Uchiha Ryun looked at Uzumaki Mito's expression and knew she had heard of it, but seeing Tsunade and Nawaki's blank faces, he shook his head.
"The Uchiha Clan's Izanagi is a forbidden technique. It was once popular among the Uchiha for a time, and during that period, the clan fell into chaos," Uchiha Ryun murmured.
"Izanagi, also known as the Reality-Altering Technique, can change the reality of death, allowing one to revive from death." As he said this, Uchiha Ryun sighed.
Tsunade and Nawaki widened their eyes. Altering reality? Reversing death? Wasn't this a bit too absurd? If the Uchiha had such an ability, they would have long become the top ninja clan!
"You don't believe it?" Uzumaki Mito looked at her grandchildren. "This is all true, though the Uzumaki Clan's records on it are scarce. However, activating this technique requires a great price, doesn't it?"
Uchiha Ryun nodded. "Lady Mito is correct. The cost is indeed enormous." As he spoke, his eyes instantly turned from black to blood-red, with three tomoe spinning within.
After Uchiha Ryun activated his three-tomoe Sharingan, Tsunade and Nawaki were stunned, then overwhelmed by a sense of pressure.
At this time, there was only one Mangekyō Sharingan user in Konoha—Uchiha Hirotomo. However, he preferred to conceal his abilities, so he also presented himself with the three-tomoe Sharingan.
In the eyes of Konoha's villagers, the Uchiha's three-tomoe Sharingan was the strongest form.
Tsunade, a half-step Kage-level fighter, had seen many three-tomoe Sharingan before, but none had ever given her the same oppressive feeling as Uchiha Ryun's.
Though others' three-tomoe Sharingan looked similar to Uchiha Ryun's, she still felt an inexplicable difference in pressure.
This wasn't Tsunade's imagination. Currently, Uchiha Ryun possessed chakra at the Jonin level, and all of it was natural chakra.
Natural chakra stored in his body continuously refined his physique, and the Sharingan, as one of his organs, was also enhanced.
In terms of ocular power, his three-tomoe Sharingan's strength was comparable to an ordinary Mangekyō, meaning it had Kage-level ocular power.
Thus, Tsunade's feeling of suppression was entirely normal.
Returning to the topic—
"The price of Izanagi is one Sharingan," Uchiha Ryun said calmly. "After activating Izanagi, one can alter reality, reverting from a state of death to full health. However, one Sharingan's pupil will vanish, leaving only the white of the eye, rendering it useless."
Tsunade and Nawaki gasped. Didn't that mean two extra lives?
"So, you're saying Madara Uchiha really died back then? He calculated the timing, prepared in advance to activate Izanagi?" Uzumaki Mito asked gravely.
"Yes. Madara Uchiha was likely gambling, betting that Hashirama wouldn't allow anyone to touch his corpse or take his eyes. Fortunately, he won the bet," Uchiha Ryun said with a light laugh.
"Madara Uchiha is still alive! What should we do?" Tsunade asked anxiously.
Uchiha Ryun smiled. "What does it matter if he's alive? The world believes he's dead, and he hasn't come forward to correct that. That means, though he's alive, his strength has greatly diminished. We should continue as usual. He won't interfere."
Uzumaki Mito nodded slightly, agreeing with Uchiha Ryun's words.
After all, Madara Uchiha, the "Ghost of the Uchiha," was renowned throughout the ninja world. Unlike the kind and naive Hashirama Senju, who was often called "naive," Madara was decisive and ruthless, a man of absolute conviction.
Back during the first Five Kage Summit, when Madara was still in the village, Hashirama had proposed distributing the Tailed Beasts to other nations to maintain peace.
Upon hearing this, Madara had bluntly retorted, "Give them away? Hashirama, are you joking?"
Surprisingly, even Tobirama Senju, who usually disagreed with Madara, had sided with him this time.
Unfortunately, Hashirama was stubborn and insisted on his plan. In the end, he even went so far as to kneel and beg the other nations to listen to his proposal.
If it had been the hot-tempered Madara handling the situation, he would have roared, "You kneel to me, and this matter ends here!" He would never have humbled himself like Hashirama.
Returning to the topic—
Uzumaki Mito sighed softly and shook her head. "It seems Madara understood Hashirama's temperament perfectly."
Uchiha Ryun nodded thoughtfully and added, "This time, Madara lured Nawaki to the front lines because there must be something he desperately wants from Nawaki."
Tsunade shook her head vigorously, disbelief written all over her face. "Nawaki is just a lowly Genin. How could someone like Madara possibly take an interest in him?"
Clearly, she couldn't accept this reasoning.
However, Uchiha Ryun simply replied, "Don't forget, he carries Hashirama's bloodline. In other words, Hashirama's cells."
At these words, Uzumaki Mito's face instantly paled.
It was true. Though Nawaki hadn't awakened Wood Release, his bloodline was the closest to Hashirama's, even surpassing Tsunade's in that regard.
Seeing everyone fall silent, Uchiha Ryun continued, "If that time comes, and Nawaki encounters an accident while Madara's subordinates lie in wait nearby… Then, what happens next shouldn't need further explanation, right?"
These words struck Tsunade like a thunderbolt.
Her mind involuntarily conjured up a horrifying image—Nawaki being brutally killed. Instantly, Tsunade felt dizzy, her vision darkening, her body swaying unsteadily.
She staggered back, her steps unsteady. In her panic, she reached out to steady herself against a nearby table.
But her arms, weakened by terror, barely obeyed her. Only after great effort did she manage to keep herself from collapsing.
Tsunade's eyes reddened as she looked at Nawaki. "You brat, can't you just not go to the battlefield this time? Go tell Orochimaru you're not going, okay…"
Her voice trembled as she pleaded.