Uchiha clan land, in a house.
In front of Fugaku, Orochimaru repeated the difference between the 'Sharingan' and the 'Blood Wheel Eye', and also discussed the awakening process of the Uchiha Clan's eye bloodline limit.
Of course, compared to the frankness in the Hokage's office earlier, Orochimaru was more reserved with Fugaku. He carefully chose his words, trying to use terms that the patient could accept, to avoid stimulating the patient's fragile mind.
But even so, Uchiha Fugaku remained silent for a long time, unable to accept it on the surface or in his heart.
His blank look was like a patient who has just found out they have cancer, staring blankly at the notification letter.
The only difference was that the words written on his face changed from 'Why me?' to 'Why us?'
After a while, after Orochimaru had almost finished a pot of tea, Fugaku finally came back to his senses. He spoke, his tone a bit bitter, "Orochimaru-sama, is what you said before all true?"
"Don't you already have the answer in your heart?"
Orochimaru put down his teacup and smiled, "There's no need to be so surprised. You can think of it as an unusual bloodline disease.
The Kaguya clan of Kirigakure, as they develop the Shikotsumyaku, the stronger the bloodline's power, the more serious their own illness becomes.
The Sharingan and Mangekyo Sharingan are similar, except their effects are not on the body, but on the mind."
"But, but..."
Uchiha Fugaku widened his eyes, his eyes bloodshot. He was almost using all his strength to suppress a low roar, and veins popped out on his forehead.
"The Uchiha have been around for a thousand years, a thousand years of glory... and you, you say there's something wrong with our minds..."
Even First Hokage Hashirama Senju had never said that about the Uchiha. If it were anyone else, even Danzo of Root, Fugaku would have tried to kill him at all costs…
But the person in front of him was Orochimaru, a person who, although cunning, ruthless, selfish, was indeed unmatched in the research of ninjutsu and bloodline limits.
What Orochimaru said and the evidence he presented were mostly true.
"Tsk tsk... if Clan Head Fugaku can't accept it, I have another version of the explanation."
Orochimaru smiled, which seemed very mocking to outsiders, but Fugaku knew that Orochimaru always looked like this. The voice he heard was unhurried.
"The Sharingan's instability is across the board. Compared to the Byakugan, it has two states, one when in use and one at normal times. This is already abnormal."
"The reason is simple: physical power cannot support mental power, so the use of the Sharingan has a time limit."
Fugaku couldn't argue. He himself possessed the Sharingan. He knew more about his own condition when his eye power was exhausted and he exited the awakened state than Orochimaru did.
"And this instability of the bloodline limit is even more obvious when it comes to the Mangekyo Sharingan."
Orochimaru paused and said slowly, "The Mangekyo Sharingan actually makes you go blind."
Fugaku opened his mouth, wanting to argue, but finally gave up. A bitter smile appeared on his face, and he looked sad and lost.
That's right, the Uchiha's forbidden eye, the incredibly powerful bloodline ability, was just a disposable item, each strand of eye power infinitely precious...
What could such an ability be used for? To briefly climb to the top and then immediately fall to the bottom?
Thinking like this, Jinsuke's 'Blood Wheel Eye' actually had more potential…
Coming back to his senses from the emotions of glory and shame, Fugaku's mind was filled with great joy again.
He had seen the Blood Wheel Eye, and tested it himself. Although it didn't have the unique eye abilities of the Mangekyo Sharingan, its eye power was very close.
More importantly, the Blood Wheel Eye was stable, even more stable than the Sharingan. Even if the eye power was overused, there was no sign of vision loss.
The hope for the clan's rise was not the Mangekyo, but the Blood Wheel Eye!
Fugaku stood up, his emotions returning to what they were before he met Orochimaru, full of worry and anticipation. He was serious, and bowed, "Orochimaru-sama, I hope you can help us solve this hidden danger. In the future, the Uchiha Clan is willing to serve you."
Orochimaru heard this and the corners of his mouth turned up. "Tsk tsk tsk... you're very decisive."
Although these words sounded like an empty promise, it was almost impossible for the Uchiha to go back on their word, given their stubborn nature.
In other words, as long as he wanted to, as long as he put in some effort, he could get the ninja world's number one eye power clan as his subordinates.
Even Orochimaru could not easily ignore this power.
"But..." Orochimaru smiled, "Clan Head Fugaku, I refuse this request."
"This... why?"
Fugaku remained bowed, but raised his head, his face full of surprise and shock, clearly unable to understand.
Seeming to think of something, Fugaku quickly explained, "Orochimaru-sama, I am not just talking. The Uchiha…"
Orochimaru waved his hand and smiled, "Don't worry, sit down first. I don't mistrust you."
Hearing this, Fugaku could only sit back down on the cushion, but the expression on his face was a little dejected.
"Clan Head Fugaku was too happy and overlooked an obvious drawback of the Blood Wheel Eye…"
Orochimaru pointed to his brow, bending his index and middle fingers in a gesture of digging out an eye.
"It's too stable. Unlike the Sharingan before, it can be used by other ninjas, just like the Byakugan."
Fugaku was stunned at first, then shocked, "Orochimaru-sama, how could that be possible… are you sure?"
"Most likely."
Orochimaru smiled, "The Yang Release power in the strengthening surgery has made up for the shortcomings in your Uchiha's constitution. Maintaining the Sharingan no longer requires a demand for spiritual power and instead it has formed a stable system on its own."
"This is a good thing for the Uchiha, but also a good thing for those who covet the power of the Blood Wheel Eye."
Fugaku's expression changed suddenly, and his face suddenly became gloomy.
There have always been countless ninjas in the ninja world who coveted the power of the Sharingan, but the reality of the past thousand years has repeatedly reminded those who are interested, 'Only the Uchiha Clan can master the power of the Sharingan'.
Even someone like Kakashi, with the potential of a Kage, was burdened into a weak patient by just one Sharingan. Even so, the Uchiha Clan was surprised by this.
Orochimaru's so-called illness, on the other hand, was also protecting the clan from being coveted any further.
But if the Sharingan was replaced with the 'Blood Wheel Eye'...
"Now you understand, right?"
Orochimaru smiled. "It's not that I'm not helping you, but because it's hurting you. Or else..."
He paused for a moment. "Does the Uchiha also want to be like the Hyuga Clan, and inscribe a 'Caged Bird' on their foreheads?"
"Of course not."
Fugaku's voice suddenly rose a few notches. "The Uchiha are not those guard dogs!"
His tone was sincere, full of condescending contempt for the Hyuga.
But there was another reason that Fugaku didn't say.
If they really had to inscribe words on their foreheads and create a so-called Main Family and Branch Family system, he wasn't sure if one night, when the wind was high and the moon was dark, a Branch Family Uchiha who had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan would slaughter the entire family.
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