Chapter 137: The Sharingan, Truly Wonderful

Uchiha Clan Territory, Operating Room.

Under the surgical lamp, Tsunade held a container with Sharingan eyes in her left hand and a notebook in her right—recording Kakashi's experiences after his Sharingan transplant.

Her eyebrows furrowed, her expression uncertain.

In fact, since Dan gave her the pair of Sharingan, Tsunade had been in a dilemma.

She kept telling herself not to transplant the Sharingan, as these eyes would only bring her unnecessary trouble. But on the other hand, she couldn't suppress her curiosity.

Could the Senju clan transplant the Sharingan and achieve perfect compatibility, just like the Uchiha clan transplanting Hashirama's cells?

For Tsunade, eye transplantation was not a major operation. If she regretted it or was dissatisfied with the Sharingan, she could always change it back at any time.

Moreover, given her constitution, such a procedure would not have any negative impact on her body.

Just as she was thinking.

"Lady Tsunade." Shizune ran over, sweating profusely.

Earlier, after Tsunade jumped out of the hospital window to escape, Shizune was dumbfounded. She had just managed to smooth things over with the Third Hokage and the other high-ranking officials of Konoha.

"The Hokage said he hopes you can join the army and head to the front lines, taking charge of Konoha's medical ninja corps..." Shizune relayed the Third Hokage's words.

"Hmph." Upon hearing this, Tsunade sneered, glad she had run fast.

She had long lost interest in war, which was why she had left the village for many years.

Even during the Third Great Ninja War, when Konoha was almost attacked at its doorstep, Tsunade remained indifferent.

She made an exception to participate in the Uchiha clan's military operations for the sake of Hashirama's cells.

And this time, joining the Konoha army to head to the battlefield of Amegakure, for what?

In Tsunade's view the war Konoha launched against Amegakure was nothing more than a means for the Third Hokage to divert internal conflicts—he urgently needed a victory in an external war to appease the villagers' dissatisfaction with the upper echelons, thereby consolidating his own power and prestige.

Although Tsunade always looked young, she was no longer naive at heart and would no longer foolishly risk her life for the so-called Will of Fire.

Then, to Shizune's surprise - "Help me with a surgery." Tsunade, with determined eyes, finally made up her mind and handed the Sharingan in her hand to her disciple.

The next day early in the morning, Konoha's three thousand-strong army assembled at the village entrance. The high-ranking council members also arrived and gave a pre-war mobilization speech.

"Where the leaves of Konoha flutter, the fire also burns incessantly..."

The Third Hokage still spoke of the Will of Fire, giving a speech for more than ten minutes.

Although it was as unoriginal as ever, judging from the devout expressions of the Konoha ninjas below the stage, it was very effective.

Afterward, under the leadership of Torifu Akimichi, the Konoha army set off in a mighty manner.

"Where's Jiraiya, have you contacted him?"

The Third Hokage turned around and asked the Anbu.

"Reporting to the Hokage, Jiraiya is on his way back to the village and should arrive in Konoha within three days at the latest." The Anbu immediately answered.

Upon hearing this, the Third Hokage breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to Dan and asked:

"Dan, when can the Uchiha clan join the battle? I hope that when the time comes, you can head to the front lines with Jiraiya, work together, and secure victory in this war."

This time, Dan surprisingly didn't make any excuses, but agreed readily: "As a member of Konoha, the Uchiha clan will of course contribute to the village."

"With your word, I can rest easy." The Third Hokage finally showed a relieved smile.

Dan watched the Konoha army depart, his gaze profound.

The reason he agreed to the Third Hokage was because the situation would not develop as the latter wished.

At least before the Uchiha clan joined the battle, the situation on the front lines would definitely change.

Dan estimated the Root assassination team led by Tatsuma should be nearing Amegakure by now. Once they made their move, Nagato would surely respond to Konoha.

Dan was looking forward to Nagato's next move.

Uchiha Clan Territory, Training Ground.

Tsunade stood still with her eyes tightly closed and her brows slightly furrowed.

Shizune carefully observed from the side. Even though Tsunade's eyes were closed, she could still see the pair of eyeballs under her eyelids moving rapidly.

After a while Tsunade slowly opened her eyes, which had turned into the crimson three-tomoe shape.

"Shizune, attack me." She instructed her disciple.

"...Okay."

Shizune nodded, knowing that Lady Tsunade wanted to test the abilities of the Sharingan. She then assumed a stance and launched a physical attack on Tsunade.

Shizune's punches and kicks were fast and fierce, and her angles of attack were tricky, making it hard to defend against.

Whoosh.

Tsunade's Sharingan spun in all directions.

In her perspective, Shizune's movements were much slower than usual, and her intentions for each attack were easily seen through by Tsunade.

This was the insight of the Sharingan.

Swoosh.

Tsunade easily dodged all of Shizune's attacks as if she were strolling in a courtyard. Shizune couldn't even touch her clothes.

"Have you been slacking off recently? There's no improvement at all." She scolded her disciple sternly.

Shizune gritted her teeth, quickly formed hand seals, and concentrated blue chakra in her hands.

Chakra Scalpel.

Tsunade still calmly dodged. Her eyes even saw through the flow of chakra inside Shizune's body and predicted her attack.

During the sparring between the master and disciple.

Suddenly, the moment their gazes met, Tsunade focused her gaze and released a genjutsu attack on Shizune.

Never fight one-on-one with an Uchiha, and never look into an Uchiha's eyes during a fight.

This common knowledge in the ninja world was obviously forgotten by Shizune.

Her body was immediately immobilized, controlled by Tsunade's genjutsu.

"That's enough." Tsunade dispelled the genjutsu.

Her body's chakra nature originally had only five types: fire, lightning, earth, water, and yang. Now, after transplanting the Sharingan, she had an additional Yin Release chakra.

Just now, Tsunade had only made some superficial use of the Sharingan's abilities, but she already felt that her strength had increased significantly.

It was indeed the number one dojutsu Kekkei Genkai in the ninja world.

The only drawback, just as Kakashi said, these eyes cannot be closed and will continuously consume chakra.

Even for the Uchiha clan, they usually only activate the Sharingan during battles.

Of course, Tsunade's chakra capacity far exceeds that of ordinary people, so even if she keeps the Sharingan activated 24 hours a day, it doesn't affect her much.

However, if the villagers saw these eyes, she wondered what they would gossip about behind her back. Thinking about this, Tsunade felt a bit uncomfortable.

Should she wear sunglasses whenever she goes out?

It would be nice if she could turn the Sharingan on and off at will, like the Uchiha.

Tsunade sighed, and as she was thinking about this.

"Lady Tsunade, your eyes..." Shizune exclaimed in surprise.

Huh?

Tsunade was also surprised. She took out a small mirror she carried with her and saw that her Sharingan had closed, turning into a pair of ordinary black pupils.

A thought crossed her mind, and she tried again. Her pupils turned into the red three-tomoe shape again.

Not an Uchiha, yet able to freely turn the Sharingan on and off.

At this moment, Tsunade finally confirmed for herself: The Senju and Uchiha clans are of the same origin, at least... they once were.

From then on, the last bit of resistance in her heart towards the Sharingan gradually faded.

The Sharingan, truly wonderful.

After transplanting these eyes, Tsunade found that she seemed to have reignited her interest in training.

So next she planned to spend some time combining the abilities of the Sharingan with her own monstrous strength, reaching a state of perfect integration.