Chapter 97: From Today On, Your Name is Uchiha Guruguru

"Shisui, both of your eyes possess the Kotoamatsukami, but they function differently, right?" Dan asked.

Shisui nodded in agreement.

Just like Obito, although both of his eyes possess the Sharingan, the abilities of his left and right eyes focus on different aspects—his right eye is defensive, while his left eye is offensive.

The same goes for Shisui's Kotoamatsukami.

His right eye can only temporarily influence the consciousness of the target, requiring a continuous release of chakra during the process. Once the technique is stopped, the target breaks free from the control of the Kotoamatsukami.

This is a non-permanent Kotoamatsukami.

The advantage of the right eye is that it can be used frequently, but the downside is that there's a risk of being discovered by others during the process.

For instance, in the original story, the eye that Danzo stole from Shisui was his right eye. During the Five Kage Summit, when he used the Kotoamatsukami, Ao of the Hidden Mist Village discovered him due to the continuous release of chakra.

In Dan's opinion, Shisui's left eye is the truly formidable one.

The Kotoamatsukami of the left eye consumes an astonishing amount of ocular power when activated, resulting in a cooldown period of over a decade.

However, it's instantaneous and can permanently alter the target's thoughts.

This is a permanent Kotoamatsukami.

This is the eye that Shisui entrusted to Itachi in the original story.

After some thought, Dan pointed at Guruguru, who was lying on the ground, and suggested to Shisui: "Wake this guy up and use the ability of your left eye on him. See if you can control him once and for all."

His original plan was to use Shisui's power to cast Kotoamatsukami on Tsunade.

But now that Dan understood the principle of Kotoamatsukami, which amplifies potential thoughts in the target's mind rather than creating something from nothing, he reconsidered.

What are Tsunade's subconscious thoughts?

They might include quitting gambling, protecting Konoha, and reviving her clan.

Quitting gambling is self-explanatory—every gambler who has lost everything, even to the point of ruining their family, has regretted their actions and sworn to quit.

Protecting Konoha is also understandable, as it was established by Tsunade's grandfather. She might put aside her resentment towards the Third Hokage and return to Konoha to contribute to the village.

As for reviving her clan, Tsunade undoubtedly harbors this desire deep within her heart.

If she were to be affected by Kotoamatsukami, she might soon bid farewell to her status as a single woman of advanced age, marry a robust man worthy of her, and give birth to dozens of children.

This would indeed revive the Senju clan.

However, having Tsunade pledge loyalty to Dan, or submit to the Uchiha, is undoubtedly contrary to her will.

The princess of the prestigious Senju clan submitting to the Uchiha? Impossible.

So Dan realized that if he forcibly used Kotoamatsukami to modify Tsunade's will, it would likely fail, wasting a precious opportunity to use the technique.

Guruguru, on the other hand, was different.

This guy had some connection with the Uchiha surname. This was evident from Shisui's successful brainwashing of him just now.

Using Kotoamatsukami on him would have a much higher success rate than on Tsunade.

Moreover, Guruguru was not only powerful, a bona fide Kage-level ninja, but also, as far as Dan knew, he possessed a unique ability to possess others, which could be quite useful.

So it was worth a try.

Use permanent Kotoamatsukami on Guruguru?

Upon hearing Dan's suggestion, Shisui was initially surprised, but after some serious thought, it didn't seem like a bad idea.

In fact, for him, Kotoamatsukami wasn't a crutch, but rather a psychological burden...

Especially the Kotoamatsukami of his left eye.

If he could use it here and let it enter a decade-long cooldown period, Shisui could temporarily forget about this technique, and his mind would be much more at ease.

With this in mind, he made a solemn decision.

"Guruguru, wake up," Shisui called, waking Guruguru.

"Wow, so this is what sleep feels like." Guruguru woke up with arms raised high, as if he had discovered a new world, brimming with excitement.

Just then, Shisui's left eye released an incredibly powerful surge of ocular power.

Kotoamatsukami was activated.

Guruguru suddenly paused.

"Guruguru, you'll always protect the Uchiha clan, right? Just like you used to protect Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito," Shisui asked, his gaze intense.

Upon hearing this, Guruguru immediately jumped up from the ground, pointed at his chest, and loudly responded: "Of course! I was created by Uchiha Madara, and both of my masters were Uchihas, so my mission is to protect this surname!"

His face, though expressionless, was filled with pride and honor in his voice.

"Good, from today on, your name is Uchiha Guruguru."

Shisui smiled, confident that Kotoamatsukami had taken effect.

"Uchiha Guruguru."

Guruguru repeated the name, growing more fond of it with each repetition, and danced with joy.

Suddenly, he noticed that a line of blood was streaming down from Shisui's left eye, covering half of his face.

"Wow, Shisui, what happened?" Guruguru immediately rushed over to check on him. He was completely immersed in his role, genuinely believing that he was a member of the Uchiha clan.

"I'm fine, just a bit of eye strain," Shisui said, covering his painfully throbbing left eye.

"Guruguru," Dan suddenly asked from the side, "Do you know where Obito is?"

Guruguru tilted his head, thought for a moment, and then said: "Obito rarely comes back here. He just ordered me to guard this place. I heard from the other White Zetsu that he seems to have joined an organization called Akatsuki... Are you guys waiting for him to come back?"

Dan shook his head and, with a glint in his eye, tentatively asked, "Would you like to come with us and wait for Obito in the Uchiha clan's territory?"

"Sure, sure."

Without hesitation, Guruguru immediately agreed, even complaining to Dan about Obito, saying that Obito never let him go anywhere, and he was bored to death staying underground all day.

Hearing Guruguru's words, Dan and Shisui exchanged a glance.

It seemed that the effect of Kotoamatsukami was perfect.

A few minutes later, Dan, Shisui, and Guruguru returned side by side, reuniting with the rest of the clan under the surprised gazes of the Uchiha members.

"Guruguru, this is our clan leader, Fugaku. You should listen to him from now on," Shisui introduced.

Guruguru immediately stood up straight, raised his right hand in a salute, and said, "Hello, clan leader! I apologize for my previous rudeness!"

Fugaku was taken aback and asked Shisui, "What did you do to him?"

Dan interjected, "Nothing much, just cleared up a misunderstanding, right, Uchiha Guruguru?"

Guruguru nodded vigorously.

The Uchiha members looked at each other in confusion. Guruguru, who was their enemy just a moment ago, had inexplicably become a member of their clan. They found it hard to understand and accept.

However, since Guruguru had received Dan and Shisui's approval, even if they had many grievances against him, they couldn't express them openly.

Seeing the clan members' reactions, Dan quickly changed the subject, "Let's check on the injured first."

On the open ground, there were fifteen Uchiha corpses, and over thirty people had suffered injuries of varying severity. The casualty rate was nearly half.

It was a brutal scene.

Among them, more than ten people had been killed or seriously injured due to Guruguru.

No wonder the Uchiha members were having a hard time accepting Guruguru.