Chapter 228 : Three Against One, Don’T Call Us Despicable.
Orochimaru’s research on the Sharingan could be described as highly advanced and meticulous.
When members of the Uchiha clan experience intense emotional stimulation, their brains release a unique chakra that directly affects their eyes. In this state, the pitch-black pupils transform into blood-red tomoe patterns.
Generally, the Sharingan awakens as a single tomoe in each eye. However, individuals with exceptional talent and a high affinity with chakra can skip stages. Under significant trauma or emotional stress, they may directly awaken double tomoe, or even triple tomoe Sharingan.
In the original records, Sasuke awakened his Sharingan with a single tomoe during the night of the Uchiha clan massacre. On the other hand, Obito Uchiha activated his with two tomoe right from the start. Curiously, Obito never displayed a three-tomoe Sharingan. After witnessing Rin’s death, he jumped straight from a two-tomoe state to the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Of course, the most astonishing case is the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki. He evolved his Sharingan from a three-tomoe pattern directly to the Rinnegan. But that makes sense; he was the son of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, the progenitor of chakra herself.
Orochimaru was confident in his theory that the ultimate evolution of the Sharingan is the Rinnegan.
Now, in his possession, he had an actual pair of Rinnegan.
With this invaluable sample, along with the cloning technology Kurama had shared earlier, Orochimaru was ecstatic. He extended his long tongue, licking his lips with anticipation.
There was potential for these Rinnegan to become reproducible.
Still, even with the possibility of mass production, Orochimaru knew the reality was more complex. How many bodies could withstand the divine power of the Rinnegan?
Nonetheless, the research possibilities thrilled him. Since working under Kurama’s guidance, Orochimaru had shifted from his obsession with achieving immortality and hoarding power, to uncovering the fundamental truths of chakra and reality.