Looking at the Nen wrapped around his hand, Luo Ning had an idea. Following that thought, he spread the Nen onto the jar.
He knew that this method of using Nen was also a technique, one known as Shu.
As he enveloped the Scarlet Eyes with Shu, a warm current passed from the eyes into his body. At the same time, to his shock, the Scarlet Eyes within the jar began to slowly melt as they were covered by his Nen.
A vibrant red hue traveled from the melting eyes into Luo Ning's Nen, and then followed the flow of his energy toward his own eyes.
There was no pain, only a sensation of warmth blooming in his eye sockets. Simultaneously, Luo Ning felt his strength surging again. He knew he had entered the Sharingan state.
His guess had been correct. Fusing with the Scarlet Eyes was the way his Sharingan evolved!
He could clearly feel that as the bright red color in the glass jar faded and vanished, his physical strength was greatly restored. Even the chakra within his body seemed more abundant than before.
Did fusing with the Scarlet Eyes not only evolve his eyes but also grant him more life energy?
Time ticked by as Luo Ning sat on the tree branch. The rain had stopped at some point, and the forest was silent, save for the occasional chirping of insects and birds.
Meanwhile, Uvogin had returned to the Kurta village.
Few people remained in the village. The short Feitan Portor was among them, and his eyes lit up when he saw Uvogin return.
"Yo, where are the eyes?" Feitan squinted his eyes, his tone dripping with mockery.
Uvogin's face was grim.
He had realized what happened the moment his phone was destroyed, but failing to catch the opponent was a sign of his own incompetence. Facing Feitan's ridicule now, he could only grit his teeth in silence.
"Kortopi, can you still sense the target's location?" Uvogin bypassed Feitan and walked straight to Kortopi, whose head was completely shrouded in long hair, leaving only a single eye visible.
Kortopi reached out and touched the sticker on his chest. "I can. However, the target has been stationary for quite a while now."
"Tell me the location." Uvogin bared his teeth in a savage grin. If he caught that brat, he would personally crush every single bone in the boy's body.
Kortopi shook his head. "The work here is finished. I'll go with you. I'm also curious to see what kind of skills a boy who could escape from you possesses."
"Two pairs of eyes. Once you find them, head to Nancha City. No need to come back here," Feitan's annoying voice drifted over again. "The Leader and Pakunoda have already headed there first."
Uvogin didn't answer, merely waving his hand dismissively.
But Feitan clearly wasn't going to let this rare opportunity to mock Uvogin slide. "It's fine if you can't find them. After all, you are indeed a bit weak. You can come beg me then, and I might help you."
In response, Uvogin only gave him the middle finger.
...
The bright red color in the jar had completely vanished. Luo Ning felt as though his entire condition had taken a turn for the better. He felt even stronger than when he had first begun his escape.
Forming the Ram seal once more, a clone appeared in front of him.
Luo Ning looked at the Sharingan in the clone's eyes, seeing that the single tomoe had now become two. He couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.
Theorizing was one thing, but having it confirmed left him truly relieved.
However, knowing that the Scarlet Eyes were the energy source for his evolution made him harbor certain thoughts regarding the Phantom Troupe. These thoughts appeared for only a moment before he suppressed them.
Even though he could feel his strength increasing significantly after fusing with his father's Scarlet Eyes, he still didn't believe he was currently a match for the Phantom Troupe.
Instead of trying to snatch the Scarlet Eyes directly from the Troupe's hands, it would be less dangerous to wait for them to sell the eyes and then strike the buyers.
Of course, he had no intention of letting the Phantom Troupe off the hook.
Luo Ning was a very vengeful person.
But vengeance required a brain. He preferred to wait until he had sufficient strength to appear before his enemies and crush them with overwhelming power.
Therefore, what he needed to do now was still to leave this place.
He didn't believe Uvogin would let him go easily. That guy, after being repeatedly humiliated, would definitely continue searching for him. And this time, he would likely bring Kortopi along, or perhaps other members of the Troupe.
Given his situation, facing Uvogin alone was difficult enough. If he were surrounded by more members of the Troupe, it would be a guaranteed death sentence.
Going to Nancha City was out of the question.
That was the city closest to this hidden village. If the Troupe left the village, they would most likely head to Nancha City first to take an airship.
Luo Ning moved quickly across the branches while thinking back to the manga he had read.
Aside from the 410 chapters of the main story, there was also Kurapika's reminiscence chapter. As a Hunter x Hunter fan, he had read them all.
When the village was attacked, Kurapika had already been gone for six weeks. Kurapika's departure had been to find a doctor for his friend, Pairo.
But that wasn't the point. The point was that the manga mentioned the news of the Kurta massacre being reported worldwide. The person who discovered the massacre was a woman who had gotten lost in the forest.
The Kurta Clan had hidden deep in the mountains specifically to avoid discovery, so finding their location was no simple feat. This made Luo Ning suspicious and curious about that woman's identity.
It was hard to judge, as this could very well have been a deliberate move by the Phantom Troupe to drive up the price of the now-extinct Scarlet Eyes.
After all, with the Kurta Clan wiped out, the number of Scarlet Eyes left in the world was fixed at thirty-four pairs.
That was excluding the eyes of Luo Ning, his father, and Kurapika.
One pair of eyes had allowed him to progress from one tomoe to two. Luo Ning was particularly looking forward to seeing how far his Sharingan would evolve if he obtained all of them.
Including himself and Kurapika, there were 129 members of the Kurta Clan.
More than half of them were actually not "true" Kurta members but ordinary people from outside the village. The Kurta were not a completely closed group; members were free to enter and leave once they reached adulthood.
However, most clansmen believed there were no good people outside and preferred living in the village. This was why the Phantom Troupe's operation had resulted in near-total extinction.
Among them, the number of Kurta members who possessed the Scarlet Eyes was twenty-seven. This meant the Phantom Troupe currently held twenty-five pairs.