Chapter 47: The Other God's Eye Transplant
"Hey Naruto, don't tell me you're actually scared now? It's just plucking out an eye. When I fought entire villages, I didn't show this much hesitation. And now you're frightened? Hahahaha!"
Kurama seemed to have found a new source of entertainment, his voice echoing teasingly in Naruto's mind.
The Nine-Tails found this immensely amusing. For all his strength, this human cub's mind remained immature.
"It's annoying! Do you have any idea how much resolve this takes? This is eye removal! Not some minor procedure! It's not your eye, so of course you don't care!"
"Isn't it just a minor procedure?"
Kurama tilted his massive head playfully.
"How did Uchiha Madara, Obito, and that old dog Danzo manage to swap eyes without batting an eyelid? When it's your turn, you're suddenly weak...?"
Naruto ignored the fox's verbal jabs. He realized Kurama was enjoying his hesitation. Was this really so funny?
What kind of jinchūriki would I be if I couldn't handle this?
A horizontal swipe. A ruthless heart!
His hands flew through seals.
He murmured inwardly: "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
"POOF!"
A shadow clone materialized before Naruto.
The clone blinked in momentary confusion. "What are we doing, original?"
Hearing this, Naruto offered a kind smile.
"Nothing much. Just running a quick experiment. It'll be over soon."
"What experiment?"
The shadow clone appeared genuinely puzzled.
"A small thing. Just need you to help me... remove my eyeball."
Even if mentally resistant, he had to maintain an appearance of strength.
This was about dignity—even in front of his own shadow clone.
"Um, okay (●°u°●)?"
Without hesitation, the clone reached toward Naruto's eye. The original's command was absolute; obedience was its only purpose.
Seeing this, Naruto quickly raised a hand to stop him.
"Wait, not yet! First use the Transformation Technique to become someone else. Otherwise, this feels... weird."
"Oh~"
Hearing this, the shadow clone smiled and transformed into a cute blue-haired girl wearing a maid uniform.
"How about this, master?"
The clone lightly covered her lips, speaking softly.
Naruto was stunned. Was this really his shadow clone?
Why so perceptive?
This felt even stranger... yet somehow better!
...
Looking at the clone's current appearance—wasn't this Rem from Re:Zero?
It perfectly captured her essence: "Even when I disguise myself, the sorrow cannot be hidden behind the mask."
Wasn't that exactly what he was? Someone who didn't care about others' opinions.
"Well, as my shadow clone, you're doing quite well. Alright then, Rem! I can endure this!"
Naruto looked at the exquisite, delicate face before him and spoke.
Hearing this, the clone didn't hesitate. She slowly placed her pale fingers against Naruto's eye, gradually applying pressure until the whites of his eyes reddened with blood vessels, and a sharp pain erupted.
Suddenly, Rem exerted force, her fingers gently digging inward.
Squelch.
A bloodshot eyeball was plucked out by her!
Tiny red blood vessels still clung to it—a grotesque sight.
With the motion, blood splattered onto Rem's face and the corner of her mouth, adding a macabre beauty to her features.
Blood immediately gushed from Naruto's empty socket, quickly spreading across his face and down his body.
"Fuck! It hurts... it hurts! That old bastard Danzo lied..."
"Ah! It's too painful! Other God... why must you...!"
Naruto covered his empty eye socket, his body trembling slightly from the agony. Beads of cold sweat formed on his forehead as he panted heavily.
Honestly, the pain of eye removal far exceeded Naruto's expectations.
"Hah... heh, now... I can install the Other God..."
The next moment, Naruto lowered the hand covering his eye.
Seeing this, Rem quickly retrieved the Other God eye from the saline-filled test tube, then placed Naruto's original eyeball into the container.
"Master, are you alright?"
"No... it's fine. It... doesn't hurt at all. Hurry! Keep going!"
The clone transformed into Rem carefully positioned the Mangekyō Sharingan over the empty socket, then gently pressed it into place.
After completing this, Rem looked at Naruto with encouraging eyes.
Seeing this, Naruto felt a strange realization. Whose subordinate is this? So perceptive...
After covering his eye, Naruto sensed Kurama's chakra rushing toward the socket—warm and soothing.
"Brat, why did you need a shadow clone to transform into a woman for such a simple task? Are you humans always this peculiar?"
Kurama healed Naruto's body while simultaneously mocking him.
"Hey!!! Kurama, don't talk nonsense! How would I know why the shadow clone chose to become a lovely girl?!"
"Hmph! You're quite the player, brat. Do you think I don't understand anything? I've been a jinchūriki for so long—what haven't I seen?"
Then he added: "Listen, I'm telling you—you have mental issues."
Hearing this, Naruto nearly burst into tears.
This damn fox! He knows too much!
With a thought, under Rem's surprised gaze, the clone dissolved into smoke and vanished.
Simultaneously, the memories returned. Aside from the eye-removal sequence, everything else was normal.
He just felt Kurama was barking like a mad fox. How could I possibly have mental issues?
Just as he prepared to retort, Kurama's voice sounded again: "Alright, Naruto. Go play with your new toy. These damn eyes genuinely disgust me."
Then he fell silent.
Hearing this, Naruto felt relieved—his eye must be healed.
From the beginning, his right eye had emitted a faint coolness, continuously absorbing chakra from Naruto's body as if nourishing itself.
If it kept absorbing like this, Naruto's chakra reserves might not recover quickly...
At the same time, complete usage information about the Other God eye flowed into his mind.
This knowledge couldn't be articulated, but Naruto understood perfectly: he could use the Other God to alter others' wills!
The most powerful genjutsu in the shinobi world! It lived up to its reputation!
Opening his right eye, the white sclera suddenly receded into the upper socket, revealing a blood-red four-pronged shuriken pattern spinning wildly. Naruto could even faintly hear the sound of the eyeball rotating and grinding within its socket!
I wonder if I can activate Susano'o with just one eye...
Naruto suddenly wondered.
Standing up and carefully examining himself in the full-length mirror, Naruto discovered he couldn't manifest Susano'o no matter what he tried.
This realization made Naruto instantly feel that Uchiha Madara had been cheating.
Of course, this might require both eyes. After all, he wasn't a member of the Uchiha clan—it was normal that he couldn't use the Mangekyō's ultimate technique with just one eye.
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