Chapter 172

Buzz—

Shihara activated his illusionary space once again, pulling Daoka inside.

Having learned from the failure of his previous experiment, he first used 【Mirror Flower, Water Moon】 to disrupt the other's five senses, lowering the difficulty of hypnosis.

Only then did he begin to hypnotize the other, planting the seed.

"You wish to replicate every secret technique in the Ninja World, protect the Uchiha clan, and defeat the Konoha leadership!"

Having done all this, Shihara breathed a sigh of relief.

He had already done everything within his power; now, he could only leave the rest to fate.

"As part of our deal, I will help you awaken the Mangekyō; from now on, you need only channel your secret technique with all your might!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Daoka took a deep breath and then activated his secret technique!

Hiss!!!

Excruciating pain swept through his entire body, causing his whole face to contort involuntarily.

This time, observing through the Byakugan, Shihara saw everything far more clearly and was profoundly shocked in his heart.

"Indeed, it is exactly like the situation when the Eighth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates is opened."

"This secret technique is frantically draining his life energy; his cells are rapidly decaying, dividing, and undergoing renewal and iteration!"

"His lifespan is plummeting wildly!"

Daoka had long known from Tekka what would happen.

Thus, he clenched his teeth tightly; even as they ground together with a creaking sound, he persisted in channeling the secret technique!

This extreme agony, just like when Ai went berserk, caused negative emotions to influence his Yin Release chakra, triggering subtle changes.

Similarly, the decay of bodily cells naturally included the special organ within his body.

During its constant process of renewal and iteration, continuously influenced by Yin Release chakra, it seemed to undergo a form of directed mutation.

With every cellular iteration, further mutations occurred.

This was something Shihara had failed to notice during his previous observations.

"Ugh!!!"

The accumulating pain made Daoka's face turn pale, his entire visage twitching uncontrollably.

Even his body began to undergo changes.

The iterated skin, muscles, bones, and other tissue cells had already shown signs of aging.

Manifested on the surface, Daoka had grown old; his skin had become slack, and his hair had turned gray.

He looked just like an elderly man devoid of vitality!

Witnessing this scene, the Uchiha Second Elder froze in shock on the spot, his whole body suddenly shuddering.

This young man, Daoka, had transformed into an old man in an instant.

If it had been himself undergoing this, he would probably already be... dead!

At this moment.

Outside the courtyard.

The Third Hokage was still agonizing over the transaction from earlier, but suddenly his expression stiffened.

"Wait a moment, the one who went in just now to make the deal was an Uchiha?! Damn it!!!"

His pupils constricted sharply, his face instantly turning extremely ugly; he stared at the courtyard, panting heavily, wishing he could rush in immediately.

He had actually forgotten that the purpose of the Uchiha clan's transaction with Shihara was to awaken the Mangekyō!

Just now, his anxiety had been so great that he forgot this point.

Now, it was too late to regret it!

He was both worried about coming into conflict with Shihara and concerned about directly triggering a war with the Uchiha; for a moment, he remained indecisive!

However, inside the courtyard.

This evolution was nearly complete!

Daoka had become even older than the Uchiha Second Elder.

This left the Uchiha Second Elder completely dumbfounded!

Shihara focused intently, staring at the situation inside Daoka's body.

The mutation speed of the special organ was faster than he had imagined; it was likely that Daoka's talent surpassed even Tekka's.

"Almost there! The mutation is imminent! A new Mangekyō is about to be born!"

Suddenly!

All the accumulation reached a critical point!

And then broke through that critical point!

Buzz—

The special organ had mutated!

A unique type of chakra was born, instantly surging into Uchiha Daoka's eyes.

The Three-Tomoe Sharingan automatically manifested, and subsequently, under the influence of this special chakra, its structure underwent changes.

A new pattern had formed!

"The Mangekyō Sharingan?!"

The Uchiha Second Elder watched this scene with excitement, his entire body trembling.

It was actually real!

The Mangekyō Sharingan had truly been awakened!

A miracle! A miracle!!

Fugaku felt a surge of excitement upon witnessing this scene.

Just as Hagane had awakened his Mangekyō, Ishihara had taken it away.

Now, the Uchiha clan truly possessed a new pair of Mangekyō.

"I have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan?!"

Uchiha Inaho shed tears of excitement.

Having paid the price of several decades of his lifespan, he had finally reached the pinnacle of the Uchiha!

It was all worth it!!!

Ishihara, quite satisfied with his masterpiece, asked, "What is your dōjutsu?"

Uchiha Inaho instantly shivered all over.

The question reminded him of Hagane's tragic fate last time, and he hurriedly sensed his own dōjutsu.

Soon, a stream of information flooded his mind, causing a strange glint to flash in his eyes.

Ishihara paused in confusion; did the Uchiha remember eating but forget the beating?

But just then, Inaho hesitated before saying:

"My dōjutsu is named Phantom; it can control an enemy's shadow."

Snap!

Ishihara slapped his forehead and let out a sigh.

Great, this experiment has failed again!

What the hell?

Fugaku's mouth twitched, and his gaze toward Ishihara became somewhat resentful.

Previously, Hagane had been influenced by Ishihara, and his dōjutsu was Lightning Release.

Now, Inaho had been influenced again, and his dōjutsu was related to shadows.

He felt some regret; if he had known, he shouldn't have let them watch Ishihara perform secret techniques or jutsu.

Next time, they absolutely must not be allowed to see!