Chapter 37 Mangekyo Sharingan

Although Uchiha Tajima told Ling that she could buy some wine to bring back, Ling just couldn't take the first step to the pub with Izuna. In the end, they just went to the dessert shop to buy Izuna's favorite hishi cake and Uchiha Tajima's red bean jelly and then went home.

But when he reached the door of his house, Ling was stopped by someone.

"Ling, do you have time? I want to talk to you."

Ling tilted his head slightly, "This chakra... is it Akihiko?"

"Well, it's me."

"I see..." Ling nodded slightly, "Sorry, Izumi, I may have to ask you and father to wait for me for a while. Please go in with the dessert first."

Izuna took the exquisite food box containing dessert and responded obediently, but still couldn't help but look up at Uchiha Akihiko.

He was covered in dust and had bandages all over his body, some of which were even oozing blood. There was even a scar on his right cheek that looked particularly hideous even after being stitched - it was obvious that he had just finished a mission and didn't even have time to treat his wound before coming here.

As if he noticed Izuna's gaze, Uchiha Akihiko turned his head and forced a smile, his voice a little hoarse, "...It won't take too long, go in quickly."

The moment she met those dark eyes, Izumi couldn't help but shudder - those dark eyes always seemed gentle and helpless in the past, but now they were completely filled with coldness and numbness.

Izunai subconsciously took a step back, but soon realized that this was not a good idea, so she bowed slightly, apologized softly, and then turned around and ran home.

Hearing the door closing, Ling's smile faded, "You've opened your eyes."

Uchiha Akihiko lowered his head and said in a lower voice, "Yes, the Mangekyō Sharingan... is a very powerful force."

“…Who died?”

But this time, Uchiha Akihiko was unable to answer immediately. He fell into a state of confusion and unconsciousness. "I don't want this power. No, I should say that I even regretted pursuing this power..."

Ling sighed softly, tapped his cane sword and turned around, "Let's just take a walk."

Uchiha Akihiko followed Ling stiffly, and said in a weak but deep voice that was loud enough for others to hear, "Ling, can you imagine the despair of that situation?

The person you wanted to protect all along was ripped open by the enemy in front of you, wailing in despair, but you were so exhausted that your pleas and struggles were all ignored. Even if you wanted to look away, someone would grab your hair and force you to look at that scene by opening your eyelids..."

Ling stopped and turned to face Uchiha Akihiko, whose chakra fluctuations were extremely chaotic, and asked the previous question again, with the same firm tone as before, "So, who died?"

But these words seemed to stimulate Uchiha Akihiko, he took a step forward, stretched out his hand to grab the front of Ling's coat, and his dark pupils instantly turned scarlet, "You knew it a long time ago, right?!

Yes, you are the son of the clan leader and the heir, you must have known that this kind of power is bound to be accompanied by misfortune, right? ! Why didn't you say it? ! Why did you hide this? ! If you told me——!"

Tears poured out of Uchiha Akihiko's eyes. He loosened his hands and fell to his knees as if he had lost support. Despair and regret were clearly conveyed through his choked voice. "If you had told me... I would have paid more attention to the development of things and been more careful. Akihiko... Akihiko would not have died... His birthday was coming up soon, and he should have a future..."

If Ling could still see at this moment, he would find that the magatama in Uchiha Akihiko's eyes were spinning rapidly, and finally outlined complex and mysterious patterns in his eyes. As the strange patterns slowly turned, the psychedelic power that was imperceptible to the naked eye also spread out, invisibly affecting people's spirits.

All of this was transformed into Ling's perception, that is, the chakra in Uchiha Akihiko's head became more and more active, and generously emitted extremely cold chakra fluctuations to the surroundings.

Ling let out a long sigh. Akihiko was Uchiha Akihiko's younger brother. If his younger brother Shun hadn't died, he would be the same age as Akihiko now - but unfortunately, the time of both of them had stopped and would never flow again.

Thinking of this, Ling put aside the thoughts in his mind, stretched out his hand to pull Uchiha Akihiko up from the ground, "Akihiko, I haven't been able to open the Mangekyō Sharingan, so I don't know what it takes to come back and what I will experience to obtain this power above the three magatama, and I can't see what you look like now - but this doesn't mean I can't judge.

Even if I don't know this, the smell of blood on your body, your grieving voice, and your chaotic chakra that is completely different from before will tell me everything... Tell me about your embarrassment, your regret, and your hesitation.

But Akihiko, you have to remember that we are born in this era, and even if our loved ones pass away we should not be too immersed in grief. What we should think about is how to make those who hurt our loved ones pay a price they will never forget, so that they can never go against the Uchiha clan again. Only in this way can we protect our remaining relatives.

You must have come to me for help. Now calm down and tell me what you need me to do for you.

Uchiha Akihiko used Ling's strength to stand up again, but his expression was still dazed. He raised his hand to cover his forehead, his voice getting lower and lower, but the patterns in his eyes turned faster and faster, "Ling, this is a curse, a curse on our clan-"

"No, Akihiko, the Mangekyō Sharingan is not a curse, it's--"

"How could it not be a curse! Can a bloodline limit that requires the life of a loved one to be opened be a blessing from God?!" Uchiha Akihiko suddenly raised his voice, his expression ferocious like a devil, "If the so-called gods must use pain to give people strength, then such gods are better off not existing!"