Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan!
Although Chiyu had known this was only a matter of time, he still breathed a small sigh of relief.
Originally, using the Mangekyō Sharingan's eye power meant he could never fully exert himself. If he used it too recklessly, even he would find it difficult to sustain.
Everything had changed completely!
The Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan was, in essence, no different from the Mangekyō Sharingan, yet it possessed even mightier, more terrifying eye power. More crucially, it entirely lifted the side-effects—no more risk of blindness!
It was widely known that in the entire history of the ninja world, there had been only two people explicitly confirmed to have awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan:
But Madara was dead, and Sasuke was still just a child. Thus, at present, only Chiyu himself had reached this level in the entire world.
At that moment, Chiyu carefully assessed his spoils:
By killing Shimura Danzō, he gained two thousand points of virtue.
By sealing the other resurrected Edo Tensei warriors, he earned around three thousand more.
Plus a few hundred additional points from the remaining Root members...
In total, from this single battle alone, he had collected more than five thousand points!
He unhesitatingly allocated all of them to his eye power.
[Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan Eye Power: 11500 / 50000]
And upon advancing to the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, the techniques of both his eyes—the Mangekyō abilities—immediately rose to their peak levels!
[Kuebiko: 1000 / 1000]
[Magatsuhi no Kami: 1000 / 1000]
Furthermore, Susanoo had instantly leapt two entire ranks—going directly beyond the third form's Tengu armor stage, arriving at the fourth form!
Fourth Form Susanoo possessed a full torso and lower limbs, true absolute defense with zero weak points. It solved Susanoo's original biggest flaw—a lack of mobility.
Upon opening this fourth-stage Susano'o, besides the usual personal spirit weapons, one could also wield the genuine "Susanoo Greatsword"!
That sword had no special attributes, nor hidden powers. It existed purely for devastating attack power—an utterly destructive force!
In the first three stages, Susanoo was essentially a half-torso samurai giant. The fourth stage was the complete upper body, plus lower half—a proper "giant mecha."
Of course, Chiyu felt slightly disappointed that he had not fully accessed the Complete-Body Susanoo.
But in original lore, very few had ever used that. Typically, only four people had achieved it:
Hatake Kakashi (via Obito's Sharingan)
Among them, Sasuke only used Complete-Body Susanoo after obtaining Six Paths powers; Kakashi/Obito likewise only did so after acquiring Six Paths–level chakra. Indra inherently possessed it.
Madara was the sole individual clearly shown to use the Complete-Body Susanoo without Six Paths power.
Thus, from Chiyu's own judgment, a bit more time refining his eye power should allow him to reach that ultimate Susanoo form, even without any Six Paths influence.
After stepping into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, both eyes' six-sided Mangekyō star patterns transformed into a more elaborate shape enclosed by a perfect ring, adorned with glints of starlight—mysterious, formidable, dazzling, and steeped in an aura of the arcane.
Chiyu briefly summarized his gains:
1. Awakening the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
2. His left eye (Kuebiko) and right eye (Magatsuhi no Kami) rose to their max levels.
3. Susanoo advanced to its fourth form.
All in all, huge rewards!
In that moment, Kakashi—who had joined him—sensed a distinct new vibe in Chiyu's aura.
"Chiyu-sama, after that one battle, you seem…even stronger. You have that same terrifying feeling, but even deeper now…"
Chiyu appeared to see right through him.
"Kakashi, your own Mangekyō Sharingan eye power has advanced as well, hasn't it?"
Kakashi's heart gave a jolt. Indeed, nothing escaped Chiyu's scrutiny.
He had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan earlier, at Rin's death, when the agony resonated with Obito's eye. Yet his chakra volume had been insufficient, and he rarely dared invoke it, hindered by side-effects.
Recently, the unveiling of his father's desecrated tomb had shattered something deep within Kakashi, and the rage and sorrow had drastically increased his eye power.
In short, at present, Kakashi's Mangekyō ability was roughly equivalent to his strength in the Shippuden era—years ahead of schedule.
"Chiyu-sama is remarkable. Indeed, my Mangekyō eye power has advanced, but as you know, I'm no Uchiha—I face huge chakra consumption and backlash."
Kakashi's predicament was well known: each Mangekyō usage often left him bedridden.
"All the same, Kakashi, it's a good thing. Soon enough, you'll have a place to put that power to use."
"I understand, Chiyu-sama. I'll follow your every command."
Returning to Konoha, Chiyu wrapped up any remaining matters.
With Shimura Danzō's demise, Root was annihilated. All the curse seals he'd placed on his subordinates automatically lost effect.
Those orphans under Root's control were rescued. Chiyu recognized some, including Sai and his older brother Shin, both only around four or five years old.
Chiyu placed them, along with other rescued children from the orphanage, under his protection—seeing them as the future's seeds, successors to his will.
Finishing that, he ended the misery of Aburame Tatsuma, who had been stewing in unimaginable torment, granting him final release. Thus Root was wholly purged.
Meanwhile, Sarutobi Hiruzen staged a "righteous condemnation," publicly dissociating himself from Danzō and Root.
He denounced them in exalted, indignant terms:
"They're war criminals, traitors who betrayed their village, soulless monsters who violated all moral precepts with inhuman human experimentation. Root is a grotesque tumor born of darkness in Konoha!"
This show satisfied few; skepticism toward the upper echelons loomed. The Danzō fiasco had inflicted serious damage to Hiruzen's reputation.
But Hiruzen quickly diverted attention to another subject:
"The war with Kumogakure is essentially over. Under Nara Shikaku's command, the Konoha shinobi forced Kumo into disadvantage. The Fourth Raikage has agreed to negotiate once more."
"With that external threat resolved, all Konoha's ninja can return home from the front lines…"
Many present understood: now that the Kumogakure "outside threat" had ended, the next step would be Konoha's internal final reckoning.
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