordinate.

Who could have imagined that such a momentous event would be accomplished so quietly?

"It's a good thing Gengetsu took you away first." Yugao also looked at Izumi, who was hiding in Gengetsu's arms. "Otherwise, that guy might have attacked you."

"Dare he?"

Shimura Gengetsu chuckled, tightening his grip on Izumi's arm to give her a sense of security. "Uchiha Itachi has a younger brother in the village. He did so much so that Sasuke could grow up under the village's protection, so he would never dare to lay a hand on Izumi."

"I'm just on guard against that masked man. He also has spatial abilities, which is troublesome."

"Was that person really Uchiha Madara?" Izumi raised her head and asked in confusion.

“No.” Shimura Gengetsu shook his head. “Uchiha Madara is much stronger than him. He’s just a husky in tiger’s skin.”

"His goal is to use the Sharingan of those Uchiha clan members. He's had his fill this time, and he won't be paying attention to Konoha for a long time. Don't worry."

"The one we need to be wary of is the Third Hokage."

Gengetsu Shimura briefly recounted the conflict that had just occurred in the Hokage's office. Hiruzen Sarutobi had already done all the dirty work, and naturally, all pretense of civility had been severed.

In a direct confrontation, Hiruzen Sarutobi has no one to rely on anymore, but Gengetsu Shimura wants Konoha, not to slaughter the entire village, so we still need to be wary of some underhanded tactics.

“Aunt Misa, you should use your Kagura Mind's Eye often from now on. If you find any unfamiliar chakra nearby, tell Yokura and Samui.”

“Yes, I will keep my senses active at all times.” Misa Uzumaki nodded earnestly.

"Yakura, don't kill any ninjas who are monitoring you. Send them to Root for proper training. I'll take them to the Third Hokage and finish them off in front of him."

Everyone agreed, and neither Kurenai Yuhi nor Yugao Uzuki felt there was anything wrong with it.

“I’ll keep an eye on the Anbu,” Kurenai Yuhi added. “If they discover the Third Hokage’s informant, I’ll arrange for him to die in the line of duty.”

"So smart." Shimura Gengetsu gave a thumbs up.

After understanding the current situation, the group urged Shimura Gengetsu to go back to his room and rest, as he had been busy outside all night and they didn't want him to overwork himself.

Back in the house, Shimura Gengetsu did not rest as instructed, but instead opened the system to integrate all the gains from the previous night.

Many Uchiha clan members have revealed their bloodline or eye power rewards. Several elders he personally defeated had been at the level of three tomoe for many years. In addition, with the Mangekyou Sharingan power of Fugaku Uchiha, awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan was no longer a difficult task for Gengetsu Shimura in version 3.9.

As for the eternal kaleidoscope...

Gengetsu Shimura always felt that the concept of the Eternal Kaleidoscope was both right and wrong.

More accurately, it should be called the complete Mangekyou Sharingan.

The Mangekyou Sharingan awakened by ordinary Uchiha clan members is an incomplete version.

The transition from the ordinary kaleidoscope to the eternal kaleidoscope did not grant any new eye techniques; only the upper limit of eye power was increased and became reversible, eliminating the risk of blindness.

This is the effect the Mangekyou Sharingan should have, but the person who awakened it wasn't qualified to do so. They were forced to awaken it through a stimulating method, resulting in a half-finished product.

As for the requirement that the combined power of the brothers' eyes be achieved to attain eternity, Shimura Gengetsu simply did not believe it.

For Indra, that ancestor, opening his eyes wasn't that complicated.

Therefore... as long as the bloodline is pure enough and the talent is strong enough, there is a chance to open the Eternal Eye in one go.

A large amount of ocular power surged into his eyes, and the Uchiha bloodline was purified once again. Shimura Gengetsu felt as if his eyes were being filled with water and began to collide.

Through the mirror opposite, one could see the three tomoe in his eyes spinning wildly, so fast that they left afterimages.

The three magatama gradually blurred, eventually connecting to form a slightly eerie six-pointed star pattern, surrounded by three scythes.

Shimura Gengetsu's eye power is undergoing an astonishing transformation. The moment the kaleidoscope pattern is completely finalized, two eye techniques are also successfully conceived.

"Takamagahara..."

With a soft murmur, Shimura Gengetsu's figure blurred for a moment before disappearing completely from the room.

(The image shows a kaleidoscope.)

Chapter 108 Takamagahara and the Pantheon, the Unfinished Eternal Eye

Gengetsu Shimura appeared in a blood-red space.

The moon in the sky was very close to the ground, a blood moon hanging in the air, and its surface had the same pattern as Shimura Gengetsu Kaleidoscope.

The area of ​​the space is not very large, with a radius of about 20 kilometers, which is smaller than the Death Forest.

Shimura Gengetsu walked on the ground, which was very uneven, much like the Gobi Desert of the Land of Earth, with strange boulders everywhere along the way.

At the very center of the entire Crimson Space is a mountain peak thousands of meters high.

There is a palace halfway up the mountain, and the plaque of the palace is inscribed with the three large characters "Tsukuyomi no Mikoto".

This is the effect of his pupil technique.

The eye technique is called Takamagahara, which is the legendary abode of the gods in this world.

The kaleidoscope is known as the eye that reflects the soul, and the eye techniques awakened by it are often related to the owner's wishes and mental state at the time of opening the eye.

Uchiha Shisui wanted to change the status quo of the village and his clan, so he awakened Kotoamatsukami, which can modify wills. Uchiha Obito witnessed the death of Nohara Rin and developed a strong desire to escape reality, so he awakened Kamui.