Time rewinds to the moment Hachitsutsu Uchiha left the laboratory.
Night Namikaze's true body quietly appeared in the empty laboratory. The "Chinoike clansman" Hachitsutsu had brought back slowly reverted to his original appearance—a Bone Clone.
After pawning the real Chinoike clansman, Night had left behind a meticulously disguised Bone Clone. This strategy had successfully delivered his eyes and ears into this hidden laboratory.
His true body's seemingly resigned departure was nothing but a delaying tactic.
Having discovered the tracking ninja early on, he had immediately used a Flying Raijin marker to return to Hell Valley after confirming the tracker had left.
Thus, in the brief window while Hachitsutsu was confronting Yashiro outside, Night used the Flying Raijin formula on the Bone Clone to teleport precisely into the hidden lab.
The moment he arrived, the sight before him made his breath hitch.
Walls lined with Ketsuryūgan emitted an eerie glow in the dim lab, sending shivers down his spine.
The Sharingan carelessly placed on the experiment table by Hachitsutsu made his pupils constrict.
One pair of three-tomoe Sharingan was placed in a unique container, clearly Hachitsutsu's most prized collection.
"A three-tomoe Sharingan of the Uchiha..." Night murmured.
The information transmitted upon dispelling the Bone Clone gave him a clearer understanding of Hachitsutsu's experiments.
This Uchiha captain was secretly conducting insane bloodline fusion experiments.
"It seems not all Uchiha are traditionalists," Night sneered.
Time was tight. He acted without hesitation. While activating the System scan, he fully expanded his Mind's Eye of the Kagura, confirming Hachitsutsu was still confronting Yashiro at the tunnel entrance.
> [Scan complete. Discovering pawnable items:]
> [Ding! Chinoike Clansman Remains (Damaged) x6... Valuation: 30 Points/Body]
> [Ding! Uchiha Clansman Remains (Damaged) x2... Valuation: 30 Points/Body]
> [Ding! Chinoike Bloodline Product (Ketsuryūgan) x10... Valuation: 50 Points/Pair]
> [Ding! Uchiha Bloodline Product (Three-Tomoe Sharingan) x1... Valuation: 50 Points]
> [Ding! Uchiha Bloodline Product (Two-Tomoe Sharingan) x1... Valuation: 30 Points]
> [Ding! Crude Bloodline Fusion Records x5... Valuation: 0]
A glint flashed in Night's eyes. He hadn't expected Hachitsutsu's accumulation over the years to be so bountiful.
Even more surprising were the two Uchiha bodies deep in the lab—likely the owners of those Sharingan.
"Confirm pawn."
> [Current Pawn Points: 7575]
Thinking he might have to face Hachitsutsu soon, and considering the captain's weird Sharingan that clearly showed results, Night decided to fix his weakness against genjutsu.
Conveniently, the System Store had refreshed with exactly what he needed: "Uchiha Junior Bloodline."
> [Uchiha Junior Bloodline — Cost: 100 Points]
"Redeem."
The moment the bloodline merged, a cold chakra flowed through his body. But that wasn't enough. His gaze locked onto the three-tomoe Sharingan he had pawned from Danzo's collection earlier (and just redeemed back via Hachitsutsu's pawn).
> [Redeem: Uchiha Bloodline Product (Three-Tomoe Sharingan) — Cost: 100 Points]
"Redeem."
Night felt a tearing pain in his eyes. The junior Uchiha bloodline struggled to fully bear the power of the three-tomoe Sharingan. His vision was flooded with red, and chakra rampaged through his ocular meridians.
Just as he was struggling to adapt to these new eyes, before he could even open them, the System prompt sounded again.
> [Chinoike Bloodline tracing complete. Characteristics analyzed...]
> [Automatically generating equipment — Ketsuryūgan]
The next moment, indescribable agony erupted in his eyes!
It felt like two pairs of eyes were being stuffed into his sockets simultaneously. Two distinct crimson hues intertwined madly in his pupils. The powers of two dojutsu Kekkei Genkai clashed violently within his eyes.
He couldn't help but let out a scream—which was exactly the sound Hachitsutsu heard at the tunnel entrance.
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At the lab entrance, Hachitsutsu heard the scream and his face changed drastically. Ignoring the fallen Yashiro, he sprinted into the depths of the laboratory.
When he burst in, the scene made his eyes nearly pop out of their sockets.
The walls of collections were gone. The precious Ketsuryūgan and Sharingan had all vanished.
The Chinoike clansman who should have been unconscious was also missing.
Instead, standing in the center of the lab was a figure he knew well—the civilian ninja from Konoha he had just driven away.
"Brat... what have you done!" Hachitsutsu's voice trembled with rage.
Night turned slowly. The crimson glow seeping through his fingers was piercing in the dim light.
A pair of unprecedented eyes swirled in his sockets. The sclera (whites) were the distinct crimson of the Ketsuryūgan, while the pupils retained the jet black of the Sharingan, with three tomoe emitting an ominous light.
"Captain Hachitsutsu, you hid quite deeply," Night's voice was frighteningly calm.
In a rage, Hachitsutsu's three-tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly. However, when he tried to cast a genjutsu, he discovered to his horror that his ocular power had absolutely no effect.
"Impossible! How can you..."
Night just stood there casually. The tomoe in his eyes spun slowly, yet Hachitsutsu found himself helpless.
As the tomoe in Night's eyes suddenly accelerated, the three tomoe faintly connected into a line, forming a pitch-black ring around the pupil.
Hachitsutsu felt his chakra and blood stagnate instantly. Even the simplest hand seal became incredibly difficult.
"Your research was valuable, but not much," Night said coldly, with a hint of mockery.
Hachitsutsu frantically surged his chakra, forming seals. "Fire Release: Dragon Flame Release Song Technique!"
But even with all his might, the fire dragon dispersed with a mere glance from Night before it could even form. The blood in Hachitsutsu's body rioted uncontrollably, causing backlash.
"Useless. Before these eyes, all your resistance is futile." Night walked forward slowly, the crimson rings in his eyes rotating.
Hachitsutsu realized in despair that the dojutsu he had painstakingly researched for years was so fragile.
He stared fixedly at Night's pupils, filled with the despair of shattered beliefs.
"Your... your eyes... what exactly..." Hachitsutsu asked painfully.
He watched helplessly as Night approached step by step, unable to resist, creating not even a ripple before his death.
"Sharingan are indeed nice. Pawn."
As Night spoke, the last trace of Hachitsutsu Uchiha in this world vanished.
Having filled his final weakness against genjutsu, Night feared no one.
Although not yet at his peak, aside from Super Kage-level existences, ordinary Kage-level opponents were merely whetstones on his path forward.
Before his inner excitement could settle, he sensed several unfamiliar chakras approaching rapidly. In his Mind's Eye of the Kagura, the leader was none other than A (Ei), who had returned.