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Chapter 156 - Chapter 156: The Puppeteer’s Gaze

"Awooo~~~~"

Kurama, unable to resist peeking through the crack of its mental prison again, finally broke down and let out a pathetic whimper.

"Damn it! An Uzumaki Sage Body, inexplicably gained the Sharingan, and even awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan! Who the hell can you complain to about this unfairness?"

If Menma had wanted to kill it before, at least it could have put up a fight, maybe exchanged a few blows. But now, with this Mangekyō Sharingan, it couldn't even fight back. Even if Menma wanted to mess with its rear, all he had to do was look at it with those cursed eyes, and its body would involuntarily bend over!

Thinking of this, Kurama suddenly realized a blind spot in its understanding. If Menma could awaken the Sharingan, wouldn't that mean he had the bloodline of the Uchiha clan?!

"If that's the case…"

Kurama sighed deeply, a strange look of pity crossing its face. "Sigh, poor Minato probably doesn't know. I'll have to be nicer to this poor thing from now on..."

Although it knew some terrible truth, Kurama dared not speak it aloud. Feeling guilty, it decided it would never bare its teeth at Minato again!

Meanwhile, Menma ignored Kurama's sighs and groans, wondering what it was up to this time. Instead, he focused all his attention on the eye techniques stored in his eyes.

"It's still Amaterasu?"

The first thing Menma sensed was the terrifying flame stored in his left eye. It was exactly the same as Sasuke's original Mangekyō Sharingan's left eye technique.

"Could it be that because I exchanged for Sasuke's Sharingan, the eye technique after awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan is the same?"

Before Menma could feel disappointed, the eye technique information from his right eye also came through.

"No, it's not Kagutsuchi!"

Menma breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the eye technique information. His slightly furrowed brows quickly smoothed, replaced by a hint of anticipation.

"Nagatsuhiko-no-Mikoto…?"

After murmuring the name of his eye technique, Menma turned his gaze to Kurama in the distance. It was also secretly glancing at Menma, their eyes meeting those mysterious six-pointed stars.

"Awoo? Awoo!"

Kurama, too frightened to speak, retreated rapidly on all fours. Its nine drooping tails retracted simultaneously, protecting its rear. It had a premonition that Menma, that bastard, definitely wanted to use it to test his Mangekyō Sharingan!

Seeing it frantically shrinking away with its tail between its legs, Menma's right six-pointed star flickered, and he parted his lips slightly.

"Come here."

Whoosh—

Menma's voice wasn't loud, but it stirred a strange breeze within the sealed space! In the blink of an eye, the gentle breeze enveloped Kurama.

Its expression changed drastically, and it was about to resist when a pleasant sensation spread through its body! It felt as if the breeze was countless gentle little hands, caressing its fur softly along its body. An expression of enjoyment involuntarily appeared on its face.

However, this expression of enjoyment lasted less than five seconds before turning into terror. Because Kurama discovered that its body was moving uncontrollably! It was running happily towards Menma, wagging its tail, just like a ninja dog! It was as if another consciousness was controlling its body!

"You damn brat, don't use your Mangekyō Sharingan to control me!!!"

Realizing what was happening instantly, Kurama bared its teeth and roared at Menma. "I hate being hypnotized with my eyes more than anything in my life, stop it!"

"If you keep doing this, I'll really get angry!!!"

"This is my bottom line, don't try to challenge it!!!"

This feeling of being unable to control itself reminded Kurama of that damned, flamboyant, red-armored dance king! It vaguely remembered that back then, it was just a free fox, running happily in the mountains and forests under the setting sun. But one day, its peaceful life was attacked by an evil Uchiha who liked to ask others if they wanted to dance!

That evil Uchiha used his evil Sharingan to forcibly hypnotize and control the innocent Kurama. Then they took it to the wooden dummy that wanted to burn it, and it got a beating comparable to being ganged up on by five hundred people!

After beating it, the wooden dummy picked it up with one hand. Shamelessly, it claimed it was too powerful and had to be sealed! In the end, this innocent fox became a family heirloom, a kind of power bank! It was passed down for several generations!

Until it was controlled by the evil Sharingan again, it was split in two! Now, even the half-finished fox wasn't spared, and it was again controlled by the evil Sharingan!

Listening to Kurama's seemingly threatening but actually cowardly words, Menma nonchalantly patted its head as it nuzzled against him. Just like petting his own dog.

"Who said I hypnotized you?"

"Aren't you still conscious, talking to me right now?"

Kurama: "!!!"

After Menma said that, Kurama realized something was wrong. When it was previously controlled by the Sharingan, it had absolutely no consciousness of its own! But now, it clearly possesses its own consciousness, only it cannot control its body! It's as if its body no longer belongs to it!

"So this is a Mangekyō Sharingan technique?"

"You can use that strange breeze just now to control my body?"

Combined with the breeze that had just stirred—a breeze that shouldn't exist within the sealed space—Kurama quickly made a guess.

Menma smiled but didn't speak. Instead, he withdrew his gaze from Kurama and released Nagatsuhiko's life force. His eyes, which had been a crimson six-pointed star, returned to their clear azure blue.

Having regained control of its body, Kurama immediately moved away from Menma, muttering some venting words viciously.

"It really is the evil and perverted Uchiha Sharingan!"

"They must have gone mad from wanting to control Naruto Uzumaki's body to create this kind of twisted eye technique that forcibly controls other people's bodies!"

"This conscious helplessness... I'd rather be hypnotized by Madara Uchiha's genjutsu!"

If Kurama knew the term "body control," it would definitely use that word to describe how it felt! In short, it's an eye technique that would enrage a Pure-Love Ninjutsu Warrior!

Menma heard Kurama's muttered complaints, but he was in a pretty good mood right now, so he decided to write it down for now. He'd bring it up again when he was in a bad mood.

However, Kurama's assessment is not wrong. The Mangekyō Sharingan's eye techniques can most likely represent the individual's mental state. What Menma desires most right now is to control his body and become the dominant personality, freeing himself from Naruto Uzumaki's constraints. That's why he awakened Nagatsuhiko-no-Mikoto, who can forcibly control his body.

As for Amaterasu, it probably aligns with Menma's second thought. That is, to seek revenge against Konoha, he preserved it from Sasuke's eye technique. After all, this Sharingan was obtained from Sasuke. If it's compatible, it will definitely prioritize the original eye technique.

"I just wonder if Shadow Clones can use Mangekyō Sharingan techniques..."

Menma felt that with his current eye power, he could only completely control the bodies of ninjas below Kage level. Above Kage level, he could only achieve temporary control, and even those with stronger mental energy could only be barely interfered with for a few seconds.

But that's enough. After all, in battle, any mistake is fatal.

Besides, his eye technique is secondary; he now possesses a combined Gundam.

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