Chapter 49

He merely glanced over it briefly,

and Madara Uchiha had already read all the content recorded on the scroll.

"No!! This method is too evil!!"

"I can't do it!!"

He never imagined there could be such a thing as the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan,

but the method to awaken the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan was too cruel!!

Even Madara Uchiha could not endure this!!

To awaken the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, one needs the Mangekyo Sharingan of a closest relative,

only when two Mangekyo Sharingan with closely related bloodlines merge as one,

can the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan be awakened!!!

And the success rate is not guaranteed,

the closer the blood relation between the two, the higher the success rate.

Does this mean I must take the eyes of my own clan members,

even possibly the eyes of my father or my brother, Uchiha Izuna??!

For Madara Uchiha,

this is utterly unacceptable!!!

After all,

he pushed himself so hard in cultivation just to protect his brother!!

If I did this,

wouldn't it be completely backwards??!

43. You're not thinking of plucking out my eyes, are you?

【Rosha: I never thought… the legendary Demon of the Ninja World actually has such deep emotional bonds?! It seems the records of the Ninja World aren't entirely true…】

【Fourth Raikage: I clearly misunderstood Madara Uchiha too much!! Someone who cares this deeply for his brother can't be all that terrible!!】

【Tobirama Senju: Hmph… This clan is inherently evil from the bone marrow!! Only they could come up with such a horrifying method to awaken their eyes!!】

【Hashirama Senju: Tobirama!! Your prejudice against Madara is too deep!!】

【Madara Uchiha: Izuna… if not for my brother's eyes, I would've been blind long ago…】

【Orochimaru: Interesting… so the Mangekyo Sharingan isn't even the end? There's something beyond it—the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan…】

【Tsunade: Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan!!! I must obtain it!!!】

【Sasuke Uchiha: So this is why he spared my life? No wonder… now I understand… I will make you repent in hell for everything you've done!!】

【Jiraiya: Tsunade, if you were to act, could you cure the blindness caused by the Mangekyo Sharingan?】

【Tsunade: I cannot do this. I doubt any medic-nin in the entire Ninja World could achieve this… Mangekyo Sharingan-induced blindness is like a hereditary Kekkei Genkai disease… currently, no method exists to reverse it…】

【Fourth Hokage: Perhaps this is the price of power—gaining great strength always demands a sacrifice…】

…

Seeing Madara Uchiha's dejected expression,

Hashirama Senju decided to drop a bombshell!!

"Madara, actually… your condition might still be salvageable…"

"Perhaps I have a way to ease your blindness…"

Hashirama Senju's words

struck Madara Uchiha's heart

like a boulder cast into a still lake, exploding violently!!!!

"You know, the Senju clan has always been renowned for their formidable physical constitution…"

"And my Wood Release embodies life itself…"

"The Senju and Uchiha clans, from their origins, are brotherly clans…"

"So I believe my Wood Release might heal your eyes…"

Thinking of his years of testing and speculation,

Hashirama Senju was ninety percent certain of these claims.

Hashirama Senju opened his palm,

a small sapling lay quietly upon it.

"But this is only my hypothesis."

"It might work on ordinary Sharingan."

"Whether it works on Mangekyo Sharingan—I don't know!!!"

"It's fine, Hashirama. Things have come to this; they can't get any worse."

"I've already accepted that I'll go blind."

"I'd rather be blind myself than transplant my father's or Izuna's eyes."

"Just giving me a glimmer of hope in this moment of despair is already more than enough."

Madara Uchiha smiled bitterly, speaking with indifference.

Seeing Madara Uchiha wasn't overly despondent,

Hashirama Senju silently nodded in approval!!!

This was the Madara Uchiha he knew!!!

No matter the direst predicament, no matter the greatest hardship,

He would never give up easily,

He would never be knocked down so easily!!!

"Madara... this is actually just a hypothesis of mine."

"These past few years, the speed at which my strength has advanced has been getting slower and slower."

"So I've also been racking my brain for ways to improve my own strength, hoping I can become even stronger."

After hearing Hashirama Senju say this,

Madara Uchiha's face immediately took on a speechless expression.

The speed of your strength improving is still slow??

But in an instant, Madara Uchiha also figured out why Hashirama Senju would have such a thought?

Perhaps precisely because of this,

He was able to achieve what he has today!

Never satisfied with the status quo, forever yearning for a higher view.

"If the bloodlines of the two of us come from the same root, then naturally there wouldn't be too much rejection."

"So my Wood Release might be transplantable onto you..."

"Even... I might be able to awaken the Sharingan...!"

After these words came out,

It made Madara Uchiha understand even more just how crazy the Hashirama Senju before him was!!!

Looking at the longing transmitted from Hashirama Senju's eyes,

Madara Uchiha felt a chill run down his back even more.

If he hadn't known Hashirama Senju's character so well,

He would have even thought Hashirama Senju wanted to gouge out his Sharingan and transplant it onto himself!!!

From the very first moment Hashirama Senju saw Madara Uchiha use the Mangekyo Sharingan,

He had already conceived this idea in his heart!!!

If the Susano'o of the Mangekyo Sharingan were combined with his own Wood Release...

Thinking of a wooden figure clad in a giant purple armor,

Hashirama Senju felt some anticipation for the future!!

At his current level of strength,

To advance even one step further,

Was indeed already very difficult!!!