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Chapter 5 Truly... people never look back at an explosion.

Honestly...

Even Uchiha Hikaru was somewhat surprised by the power of the Great Fire Annihilation technique before him.

She had personally witnessed the battles of the Warring States period.

—In the memories of the predecessor.

As a humanoid weapon meticulously crafted by the Uchiha clan, her body has undergone intense training. Whether it's ninjutsu or taijutsu, her skill far surpasses that of her peers. As for genjutsu, due to the presence of the Mangekyou Sharingan, it's impossible for her to be weak.

The problem is, she is only thirteen years old.

And it was a girl.

Therefore, her physical strength is limited, and her chakra reserves are also insufficient—this deficiency is only relative to those high-level combatants, and it's not the same as someone like Kakashi who only has one chakra. Back then, it was precisely because of this that she was defeated and sealed by the opposing Senju clan through a war of attrition.

And now...

This shortcoming seems to have been addressed.

Although her body remained the same, Uchiha Hikaru, having undergone the fusion of two souls, possessed unprecedented mental strength, and her total chakra reserves and eye techniques were greatly enhanced. This attack, Great Fire Annihilation, was far more powerful than she remembered, even reminiscent of Edo Tensei Madara's prowess before the Allied Shinobi Forces!

"It's a lie, a lie, right!"

"This level of chakra... Is she really just a child?!"

"Send a signal flare for help!"

Amidst the frenzied roar, a red flame shot into the sky, exploding into a burst of fireworks high above.

The next second, as the firelight passed, several figures from the shadows were engulfed by the heatwave, their fates unknown.

suddenly!

"Clang!!"

A long sword pierced through the smoke, suddenly appearing from the side, its hilt gripped tightly by an ANBU member engulfed in flames. It was clear his burns were extremely severe; an ordinary person would likely be dead by now. Yet, his speed and power in the charge showed no signs of diminishing, causing Uchiha Hikaru to feel a slight chill.

Snapped!

With the powerful insight provided by the Sharingan, Uchiha Hikaru took a step back, barely dodging the thrust. Then, he used his fingers like a knife to cut the attacker's wrist, knocking the hilt of his sword away. Finally, he delivered a fierce and decisive roundhouse kick, striking the attacker's chin and sending him flying.

In mid-air, the ANBU member threw the long sword in his hand with all his might!

But before it could touch Uchiha Hikaru, she grasped it tightly, then casually twirled the sword in her hand and held it there.

"You really want to kill me?"

Uchiha Hikaru narrowed his eyes slightly, looked in the direction where the ANBU member had been kicked away, and walked over.

With his last bit of strength, the creature rolled over and extinguished the flames, but his body was charred black, almost unrecognizable. He lay on the ground, barely breathing, struggling to get up.

Uchiha Hikaru used the tip of his knife to pry open his mask, revealing a face covered in scars.

It looks familiar.

"Mori no... Ibiki?"

Is that the name?

But isn't this guy from Konoha's torture division?

After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Hikaru realized that "Chief of the Torture Department" was the position held by Morino Ibiki when he participated in the Chunin Exams in Team 7. The current timeline should be several years earlier than that, so at this moment, he is still working in the Anbu and will have to endure a few more years before becoming a backbone of the village.

To be able to continue fighting despite the excruciating pain of being engulfed in flames, this guy's willpower is truly extraordinary.

Uchiha Hikaru hesitated for a moment and gave up the idea of ​​slashing down.

Her actions just now were in self-defense.

Now that these Anbu members are incapacitated, there's no need to finish them off. After all, she still needs to deliver a message to Naruto on behalf of Minato Namikaze. Killing them all would be tantamount to completely offending Konoha, causing considerable trouble for her operation.

Besides...

Half of his soul comes from modern-day Uchiha Hikaru, who is not yet accustomed to the feeling of killing and seeing blood.

"Who...who exactly are you?"

Ibiki Morino made a faint sound.

"I?"

"Just a lonely soul from the Warring States period."

Uchiha Hikaru casually uttered a sentence, then strode away without glancing at the raging flames behind him.

……

After half an hour.

Uchiha Hikaru stopped in the dense forest and looked up at the sky.

"Wait... this world doesn't even have the Big Dipper?"

"Which way is south and which way is north? Which direction did I just come from?"

It's a little embarrassing to talk about...

I just finished cosplaying as Madara Uchiha and got lost in the forest of Konoha.

You can't blame her for that.

After all, Konoha Village is quite large. Besides the central residential area, there are vast forests and training grounds stretching for dozens of kilometers. For example, the "Forest of Death" training ground used by Naruto and his friends during the Chunin Exams in the original story required three or four days to traverse. And Konoha has at least dozens of such training grounds.

Without mobile phone navigation, finding the way out accurately in a vast, unfamiliar forest is no easy task.

"I should have asked Bulma for a compass..."

"Forget it, let's find a high vantage point to observe. It's almost dawn; if we can see the location of the Hokage Rock, we should know which way to go."

Uchiha Hikaru sighed and began searching for nearby high ground.

……

at the same time.

In front of the giant crater created by the explosion.

Another team of spies wearing animal masks arrived, and they were dumbfounded by the sight before them.

"What on earth happened? This level of destruction... Did shadows from other villages come over?!"

"If it were a shadow, it wouldn't be this bad."

The leader of this ANBU team, with his spiky white hair, calmly ordered, "Hawk, you and the medical team carry the wounded away and take them to Konoha Hospital for treatment. Sparrow, you go and inform the department head... Also, bring the sealing team over; there are some things here that need their help to confirm."

"The Sealing Class?"

"Yes, there are traces of sealing magic left in this pit. I suspect it may be related to the true identity of that intruder, and the sealing team needs to cooperate in the investigation."

"Understood."

The two secret agents, whose code names were given, left to carry out their orders.

After they left, the white-haired leader walked to the edge of the pit, remained silent for a while, then took off his mask, revealing a face covered by a black mask.

The white-haired leader raised his hand again and pulled off the mask covering his left eye:

"Sharingan!"

As his left eye opened, the crimson three-tomoe star appeared in his pupil, making the things in the deep pit clearer. Whether it was the scattered pebbles and wood chips, or the sealing formula remaining on the coffin lid... there was also a very peculiar chakra aura among them, which made Hatake Kakashi somewhat uneasy.

"I have a feeling that something terrible is about to happen..."

"I hope it's just my imagination."

(End of this chapter)