Inside the central training ground.
Mumei, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground—no, it should be Hikari Uchiha who had regained her name—slowly opened her eyes.
And at this time in her eye sockets, it was no longer the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan flickering with demonic red light, but a pair of pale purple Rinnegan with concentric circle patterns.
"Shinji, I... seem to have succeeded!"
Joy bloomed on Hikari Uchiha's face.
The instant she regained her name, she saw through the illusion of being lost and opened the Rinnegan. Becoming another Rinnegan possessor after Karin.
Shinji breathed a sigh of relief.
Thinking about the situation just now made him scared. If he hadn't brought his own pyroxene to Hikari in time, Hikari would probably have sunk and lost herself in self-doubt.
Shinji said: "You just opened the Rinnegan, your body probably hasn't fully adapted yet. So rest for a while first. When your body completely adapts, I will use 'Yachihoko' to launch a chakra impact on you, helping you restore dojutsu!"
"Okay!"
Hikari Uchiha responded.
Regaining her name and awakening the Rinnegan, at this time her whole person was much more cheerful, with a smile hanging on her face, giving people the feeling like she was really a beam of light.
Shinji smiled and greeted: "Let's go out, everyone outside might be waiting anxiously!"
Hikari Uchiha stopped Shinji: "Wait!"
Shinji turned back: "What's wrong?"
Hikari Uchiha said solemnly: "Thank you, Shinji!"
"Forgot?" Shinji smiled and teased: "I am the 'Lamp', you are the 'Light' (Hikari). It's only right for me to take care of you!"
Hikari Uchiha nodded heavily: "Okay, then I will follow you forever!"
"Let's go!"
Shinji waved his hand.
Soon, the two walked out of the central training ground.
Seeing the pupils in Hikari Uchiha's eye sockets had turned into pale purple Rinnegan, everyone stepped forward to congratulate one after another.
"Mumei, I knew you would succeed!"
"What happened just now, scared us..."
"Good that you are fine!"
"Congratulations!"
Everyone stepped forward, speaking one after another.
As time passed, everyone gradually got used to this group, and the bonds between each other were deepening constantly.
At this time, Shinji said: "Mumei got a blessing in disguise this time, retrieving that missing piece of memory!"
Hearing this, everyone looked at Hikari Uchiha in unison.
Meeting everyone's curious gazes, Hikari Uchiha said: "I have a name now. It's the name Father and Mother gave me!"
Everyone asked: "What is it?"
Hikari Uchiha announced her name loudly as if honored: "Hikari! My name is Hikari Uchiha!"
"Nice to meet you, Hikari!"
Everyone stepped forward one by one, extending their hands to Hikari Uchiha!
After everyone dispersed one after another and Hikari Uchiha also returned to her room to rest, Sasuke found Shinji alone.
"Shinji, my pupil power has almost recovered. When can I impact the Rinnegan?"
He stared at Shinji, the impatience on his face undisguised.
Shinji looked at Sasuke's right eye.
After Karin's continuous transmission of Yang Release chakra during this period, Sasuke's right eye, which lost all pupil power due to activating 'Izanami', gradually recovered pupil power. The pupil also changed from gray-white at the beginning to the current light black.
Shinji nodded: "Recovering well!"
Seeming to prove he was ready, Sasuke hurriedly activated the Sharingan. Instantly, his pair of eyes were dyed crimson: "Look, I can already activate it!"
"I saw it." Pausing, Shinji shook his head: "Your right eye only recovered pupil power, hasn't recovered to optimal condition yet. Not suitable for impacting the Rinnegan for the time being."
Sasuke asked: "Then how long will it take?"
Karin successfully obtaining 'Six Tomoe Rinnegan', and Hikari Uchiha successfully opening 'Rinnegan', constantly stimulated him, making him somewhat anxious lately.
Shinji said: "I have no way to give you an answer now. Hikari's matter just now reminded me. Impacting the Rinnegan involves the 'Power of All Creation', it's a great tribulation of seeing through life and death. The danger involved is even greater than fusing First Hokage cells, so we cannot attempt blindly."
Sasuke explained: "But I'm already prepared, I'm not afraid of danger!"
Shinji thought for a moment and said: "If you can defeat Naruto, then it means you are ready to impact the Rinnegan!"
"Defeat Naruto?" Sasuke was somewhat surprised, but still said: "No problem, the current me can completely crush Naruto!"
Not to mention Mangekyo Sharingan evolving into Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, he also underwent First Hokage cell transplant, not only mastering 'Wood Release', but his chakra volume also received a significant boost.
Compared to Shion, Karin, and Hikari, he might be somewhat apprehensive, but dealing with Naruto he was full of confidence.
"Hmm, I wait for your good news!"
Shinji smiled and sent the impatient Sasuke away.
The reason for letting him defeat Naruto, besides creating a little difficulty for him to polish his impatient character, Shinji also had another consideration. That is, after experiencing Hikari impacting the Rinnegan, he discovered impacting the Rinnegan couldn't just consider pupil power and chakra, but also needed a certain opportunity.
When Hikari impacted the Rinnegan, he considered this point too little, causing Hikari to almost encounter danger.
And in the original timeline, almost every pupil power improvement of Sasuke was related to Naruto. This was both the bond between him and Naruto, and the bond between Indra Otsutsuki and Asura Otsutsuki.
So Shinji vaguely felt that letting Sasuke and Naruto fight a round might allow Sasuke to get unexpected gains.
Subsequently, Shinji gathered his thoughts and returned to the laboratory.
The development of 'Karma' was now imminent, so he needed to devote all his attention to this matter temporarily!
Konoha Village.
Bang...
Accompanied by a low muffled sound, Jiraiya was knocked flying, hitting the wall fiercely.
Naruto who made the move asked with concern hurriedly: "Pervy Sage, are you okay?"
Jiraiya patted the dust on his body: "Fine, but your kid's 'Frog Kata' is really getting stronger and stronger!"
"Hehe!"
Naruto smiled.
At this time, Tsunade, Shizune, Sakura and others watching from the sidelines walked into the field.
Sakura leaned close to Naruto: "Naruto, you improve so fast, actually can defeat Lord Jiraiya now!"
"Where where!"
Naruto scratched his head, face full of pride.
Tsunade exchanged a glance with Jiraiya, both eyes full of excitement.
Naruto was now their hope, and also the 'Light' to deal with the Ninja World catastrophe in the Great Toad Sage's prophecy in the future. And Naruto didn't disappoint them, growing faster and faster, faintly surpassing them as 'Sannin'...