"Wait what ?… what do you mean blind ?"
'So, no one told her, just as I thought.' He sighed, this also kind of explained what took place with Sasuke in the canon. Though Sukuna could have sworn that the boy was just being destructive in his rageful teenage hormones.
"Every power comes with a cost, that's like the first thing we learn in Jujutsu. And the saying prevails here as well." Sukuna effortlessly shifted back into what his friends and siblings would call, "Teacher Mode" to explain.
"Mangekyo is a powerful ability, only awakened in selected Uchiha members who push their Sharingan to their limit and then also suffer great loss.
Though that is just the saying, if it only took great loss then which Shinobi in the world hasn't suffered, let alone an Uchiha member.
Its not just loss but also the degree of dismay and an Uchiha's feelings towards that loss which matters. If someone close to you dies, you might feel bad, but that would not always be a trigger to awaken a Mangekyo for an Uchiha.
Partly because normal Sharingan also awakens in that way. Its hard for humans to feel the same or higher amount of dismay and sense of loss after enduring it once in their life.
If a human closes their heart off to death, which most would after seeing bloodshed, the sense of loss would be much lesser then. Opening Mangekyo in this condition is hard.
Especially back in the Warring Clans era when life was never guaranteed and Shinobi always went to the battlefield with the expectation of not coming back home.
By the time an Uchiha completely awakens his or her Sharingan to three tomoe, he or she either lacks enough important people to lose or has just become too numb to the losses to care anymore." Sukuna slowly explained.
"I get it, I get it. I don't need a history lesson, talk about why I would lose my eyes." Kiyomi asked impatiently. Did the boy really expect her to be calm after knowing she would eventually go blind.
"Tsk… so impatient. That's why you're weak."
Before he even completed the sentence, a haymaker fist was coming right at his face which he effortlessly caught with a single hand.
Usually he would have dodged, well technically he usually didn't go around calling others weak in the first place, but today he wasn't quite in the nice mood if it wasn't apparent already.
"Anyways…" He ignored the punch in its entirety and continued.
"Either because of lack of greater sense of loss or pedigree, most can't open Mangekyo.
Those who can open them however, are given powers specialised to them. Every Mangekyo is different and so are their abilities.
One Mangekyo's abilities might be more taxing than others. Meaning how fast a Mangekyo will go blind totally depends on what kind of ability it is and how the Uchiha using the same ability uses those eyes."
Kiyomi nodded, finally something useful.
"If I'm not wrong then just opening your Mangekyo does barely minimum damage to your eyes, something which you might be able to heal by prolonged rest and healing techniques, though they will not exactly repair your eyes, more like just prevent more damage at best." He continued.
"What about RCT." She immediately asked.
Sukuna raised his brows at the girl's eager state, she almost looked like she had that move in her bag. Did she even understand how hard it is to use RCT.
"That would indeed heal your eyes…" He said and showed her eyes lighting up while fixed on him.
"…As long as you're the one using RCT that is."
"What !"
"…As long as you're…"
"I heard you the first time, what I'm asking is why can't you do it for me ?" She cut him off.
Sukuna didn't even break his composure; he had been in this state before, hammering against a wall to find a solution to his Kamui degradation back when he first got the Mangekyo, he could understand how it feels.
"Well mostly because RCT when applied to others instead of oneself, has its output seriously hammered. Even I can't heal the major damage in your eyes."
Her mood instantly fell. Suddenly, a feeling of being chained down washed over her. The power she was planning on relying on to use against Itachi didn't feel like enough anymore.
'Wait, that means even Itachi's eyes would be giving out by now.' Her mind instantly connected the dots.
But becoming blind, and this was her second life. She hadn't even had that normal life she always wanted yet.
Her fists clenched tight, the earlier good mood washed away.
Sukuna couldn't help but sigh at the complete switch in her mood from that earlier fiery passion to get stronger to this gloomy defeated girl.
"I said I can't heal any major damage. I can still prevent it from going completely blind as long as you don't exploit your eyes too much."
Her head immediately snapped at him, "Really!"
"Well, as long as the damage is minor, I can help you out. And that's why you should only use your eyes when absolutely necessary." Sukuna added in, he didn't bring up the matter that he might have her father's eyes which could technically give her Eternal Mangekyo.
Did she even know about Eternal Mangekyo ?
As for why he didn't mention it, because he didn't wish for her to rely on those eyes too much. It would do her good to get stronger without them until she absolutely had to use them.
And when she does, he'll be there with a solution.
Of course, the solution will come with its price attached.
'Heheheheh…' He internally chuckled, wondering what a nasty merchant he would become if he ever got a third chance in life.
Kiyomi didn't even catch that amused expression on his face, there wasn't much reason for him to lie to her, so she took everything he said at face value.
"But wait a minute, how come you know so much about the Uchiha and Mangekyo ?" She suddenly asked, eyes narrowing.
"Because one, unlike most, I read my books." He replied to which Kiyomi just rolled her eyes. She had come to expect that what he said before a prominent "AND" was useless stuff.
"And two, I raided Danzo's base back then and took everything of value from him. Forget about the Uchiha, I currently know Konoha better than the current Hokage's assistants."
Kiyomi was of course speechless, she should have known, she always knew there had to be a reason why he helped the Uchiha back then. So, this was what he was after.
She forced her irritation down, she can't do anything about that now, she can't very well demand him to hand over half of the raid loot to the Uchiha now, can she.
Just gotta swallow this one.
"Okay, so you got an Uchiha encyclopedia in your hand from that one-eyed bastard back then, what else. What else do you know about Mangekyo?" She demanded.
"Tsk tsk tsk… why so eager. I guess its enough for today. Its not like any of the further intel will be of any use to someone who still resorts to pulling out a pistol against an unarmed teenager in a spar no less."
"That's a Hyuga… they don't use weapons in the first place." She retorted back with irritation.
"So you pulled out a pistol against an unarmed teenager. I don't see any denial." He shrugged.
Kiyomi took two long breaths to cool herself, for some reason this bastard was extra annoying today.
"What do you want…"
"Huh ?"
"Don't huh… me. You know what I'm talking about. You need something in return for the intel correct, what is it." She asked with irritation.
During their relatively short time as being a team, she had come to understand two things.
First, the boy wasn't really bad. At least not until someone touched upon his core interests or baseline.
And second, as long as you have the right price, he won't open his mouth.
Opportunistic Bastard.
"What I want huh…" Sukuna thought, he wasn't really holding back intel because he wished for something from her, though he completely intended to get something in return when he did part with the knowledge.
But right now, he couldn't think of anything. So he decided to play along a bit.
Closing the gap a little, he slowly held onto her chin with a smirk.
"Well, there isn't anything particular, but how about your virginity when you're not a flat board anymore." He said and winked.
Kiyomi for her part stiffened at the sudden closeness and when her mind registered his words, her first reaction was to look at her own chest.
They were indeed flat… as it goes for most Uchiha women. Beautiful but lacking in substance…
Though Sukuna doubted she would be the same case if Mikoto Uchiha's genes had anything to say.
Her face flushed up like a tomato, embarrassment and anger mixing in before she was already throwing hands at him.
He grinned and dodged sideways.
'Yup, there is no equal to annoying someone for entertainment. Especially when its annoying days like today.'
"Come here you bastard."
"No, not interested in certified lolis." He waved his hands casually.
And that was enough to throw whatever sanity remained intact in her before another forced training session between them began.
Yup, this is how their training usually goes, not intentional but always fun for one Sukuna Haruno.
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