Uchiha's personal opinion

Uchiha Tokumitsu simply nodded.

"Tell me the truth, you awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, didn't you?"

Elder Sha Na asked again in a soft voice.

"Yes……"

Uchiha Tokumitsu hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry, it wasn't your subordinate who said it."

Elder Setsuna glanced at Uchiha Tokumitsu and understood what he was thinking.

"After awakening the Kaleidoscope, the power of the eye will have a... unique flavor."

Elder Shana thought for a moment and found a somewhat inappropriate description.

“I used to be Lord Madara’s subordinate, so I remember this feeling of suppression that comes from blood ties.”

"Bloodline..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu couldn't help but think of the origins of the Uchiha clan's bloodline.

"The kaleidoscope eye technique is a top secret that should be kept confidential, and you did the right thing."

Elder Setsuna took out three scrolls from his sleeve and handed them to Uchiha Tokumitsu.

“This is…” Uchiha Tokumitsu took the scroll with some hesitation.

"The family's forbidden techniques, Ikina-ja and Ikinami."

Elder Setsuna said, "Since you have awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, and it seems that you were not misled by the temporary power brought by the Mangekyou Sharingan, then it is appropriate to give you these two techniques."

"...There is also a third scroll, which is the Kaleidoscope Journal written by Lord Ban. I secretly copied a copy before Lord Ban left the village."

For Uchiha Tokumitsu, this was an undeniably generous gift.

"The reason the clan abandoned Lord Madara is because the era of the ninja village is no longer suitable for ninja clans to fight alone." Elder Setsuna stopped Uchiha Tokumitsu from bowing. "The decline of the Fuma clan and the Tsuchigumo clan is the best proof of this."

"But the comfort of the ninja village is also a reason for the decline of the clan's strength. Being bogged down in the trivial matters of the police department for too long, the clan members will forget how to fight, and once their strength declines, they will inevitably lose their status."

"The training of a ninja is like rowing against the current; if you don't advance, you fall behind."

Uchiha Tokumitsu responded with a reply.

“That’s right!” Like an ordinary old man who has long been unable to find someone to confide in, Elder Setsuna continued, “Therefore, it is very necessary to let the clansmen see blood. Deguang-kun, you have done a good job in this regard.”

“I once had a dream that after I died, my entire clan was slaughtered by a traitor…” Upon returning to the gates of the elder’s residence, Elder Setsuna stopped and turned to Uchiha Tokumitsu, saying, “But since learning of Danzo’s death, I haven’t had any more nightmares…”

Uchiha Tokumitsu remained silent.

"Tomorrow I will announce to the clan that you will succeed as clan leader, and the future is in your hands."

Elder Setsuna patted Uchiha Tokumitsu on the shoulder and stepped into his residence.

Uchiha Tokumitsu bowed to Elder Setsuna's retreating figure before leaving on his own.

The moonlight is truly beautiful tonight.

Uchiha Tokumitsu quietly activated his Mangekyou Sharingan, staring directly at the moon where the goddess of the rabbit lay in eternal rest.

Chapter 126 The Mystery of the Kaleidoscope

The three scrolls of profound secrets obtained from Elder Setsuna were of great use to Uchiha Tokukō.

The effects of the two Sharingan forbidden techniques are self-evident. Izanagi grants the user two extra lives, while Izanami prevents others from gaining an extra life.

The only pity is that using forbidden techniques will inevitably lead to blindness in one eye, so Uchiha Tokumitsu only mentally rehearsed the two forbidden techniques after memorizing their formulas.

However, Madara Uchiha's Kaleidoscope Journal is of extraordinary significance.

After carefully examining the notes, Uchiha Tokumitsu discovered that the so-called Mangekyou Sharingan Notebook was actually a special notebook used by Uchiha Madara to record his experiences using the Mangekyou Sharingan.

However, this notebook at least to some extent dispelled his fear that overuse of the Mangekyou Sharingan would lead to blindness.

According to Madara Uchiha's description, the Mangekyou Sharingan consumes the most ocular power in Susanoo, followed by Mangekyou eye techniques, while the ocular power consumption is negligible when simply activating the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Uchiha Tokumitsu had long wanted to try out his Mangekyou Sharingan.

Because he is an only child, he has no opportunity to find another pair of Mangekyou Sharingan to replace his own, so the path of evolving into the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan through eye replacement is blocked.

Moreover, he has no chance to seize it for the time being.

But if you have a kaleidoscope but have no chance to use it or dare not use it, what's the difference between having a kaleidoscope and not having one at all?

However, activating Susanoo within the Konoha barrier would be too ostentatious, and Uchiha Tokumitsu doesn't intend to reveal information about the Mangekyou Sharingan in the short term.

So, before dawn the next day, Uchiha Tokumitsu led his ninja guards out of Konoha and headed straight for the Land of Whirlpools.

After its destruction, the Land of Whirlpools was a desolate wasteland, with neither Kirigakure nor Konoha deploying any ninja forces to this sensitive area. It was the perfect testing ground for ninjutsu.

"Let's try piloting a Gundam first..."

After dismissing the ninja guards to disperse and maintain vigilance, Uchiha Tokumitsu was eager to try his luck.

Taking a deep breath and suppressing his excitement, Uchiha Tokumitsu began to construct ninjutsu based on the innate pattern of the Mangekyou Sharingan and combined with the techniques for conserving eye power from Uchiha Madara's notes.

"Susanoo!"

The Mangekyou Sharingan suddenly accelerated its rotation, and the vast power within its eyes was rapidly drawn out like flowing water.

The chakra within his body and the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan intertwined and merged, releasing, condensing, and enveloping at an extremely fast speed.

The Mangekyou Sharingan's power, combined with chakra, gradually formed an abdominal cavity in the shape of ribs and arms in the shape of bones. Uchiha Tokumitsu stood within the Susanoo, his body protected by thick, hard ribs.

"The initial form of Susanoo..."

When activating Susanoo for the first time, Uchiha Tokumitsu was a bit cautious, so he didn't extract much of the Mangekyou Sharingan power.

The Susanoo, in its initial form, swung its left hand, and a patch of trees beside it was easily snapped in half like soft weeds.

Susanoo clenched its right fist and slammed it down on a huge rock. The boulder turned to dust under the immense force and the burning chakra.

"What if that punch landed on Sarutobi..."

In its initial form, a casual strike from Susanoo is equivalent to the power of a C-rank ninjutsu. If an ordinary ninja were to be directly struck, they would likely be reduced to a bloody pulp with a single punch.

What if we unlock an even higher form?

What if you perform a ninjutsu in Susanoo form and amplify it using the Mangekyou Sharingan eye technique [Kami-oh-san] of your left eye?

Having silently experienced the power of the initial form of Susanoo, Uchiha Tokumitsu was even more eager to experience the power of a higher stage of Susanoo.

"The consumption of my eye power isn't too great, let's try again, there's no harm in trying..."

He once again drew upon the Mangekyou Sharingan power from his eyes and channeled it into Susanoo, while the chakra within his body was rapidly depleted, like a floodgate being opened.

"Pong!"

A skull condensed above the abdomen of Susanoo.

Then, the arms began to solidify from bones into complete arm shapes, and the ribs were covered with a chakra membrane similar to skin, greatly enhancing both attack and defense capabilities.

Uchiha Tokumitsu once again manipulated Susanoo to slam the ground.

"boom!"

With one punch, a huge crater two meters deep appeared in the ground.

"The energy expenditure is relatively high, but it's still acceptable..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu, not one to stop now, fiercely extracted his eye power once more.

"Susanoo!!!"

A purple light shot into the sky, and with the intertwining of cold and murderous eye power, the Susanoo, in its semi-skeletal form, grew its meridians and flesh under the intertwining of eye power and chakra.

With a clench of the arm controlling Susanoo, an enormous longsword materialized and manifested.

He casually wielded his longsword in the style of the Uchiha school of swordsmanship, and a massive sword light slashed out.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"

The sword light struck a small hill, and the violent explosion sent up plumes of dust into the sky. Under the devastating force, the hill was leveled.

Such power truly befits the ultimate strength of the Uchiha clan.

"call……"

After exhaling, Uchiha Tokumitsu deliberately dispelled his Susanoo form.

My eyes were already a little sore after just a short while of trying it out.

The unparalleled power hidden deep within his pupils surged forth again as Susanoo dissipated, gradually filling his eye sockets. However, Uchiha Tokumitsu also sensed that a small amount of the vast power within his pupils had already vanished.

In other words, the depletion of pupil power is almost irreversible and permanent.

This may be why overuse of the Mangekyou Sharingan can lead to blindness.

Moreover, the amount of chakra consumed in constructing the Susanoo form was quite terrifying. At this point, Uchiha Tokumitsu already felt completely empty and hollow inside his body.

"Although it can be manifested at will, it's still a long way from practical use in combat, and the higher the form, the greater the consumption..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu took out a blank notebook, found a rock to sit on, and began to record his experience of using the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"The initial form consumes approximately the same amount of chakra as an A-rank ninjutsu, and maintaining the Susanoo form also requires a continuous consumption of chakra..."

"...To reach the second form, the amount of chakra required to construct the Susanoo form in conjunction with the eye power is approximately equivalent to five A-rank ninjutsu."

After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Tokumitsu wrote down two more keywords and circled each one to indicate their importance.

"Pupil power".

"Chakra".

Compared to ordinary ninja clans, the Uchiha clan's chakra reserves are relatively abundant, especially after awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, which caused their chakra reserves to surge again. In the way described in my previous life, it was similar to the level of "chakra jinla," but it was far inferior to the "chakra tonla" of the Senju, Uzumaki, and other clans who were born with Sage Mode bodies.

The amount of chakra directly affects how long the Susanoo form can be maintained.

"Hashirama is indeed a treasure..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu remembered the incredibly useful Hashirama cells.

Hashirama cells can increase chakra reserves and strengthen the body, as well as restore eye power and compensate for the deficiencies of the Mangekyou Sharingan. For the Uchiha who have awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, Hashirama cells are practically a panacea.

The Root has now been destroyed, and the remnants have been cleared away by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. However, the Hashirama cells that were originally stored at the Root base should be retrieved and preserved by the Anbu.