A comic book journey to see the Eye of Antiquity

Yang Lei was able to identify the two men because he had glanced at their rings when he entered the dumpling shop earlier. Itachi was wearing a ring with the character "朱" (Zhu), while Kisame was wearing a ring with the character "南" (Nan), which confirmed his identification.

"call."

Now that his identity had been revealed, Itachi no longer needed to hide it. He took a deep breath and slowly removed the straw hat from his head, looking at the Konoha ninja in front of him with a complicated expression. Apart from Yang Lei, the other three were people he was somewhat familiar with.

At least he knew them, while Itachi was not well known to outsiders because he went to the Anbu after graduating from the Ninja Academy. Even Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi only knew his name because of the Uchiha Clan Massacre.

"Itachi, why do you want to go back to the village? What is your purpose?"

Kakashi knew Itachi, and he knew even more that Itachi was a genius who had become a squad leader in the Anbu at the young age of thirteen. Therefore, he became even more wary of Itachi and wanted to know why Itachi had returned to the village and what his purpose was.

"The purpose."

Itachi glanced discreetly at Kisame, thinking to himself, "Kakashi, are you an idiot or doing this on purpose? If you ask me this directly in front of Kisame, it would be truly unbelievable if I could tell you."

Everyone knows that Itachi's massacre of his clan was to protect Konoha and Sasuke. In other words, he still had feelings for Konoha, otherwise he wouldn't have done such a cruel thing.

The same applies now. Itachi still cares a lot about Konoha Village. Otherwise, he wouldn't have stayed away from the village all these years to cause trouble, and he hasn't even been an enemy of Konoha Village in the original story.

Think about it, when has Itachi ever opposed Konoha Village?

In this part of the story, he fought against Kakashi and the others, but in the end, no one was injured or killed.

Kakashi's injury was only a mental drain, but it also allowed him to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan. You could say he turned misfortune into blessing.

At least in the early stages of the story, Kakashi's Mangekyou Sharingan was awakened because of Itachi's stimulation. It was later changed to another way of awakening it. Otherwise, think about it: if Kakashi really did awaken it at the same time as Obito when he killed Rin Nohara, why didn't he use it in all these years afterward?

It can only be explained by a setting issue; otherwise, there's no way to explain it.

Therefore, Itachi can still be considered a ninja of Konoha. At least he valued Konoha more than others, even though he was burdened with all sorts of accusations and his brother's misunderstanding, and even if no one in the world could understand him, it didn't matter.

At least Yang Lei felt that he couldn't do that.

In that case, if Kisame hadn't been following him so closely, Itachi might have found an opportunity to reveal some of the things he knew.

Unfortunately, that won't work now. Kakashi, that idiot, asked Kisame right in front of him, and he wouldn't dare give himself away in the slightest.

It wasn't that he was worried about being eliminated by Akatsuki, but rather that he wanted to stay in Akatsuki forever. One reason was that there were still some things he didn't understand there, and another was that he wanted to use this identity to better protect the village and Sasuke.

"I really can't tell you."

Therefore, Itachi said this with no change in expression, and just like that, the negotiations between the two sides came to a complete breakdown.

"In that case, we have no choice but to fight."

Both sides were well aware that a battle was inevitable, and the Konoha ninjas wouldn't just stand by and watch them swagger away.

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"Then let me cut them down."

Kisame was not surprised but delighted, and pulled out the Sharknae sword from its back, looking quite pleased.

Although both were from the Village of Blood Mist, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Sue's personality was no better than Zabuza's or Raiga's; they were all bloodthirsty and warlike madmen.

Therefore, upon hearing that there was a fight to be fought, he couldn't help but feel very excited.

"Let's finish this quickly."

Itachi frowned. Knowing Kisame's strength, he dared not let this so-called tailless tailed beast really go berserk. He quickly reminded him, "We're too close to Konoha Village. If this doesn't end, we might not be able to escape."

"So, you cover me while I go all out to eliminate their fighting power, and then we'll retreat as quickly as possible."

"Kaleidoscope Sharingan, activated. Tsukuyomi!"

"Kaleidoscope Sharingan, activate!"

0173 The Eternal Kaleidoscope, Rinnegan

Having decided on the strategic course, Itachi Uchiha stopped talking nonsense and, with a thought, softly commanded, "Mangekyou Sharingan, activate."

"Be careful."

Kakashi was startled and quickly reminded Asuma and Kurenai to his left and right, "Don't look into his eyes except for me and Yang Lei."

Upon hearing this, Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi didn't ask why, and closed their eyes with complete trust.

Yang Lei raised an eyebrow. He was unaware that Asuma had already told Kakashi his secret, and even less aware that it was because Kakashi had accidentally seen him with his Sharingan and Byakugan activated.

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However, he wasn't stupid. At least he knew that Kakashi knew his secret. It's just a matter of how much he knew, but at the very least, he knew that he had the Sharingan.

With that in mind, Yang Lei stopped holding back and activated his Sharingan. He looked into Itachi's eyes and instantly obtained all the information about Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan, as well as the principles behind this power.

"Tsukuyomi".

Itachi ignored everyone else. Because Kakashi also had the Sharingan, he thought for a moment and then used Tsukuyomi on Kakashi, figuring that if Kakashi had the Sharingan, he shouldn't be hurt too badly.

Otherwise, if it were Asuma or Kurenai Yuhi, he was afraid they might die.

"Uh."

Just then, Yang Lei suddenly let out a muffled groan. Despite not being attacked, he suddenly covered his eyes and fell to the side, tumbling directly into the lake beside him. This puzzled Kisame, who glanced at Itachi. He didn't know who Itachi had attacked and thought the brat had been killed.

What puzzled Kisame was that, since he was just a little devil, there was no need to unleash her ultimate attack on him.

Let's put aside what's happening on the shore for now and look at the water.

"What happened?"

Underwater, Yang Lei pressed hard against his eyes, gritting his teeth to endure the pain. He felt as if his eyes were being burned by flames, the pain was so intense.

The sensation came so suddenly that Yang Lei had no chance to prepare, and he didn't even know the source of the pain.

However, this feeling also faded quickly. When Yang Lei finally calmed down, a look of surprise flashed across his face. He let go of his hands and opened his eyes again, only to see that his three-tomoe Sharingan had turned into a purple windmill shape.

Unlike Itachi's, Yang Lei's windmill is not a triangular windmill, but a hexagonal windmill.

"The eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?"

Yang Lei raised his hand to his eye, speechless, and muttered to himself, "So, when I copied Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan, I also obtained all the information about it, which allowed my Sharingan to evolve and reach the Mangekyou level in one fell swoop."

It turns out that although Yang Lei's Sharingan was copied from the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, it was not a fake, but a real Sharingan. Therefore, his Sharingan could evolve and was no different from the Sharingan awakened by normal Uchiha clan members.

Previously, Yang Lei had tried many methods to evolve his Sharingan into the Mangekyou Sharingan, but in the end, he found that no matter what he did, it had no effect whatsoever.

And today, after he received information about the Mangekyou Sharingan from Itachi, he actually managed to evolve his Sharingan into the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Not only that, but because he copied Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan, the combination of the two Mangekyou Sharingan allowed him to awaken the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan in one fell swoop.

"not only that."

As soon as Yang Lei had a thought, his eyes suddenly changed, transforming from the eternal Mangekyou Sharingan with its six-cornered windmill shape into black circular eyes. What else could it be but the Rinnegan?

"He's even awakened the Rinnegan?"

As Yang Lei sensed the changes within himself, a surge of excitement welled up within him. With a thought, a loud 'boom' resounded, and Yang Lei was suddenly enveloped in golden chakra, which eventually transformed into a golden robe that draped over his body, with nine black Truth-Seeking Balls swirling around him.

This is actually the Sage of Six Paths Mode?

But didn't Yang Lei say before that to activate the Six Paths Sage Mode, one would need the Ten-Tails' chakra?

In retrospect, both Yang Lei and the author overthought things. The Tenseigan and Rinnegan are the same level of eye techniques with very similar abilities, only differing in some aspects.

Then, the Sage Modes they come with are all quite similar, such as the Chakra Cloak, Truth-Seeking Balls, and so on.

Since the Reincarnation Sage Mode doesn't require so much trouble, it proves that the Six Paths Sage Mode can be activated without the Ten-Tails' chakra.

For example, in the original work, the Sage of Six Paths, Otsutsuki Yuu, was not the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki at the beginning; the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki was his mother.

At that time, wouldn't the raincoat be able to activate the Sage Mode of Six Paths and master the Truth-Seeking Balls?

Therefore, as long as one possesses the physique of an immortal and spiritual power, one can activate the immortal mode.

The Tenseigan is the Reincarnation Sage Mode, while the Rinnegan is the Six Paths Sage Mode.

Now, Yang Lei has evolved both his Byakugan and Sharingan to the final level, and because he has a Sage Physique, he has also unlocked two Sage Modes, which has greatly increased his strength.

"This is truly a case of finding something you've been searching high and low for without any effort, hahaha."

Yang Lei couldn't help but laugh out loud, but in his moment of triumph, he forgot that he was still underwater. He choked on a mouthful of lake water, which made him cough several times before he quickly swam to the surface.

Meanwhile, on the shore, a fierce battle was raging. Asuma was in a sorry state, with many wounds inflicted by Kisame's Sharohashi sword, bleeding profusely.

On the other side, Kurenai Yuhi didn't fare any better. She was a ninja skilled in genjutsu, but today she was facing an Uchiha with Sharingan. In particular, Itachi's Sharingan was more focused on genjutsu, which made her even more uncomfortable.

As for Kakashi, he was already lying down. He had been tormented by Itachi in the world of Tsukuyomi. Seventy-two hours had taken a toll on his mental strength. The fact that he didn't die on the spot showed that Kakashi's willpower was far beyond that of ordinary people.

"Whoosh!"

Just as Asma and Kurenai's situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable, a person suddenly emerged from the lake. Who else could it be but Yang Lei?

It only made those present feel disgusted and confused, and they were left speechless and bewildered.

Asuma had seen Yang Lei's Reincarnation Sage Mode before, but Yang Lei was now activating Six Paths Sage Mode. Both the color of his chakra cloak and the feeling he gave off were different, which surprised Asuma.

Itachi and Kisame exchanged a glance, stunned by the appearance of Yang Lei's eyes. They discovered that Yang Lei also possessed the Rinnegan? This discovery truly shocked them.

Itachi, in particular, couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Perhaps he really shouldn't have come back this time. Otherwise, if that kid had continued to grow, he would definitely have been able to stand on his own in the end.

But now, unless they can defeat Kisame, Akira will definitely find out about this news very soon.

"Let's retreat. His intelligence must be relayed back as soon as possible."

This time, it was Kisame who said to retreat. He formed hand seals and shouted, "Water Release: Exploding Water Wave. Water Release: Infinite Shark!"

Yang Lei had just come out when he was hit squarely by Kisame's ninjutsu before he could even react. After he finally managed to deal with the water, which was as big as a lake and contained at least a thousand sharks, he looked ahead but there was no sign of Kisame or Itachi.

"Oops!".

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0174 News Leaked!

After blocking Kisame's attack, Yang Lei looked ahead, but there was no sign of Itachi or Kisame. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh no!"

He thought his strength was so great that he could instantly kill a Kage-level opponent, but to his surprise, he was taught a lesson by two Kage-level powerhouses right from the start.

First, Kisame seized the opportunity, not too early, not too late, just as he came up from underwater, a wide-ranging attack came down. Konoha Village was not far behind him. Do you think he should defend or not?

After he finally managed to defend against Kisame's technique, the two of them didn't fight him at all and took the opportunity to escape, leaving him with nothing but a helpless sigh. Kage-level fighters are indeed worthy of being called Kage-level fighters; killing them is really quite difficult.

As for why he said it was terrible, it was because he had just thought he could kill Kisame, so he didn't turn off the Rinnegan and Six Paths Sage Mode. Now, one of his trump cards is about to be exposed.

If we add the Tenseigan and Tensei Senjutsu mode that he never intended to hide, it seems that besides the Eye of Revelation, Byakugan, and Sharingan, he has already revealed two of the five great dojutsu, and they are both advanced versions of the Byakugan and Sharingan. If someone who knows the inside story finds out, he may not be able to keep his secret.

For example, the deceased Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito knew that the Rinnegan evolved from the Sharingan. Therefore, once Obito knew that Yang Lei actually possessed the Rinnegan, and considering the Tenseigan and the Reincarnation Sage Mode, he could probably follow the clues and find out more of his secrets.

"It seems so."

As he descended from mid-air, Yang Lei glanced at Asuma and Kurenai not far away, and at Kakashi whom they were helping up. He couldn't help but sigh to himself, "Looks like trouble is about to come. I really brought this on myself."

. . . . . .

Since it had already happened, there was no point in thinking about it anymore. Yang Lei went back and, along with Asuma and Kurenai, escorted Kakashi back to the village, taking him directly to Konoha Hospital. There was nothing seriously wrong with him, except that he was quite mentally exhausted.

Then look in a corner of the village, inside Danzo's room.

"What 々~?"

Danzo, who was inside the room, suddenly exclaimed in surprise. He jumped up and rushed to a Root member at the door, grabbed him by the collar, and asked urgently, "You mean, you mean Yang Lei actually possesses the Rinnegan?"

As mentioned before, currently only legends about the three great dojutsu circulate in the ninja world: the Sharingan, the Byakugan, and the Rinnegan.

The Sharingan and Byakugan are the bloodline limits of the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, two of the most powerful clans in Konoha.

The Rinnegan is considered quite mystical; apart from the Sage of Six Paths possessing it, no one else in the ninja world has ever had it.

Therefore, the Rinnegan is also known as the Sage's Eye, and apart from the Sage of Six Paths, no one else can master this eye technique.

The Rinnegan reappeared today, which greatly shocked and excited Danzo.

"only."

After the initial excitement subsided, Danzo frowned. Yang Lei was the grandson of the Third Hokage and Asuma's adopted son. No matter how much he wanted to obtain this power, he could not succeed, and he didn't even dare to make a move.

Don't forget that Jiraiya openly monitored him before. The meaning of this is self-evident. The Third Hokage was telling Danzo that he knew they could not coexist peacefully, so it was only natural for him to be wary of him. He might even kill Danzo if he got the chance.

After all, the Third Hokage was about to step down, and it was only natural to deal with Danzo, who was his biggest political enemy.

"It seems so."

Danzo sighed again and muttered to himself, "I guess I'll have to find help outside."

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Meanwhile, at the border of the Land of Fire.