Different Paths

"We will have to discuss the matter regarding your powers in more detail later, for now, we need to deal with our uninvited guests!" Najenda said with a solemn expression and the atmosphere in the meeting room completely changed.

'I can make use of this chance to evolve the Sharingan and try out how much its genjutsu will improve. Considering it will finally be 3 Tomoe, it should be a relatively large jump in power. I just hope my mind and body are ready to bear that power.'

[Evolution of Sharingan + (1000 Villain Points)]

[*Ding* Congratulations on unlocking the Sharingan's full potential]

[Evolving regular Sharingan to Mangekyo Sharingan is largely different, not only it will cost the Villain Points, but the candidate will also have to fulfill the certain condition. The conditions are hidden from the candidate to make sure the candidate chooses the most natural path for him. Of course, the candidate can choose to not evolve it immediately after fulfilling the first condition. It is possible to wait to fulfill the condition tied to another path. Once the candidate fulfills more than 2 conditions and will want to evolve his Sharingan, he will be able to choose whose path he wants to tread.]

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[Name: Valdis

Unique powers: Sharingan (3 Tomoe)

Villainous Shop

Villain Points: 25

Consumption: Body Enhancing potion (2/50)]

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'Hidden conditions? Since there are several paths I can take, does that mean it's not the same condition as in the Naruto world? Plus "whose path" huh? If I were to continue acting the way I do now, I would be slightly similar to Itachi who acted as a double agent with the exception that he wished for peace and I wish for chaos. Maybe I am also overthinking it and the conditions are also similar to "put someone under genjutsu 100 times", who knows?' Even though Valdis wanted something like Obito's Mangekyo Sharingan, he didn't like the idea of walking someone else's path. He wanted to have his own path.

He started to wonder whether Sharingan was slightly changing his personality since if it was in the past, he would never care about following someone else's path but now...he felt some deep hidden pride about this issue.

"Go, make sure none of them escapes alive!" Najenda ordered and everyone quickly moved as if it was something they have experienced hundreds of times.

Valdis grabbed Tatsumi's shoulder when he noticed he was about to run after everyone else.

"Hm? What is it?" Tatsumi asked with a confused tone but Valdis could feel his tenseness.

"Never show pity to the enemy who is trying to kill you. When you fight someone you don't even know, with whom you have no grudge, it's better to finish them off quickly to not let them suffer or even worse, let them induce your sympathy and play with your head. I am telling you this because you were able to kill that girl only because of your anger." Valdis said with a serious expression.

Under normal circumstances, Tatsumi would have thought that Valdis was just trying to belittle him with that last sentence but he could somehow feel his worry.

"Valdis, you-"

"If you understand, go!" *bam* Before Tatsumi could get sentimental, Valdis pushed him forward and Tatsumi just clicked his tongue before he started running after the others.

"You know how to read people well, if only you were a bit more honest with yourself" Najenda commented with a cheeky smile.

"...I don't know what you are talking about, I will join Akame since I am not familiar with surroundings yet." Valdis looked at Najenda over his shoulder before he chased after Tatsumi.

'Of course, I know these moments are good for his character development but I want him to grow faster. And let's be honest, he can't fall to some nobodies and even if he somehow dies, it's a win-win situation for me.'

'He is also level-headed, instead of running off into the unknown environment alone, he decided to join someone who knows their way around here. I can't help but still feel a bit suspicious of him, what is this feeling? I know that he grew up in the slums which toughens up everyone who manages to get out of there alive, however, he seems almost too perfect. On the other hand, I highly doubt he is from the enemy faction since his raw strength is even lower than Tatsumi's. Maybe he is just a genius, after all, there are plenty of people who have a talent for this kind of job here.' Najenda thought after Valdis run out of the meeting room.

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Once outside, Valdis began chasing after Akame who quickly noticed her "pursuer" so she decided to slow down a little so he could catch up.

"Thanks for slowing down, I didn't expect you to wait for me." Valdis thanked her as they continued running through the forest.

"You are now a fellow member of the Night Raid, it's natural that I wait for you, not to mention our enemies have yet to realize we are aware of them. Still, I didn't expect you to choose me" Akame replied without showing many emotions.

"Call it a feeling but I think that you are the most mature and level-headed of all members, I also wish to witness your skills with that beautiful katana."

Valdis's words actually made Akame open her red eyes wide in surprise.

"Did you just call Murasame beautiful? It doesn't creep you out?" For the first time, Valdis heard her ask him questions with some emotions in her voice.

'It does have a creepy and ominous aura around it which makes all hair on my body stand up but I quite like that evil aura, though, I better not say it aloud'

"You have even named it? Why would a beautiful katana creep me out?" Valdis acted ignorant.

"It's my Teigu, I will explain to you what is Teigu after we deal with the intruders, we are close, get ready"

As Akame said, they quickly came across 3 intruders and stopped them from advancing any further.

"Looks like the intel was right, seeing how they appeared, the hideout must be near"

"You take care of the one far left, I will take care of the rest" Akame quietly told Valdis while the mercenaries were talking.

"Understood" 'Shall I make a bit of a show in front of her? Well, one day, they will discover the real abilities of Sharingan plus it's not like I will be able to put someone off their caliber under powerful genjutsu. It might be worth it to gain a little bit of their trust."

"Still, what a cute girl. Hack that brat's body as much as you want but don't damage that girl's body too much."

"Disgusting" Valdis clenched his fists tightly and as he grit his teeth, his dark eyes changed to glowing red eyes, however, this time, with visible veins surrounding his eyes.

"?! What the-"

"It's people like you who make it impossible to live in peace!" Valdis shouted, his voice filled with bloodlust, even Akame was surprised by his sudden change. She saw him as a quiet type who rarely lets his emotions show on the surface.

Suddenly the body of the mercenary on the far left froze and his eyes rolled up, seeing this, Valdis seized the opportunity and kicked his feet off the ground. Akame naturally followed him and instantly cut down both mercenaries at the same time at a much faster speed. In fact, when she was done, she actually had time to still catch the sight of Valdis cutting the paralyzed mercenary down.

'He didn't even try to defend himself...' Akame saw how the mercenary didn't put up any resistance and felt strange until she saw Valdis's eyes.

"...Your eyes have changed a little" Akame muttered, managing to notice the change of 3 commas instead of 2 commas in each eye.

*Huff* Valdis collapsed on his right knee, panting which surprised Akame.

"Are you alright?!" 'His heart is beating so fast!' Akame quickly run to his side and supported him up.

"I apologize, I lost my cool when I heard his words" Valdis apologized while looking down and holding his forehead, seemingly ashamed of his actions.

'Is this somehow related to the trauma he mentioned before?'

"It's alright, we have completed our part, we can leave the rest to the others, first, stabilize your heart rate and breathing." Akame instructed while supporting him.

[You have slightly improved 1 major character's opinion of you]

[Reward: 70 Villain Points]

'Genjutsu of 3 Tomoe Sharingan is truly on another level, I doubt I would be able to completely paralyze such a big man with only 2 Tomoe Sharingan. However, as I thought, both my body and mind aren't strong enough for backlash from using Sharingan. I have barely trained ever since arriving here and I even spent almost all my points on evolving my Sharingan till now. I will have to focus on training while I am together with this group.' The backlash Valdis was thinking about wasn't as bad as he let it seem, though, it still puts a huge strain on his present body and mind.