He reached out and touched the bloodstain on Uchiha Shisui's cheek, wiping a bit of blood onto his finger.
[Ding! Detected special material "Damaged Sage Blood", can forge "Broken Sage Crystal" and "Mangekyo", do you wish to forge?]
Two types!?
Jokichi opened his mouth slightly, somewhat surprised.
This was his first time encountering a material that could forge two types of equipment.
No, perhaps it was not the first time, but merely that he had not triggered it.
The Nine-Tails' fur, the Hokage Rock's stone, Rock Lee's blood, based on their own characteristics, should only be able to forge one piece of equipment.
And Uzumaki Naruto's blood and Akimichi Choza's hair...
At the very least, the chakra of the Fourth Hokage and Uzumaki Kushina still existed within Uzumaki Naruto's body, so he should have been able to forge equipment related to them as well.
And Akimichi Choza's hair could also forge equipment that converted burning fat into chakra.
So what was the reason the system prompted only one piece of equipment?
Jokichi pondered bitterly, and finally could only think that the materials taken were too little.
Uzumaki Naruto's blood was practically just from a slightly broken nail, and Akimichi Choza's hair was only as long as a finger.
Although this might not be the case, Jokichi could only think of this point.
Next time he would find Uzumaki Naruto and try taking a bit more blood.
Having figured out the key point, Jokichi chose to forge.
In the next second, a thumb-sized crystal radiating a bizarre blood-colored glow and a pair of contact lenses appeared in his hands.
"Broken Sage Crystal (Upgradeable): After the crystal is swallowed, it will change the user's brain, transforming their eyes into degraded Sage Eyes."
"Mangekyo (Upgradeable): These are contact lenses of degraded Sage Eyes; the wearer can use the abilities of the Sharingan."
Looking at these two items, Jokichi remained silent.
The Broken Sage Crystal and the Sage Crystal were the same type of thing, but one transformed into a Perfect Sage Body, while the other was just a degraded Sage Eye, which is the Sharingan.
Is it missing the power of Asura, no, the power of Indra?
As for the Mangekyo...
This is a pair of Sharingan that does not require an eye transplant and has no side effects.
If he guessed correctly, these are Uchiha Shisui's Sharingan.
Jokichi did not intend to use the Broken Sage Crystal.
According to his guess, after using this crystal, he would obtain the Uchiha bloodline and directly awaken his eyes, straight to the Mangekyo level, or even Uchiha Shisui's eyes.
But Jokichi still had no intention of using it.
Not only because of the Mangekyo's existence, but because he had already prepared to steal tissue from Uchiha Sasuke to forge a complete Sage Crystal.
At that time, he would obtain perfect Sage Eyes, a level higher than the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Although Kotoamatsukami is also very strong, and the Perfect Sage Body could offset the side effects of the Mangekyo.
But Uchiha Itachi once said that Dojutsu's effectiveness would be greatly reduced, or even completely lose its effect, when encountering higher-level Dojutsu.
Uchiha Shisui's eyes were a bug, but the Rinnegan was even buggier, and the supreme Nine-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan was even more absurdly strong.
Alright, the anime did not explicitly state that the Nine-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan was stronger; this was Jokichi's own headcanon.
But it was definitely stronger than the Mangekyo Sharingan, that was certain.
Therefore, Jokichi would not use the Broken Sage Crystal.
Because he was unsure if using this crystal would conflict with consuming Uchiha Sasuke's Sage Crystal later.
As long as there was such a possibility, he had to take precautions.
Moreover, there was still Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo. These contact lenses possessed all the functions of Uchiha Shisui's Sharingan; he only needed to wear them and supply chakra to use them.
With this, why bother taking an unnecessary risk!
Wouldn't it be nice to give it to a subordinate or someone important to him in the future?
Thinking of this, Jokichi placed the Broken Sage Crystal into the system space, then put on the Mangekyo to test their effect.
He gently closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and then channeled chakra toward his eyes.
Suddenly, Jokichi abruptly opened his eyes. His originally pitch-black irises turned blood-red, with three black tomoe slowly spinning inside them.
This was a visual effect like colored contacts. Jokichi's eyes were still his original eyes; the Mangekyo just made them look like the Sharingan.
Of course, the Mangekyo did indeed possess the abilities of the Sharingan.
"Is this the visual effect of the Sharingan?"
Jokichi raised his hands, somewhat uncertain.
He felt his vision become much clearer; the fine lines on his hands could be seen distinctly, and even the tiny traces left by passing ants on the ground were captured flawlessly.
Screech!
An eagle's cry came from the sky, and a goshawk swept swiftly across the sky.
With that kind of speed, Jokichi's usual kinetic vision could only catch a passing black shadow. But now, he saw the goshawk's flight path clearly, and even the flared feathers on its wings could be seen vividly.
This kind of control that brought everything into view...
"Fantastic!"
"Next, let me test the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan!"
This feeling of controlling everything made Jokichi a little too excited. He immediately tried to mobilize more chakra to make the Mangekyo transform into the Mangekyo Sharingan form.
But right at this moment, the sound of piercing wind came from the distant forest.
It was very fast, coming from far to near.
Jokichi subconsciously withdrew the chakra from the Mangekyo. In the next second, four black figures darted out from the tree canopy, surrounding Jokichi completely.
"Anbu!?"
Looking at the newcomers, Jokichi exclaimed in surprise.
These four people were all dressed in black tight-fitting clothes, wearing animal masks, and wrapped in large black cloaks.
This made it impossible to judge their identities based on their figures.
Murderous intent overflowed from these people, giving off a chilling, suffocating feeling.
Jokichi subconsciously tensed his body, adopting a posture ready to counterattack at any moment.
He cast a sidelong glance at Uchiha Shisui's corpse on the ground, and associating it with the goshawk that flew across the sky, he suddenly understood everything.
He hurriedly raised his hands to explain: "I was just training here. I saw this body float down from upstream, so I fished it out. I know nothing, and I have done nothing. If you do not believe me, you can investigate. I have been training here every day for the past few months."
"This kid is not lying. I have seen him in the village several times. He is always training himself frantically every time, and he is often seen coming and going around here," an Anbu said solemnly, then looked toward a person wearing a tanuki mask in the middle.
"Captain, what should we do?"
The Anbu captain scanned the scene, pondering slightly. "This matter cannot be known by others, especially the villagers, so..."
Saying this, he looked up at Jokichi. "Sorry. Someone like you who trains so hard might perhaps become a pillar of the village in the future, but for the future of the village, you can only be sacrificed here. Finish him!"
As his voice fell, the Anbu standing behind Jokichi placed his right hand on his sword hilt. With a Body Flicker Technique, he appeared behind him. The longsword was unsheathed with a cold glint, the blade pointed at the child's neck.
The Anbu captain had already foreseen the outcome.
He did not want to see the scene of an innocent villager being brutally murdered, so he turned around preparing to leave. As for Uchiha Shisui's corpse, his subordinates would carry it.
However, the situation this time exceeded his expectations.
In the instant he turned around, he heard a "boom", the sound of a shattering blade, and the exclamation of his subordinate.
Something was wrong.
The Anbu captain spun around abruptly, only to see the kid who originally had a tender pink face and could only crane his neck waiting to be slaughtered was covered in golden chakra, his pitch-black irises turned blood-red.
Inside, a pattern like a black shuriken was slowly spinning.
This was not the main point; the main point was the kid's expression.
There was no panic of being involved in an unknown incident like before; there was only endless indifference and a gaze freezing cold.
"Why do you have to force me to kill you?"