"Let's talk! What do you want to do with me this time?" Uchiha Chizuru lightly hummed, obviously not wanting to continue arguing with Chao Yanqian.
"Senior Chizuru, I don't know have your eyes awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan?" Chao Yanqian asked.
When Uchiha Chizuru heard this, he looked at Chao Yanqian with a gloomy face. After a long time, he said sullenly, "I haven't awakened it, but someone else has awakened the Mangekyō, according to the method you mentioned."
Someone else?
Chao Yanqian was shocked. Someone really awakened it. But who?
In my impression, during this period, among the Uchiha clan, the only people who had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan were three: Obito, Shisui, and Itachi.
However, Obito had already fallen under Uchiha Madara's influence. Shisui and Itachi were still children. Shisui was a little older, but at his age, it would already be impressive to have fully awakened the regular Sharingan, let alone the Mangekyō.
Chao Yanqian wanted to ask who exactly had awakened the Mangekyō, but seeing Uchiha Chizuru's grim expression, he swallowed the question. Moreover, inquiring too deeply into Uchiha clan matters could easily arouse hostility.
As for Uchiha Chizuru's attitude toward him, Chao Yanqian understood very well.
After all, awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan requires experiencing the trauma of losing a loved one, and every evolution of the Sharingan represents deep sorrow.
"See, I didn't lie to you!" Chao Yanqian said.
"Quickly, what do you want from me this time? Cooperation again?" Uchiha Chizuru asked.
"Yes! I'm here for cooperation. I just want to confirm: what exactly is your strength?" Chao Yanqian said with a smile.
"Oh? Are you trying to challenge me?" Uchiha Chizuru sneered.
"Of course not, I have no desire to fight someone with the Sharingan," Chao Yanqian said modestly.
At this moment, the waiter brought up the barbecue, slightly easing the tense atmosphere.
After the waiter left, Chao Yanqian leaned in closer to Uchiha Chizuru and said in a low voice, "I want you to help me deal with Orochimaru."
"You're crazy!" Uchiha Chizuru widened his eyes, but quickly lowered his voice. Clearly, he was deeply shocked by Chao Yanqian's words.
Who was Orochimaru?
He was a hero who had made countless contributions during the Second and Third Shinobi World Wars. Though he lost in the competition for the Fourth Hokage seat, it hadn't affected his prestige in Konoha at all.
Orochimaru had a charismatic yet terrifying presence. Many ninjas admired him fervently, but there were just as many who feared him.
Especially since Orochimaru was the prized student of the Third Hokage to move against him would have serious consequences.
"Why do you want to deal with Orochimaru?" Uchiha Chizuru asked in a low voice, still shocked.
"Don't panic. Orochimaru will defect soon. We just need to intercept him after he leaves Konoha," Chao Yanqian also whispered. "Of course, unless necessary, we don't need to kill him just defeat him."
"You and I, together!" Chao Yanqian added.
"Just the two of us?" Uchiha Chizuru questioned.
"Of course not. Before we act, Orochimaru would have already battled Anbu, Jiraiya, and the Third Hokage. We'll just strike the final blow," Chao Yanqian explained.
"Let me think about it!" Uchiha Chizuru said, still hesitant.
"Don't worry! If there's any danger, I'll use the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport us away instantly. You can trust my integrity," Chao Yanqian said.
Hearing this, Uchiha Chizuru felt reassured. But he was still deeply shocked: "You said Orochimaru will defect? Is that true?"
"Of course. If I weren't certain, would I have come to you?" Chao Yanqian smiled.
Chao Yanqian had been preparing for this day for a long time.
Backed by the full resources of Konoha Hospital, cytotoxic vaccines had already been developed. In other words, Chao Yanqian could perform cell transplantation at any time.
However, he was unsure whether transplanting First Hokage (Hashirama) cells would negatively impact his strength, so he had held back.
This plan could not afford failure. No matter what, Chao Yanqian needed to obtain the Summoning Contract of Ryūchi Cave.
To maintain peak condition, he temporarily postponed the Hashirama cell transplantation.
Seeking Uchiha Chizuru's help was a last resort. Across Konoha, Chao Yanqian really didn't have many trustworthy partners.
Although Shimura Danzō was strong, he was the least trustworthy. As for others, they were either too weak or too loyal to the village.
But Uchiha Chizuru's loyalty clearly lay with the Uchiha clan.l first ,so Chao Yanqian was confident Chizuru wouldn't betray him, at worst only informing his clan.
"If I help you, what do I get?" Uchiha Chizuru finally asked. After all, in previous cooperations, Chao Yanqian had never betrayed him, and Chizuru was unsure how much Chao Yanqian knew about the Mangekyō.
"Of course you'll benefit this is a partnership," Chao Yanqian said with a smile.
"What is it?" Uchiha Chizuru asked, his eyes gleaming.
"You can ask the one who awakened the Mangekyō: just how badly has their eyesight deteriorated?" A sly smile curled Chao Yanqian's lips.
"Eyesight loss?" Uchiha Chizuru broke into a cold sweat.
"Of course," Chao Yanqian said. "The Mangekyō Sharingan grants incredible power, but the more you use it, the worse your eyesight becomes, until one day, the eyes go completely blind."
"What else do you know?" Uchiha Chizuru instantly stood up, staring wide-eyed at Chao Yanqian.
"I also know..." Chao Yanqian smiled slightly, "Uchiha Madara's eyes once faced this problem and he found a solution."
"You know the solution?" Uchiha Chizuru asked, voice deep.
"You're very emotional it seems that the one who awakened the Mangekyō is very important to you," Chao Yanqian noted suddenly.
Uchiha Chizuru said nothing, but his serious expression confirmed it.
Clearly, the Mangekyō user held a high place in Chizuru's heart.
"Actually, I don't know the solution yet but I can help you research it," Chao Yanqian said.
Originally, Chao Yanqian had planned to use knowledge of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to bargain with Uchiha Chizuru. After all, in his eyes, Chizuru himself wasn't qualified to awaken it.
But unexpectedly, someone else in the Uchiha clan had awakened the Mangekyō.
Thus, Chao Yanqian couldn't reveal information about the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to the Uchiha clan anymore.
One Mangekyō user was manageable. But two Eternal Mangekyō users could birth a second Madara something that absolutely must not happen.
However, there were still ways to treat the vision deterioration of the Mangekyō.
If Hashirama's cells could mitigate the side effects, Chao Yanqian might be able to research a medicine based on them or directly transplant the cells if necessary.
Anyway, it wouldn't hurt to make empty promises.
As long as Chao Yanqian mastered Sage Mode, he wouldn't need to fear the Uchiha clan, and even if the research yielded nothing, it wouldn't matter to him.
But for now, Chao Yanqian had to rely on Uchiha Chizuru's power to seize the Ryūchi Cave summoning scroll from Orochimaru's hands.
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