The domineering Uchiha drove the Third Hokage mad!

Chapter 393 Transplanting the Eternal Kaleidoscope to Hashirama

"How is this possible... My True Several Thousand Hands... was actually broken by Madara..."

The surging blood and qi within Hashirama Senju made him feel dizzy, and broken murmurs escaped from his throat.

The physical pain was far less intense than the shock and resentment in his heart. Those eyes, once full of confidence, were now filled with disbelief, the pupils slightly contracted as he stared intently at the meteorite that symbolized his crushing defeat.

Madara Uchiha hovered in mid-air, his clothes fluttering, exuding arrogance.

His deep Rinnegan, flashing with a chilling purple light, looked down at the disheveled Hashirama Senju, his tone filled with undisguised mockery and a hint of disappointment.

"Hashirama, you're still too weak. Without sufficient power, no matter how strong your Wood Release is, you can't protect anything... you can't protect the ninja world, you can't protect the peace you cherish, and you can't protect the people you want to protect. Now, do you still dare to say you don't need my eyes?"

Hashirama Senju fell silent. He slowly raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the shattered scene before him.

The ground was covered with spiderweb-like cracks, as if it would collapse at any moment, and flames and thick smoke intertwined to create an apocalyptic scene.

He could clearly feel that his Sage Chakra was almost depleted, and he felt a sharp pain in his meridians. The churning blood and qi made his throat taste bloody and sweet.

At that moment, he finally realized that Ban was right.

Faced with the Heavenly Meteor, empowered by the Rinnegan, even his strongest True Several Thousand Hands technique was so easily defeated; if he were to face the Otsutsuki clan, who possess even more terrifying power in the future, his meager strength would indeed not even qualify him to protect them, and he could only watch helplessly as tragedy repeats itself.

He took a deep breath, a dull pain shooting through his chest, but he still forced his back straight.

The confusion and resentment in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by an unprecedented determination.

"Madara, I understand! I accept your eyes! You're right, I can't be so indecisive anymore. To protect what I want to protect, to prevent the tragedy of the ninja world from repeating itself, to fight against the Otsutsuki clan, and to ensure that everyone's efforts aren't in vain, I must become stronger!"

Upon seeing this, Madara Uchiha's anger vanished instantly, replaced by an undisguised sense of relief.

He slowly closed his eyes, dispelling the power of the Rinnegan and restoring his normal black pupils.

The massive meteorite gradually began to cool, the flames on its surface slowly extinguished, leaving only charred and cracked patterns. Wisps of smoke rose from the cracks in the meteorite and gradually merged into the air.

"It would have been better if we had done it this way earlier." He snorted lightly, his tone carrying a hint of arrogance, yet unable to hide the joy in his heart.

"Thank you, Madara," Hashirama Senju said sincerely, his eyes filled with gratitude.

Madara Uchiha turned his face away, deliberately avoiding looking at him, his tone still somewhat awkward: "Hashirama, stop talking nonsense, quickly relax your body, concentrate your mind, and let your chakra resonate with your eye power, so that the transplant will go more smoothly."

"it is good."

Hashirama Senju nodded solemnly, took a deep breath as instructed, and slowly closed his eyes. He cleared his mind of all distractions, focused his spirit into his body, and carefully manipulated his remaining chakra, which flowed towards his eye sockets like a gentle stream.

The nerves in the eyes gradually relaxed, and a faint green halo appeared on the skin around the eye sockets. This was a sign that the immortal body's self-healing ability was taking effect ahead of schedule, making full preparations for receiving the new eyeball.

Uchiha Mitsunaga controlled the pale golden chakra, like an invisible hand, gently enveloping the pair of Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. He then precisely guided it to slowly move towards Hashirama's eye sockets.

The moment the edge of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan touched his eye socket, Hashirama Senju's body trembled violently, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.

Two forces, originating from the same source yet completely different, quickly merged and intertwined like old friends reunited after a long separation.

The Sage Body's powerful self-healing ability instantly went into full operation, and the green halo around its eyes became increasingly intense, beginning to autonomously repair the minor nerve damage caused during the transplantation process and continuously promoting the perfect fusion of chakra and eye power.

As time passed, the sharp stinging sensation in my eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by a warm, soothing sensation that spread from my eye sockets throughout my body.

A massive amount of Sage Chakra continuously poured into Hashirama Senju's Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, like sweet spring water nourishing parched land, completely activating those eyes.

Immediately afterwards, a special power of vision began to quietly emerge in the eye sockets, and the scarlet patterns of the Eternal Kaleidoscope flickered slightly, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, as if undergoing some unknown transformation.

"This power...it's incredible!"

Hashirama Senju slowly opened his eyes, and two scarlet beams of light burst forth from them, shimmering with a dazzling yet eerie glow in the sunlight.

He could clearly feel that his eye power and chakra were perfectly integrated, and a brand new, powerful force was surging within his body.

Madara Uchiha, arms crossed, hovered in front of him, a slight smirk playing on his lips, and scoffed, "Hashirama, don't get too cocky. This is just the beginning. Once you've fully mastered this power, we'll have a proper fight. Don't disappoint me then."

Hashirama Senju's eyes gleamed with fierce fighting spirit, his clenched fist brimming with power: "Don't worry, Madara! Next time we clash, I definitely won't lose!"

Meanwhile, on the other side of the training ground.

Konan was carefully wiping the bloodstains around Nagato's eyes with a clean white handkerchief, afraid of hurting him.

Her brows furrowed tightly, her eyes filled with undisguised worry.

After losing his Rinnegan, Nagato's eye sockets were empty and gray, and his face was pale due to blood loss, but he still forced himself to maintain a calm expression.

Looking at Nagato's empty eye sockets, Uchiha Mitsunori slowly walked to his side, speaking gently: "Nagato, losing your Rinnegan was a necessary sacrifice to fight the Otsutsuki. To compensate you, and to give you the power to protect peace, I have prepared a gift for you."

After speaking, he raised his hand and waved it gently, and a transparent cylindrical nutrient tank appeared out of thin air. The tank was filled with a pale green nutrient solution, and a pair of pure, flawless white eyes were quietly immersed in it.

"This is a high-purity Byakugan, containing the pure bloodline power of the Otsutsuki Hamura lineage. I'm very curious, given your physique, what interesting things will happen after you transplant these high-purity Byakugan."

"Thank you, Lord Sanfeng. As long as it can contribute to the protection of peace, I trust your arrangements."

Konan breathed a sigh of relief, a smile of satisfaction spreading across her face. Looking at Nagato, she said, "Nagato, now you won't go blind."

Uchiha Mitsunori smiled slightly, and golden chakra surged again, like invisible tweezers, carefully piercing the wall of the nutrient tank and slowly taking out the high-purity Byakugan.

Golden chakra, supporting the Byakugan, gently flew towards Nagato's eye socket.

"Relax, Nagato. Don't resist. Let your chakra actively accept this new power; it will become a part of you."

Nagato did as instructed, slowly closing her eyes, the pure power of her Byakugan intertwining together.

When Byakugan and Nagato's eyes perfectly aligned and connected.

Nagato's chakra began to surge violently. The power of his Byakugan intertwined and entangled with the residual Rinnegan energy within his body, without any sign of repulsion. Instead, they continued to merge and coexist.

"Um?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Uchiha Mitsunori's eyes. He could clearly sense that the Byakugan that Nagato had just transplanted was undergoing some unknown change.

The two completely different eye techniques not only did not conflict with each other, but instead nourished and merged with each other, giving rise to a brand new energy aura.

"It seems like something really interesting is going to happen."

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju also curiously gathered around.

Nagato slowly opened his eyes. His newly transplanted, high-purity Byakugan shimmered with a pale blue light, like two beams of cool moonlight. His pupil power spread out like an invisible radar, instantly covering the entire training ground and even extending several kilometers away.

He could clearly see through the massive chakra flow patterns within the bodies of Uchiha Mitsuru, Uchiha Madara, and Senju Hashirama, and could even detect the subtle patterns of chakra flowing through the meridians. He could also clearly discern the attributes of the chakra at a glance.

He could see the life energy pulsating on the bodies of pedestrians in the distance, like twinkling points of light; the internal structure of an airplane engine and the rotation trajectory of gears several kilometers away were as clear as if they were right in front of him, without missing a single detail.

What shocked him even more was that he could vaguely sense fluctuations in the space.

The spatial nodes surrounding the training ground were clearly visible to him, like twinkling points of light, seemingly within reach.

"These eyes... can actually see through spatial rifts..." Nagato felt the new vision brought by the Byakugan, his face full of shock.

"I can feel it resonating with the chakra within me, and it's even healing the hidden wounds from my past battles!"

Nagato spoke slowly, a hint of excitement in his voice: "Moreover, its perception far surpasses my imagination. It can clearly see the flow of chakra and even sense the weak points in space—something even the Rinnegan cannot do!"

Hashirama Senju's eyes widened in astonishment, his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan flashing: "This is... I never imagined the Byakugan... could achieve this level!"

Madara Uchiha nodded slightly, a look of approval flashing in his eyes: "Not bad, the potential of these eyes is probably no less than that of the Rinnegan."

Uchiha Mitsunaga nodded, a satisfied smile on his face: "Very good. Next, each of you will familiarize yourselves with your new powers. Hashirama, you need to master the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan as soon as possible and strive to reach the Rinnegan realm; Nagato, you need to thoroughly explore the mysteries of this high-purity Byakugan and unlock its potential for spatial perception and attack."

Konan stood beside Nagato, her eyes shining with unwavering determination: "I will stand by Nagato and protect this hard-won peace..."