Chapter 94: Yomotsu Hirasaka and the moonlight box
Naruto sighed helplessly.
Given Sasuke's personality, if he didn't agree, he would definitely keep pestering him.
"Let's spar after you get used to the Mangekyo Sharingan."
Naruto looked out the window and said, "Besides, now isn't the right time."
He had to fight Uchiha Itachi the day after tomorrow.
If he sparred with Sasuke today, it would inevitably affect his condition.
It was impossible to take on the Mangekyo Sharingan without getting hurt.
"What's wrong?"
Sasuke sensed the atmosphere wasn't quite right and asked.
"It's about the Hokage-sama dying in battle."
Sakura answered in a low voice.
Sasuke fell silent.
He didn't know the truth about the clan's massacre yet, so he held no hatred for Hiruzen Sarutobi.
On the contrary, he felt his attitude was okay.
Naruto knew there was a misunderstanding between them, but it served as a reason.
So he changed the subject and asked, "What are your Mangekyo Sharingan's abilities?"
In the original work, Sasuke's abilities were Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi.
Amaterasu, the legendary strongest physical attack and strongest Fire Release Dōjutsu, possesses black flames that burn everything to ashes.
Though its track record was a bit underwhelming.
And Kagutsuchi is essentially still Amaterasu, but it can control the shape and nature of the flames, applying them to Susanoo and such, which is quite convenient.
The Mangekyo Sharingan is the eye that reflects the heart.
In other words, the abilities one possesses are awakened based on their own desires.
But the current Sasuke was completely different from the original.
Naruto didn't know what abilities he would awaken after watching that special family drama.
In all likelihood, it would no longer be Amaterasuand Kagutsuchi.
Sasuke hesitated for a moment but didn't hide it.
The few people present were all his friends.
Most importantly, even if people knew about his two abilities, they couldn't be guarded against.
"My left eye's ability is Soul Shock. I can activate this ability on any enemy within my field of vision, causing their souls to be impacted."
It was actually a rare soul-based ability.
Naruto remembered that in the original work, very few things involved the soul.
The Reaper Death Seal, Edo Tensei, Rinnegan, and so on.
They were all very high-end things.
"What happens if someone is hit by a Soul Shock?"
Naruto asked curiously.
"At best, the soul tremors and they become an idiot; at worst, the soul ascends and returns to the Pure Land."
Sasuke smiled proudly.
Damn!
He's totally cheating!
Naruto could understand why he had this ability.
Sasuke always believed that Uchiha Itachi's body was possessed by a witch; in other words, he wanted to expel the witch's soul.
Wait, isn't this thing the bane of Edo Tensei?
"If you want to defend against this ability, there are only two possibilities: one is having much more Chakra than me, and the other is having a sufficiently high soul strength."
Sasuke glanced at Naruto.
This guy's Chakra was so abundant it was like it cost nothing.
His left eye's ability might not be of much use against him.
But it didn't matter; it was enough to deal with Uchiha Itachi.
That's right, this ability of his was meant to reclaim his brother's body.
Right now, the witch had only given him one Uchiha descendant, but he feared that in a few years, there would be a whole soccer team.
"That's more like it."
Naruto breathed a sigh of relief; as expected, the greater the power, the greater the cost and the more restrictions there were.
It would be too ridiculous if it could ignore the relative strength of both parties.
It's almost like whoever you glare at gets pregnant... oh wait, whoever you glare at dies.
"My right eye's ability is Time Rewind."
Sasuke's smile grew even brighter.
"???"
Naruto was a bit dumbfounded.
Although there is so-called Space-Time Ninjutsu in the Ninja World, there are almost no actual time-based Ninjutsu.
And they are all related to the Rinnegan.
He remembered that Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's Rinnegan had an almost identical Time Rewind.
It can rewind time to a few seconds ago, allowing one to see the enemy's moves clearly.
A divine skill in battle.
"How much time can you rewind?"
Naruto couldn't help but ask.
Sasuke's smile froze, and he said dejectedly, "Currently, it should only be seven seconds, and with my Chakra and Dōjutsu Power, I can only use it once."
"..."
What the hell are you dejected about?!
Naruto complained internally.
Seven seconds is already near-invincibility.
Especially against an equal or weaker opponent, seven seconds can directly decide life or death.
Even if it's only once.
As expected, the power of seven is to rewind space-time.
There's something wrong with you, what are you hinting at?
"I want to go back to that night."
Sasuke said in a heavy tone.
Yeah, and then there's the incredibly shocking news he heard from Uchiha Itachi.
He would rather not have heard it.
Naruto knew which night he was talking about.
Unfortunately, this wish was just as difficult to achieve as Obito's creation of a world with Rin Nohara.
So the Mangekyo Sharingan gave him this ability.
The expectation was too high, so it came with a discount.
"But regardless, your strength has increased significantly, and you're one step closer to your dream."
Naruto said comfortingly, then thought of something and added, "Later, we can try exchanging Chakra."
"Why?"
Sasuke was a bit surprised.
"It's a long story; I'll explain it to you later."
Naruto planned to take him to see the stone tablet at the Naka Shrine one day, and then tell him the story of Ashura and Indra.
"The more you use your Mangekyo Sharingan, the greater the burden on your eyes. One day you will go blind, and the solution is to let your eyes evolve again."
"They can actually evolve?"
Sasuke was shocked; he thought the Mangekyo Sharingan being this powerful was already the limit, but he didn't expect it could surpass that limit.
But then he got excited; if they evolved again, wouldn't he be able to beat Naruto easily?
"How do they evolve?"
"..."
Naruto always felt this guy was up to no good.
"Two ways. One is to retrieve Uchiha Itachi's eyes and merge them, evolving into the Eternal Mangekyo. The second is to blend your Chakrawith mine; maybe they'll evolve. I'm not entirely sure about this one, but we can try."
"I see."
Sasuke nodded.
It just so happened that he already intended to reclaim his brother's body, which naturally included the eyes.
And exchanging Chakra with Naruto was an even simpler matter.
"By the way, help me think of names for my two abilities."
Sasuke rubbed his chin and said, "Ideally something quite overbearing."
Naruto remembered that the names of UchihaDōjutsu all came from Japanese mythology.
He pondered and said, "Let's call the left eye Yomotsu Hirasaka and the right eye the moonlight box."
Sasuke was slightly taken aback.
He knew about Yomotsu Hirasaka; it was another name for the Great God Izanami.
The soul corresponds perfectly to the underworld.
But what is the moonlight box?
"The moonlight box is a legendary treasure of the immortals; it can travel through space-time and return to the past."
Naruto explained.
Anyway, the Ninja World has the Bashōsen, the Benihisago, and so on.
The moonlight box can be considered to come from Journey to the West.
"This is good."
Sasuke immediately agreed.
This was indeed his original wish.
There was nothing else left, so Naruto told him to rest for two days; after all, he had been hit on the head.
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Naruto was startled by the sudden system notification sound.
What is this?
The fourth Shadow Clone makes his debut. PS: I've added a character card for the Shadow Clone; you can go give it a heart.