Chapter 117

Ishihara looked at him with a half-smile and asked.

Fugaku said with a grave expression:

"I am indeed curious about your Sharingan!"

"But that is not the most important matter; I have a more significant proposal to discuss with you!"

"However, before that, perhaps we still need to understand each other's strength!"

In the future he had deduced, the two had also fought.

That battle ultimately ended without a result, concluding in a draw.

This was the foundation for his subsequent negotiations with Ishihara.

Therefore, he knew very well that to discuss cooperation, he must first display his strength, especially his Mangekyō!

Cooperation?

Ishihara was somewhat surprised.

To be honest, before coming he had thought of many scenarios, but he had never imagined the Uchiha clan would come to propose cooperation.

However, after hearing Fugaku's subsequent words, Ishihara immediately smiled.

He had been thinking of finding an opportunity to see whether Fugaku had truly awakened the Mangekyō to study it; now he had come to his door himself.

But such a provocation at his doorstep still made Ishihara somewhat displeased.

"Clan Head Fugaku, are you not afraid I will kill you?"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku snorted coldly, directly activated the Mangekyō, and wore an arrogant expression.

"Now, do you still think you can kill me?!"

This was the Mangekyō Sharingan!

Fugaku had absolute confidence in this; he would never be defeated!

Seeing this, Ishihara's spirits immediately lifted.

"It truly is the Mangekyō Sharingan!"

Byakugan, open!

Transparent World, open!

Buzz—

Instantly, Ishihara's vision changed.

He focused his line of sight on Fugaku's Mangekyō, carefully observing the details within it.

"Indeed, the internal structure of his Mangekyō Sharingan differs from Obito's!"

"I wonder if I can develop a new secret technique today!"

Ishihara grinned excitedly.

"Just try it and you'll know!"

The wind stopped; the entire forest became incredibly quiet at that moment.

The two stared at each other.

Suddenly, Fugaku moved.

The Mangekyō spun rapidly.

"Sharingan Genjutsu!"

"Genjutsu Space!"

Buzz—

Two massive amounts of chakra collided violently, then canceled each other out!

"This guy actually blocked the Genjutsu cast by the Mangekyō Sharingan so easily?!"

Fugaku was shocked in his heart.

Although he had long known Ishihara's Genjutsu was extremely terrifying, he never expected the opponent to be this strong.

"Too weak. Is this really the dōjutsu of the Mangekyō Sharingan?"

Ishihara sighed; the disappointment in his heart was genuine.

It seems the Mangekyō is not as strong as I imagined; it cannot even break my Genjutsu Space.

"Don't get too arrogant!"

With his technique easily blocked, Fugaku felt he had lost face; his heart was filled with shame and anger, and he roared:

"Let you witness the true Mangekyō dōjutsu!"

It's finally coming!

Ishihara's heart jolted; he frantically concentrated his line of sight on Fugaku's left eye.

There, chakra was fluctuating wildly!

Dōjutsu power was being consumed rapidly!

"Sage Art: Lightning Body Flicker!"

Boom!!!

Chakra erupted from his body, forming a terrifying shockwave that swept out in all directions.

"Amaterasu!!!"

With a low roar from Fugaku.

Ishihara immediately sensed something unusual on his body; a sense of crisis enveloped his heart.

Without thinking, he immediately shifted sideways.

Buzz—

Instantly, a black flame appeared at his previous location, burning ceaselessly, even scorching the earth itself.

"This is Amaterasu Black Flame!"

A gleam flashed in Ishihara's eyes as his figure flickered repeatedly, dodging Fugaku's attacks.

Buzzzzzz—

Time and again, the Amaterasu Black Flames were easily dodged by him.

"Life Chain!"

While dodging, Ishihara's chakra suddenly surged onto those burning black flames.

"Fury, destruction, devastation—what a terrifying feeling!"

"This feeling is Fire Release; such a familiar sensation!"

"Could it be that the Black Flame is merely the ultimate nature transformation of Fire Release chakra? Just like the Water Transformation Secret Technique, is it another evolutionary direction for chakra?!"

Feeling the result of his analysis of the Black Flame, Ishihara found it hard to believe.

But.

【You have analyzed the essence of the Amaterasu Black Flame; you have created the Black Flame Cultivation Method.】

【Black Flame Cultivation Method: Upon mastering it, one can wield the Amaterasu Black Flame.】

With the facts laid bare before his eyes, Ishihara had no choice but to believe reality.

The Amaterasu Black Flame is the superior Kekkei Genkai of Fire Release chakra!

The more powerful the ability, the more ordinary its underlying principle often is.

Just like the Wood Release.

Yet after reviewing it, Ishihara felt that without the Mangekyō Sharingan, it would be nearly impossible for anyone in the Ninja World to cultivate the Black Flame.

Because the requirements for nature transformation and shape transformation of Fire Release chakra are far too high!

Even for him, it would likely require endless cultivation time to meet those requirements!

"What is that guy doing?!"

Within the Sharingan's vision, Fugaku could naturally see Ishihara's chakra appearing upon the Amaterasu Black Flame.

This gave him a foreboding sense of something wrong.

"Could he be trying to research Amaterasu?!"

"You must be joking!!"

Fugaku's heart burned with fury.

His pride and joy, the Mangekyō Dōjutsu, had become someone else's research material.

Even though he had prepared himself, he still felt utterly humiliated at this moment!

"Susanoo!!!"