Chapter 388: Mirror's Kaleidoscope Sharingan

"Really?"

Uchiha Jing's face bore an unmistakable excitement.

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang and Yuanfei Rizhan locked eyes, each seeing shock in the other's gaze.

They hadn't expected Lian Ye could help awaken the Kaleidoscope Sharingan!

"I said it first: there's a chance of success, not a certainty."

"Don't get too happy yet."

Lian Ye gave a preventive injection in advance, even he isn't certain it will definitely succeed.

To be honest, it was his first time using the eyes' Dojutsu.

Uchiha Jing calmed down and nodded seriously.

"Got it, Lian Ye, no matter what I must try!"

Now only Lian Ye can help him unlock the Kaleidoscope Sharingan; even if hope is slim, he must try his best.

He wants to awaken the Kaleidoscope Sharingan so badly!

Only possessing these eyes can deter the Eagle Faction within the clan.

Although Uchiha Jing is ostracized by clan members, he has never harbored hatred toward them.

His sole aim is to ease the conflict between the clan and the Village.

Unfortunately, the clan members aren't buying it.

Since words won't work, they'll resort to forceful deterrence.

Under Tuan Cang and Ri Zhan's curious gazes, Lian Ye and Jing stood opposite each other.

"Jing, stare directly into my eyes, do not resist."

Lian Ye activated the Kaleidoscope Sharingan and without hesitation used the left eye's Dojutsu 【Direct Impurity God】 on Jing.

A technique that can imprint intense emotions one has endured onto the target.

It belongs to powerful spiritual Genjutsu.

Such a Dojutsu is perfect for opening the eyes of an Uchiha.

As long as Uchiha Jing isn't that kind of divine being whose clan was annihilated in anger and who opened a single-hook jade, he can basically awaken the Kaleidoscope Sharingan.

Uchiha Jing took a deep breath, meeting Lian Ye's pair of Kaleidoscope Sharingan.

At the instant their gazes met—

Lian Ye's left eye suddenly emitted an eerie red glow, and terrifying Pupil Power surged forth in an instant!

"Direct Impurity God!"

It was not a physical attack, but a mental assault saturated with negative emotions.

It forced through Uchiha Jing's mental defenses and poured directly into the deepest part of his mind.

"Ugh—"

Uchiha Jing let out a painful groan, his body convulsed violently, and he knelt uncontrollably on the ground.

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang and Yuanfei Rizhan anxiously looked at the pained Jing, unsure whether Lian Ye's Genjutsu could successfully awaken his Kaleidoscope Sharingan.

Although Tuan Cang internally doesn't wish Jing to awaken the Kaleidoscope, if it does happen there is no major issue.

Jing is one of the few in the Uchiha Clan who possesses the Will of Fire.

He shouldn't do anything that opposes the Village.

At some point, the scene before Uchiha Jing changed.

The Hokage Office vanished.

He found himself alone, standing in a barren desert, with a red full moon hanging in the sky.

"Lian Ye? Tuan Cang? Ri Zhan?" Uchiha Jing subconsciously called out to his companions.

Unfortunately, aside from him, no life existed in that wasteland.

A gale lifted sand and gravel, striking his body.

An unprecedented massive sense of loneliness flooded over him like a tide.

The feeling arrived without any warning.

It wasn't ordinary loneliness, but a solitude abandoned by the whole world.

Uchiha Jing felt inexplicable panic, and could only keep moving forward, trying to find a way out.

He didn't know how long he had walked, yet he remained in the desert.

The inner loneliness grew stronger, making his heart ache to the point of breathlessness.

"Lian, Lian Ye..."

He wore a look of despair, wanting to leave the desert.

There was no time; he didn't know how long he had been here.

Every moment was excruciating.

After an unknown span, a stronger impact arrived.

Countless emotions he had never experienced yet felt incredibly real flooded his mind: pain, anger, despair, resentment...

Countless intense feelings intertwined.

He "experienced" the agony of watching a close relative die before his eyes, powerless to help.

He "felt" the resentment of being betrayed by a close friend, a dagger piercing his chest from behind.

He "saw" the fury of all Uchiha Clan members being annihilated by Lian Ye alone.

He "discovered" the despair of being trapped in the desert for a long time, unable to leave.

These intense emotions made him feel so sick he was nearly about to faint, as if he had truly experienced them himself.

Tears uncontrollably streamed from his eye sockets.

These were all the ultimate pains simulated by Lian Ye through the Kaleidoscope Dojutsu "Direct Impurity God".

He feared Uchiha Jing could not endure it, so he voluntarily lowered the difficulty and did not pour the Second Personality's pain into it.

Otherwise, Uchiha Jing would have become a fool before even opening his eyes.

Intense emotional fluctuations can indeed help a Uchiha open his eyes.

But when emotions exceed the body's tolerance, it easily turns one into an idiot.

"No… don't… this isn't mine… ah!"

Uchiha Jing clutched his head and knelt in the desert, letting out a mournful scream.

These pains, which did not belong to him yet felt incredibly real, almost crushed his consciousness completely.

His brain, for self‑protection.

Or rather, to cope with this surging negative emotion, his instincts began to operate.

Chakra converged toward his brain in an unprecedented way, with some of it flowing toward his eyes without any warning.

Intense emotional fluctuations are precisely the key to unlocking a Uchiha's true power!

A strange, icy force suddenly surged from deep within his eyes.

The countless negative emotions that had nearly driven him mad vanished from his mind in an instant.

In reality, the kneeling Uchiha Jing abruptly lifted his head.

His originally black pupils transformed into Three Tomoe.

Then the three black Tomoe spun wildly, linked, and reshaped!

Finally, they outlined a complex pattern.

Kaleidoscope Sharingan!

"It's formed?!" Zhi Cun Tuan Zang and Yuanfei Rizhan showed shocked expressions.

Unexpectedly, in just a few seconds, Jing awakened the Kaleidoscope Sharingan.

Although we don't know exactly what he went through, it's obvious it was extremely painful.

Uchiha Jing broke free of the Genjutsu, with lingering pain still evident in his eyes.

He gasped heavily, sweat soaking his clothes, and his gaze at Lian Ye was filled with an indescribable complexity of emotions.

There was excitement over awakening the Kaleidoscope, and also fear of the prior ordeal.

He slowly raised his hand, touching his own eye socket.

He felt an unprecedentedly powerful force emerging within.

This is the Kaleidoscope Sharingan that awakened after enduring the ultimate pain just now!

Lian Ye slowly closed his left eye, a line of blood‑tears sliding down his cheek, clearly a side effect of using the Dojutsu.

Uchiha Jing had just tried to thank him when his vision went black and he collapsed to the ground.

"Tsk, he's already fainting!"

Lian Ye couldn't help but sigh, not having had time to ask Jing about his eye's abilities.

"Jing, are you okay?"

Yuanfei Rizhan hurried forward to assess the situation; fortunately, it was merely an over‑exertion of his spiritual energy that caused him to fall unconscious, with no threat to his life.

Under Zhi Cun Tuan Zang's direction, Rizhan took him to Muye Yiyuan for treatment.