Ignoring the distorted words of the elder from all directions, Ruri walked straight to the front of the stone tablet and stopped.
"As expected, you are also a member of the Uchiha Race, pursuing power by any means necessary. Every one of us is the same. Take a look at the contents of this stone tablet."
The elder from all directions laughed as he spoke.
"Shut up."
Ruri's voice was low.
The elder smiled without speaking, but his face was confident of victory.
Ruri observed the stone tablet with his Sharingan, scanning from the beginning, but suddenly stopped when he had read a quarter of it.
The rest of the content required stronger Donjutsu to be read.
Ruri frowned and focused the Sage Art Chakra in his eyes to further enhance the power of his Sharingan.
For some reason, the elder felt his body become very heavy.
Especially his own Sharingan, it felt as if he were facing a different grade of Sharingan.
It was an indescribable pressure.
"As expected, like Lord Madara, your Sharingan is strong in the Three Tomoe state. See, I wasn't lying to you. With your Donjutsu, the content you see on the stone tablet is far more than what I see. You must have discovered many secrets about the Forbidden Technique and Mangekyo Sharingan."
The elder was almost dancing with excitement.
He felt incredibly thrilled inside at Ruri having such a powerful Sharingan.
"Since you now know all of this, Ruri, go finish this task yourself. Awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan with your own hands, experience the blood of your beloved personally, and your probability of opening your eyes will be greater!"
The elder spoke incoherently and excitedly.
"I know you are very much like Lord Madara. You are both people who will stop at nothing for power. Regardless of how many die or what is sacrificed, it doesn't matter. For people like you, only power is truly eternal. For yourself, for the Uchiha, and to seize the Hokage position from the Senju line, this is the path you must walk!"
He grasped Ruri's shoulder, becoming more and more excited as he spoke.
Bang!
Ruri coldly shrugged off the elder's hand from his shoulder and said, "I won't take orders from someone like you."
"W-what?"
The elder looked at Ruri in disbelief.
"You saw the deeper secrets of the stone tablet, didn't you?"
He was confirming.
"So what if I did?"
"Impossible... you can't lose interest in this kind of power. Like Lord Madara, for this power, for the legendary Pupil Technique, you should be resolute. You can't be indifferent to such power..."
The elder seemed a bit disoriented, unable to believe Ruri could resist the allure of this power.
Obtaining that would make becoming Hokage easy.
"Power is indeed tempting, but I am not a slave to be dominated by power. Power obtained this way would only make me feel disgusted."
"Dis-disgusted? This is legendary power, Ruri. Do you know what you are saying? Don't you want to become a legendary ninja like Lord Madara? A power strong enough to rival the God of Ninja... How could you refuse such power?"
"Your mind is already unclear, calm down, and don't be deceived by such things."
Ruri hoped the elder could calm down.
"Enough! I don't know what happened to you. But Ruri, you must open the Mangekyo Sharingan. The Uchiha Race now needs your power. The third ninja war has already started. We must take this opportunity to secure the Hokage position! If we miss this chance, there may never be another! Can't you understand this simple issue?"
The elder shouted hysterically.
His eyes were already bloodshot.
Looking at the elder in a frenzied state, Ruri just sighed.
What a pity.
Was he bewitched by the power of Uchiha Madara's Mangekyo Sharingan from the past?
Or was it the coveting of the Hokage position?
Although he was considering the Uchiha Race, if he really used this method to awaken... he could even ignore his beloved, heartlessly abandoning them for power, pursuing power without any scruples. Would such a self really be responsible for the whole family by then?
It would only plunge the entire Uchiha Race into an even more hopeless situation.
"That's your own business. I don't need the Hokage position. If you want to fight for it, go ahead, but don't involve me."
For the first time, he expressed his lack of pursuit of the Hokage position.
Ruri sighed, truly disappointed.
As he turned to leave, a sinister voice came from behind him:
"If you don't do it, the assassinations will continue. Unless you kill all the radicals of my faction among the Uchiha clansmen."
Ruri stopped walking, his eyes filled with murderous intent. He turned around, and his icy gaze pierced the elder.
The elder knew his provocation had succeeded and smiled coldly:
"Not only that, but your parents will also be part of my assassination plan. If once doesn't work, then twice. If twice doesn't work, then thrice. I will make sure you open your eyes. Your family, loved ones, and friends will all be killed by me."
"Shut up!"
Bang!
There was a loud crash as a body hit the ground.