chsdbacks Chapter 111 Another Pair of Kaleidoscopes
Chapter 111 Another Pair of Kaleidoscopes
Inside Konoha Hospital, a figure walked unhurriedly down a brightly lit corridor. This figure looked extremely ordinary, dressed in the most common dark casual clothes, of medium build, with no distinguishing features. He was the type who would be easily forgotten once he blended into the crowd, just like any ordinary villager on the street who came to visit a doctor or seek medical treatment.
Of course, this seemingly insignificant effect was intentional. It was a shadow clone of Naruto, using the most basic transformation technique to cleverly change his appearance and aura, silently infiltrating Konoha Hospital.
The hospital corridors were bustling with people, somewhat noisy. There were patients in hospital gowns, slowly walking with the help of their families; there were family members with worried expressions, talking in hushed tones; and there were doctors and medical personnel hurrying by, carrying medical records or medical equipment.
Naruto's shadow clone blended perfectly into the background. His eyes were lowered, his movements natural, without making any attention-grabbing gestures. No one in the passing crowd gave him a second glance.
He silently passed through the corridors and finally stopped in front of a ward with a more somber atmosphere—the special care ward where Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto were unconscious.
After waiting quietly at the door for a moment, and seizing the opportunity when no one was passing by at either end of the corridor, the shadow clone quickly and deftly turned the doorknob, slipped inside, and then gently closed the door to block out the outside noise.
The ward was silent, save for the regular, soft ticking of the medical equipment. The Uchiha couple lay quietly on their two beds, their faces still pale and their breathing weak.
The shadow clone slowly moved to the space between the two hospital beds. Due to the strict restrictions on [Crazy Diamond's] movement range, he had to get closer.
The next moment, with a thought, a robust figure radiating a deep blue light, visible only to himself—[Crazy Diamond]—appeared behind him.
As Crazy Diamond's palm gently covered Uchiha Fugaku's body, a spiritual energy that only Naruto could clearly perceive began to fluctuate.
Under the influence of this irrational force, Fugaku's originally extremely faint breathing began to become steady and powerful at a visible speed.
It gradually transforms into a steady, natural breathing rhythm, like falling into a deep sleep.
Naruto carefully sensed this change and understood.
Very good... The condition has changed from a dangerous coma to a normal deep sleep. The internal organ damage should have been completely repaired.
He breathed a slight sigh of relief, then immediately moved to the bedside of Uchiha Mikoto.
Looking down at the woman's pale yet still discernible face—a face that bore a striking resemblance to Satsuki, now devoid of its usual gentle radiance, only a sickly weakness remained.
Naruto didn't delay any longer, and Crazy Diamond raised his arms again, gently enveloping Mikoto with the light that contained "restoration".
The same miraculous changes began to occur. Mikoto's previously faint breathing quickly became full and steady, and a trace of color gradually returned to her face.
Seeing the two recover at an astonishing speed, Naruto's tense nerves finally relaxed a little. But in this brief moment of relaxation, his thoughts drifted away, returning to his memories of the original Naruto manga.
He recalled a scene often discussed by fans, yet tinged with tragedy: during the Fourth Shinobi World War, Sasuke Uchiha encountered Itachi Uchiha, resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation technique. Sasuke, in a fit of rage, angrily questioned his brother, "Why...why am I the only one who survived?!"
This question is often interpreted as Sasuke's bewilderment and anger at Itachi for sparing his life.
However, on the night of the massacre, young Sasuke ran away crying, shouting "Don't kill me!" This contrasted sharply with the question he was asking.
But Naruto always felt that Sasuke's actions back then might not have been just what they seemed to mean. What he was questioning might not have been "Why didn't you kill me too?"
Instead, she was painfully questioning, "Why... after making such an extreme decision to exterminate the entire clan, did you leave only me behind? Why couldn't you have spared more members of the clan? Why... couldn't you have spared my beloved mother?"
Why must I bear this loneliness and heavy shackles all by myself?
In Naruto's view, even if Mikoto had been left behind in Itachi's extreme plan, the situation wouldn't have made much difference. Since the decision was made to keep Sasuke, a mother who deeply loves her daughter would inevitably accompany her through that most difficult and lonely childhood, which would actually better protect Sasuke's mental health.
Was it because they were afraid the plan would be leaked? Or did they feel that... the bonds left behind would weaken the "hatred" that Satsuki needed?
What's even funnier is that in the original work, before Fugaku and his wife died, their last words to Itachi were "take good care of Sasuke"... and then this guy turned around and tortured his own younger brother with a 72-hour Tsukuyomi.
Just as his thoughts were wandering aimlessly—
"Um……"
A very faint breathing sound, characteristic of someone waking up, suddenly interrupted Naruto's thoughts!
You're awake?!
Naruto's heart tightened suddenly, and he instinctively wanted to immediately dispel the shadow clone.
However, just as his thought crossed his mind, his gaze inadvertently swept over Aunt Mikoto's slowly opening eyes, which still held the confusion and weariness of someone just waking up—
That one glance froze him completely in place.
Mikoto struggled to open her heavy eyelids. Her vision was blurry from being unconscious, and her thoughts were in a daze.
She looked at the "strange" figure standing by the bed with a hint of confusion, instinctively trying to figure out who it was.
However, deep within her unconsciously opened, not yet fully focused eyes—what emerged was not the Sharingan with tomoe commonly seen among the Uchiha clan!
Instead, it is an incredibly complex, eerie, and slowly rotating new pattern.
Kaleidoscope Sharingan.
This time… because Chief Fugaku saw a glimmer of hope for peace, he didn't willingly sacrifice himself to fulfill Itachi's plan as he did in the original story… the situation changed to… him being killed by his own beloved child… with his own hands…
As a mother… witnessing her husband brutally murdered by her own child, followed by being burned alive by the same child with Amaterasu… this extreme emotional trauma… actually… actually awakened her Mangekyou Sharingan?!
Just then, perhaps because she had just woken up and her body was still too weak, a huge feeling of fatigue surged up again like a tide. Mikoto's Mangekyou Sharingan, which had just opened and contained terrifying power, slowly and weakly closed again, and she fell into a deep sleep once more.
Naruto's feelings became extremely complicated.
But in the end, he made up his mind. He took a deep breath, and behind him, another golden phantom radiating a brilliant life force quietly appeared.
I'm sorry, but for now... please forget about this power.
He silently apologized in his heart. The next moment, the power of [Gold Experience] was activated, and the Mangekyou Sharingan, which had just awakened and contained ominous power, was skillfully extracted.
Immediately afterwards, a surge of vibrant life energy was injected, and a pair of ordinary, healthy black eyes were perfectly sculpted, covering the original emptiness.
Having done all this, Naruto didn't linger. He formed hand seals, and with a puff of white smoke, his appearance rapidly changed, transforming into Menma, the figure wearing a fox mask and a black robe.
Immediately, the light of the Flying Thunder God Technique flashed slightly, and Menma's figure instantly disappeared from the silent hospital room, speeding towards the distant Land of Hot Springs stronghold.
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