"This power... this power...!"
A somewhat low and distorted voice came from the giant dog's mouth due to the transformation, but before Sasuke could continue to carefully feel it, he couldn't help but let out a muffled grunt.
Seeing this, Kakashi and Konohamaru nearby became worried and wanted to do something, but Naruto stopped them in advance.
Don't let Konohamaru's seemingly antagonistic relationship with Sasuke fool you. They'd had over a month of friendship, after all.
"Don't get close."
Naruto's expression became serious. He could sense that Sasuke's emotions right now contained pain, regret, loneliness, hatred... all very chaotic.
More than ten chains extended from behind Naruto before Sasuke could struggle from the pain, binding him firmly to the ground.
The black-red flames around Sasuke seemed capable of damaging even chakra constructs like the Adamantine Sealing Chains. The chains showed signs of "corrosion" after just a few seconds of binding.
Keep in mind, these weren't real iron chains.
The reason Sasuke suddenly became so chaotic was because he'd gained a new ability.
All the "disasters" that everyone around had experienced were forcibly poured into his mind. These weren't specific memories, but all the emotions the people involved had felt when experiencing those events.
"Roarrrrr!"
The giant dog's eyes turned blood-red, two three-tomoe Sharingan staring intently at everyone in front of him.
At this moment, the "beast" part in these eyes had overcome the "human" part, and reason was gradually retreating.
It could be said that in this ninja world, there might not be much else, but disasters and suffering were abundant.
What the Misfortune Wolf granted Sasuke, besides control over those strange black-red flames, was the ability to observe disasters.
Unfortunately, this seemed to be a passive skill. At least the current Sasuke couldn't turn off this ability yet.
Seeing that Sasuke was about to lose his reason, Naruto was about to use a "Great Amnesia Technique" to knock him unconscious, but his action was interrupted by a vision of the future.
The raised hand was lowered again, replaced by more Adamantine Sealing Chain links. The chains were also wrapped with several thick layers of Haki, which greatly reduced the corrosion efficiency of those flames.
"Everyone, turn around and don't look at him."
After hearing Naruto's words, Karin almost instinctively turned her face away, with others following suit. Although they didn't know what was happening, it was better to listen to the more experienced person at this time.
When everyone's gaze shifted away, the continuous stream of painful emotions finally stopped.
But even so, the emotions accumulated earlier seemed to have reached some threshold, leaving Sasuke's mental state precarious.
"Don't forget your mission, Sasuke. Don't fall here."
Naruto's voice wasn't loud, but it pierced through Sasuke's madness like a sword.
Humanity reappeared in those blood-red eyes.
It was at this moment that the pattern of those three-tomoe Sharingan began to change, transforming toward another more symmetrical and complex design.
Finally, only a pattern like a black lotus "blooming" remained in the Misfortune Wolf's crimson eyes.
When these eyes were fully formed, reason returned to Sasuke's main body, and crimson blood continuously flowed down from the corners of his eyes.
Sasuke wanted to say something, but his body rapidly reverted to human form due to physical and mental exhaustion.
The floating specks of black-red flame around him also actively drilled toward his eyes.
Naruto didn't stop this process. Because he saw that when those flames contacted Sasuke himself, the corrosive situation didn't occur.
Quite the opposite. Some wounds on his body actually healed completely after being covered by those flames.
The changed Sharingan seemed to consume more flames. Nearly eighty percent of the black-red flames were used to "repair" this pair of eyes.
Thud.
Before Sasuke could fall unconscious, Naruto ran over in time to catch him.
"This should be... a good thing, right?"
Naruto was also somewhat uncertain. He looked at the several onlookers who'd now turned back around, scratching his head somewhat awkwardly.
He hoped he hadn't done something bad with good intentions.
"You're saying I now possess the... Mangekyou Sharingan?"
Sitting in the stable carriage, Sasuke listened somewhat incredulously as Naruto explained secrets that even he, a main family member of the Uchiha clan, didn't know.
Actually, these matters should still be recorded in the Uchiha clan's archives, but this kid was so obsessed with revenge that he hadn't bothered to search carefully.
The reason Naruto knew so clearly was entirely thanks to the results collected by Orochimaru's long-term use of himself as experimental material in contact with Uchiha Itachi.
"Yes, your brother, Uchiha Itachi, also has such eyes."
Naruto nodded and also told him about the consequences of frequent use of the Mangekyou Sharingan causing blindness.
Sasuke quickly accepted this point.
"As long as I can kill Itachi, a mere pair of eyes..."
But the real problem wasn't blindness.
Rather, the current human-form Sasuke couldn't directly use those eyes. Only when he transformed into the Misfortune Wolf form and possessed the "Disaster Sight" ability would his eyes change to the Mangekyou form.
"Strong mental stimulation is the foundation of Sharingan evolution. This ability's indeed very suitable for me."
According to Sasuke's account, when transformed into the Misfortune Wolf, he could almost instinctively see through each person's present to view the misfortunes they'd encountered.
And he'd also empathetically feel the emotions contained in those misfortunes.
Including the pain Kakashi experienced losing his companions and father, the helplessness Karin once felt, Naruto's childhood loneliness, etc.
"Tch, a guy who can't even master transformation properly..."
Nearby, Karin muttered quietly under her breath. She found this Sasuke guy disagreeable no matter how she looked at him.
Those flames were indeed impressive, but this kid didn't even have the strength to sustain the transformation, while she could maintain Garuda form for a full morning without feeling tired.
Sasuke glanced at her, too lazy to speak.
Partly because his mental state was indeed still very weak, and partly because after witnessing Naruto's strength firsthand, his pride wasn't as sensitive as before.
Perhaps only that kid Konohamaru possessed the perfect ability to provoke him.
"So, where are we going now?"
Sasuke didn't even look at Karin, directly turning to ask Naruto.
"The Land of Rain. The 'Akatsuki organization' your brother belongs to is there."
The carriage traveled quickly on the roads of the Fire Country, already far from Konoha Village.
When Sasuke had caused such a commotion earlier, Jiraiya had been responsible for negotiating with the ninja who came to investigate.
Later, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, also came to the scene. After seeing his disciple and the returned Naruto, he seemed to understand something and actively dismissed the surrounding ANBU.
What they said afterward was unknown to anyone.
In any case, Naruto taking Sasuke away from Konoha Village faced no obstruction.
Thus, the Avenger Squad was officially formed!