"Hey. Kisame, you bastard." Deidara tutted and looked at Fujiwara Kirito with dissatisfaction, "Brother Kirito, you should say something. Someone is badmouthing you now. Hmm."
"No, I don't think it's a big deal. After all, it wasn't easy for him to kill Orochimaru this time. If my guess is correct, that second pillar likely awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan." Fujiwara Kirito shrugged slightly.
Obito and Itachi were both startled and looked at Kirito with narrowed eyes. Itachi asked, "What happened?"
Hearing this, the others also cast curious and serious looks. The name "Mangekyō Sharingan" was known to all, especially Itachi, whose strength in the Akatsuki organization was well recognized.
Possessing the Mangekyō Sharingan meant Sasuke now had the power to threaten most of the Akatsuki members, forcing everyone to remain cautious.
"It's nothing, actually. I started interacting with him quite early. No, to be precise, he came to find me, wanting to become my disciple in order to gain the strength to defeat Obito." Kirito spoke calmly.
"So... Brother Kirito, how did you do it? Hmm." Deidara was stunned and asked instinctively.
"Of course, I agreed first and then refused." Kirito crossed his arms.
Everyone was puzzled, question marks appearing on their faces.
"The so-called 'agreeing and then refusing' means putting forward a condition first, then denying it after the other party fulfills it." Kirito explained smoothly.
"Then what condition did you give him?" Obito asked. He was curious how Sasuke awakened the Mangekyō without witnessing the death of someone close.
"Nothing much, just asked him to call me 'Dad'." Kirito looked at Obito playfully.
Everyone froze. Dad?
Good grief?
Itachi and Sasuke are brothers, and this guy took advantage of that relationship.
Especially Pain and Konan, who knew Kirito had taken Uchiha Mikoto, both twitched visibly. This guy really had some outrageous tastes.
Kirito glanced at Pain and Obito meaningfully, then spread his hands and continued, "In this twisted shinobi world, killing one's parents, betraying one's teachers, and defying tradition have become normal. Especially teachers—it's a high-risk profession."
"Orochimaru killed Hiruzen, and Sasuke killed Orochimaru. Both are typical cases. There are probably many more like them."
"Only fools accept disciples nowadays. Do you think life is too long?"
The room fell silent. All Akatsuki members, even Pain, couldn't refute it. Many had already killed their mentors, or would when necessary, without mercy.
This was the sick reality of the shinobi world—everyone was unhinged.
To fulfill their goals and ambitions, betrayal was common—even killing one's parents wasn't surprising.
"Then, second-rate guy..." Obito, acting scummy, was still not giving up. He glanced at Itachi, scratched the back of his head, and changed the topic. "So how did Sasuke awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan?"
"Do you still remember that infamous incident three years ago when photos of Konoha elders like Hiruzen and Danzo partying spread around?" Kirito said plainly. "At the time, I gave them a special medicine. One enhanced certain functions, the other triggered them. And when Sasuke defected from Konoha, I had him drink a special one."
"That aspect? Special medicine?" All the Akatsuki members were clueless.
But Pakura's face was already red.
Her little man was truly wicked.
"You really are a bunch of old bachelors." Kirito gave them a pitiful look. "All grown up and still clueless about men and women. 'That aspect' refers to what happens in the bridal chamber."
"And the special medicine? Extremely potent. Whoever drinks it, man or woman, can get pregnant."
"When Danzo drank it, he got pregnant multiple times."
Konan's face flushed. She glared at Kirito and muttered, "You're too indecent."
Kirito smirked. "Later, Orochimaru, after learning about Danzo's case, asked to research it. During the Chūnin Exam, he traded an S-rank jutsu for one dose from me."
"Then was it this medicine that made Sasuke awaken the Mangekyō? Hmm." Deidara seemed to discover something fascinating. His eyes lit up. While male pregnancy sounded bizarre, it felt artistic when it involved the Uchiha he hated.
"No. Sasuke was Orochimaru's dream vessel after Itachi, so he wouldn't use it on him," Kirito grinned wickedly. "But with Orochimaru's twisted personality, he might've wanted to get pregnant with a child from the Uchiha clan as a backup vessel."
"The Mangekyō Sharingan only awakens under intense emotional pain—sadness or rage."
"If Orochimaru really used that medicine on Sasuke... Hehe, with his temper, I wouldn't be surprised if he awakened the Mangekyō from pure fury."
Once again, the room went quiet. All eyes turned to Kirito as if he were the devil.
Especially Itachi. He was ready to explode.
His precious Otōto, dirtied. A child with Orochimaru? That vile snake?
Then he recalled how Sasuke eventually married Sakura and had Sarada. He breathed a sigh of relief. Maybe Orochimaru wasn't pregnant after all.
"That's rough, Itachi-senpai. Seems your Otōto went through hell to kill Orochimaru." Obito, ever the instigator, smirked. With Akatsuki's plan to capture the tailed beasts nearing completion, he hoped Qianye and Itachi would clash. No matter who died, it would be one less obstacle.
"This is all based on whether Sasuke really awakened the Mangekyō. If not, he wasn't hurt. If he did, well, then he definitely suffered." Kirito added with a grin.
"Enough nonsense." Pain finally snapped. He worried Kirito's antics would derail the organization. "In any case, everyone needs to be wary of Uchiha Sasuke."
He turned to Zetsu. "Zetsu."
"Hehe. I was just about to speak." White Zetsu chuckled. "Sasuke is now gathering allies to hunt down Kirito and Itachi. I can understand his grudge against Itachi. As for Kirito, I didn't get it at first, but now it makes sense."
"Looks like Uchiha Sasuke really did awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan—and he has deep hatred for Kirito."
(End of this chapter)