Naruto: Traveling Through Time Starting with Seizing the Dragon Vein

Since that technique defined his time travel as "100% lucky," it means that meeting these people at this time and place definitely contains the key to solving his current biggest predicament.

This is the key clue of "blindness in the left eye and depletion of pupillary power".

Although he felt sorry for Uchiha Hikaru, if he killed those two old men now and took Uchiha Hikaru away, he would not only face the pursuit of the entire Uchiha clan, but also have to wander the Warring States period with a mentally unstable "bomb" who could go berserk at any time.

Moreover, he was unaware of the methods used in this era to treat the side effects of kaleidoscopes.

Conversely, if one infiltrates the group by using their "clan" identity...

The Uchiha clan was one of the two strongest clans in the Warring States period, possessing the deepest heritage.

Since they dare to use Uchiha Hikaru as a weapon so frequently, it means that they must possess some kind of secret technique or drug that can delay or even restore the consumption of Mangekyou Sharingan power.

Otherwise, with light being used like this, even if she were a kaleidoscope, she would go completely blind within six months.

"So that's how it is... Is this the guidance of 'luck'?"

The scales in the moon's heart tipped instantly.

He concealed the fangs he had just displayed, and then skillfully transformed them into a weary expression of someone who had weathered many storms.

Don't misunderstand.

Uchiha Yue sheathed the straight sword he had been gripping tightly with a clang.

This move subtly eased the previously tense atmosphere.

“I am not an enemy, nor do I intend to challenge the authority of the elders.”

Yue's voice was hoarse, tinged with weakness.

“My branch tribe was wiped out after being attacked by the Senju clan. I am the only survivor.”

“Branch tribes?” One of the elders looked at Yue suspiciously. “The Uchiha do have quite a few branches in the south, and I did hear recently that several strongholds were wiped out by the Senju clan… but…”

Before he could finish speaking, the three tomoe that were spinning in Uchiha Tsuki's right pupil suddenly froze, and then the black tomoe stretched and intertwined wildly.

"Kaleidoscope...Sharingan?!"

The elder's voice instantly rose eight octaves, and his previously suspicious gaze was replaced by shock.

The kunai in his hand clattered into the muddy water.

During the Warring States period, although the Uchiha clan had many powerful members, those who awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan were extremely rare, and could be counted on one hand.

And now, another pair—no, a single one—appeared before him.

The air seemed to freeze.

In Uchiha Yue's remaining right eye, the complex star pattern slowly rotated.

Although he deliberately suppressed his eye power and did not release that suffocating sense of pressure, the mere presence of those eyes was enough to make ordinary Sharingan users around him instinctively tremble.

Even Uchiha Hikaru, who had been in a daze, suddenly raised his head.

For the first time, her eyes, which also bore a kaleidoscope pattern, focused on Yue's face.

That is the resonance between kindred spirits.

"What? Does the Elder think this is not enough?"

Yue's voice was still hoarse, but he slowly raised his hand and covered his blind left eye, revealing a hint of pain and madness.

"To open these eyes, I watched with my own eyes as my people, my parents, my lover... died one by one under the swords of the Senju clan!"

Yue suddenly took a step forward, no longer concealing her murderous aura.

“I am now a cripple, a blind man, a homeless ghost! I don’t care if you are the main family or a branch family, nor do I care about the authority of elders! I only want revenge! As long as I can kill the Senju clan, as long as I can kill the Senju clan… I am willing to give up everything!”

These words, each one filled with blood and tears, perfectly capture the image of an Uchiha clansman consumed by hatred.

The two elders exchanged a glance, their wariness finally dissipating, replaced by undisguised elation.

If they are rational and strong, they might be wary.

But what about a madman blinded by hatred and obsessed with revenge?

Those were simply the best tools God had given them!

Another ultimate weapon comparable to light, their hearts pounded with excitement at this great achievement.

May God bless the Uchiha!

"Good! What a brilliant display of vengeful fire!"

The leading elder walked forward with a loud laugh, even patting Yue Man's rain-soaked shoulder in a hypocritical manner.

"Since you have such awareness, the clan will naturally accept you. From today onwards, you are no longer a stray dog, but the sharpest blade of my Uchiha clan!"

He turned to look at Hikaru: "Hikaru, from now on he'll be on your team. You two both possess those cursed eyes, making you a perfect 'Twin Demons.' Doesn't the Senju clan boast of having the blessing of the forest? Then we'll use this pair of Asuras to burn their forest to ashes!"

Uchiha Hikaru looked at the moon, the fluctuations in his eyes gradually subsided, and he returned to his lifeless appearance.

She nodded mechanically, seemingly unconcerned about having another person of her kind beside her.

"My name is Uchiha Yue. What's yours? I'm glad to join you in avenging the Senju clan."

The sound of the moon seemed somewhat muffled in the rain. He reached out his hand, attempting to test the so-called "weapon" before him through this basic etiquette.

"Uchiha Tsukuyomi...?"

Guang did not reach out to shake that hand.

Her unfocused black eyes mechanically swept over Yue's palm, as if checking if there were any explosive tags or poisoned senbon hidden there.

After confirming that everything was correct, she looked away, her pale face still showing a deathly numbness.

"The name is just a code name to facilitate the elders in issuing orders."

Hikaru's lips twitched slightly. "As long as I can kill the enemies of the Uchiha clan, I don't care what they're called. Happiness... that kind of emotion is an unnecessary burden for a weapon like me."

After saying that, she didn't look at Yue again, turned around and dragged the chakra dagger that was too heavy for her size, and walked unsteadily into the depths of the camp.

The rain soaked her ill-fitting, oversized combat uniform, which clung tightly to her thin, bony back, making her look particularly forlorn.

Yue withdrew her hand from mid-air, her gaze deep and profound.

"Have the concepts of names and handshakes been erased...?"

Chapter 16 The Spring of Return to Light

Inside the Uchiha high command's tent, the dim candlelight flickered, illuminating several aged faces etched with deep wrinkles.

"That self-proclaimed Uchiha Tsukiji, a descendant of a branch of the Uchiha clan, is nothing more than a tool born for slaughter."

An elder took a big gulp of turbid wine, his cloudy eyes flashing with fanaticism.

"In just half a month, he and Hikaru have destroyed three front-line strongholds of the Senju clan! The strange gravity released by that right eye is so strong that even the elite Jonin of the Senju clan are powerless to resist it."

"It is indeed a divinely bestowed weapon, and in some ways even sharper than 'light'."

Another high-ranking elder stroked his chin, a smile playing on his lips. "However, the sharper the blade, the greater the risk of it turning against its master. But he happens to be a cripple with one eye blind, and his reason has been completely blinded by hatred."

The elders exchanged cold smiles.

Over the past two weeks on the battlefield, Uchiha Yue has displayed a chilling level of dominance.

He was like a tireless meat grinder, and the gravity manipulation of his right eye, "Heavenly Lord of the Central Region," was a devastating blow in group battles.

However, after each outburst, Yue would very "cooperately" expose her weakness.

He would cough violently in the mud while covering his bleeding right eye, and his blindness in his left eye would create an extremely obvious blind spot during battle. He would even collapse in a pile of corpses and convulse due to chakra depletion.

These incredibly realistic "near-death" reactions were all orchestrated by Yue through her superb acting skills, performed for the surveillance agents lurking in the shadows.

He understands the psychology of those in power all too well.

A perfect and unfathomable powerhouse will only attract endless suspicion.

The most perfect tool would be a vengeful machine that is incredibly powerful but short-lived, riddled with weaknesses, and dependent on its family for survival.

Clearly, Yue's performance was exactly what the Uchiha leadership wanted.

“His reckless use of his pupil technique has greatly depleted his pupil power. I suspect that’s why he lost his left eye. Such a useful and handy tool shouldn’t break so easily.”

The elder finally spoke, his withered fingers tapping on the table.

"Since he's so useful, we can't let him be easily rendered useless. From today onwards, let him use the 'Fountain of Rejuvenation' alongside Guang."

"Elder...the price of the Return to the Spring of Light..."

"It's alright," the elder said, raising his hand to interrupt.

"Those lower-ranking Uchiha, or clan members who have been seriously injured on the battlefield and lost their value, their double and triple tomoe in their eye sockets are just a waste. They can neither be used as top-tier combat power nor pave the way for the clan's hegemony."

The so-called "Fountain of Return to Light" was never some magical natural spring, but rather a bloody eye power transfer array developed by the Uchiha clan during the brutal Warring States period.

It gets its name from the way its pupil energy flows like a spring when it is transferred.

The higher-ups would imprison those who were crippled, rebelled against the higher-ups, or were simply considered "expendable" because of a lack of talent in underground chambers.

Through extremely cruel sealing techniques, their Sharingan were forcibly kept in an activated state, like squeezing juice from sugarcane, draining the power and life force from their eyes drop by drop, eventually converging into a cold chakra that could nourish the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"For the great revival of the Uchiha clan, a little sacrifice is necessary."

"Everything for the Uchiha."

An elderly woman sighed.

She finally managed to resolve the tragedy caused by the unrestricted use of Izanagi, but she still couldn't quell the madness that simmered deep within the Uchiha clan.

Now, she is old, and the Uchiha clan has returned to the darkness of her youth.

Inside this dimly lit camp, the madness of the Uchiha leadership has completely distorted the meaning of the so-called "clan".

……

Meanwhile, in a tent located far from the main high-level tent, specifically for the use of tools.

The cold rain dripped down through the gaps in the torn canvas, splashing into small puddles on the muddy ground.

Hikaru Uchiha sat quietly on a wooden box used to store explosive tags.

She was still wearing that loose, mud-stained dark blue combat uniform.

Her left arm was slashed open by the Senju clan's wind-style ninjutsu, leaving a gash several inches long. The flesh was turned inside out, and bright red blood dripped from her pale, slender fingertips into the muddy water, making a "drip, drip" sound.