Chapter 54.2: The Ridiculous Deduction Result! [Amaterasu Training Method]

"Otherwise, the bloodless revolution would have been even easier, and we might not have even needed Uchiha casualties!"

"I must meet him ahead of time!"

With this thought, Fugaku couldn't sit still and immediately got up to find Ishihara.

Just as he stepped out of his house, he saw Uchiha Tetsuka pacing near the entrance.

Tetsuka was an elite within the Uchiha clan, one of those who had awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan, and was also a squad leader in the police force—one of Fugaku's trusted subordinates.

"Tetsuka, what are you doing here instead of patrolling at this hour?" Fugaku asked, somewhat surprised.

"Clan leader, there's something I need to tell you!" Tetsuka then recounted what he had just witnessed.

"Oh, you know where Ishihara is? Quickly, take me to him!"

Fugaku's expression changed, and he hurriedly pulled Tetsuka along.

"Captain, is the Ishihara you're talking about the same one who met with Itachi? Who is he?"

Tetsuka was a bit confused as to why Fugaku seemed so urgent.

"We'll talk about that later!"

Fugaku didn't explain; he hadn't yet decided how to tell the clan about Ishihara. He knew very well that with the clan's pride, once they learned that a stranger had mastered the Sharingan, they would undoubtedly explode.

He needed to first probe Ishihara.

Soon, under Tetsuka's guidance, Fugaku found two more teammates who were monitoring Ishihara, just in time to see Ishihara preparing to leave.

"You follow from behind!"

Fugaku hastily gave the order and then quickly pursued Ishihara.

The three members of Tetsuka's squad exchanged uneasy glances and followed behind him.

...

Outside Konoha, there was a small town not far away. Besides that, most of the area consisted of forests or plains with few inhabitants, which was part of Konoha's defense system.

After arriving in Konoha, Ishihara had set up a temporary residence in a remote forest—a small wooden cabin.

"You've been following me for quite a while. It's time to show yourself, don't you think?"

Ishihara stopped in front of the cabin, turned around, and looked into the forest, curious about who was tracking him.

After a moment of silence, a figure finally emerged from the woods.

Ishihara immediately smiled. "I didn't expect it to be you, the leader of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Fugaku!"

"It seems I've underestimated your intelligence network, Ishihara," Fugaku said with a serious expression.

"It looks like Itachi has already told you about me. I'm curious as to why the leader of the Uchiha clan would seek me out! Is it for my Sharingan?"

Ishihara asked with a faint smile.

Fugaku's expression grew solemn as he responded, "I am indeed very curious about your Sharingan! But that's not the most important thing—I have an even more important cooperation to discuss with you! However, before that, perhaps we need to understand each other's strength a bit better."

In the future he envisioned, the two had also fought. That battle had ended in a draw, forming the basis for their later negotiations.

So he knew that if they were to discuss cooperation, he would first have to display his strength, especially his Mangekyō Sharingan!

Cooperation?

Ishihara was somewhat surprised.

To be honest, he had considered many possibilities before coming here, but he hadn't expected the Uchiha clan to approach him for cooperation.

However, after hearing Fugaku's next words, Ishihara immediately smiled.

He had been thinking of finding an opportunity to see if Fugaku had awakened the Mangekyō, so he could study it. Now, Fugaku had come to him on his own.

But Ishihara was somewhat displeased with this unsolicited provocation.

"Aren't you afraid I'll kill you, Clan Leader Fugaku?"

Uchiha Fugaku snorted coldly upon hearing this, directly activating his Mangekyō Sharingan with a proud expression.

"Do you still think you can kill me now?!"

This was the Mangekyō Sharingan!

Fugaku had absolute confidence in it; he was certain he would not be defeated!

Seeing this, Ishihara's spirits lifted.

"It really is the Mangekyō Sharingan!"

Byakugan, activate!

Transparent World, activate!

Buzz—

In an instant, Ishihara's vision changed.

He focused his gaze on Fugaku's Mangekyō, carefully observing its details.

"As expected, the internal structure of his Mangekyō Sharingan is different from Obito's!"

"I wonder if I can develop a new secret technique today!"

Ishihara grinned with excitement.

"You'll never know unless you try!"

The wind ceased, and the entire forest became eerily silent.

The two stared at each other.

Suddenly, Fugaku made his move.

The Mangekyō spun rapidly.

"Sharingan Genjutsu!"

"Genjutsu Space!"

Buzz—

Two massive waves of chakra collided fiercely, then mutually canceled each other out!

"This guy blocked the Mangekyō Sharingan's genjutsu so easily?!"

Fugaku was utterly shocked.

Although he had known that Ishihara's genjutsu was incredibly powerful, he hadn't expected the opponent to be this strong.

"Too weak. Is this really the Mangekyō Sharingan's dojutsu?"

Ishihara sighed in genuine disappointment.

It seemed that the Mangekyō wasn't as strong as he had imagined; it couldn't even break through his Genjutsu Space.

"Don't get too cocky!"

Having his technique blocked so easily, Fugaku's face darkened with anger and shame as he growled, "Let me show you the true power of the Mangekyō!"

Finally, here it comes!

Ishihara's heart raced as he focused intensely on Fugaku's left eye.

There, the chakra was surging wildly!

The ocular power was rapidly depleting!

"Sage Art: Lightning Instantaneous Body!"

Boom!!!

Fugaku's chakra erupted, creating a terrifying shockwave that swept in all directions.

"Amaterasu!!!"

With Fugaku's low shout, Ishihara immediately felt something was wrong—a sense of danger overwhelmed him.

Without a second thought, he swiftly sidestepped.

Buzz—

Immediately, black flames appeared where he had just stood, burning incessantly, even igniting the ground.

"So this is the Amaterasu Black Flame!"

A sharp light flashed in Ishihara's eyes as he dodged Fugaku's attacks with flickering movements.

Buzz, buzz, buzz—

Every time the Amaterasu Black Flame appeared, Ishihara easily evaded it.

"Life Chains!"

During his evasive maneuvers, Ishihara's chakra suddenly latched onto the burning black flames.

"Raging, destructive, rampant—a terrifying sensation!"

"This feeling—it's fire release! So familiar!"

"Could it be that the Black Flame is simply an extreme transformation of fire release chakra? Like the Hydrification Secret Technique, it's another evolution of chakra?"

As Ishihara analyzed the Black Flame, he found it hard to believe.

However.

[You have analyzed the essence of Amaterasu Black Flame and created the Amaterasu Training Method.]

[Amaterasu Training Method: Once mastered, you can control Amaterasu Black Flame.]

The facts were in front of him; Ishihara had no choice but to believe.

Amaterasu Black Flame was indeed an advanced form of fire release chakra!

The greater the power, the simpler the principle, much like Wood Release.

But after examining it, Ishihara realized that without the Mangekyō Sharingan, almost no one in the Shinobi World could train to the level of creating Black Flame.

Even for him, it would take continuous training over time to meet the requirements!

"What is this guy doing?!"

In Fugaku's Sharingan vision, he could naturally see Ishihara's chakra interacting with the Amaterasu Black Flame.

This gave him a sense of foreboding.

"Is he trying to study Amaterasu?!"

"What kind of joke is this!!"

Fugaku was furious.

The Mangekyō Sharingan's dojutsu, which he was so proud of, had become someone else's research subject.

Even though he had prepared himself, he still felt incredibly humiliated!

"Susanoo!!!"