Chapter 576: Hiding of the Crow God

"I see... So, brother, your plan with Uzumaki Yi is not only for peace, but also more for targeting that, uh, Black Zetsu?"

"Let's just forget about it. After all, you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days." Ling chuckled, with some regret in his tone. "It's a pity that the only ones who have fought it are me and the two people from the Senju family. I probably won't be able to let you know what that guy looks like in a short time."

"It doesn't matter. After all, it's just something that can't be seen in the light. I will be careful." Madara repeated in his mind several times to be careful of Black Zetsu and temporarily put the matter to the bottom of his heart, and then narrowed his eyes and looked at Ling, "Brother, you haven't forgotten what I told you, right?"

"How could there not be~" Feeling the resentment coming from his brother, Ling raised his finger and shook it, "Brother only said not to hide anything, but never said to tell everything, okay? You have to find the problem yourself before asking - after all, only when you find the clues, it means that you are ready to take responsibility for this matter. Brother doesn't want to put all the burden on you when you are unprepared."

Ban stared at Ling quietly for a while, then lowered his eyes. "I know that if I can't realize and notice my brother's plan, even if he tells me, with my mastery of political means, I will probably only do more harm than good. But, I really don't want to experience the torment of being powerless after losing contact with my relatives."

“Haha… I’m sorry, but I really can’t do anything about your whereabouts—” Ling clasped his hands together and laughed bitterly, “After all, I didn’t expect that the unimpeded spiritual communication I felt inside would be blocked outside. Because Yi Qishi was very decisive and serious, I was a little lax about the communication… I will pay more attention next time.”

Ban looked at Ling's pitiful expression, which he didn't know whether it was true or false, and sighed, "I know, so I will forgive brother for what happened in the past..."

"Oh, then thank our young patriarch——"

"But!" Ban interrupted Ling, "The past can be written off, but the future cannot! Brother, you must restrain your behavior and accept supervision!"

"Of course, you can, but Madara..." Ling spread his hands helplessly, "If you want to supervise me, you must have a Kaleidoscope. But as for the people in the clan who currently have Kaleidoscopes, I don't think you can find a Kaleidoscope that will not hide my whereabouts and actions from you. Even if my brother has really tried hard to create a reputation for you and want you to have more say, the effect is really..."

Madara blushed, looked away and coughed awkwardly, "I will try harder on that kind of thing later... and, brother, have you forgotten that I am also a Mangekyō?"

Ling's helpless expression became even more serious. "Ban, although I like being spoiled by you and enjoying being close to you, it is not a good choice for you to stay with me when you are out on the move at your current age and status."

"I know about that kind of thing..." Madara muttered with a hint of regret, but soon regained his composure, "So I'm talking about the eye technique."

"Eye Technique?" Ling was stunned, and reached out to rub the top of Madara's head, "So, Madara has awakened a mark-type eye technique like Xiaoguang and Kenji? That's incredible... Although I really want to tell you not to waste your precious eye power on me, but if this can make Madara feel at ease, then do it."

Madara felt the weight coming from his head and looked at Ling cautiously, "...Brother, don't you even ask me what the effect of my eye technique is?"

“No need, I am not on guard against my family…” Ling retracted his hand and chuckled, “Because my pupil technique is aimed at the soul, I will be more sensitive to this kind of technique that is mainly based on mental power. After being subjected to it, I can feel it to some extent.

Besides, I actually like to keep a little mystery and guess the means used on me. After all, it will be a great sense of accomplishment when the mystery is revealed, right? "

"Brother, you..." Ban also showed helplessness on his face, but began to explain his eye technique, "My eye technique is called Crow God Hidden, which uses the power of the eye to mark the target, and when it is activated, it can forcibly cross the space and pull the marked target to any position within one meter around me. The farther the distance, the more chakra will be consumed. And after it is activated, no matter whether the opponent will resist in the end, the mark will disappear... In short, it is closer to the offensive mark of Brother Kenji than Guang, right?"

"... Chakra?" Ling tilted his head in confusion. "Doesn't pupil techniques only consume pupil energy?"

Madara was startled, and shook his head subconsciously at first, but he quickly reacted and said, "No, rather than just consuming pupil power, it is better to say that it is using pupil power to guide chakra and then activate pupil skills, but it seems that the consumption ratio is different for each person...

I have discussed this with Guang before. She said that when she uses eye techniques, the ratio of eye power to chakra consumption is about [2:1], while Kenji's consumption ratio is about [3:2]. Under the same power, Kenji's eye power consumption will be less than hers.

We haven’t asked other people yet, so we don’t know whether this is a fixed ratio difference caused by individual eye opening, or whether the ratio can be changed through personal training.”

"Eh... Is that so? It's indeed a topic worth discussing." Ling nodded, revealing a somewhat distressed expression, "But when I used the eye technique, I didn't feel that I consumed any chakra - so, this was the difference that Yi asked Zhao Yan about at that time?"

"…What did that damn Red——Uzumaki Yi ask Akihiko-nii?"

"Yi said that he felt that my pupil power was different from other kaleidoscopes. He was very concerned about this and wanted to find the reason and take precautions..."

Ling raised his hand and tapped his chin, "I just don't know what caused this...I lack the guiding organs to manifest my pupil power? The reason for opening my eyes? Or was it because I was vaguely communicating with natural energy at the time, so the natural energy subconsciously excluded it?

It seems that we need to gather everyone together to discuss this properly. I was a little lax in neglecting such an obvious thing. But Madara who noticed this was a great help. He has grown so quickly. Our Madara is really a genius~"

Madara looked at Ling, who failed to stand up after being trapped by Yata's tail and simply lay on his back and gave him a thumbs up. He sighed, bloodshot eyes appeared, "It doesn't matter what happens. Anyway, I'm going to get on you, brother, get ready."

"No problem - no matter what Madara does to me, I will gladly accept it~"