hotmtlnovel Chapter 140: Chapter 140: Seven Years on Autopilot, Golden Sharingan
Chapter 140: Chapter 140: Seven Years on Autopilot, Golden Sharingan
Chapter 140: Chapter 140: Seven Years on Autopilot, Golden Sharingan
Akira Uchiha slowly opened his eyes, his mind hazy and blank.
"Who am I? Where am I? What was I supposed to do?"
It felt like he had been asleep for a very long time, so long that he was completely disoriented.
Then it hit him-wasn't he in Ryuchi Cave trying to show off a bit? And somehow, it seems he had gone too far, making the White Snake Sage believe that he was some sort of unparalleled genius? So instead of just learning Sage Mode, they had him practice some other kind of transformation?
"Wait... Did I die and have to use my last Mangekyō Sharingan to cast Izanagi?" Akira thought to himself, trying to recall the last thing he remembered before blacking out.
He looked down at himself and was even more surprised.
The ground seemed further away.
The best way to describe it was like someone who had always driven a compact car suddenly finding themselves in an SUV-everything seemed higher up, more distant.
"Did I just... grow taller?" Akira mused, still taken aback by how far away the ground seemed
now.
It was clear that something had caused him to grow significantly taller. Could it be this new mode he'd been practicing?
It seemed he hadn't died and resurrected through Izanagi after all.
"You're finally awake!" A voice interrupted his thoughts.
Akira turned towards the source of the voice.
He was still in Ryūchi Cave, and sitting on the throne that belonged to the White Snake Sage was an elderly woman, looking rather gentle and kind.
"White Snake Sage?" Akira asked in surprise.
He had seen the White Snake Sage in human form before, but never in such a kindly, grandmotherly guise. If it weren't for the familiar features, he might have thought he was mistaken.
It reminded him of those old actors who could play both good and evil roles flawlessly. This woman before him, who had likely devoured him countless times in the life simulator, now looked completely benign and trustworthy.
"Congratulations," the White Snake Sage said with a smile. "After six years, you've successfully completed the dragon transformation. You are now the first in Ryuchi Cave to achieve this, making our cave's name truly fitting."
"Dragon transformation? Six years!?" Akira's heart skipped a beat.
In the blink of an eye, seven years had passed!?
Did that mean he had gone from being a seven-year-old child to a fourteen-year-old teenager?
A boy grows the most rapidly around the ages of eleven and twelve. No wonder everything seemed so much farther away now-he was taller!
The White Snake Sage waved her hand, and a water technique formed a mirror of ice in front of Akira, allowing him to see his reflection.
Where once stood a seven-year-old, barely over a meter tall, now stood a fourteen-year-old, nearly 170 centimeters tall.
He no longer looked like a child but a young man. If this were back in his previous life, he'd be in middle school, perhaps an eighth or ninth grader. A full-fledged adolescent.
"That means I can use Sage Mode instead of relying on the Seven Gates from now on. Plus, Sage Mode can be maintained longer and doesn't have the same severe drawbacks."
"Not bad at all. Even though it took me seven years to complete this transformation, which was unexpected, the power I've gained is worth it."
"Sure, if I had spent those seven years using the life simulator, I might have reached Madara Uchiha's level, able to crush the Five Kage with ease."
"But what if I faced a Six Paths-level Madara? I might still end up getting demolished." "After all, having a massive amount of chakra is great, but taking four or five minutes to prepare Sage Mode was a major weakness."
"Now, with the ability to activate Sage Mode almost instantly, that weakness is gone."
Feeling the difference in his power after the dragon transformation, Akira nodded in
satisfaction.
He could tell that the transformation had not only increased the overall boost from Sage Mode but had also drastically reduced the time needed to activate it.
This growth was something Akira was very pleased with.
And looking at his reflection, where his black eyes had turned into golden dragon eyes, Akira
wondered:
"What about my Sharingan?"
With a thought, Akira activated his Sharingan, revealing the familiar three-tomoe pattern.
But now, instead of a blood-red hue, the background was a majestic gold.
"Hmm, golden Sharingan... That's a nice touch, adds a bit of grandeur," Akira mused,
nodding in approval. It wasn't something he had any problem with.
After taking a moment to fully understand the changes in his body, Akira realized that seven
years had passed, and he was now fourteen years old.
In terms of the original timeline, the story must have reached the Shippuden era by now.
Akira found himself wondering how Konoha had fared over the past seven years.
He had essentially been on autopilot for seven years, so what was the state of the village now?
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