The Master of Konoha's Legacy

With a gasp, Kakashi, covered in sweat, sat bolt upright in his sleep from a nightmare, panting heavily.

The shimmering waves reflected the golden sunlight, making Kakashi instinctively cover his eyes.

"Is it a dream...?" Kakashi murmured, his eyes drooping slightly, and he was stunned.

Not far in front of him, Lin lay peacefully on the ground, motionless.

The rocks beneath them had been stained a deep red.

Kakashi trembled involuntarily, and his eyes activated the Mangekyou Sharingan on their own.

His fists clenched tightly, his lips became dry and pale, and his eyes filled with pale red tears.

It's not a dream... it's real.

Suddenly, Kakashi seemed to remember something. He lowered his hand from the sun, stood up, and looked around.

A moist, slightly warm breeze brushed against my face like velvet.

Apart from his and Lin's corpses, there was no one else there.

Both Obito's and the corpses of those Hidden Mist Anbu members had disappeared.

Kakashi lowered his head, rubbed his forehead, and frowned as he recalled something.

In my dream, I seemed to feel someone beside me.

Is it Obito...?

The enemy's corpses are also gone; could it be that Obito took them?

Perhaps Obito didn't take Rin's body away so that I could bring her back to Konoha for burial.

After thinking it over, Kakashi opened his mouth, took a deep breath, swallowed hard, and forcibly suppressed the grief in his heart.

He staggered to Lin and knelt down on both knees.

Trembling, he took out a storage scroll from his ninja tool pouch and put Rin's body inside.

Much later.

Kakashi went to the beach, squatted down, and scooped up seawater to wash the blood off his face.

Then he kept rubbing his right hand with water.

Even though his right hand was already very clean, in Kakashi's eyes it was still full of blood, and no amount of washing could remove it.

Time passed slowly, Kakashi's movements gradually slowed down, and finally he stared blankly at the sea.

Looking at those scarlet eyes reflected in the water, tears welled up in my eyes once again.

Kakashi's Adam's apple bobbed, and a hoarse sound came out.

"These eyes..."

Both Obito and I have...

So, to unlock these eyes, one must pay such a painful price.

Suddenly, Kakashi saw Uchiha Tonan's gentle smile in his mind.

And the image of his back when he came to the rescue on the northern front last time.

But Kakashi's face broke into a neurotic smile as he muttered to himself:

“Tu Nan......”

Have you ever experienced this kind of pain...?

It turns out that the price of gaining power is to endure the same pain.

No, even now I am not as strong as you were when you last appeared.

In other words, your pain is greater than mine?

I really don't know how you managed to keep going.

She always has a cheerful and gentle demeanor.

As he spoke, Kakashi smiled knowingly, looking at the kaleidoscope reflected in the water.

Does Tu Nan often act like I do now?

A person hides in the shadows, licking the wounds in their heart.

Even if you endure the pain alone, you should still repay everyone with smiles and warmth.

I've definitely fallen behind you, both in terms of strength and patience.

Thinking that Uchiha Tonan had suffered even more pain than he had, Kakashi's sadness lessened somewhat.

Instead, it evoked a strong sense of sympathy and pity.

Tu Nan can pull himself together and protect the village and everyone else.

What right do I have to wallow in despair and sorrow?

As for Obito........

Thinking of Obito's completely insane state in the Tsukuyomi space last night, Kakashi felt a sense of powerlessness.

Judging from Obito's expression, he probably won't be going back to the village.

Forget about him, he'll come back when he's figured things out.

After thinking it over, Kakashi reached out and wiped away his tears, stood up, took a deep breath, and looked up at the rising sun directly in front of him.

Look ahead at the ever-changing morning mist and the dazzling golden shimmering water.

The gloom on Kakashi's face seemed to vanish, replaced by a resolute expression as he said:

"If the war ends sooner, the tragedy will not continue."

The next instant, Kakashi vanished, leaving only a straight line of water on the sea surface.

After a long while, Uchiha Tonan's figure appeared on the shore, gazing at the figure disappearing above the horizon and murmuring:

"As expected of high-quality food, it has recovered so quickly."

He immediately closed his eyes, opened his arms to welcome the warm morning sun, and a blissful smile appeared on his face as he said:

"The weather's so nice, time to go back and kill some people."

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Uchiha Tonan opened his eyes wide, raised his eyebrows, and felt as if his body had been strengthened several times.

He immediately lowered his head, looked at his hands, clenched his fists, and said:

"This is... the Eight Gates Formation..."

It seems Dai is already dead.

This feeling...

To be honest, it's just average.

As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Tonan tried to open the door.

Boom~

In an instant, waves of energy surged around Uchiha Tonan, and his hair flew wildly.

The waves that had been crashing against them seemed to be startled, and they stopped crashing and retreated wildly into the distance in ripples.

Uchiha Tunan narrowed his eyes slightly and, relying on his knowledge of the human body, said leisurely:

"The brain is liberated."

It improved my analytical and computational skills.

The lower limit of protection for the human body has also disappeared.

Just by opening the door, can one unleash their absolute full power?

It turns out... the energy that opened the door wasn't chakra, but the very essence of life.

Chakra merely stimulates acupoints, activating the life force within the brain, essentially opening what's called a "door."

Immediately, Uchiha Tonan had a thought and controlled his chakra to strike the corresponding acupoints, opening the Gate of Rest.

In an instant, the invisible aura surrounding Uchiha Tonan intensified.

Spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the rock beneath my feet, which had withstood the erosion of the sea waves for many years and remained intact, spreading outwards.

Even the seawater in front of it seemed to be pressed down a few inches by this imposing force.

But then Uchiha Tonan closed his eyes, carefully sensed it for a moment, and murmured:

"This location... is the cerebellum."

The body's control, balance, coordination, and muscle contraction and expansion control are all greatly improved.

It does share some similarities with software modification.

The next moment, Uchiha Tonan stimulated acupoints to open the Gate of Life.

Rumble~

A violent shockwave swept outwards in all directions.

Dust and soil billowed, sand and stones flew, and the distant mountains and forests seemed to be dancing and howling wildly.

The rocks that make up the coast could no longer withstand the terrifying pressure, crumbling and sinking into the sea.

Having lost its support, Uchiha Tonan landed steadily on the sea surface.

However, the seawater beneath Uchiha Tonan's feet was several meters lower than the sea level.

The surrounding seawater transformed into raging waves, crashing wildly into the distance.

As time went on, the seawater beneath Uchiha Tonan's feet continued to sink.

But then Uchiha Tunan closed his eyes, tilted his head, and pondered:

"This acupoint stimulates the life source in the spinal cord."

The body's reflexes are enhanced, and the entire body, both inside and out, becomes more sensitive.