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Chapter 142 My name is Uchiha Madara!

Because of the existence of the Somersault Cloud.

Uchiha Hikaru arrived in the Land of Water in just one day.

However, it took several days to find Kimimaro.

The climate of the Water Country is somewhat similar to that of the British Isles, with extremely high humidity and most areas shrouded in dense fog year-round. From high above, all you can see is a white expanse, making it impossible to discern anything below.

no way.

Uchiha Hikaru could only find a slightly larger city, find out the location of the city lord's mansion, go there and interrogate him, and finally learn the location of the Kaguya clan's residence from them, and then find his way there.

It's worth mentioning that...

The Kaguya clan's residence is not actually located within Kirigakure.

It's even quite far away.

It seems that they moved out of the village during the time of the Second Mizukage because of their grudges with the Mizukage's lineage. For many years afterward, they maintained a state of obeying orders but not proclamations. Only under the pressure of the Daimyo could they barely obey the Mizukage's commands, but there were many private frictions and grudges between them.

This rebellion can be considered a result of long-standing grievances.

Unfortunately, they were too weak and were wiped out after only one night. They were in the same boat as the Uchiha clan of Konoha.

"...It should be here."

Uchiha Hikaru, holding Erii's hand, stopped on a mountaintop and looked towards the heart of the valley not far away.

There, nestled among stone houses, lay a cluster of dwellings that resembled a small tribe. Because it was late at night, apart from a few patrolling individuals, there was practically no one else in sight.

"Eri, you stay here and don't move. I'll be right back."

Uchiha Hikaru opened the Blood Jade Barrier and then placed the Blood Jade Coral into Erii's hand.

The red-haired girl nodded blankly, then made an "OK" sign with her hand.

"...Did you learn this gesture from a comic book?"

Uchiha Hikaru smirked, put on the mini bracelet, used the Flying Technique to leap into the air, and silently infiltrated the valley. After searching around for a while, he fixed his gaze on a row of dark caves at the end of the clan's territory.

That was the only place that was guarded.

However, as night fell and Uchiha Hikaru's figure had been shrunk to only one or two centimeters by the bracelet, even these seemingly strong Kaguya ninjas completely failed to notice her. They were easily marked with her seal and then fell into a deep sleep.

After doing all this, Uchiha Hikaru looked up at the row of three or four cave entrances in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and then chose one of them and flew in.

……

Deep inside the pitch-black cave.

There was a square, secluded room.

Inside, the candlelight flickered.

Several square-faced men, dressed in kimonos and with their hair tied in buns on either side, sat at a long table, conversing in low voices, all with solemn expressions. Their shadows were stretched long in the lamplight.

"...In short, that's the situation."

"Because of the defection of the Executioner's Blade Juzo Biwa and the Thunder Blade Raiga Kurosuki, the Anbu have mobilized a large number of personnel to pursue them. Now is the time when Kirigakure's defenses are at their weakest. Clan leader, the clansmen are all ready. It's time to let Yagura Karatachi experience our terrifying power!"

"..."

Amidst an atmosphere of intense public outrage.

The square-faced man seated at the head of the table coughed and looked at the only person in the secret room dressed differently: "Lord Zabuza, what do you think?"

With this sentence.

All eyes turned to the person sitting in the corner.

It was a tall man wearing the uniform of the Hidden Mist Village's Anbu. He wasn't wearing a mask, but he had wrapped half of his face in bandages, revealing only a pair of eyebrowsless eyes with a fierce look.

"As I've said before, I have no interest in your intentions. My cooperation with you is solely for the purpose of assassinating the Fourth Mizukage himself. As long as you can tie down the Mizukage's direct ANBU and the forces of the other clans, I will lead my men to infiltrate the Mizukage Building and assassinate Yagura Karatachi using a silent killing technique... As for whether you can successfully take his place after eliminating him, that depends on your own abilities."

"Hmph, the Kaguya clan is not just a name without substance. Once Yagura dies, the position of Fifth Mizukage will undoubtedly belong to me, Kaguya Hiromitsu!"

"……Oh."

Zabuza gave a barely perceptible cold laugh, then swept his icy gaze over the Kaguya clan members before him: "Although our ultimate goals differ, the people we need to kill are the same. So, I'll leave it to you all... Hmm?!"

suddenly.

A thunderous tremor struck—

Boom!!!

At that moment, the candlelight flickered violently, and everyone, including Zabuza and Kaguya, staggered slightly, their faces showing astonishment: "What's going on? An earthquake?"

"No, this tremor seems to be coming from... someone broke Kimimaro's protective barrier?!"

……

Inside another cave, separated by a rock wall tens of meters thick.

Smoke and dust filled the air.

The dungeon, which was covered with layers of seals, had been cleaved in half by a single strike of a dark red greatsword.

Inside the dungeon.

A young boy with white hair, dressed in a thin blue shirt and sporting two red dots between his eyebrows, sat with his arms wrapped around his knees, staring dumbfounded at the dark red giant whose outline was vaguely emerging from the smoke: "God... are you the deity who has come to rescue me?"

"..."

Uchiha Hikaru did not respond, but simply looked at the mess in front of him with his fiery red eyes and rubbed his temples.

To be honest, from the moment she entered the cave, she had a very strong sense of déjà vu—

It's also a cave where the sun never shines...

It's also a dungeon filled with sealed-off areas...

Even the "humanoid weapons" used by their own people...

All these seemingly coincidental events gave her the feeling of returning to the Warring States period, and she could hardly suppress the surge of memories in her mind.

"Why do I suddenly feel like I'm living in this kid's shadow..."

It feels very strange.

But Uchiha Hikaru knew this was not a place to linger. After taking a deep breath and suppressing his distracting thoughts, he darted forward, knocked out Kimimaro who instinctively tried to resist, and then carried him away quickly from the cave entrance.

During this process, a large number of footsteps could be heard from outside.

At this moment, Uchiha Hikaru was holding Kimimaro in one hand, and with the other hand he formed a hand seal, using the Transformation Technique to change his clothes into a black robe with red clouds. Then he took out the orange vortex mask he had just bought a few days ago, put it on his face, and his aura changed instantly.

"...Stop right there! Who goes there?!"

Several Kaguya clan members appeared at the cave entrance.

"My name is Madara... Uchiha Madara!"

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(End of this chapter)