Naruto: Traveling Through Time Starting with Seizing the Dragon Vein

The Uchiha clan's madness level continued to rise, prompting the Senju clan to join forces with several other major clans to defend against them, but they still suffered repeated defeats under the Uchiha clan's attacks.

Correspondingly, the lower-ranking Uchiha who couldn't keep up with the speed of the Uchiha machine became fuel, constantly accelerating the Uchiha machine.

The current Uchiha population may not even be half of what it used to be.

Ironically, most of the Uchiha clan members who died did not die at the hands of the Senju clan, but at the hands of their own people.

However, during the late-night teaching session at Broken Moon Cliff, Zhili's condition visibly deteriorated.

Her cough became more and more frequent, and the light in her one remaining eye grew dimmer.

"Grandma Zhili, your health..."

Late that night, Tsuki and Jiri were practicing Izanagi when they saw Jiri coughing up blood, and Tsuki couldn't help but go forward to support her.

At this moment, the bandage on Yue's left eye had been removed. Although she still lacked pupil power, she could already see blurry light and shadow.

This is the initial result of his use of Yin Dun (a method of divination) to nourish the optic nerve.

"It's nothing, it's an old problem."

Zhili waved his hand, sat on a rock on the edge of the cliff, and looked at the waning moon on the horizon.

"How is Yue Guang doing lately?"

“She’s doing well.” A smile appeared on Yue’s lips. “She has learned to go to the market to buy groceries by herself now. Although she is often mistaken for someone coming to collect protection money because of her expressionless face, at least… she’s acting like a normal person now.”

"That's good, that's good..."

Chiri nodded with satisfaction, then her expression suddenly turned extremely serious.

She took out an extremely ancient scroll from her bosom and handed it to Yue.

"Moon, I've witnessed your talent and character over the past year. You're even more outstanding than I imagined, and more like the Uchiha I envisioned."

"This is..." Yue took the scroll and felt its weight in his palm. He already guessed what was inside.

He had already mastered most of Grandma Chiri's secret techniques and Yin Escape mysteries, so there was no need for Chiri to pass them on to him through this precious scroll.

So now, the only thing worth entrusting is the construction technique and principles of the Spring of Return to Light that Yue has been longing for.

Zhili looked at Yue: "This old woman's time is coming soon. Those old guys in the family have gone mad. I originally planned to take this thing to hell with me, but you, child, sigh... you just please this old woman too much."

Upon hearing this, Yue began to speculate about Zhili's next move, and a pang of sadness welled up in her heart.

"Grandma Zhili, what are you doing?"

"I can't watch the Uchiha clan be destroyed by them."

Zhili stood up, and his originally hunched body now exuded an aura of a master that made people dare not look him in the eye.

"Tomorrow, I will attend the clan meeting. I will use my old life and this last eye to activate Izanami one last time to cleanse the Uchiha clan."

"Grandma Zhili! You..." Yue tried to dissuade her, but Zhili raised her hand to stop her.

"This is my destiny, and also my atonement. If only I had been truly ruthless back then..."

Zhili smiled and patted Yue's head, just like she had patted Guang's head before.

"Moon, promise me one thing."

"Please speak," Yue said, her voice slightly choked.

"Live on with the light. No matter what the Uchiha clan becomes in the future, you must live on, and as human beings, live happily."

"And... if possible, please go and see the future world for me, see what the Uchiha clan of the future will be like, and whether they will be as I imagine them to be."

After saying that, Uchiha Chiri did not turn back.

Her figure transformed into a sky full of black crows, disappearing into the night wind of Broken Moon Cliff.

Only Uchiha Tsukichi remained, clutching tightly in his hand the sentiment that carried the heart of an old man who had hesitated for so long.

"I promise you."

The moon spoke softly to the empty night sky.

“I will live on, and I will also… go and see that future for you. If that future is not what you wish for, then I will create it myself.”

"But... I won't just stand by and watch you die."

"moon."

Unbeknownst to him, Uchiha Hikaru had silently walked up behind him.

She didn't ask any more questions, but simply reached out her small, cold hand and gently grasped Yue's fingers, whose knuckles had turned white from the force of her grip.

"Are we going back?" Guang asked softly.

Yue did not answer immediately; he turned around and gazed at the light.

"Hikari, Grandma Chiri gave us everything. The secrets of Yin Release, the family's secret techniques, and even her hope for the future."

Yue grasped Guang's hand, her voice low and deep.

"She wanted to use her dying breath to perish together with that pack of mad dogs who had been completely corrupted by power, so as to leave a relatively clean Uchiha clan for future generations."

"But how can we let an old man who is about to die face the darkness alone, while we, the young people who have received your kindness, hide in the shade?"

Guang paused for a moment, then her beautiful eyes showed no fear, but rather a resolute glint.

"In other words, we're going to kill someone."

Guang tilted his head slightly, his tone as calm as if he were confirming tomorrow's breakfast.

"Go and chop up all those old geezers, shall we?"

"Not entirely, but not by much."

"What we need to do is, at the clan assembly, in front of everyone, drag those high and mighty elders down from their pathetic thrones!"

"Let's go, Light, to this final banquet. It's also time for our revenge."

……

The following night, at the Uchiha clan's underground core ancestral shrine.

The enormous underground hall was brightly lit.

Hundreds of Uchiha clan elites knelt on one knee below, while on a high platform at the far end of the hall, several high-ranking members, led by the Grand Elder, sat upright, looking down at their clansmen.

"The Senju clan has shifted from offense to defense, while the Uchiha have reached their peak in our hands, but they can still prosper even more."

The elder slammed his hand on the armrest, his deep-set face contorted with madness.

"Izanagi is a miracle bestowed upon us by the heavens! We cannot possibly not use it! Furthermore, as long as the 'Fountain of Rejuvenation' exists, we will not fear its consumption! Pass on my order: bring out all those unambitious and shameful Uchiha from the dungeon and throw them into the magic circle!"

"Elder, those..." A Chunin couldn't help but look up, his voice trembling.

"Shut up! For the sake of the Uchiha clan's dominance, such a small sacrifice is necessary! Our Uchiha clan does not tolerate the weak."

The second elder interrupted sternly.

"I don't think your ideological awareness is high enough. Do you also want to become one of them?"

The atmosphere inside the main hall was extremely oppressive, with many young Uchiha clan members looking at the elders above them with fanaticism and worship.

Some of the Uchiha with their own thoughts showed reluctance, but faced with the absolute pressure of the elders, none dared to resist.

Just then, the heavy bronze doors of the main hall roared.

"Boom—"

The door was slowly pushed open, and a hunched figure, leaning on a cane, walked step by step into the main hall.

"Zhili?!"

Upon seeing the newcomer, the Grand Elder on the high platform frowned sharply.

"You old hag who should have been in your coffin long ago, why aren't you waiting to die in your tent? What are you doing here at the clan assembly?"

He seemed to realize something, then chuckled, "You want to come and save those good-for-nothings?"

Uchiha Chiri ignored the elder's clamor.

In her only remaining right eye, the three-tomoe jade beads slowly rotated, sadly surveying the ancestral hall that once symbolized family glory but had now become a slaughterhouse.

"Let me see just how much more blood this family, dragged into the abyss by you lunatics, can shed."

"Insolence!" The Second Elder stood up abruptly. "Uchiha Chiri! Don't think you can spout nonsense here just because you've had some past achievements! Guards, seize this old madwoman and lock her in the dungeon! Perfect, let her do her last bit of work for the Uchiha. I'd really like to know how much ocular power the Mangekyou Sharingan can contribute to us?"

"Yes!"

A dozen elite guards responsible for protecting the ancestral hall immediately drew their ninja swords, their faces filled with fanaticism.

In this crazy era, as long as one can gain power, the concept of respecting elders has long been forgotten.

As her clansmen pounced on her like wolves, Chiri's white hair danced wildly with the surge of chakra.

"I, an old man, will cut off the tragedy of the Uchiha!"

She suddenly drew the short blade hidden in her cane, and her body suddenly burst with a speed that was not that of an old woman.

With a flash of light and two sharp "swoosh" sounds, the two elites at the forefront had their throats precisely slit before they even saw the movement.

With one hand forming a hand seal, Zhili spewed out a blazing line of fire from his mouth: "Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"

The flames instantly engulfed the enemies on the flank.

However, there were too many elite Uchiha members inside the main hall.

Moreover, they have already been completely brainwashed.

"It's no use! For the glory of the Uchiha!"

The two elites, whose throats had been slit, vanished like a dream in a bizarre twist. Then, they appeared unharmed in Chiri's blind spot and plunged kunai into Chiri's back without hesitation!

"Izanagi..."

With a muffled groan, Zhili severed the attacker's arm with a single stroke, but he also staggered back a few steps, his clothes instantly stained with blood.

Although she possessed unparalleled Yin Escape and swordsmanship, human strength was ultimately limited when facing a large number of assassins who could "alter death" at any time.

In just a few minutes of fierce fighting, more than a dozen corpses lay around Chiri, but more members of the guard team activated their Tri-Tomoe and surrounded her tightly in the center.

She had seven or eight deep, bone-revealing wounds on her body, and she was leaning on a short blade, panting heavily.

"It's over, Chiri." The elder looked down at the old man who was in dire straits. "The tide has turned against us. The Uchiha will eventually become the strongest ninja clan in the ninja world in my hands. The price will be nothing more than some kindling."