Chapter 176: Hell Space, Cherishing The Moment
Uchiha Tonan closed his eyes and soaked his body in water which gently moved around his neck. The entire pool was scalding and was a little hazy, making it difficult to see anything.
Thinking about his Mangekyo, Tonan sighed. The Mangekyo’s abilities were very good but the names were too demonic. It could be said that it was the eye of the demon.
“When others hear it, they’ll know I’m not a good person. How can I let that be? I’ve to show the Mangekyo in front of people so I have to think of righteous-sounding names before that.”
After thinking for a while, Tonan slowly opened his eyes and the corners of his mouth rose slightly. He had already thought of several good names.
Suddenly, he thought of the space between the real and the virtual worlds in his left eye. Immediately, the Mangekyo of the left eye spun rapidly turning into a black ball. And his spirit seemed to be drawn and entered into the dark space.
When he came back to his senses, he found himself overlooking the entire space from the perspective of the sky. At this moment, most of the things were dark-colored and blended, exuding a repressive and terrifying vibe.
The sky inside the space was blood-red and the ground was pitch-black. Now and then it burned with green-colored flames. There were also black mountain peaks but there was no sign of life on them. They were just steep and dangerous.
The red lava flowed down from the summits toward the center like a river gathering at one spot. The entire space was filled with uncertainty and despair.
After a while, Tonan withdrew from his left eye’s space and deactivated his Mangekyo, touching his chin.
“I thought it’d be a space like the Pure Land that would take in the soul. But it looks like hell…” Tonan sighed deeply. Before awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan, he was filled with expectations. But after that, he felt it was a shame. To be honest, it was boring.
“There was no great surprise, I feel just so-so. The left eye absorbs the soul and provides the primordial soul which is a good ability. As long as there’s enough pure soul, I can live for a long time. But even if I didn’t know how to increase the primordial soul for the time being, worst comes to worst, I could’ve researched Orochimaru’s Living Corpse Reincarnation.”
Tonan thought this was a good option as well. As long as he could live, it was more important than anything else. The right eye was also fine. It absorbed the power of negative emotions, allowing him to cultivate Senjutsu energy.
However, these two ocular techniques were useless in battle. While fighting, if he absorbed his opponents’ negative emotions, it would just make them calmer and attack harder.
“If I wanted to fight with Mangekyo, only Great Tengu is useful. Looks like I’ve to rely on harvesting acknowledgments to strengthen myself. Speaking of that, I gained a lot today but these villagers’ strength is mediocre.”
The more he thought, the more Tonan frowned. Gradually, a thought flashed through his mind, and he mumbled, “Perhaps… I should change my way of thinking. Cherish the moment, and don’t aim too high. Why don’t I just help those who acknowledged me and let them fly higher and walk further.”
Doing so would increase their strength and Tonan could also reap the benefits eventually. When the time comes, his strength would improve greatly. Tonan got up from the pool and put on his bathrobe. He walked to the window to look at the sky outside. “Let’s wait till it gets dark. It’s good to do things in the dark…”
In the evening, Tonan left the welfare institution and returned to his home in the Uchiha district. He summoned Enkuu as per his usual routine and continued to train Soft Physique Modification with him. After that, he dressed up and left the house. Soon, he turned into a dark figure and integrated into the night.
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Late at night, the moon appeared and disappeared under the shadow of floating clouds. The desolate moonlight shrouded the entire Konoha with a misty layer. Konoha’s winter was biting cold even when there was no snowfall.
Many insects and birds had returned to their nests. The entire village was quiet. Only the sounds of the cold winds and rustling leaves could be heard.
In a residential house, a sturdy man was sleeping soundly on his bed. His snores echoed throughout the bedroom. It was because of this very habit that his wife had long begun to sleep in a separate room.
The bedroom window was closed to prevent the winter chill from entering the warm room. The cold wind blew and the bare branches outside the window swayed non-stop, howling a terrifying tune.
In the warm bedroom, the sturdy man had already kicked away the quilt and was lying on his back. The round and plump belly moved up and down, along with his snores. He was deep asleep.
At this moment, a human-shaped figure gradually climbed up the window. The figure blocked the entire window, obstructing the moonlight from sprinkling in. It seemed that the bedroom was scoured by darkness.
Whoosh~ Whoosh~ The cold wind blew in and the sturdy man frowned in his sleep, instinctively curling into a ball. In the next moment though, the chill disappeared and the man’s frown gradually eased.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes. He saw that the sun was shining brightly outside the window and the dazzling light hit his eyes. He couldn’t help but raise his hand to cover them. He got up and went to the window to push it open.
The damp and slightly warm wind blew against his face. In winter, it was a rare sight to see the sun. The sunlight shone through the clouds lighting up the ground.
The early morning fog had dissipated, leaving behind crystal-clear water droplets on the grasses, full of vigor. Although the winter sunlight was not too hot, it was warm.
The man couldn’t help enjoying it. He squinted his eyes, “The weather is so nice today.” Just at this moment, he noticed a cloud gradually floating down from the sky. He looked at it as it got closer and closer to him, and he was dumbfounded… “The cloud… is falling…”
In an instant, the cloud covered the entire house. It was like the sturdy man was in the midst of a thick fog. He closed the window and went to the next room to call his wife and watch this wonderful scene together.
However, the strange thing was, not to mention his wife, even the children in his house had disappeared. Just when he thought it was strange, the sounds of his wife and children’s laughter came from the fog outside. He sighed in relief, and with a happy smile on his face, opened the door and walked into the thick fog without a second thought.
When he walked into it though, he was isolated from the world. All the sounds around him disappeared but it did not raise any bad premonitions in his heart.
After walking for a while, he noticed the place ahead becoming clearer. The dense fog seemed to be afraid of something and retreated to both sides. There was a grassland in front of him. An old man with white hair and a ruddy complexion was standing there with the support of a cane. And that old man was smiling at him.
