Chapter 59: Your Eyes Will Become My Collection**

Uchiha Raijin looked at Itachi with surprise!

Look! Who's here?

Our little Itachi.

A genius of the Uchiha clan.

So young, and he's already joined the Anbu.

He's always been called the pride of the Uchiha clan.

But what's going on with him now?

Even after awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, he still looks so unhappy.

Isn't this a pleasant surprise, bringing me a pair of eyes directly?

"Sigh, I originally thought the first one to come would definitely be Shisui, but it turned out to be you."

"I've valued you since you were young. Do you remember the Nine-Tails incident when you were five?"

"I protected you, shielding you from danger without regard for my own life."

"I knew you'd awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, and you didn't disappoint me."

"But unfortunately, you chose to stand against me."

A sinister smile appeared on Raijin's face. There was no need to maintain his previous image anymore.

Uchiha Itachi was bound to awaken his eyes. This was all preparation for Indra's awakening.

But...

No one said the eyes had to go to Indra, right?

Raijin fancied himself a collector and wanted to add Uchiha Itachi's eyes to his collection.

A pair of Mangekyou Sharingan filled with hatred for the Uchiha clan—these were quite rare.

"*Cough, cough!* Where is Sasuke?"

Uchiha Itachi coughed lightly, seeming not to have heard anything else Raijin said.

Right now, his thoughts were only on his younger brother, Sasuke.

As for Raijin, no matter what he said now, Itachi wouldn't be swayed.

"Sasuke? Aren't you worried about your mother? Or about Uchiha Fugaku outside?"

"Your heart only holds that kid, huh? How heartless."

Uchiha Raijin chuckled. He didn't expect Itachi not even to bother pretending.

He had no attachment to the parents who gave birth to him and raised him.

"*Cough, cough!*"

There was no expression on Uchiha Itachi's face.

His parents...

It wasn't that he didn't care about them.

He just cared more about Sasuke.

"Itachi, do you know? In every era, there appears a powerful leader from the Uchiha and Senju clans."

"This has been the case for a thousand years, and in the last era, you should be very clear about who those two people were."

"That would be Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama. These leaders of their eras are unique."

"According to my research, it is said they are reincarnations of the Sage of the Six Paths' two sons."

"So in every era, there are powerful beings who can suppress everything."

"Uchiha Madara is dead now, and those two souls have reincarnated."

"One of them is now in Sasuke, meaning he has the potential of the Sage's son's reincarnation."

"In the future, Sasuke will become the next Uchiha Madara! The next demon of the ninja world."

Uchiha Raijin recalled this slowly as he spoke.

Almost no one in the ninja world knew about this.

But Raijin!

He dared to say it now.

Because he had confidence in himself.

"Sasuke!"

Finally, there was a slight change on Uchiha Itachi's face.

So Sasuke is this special, destined to become the next Uchiha Madara.

If Sasuke stays in Konoha, then the future of Konoha will be safeguarded by a Uchiha Madara.

There would definitely be no wars for decades, and Konoha would remain in a period of peace.

The damage caused to Konoha by today's Uchiha rebellion...

Konoha would recover from it again.

Raijin seemed to see the light in Uchiha Itachi's eyes.

He couldn't hold back the smile on his face.

No way! Does he really want Sasuke to stay in Konoha?

But Konoha's Twelve Guardian Ninja are all gone now.

Even the teachers were taken away by me.

You still want him to stay in Konoha to be Sarutobi Hiruzen's dog?

"But there's also a condition, and that's to awaken the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan using a relative's eyes!"

"With the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, the eyes will never go blind."

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**"So, Itachi, your eyes are the key to Sasuke's growth."**

Uchiha Raijin looked mockingly at Itachi's eye sockets.

A relative's eyes are the key for Sasuke to awaken the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

But Uchiha Sasuke isn't the only option.

Isn't there still a living father around?

What he enjoys most is seeing family members turn against each other and kill each other.

No, he can't!

He must remind Fugaku before leaving.

Can't let him die so easily.

When the time comes for Uchiha Sasuke to awaken his eyes, he can seek him out.

**"The eyes of a brother!"**

Uchiha Itachi immediately recalled the ancient records of Uchiha Madara's deeds.

Legend has it that after the man went blind, he took his brother's eyes to replace his own.

At this moment, he realized how important his eyes were to Sasuke.

*Whoosh!*

A figure flashed by like a ghost.

In an instant, it appeared right in front of Uchiha Itachi.

**"And these eyes of yours will be my collection; they won't be lent to Sasuke for his awakening."**

Raijin appeared before Uchiha Itachi, his fingers slightly bent, reaching towards Itachi's eye sockets.

*Puff!*

**"Ah! No!"**

A shrill scream erupted from Uchiha Itachi.

After all, he was still a young child.

Even if he always tried to act mature.

But at this moment, there was no way he could endure such pain.

Blood splattered.

Uchiha Itachi quickly retreated, covering his eye with one hand.

He stumbled backward two steps.

**What speed!**

Even the Mangekyou Sharingan couldn't keep up with Raijin's movements.

One eye!

It had already been easily taken by Raijin!

Uchiha Itachi gasped for air, his steps instinctively retreating.

**His eyes must not fall into Raijin's hands.**

Otherwise, Sasuke would have no way to awaken his own eyes.

He needed to give them to someone he could trust.

**"Why are you running? Weren't you here to find Sasuke?"**

**"If you dare to run, I'll strangle Sasuke in front of you right now."**

Raijin didn't chase after Uchiha Itachi; he stood still and spoke calmly.

He had no interest in playing cat and mouse anymore.

He held Uchiha Itachi's weakness in his hands.

Was there any need to play games?

A whirlpool appeared in Uchiha Raijin's eye sockets.

A boy was suddenly brought out.

Before the boy could react, a pair of large hands grabbed his neck.

With immense strength, he was lifted off the ground. Sasuke could only keep slapping the hand, trying to catch a few more breaths.

**"Sasuke!"**

Itachi immediately stopped moving, clutching his eye as he nervously looked at Sasuke.

**"Nii-san!"**

Hearing the voice, Sasuke tried to turn his head, but he couldn't.

He was extremely anxious, but Raijin wouldn't let him have one last look at Itachi.

**"Uchiha Raijin, you've indeed awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan!"**

**"You must have trapped everyone within your ability."**

Uchiha Itachi stared intently at Raijin. This ability could only come from the Mangekyou Sharingan.

This guy, Uchiha Raijin, was truly hiding his strength.

He had concealed the Mangekyou's abilities for so long.

When exactly did he awaken them?

**"That's right!"**

Raijin threw Sasuke back, admitting it honestly.

**"So, if I kill you and replace my eyes with yours, I can release everyone else!"**

**"Uchiha Raijin! You're too arrogant!"**

Uchiha Itachi thought he had seen through Raijin's weakness, and his confidence returned. He no longer planned to flee.

With Sasuke in Raijin's hands, he couldn't escape.

The only way now was to kill Raijin!

That was the only way to rescue Uchiha Sasuke from him.

**"Arrogant? For someone who just lost one of their Mangekyou eyes to say that, it feels strange."**

Raijin placed Itachi's Mangekyou into a container for safekeeping.

**Still thinking of a counterattack, even after losing an eye? How confident is he?**

**"Uchiha Itachi, if you overuse your ocular powers, you'll go blind."**

**"A pair of blind eyes would be useless to Sasuke. You'd better take it easy."**

Raijin walked towards Itachi step by step, openly.

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