The Hokage, having traveled here, of course he'd unify the ninja world!

Chapter 821 A Contingency Plan

Inside Orochimaru's brightly lit laboratory.

"Orochimaru, come and treat Hanabi's injuries," Chiyo called out as he led Hanabi over.

Orochimaru came out and saw Hanabi with her eyes covered, a knowing look on his face: "So it went so smoothly?"

As Qianyao placed the fireworks on the hospital bed, he said, "This is quite a coincidence."

"One of Black Zetsu's eye techniques is to deprive people of their five senses. I used my memory to thrust the sword and pinned Hanabi to the ground."

"Black Zetsu had no choice but to gouge out her eyes and leave."

Orochimaru nodded and instructed Kabuto, who was nearby, "Go and fetch a pair of Byakugan."

Dou bowed and withdrew.

Orochimaru then removed the bandages from Hanabi's face and began to examine the condition of her eye sockets.

"Won't your backup plan be discovered?" Qianyao asked again, still worried.

While cleaning Hanabi's wounds, Orochimaru replied:

Before Hanabi evolved, no one could see her eyes.

"Even after evolution, certain conditions must be met for my preparations to be effective."

"Don't worry, I've already calculated it."

Upon hearing this, Chiyo felt relieved, after all, Orochimaru was still quite reliable.

At this moment, Kabuto Yakushi had already obtained a pair of Byakugan.

After Orochimaru took it out, he quickly installed it on Hanabi.

"When Black Zetsu took out her eyes, he made a big move, and Hanabi was seriously injured. Her eyes will probably take about half a month to recover."

Upon hearing Orochimaru's words, Chiyo responded, "If that's the case, how could she sense that the Byakugan wasn't her own?"

After Orochimaru handed over the finishing touches to Kabuto Yakushi, he replied:

"She can't see it, because these are also the eyes of the main family."

"The way the Hyuga clan uses the Byakugan is different from how you Uchiha use the Sharingan."

"The Sharingan is an extension of your Uchiha bodies; you are constantly exploring and evolving it."

"The Byakugan is just a tool for the Hyuga clan; once they awaken it, they only know how to use it."

"At Hanabi's age, there's no way to delve deeply into the topic of eye rolls, so don't worry."

"Hmm, how are Itachi and Fugaku?"

Qianyao then inquired about the fusion of the two people's eyes.

"The fusion of their eye powers is almost over. As calculated before, Itachi's eyes are already undergoing a transformation because his eye power is sufficient."

"Fugaku's pupil power has also fully recovered, and it has even increased significantly."

"If we were to give Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan to him, both Fugaku and Sasuke could become Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan users."

Qianyao raised a hand to signal Orochimaru to stop: "Sasuke's body is still a little weak."

"Unless he is continuously strengthened without regard for the consequences, he simply cannot afford the Eternal Kaleidoscope right now."

After Chiyo discovered that Ashura had left Naruto's body, causing the side effects of Naruto's Shadow Clone Technique to become unavoidable.

They specifically checked Sasuke's reaction after he activated the Mangekyou Sharingan and overused his eye power.

Sasuke's current body simply can't handle it. Giving him the Eternal Eye now would only harm him.

Qian Yao pondered for a moment, then asked:

"Compared to Sasuke in the original timeline, why is this Sasuke's ability to withstand pressure much lower?"

"Did the departure of Indra's chakra have such a big impact on Sasuke?"

Orochimaru knew that Chiyo had his own answer, and asking him was just to confirm it.

He pondered for a moment before answering:

"The Sharingan was born in Indra's generation. According to the bloodline theory, the closer one is to Indra, the fewer side effects one will experience when using the Sharingan."

"The Sharingan places a heavy burden on the body, and the body will not awaken the Sharingan too early in order to protect itself."

"The average age for the Uchiha to awaken their Sharingan is over 12 years old. Sasuke's awakening at the age of seven can only be due to the soul of Indra."

Qian Yao nodded slightly, which meant that the various theories in his mind were now aligned with his own.

In fact, whether one opens their eyes early or late has no absolute relation to whether they can eventually become a kaleidoscope, or their final strength.

Madara and Obito awakened their Sharingan very late, but their strength was by no means inferior.

"I'll go and warn Sasuke. I'll leave things here to you."

"Hinata will probably come to see the fireworks later, so don't let it slip."

Orochimaru waved his hand, indicating that he understood.

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Divine Power Space.

Obito appeared here with Black Zetsu, his face grim.

Itachi's strength far exceeded his expectations; he not only failed to gain the upper hand in his fight with both Kamui, but also...

He was almost killed by Itachi with his bare hands.

"How is Itachi's taijutsu so strong?"

Black Zetsu closed his eyes, panting, with many transparent liquids spreading from the corners of his eyes.

Because there is no blood in the body of the Ghost Raa, this transparent liquid is just like blood.

It nourishes his eyes.

Black Zetsu used both Susanoo and Mangekyou Sharingan techniques consecutively, which greatly depleted his eye power.

Especially when Mingluo sealed Itachi's five senses, the opponent's eye power resisted quite strongly, not only quickly breaking free from his eye technique, but also causing him considerable damage to his eyes.

"Eight Gates Formation".

Black Zetsu answered with his eyes closed:

"Itachi's taijutsu is no weaker than that of an average taijutsu master, and he has opened at least the sixth gate of the Eight Gates."

Obito, looking utterly dejected, said, "Isn't the Eight Gates Formation very difficult to master?"

Black Zetsu slowly opened his eyes at this moment: "I can only tell you the answer, but I don't know the reason either."

Even though Obito had the dark chakra transformed from the Zero-Tails that could constantly destroy and repair his body to improve it, his rate of physical progress still did not reach Itachi's level.

It took a while for the dents on Obito's body to slowly heal.

The spot where Itachi hit him was exactly the half of his body that had been repaired by White Zetsu.

Black Zetsu glanced at Obito's body and asked tentatively:

"You've got all the Mangekyou Sharingan, but your body hasn't gotten any stronger?"

Obito asked in a cryptic tone, "What does this have to do with the Sharingan?"

In fact, Obito's recovery ability was very fast after he became the Zero-Tails Jinchuriki, but this was limited to his original body.

The half of his body that had been modified by White Zetsu was no different from before.

Even Obito didn't know what was going on, but this time he managed to fool Black Zetsu.

Black Zetsu then put the Byakugan into a prepared jar, preparing to go to the moon later.

"What do you intend to do with these eyes?"

Obito had already realized that it didn't matter whether the Hyuga clan members were there or not; Black Zetsu just wanted those eyes.

Black Zetsu didn't answer the question, but instead asked in return:

"You said Naruto is also the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki, what's that about?"

Obito was somewhat dissatisfied, but since he still needed to use Black Zetsu to find the Box of Elysium, he didn't press the matter further.

"He has the same abilities as Minato, and his Jinchūriki state should be that of a perfect Jinchūriki."

"Although Naruto is young, his fighting strength should not be underestimated."

Obito was also somewhat surprised. Although Konoha no longer had Chiyo, other powerful ninjas were emerging like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

However, he wasn't too afraid, since Kamui was highly secretive and it was difficult for the people of Konoha to find him.

He simply didn't dare to act recklessly in front of Konoha anymore.

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