"Don't talk nonsense!" Yugao's face instantly turned red, and she ran off with the tray in hand. Watching her leave, Shishou chuckled. Although he and Yugao had not explicitly defined their relationship, he had taken full advantage of their closeness, lacking only the final step. However, he preferred feelings to develop naturally, so he was in no rush.
Thinking about this, Shishou turned to Uchiha Izumi and asked, "How are you feeling?"
Izumi shrugged and replied, "Not much different, just a bit tired. The Mangekyo Sharingan puts a lot of strain on my body."
Hearing this, Shishou sat beside Izumi, took her hand, and used Phosphorescent Insects to infuse her with energy.
"That's much better now," Izumi said, smiling sweetly and clinging to him. "Did Aunt Mikoto also awaken her eyes?"
"She did, but it wasn't as smooth as yours. It took a lot of effort," Shishou replied.
"You knew Itachi was going to Konoha, so you did it on purpose today?"
"Yes."
"To help me and Aunt Mikoto awaken our eyes?"
"Exactly. I initially thought Mikoto would awaken, but she didn't, and you did."
"I saw an illusion, didn't I?"
"Not exactly. If I hadn't intervened back then, that would have been your fate."
"Shishou," Izumi said, looking at him intently.
"What's up?" he asked, puzzled.
"You're the best!" Izumi suddenly kissed Shishou.
"Stop, Mikoto is right here," he said, trying to pull away.
"Hehe, you've wanted to do this for a long time, haven't you?" she teased.
"Who said that?"
"Aunt Mikoto," she replied.
"...Don't talk nonsense."
"Just say if you want to or not."
"..."
...
The next morning, Shishou got up on time. On the bed behind him, Mikoto and Izumi slept soundly. After his battle with Izumi the previous night, Mikoto had woken up. Upon learning that Sasuke was alive and seeing him with her own eyes, Mikoto finally felt at ease. Knowing that Shishou had left on purpose yesterday, she angrily joined Izumi in attacking Shishou but was ultimately defeated by him.
Returning to Konoha, Shishou quietly checked on Sasuke and found him lying on his bed, dazed. He had cast a genjutsu on Sasuke, making him believe everything that happened was a dream, causing him to be confused about reality and dreams.
After scouting around Konoha, Shishou found no news about Itachi's return to the village. "Looks like Kurenai didn't report yesterday's incident," he thought. "Is it because of me?" With these thoughts, Shishou headed to Kurenai's house.
Curiously observing the layout of her home, he used the Flying Thunder God mark to slowly approach Kurenai's location. "What are you doing here?" Kurenai, just out of the bath, was startled to see Shishou. She clutched her bathrobe, blushing.
"Why were you in the Uchiha district yesterday?" Shishou asked, eyeing her curiously. Kurenai had an excellent figure and ample assets, making her very attractive. Of course, if she were more mature and voluptuous like Tsunade, she would be even more to his liking.
"It's none of your business," Kurenai said, pouting and walking away. She didn't want Shishou to know she had been waiting for him yesterday. Since he had forgotten their end-of-the-month agreement, there was no point in bringing it up, which would only make her feel more embarrassed and humble.
Thinking about the approaching date when Tsunade would return as the Third Hokage had promised, Kurenai stopped and said to Shishou from a distance, "Please don't appear before me again. I never want to see you."
With that, she walked away.
"If you don't want to see me, why are you crying?" Shishou muttered, puzzled by the feedback from his Phosphorescent Insects. He then disappeared.
...
For the next few days, Shishou stayed in Fire Source City, sparring with Mikoto, Anko, and the others. Yugao, embarrassed by Izumi's teasing, avoided Shishou and didn't appear much in front of him.
Once Mikoto and Izumi fully adapted to their Mangekyo Sharingan, Shishou learned about their abilities. Izumi's Mangekyo Sharingan ability was called Kagutsuchi. In the original work, one of Sasuke's techniques with Amaterasu was named this.
Kagutsuchi is the god of fire in the ninja world, controlling the power of flames. Izumi's Mangekyo ability, Kagutsuchi, had two skills:
Left Eye - Kagutsuchi: Fire God: Enhances the temperature and range of flames, the stronger the ocular power, the greater the enhancement.
Right Eye - Kagutsuchi: Fire Spirit: Transforms the body into a flame spirit for a period, immune to all physical attacks.
"Impressive, right?" Izumi said proudly one morning, hugging Shishou.
"Very impressive," Shishou praised, giving a thumbs-up. Izumi's fire release techniques were already formidable, and with the Mangekyo's boost, she could become a being like a fire god. Additionally, the Fire Spirit ability, akin to element transformation, granted immunity to physical attacks. Izumi's strength now was at a high Kage level.
The Sharingan indeed lived up to its name as the eye that reflects the soul, with each person's Mangekyo ability perfectly matching its host. For example, Shisui, known as the strongest illusionist, awakened the ultimate genjutsu, Kotoamatsukami. Itachi, with his high talent in fire release and genjutsu, awakened Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu. Even the weakest Uchiha, Obito, awakened the broken ability - Kamui!
Shishou's awakened Totsuka no Tsurugi was also a perfect fit for his insect techniques, significantly reducing their growth time. The ability to shrink and enlarge was also incredibly useful, making it his second golden finger.
Thinking of this, Shishou turned to Mikoto and asked curiously, "Mikoto, what's your Mangekyo ability?"
To be honest, Mikoto's talent was quite average, and her water release abilities weren't outstanding either, so Shishou couldn't guess what her ability would be.
Hearing this, Izumi also looked at Mikoto with curiosity. Feeling their gazes, Mikoto clutched the blanket around her body, blushing. The current scene with the three of them still made her a bit uncomfortable. After thinking for a moment, Mikoto said, "My ability is called Totsuka no Tsurugi."
"Ame-no-Uzume?" Shishou and Izumi exchanged puzzled glances.
"Ame-no-Uzume is the name of a Kusanagi sword, and also the name of a deity..." Seeing their confusion, Uchiha Mikoto slowly explained.
Half an hour later, with Mikoto's explanation, Shishou and Izumi finally understood Mikoto's ability. Mikoto's Mangekyo Sharingan could manifest a divine sword called Ame-no-Uzume. This sword could be wielded by Mikoto or could enlarge to become a weapon for Susanoo, switching freely between the two states.
The abilities of the sword differed between its handheld and Susanoo forms.
In its handheld state, enabled by her left eye, Ame-no-Uzume could transform into any ninja tool desired by the user, each form possessing unique abilities. For example, if it transformed into a whip, it could enforce binding and sealing. A single lash could bind and seal any opponent for a few seconds. As a ninja blade, it had unparalleled sharpness and could grow or shrink in size, effortlessly slicing through ten-meter-thick trees.
In its Susanoo state, activated by her right eye, although Ame-no-Uzume could still transform into different ninja tools, these forms no longer possessed special abilities. It might seem weaker at first glance. However, the sword had a special ability in Susanoo state: enhancing Susanoo itself.
When Mikoto activated Susanoo and wielded Ame-no-Uzume, her Susanoo would receive comprehensive enhancements. Not only did it consume very little chakra to maintain, but its attack power, defense, size, and integrity would all be significantly strengthened. If Mikoto wished, she could use Ame-no-Uzume to activate the fourth stage of Susanoo, adorned with a crow tengu armor.
After adapting for a period, activating the fifth stage of Susanoo to achieve a complete form would not be difficult. Additionally, once Mikoto could independently activate the complete Susanoo, Ame-no-Uzume would further enhance it, potentially forming a sixth or even seventh stage. However, what the sixth and seventh stages would look like would only be revealed once Mikoto activated the complete Susanoo.
"Wow, Ame-no-Uzume's ability is incredibly powerful!" Shishou marveled.
He had to admit that this Mangekyo ability was perfectly suited for Uchiha Mikoto, who had a broad but not deeply specialized skill set.
Turning to Izumi, Shishou smiled and said, "You'd better be careful around Mikoto from now on."
"What do you mean?" Mikoto and Izumi tilted their heads in confusion.
Seeing their adorable expressions, Shishou grinned and said, "Didn't Mikoto just explain? Ame-no-Uzume is the divine sword that severed the head of the fire god Kagutsuchi. If this Kagutsuchi doesn't behave, it might lose its life."
Izumi's face fell, and she pretended to kneel on the bed in front of Mikoto, saying, "Aunt Mikoto, I will listen to you from now on. Please don't cut me with the sword."
Mikoto, playing along, pointed at Shishou and commanded, "Hit him!"
"Yes, ma'am," Izumi patted her chest and immediately lunged at Shishou.
Shishou laughed, once again overpowering both women, leaving them exhausted and laughing as he left.
"Aunt Mikoto, we can't beat him."
"His Totsuka no Tsurugi is one of the five main deities."
Izumi lay limp, barely able to move. Mikoto, equally exhausted, nodded.
"Looks like we'll have to endure his oppression from now on..."
...
At Shishou's secret laboratory, he asked, "How are your studies going?"
Entering the study room, Shishou looked at Hyuga Rimei and Hyuga Natsu.
Since Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Izumi had already awakened their Mangekyo Sharingan, and the promotion of fertilizer in the Land of Demons was complete, it was time for Shishou to continue with his plan to master the Rinnegan after a few days of rest.
"We can use it proficiently now," Rimei and Natsu said in unison after exchanging glances.
Shishou nodded in satisfaction and asked, "Who wants to go first?"
Using the sensory technique consumed a lot of chakra and mental energy. While Shishou's Phosphorescent Insects could replenish chakra, they couldn't restore mental energy. So he planned to take them one by one to various capitals marked by the Flying Thunder God technique to conduct sensory detection.
"I'll go first," Rimei volunteered.
Shishou nodded, extending his right hand. Rimei naturally placed her hand in his. After spending time together, she was used to physical contact with Shishou.
Holding Rimei's hand, Shishou teleported them to the capital of the Land of Fire. Upon arrival, Rimei immediately performed the sensory technique.
After a few minutes, Shishou asked, "Any response?"
"None."
Nodding, Shishou took her to the capital of the Land of Rain. Again, after a few minutes, Rimei shook her head.
They continued to various capitals like those in the Land of Birds, the Land of Bears, and the Land of Grass, but found nothing.
When Rimei's chakra was depleted, Shishou replenished it and continued the process.
An hour later, Rimei's mental energy was exhausted, and she fell asleep in Shishou's arms.
"Your turn, Natsu," he said, placing Rimei in a room to rest before turning to Natsu.
Natsu nodded, indicating her readiness. Shishou then continued the teleportation and sensory process with Natsu.
After two hours, Natsu also succumbed to mental exhaustion and fell asleep.
"This will be a long-term project," Shishou sighed, holding Natsu.
He now hoped the Otsutsuki clan on the moon would come down soon, allowing him to track them in reverse.
Returning Natsu to the lab's resting area, Shishou resumed accelerating the evolution of the Phosphorescent Insects, Healing Bugs, and Armored Beetles.
Once the three insects entered their evolutionary sleep again, he returned to his home in Konoha.
"It's been a while," Shishou chuckled, noting how long it had been since he last visited. Even his academy duties were handled by his clone. Seeing the dust covering his home, he created a clone to clean up while he went to check on Kushina's soul egg in the basement.
[Ding! An unknown rare insect belonging to the host has been detected. Would you like to analyze it?]
Just as he opened the barrier to the basement, Shishou received a system notification.
An unknown rare insect? What could it be? Puzzled, Shishou was taken aback. He then noticed a tiny, winged fairy-like creature flying by.
Seeing the red hair and familiar figure, Shishou froze.
No way... Kushina?
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