In the new Uchiha compound, at the center of the massive training ground, several figures were bound tightly by Wood Release vines, completely unable to move.
They were the White Zetsu who had previously infiltrated the compound and were dragged out by Tobi.
These special creatures didn't have expressions as rich as Tobi's, but their bodies trembled instinctively.
They didn't know that they were discovered so easily entirely because of their traitorous companion, Tobi.
At this moment, Tobi was guarding the entrance to his Toilet Shrine with a solemn expression. He wanted to record this sacred day, the day he successfully protected his Toilet Shrine.
Ian slowly walked up to the tightly bound White Zetsu.
He observed these creations cultivated by the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Their bodies had a texture somewhere between plant and flesh, with every inch exuding pure life energy.
The moment Ian's gaze made contact with these creatures, a line of translucent text that only he could see quietly surfaced in his vision.
[Information: White Zetsu]
[Drop: White Zetsu Flesh]
[Effect: When consumed by a player with the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, there is a 20% chance to directly obtain the Rinnegan]
The Rinnegan.
The legendary pinnacle of the Sage's Eyes, the symbol of the Six Paths' power.
In the anime, awakening these eyes required gathering the chakra of Indra and Asura, allowing their powers to merge within the body to obtain this all-encompassing power.
That was a long, harsh, and nearly impossible-to-replicate path.
However, under the rules of Minecraft, the path to this all-encompassing power was unexpectedly simple and crude.
It didn't require the entanglement of fate, nor did it require the fusion of bloodlines.
It only required a few pieces of White Zetsu flesh.
Ian didn't hesitate in the slightest.
He stepped forward personally and finished off the White Zetsu.
After being killed, the White Zetsu's bodies slumped down like melting wax figures, turning into puddles of white fluid.
Then, several pieces of White Zetsu Flesh radiating strange energy fluctuations appeared on the ground.
Ian picked up one of the pieces.
The flesh felt warm and smooth to the touch, with a peculiar texture, and the Yin-Yang Release power contained within was clearly palpable.
Subsequently, Ian directly placed the White Zetsu Flesh in his hand into the Transmutation Tablet.
Then, with a thought, tens of thousands of pieces of White Zetsu flesh appeared, piling up into a small mountain in front of him.
Ian casually picked up a piece of flesh and tossed it directly into his mouth.
The flesh melted in his mouth. It didn't have the strange taste he imagined; instead, a refreshing, warm current slid down his throat.
Immediately after, a massive surge of Yin-Yang Release power explosively erupted.
All of this power surged toward his eyes.
Ian only felt a faint burning pain from his eyes, as if two suns were burning in his eye sockets.
He slowly closed his eyes, and in the next moment, snapped them open.
When he opened his eyes again, the unique pattern of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan had already vanished.
Replacing it were mysterious purple ripples and nine tomoe, brimming with majesty and holiness.
That was exactly the visual prowess symbolizing the power of the Six Paths—the Rinnegan.
With just a single attempt, the 20% chance was successfully triggered.
Ian was quite satisfied with his luck.
However, to confirm that this wasn't due to his special status as a player, he needed another sample for reference.
His gaze turned to a spot not far away.
There, an agile female ninja stood quietly. She was none other than Izumi Uchiha.
At this moment, with Ian's help, she had also long possessed a pair of Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
Sensing Ian's summons, Izumi Uchiha immediately stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
"Lord Ian."
Ian didn't say much. With a casual wave of his hand, over a dozen pieces of White Zetsu Flesh hovered steadily in front of Izumi.
"Eat it."
Izumi Uchiha looked at the pieces of white flesh radiating strange energy. Without a shred of hesitation, she picked up a piece, closed her eyes, and ate it.
She ate five pieces in a row.
When the final piece of flesh entered her mouth, a power several times more violent than Ian's recent evolution explosively erupted in her eyes.
"Ugh!"
Izumi let out a pained grunt, clutching her eyes as her body began to tremble violently. Fine beads of sweat instantly covered her forehead.
She felt as if her eyes were going to burst open from that massive power.
Ian watched all of this quietly, not stepping in to intervene.
The process of evolution was inevitably accompanied by pain; this was an insignificant price to pay.
A few seconds later, Izumi's trembling slowly subsided.
Panting heavily, she slowly opened her eyes.
A faint purple light flashed across her eyes.
Her eyes had also successfully evolved into the Rinnegan.
However, a scene that surprised Ian even more occurred.
The purple ripples in Izumi's eyes slowly faded, reverting back to her unique Eternal Mangekyo pattern.
Immediately after, the Mangekyo pattern disappeared again, and the ripples of the Rinnegan surfaced.
The two types of visual prowess could actually be switched freely.
"This is an unexpected pleasant surprise," Ian remarked, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.
This switchable mode undoubtedly greatly enhanced the practicality of the visual prowess, avoiding the awkwardness of the Rinnegan being unable to use the exclusive abilities of the Mangekyo.
"Izumi, test the Rinnegan's abilities."
"Yes!"
Izumi cast her gaze toward a massive training boulder not far away.
"Shinra Tensei."
An invisible repulsive force instantly erupted. The boulder, weighing tens of tons, was sent flying with a boom, crashing down a hundred meters away with a loud bang.
"Bansho Ten'in."
The boulder was then pulled back out of thin air by a powerful attractive force, hovering steadily in mid-air.
After confirming the Rinnegan's abilities, Ian no longer had any hesitation.
He turned around and faced all the Uchiha clan members on the training ground.
At this moment, sensing the commotion here, over a hundred Uchiha clan members had already gathered. They looked at the pieces of White Zetsu flesh on the ground with faces full of eagerness.
Ian didn't keep them in suspense, declaring, "Now, begin your evolution."
As his voice fell, he waved his hand, and the mountain of White Zetsu Flesh was accurately distributed in front of every clan member.
The crowd looked at the divine objects before them, their eyes erupting with unparalleled fanaticism.
The entire training ground instantly turned into a grand deification ceremony.
Every Uchiha clan member was undergoing a complete rebirth.
Time slowly passed. When the last ray of dusk's afterglow fell upon the earth, the training ground finally gradually quieted down.
It wasn't until the final clan member completed their evolution and slowly stood up from the ground.
Ian stood at a high vantage point, looking down at his masterpiece.
Over a hundred Uchiha clan members stood quietly.
In each of their eyes, that faint purple light flickered.
The coercion gathered from over a hundred pairs of Sage's Eyes was enough to suffocate any Kage-level powerhouse.
They were no longer ninjas.
But a divine race composed of over a hundred gods.
Ian's gaze pierced through the clouds, looking toward the distant Konoha, toward the Five Great Ninja Villages that were currently amassing their forces, preparing to fight them to the death.
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
"Five days left. I really want to know what kind of expressions will be on your faces when you face over a hundred pairs of Sage's Eyes."