Chapter 99 Three Years Later
A terrifying behemoth devoured three years without anyone noticing, and now it is the spring of Konoha year 58.
Giant Beast (Author): Awooo!!!
"Hahaha, little Itachi , I did it! I did it!!!"
While Itachi was retrieving the Thunder God Sword, he momentarily lost focus, and then a Tsukuyomi attack landed on Midori.
So, under the speechless gazes of Tenzo and Izumi, Itachi scratched his head.
"Didn't I tell you to use the Mangekyō Sharingan less often?
Honestly."
Izumi had grown quite a bit taller.
She took a handkerchief out of her bag and wiped away the blood and tears from Itachi's eyes.
"It's okay, a few times won't have too much of an impact."
Itachi shook his head, indicating that he was alright.
Actually, if it weren't for Tobirama's voice, I could have easily defeated Midori with ordinary genjutsu, but since my teacher needed to talk to me, I had no choice but to choose a more efficient method.
Moreover, Itachi shifted his gaze to Tenzo.
Tenzo felt a chill and knew without a doubt that Itachi wanted him to charge his Mangekyou Sharingan again.
"Don't give me that. Do you think everyone else is like you, able to gouge out their eyes so easily?"
After being tricked by Itachi into switching to his Mangekyou Sharingan multiple times, Tenzo discovered that his own chakra seemed to be able to nurture the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan to a certain extent.
At first, Tenzo thought that the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques could be released simply by using chakra, and as for the consumption of eye power, what was that?
However, with Itachi's eyes being used repeatedly, Tenzo felt a sense of emptiness in his eyes on several occasions.
However, I felt much better after wearing it for a few days.
Finally, Tenzo realized that he had been used as a power bank by Itachi.
I originally thought it was because the leader cared about me a lot, and that he would increase my combat power every time.
I never imagined that I would become his power bank.
Damn it, give me back my gratitude!
"I'm sorry, I'll have to trouble you again this time."
Itachi spoke sincerely to Tenzo.
Pshaw, do you think I'll agree to that?
Then Itachi bowed, but was stopped by Tenzo.
"Okay, okay, give me your eyes when you get back. I'll let them rest for half a month before giving them back to you."
Counting the time, it's been several months since the last time I refilled... my eyes. During this time, the root has been busy with tasks, which has led to a significant increase in the frequency of using the Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Ah?"
At this point, Itachi had already gouged out his right eye.
"..."
Tenzo had no choice but to gouge out his own eyes.
"By the way, those are Shisui-senpai's eyes, aren't they?"
Tenzo was always curious about the Mangekyou Sharingan that Itachi used as a substitute, and after some brilliant thinking, he guessed its exact origin.
"Um."
Itachi nodded.
The reason why the Third Hokage Shisui was not told beforehand that he still had one eye left was that he was worried that the Third Hokage would kill the Uchiha.
However, now that the overall situation is settled, there's no need to hide this eye anymore.
It's just a temporary change of will, which is different from a permanent one.
"Okay, but every time you put my eyeballs in the jar, I always feel uncomfortable, it feels weird."
Tenzo put Itachi's eyes on his wrist, then threw away the disinfectant wipes in his hand.
Is that strange? Then I'll change the color next time.
Hmm, pink, I guess.
Itachi paused for a moment, then decided on his own.
"Alright, come and look at this sword. This is the Second Hokage's sword."
Izumi had already run to Aoi Rokushō's unconscious body and, after a thorough probing, took Thor's Sword.
"Teacher, I've found your sword."
Itachi spoke to Tobirama inside the sealed space.
"That's not important. What's important is that I've finally succeeded!
Never mind, you go back to Konoha first, and I'll share with you when you get back."
Tobirama was fiddling with a small box in his hand, with a chakra thread connecting the outer end of the box to a blue screen.
There are two images on the screen: one is Itachi's live recording, and the other is the conversation he usually has with his older brother.
"As expected of me, I managed to crack the entrance and exit of this thing in just three years."
"But I didn't expect this sword to still be here. Well, with so many materials used back then, how could it have broken in such a short time?"
However, Tobirama preferred to use the ordinary sword from back then.
Although that sword didn't have as much chakra metal, it felt better to use with the Flying Thunder God Slash.
To be more precise, this Thor's sword was a product of Tobirama's experiments.
It was originally intended for mass production, but the cost was too high, so they abandoned the idea and casually tossed the sword to the monkey.
The Itachi outside looked at the sword in Izumi's hand. It used to sizzle and glow when Green Aoi used it, which was quite frightening.
But what real ninja would engage in close combat with you?
Itachi took the hilt of the sword, chakra surged into it, and a golden light appeared on the blade.
Its strength is decent, roughly equivalent to Chunin to Jonin, but it's useless in battles one level higher.
Moreover, the bright light is too conspicuous and not suitable for surprise night battles.
"Let's go. We should focus on our own strength and not rely too much on external things."
Tenzo: Your eyeballs aren't considered external objects, right?
The three of them set off towards Konoha.
Upon returning to Konoha, Itachi sat down in his office chair.
Because specific personnel clean the chairs regularly, there is no dust on them.
"Teacher, have you finally figured out that screen?"
Itachi walked into the dango shop and casually picked up a skewer of dango to eat.
"Uh, no, how could something so mysterious be fully understood in just three years?"
Tobirama wiped his sweat and led Itachi to the small box he had developed.
"By adjusting the frequency of the chakra, I achieved resonance of the information inside the screen, thereby affecting its function to a certain extent."
Tobirama filled the bottle with chakra, and the image on the blue screen began to look strange.
One moment a blond-haired, blue-eyed boy with a tail floats in the sky, surrounded by bursts of air; the next moment a silver-haired girl says, "I'm so beautiful!"; then a silver-haired boy picking his nose says that all the silver-haired girls in anime are actually him in disguise.
In short, it's completely nonsensical.
"Wait a minute, is the frequency wrong?"
Tobirama stroked his chin, then turned a knob on the large box next to the small box.
After some adjustments, the image became clear and stable.
"I'm telling you, it should be fine. Anyway, this thing is malfunctioning right now."
"My brother, Hashirama Senju, is in a similar situation to me; he's currently inside Naruto Uzumaki's stomach."
Itachi's pupils narrowed. Hashirama Senju, wasn't he the god of the ninja world?
And isn't Naruto a Jinchūriki?
When did Jinchuriki stop sealing Tailed Beasts inside their stomachs and start sealing humans instead?
He arrived when Naruto was about three years old.
Tobirama continued.
Three years old?!
Is Kurama (the Nine-Tails) alright now?
Itachi wiped away non-existent cold sweat and continued listening to the teacher.
"We can communicate through this screen, but only for three minutes at a time."
"However, your genius teacher has successfully broken through this limitation!"
"During the chaotic state, there are no time restrictions on communication!!!"
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