The Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan—
A power born not from luck—
But from evolution.
Danzo's eyes widened in absolute shock.
For the first time in his life—
He was afraid to speak.
He had never seen eyes like this.
Those crimson pupils—
Seemed to pierce straight through his soul.
Every thought.
Every secret.
Every filthy desire buried deep within him—
Laid bare.
There was no hiding.
No escape.
It was suffocating.
"Ma… Mangekyō Sharingan…?!"
His voice trembled.
Unsteady.
Uncertain.
It sounded less like a statement—
And more like he was questioning himself.
But that single sentence—
Shattered the silence of the battlefield.
Every gaze—
Turned toward Ryujin.
And when they saw his eyes—
Every single person—
Froze.
Shock.
Disbelief.
Fear.
That…
Was the Mangekyō Sharingan?
Everyone knew—
The Sharingan was already one of the strongest bloodline abilities in existence.
At three tomoe—
An Uchiha could dominate opponents of equal strength.
Even when weaker—
They could close the gap.
But this—
This was something no one present had ever truly witnessed.
A higher evolution.
A forbidden power.
Hiruzen stared at Ryujin, his pupils trembling slightly.
But something felt… off.
In his memory—
The Mangekyō Sharingan—
Didn't look like this.
Before he could think further—
The Uchiha elders nearby reacted first.
Their pupils shrank violently.
These were men who had lived through the eras of the First and Second Hokage.
Men who had witnessed true war.
And now—
They recognized it.
Uchiha Moku's lips trembled as he spoke.
"This… this is…"
"The Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan…!"
Silence.
Then—
Explosion.
"WHAT?!"
Hiruzen's eyes widened.
His breathing slowed.
The Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan—
A power recorded only in legend.
The perfect evolution.
The ultimate eye of the Uchiha.
If Ryujin had merely awakened the Mangekyō—
That alone would have shocked the world.
But this?
This was beyond comprehension.
"At only twenty years old…"
"He awakened… a legendary eye?!"
The gathered clan members erupted into whispers.
Shock.
Fear.
Disbelief.
Meanwhile—
The Uchiha clan—
Was ecstatic.
This wasn't just power.
This was destiny.
The elders trembled with excitement.
They had believed that witnessing the Mangekyō alone would fulfill their lifetime.
But now—
They had seen something greater.
A miracle.
The Eternal Mangekyō.
They didn't care how Ryujin achieved it.
They didn't need to know.
Because one truth was now undeniable—
From this day forward—
The Uchiha would stand eternal.
Danzo…
Was no longer just shocked.
He was afraid.
Truly afraid.
Before—
Ryujin had still felt human.
But now—
He felt like something else entirely.
A monster.
"…That's not something a human can awaken…"
His voice cracked.
"This… this isn't possible…"
Ryujin said nothing.
He simply looked at him.
Those crimson eyes—
Spinning slowly—
Locking onto him.
The pressure—
Was overwhelming.
Danzo couldn't even meet his gaze.
Then—
Ryujin spoke.
"Danzo…"
"Do you want to know…"
"How I defeated Hanzo?"
Everyone paused.
Hanzo?
That battle—
Was Ryujin's rise to fame.
The moment he shook the entire shinobi world.
He had defeated Hanzo of the Salamander alone.
And more importantly—
He had instantly killed Hanzo's summoning beast.
A feat—
No one could explain.
But now—
Ryujin was bringing it up again.
Which meant—
He was about to reveal it.
Every eye—
Turned toward him.
Curiosity burned in their hearts.
What kind of power—
Had allowed him to destroy such a creature?
Slowly—
Ryujin's gaze shifted.
From Danzo—
To the massive beast beside him.
The Baku.
Then—
He raised his hand.
A single kunai appeared.
At the same time—
His crimson eyes spun faster.
Not like ordinary Sharingan.
But like a galaxy in motion.
A kaleidoscope of power.
Endless.
Boundless.
The pattern stabilized—
Perfect.
And in that instant—
An overwhelming surge of ocular power erupted.
The world—
Changed.
Everything around him—
Shifted.
It was as if reality itself had opened.
A full 360-degree perception—
Every angle—
Every movement—
Every breath—
Nothing could escape his sight.
For others—
Such vision would be overwhelming.
But for Ryujin—
It was natural.
Effortless.
Like moving his own arm.
At the moment his eyes awakened—
It felt as if—
The entire world—
Was under his control.
This…
Was the true power—
Beyond the Mangekyō.
The Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
No backlash.
No blindness.
Only—
Pure evolution.
The perfect form of the Sharingan.
And yet—
Even this—
Was not the end.
Because beyond it—
Lies something even greater.