"You!? …How do you know about the Tenseigan?!"
The branch family leader's pupils suddenly shrank. Extreme shock filled his aged face as he stared fixedly at Arisu standing calmly before him. Even his voice trembled with astonishment.
"Wait!! Your eyes… could it be!?"
The branch family leader's gaze suddenly locked onto Arisu's eyes.
"That is?!"
The main family leader beside him also changed expression drastically.
The two elders of the clans held their breath at the same time. Their chests rose and fell violently, and even their breathing became unsteady.
"Could it be… the Rinnegan?!", The main family leader's voice trembled, and his fingertips shook uncontrollably.
Both of them were the oldest elders of their clans. Over half their lives had been spent reading the ancient remnants of books left behind by their ancestors.
On those broken bamboo slips, only one original sentence carved personally by Hamura had been deeply engraved in their minds, "My elder brother's eyes are called the Rinnegan."
They only knew the name of this eye. They knew nothing about its abilities or secrets. But the identity of "Hamura's elder brother" alone was enough to make their souls nearly leave their bodies.
He was the closest relative of the ancestor who was the source of their bloodline. Someone possessing such eyes, how terrifying must their identity be?
Thinking of this, both the branch family leader and the main family leader sucked in a cold breath. A storm surged in their hearts.
The Sage of Six Paths might exist, but… wasn't that a mythical figure?
But the next moment they felt it was extremely absurd.
Hamura had passed away so many years ago. Time had changed countless times, seas had turned into fields. How could this man in front of them possibly be related to that legendary figure?
Arisu simply raised his eyes slightly. The purple ripple pattern of the Rinnegan was calm and unmoving as his indifferent voice slowly sounded.
"You two came from the same root, why be so eager to destroy each other?"
When these words entered their ears, a sinister glint flashed in the branch family leader's eyes, while the main family leader showed a complicated expression. Each of them reacted differently.
Arisu did not wait for their response. His gaze turned directly toward the branch family leader, his tone calm and sincere.
"Branch family, this Tenseigan consumed the countless efforts of your entire clan. It truly is a treasure of the world."
"Unfortunately, you cannot control this power at all."
"You cannot handle it. Rather than letting it lead you down the wrong path, it would be better to let this man keep it for safekeeping, so that such a divine object does not fall into the hands of villains and bring disaster to the world."
When Arisu said these words, his eyes were clear and calm. There was not the slightest greed for the Tenseigan's power.
Only calm responsibility and concern for all living beings.
Hearing this, the branch family leader's face instantly turned cold like iron. In an instant he saw through Arisu's intention.
Simply put, he wanted his Tenseigan.
All that talk about caring for the world was just high-sounding nonsense.
This world had already long been filled with war and rivers of blood.
Yet he had never seen this man step in to help. Now he had set his sights on his Tenseigan instead, truly ridiculous.
"I can't control it?", The branch family leader sneered coldly, and his aura suddenly became sharp.
"I know you are extremely powerful. Whether it's the methods you used earlier or those Rinnegan eyes of yours, they both make me wary. But I will never hand over the Tenseigan!"
"You say I can't control it? I've lived nearly a hundred years and studied power for decades. Controlling this Tenseigan is nothing but an easy task!"
The branch family leader spoke fiercely. Even though he knew Arisu was unfathomable, the Tenseigan was the foundation of his coup and his rule over the entire clan.
It was equivalent to his life itself. Even if he had to fight to the death, he absolutely could not back down.
"Hehe…"
Arisu was not surprised at all. He had already known the Tenseigan was the branch family leader's lifeline and the core support of his rebellion. Even knowing he might lose, the man would still defend it with his life.
"Oh? How many years have you even lived?"
Arisu smiled faintly, his tone filled with indifference. "You say you can control it. Then try."
Before the words had even finished, Arisu moved slightly and walked directly beside the floating giant Tenseigan, reaching out his hand toward that dazzling eye.
Seeing this, the branch family leader's pupils suddenly shrank and his face filled with shock. He immediately shouted and rushed forward to stop him.
But the next second, the Tenseigan the size of a millstone, radiating terrifying pressure, rapidly shrank the moment Arisu's fingers touched it.
It turned into a smooth, shining eye-bead that quietly lay in his palm, gentle and without the slightest trace of violence.
Just one single bead, yet it still contained power capable of shaking heaven and earth.
Then Arisu slowly extended his palm and held the Tenseigan out before the branch family leader, speaking calmly, "Come. Let me see whether you can control it."
Seeing this scene, both the main family leader and the branch family leader widened their eyes as they stared at Arisu.
The main family leader looked confused.
The branch family leader looked at Arisu with an expression that seemed almost impossible to believe. He even wondered whether this person had replaced his Tenseigan with an explosive tag.
If he put it in his eye, would it explode?
The branch family leader frowned tightly.
He was hesitating inside.
He clearly understood that he couldn't defeat the man in front of him. He had no initiative.
Arisu looked calmly at the branch family leader.
Seeing that he was still hesitating, Arisu frowned slightly and shouted coldly, "Take it!"
"Ah?" The branch family leader was immediately startled.
The main family leader's expression became somewhat awkward.
The branch family leader hardened his gaze, directly took the Tenseigan, and placed it into his eye.
In an instant, a powerful aura erupted directly from the branch family leader's body.
"Well?", Arisu asked calmly.
He had done this to see whether this Tenseigan would produce some effect when someone else installed it.
After all, this Tenseigan had been formed by gathering the power of many different eyes.
And it was only a single one.
In the original story, no one had actually installed it into an eye to test it.
Arisu was uncertain about the safety of this Tenseigan.
He also didn't know what abilities this single Tenseigan had. At the moment it seemed that it could only fire a terrifying chakra beam.
Rather than finding someone else as a test subject, he might as well use the branch family leader standing before him.
"Amazing!"
"I feel like I've become decades younger! Right now, I'm unbelievably powerful!", The branch family leader looked excited.
"Not bad, not bad…"
Arisu nodded with interest. He had already used the Rinnegan to observe the branch family leader's body.
Although it was only a single Tenseigan, the amount of chakra was enormous.
With enough practice, it should still be possible to enter Tenseigan Chakra Mode. If he used it himself, he might even be able to enter a "Sage Art Tenseigan Chakra Mode."
"I've controlled it. You can leave now.", The branch family leader looked at Arisu, his tone turning colder.
If he could use the Tenseigan, he now had some confidence.
But Arisu smiled and shook his head.
"My young friend, that statement is incorrect."
"You still haven't controlled it. Next, let me see whether you can truly control your Tenseigan…", Arisu said with a smile.
Hearing this, the branch family leader suddenly widened his eyes. Something was wrong... From the sound of this man's words, he intended to take it?
The branch family leader's hair stood on end.
Looking at Arisu, this old monster was clearly smiling gently, yet he gave off an extremely cold feeling.
It seemed that in his younger days, he must have been someone who killed without blinking…
"Next, let me experience the arts of the Tenseigan!"
Arisu smiled warmly and cupped his hands in greeting. In the next instant, he suddenly made his move.