I, Uchiha Hikaru, have joined the chat group.

Chapter 408 Ten Years

After spitting out "Second Generation Piccolo," Old Piccolo's life force began to rapidly weaken, and he soon appeared severely injured and on the verge of death. It's estimated that even if left unattended, he wouldn't have many more days to live.

As for this guy, Uchiha Hikaru also handed him over to Kami to deal with.

After all, this mess was originally caused by the gods, and returning it now can be considered a proper ending.

Next.

"How's it going, Bulma?"

Uchiha Hikaru turned his head to look to his side.

Bulma picked up the backpack from the ground, quickly checked it, and nodded: "Hmm, everything's almost ready. If Hikaru doesn't have anything else to do... then let's head out!"

—The destination of this "departure" is not another world, but the "Mental Time Chamber" that has just been vacated.

That's right.

While waiting for Minato and his wife to emerge, Uchiha Hikaru discussed his plan to use shadow clones to test the "Time Chamber" with Bulma. Bulma was quite interested and suggested they go in together.

"Well, the 'Time Chamber' can only accommodate two people at a time. It would be a bit of a waste if Hikaru went in by himself."

"Since the character in that comic was able to figure out how the 'Time Chamber' worked, there's no reason why I can't figure it out now. Even if I can't do it yet, it's okay. I can just stay in there for a year or two and then come out. For us researchers, nothing is more precious than time—that's two extra years for nothing!"

Bulma's reasons are very valid.

Hikaru Uchiha had no choice but to agree.

So, Bulma spent the previous two days organizing a bunch of books and research equipment, packing them in a capsule, and preparing to take them into the "Time Chamber" to look at them.

In theory, entering the "Time Chamber" doesn't affect the use of the chat group. If you need something, you can temporarily teleport in using the chat group's "Shop" function. However, considering the time difference between the two worlds, Bulma thinks it's better to bring it herself.

After checking the luggage one last time.

Hikaru Uchiha created a "shadow clone" and entered the Time Chamber with Bulma.

Next...

"During this time, I will stay in the Dragon Ball world to maintain the existence of Shadow Clones. So, Minato-san and Kushina-neechan, please handle things in the ninja world."

Uchiha Hikaru looked at the Minato couple opposite him.

These two are now vastly different from what they used to be. They might be slightly inferior to Kaguya, but they are no match for Edo Tensei Madara and Pain. Moreover, they might have even developed some kind of combined technique in the Time Chamber, similar to Naruto and Sasuke's "Light Wheel Gale Black Arrow Zero Style," which could very well surprise Madara.

Therefore, we can confidently leave the ninja world to them.

present.

Minato and his wife said goodbye to Uchiha Hikaru and the others one by one, and then, holding Naruto's hand, they left the Dragon Ball world together.

Finally, Uchiha Hikaru stretched lazily, raising his hand to rest on Esdeath's shoulder... well, he couldn't reach. He had to settle for grabbing her right hand instead, then smiled gently: "Well then, let's set off. It's been a while since we left Namek; let's go back and see the Grand Elder and Nail first..."

Speaking of which, Uchiha Hikaru had one more promise he didn't keep on Namek—

Back when the "Dimensional Group" went to the Grand Elder, the latter promised to help her develop her potential.

At that time, because her strength was still weak, she temporarily put aside this promise. But now, she feels it's time to go and see the Grand Elder.

With the main body's potential fully developed, and the shadow clone diligently training within the "Time Chamber," the moment the technique is dispelled and a large amount of training experience is transmitted back to the main body from the shadow clone... the bottleneck that Uchiha Hikaru faced in becoming a Super Saiyan will likely be successfully broken through.

……

Time passed slowly.

On the morning of the third day.

Bulma left the Time Chamber first.

After "two years" of diligent research, she didn't manage to crack the secret of the "Time Chamber" as she did more than ten years later in the original work, but she did find some inspiration. So, as soon as she came out, she reported that she was safe in the group chat and went straight to the National Library of Xidu, where she continued to read and study, and to conduct theoretical deductions about the "Time Chamber".

The shadow clone, however, remained inside, cultivating in seclusion.

Three days...

Five days...

Ten days...

For outsiders, only a little over a week has passed.

However, according to the rules of the "Time Chamber," the shadow clone has been there for ten years.

This has been going on for quite some time!

As the original body, Uchiha Hikari could sense that the shadow clone was still "alive," but before the spell was broken and the memories from the original body were received, even she didn't know what the latter had encountered or what kind of environment it was in now.

Therefore, she could only stay in the Dragon Ball world, training on Namek while keeping up with Bulma and the developments of the other worlds through chat groups.

The biggest commotion, of course, was in the Naruto world—

In the past two weeks, Sunagakure has officially dispatched ninja forces to the border of the Land of Fire to fight against Konoha. The Land of Rain subsequently joined the fray, declaring an alliance with Sunagakure and Iwagakure to jointly attack the Land of Fire.

This was naturally Madara Uchiha's doing.

With Sasori, a former elite of Sunagakure, as a member of the Akatsuki organization, and having also been employed by Onoki, it was not difficult for them to connect with both sides and form a temporary alliance.

then.

When Konoha dispatched most of its ninjas, including Might Guy, to deal with the three-pronged attack, Konoha was preparing to send out its ninjas.

Madara Uchiha, accompanied by Pain, descended upon Konoha, launching a long-planned surprise attack.

This battle was just like the battle eight years later in the original timeline, when Pain descended upon Konoha.

Although Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi were still alive at this time, the Uchiha clan still existed, and they even had two pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan—Shisui and Fugaku. However, they still seemed somewhat powerless against the combined forces of Madara and Nagato, two Kage-level powerhouses. This was especially true when facing "Shinra Tensei".

of course……

Konoha also possesses the "Four Red Yang Formation," which, when activated by four Kage-level opponents working together, can withstand attacks at the level of the Ten-Tails.

Jiraiya and the others used this to protect most of Konoha, and then formed a standoff with Madara from a distance.

Just as both sides were trying to break the deadlock.

Wearing the "Fourth Hokage" robes, Minato Namikaze, accompanied by Kushina, arrived like lightning and confronted Madara and Nagato.

(End of this chapter)