By the small river in Konoha, the water flowed gently.
Genya sat cross-legged on a piece of green stone, an invisible power expanding outward from him. The nearby flowing water seemed to be stirred by a strong wind, creating unusual ripples.
The spinning tomoe in his eyes continued to rotate slowly.
Suddenly, a black tomoe appeared at the center of the two spinning ones, aligning perfectly with them.
At the same time, a black flame burst forth from his eyes and spread across his body, almost engulfing him entirely.
"Huh? Black flames? Could it be Amaterasu?"
Genya looked at the black flames covering him, a hint of curiosity in his gaze. Usually, Amaterasu is a power gained after activating the Mangekyō Sharingan, but he had activated only the third tomoe. How interesting!
Wait a minute. He felt that the black flames had no heat at all on his body, almost like a decorative ornament!
He flicked the black flames onto a nearby dead tree, and the flames danced on its surface without even igniting it.
"Hmm? Is this ability a waste?" Genya sighed, feeling frustrated that he had wasted a tomoe's ability. He couldn't even light a match.
Perhaps there was some hidden ability he didn't yet understand.
However, he did feel his ocular power had strengthened, which would enhance his illusion techniques.
"Well, whatever. I'll just grill a fish to fill my stomach!" Genya said helplessly, patting his slightly flat belly. He walked across the water's surface, quickly using a chakra chain to pierce the water and catch a fish!
But just as he pulled the pierced fish up, the black flames on the outside spread along the chakra chain to the big fish. As the black flames reached it, they devoured the fresh blood and spread across the fish's body like an army of ants.
In less than a few breaths, a large fish was completely consumed by the black flames and vanished!
Huh. Genya was surprised. The black flames had this ability? Did they only target living things?
He grabbed another fish and tried again; it was quickly devoured.
Then, he caught another live fish to experiment once more!
He discovered that the black flames could only devour dead things. Even live fish and other animals were unaffected by it!
Then he caught a small rabbit, but it was still consumed the same way.
This made Genya even more frustrated. He pulled the black flames back into his eyes, planning to roast some fish to eat because he was hungry.
As the black flames entered his eyes, a pure Yin chakra began to spread within his Dual pupils, where it was absorbed by his Sharingan. He felt a slight increase in his eye power!
Even the hunger in his stomach eased a bit.
The flames had the ability to fill the Yin chakra his Sharingan lacked by consuming dead beings.
"Wow, so my eyes have evolved a devouring ability because they've been lacking enough chakra for so long?" Genya looked at the black flames, his eyes filled with satisfaction.
He might not need to eat so much. He could just consume things directly instead.
His eye power would be replenished.
This was indeed a good ability; it might not help in battle, but it was useful for support.
However, that was enough for him, so he continued to catch fish!
One fish, two fish, three fish... Wait, these fish are too small. With this ability, why bother catching fish? Wouldn't it be better to hunt bears and wild boars instead?
Thinking this, Genya narrowed his eyes and looked deeper into the forest!
After a while, the forest was filled with beast roars, and flocks of birds flew out in a panic.
Squeak, squeak, squeak~~
Sounds of agony echoed in the forest, causing chaos all around!
At this moment, Genya stood on top of a wild boar, his eyes shining with light. Wisps of black flames were released from his eyes, slowly spreading over the boar's corpse.
The black flames flickered.
Under the dancing black flames, the wild boar gradually shrank and was consumed.
In just one hour, he had devoured more than a dozen rabbits, over twenty birds, one wolf, and a wild boar!
After consuming the wild boar, he returned to his usual self.
In an instant, a warm current spread from his pupils, and he felt his vision becoming clearer.
He activated his Dual Pupil ability!
He could sense that he could observe farther, and everything around him was incredibly clear.
At the same time, a surge of chakra flowed within him, nourishing his bones, cells, and muscles!
He felt his body changing, stronger than before.
However, even after devouring all that food, Genya still felt hungry, which was normal. Most of the energy he had consumed was absorbed by his Doujutsu, and his body had absorbed too little.
"I still need to eat something to fill my stomach!" Genya murmured to himself as he returned to the lakeside.
The sky was getting darker.
Back at the lakeside, Genya caught several large fish from the lake and started a fire on the shore using ninjutsu to roast them.
The delicious aroma wafted through the air!
Genya was roasting the fish skillfully.
"Someone's coming!" While roasting, his Dual Pupil detected several light points approaching from a kilometer away.
At the front was a little kid, around his age. But this small child already had a significant amount of chakra in their system, and in the dantian area, a terrifying red energy could be faintly seen.
That energy was frightening and looked like it could explode at any moment!
A person with chakra surpassing their peers and terrifying red chakra, about the same age as him? A name flashed in his mind.
A poor little guy, the war machine of Konoha.
Behind him, there were a few figures following stealthily.
The few people over there were probably Anbu and Root ninjas. They monitored every move of the little guy, recording everyone Naruto interacted with to report to the Third Hokage.
At the same time, they needed to ensure that this war machine wouldn't have any accidents.
Genya looked at them before continuing to grill his fish.
"It smells so good~~~"
Just as the fish was nearly done, a youthful voice came from behind.
He saw a child about the same age as himself, with golden hair, frog-like goggles, and dressed in cartoonish clothes.
What stood out were the six whisker-like marks on his cheeks, making this little guy look quite special among children.
At that moment, he was staring at the grilled fish in Genya's hands with bright blue eyes, drooling with anticipation.
"Do you want to eat?" Genya asked, testing the waters.
"Mm-hmm!" Naruto Uzumaki nodded seriously but remained politely in place without moving.
Genya smiled slightly and handed the grilled fish over.
"Well, I won't hold back then!"
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