After learning from Uzumaki Miyuki about the available room in the leader's headquarters, Chinya headed straight there.
Once he closed the door, Chinya wasted no time and proceeded to exchange for the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
After spending all 250,000 Exchange Points, the system's voice rang out.
[Host has successfully exchanged for the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Please select another pair of Mangekyo Sharingan patterns.]
Chinya raised an eyebrow. So he had to fuse his Mangekyo Sharingan with another pair to activate the Eternal version?
If that's the case...
Chinya asked, "Do these Mangekyo Sharingan eyes have any Dojutsu abilities?"
No. These Mangekyo Sharingan eyes only serve as genetic matches to your existing Mangekyo Sharingan, enabling activation of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. They don't come with any inherent Dojutsu abilities themselves.
However, since they are still Mangekyo Sharingan eyes, they qualify for generating Dojutsu abilities and meet the prerequisite conditions. This means you can later exchange for one known Dojutsu ability at standard cost and inherit it into your Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
Chinya understood what the system meant.
It was like how Sasuke Uchiha transplanted Itachi Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan to create his own Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, gaining access to Itachi's eye powers—like the Amaterasu in his left eye.
In other words, Chinya could also acquire a Dojutsu ability through exchange and inherit its power.
Chinya glanced at the price list for these Dojutsu abilities.
He had only 27,000 Exchange Points left.
The prices for Mangekyo Sharingan Dojutsu abilities were uniform.
Each Dojutsu ability cost 70,000 points. Even the said-to-be strongest genjutsu Kotoamatsukami came with the same price tag of 70,000 Exchange Points.
Although hailed as the strongest genjutsu, Kotoamatsukami could be countered by the Byakugan and came with serious side effects.
Chinya saw no value in it, despite its reputation. Otherwise, he wouldn't have destroyed Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan eye back then.
[Fugaku Uchiha's ability to 'Predict Movement Trajectories'] interested Chinya the most.
Obito Uchiha's Kamui might be decent too, but Chinya already had the Dojutsu Wanju, which overlapped somewhat in functionality with Kamui.
Though it seemed simple enough, Chinya found Fugaku's ability to Predict Movement Trajectories more useful than Kamui.
At first, Fugaku was able to match Chinya in battle solely because of this technique.
But Fugaku's speed was far slower than Chinya's. Even though Fugaku could predict his movements, without matching speed, everything was useless.
Chinya's speed was among the fastest in the entire Shinobi World. Therefore, the Predict Movement Trajectories ability would synergize better with Chinya himself.
Unfortunately, Chinya didn't have enough Exchange Points right now, so he could only look longingly at the option for now.
Chinya selected the Magatama-patterned Mangekyo Sharingan design.
[Fusion of Mangekyo Sharingan initiated. Please wait momentarily, Host.]
Suddenly, Chinya felt intense pain in both his eyes, causing him to instinctively close them shut.
Blood-mixed tears rolled down from the corners of Chinya's eyes.
The stinging sensation lingered for a while before fading away, replaced by a refreshing feeling.
Before this, after using the power of his Mangekyo Sharingan, Chinya had suffered from blurred vision close to blindness, always feeling as if shackled by an invisible burden.
Now, that oppressive weight was gone. A long-forgotten lightness filled him.
[Mangekyo Sharingan fusion complete. Host has successfully awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.]
Chinya slowly opened his eyes. His vision, once blurred, was now crystal clear.
Everything felt like it was moving in slow motion.
He immediately understood—his dynamic visual acuity had improved further with the awakening of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
Though he couldn't inherit any Dojutsu techniques, his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan had already evolved, strengthening all-around abilities.
Chinya drew his Ninja Sword and used its mirror-like blade to examine his eyes.
Previously, his Mangekyo Sharingan pattern featured a circular outer rim with five blade-shaped forms interlocked at the center.
Now, the Magatama-style markings he'd chosen for his Mangekyo Sharingan appeared on that outer ring. The two patterns had fused perfectly into one.
Chinya exhaled deeply—the biggest problem had finally been resolved.
Seated on a chair, Chinya began thinking. A lull in the storm was coming.
All that remained now was steadily developing Xiao organization and Otogakure Village.
As for the Akatsuki Organization, they were probably using this time to gather resources and expand their influence too. Eventually, they'd start tracking down the Tailed Beasts that weren't under the protection of the Five Great Ninja Villages—ready to hunt them.
Chinya rubbed his chin—he had to find a way to keep an eye on the Akatsuki.
After all, Orochimaru saved Nonou Yakushi, changing Kabuto Yakushi's entire path. Chinya wasn't sure if Nagato, Obito, or Itachi had also been affected—or what other surprises might come up.
If he could keep tabs on the Akatsuki, he'd have enough time to react even if something unexpected happened.
"It seems I'll need to pay attention to underground developments. Since the Akatsuki needs money from mission rewards, I can learn about their activities through the underworld."
...
Konoha.
Following Hiruzen Sarutobi's arrangements, the Uchiha clan members who accepted the Cursed Seal constraints had been relocated near Konoha's city center.
Now, Konoha no longer had separate Police Force and Defense Corps. They were unified into the Konoha Unified Police Defense Corps, actively recruiting ninjas from various clans and commoner ninjas to maintain security.
The remaining nine Uchiha clan members who refused the Cursed Seal constraints still lived at the Uchiha Family Estate.
But these nine were completely isolated.
The estate had already been taken over by Hiruzen Sarutobi. They were only allowed in limited areas—most parts of the estate were off-limits to them.
When walking the streets of Konoha, they faced constant stares and whispers, stripped of all dignity.
What's more, as ninja, they couldn't take missions. And as ordinary citizens of Konoha, they lost every privilege they once had.
Without any income, the lives of these nine Uchiha clan members immediately plunged into hardship.
In addition, Hiruzen Sarutobi occasionally sent clan members who had accepted the cursed seal to persuade them.
They knew full well this was Hiruzen's attempt to pressure them into accepting the cursed seal.
The nine Uchiha clan members had gathered and were now discussing what to do.
"What should we do? If we refuse, there's absolutely no hope for our future."
"That's right. Even though we're Konoha citizens and ninja, it's obvious those two identities are now just in name—we've been completely cast out of Konoha."
"Plus, we have no source of income at all. All property within the clan headquarters has been confiscated by Hiruzen Sarutobi. If this keeps up, we'll just end up sitting here waiting to die..."
An Uchiha muttered uncertainly, "Maybe... maybe we should just go along with it? Some others who accepted the cursed seal seem to be doing okay. I mean... maybe it's not that bad after all, right?"
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