Chapter 183: The Mangekyō Sharingan Awakens
A new day arrived.
When sunlight streamed through the window and into the room, Natsuki opened his eyes right on time.
He immediately felt warmth in his arms.
Natsuki let out a breath and felt extremely relaxed. His body and mind were refreshed.
Nonō, on the other hand, had suffered a little.
Although Natsuki had not learned the Strength of a Hundred Seal, he possessed all kinds of character templates.
His physical strength had already far surpassed that of most shinobi.
Especially the Kibutsuji Muzan Template, which had made him the Progenitor of Demons.
Although it did not greatly improve his direct combat ability, it greatly strengthened his body.
He could control every part of his body, even changing it freely.
Natsuki looked at Nonō, who was still asleep.
She was resting against his arm, her eyes closed. There were still faint traces of fatigue on her face.
Because she was sleeping on her side, the two of them were held close together.
Natsuki stretched out his hand and placed it on her head.
His chakra flowed into her body.
Soon, Nonō's body was no longer tense, and a faint smile appeared on her face.
The fatigue in her body had been completely removed by Natsuki.
"It is still early. Keep sleeping."
Natsuki stroked her hair and spoke softly.
Nonō shifted slightly, found a comfortable position in his arms, and fell asleep again.
[Congratulations to the host for unlocking Ability Five of the Hatake Kakashi Template: Mangekyō Sharingan.]
The sudden line of text made Natsuki freeze.
What was going on?
Why had the Mangekyō Sharingan suddenly unlocked?
After his initial shock, Natsuki quickly thought of a reason.
The unlock condition for Ability Five of the Hatake Kakashi Template, the Mangekyō Sharingan, was intense emotional fluctuation.
Last night, he had indeed experienced intense emotional fluctuation.
The corner of Natsuki's mouth twitched.
Although it made sense, he still felt a strange sense of absurdity.
After all, in the original story, most people awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan after personally witnessing the death of close friends or family.
Natsuki shook his head.
No matter what, unlocking the Mangekyō Sharingan was a good thing.
As everyone knew, Naruto could also be called The Legend of Eyes.
The Mangekyō Sharingan was the advanced form of the three-tomoe Sharingan, and its abilities were extremely powerful.
The Sharingan's hypnosis, insight, copying, and other functions were retained and further strengthened.
Against ordinary shinobi, it had already reached the level where he could control them with a single glance.
Aside from that, the Mangekyō Sharingan had two extremely powerful abilities.
The first was dōjutsu.
Each Mangekyō Sharingan corresponded to one dōjutsu.
In other words, every person would possess two dōjutsu.
The dōjutsu awakened by each person was different.
The Mangekyō Sharingan was known as the eye that reflected the heart.
The dōjutsu awakened was related to the user's state of mind at the time.
For example, Kamui.
Obito's desire to escape awakened a separate space that he could freely enter and leave.
The most powerful part was that every dōjutsu had considerable strength.
At the very least, they were comparable to A-rank ninjutsu, and more often, they possessed effects no weaker than S-rank ninjutsu.
The Mangekyō Sharingan Natsuki awakened came from the Hatake Kakashi Template. More precisely, it came from Obito's left eye.
Of course, the eye itself was still Natsuki's own original eye.
It only transplanted the corresponding ability and dōjutsu.
Natsuki's dōjutsu was Kamui.
The left-eye Kamui had two effects.
One was to forcibly twist and sever an enemy's limbs from a distance by sending them into the separate space.
The other was to teleport himself in and out of that separate space.
It was worth mentioning that the left-eye Kamui and right-eye Kamui shared the same separate space.
However, Obito had not awakened Kamui yet.
Natsuki did not know whether he still would.
If he did awaken it, Natsuki was not sure whether it would share the same separate space as his Kamui.
Aside from dōjutsu, the other powerful ability of the Mangekyō Sharingan was Susanoo, commonly known as piloting a giant armored warrior.
Susanoo was known as divine power and had multiple forms.
A complete-body Susanoo possessed power exceeding that of a tailed beast.
Although Natsuki had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and possessed the dōjutsu Kamui, he did not have Susanoo.
Under normal circumstances, one needed to push the ocular power of the Mangekyō Sharingan to its limit before awakening Susanoo.
This meant both eyes were needed.
But there were also examples of using Susanoo with one eye.
That was Uchiha Shisui.
However, that scene was not from the original manga, but from a Naruto spin-off game.
I wonder when I can trigger the Uchiha Obito Template.
That way, he would be able to gather both eyes.
Single-eye Kamui was good, but it was still far inferior to double Kamui.
Natsuki came back to himself.
He could not test it now, so he could only postpone it for the time being.
He closed his eyes and held Nonō as he slept for a little longer.
Half an hour later, Nonō woke up.
She immediately sensed the changes in her body.
The fatigue from last night was gone.
But when she thought of what she had done last night, Nonō could not help feeling her face heat up.
Still, although it had been a moment of impulse, she did not regret it.
At least she had taken one step ahead of Kushina.
"Why did your face suddenly turn red?"
Natsuki reached out, felt her warm cheek, and asked with a smile.
"N-nothing."
Nonō lowered her head and did not dare look at him.
"How is your body?"
Natsuki asked again.
"I am fine."
Nonō said softly.
"That is good."
Natsuki glanced out the window and said, "It is time to get up. Otherwise, Kushina will come soon."
After saying this, he felt something subtle.
Why did that sound like he and Nonō were having a secret affair?
"Mm."
Nonō sat up.
Natsuki could not help looking at her a few more times.
Although he had seen her many times last night.
Nonō noticed his gaze.
She felt somewhat shy, but even more than that, she felt happy.
She got out of bed.
In front of Natsuki, she changed into her clothes.
"I will help you dress."
Nonō picked up Natsuki's clothes and said gently.
She was clearly different today.
To put it simply, she had gained a bit more of the air of a gentle wife.
Natsuki felt that she had already surpassed Mikoto.
After all, the current Mikoto was not yet married, let alone a mother.
After Natsuki changed his clothes, he went with Nonō to Tsunade's house.
As usual, breakfast was eaten together with Nawaki and the others.
"Happy New Year!"
Kushina immediately ran over when she heard the door open.
"Happy New Year."
Natsuki and Nonō said in unison.
"We were waiting for you. I am already hungry. Why are you late today?"
Nawaki appeared after her and asked with a smile.
"It is rare to have a day off, so of course I slept in."
Natsuki answered calmly.
Nonō, on the other hand, felt somewhat embarrassed.
But Nawaki and Kushina did not notice anything unusual about her.
"It is indeed a day to sleep in."
Tsunade walked out of her room while yawning.
"Sis, you sleep in every day. Natsuki only does it once in a while."
Nawaki could not help complaining.
"What did you say?"
Tsunade immediately changed expression, glared at him, and asked.
"I did not say anything."
Nawaki quickly gave in and shook his head. "You heard wrong. I was telling Natsuki to go make breakfast."
"Come on, Natsuki. I will make breakfast with you."
Kushina walked forward, pulled Natsuki, and headed toward the kitchen.
Soon, breakfast was ready, and the five of them gathered around the dining table.
"Are we going to tonight's New Year festival?"
Nawaki picked up his chopsticks and asked casually.
"Although there is a New Year festival every year, this year's festival is different, so we should definitely go."
Natsuki nodded and said.
"What is different this year?"
Nawaki asked in confusion.
"Because your sensei became Hokage this year."
Tsunade explained.
"In previous years, the New Year festival was organized by Konoha's merchants. This year, Konoha itself is organizing it."
Natsuki added, "Not only villagers, but also the shinobi in the village will participate."
"So that is how it is."
Hearing this, Nawaki immediately said excitedly, "Then tonight will definitely be very lively."
What he liked most was liveliness.
"After breakfast, we will go shopping and buy some beautiful kimono to wear tonight!"
Kushina said happily.
"Buy one for me."
Tsunade said without much concern, "I am more comfortable lying at home. I am too lazy to go out."
Nawaki wanted to say something, but finally only shook his head.
Natsuki could not help smiling.
It had to be said that Tsunade's personality was very much like a worker on vacation in his previous life. She did not want to move or do anything.
After breakfast, Natsuki went out shopping with Nawaki and the others.
But before shopping, as in previous years, they first went to Orochimaru's home to pay their New Year's visit.
However, there was one difference this year.
Kushina was with them.
After Orochimaru became Hokage, the restrictions on her were completely loosened.
As long as she was not leaving Konoha alone, she could go anywhere.
If she wanted to leave Konoha, then Natsuki, Tsunade, or the others had to accompany her.
"Sensei."
Natsuki suddenly thought of something and said, "I plan to change the method we use to control Amegakure."
Akatsuki taking control of Amegakure definitely could not be hidden from Konoha.
However, from the beginning, he had never planned to hide it.
Now that Orochimaru had become Hokage, there was even less need to hide it.
"What method?"
Orochimaru paused slightly.
He had almost forgotten about Amegakure.
After the Iwagakure Anbu team was dealt with by Natsuki, Iwagakure withdrew from the Land of Rain.
On top of that, Danzō no longer had the ability to interfere with the Land of Rain, so Amegakure had not had anything happen for a long time.
Because of that, Orochimaru had subconsciously ignored it.
"Although Amegakure is under our control, Ameyado and the others are ultimately Amegakure shinobi. They only submitted because they were forced."
Natsuki explained, "I previously used the Anbu to cultivate my own force in the Land of Rain and established an organization called Akatsuki."
"Akatsuki?"
Orochimaru was somewhat surprised and asked, "What is its current scale?"
Because Natsuki clearly said he had used the Anbu's power, Orochimaru did not become suspicious.
Of course, it was also because Natsuki was his student and had his deep trust.
If someone else had said this, he would have investigated them thoroughly to see whether they had any disloyal intentions.
"The members Akatsuki recruits mainly come from wandering shinobi in the Land of Rain or former Amegakure shinobi."
Natsuki answered, "At present, there are about eight jonin."
Among the Twelve Kizuki, there were currently eleven people with jonin-level strength.
The strongest were undoubtedly Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, Pakura, and the three great snake priestesses.
Next were Mui, Miroku, Yukina, Chino, and Fūshin.
Finally, there was Guren.
Guren was young, and her current strength was at the chunin level.
The others more or less possessed jonin-level strength.
However, some were good at combat, while others were good at support.
For example, Yukina and Miroku.
One commanded the Infinity Castle and was responsible for intelligence, while the other possessed miko power and was skilled in sealing.
Natsuki told Orochimaru there were eight, excluding the three great snake priestesses and Pakura, while adding Kakuzu.
"Only eight jonin?"
Orochimaru pondered for a moment and said, "Eight jonin cannot control Amegakure without Konoha's assistance."
"I will go there myself when the time comes."
Natsuki nodded and said.
"If you personally appear, then there will naturally be no problem."
Orochimaru smiled faintly.
Natsuki secretly thought that Orochimaru did not know the Twelve Kizuki not only included the Rinnegan, but also Pakura of the Scorch Release and the three great snake priestesses of Ryūchi Cave.
Ryūchi Cave alone, if it moved out in full force, was not something any shinobi force outside the Five Great Villages could resist.
"You can handle it yourself."
Orochimaru added.
In his view, the Land of Rain and Amegakure were buffer zones between the Five Great Nations and Five Great Villages.
Now that Hanzō was dead, there was nothing threatening about them.
If Natsuki wanted to establish an Akatsuki organization and play around with it, then he could do as he liked.
"Sensei."
Seeing that they had finished talking, Nawaki asked, "Will you attend the New Year festival tonight?"
"I will."
Orochimaru answered.
The Hokage of every generation had always been popular in Konoha.
Aside from their great strength, they often interacted with shinobi and villagers.
The most typical example was Hiruzen, who would promote his Will of Fire on all kinds of occasions.
Now that Orochimaru had become Hokage, it was difficult for him to avoid doing the same.
After the New Year's visit ended, Natsuki and the others said goodbye to Orochimaru and began shopping.
Although the New Year festival would not begin until night, the streets were already very lively. New Year decorations could be seen everywhere.
Natsuki and the others walked around before finally going to a kimono shop.
In the end, each of them bought a new kimono.
After returning to the Senju clan compound, Natsuki finally had some time alone.
He directly opened a spatial door and arrived at the Land of Rain metropolis.
"Natsuki-sensei!"
"Natsuki-sama!"
When Yahiko and the others saw him, they all greeted him happily.
"Happy New Year."
Natsuki said with a smile.
He walked into the living room with Yahiko and the others.
There were many New Year goods placed in the living room.
It seemed Yahiko and the others had also gone out shopping in the morning.
"Natsuki-sensei."
Yahiko took out a gift box and said, "This is a New Year gift for you."
Konan, Nagato, Yukina, Chino, Fūshin, and Guren also each took out the New Year gifts they had bought.
Among the Twelve Kizuki, only Miroku, Mui, Pakura, and the three great snake priestesses were not here.
"Thank you."
Natsuki accepted all the gifts and gave them return gifts.
Yahiko and the others also expressed their thanks.
"After the New Year, the attack on Amegakure will begin."
Natsuki got to the main topic. "When the time comes, I will also come, but I will not interfere. Everything will be handled by Yahiko."
"I will be in charge?"
Yahiko could not help freezing.
"That is right."
Natsuki nodded slightly and smiled. "CP9 has already investigated Amegakure's situation clearly. You can create a targeted battle plan."
Yahiko could not help scratching his head.
But a moment later, he made up his mind.
"I understand, Natsuki-sensei."
Yahiko said firmly, "I definitely will not disappoint you."
"Do not worry. It will not only be you. There will also be other members of Akatsuki."
Natsuki added.
Yahiko and the others paused slightly, then thought of Mui and Miroku.
But no matter what, they would never think of Pakura and the three great snake priestesses.
Natsuki smiled and did not say more.
He would leave the surprise for the end.
After spending some time with Yahiko and the others, Natsuki returned to the Senju clan compound.
But he did not go see Nawaki and the others. Instead, he went to a nearby training field.
Natsuki's left eye trembled, and three tomoe appeared, then connected together.
As the Mangekyō Sharingan opened, the entire world slowed down.
Natsuki looked around.
The birds and insects flying past seemed slower than usual.
But in reality, their speed had not changed. His dynamic vision had simply increased.
It was actually similar after activating the Sharingan.
But it was not this exaggerated.
No wonder people said that after awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, one would become a true Kage-level powerhouse.
If one also had special dōjutsu, then they would be outstanding even among Kage-level powerhouses.
For example, Obito.
However, he did not have much combat talent, and Kamui was not used particularly well in his hands.
Even so, he had rarely suffered losses.
Kamui!
Natsuki looked at a bird.
In an instant, space twisted, and the bird disappeared out of thin air.
Natsuki then entered the separate space.
The bird had been sent inside and was flying around in panic.
Natsuki looked around.
This separate space was completely empty. There was nothing inside.
Most importantly, there was no sunlight, so it could not support life like the Infinity Castle.
Natsuki took the bird and left the separate space.
The bird quickly flew toward the sky.
Natsuki stretched out his hand and held a bow.
In the original story, Kakashi had displayed other uses of Kamui.
For example, Kamui Shuriken and Kamui Raikiri.
After adding Kamui's power, the portion struck would be devoured into the separate space.
Natsuki's first thought was that he could add Kamui's power to arrows.
No one would expect that an arrow that looked ordinary would actually carry the dōjutsu of the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Natsuki released his hand.
The arrow flew out and struck the distant bird.
The next second, space twisted, and both the bird and the arrow were transported into the separate space.
This time, the bird truly died, torn in half by Kamui.
Natsuki put away the bow.
This bow had been forged from the materials of the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
Previously, he had handed the Box of Ultimate Bliss to Cat Granny.
It took Cat Granny an entire year to reforge it into a bow.
This bow did not have any special function. It was simply extremely sturdy.
But for Natsuki, that was already enough.
The bow did not need a function. It was enough for the arrows to have functions.
Whether it was the Sacred Arrow or the Sealing Arrow, both were powerful enough.
Time passed to night.
The New Year festival officially began.
(To be continued.)
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