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Excerpt from The Destined Battle: Chapter VII

It has been a long twenty-four hours. After the painful process of having the new eyes transplanted into him, Rinji had to wait a full day while wearing a tight bandage wrapping over his eyes to allow them to both heal and adjust to the new Mangekyo. All Rinji could do was rest until then.

The next day, with the assistance of Launa, Rinji was guided outside. The sun was coming up and the temperature was a bit on the chilly side. Even without his vision, Rinji could tell it would be a good day. Rinji no longer needed assistance, since their home was in the middle of a wide meadow next to a forest. He followed the sound of Launa's footsteps until they had put some sufficient space between them and their house as a precaution. At last, the time has come.

"You ready?" Launa asked.

Rinji stood tall, "Yes, I'm ready."

Rinji reached behind his head and removed the wrappings from over his eyes. He kept them closed at first, as he had decided which technique to demonstrate first.

"If you could back up a little bit." Rinji told Launa.

Launa quietly did so, as Rinji began to channel his chakra for the first time since the transplant. The rush of chakra and power was unbelievable! Such power! His eyes opened and immediately, Susanoo began to form. His Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan looked a lot like his original one, except the Mangekyo of his evil counterpart was now integrated into his own in a smaller form in the center. Within moments, the ribcage formed soon after as Rinji showed an expression of total confidence and excitement.

"It's easy, Launa. Don't you see? I almost don't have to try at all. For the first time in as long as I can remember, I can do this almost without effort! I can see! It's like seeing a whole new world! I can see!!" Rinji said loudly.

Launa was happy for him. She could tell that the power Rinji was feeling was no doubt intoxicating. She knew that feeling, and she would guide him along the path of adjusting to such an increase in power. For she knew how easily it can go to someone's head. Launa walked up to Rinji and paused near him, silently indicating she needed him to cease Susanoo. Rinji deactivated Susanoo before it formed any further, after which Launa took his hand.

"My love, I'm truly happy that you have your full eyesight back and the full range of your Sharingan. But as your wife and someone who knows how you feel right now, we've got a lot to talk about in regards to responsibly using that power." Launa said.

Her words caught Rinji's attention, as he was indeed reveling a bit much in his newly enhanced power. Launa was right. He could see just how bad this would've been if it was the other Rinji who acquired these eyes. He knew how well Launa knew him, and likewise he knew Launa just as well. Even so, he wished to experiment with his Mangekyo Sharingan and the techniques at his disposal.

"It's ok, sweetheart. I understand. Still, I wish to see what these eyes can do." Rinji insisted.

Launa nodded and stepped aside. Rinji reactivated Susanoo, which fully matured to its final form. The sight was breathtaking. It had taken the form of what looked like a humanoid phoenix, which was then clad in some kind of ancient armor which also covered its head. Its eyes glowed fiercely from within. Rinji noticed that as he moved his arms, Susanoo moved its arms in tandem. This was new to him, as Susanoo normally moved its arms according to Rinji's will. However, he soon began to realize how much more advantageous this was. Rinji turned the most distant and unhindered view of the horizon.

"Stand back Launa. I'm going to try something." Rinji cautioned.

Rinji made some handsigns, which as he expected, Susanoo also performed.

"Fire style! Fireball jutsu!" Rinji yelled as he summoned up his elemental chakra.

But instead of the fire emerging from Rinji's mouth, it instead emerged from within the armored head of Susanoo. And the flames were simply massive! The flames extended the length of a football field, and just as wide as one too! And yet, Rinji felt no strain on his eyes. What's more, the amount of chakra consumption was almost negligible.

Rinji ceased his attack and decided to try his other signature move. With three handsigns, Rinji held his right arm out as Susanoo itself formed the Chidori in its hand. The ball of lightning was appropriately as large as its hand and much more lethal looking in appearance. The sound of a thousand birds was louder than normal. Rinji looked at the ground in front of him and decided to see how much destructive force it possessed. With a quick thrust, Rinji drove Susanoo's hand into the ground, which caused a large explosion. Launa was forced to shield her face from the flying debris and dust. After pulling his hand out, Rinji waited for the dust to settle. His jaw dropped when he saw how big the crater was. It looked like someone set off several sticks of dynamite several feet underground.

"Amazing." Rinji said in awe.

While he wanted to test out other techniques with this enhanced Susanoo, he now felt his chakra beginning to drain more noticably. But even so, the consumption was still much smaller than i normally would've been. If he wanted to, Rinji was convinced he could perform ten Chidoris through Susanoo before the chakra drain began to really affect him; and that was with Susanoo at its maximum form. There was a lot for him to rediscover and he would eventually learn his new limits. But more importantly, Susanoo would remain his absolute defense. Using techniques through it would be done sparingly regardless of its destructive potential or low chakra use. Even without the strain of his eyes, Rinji's chakra reserves were still finite. He couldn't let himself use these new eyes carelessly.

Rinji ceased all use of his Mangekyo and returned his eyes to normal. Launa had examined the crater and saw that Rinji had indeed taken her words to heart. He had to be humble about this power. There would be plenty of chances for him to thoroughly test these eyes, but he would do so a little at a time.

Rinji walked up to Launa and took her hand, "Come on, my love. Let's go home."

Launa smiled as she squeezed Rinji's hand with enough strength to make him yelp a bit, "Gladly."

As the two headed back, Rinji's thoughts turned to Schmucky. The poor man died because of an evil version of him. As far as he was concerned, this never should've happened. It was in that moment that Rinji decided that he would have a discussion with Launa later after they ate dinner. After saying goodbye for now, Launa teleported herself and Rinji back home.