Konoha: Who's the good guy?

The wind and sand swept across the ancient city of Loulan, which was built with thick piles of stones.

In the very center of the ancient city, in the Queen's residence, which is noticeably taller than the other buildings.

The beautiful contemporary Queen of Loulan, dressed in patchwork linen clothes, carefully calculated the consumption and expenses of Loulan City during this period on animal hide with a crude charcoal pencil.

Suddenly, a low murmur, emanating from the dragon vein, rang out, audible only to her.

The Queen of Loulan was on edge, a faint purple halo appearing in her eyes. After a moment, her tense expression melted away like ice and snow, revealing a gentle smile.

"...Dust and storms arrive together, the radiant sun vies for glory, flowers dance and scatter, golden light inherited from time and space severs the blooming of life in darkness..."

The gentle, melodious songs clearly echoed throughout most of the ancient city of Loulan.

Because of the exceptionally strong sandstorm today, the people of Loulan, who were enjoying a rare rest at home, listened quietly to their queen's gentle singing, and faint smiles appeared on their faces.

They didn't know when the prophecies implied in the lyrics would come true.

But they could sense that Her Majesty was in a good mood today.

As before, the songs, filled with a deep love and affection for this land, today clearly carried an extra layer of undisguised joy and anticipation.

Oh, Your Majesty, who has devoted so much to them...

May you always be as happy as you are today!

In the desert outside the ancient city of Loulan.

From the mountain viewpoint, one can gaze upon this ancient city standing in the desert.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips.

Without disturbing the Loulan Queen, who was beloved and supported by the people, he turned and disappeared into the vast desert.

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"Kill them!"

"Damn the upstream water! Don't let their bugs get near!"

"Ah... help..."

"What! What is this thing?! Quick! Retreat!"

"Help! Help me!"

Slaughter and battles were the main theme of the Warring States period in the ninja world.

The powerful ninjas and the ninja clans with their inherited ninjutsu skills somehow became weapons in the hands of nobles and daimyo.

The nobles regarded ordinary people as assets that could generate profits, and land as a symbol of status and wealth.

The insatiable desires of the human heart drive them to constantly fight each other among the ninja clans.

To protect their interests and seize the property and land of other nobles.

"This strength..."

The mountain scenery hovers a thousand meters above the ground, using its flying ability in immortal mode.

Looking at the battlefield below, I was filled with emotion.

Perhaps it was because of the frequent battles of this era, with ninja clan members engaging in small skirmishes every three days and life-or-death battles every five days.

Although the adult ninjas were somewhat crude in their application and development of chakra due to the limitations of the era, their combat abilities were truly formidable.

After watching the brawl involving dozens of people below.

Yamanaka Kei stimulated the "Eight Thousand Spears" mark on his left arm with his chakra, located Uchiha Hikaru's position, and accelerated towards it.

Because of the abundant dragon vein energy gathered within him, even though he did not belong to this era and was far from the dragon vein.

According to his estimate, he could stay in this era for about a month.

According to the settings of the time shuttle.

When he returned to his original timeline a month later, only one minute had passed in his original timeline.

Stealing a moment of leisure from your busy schedule, you get a whole month free – shouldn't you take a good rest?

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The Uchiha clan's dungeon.

In a dimly lit cell filled with various sealing spells.

Uchiha Hikaru, who had been crouching in the corner with his knees drawn up, looked up in confusion in the direction from which he had just sensed the source of the attack.

That feeling was indeed her unique mark of eight thousand spears.

But why does it seem like they are interconnected?

Both can remotely extract chakra from the other, control the other's body, and sense the other's location...

These eight thousand spear markings are meaningless and cannot kill the enemy.

Did she carve it?

When?

Were we caught in the enemy's illusion?

No, no one can cast illusions on her. That is... a new method the enemy has developed to kill her?

"How should I greet someone when we first meet?"

An unfamiliar voice echoed in my mind.

A ghostly figure dressed in strange clothes, with a handsome face and a bright smile, appeared in Uchiha Hikaru's sea of ​​consciousness through the connection of the Eight Thousand Spears.

“!!!!!!”

A strong sense of horror welled up inside me.

A powerful killing intent suddenly erupted from Uchiha Hikaru's body.

The two Uchiha members guarding the dungeon were sent shivers down their spines, cold sweat instantly soaking their backs.

Clang!

"What are you doing! Don't you want to eat again today?!"

One of the Uchiha members seemed annoyed that he could be frightened by a weapon.

He kicked the cell door hard.

Without a second thought, he lashed the whip in his hand at Uchiha Hikaru, who was huddled in a small ball in the corner.

pop~

Uchiha Hikaru, who had been huddled in the corner, suddenly looked up.

His eyes flashed with the crimson light of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

With lightning speed, his right hand rose and fell, dissipating the force of the whip while wrapping it around his wrist.

The seals that originally restricted the chakra within her body rapidly crumbled and dissipated under the continuous flow of immense chakra from afar.

Uchiha Hikaru's wrist rippled with chakra, and he suddenly exerted force.

The Uchiha member, wielding a whip, slammed violently against the cell door, caught off guard.

next moment.

A slender hand, covered in both old and new scars, pierced through the cell door, its fingers forming a blade, chakra gathering at its tip, and pierced through the other person's neck!

puff~

Blood splattered in the dungeon.

Hikaru Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan eyes darted slightly as he looked at another Uchiha member who was already terrified.

Under the almost instantaneous Sharingan genjutsu.

The other person's pupils dilated, and they gripped their own neck tightly with both hands.

Thump~ Thump~

With the sound of two bodies falling to the ground, the dark dungeon returned to silence once more.

Uchiha Hikaru stood in the dungeon with an indifferent expression.

Without even glancing at them, he watched the two Uchiha clan members whose life force was rapidly dissipating.

In her mind, two soul consciousnesses, one large and one small, stood facing each other.

Uchiha Hikaru quietly observed the strange man who had just forcibly taken control of her body.

A soul force so powerful that she could hardly resist it.

More abundant and terrifying chakra than anyone she had ever seen!

This guy...

She can't beat him.

How am I supposed to explain to you that I came to save you?

Yamanaka Kei scratched his head, pondering whether he should use genjutsu to show Uchiha Hikaru her future memories.

As for the two guys he just killed.

Since Uchiha Hikaru appeared in the future, history hasn't changed much.

Then just do what you feel comfortable doing.

"..."

Hikaru Uchiha's soul silently walked up to the soul consciousness of Kei Yamanaka.

After staring at him for a long time, she raised her hand and took his hand.

Although she didn't say a word, she had already expressed her thoughts.

Click~

The dark dungeon door opened.

The slightly glaring sunlight illuminated the somewhat dim cell.

Hikaru Uchiha looked up at the figure that appeared at the dungeon entrance, a figure exactly like the one in her mind.

Feeling the chakra emanating from the other person, full of life and warmth.

Subconsciously, I moved closer to the cell door.