Chapter 58: The Increasingly Familiar Wangliang

Isn't this just a simplified version of the Infinite Tsukuyomi?

As the leader of the Eight-Thousand Spears, Wuming can not only mentally control others but also endlessly absorb the chakra of those who have been branded with his seal.

"Doesn't that make one invincible in this world?"

Uchiha Gin asked suspiciously.

"Since there are two such powerful 'weapons,' why did Uchiha Tajima still fail?"

"Heh, he calculated everything, but in the end, he didn't calculate that I had already seen through his conspiracy."

Uchiha Yao stroked the gray-white beard on his chin and said proudly.

"I broke the seal that the child Jin left in his Sharingan and saw the images recording the process of Uchiha Tajima's crime."

Uchiha Yao said in a sorrowful tone,

"When I saw the moment Jin died, my pain reached its peak, so I also..."

"Awakened these eyes filled with resentment."

Following Uchiha Yao's words, his only remaining eyeball slowly turned red, and the black tomoe in the center finally transformed into an equilateral triangle with a hollow center.

Uchiha Yao had actually awakened the Mangekyo as well.

Looking at the strange pattern in his eyes, the uncertain Uchiha Gin asked cautiously,

"What is the ability of your Mangekyo..."

"The ability of my Mangekyo is called 'Wangliang'."

Uchiha Yao did not hide it and explained,

"My Mangekyo produces a 'Shadow Clone'; it is the embodiment of my will and possesses a certain degree of self-awareness. Because it is composed of shadows, it can be said to be a clone without a physical body, so I call it a Shadow Clone."

The more Uchiha Gin listened, the more wrong it felt, but he couldn't say what was wrong. Anyway, his head felt itchy, as if his brain was about to grow.

"Is it that old jailer?"

"That's right."

No wonder the other party could sneak into shadows and ignore physical attacks; it turned out he didn't belong to the category of humans, but was a product of Uchiha Yao's Mangekyo Sharingan.

Following Uchiha Yao's introduction, the eerie old jailer appeared again in the darkness.

His face still wore that chilling smile, and his two gray-white pupils stared straight at him.

For some reason, Uchiha Gin could faintly sense a trace of extremely profound malice hidden within this old jailer.

"Wangliang can conceal its aura to sneak around, and it can also attach itself to a person's body to control them to a certain extent."

Uchiha Yao continued to explain.

Uh, why is the vibe getting more and more familiar?

Hearing this ability, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but scan the old jailer from head to toe, yet the other party remained unmoved, like an obedient puppet.

"After awakening the Mangekyo, I immediately used Wangliang to lurk beside Uchiha Tajima, searching for your tracks while passing out the conspiracies he was planning."

"At that time, you had already been brainwashed by Uchiha Tajima. I couldn't reach you and could only watch from afar as they performed all kinds of experiments on you."

Uchiha Yao said with heartache once again.

"Until one day, the Wangliang monitoring the laboratory sent me a message about you."

"?" Uchiha Gin was full of curiosity about this; what kind of trouble could he cause after already being brainwashed?

"When Uchiha Miao was checking your physical health, he discovered that your bodily functions were beginning to decline, especially the vision in your eyes, which began to drop sharply."

Isn't this the common ailment of the Mangekyo Sharingan? Especially this kind of pure attack-type Sharingan, which has a high frequency of use and requires a longer duration.

In the original work, Uchiha Itachi didn't use it many times before his body fell apart; he was plagued by illness at twenty-one and eventually drowned in the sea he created.

"Uchiha Miao reported this situation immediately. After Uchiha Tajima learned of it, he decided that once your body reached its limit, he would gouge out your Sharingan and transplant the ocular jutsu into Wuming, who had an extremely high compatibility with you."

Uchiha Yao said with hatred, almost biting his teeth to pieces.

The original owner was truly miserable; his parents died, he awakened the Mangekyo, didn't get revenge, was brainwashed by his enemy, had his utility squeezed dry, and was finally going to have his eyes gouged out. He could be called the number one protagonist of a victim's drama.

"Naturally, I couldn't let them succeed. I took advantage of when they weren't paying attention and ordered Wangliang to attach itself to you, waiting for the right moment to give Uchiha Tajima a big surprise."

A crazy and tyrannical aura flickered in Uchiha Yao's eyes.

Hearing this, Uchiha Gin frowned. Had he been possessed by this old jailer before?

In fact, he remained skeptical of Uchiha Yao's words. This old man who claimed to be his grandfather didn't seem as simple as he described.

"When the Kaguya clan was lured to the clan grounds and Uchiha Tajima manipulated you all to start a massacre, I urged Wangliang to control your body, break the seal in your brain, and start attacking Uchiha Tajima's people."

Uchiha Yao said gloomily.

"You didn't succeed, did you?"

Uchiha Gin sighed and said. If it were really as Uchiha Yao said and he had succeeded, Uchiha Tajima wouldn't be alive today, and he wouldn't be locked in this hidden dungeon.

"That's right, I still underestimated Uchiha Tajima. I never expected that there would be four pairs of Mangekyo present at the time."

Uchiha Yao said with regret.

"I failed. Uchiha Tajima's Sharingan can modify a person's cognition; that special ocular jutsu that turns enemies into friends tampered with your memories."

"I was powerless to fight against three pairs of Mangekyo, and in the end, I could only regretfully lose and was eventually locked in this dungeon."

Having finished telling the secrets of the past as if telling a story, Uchiha Yao sighed endlessly, his eyes lowered inexplicably, not knowing what expression he was making.

In Uchiha Tajima's office.

Uchiha Yan and Uchiha Miao were busy preparing for their respective missions and had already taken their leave.

Uchiha Tajima sat alone in the clan leader's seat, his eyes closed as if he were asleep.

"Father! I overheard Brother and that person agreeing to meet by the river in three days."

Uchiha Izuna, still as impulsive as ever, rushed in and interrupted Uchiha Tajima's contemplation.

"I know. I will take people there in three days."

Disturbed by his son, Uchiha Tajima opened his eyes and looked at the lively son before him. His tiger-like eyes were filled with love. It was because of such lively children—counting Uchiha Gin, who wasn't his biological son—that he had six.

Now, whenever he closed his eyes in the middle of the night, they were filled with images of his wife and children being slaughtered. The tragic state of the clan grounds kept him from sleeping, and it also caused him to suffer from an unknown brain disease.

Not knowing how much time he had left, Uchiha Tajima wanted to hand over a strong and united Uchiha clan to his sons before he died.

Therefore, that sealed "weapon" must be held in the hands of the Uchiha clan!

Years ago, the old clan leader handed the two children who had awakened the Mangekyo to him, wanting him, who had been designated as the successor, to carefully cultivate them to strengthen the clan's power.

He had taken good care of the two children, especially Uchiha Gin, who was the son of his close clan cousin, and his father, Uchiha Jin, who was his own senior apprentice brother.

Both of them were disciples of Uchiha Yao, who was extremely knowledgeable at the time.

Thinking of his former teacher, Uchiha Tajima couldn't help but frown.

His teacher was not only powerful but also had unique insights into the Uchiha clan, especially regarding the research of the Sharingan, which was second to none, but his personality was somewhat eccentric.

Uchiha Jin, as his son, did not get along well with him and often parted on bad terms due to conflicting philosophies.

Finally, a conflict of philosophy arose over a certain research topic. From then on, the two stopped interacting until Uchiha Jin and his wife sacrificed themselves.

Shortly after, because the old clan leader passed away due to illness, Uchiha Tajima, who had just married, braced himself and took over the position of clan leader.

"Sigh! "

The headache was acting up again. Uchiha Tajima closed his eyes and massaged his temples, his thoughts returning to more than a decade ago.

(End of chapter)