Chapter 462: Uchiha Hiro is busy

"Really… So you're actually experimenting on yourself now, huh?"

"Ah, yes—why, are you going to lecture me?"

Ling shook his head slightly. "No, I just want to see if I can help you. What you are doing is an area I have never touched upon. I am not qualified to lecture you."

"Ha, so if you understand this, you'll lecture me, right?" Uchiha Hong crossed his arms and said jokingly, "You know, I've never thought I'm far behind you."

Ling couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, "Yes, yes, I know Hong has always been very strong - so how are you now? From my perception, the chakra in your head is very chaotic and violent, are you really okay?"

"Yes, no problem. My master performed the surgery for me and it was successful."

"Has the operation been done?" Ling's eyebrows showed a trace of worry. "But I remember that no matter the family scroll or the stone tablet, it is recorded that if the Mangekyō Sharingan is to be evolved, it must be done with the Sharingan of a blood relative. Although it is a bit exaggerated to say so, Hong's family members are not talented, and some of them have not even opened their eyes yet, let alone evolved the Mangekyō. Hong, what are you doing now...?"

"I asked the clan for a blind Mangekyō to fuse with," Uchiha Hiro raised his hand and gently stroked the bandage on his left eye. "Before the operation, I looked up a lot of information in the clan. Although most of the records mentioned fusing the eyes of blood relatives, there were also records of examples of evolution by fusing the eyes of friends in the distant past."

“How many successful cases?”

Uchiha Hong curled his lips, "Why do you care so much? Isn't it enough to know that you will succeed?"

Ling's tone became more serious, "Tell me a few cases."

"... one case, but I have studied it repeatedly. When the senior transplanted his eyes, his own Mangekyō pupil power was in a state of semi-blindness, and the owner of the transplanted eyes also fell into a coma due to excessive loss of pupil power and the backlash of the Sharingan.

Moreover, according to the records, the two elders were tricked and never got in touch with the clan. They could only reduce their range of activities in the face of repeated encirclement and suppression. The elder who had fused his eyes chose to fuse his eyes when he was surrounded and suppressed from all sides..."

As if to convince himself, Uchiha Hiro spoke again, but his voice became smaller and smaller, "My pupil power has not yet reached the decline stage. The pupil power of my left eye is countless times greater than that of my right eye. The transplanted eye has also been repeatedly confirmed by the clan to have completely exhausted its pupil power, and the genes are a match. I am a medical perception ninja, and my physical condition has been adjusted before the transplant..."

"You... really want to be number one? Even if it means putting yourself in such a dangerous situation?"

"Of course! This is how the world works. Everyone will only see the most dazzling person and will not care about the others who are in his shadow. As for me, I will let those old guys in the clan know that I am the number one genius of my generation. People like you are just dregs who are good for nothing except fighting."

Uchiha Hong raised his chin, but his eyes moved away from Ling. He didn't dare to look at Ling's expression full of self-blame and sadness, but he still insisted on being tough to the end, and even raised his voice a little, "I will succeed - just wait to be left behind by me, and then I won't even let you eat a bite of ashes!"

Ling was silent for a long time this time before he sighed, "Okay...but is there really nothing I can do to help?"

Seeing that Ling was no longer discussing this topic, Uchiha Hong's tone was much more relaxed, "I've already told you that it's none of your business. If you have nothing to do, then go back to being a brother-protecting demon, or else brainwash your good disciple again. God knows how many old immortals in the clan were angered by her indifferent and crazy look when she was studying with me."

"...Anger the elder away?"

"Oh, it's because those old fools saw that she was studying with me obediently and thought that you had successfully brainwashed her, so they planned to take her away from me to work for the clan. Hey, you don't know that your apprentice's ability to manipulate others is so great that she is even better than you."

"Hmm... It seems that Xiaoguang is more concerned about these trivial matters than fighting. Xiansi also likes to join in the fun. We don't have to worry about her and Xiansi not getting along well in the future." Ling nodded slightly, but his words were inevitably helpless. "But we still need to ask her to pay more attention to etiquette, so that she won't be caught by some old stubborn people in the tribe."

"Tsk - I'm just afraid that you'll end up raising an ungrateful person."

"Haha, it's okay. She's just a safety precaution. By the way, what do you think of the information Yi gave you? Is it possible to track that person?"

"It's difficult." Uchiha Hiro's face darkened. "My main focus here is on the Mangekyo, and I haven't had time to study it. The information given by Uzumaki is mostly about studying the nature and characteristics of the black mud. It seems that they want to create a creature with this characteristic and use it.

To be honest, if any other ninja clan that is not involved were to research this thing, I would think that clan wanted to destroy the world - but the Uzumaki clan mostly associates with gods, demons, and monsters, so it is not difficult for me to understand their special XP.

But from the information you gave me, the person in charge of this matter on the vortex side is obviously very eager for this black mud. If that guy is caught by him first, I'm afraid he will be dead - what's worse is that we can't expect this person who knows so many of our secrets to keep his mouth shut for us."

Ling also frowned, "It is indeed a problem... I don't know if Yi can bring better news later."

"Easy, easy, easy—" Uchiha Hong rolled his eyes, "When things get tough, he's the first person you think of, and when things get good, you never forget him. That red-haired guy always says those ambiguous words to you every time he sees you. I don't believe you two if you say you're not having an affair, okay?"

"A good trading relationship needs to be maintained by both parties. Since I chose to cheat him, of course he has to give me enough benefits so that I can continue next time - he also feels the same way. As for the ambiguity..."

At this point, Ling's mouth twitched slightly, "It's my fault. I was a little careless when I talked to him."