Chapter 24 – A Windfall
"What on earth is going on?"
As the peculiar sensations in his body grew more pronounced, an inexplicable expression settled on Izaya's face. He truly hadn't expected a simple evolution to turn out like this. In his mind, this evolution was just a straightforward process of upgrading the Sharingan. Although the stinging pain he'd experienced before was unbearable, Izaya hadn't cared much, given the potential for increased power. But… facing the current scene, Izaya finally lost his composure.
Not only had a dark red aura, radiating terrifying killing intent, appeared around his body… but simultaneously, a wave of dark, negative emotions instantly surged within his heart.
"What the hell is this system doing?" While suppressing the burgeoning slaughterous intent in his heart, Izaya also wrestled with why the Sharingan evolution had become like this.
"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for activating the selection system—Rebirth and Destruction…"
{Option 1: Fully unleash the killing intent and desire within your body. Reward: Instantly gain Six Paths-level combat power, but reason will be largely consumed by negative energy.}*
{Option 2: Proceed with the Sharingan fusion as originally planned. As compensation, obtain the Three Tomoe Sharingan…}*
"This…" Seeing these two options, Izaya was instantly taken aback. Although he didn't know what had happened in these short few minutes, he wasn't stupid… The rewards offered in this choice alone revealed the strangeness of the situation.
Six Paths-level combat power! That was almost the pinnacle of power in the Naruto world. In Izaya's memory, only characters like Uchiha Madara in his prime, Sage Mode Naruto, and a fully-powered Sasuke could match that level. But faced with such a reward, Izaya truly didn't dare choose it…
This wasn't Izaya being timid. The main reason was the system's warning… Loss of reason… Izaya simply couldn't accept such a price.
Therefore, Izaya could only glance at it longingly. After a moment of internal struggle, he chose the second option… Although the reward wasn't as exaggerated as the first, for the current Izaya… it was definitely a good reward.
The Three Tomoe Sharingan. As the conventional state beneath the Mangekyō Sharingan, it might seem like cannon fodder in the original Naruto story. But in reality, the seemingly ordinary Three Tomoe Sharingan was anything but…
Although Izaya didn't know the specifics within the Uchiha clan, judging by Uchiha Itachi's status, anyone who possessed the Three Tomoe Sharingan could definitely be considered a genius of the Uchiha clan! And compared to the previous Two Tomoe Sharingan, the Three Tomoe Sharingan could almost be described as a qualitative leap!
Generally speaking, most Uchiha clan members possessed the One or Two Tomoe Sharingan. Due to the unique evolution conditions of the Sharingan, the One and Two Tomoe stages were the most common. Their functions and abilities were also relatively limited. Aside from enhancing the user's physical fitness and talent for Fire Release ninjutsu, they only possessed the most basic abilities like enhanced perception, copying, and hypnosis. At the One Tomoe stage, they couldn't even use the most basic genjutsu.
But the Three Tomoe Sharingan was completely different… In Izaya's view, only the Three Tomoe and above could be considered the true Sharingan! The simple One and Two Tomoe stages could only be regarded as a basic ocular jutsu called the Sharingan. But the Three Tomoe was different. It not only possessed all the abilities of the lower stages but could also copy ninjutsu, and all its aspects were amplified! There was one more crucial point: the reward of the Three Tomoe Sharingan could rapidly enhance Izaya's combat effectiveness!
In the end, Izaya chose the second option.
The moment Izaya made his choice, the strange red mist that had enveloped his body slowly dissipated. Simultaneously, the negative emotions that had been plaguing his mind vanished…
"Finally back to normal…" Feeling his body steadily recovering, Izaya felt both emotional and a little scared. Seizing the moment during the Sharingan's evolution, he directly asked the system, "System, what happened earlier? Why was the fusion process so terrifying?"
In truth, Izaya had remained calm on the surface. But upon discovering the strange changes within his body… he had panicked too. For the current Izaya, figuring out how to avoid such accidents was crucial…
"Ding! The Sharingan belongs to a dark power system. Only negative emotions such as anger, fear, and hatred can fully activate the power within the Sharingan."
"The Host already possesses the One Tomoe Sharingan. Forcibly fusing the Two Tomoe Sharingan into the Host's body will cause a conflict of power."
As Izaya listened, the system explained… Izaya was a little surprised. After all, judging by the system's words, the blame seemed to lie with the system itself!
"Ding! It was indeed a system error. As compensation, this fusion will evolve the original Two Tomoe Sharingan into the Three Tomoe Sharingan…"
"So I actually came out ahead this time?" The system's straightforward admission and generosity were something Izaya hadn't expected… Although on the surface, Izaya had profited, the pain he'd endured earlier couldn't simply be smoothed over with the reward of the Three Tomoe Sharingan! One must know that Izaya had gone through a life-and-death struggle, suffering all kinds of agony…
Well… it wasn't that bad… In reality, Izaya had just felt some chest tightness and a bit of eye pain… But that couldn't the mistake caused by the system!
"System, I will not be bought off with just one pair of Three Tomoe Sharingan." Although Izaya was fine, such a rare, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fleece the system—how could he just let it go? The correct choice was, of course, to milk the system for all it was worth!
Izaya said this, but the system in his mind fell into deep silence. Though it didn't speak, if the system had any intelligence at this moment, it would undoubtedly be looking at the smiling Izaya with a very peculiar expression…