Uchiha Kaito stared blankly at the large ping-pong paddle design on the wall, the Uchiha clan crest, lost in thought.
It had been three years. Uchiha Kaito never expected to transmigrate, and into the Uchiha clan in Naruto, no less. But couldn't he have transmigrated a bit earlier? What was the meaning of putting him a few years before Itachi Uchiha's clan massacre?
Uchiha Kaito felt immense pressure. Although he was a few years older than Itachi Uchiha, he truly didn't possess the combat talent of Itachi Uchiha or Shisui Uchiha.
Being a ninja truly required talent. Although in recent years, relying on his foresight and transmigration bonus (powerful spiritual energy), he had developed his Sharingan to three tomoe, and with these eyes, he had earned the reputation of "Uchiha's Copying Eye," striking fear into his enemies and making a name for himself. However, his combat talent still couldn't compare to those who seemed to be cheating, like Minato Namikaze and Itachi Uchiha. There was simply no comparison to their combat talent.
Minato Namikaze, with no bloodline limit and no clan, relied solely on the Flying Thunder God Jutsu to dominate an entire generation of Konoha ninjas and become Hokage.
Itachi Uchiha, although he possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan, fought with his intelligence, not his Mangekyo Sharingan. The Mangekyo merely served as a finishing touch.
Look at how many years he had the Mangekyo, and he still hadn't gone blind when fighting his brother Sasuke (though he held back a lot). Then look at his younger brother, Sasuke Uchiha; how long had he had the Mangekyo before he was about to go blind and needed to replace them with his brother's eyes to achieve the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan?
Even now, Uchiha Kaito, despite being a few years older than Itachi Uchiha and both having three-tomoe Sharingan, still couldn't gain an advantage when sparring with Itachi Uchiha. One must know that Uchiha Kaito had reached three tomoe a year earlier than Itachi Uchiha. It was only with the advantage of physical superiority and a more refined Sharingan that he could fight to a draw. If Itachi Uchiha were to activate his Mangekyo Sharingan, he would lose in an instant.
Now, Sasuke Uchiha was about to enter the Ninja Academy, which meant Shisui Uchiha's death and Itachi Uchiha's clan massacre were not far off. Time was running out for him.
Just then, Uchiha Kaito suddenly heard a mechanical voice in his mind: "Given the host's proficient use of the Sharingan, the Sharingan Upgrade System is now activated."
The sudden voice startled Uchiha Kaito, and he abruptly stood up.
"A genjutsu? No, it shouldn't be. My spiritual energy is outstanding even among the Uchiha clan. Even if it were a Mangekyo Sharingan genjutsu, I wouldn't be able to break free, but I should be able to sense that something is wrong. It's even less likely to be the Yamanaka clan; they don't have that ability."
"In that case, it must be the golden finger of a transmigrator finally arriving."
Thinking this, Uchiha Kaito composed himself and silently chanted: "Open system."
...After much fumbling, he finally understood the purpose of the golden finger.
The system's purpose was very simple and singular: to help the host evolve their Sharingan.
And the method of evolution was even simpler: copying and learning, a kind of learning that went beyond mere copying.
Copying was just copying, while learning was, after copying, studying, digesting, making it one's own, and finally, becoming nourishment for the Sharingan's advancement.
And at this stage, his Sharingan's strength was already sufficient to learn the unique dōjutsu of the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Uchiha Kaito touched his eyes, never expecting his golden finger to arrive so timely.
Originally, he only had the ability to protect himself and just wanted to secretly escape before Itachi Uchiha's clan massacre. As for the Uchiha clan members, he only dared to secretly save a few people he was close to, not daring to cause a big commotion, fearing to attract the attention of Obito Uchiha, the Third Hokage, and Danzo.
Now, since his golden finger was so powerful, as long as he handled it well, even if he caused a big commotion, he should be able to save his own life.
Uchiha Kaito closed the system panel, frowned, and began to ponder where he should go to learn dōjutsu next.
Currently, with the strength of his Sharingan, he could only copy two dōjutsu (one per eye).
And right now, only a handful of Uchiha clan members had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Calculating the time, at this moment, Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan should have already awakened. Itachi Uchiha's Mangekyo should awaken upon Shisui's death, so it wasn't time yet.
The remaining ones were Clan Head Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan, the traitor Tobi's (Obito) Mangekyo Sharingan, and Kakashi's Sharingan (they shared a pair).
What he actually wanted most right now was Obito Uchiha's Sharingan dōjutsu. Although its offensive power might be a bit lacking, its life-saving ability was absolutely top-tier, and it could store things or even people in the Kamui dimension.
However, even if he wanted to learn and copy it now, he couldn't find him.
For Obito Uchiha's dōjutsu, Uchiha Kaito could only secretly drool. There was nothing he could do now but plan for it later.
Currently, the easiest Mangekyo Sharingan to acquire was Shisui Uchiha's. Moreover, it could be said that besides Obito Uchiha's Kamui dōjutsu, Shisui Uchiha's Kotoamatsukami was the most powerful. It could subtly change a person's thoughts, making it the strongest genjutsu eye.
There was also Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan, whose abilities remained unknown until his death; he hid them quite well. It made sense, considering both of his sons had the potential to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, and he was the Uchiha clan head; how could he not have awakened it?
The remaining ones were Itachi Uchiha's and his brother Sasuke Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan. Sasuke was still too early, and Itachi Uchiha's Mangekyo should not have awakened yet, but it should awaken once he received news of Shisui Uchiha's death.
Therefore, the dōjutsu he was most likely to acquire now was Shisui Uchiha's Kotoamatsukami, but he could only obtain it through cunning, not by force. Besides, even if he wanted to take it by force, he couldn't beat him.
Shisui Uchiha's reputation as "Shisui of the Body Flicker" was far greater than his own. He couldn't beat him before he awakened the Mangekyo, let alone now.
Thinking about it now, he, a transmigrator, was quite pathetic; he couldn't beat anyone.
Uchiha Kaito sighed, no longer dwelling on this sad matter.
Now, the task was to find Shisui Uchiha and persuade him to allow him to copy his dōjutsu and learn the strongest genjutsu – Kotoamatsukami.
Only then could he rewrite the fate of Shisui Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, and the Uchiha clan.
"I refuse to believe that my dignified Uchiha clan will be silently annihilated by you all."
Uchiha Kaito secretly gritted his teeth, and three tomoe suddenly appeared in his black eyes. The tomoe spun faster and faster in his eyes, their tails seemingly connecting into a single line.