Uchiha Akaishi Tour

"The desire for life, the pursuit of strength, and the dream of immortality are all illusions..."

"This is a tribulation of life, and also a tribulation of reluctance..."

Upon hearing this voice, Akaishi instinctively understood the nature of this trial.

In this "illusion," one's deepest "unforgettable life" is relived, and one's rational consciousness regarding the trial is blurred... At this moment, Akaishi will not think with "I am undergoing a trial" as the premise, but will completely recreate the scene at that time!

After realizing this, Akaishi's consciousness blurred for a moment, and he felt as if he were "Hongyan" again, back in the operating room...

However, the difference is that even though Akaishi's "I am undergoing a test" was blurred, ... not only his "hippocampus" but also his "hypothalamus" were perfectly fine and not taken over.

Right now, Akaishi is just immersed in a ridiculous plot!

And just then...

"Trial seeker, you may give half of your lifespan to save the person before you. Are you willing?"

A mysterious voice echoed in the operating room.

Akaishi:……

Although Akaishi was unaware that he was undergoing a test at this moment, however...

"I'd be willing my ass!" Akaishi laughed in anger as he became engrossed in the story again.

Desire Gate: ...

In an instant, the illusion collapsed, and Chi Shi returned to the Gate of Desire.

At the same time, he regained consciousness and realized that he was in a trial, and had already passed the second test...

This level is both easy and difficult!

It will recreate the scene when the test taker most wants to save a life, and then give the test taker a chance to save the other person with their own life. If the test taker is greedy, the test will fail.

but……

Akaishi is now basically certain that, including in the previous trial, if the trial participants did not have a "strong bond" or "someone they desperately wanted to save" from beginning to end, they probably would not pass directly, but would fail directly!

Ultimately, "Rashomon" serves as the boundary between life and death. To make a pact with it, the test requires the test-taker to have a profound understanding of life and death, yet not to be greedy or act recklessly.

Canglan is right, the Uchiha clan is not suited for this test...

If it were a cold-blooded Uchiha clan member who was incompatible with the Sharingan, he would probably fail outright.

However, if it is an emotional Uchiha who has awakened the Sharingan, they will enter a cycle of "the more emotional they are, the stronger their Sharingan becomes, and the stronger their Sharingan becomes, the more emotional they become." Such clan members are extremely emotional, so how could they possibly pass the test?

Putting aside others, Akaishi himself would not have been able to pass this so-called test if he hadn't disrupted the rules of Rashomon with the "Immersive Platform"—after all, Akaishi is essentially an emotional Uchiha.

In the first stage, if only Lanwu and Minato are available, Akashi has no choice at all; in the second stage, if the scene of Lanwu dying appears, Akashi will most likely be greedy...

There wasn't a single obstacle he could overcome!

Now, as Akaishi steps out of the "Gate of Desire," he feels both relieved and uncertain...

The first two levels are all about exploiting bugs, but there are still three more levels to come!

As for whether or not to make further preparations?

such as……

No!

Akaishi had barely entertained the idea when he dismissed it, dismissing his desire to entrust the hippocampus to someone else.

Judging from the past twelve hours, the results have been excellent. Even without a physical examination, it is known that there has been significant progress in "anger" and "sorrow". Unfortunately, because there is no subjective emotion, Akaishi estimates that there is no "solitude".

But it's just too dangerous!

This time, after only twelve hours, Akaishi felt the difference of "completely real emotions." If the time were longer, especially in a story where the protagonist grows up from childhood, Akaishi worried that his personality would undergo a fundamental change.

Think of it...

Akaishi first had a "physical examination".

Although Akaishi had no idea to activate his Sharingan or stimulate chakra changes because his hippocampus was also under his care while he was immersed in the Sharingan, he had been activating his Sharingan all along!

Now, Akaishi's eye power is such that if he simply activates his Sharingan and closes his eyes to rest, he can maintain it for a whole day without any problem. He no longer needs to actively activate or deactivate it when he has emotions, as he did before.

If you don't want to conserve your eye power for cultivation, you can keep it active the whole time during "immersion".

After a physical examination, Akaishi discovered that the Fire Release technique "Incineration (Ai)" had not only reached 20%, but had also reached 22.91%. Since it exceeded 10%, there had not been such a large increase.

At the same time, the Wind Release's "Suppression (Rage)" also reached 15.03% in one go. After the Fire Release's "Scorching" reached 20%, Akashi turned to stimulate other attributes. Since he might be going to the Rain Country battlefield, Akashi's second choice was the Wind attribute.

"The growth is indeed tempting, but... um?" Akaishi suddenly paused.

The Yang Dun (阳遁) skill level has now reached 1.07%!

For a long time, the progress of chakra change in "Yang Release" and "Yin Release" has not increased at all, and Akashi has habitually assumed that they are 0. However, Akashi just discovered that Yang Release has actually made a breakthrough from zero - it has exceeded 1%!

Just as Akaishi had predicted...

"Yang Release" and "Yin Release" have always been different from the five basic attributes. They not only lack progress but also lack the six "???" symbols, having only a "0%" symbol. Therefore, Akaishi has always suspected that Yang Release and Yin Release do not have distinct properties.

Now it seems that it was indeed so...

The growth of Yang Dun only shows a "total number" and does not have a detailed nature.

At the same time, what Akaishi cared about even more was, of course...

"What kind of emotion drives this 'Yang Release'? Is it simply a matter of needing hippocampal authority? No... then my usual subjective emotional fluctuations don't seem to cause any changes in Yang Release..." Akaishi didn't understand why for a moment.

All I know is that this new emotion must have been quite prevalent in the stone just now; otherwise, even with the high increase brought about by the "opening of hippocampal permissions," it wouldn't have directly broken through 1%.

Because his Sharingan had been active for twelve hours, Akaishi wasn't sure which emotion had triggered the change in his Yang Release chakra.

but……

Even Akaishi has a way!

If it were less than 1%, Akaishi would really be clueless. But since it's more than 1%, things will be easier... 1% means that his Yang Release chakra has already subtly increased. What Akaishi needs to do next is to carefully recall exactly when his Yang Release chakra subtly changed, and what his emotions were like at that moment.

"You want to go into the operating room to save someone? Then kneel down and kowtow!"

[This is it!] After recalling the past, Akaishi discovered the moment of transformation.

As the immersion was nearing its end, "Hongyan," who had already lost too much blood, staggered one last time and knelt before the madwoman, begging to be taken into the operating room to save someone...

"It's not sorrow, nor anger... I understand this emotion!"

Akaishi's expression shifted, and he vaguely guessed the special emotion required for Yang Release: "sacrifice," or rather, "dedication" or "salvation." In short, it's a special emotion of thinking of others and even sacrificing oneself. In Konoha's words, it's the "Will of Fire"! Burning oneself to light up others.

Both the previous immersion and Akaishi himself lacked this kind of emotion.

When Lan Wu was seriously injured, the attack on the old man who resembled Uchiha Madara was probably the closest Akaishi came to this emotion. However, at that time, Akaishi's entire attention was on the battle, and he had no time to worry about stimulating chakra changes...

However, during the "immersive" scene just now, Hong Yan did have this emotion many times. It was when he knelt down and begged to enter the operating room that Akashi felt that his Yang Release chakra seemed to change!

There are other forms of "immersion," too...

"Donating corneas to your girlfriend's ex-boyfriend, donating a kidney to your ex-girlfriend's husband...don't those count?" Akashi thought for a moment and then felt there was a flaw.

However, lacking controllable variables, Akaishi can only speculate that it's due to the influence of subjective emotions… Perhaps the "purity" of these emotions is quite high, so the influence of subjective emotions must be excluded; otherwise, simultaneously "sacrificing" and "enjoying" wouldn't create an effective stimulus. Let's just speculate like this for now…

"The harvest is really substantial..." Akaishi sighed. Although the hippocampus is really great, wouldn't it be even better if the amygdala were also stored there?

Unfortunately, Akaishi wouldn't dare do that now.

Looking at the huge blue "Rashomon" in the distance, Akaishi resolutely walked over—this gun can't be sharpened any longer.

Since that's the case, while I'm in good shape, I'll immediately accept the third round of challenges!

"Trial seeker, this is the Gate of Sin. To attain the Avici Hell, one must undergo the third test... Are you ready?" the Gate of Sin spoke.

"Sin? Fine! Come on!" Akaishi patted his face, encouraging himself.

Sin Gate: ...

Akashi didn't know why, but the gate to sin before him seemed somewhat speechless.

Perhaps it shares a common concept with the first two?

That's your assessment problem, not my responsibility, right?

With these thoughts in mind, Akaishi walked directly into the Gate of Sin...

"Sin is not a reason for repentance, but a direct proof of guilt."

"Everything you see is a soul you have wronged with your own hands."

"Whether it was accidental killing on the battlefield, negligence, or a regret stemming from circumstances beyond one's control..."

"These are all your past experiences, not reasons for regret, but foundations for facing reality. Now... can you break through them?"

After entering the Gate of Sin, Akaishi heard the voice of the Gate of Sin again.

"Hmm? Can it be broken? This test... is it related to combat strength?" Akashi was slightly puzzled.

The next moment, a knife stuck upside down appeared in front of Akashi, and Akashi stepped forward and pulled it out.

Then, bright figures began to emerge from the darkness.

Akaishi wasn't inexperienced in killing people, from the Cloud Ninja who kidnapped Kushina, to the Rain Ninja who invaded the Land of Iron, to the petty thugs among his mission targets... But now, before Akaishi, none of them were present, but rather...

The wife who was killed by her lover, the father who forced himself to donate a kidney to his brother on his deathbed, the princess who committed suicide for love... even the little girl who failed to be saved before was there!

As the previous test indicated, any "death" that caused Akaishi to feel remorse would be materialized at this moment.

"Well, old friends are springing up like mushrooms after rain, all 'resurrected'..."

Perfect timing, let me kill them all again!