"There's no grand purpose. Uchiha Itachi… I've already heard the truth about you from Zetsu…" Kabuto said, his expression growing more sinister.
"You truly are a great unsung hero, born for Konoha, willing to exterminate your entire clan. So… if I were to make you destroy Konoha Village with your own hands now, I wonder how that would feel…"
"So that's your goal…" Hearing Kabuto's words, Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but frown. He realized they were near Konoha Village, and it seemed Kabuto was indeed preparing to do just that…
"But this time, someone will help you again, just like during the night of your clan's extermination. However, this helper will be Uchiha Madara, the real Uchiha Madara!!!" White Zetsu added from the side.
"The real Uchiha Madara…" Itachi murmured the name softly. Before, he had been half-believing and half-doubting that the masked man was Uchiha Madara. But he was certain that the masked man was acting according to Madara's will. However, what happened after his death? Why had the real Uchiha Madara even appeared…
"Alright, enough small talk. Now it's time for you to depart and destroy the Konoha Village you love so much…" Kabuto said with a hint of mockery, performing hand seals.
A surge of power erupted from Itachi's body, forcibly controlling him. In the next moment, although Itachi's mind was perfectly clear, his body was completely beyond his control, beginning to move towards Konoha Village!
Countless white lights flashed around their bodies. Kaoru tightly gripped Wan'er's hand as they seemed to fall endlessly.
In an instant, even Kaoru couldn't distinguish their surroundings. He felt as if he were traveling through countless spaces and times.
"Thud!"
Kaoru's feet finally made solid contact with the ground. Wan'er, whom he held by the hand, also gently landed on the ground.
Kaoru's crimson Mangekyō Sharingan narrowed slightly. The place they were in was no longer a desolate desert of yellow sand, but had transformed into lush green grasslands.
Gazing into the distance, a magnificent and grand city stood, with towering buildings reaching into the clouds scattered throughout, presenting a scene of peace and tranquility.
"Brother… where is this…" Wan'er exclaimed in surprise, realizing they were no longer in the desert but in a beautiful and unique landscape.
"If I'm not mistaken…" Kaoru smiled faintly, looking at Wan'er, who had grown into a young lady but still wore a childlike expression of wonder on her pretty face. His gaze drifted towards the magnificent city in the distance. "This should be the Rōran of the past…"
"The Rōran of the past?! Could it be…" Hearing Kaoru's words, Wan'er's beautiful eyes widened in surprise.
"That's right… I think we've traveled through time… back to a certain point in the past…" Kaoru explained softly to Wan'er beside him, while also secretly analyzing the situation. He couldn't be entirely sure if things were as he predicted.
Click! Click! Click!…
Just then, six or seven robust, tall humanoid puppets appeared around Kaoru and Wan'er. Upon spotting the two, they immediately launched a fierce attack, firing sharp Kunai from their mouths.
Seeing the puppet soldiers suddenly appear around them, Kaoru's expression didn't change in the slightest. Such clumsy attacks naturally wouldn't escape the perception of his Mangekyō Sharingan.
Susanoo!!!
Kaoru didn't need to act. Wan'er beside him reacted instantly. Her graceful body was enveloped by circles of ink-black bones, from which a giant arm extended.
"Boom!!!"
A loud metallic clang echoed. The Kunai fired from the puppet soldiers' mouths were instantly blasted away by the arm of Wan'er's Susanoo. The puppet soldiers themselves were also smashed into scrap metal by Susanoo, turning into fragments on the ground.
Wan'er's Susanoo was the opposite of Kaoru's. Kaoru's Susanoo was pure white, while Wan'er's was ink-black. The contrast between black and white was quite fitting.
Seeing this, Kaoru's lips curved slightly upward. It was important to remember that Wan'er, as the wielder of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, was no weakling but a powerful ninja on par with a Kage.
Seeing Wan'er quickly dispatch all the puppet soldiers, Kaoru nodded slightly. Since so many puppet soldiers had attacked them, it meant that Mukade must have arrived here before them and was controlling these puppets using the power of the Dragon Vein.
Wait a minute, Kaoru quickly realized. When he first arrived at the Rōran ruins, the altar was still sealed. This meant Kaoru was the first to open the seal. So, where did Mukade travel from to get here…
Shaking his head, Kaoru decided not to dwell on these messy thoughts. Since Mukade was already here, according to the original plot, as long as they killed Mukade, who controlled the Dragon Vein… they should be able to return…
Having made up his mind, Kaoru was about to lead Wan'er away from this place towards Rōran City when he sensed someone approaching.
"Who are you two…?"
A calm voice echoed, and three figures appeared before Kaoru and Wan'er. They wore strange masks and seemed to be wearing combat attire from Konoha's past wars.
The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and his team?
Seeing the three ninjas suddenly appear before him and Wan'er, Kaoru's Mangekyō Sharingan flickered slightly. From the masked ninja leading them, he could vaguely discern the chakra of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze—similar to Naruto's, warm and immense.
"Don't you think it's customary to introduce yourselves when asking someone's identity…?" Although he had already guessed the identities of the three before him, Kaoru still turned his gaze towards them and said calmly.
Seeing Kaoru's gaze shift towards them, Minato Namikaze, Shibi Aburame, and Chōza Akimichi felt a tightening in their hearts. They had never felt such boundless power from anyone before.
And… his eyes…
Gazing at Kaoru's blood-red eyes, the three legendary Sannin felt an oppressive force, as if a divine being stood before them, as if their entire beings were seen through by those eyes, leaving no secrets untold.
"Sharingan… You are from the Uchiha clan," Minato said, then frowned. "No, although they are red, this shouldn't be the shape of a Sharingan…"
Looking at Kaoru's Mangekyō Sharingan, Minato was even more confused. He had only seen the ordinary tomoe Sharingan; this was his first time seeing the Mangekyō.
"You are correct. We are from the Uchiha clan," Kaoru replied calmly, admitting Minato's statement.
"Is that so? That's good," Minato said, exhaling softly. "We are also Konoha ninjas. We rushed over upon hearing the commotion here, and we meant no offense…" Minato Namikaze was the first to react, speaking calmly.
"It seems this is indeed Rōran from decades ago… I wonder what era it is now…" Seeing Minato Namikaze reveal himself as a Konoha ninja, Kaoru thought to himself.
"Brother, where did these Konoha ninjas come from?" Wan'er asked softly.
"I'll explain it to you in detail later," Kaoru replied.
"However… if I'm not mistaken, you two are from the future, aren't you??" Minato Namikaze suddenly asked, losing some of his composure.
"Hmm? That's right…" Kaoru was slightly taken aback but answered truthfully. "But how did you know?"
"Because six years ago, there was a person named Mukade who also came here from the future…" Minato Namikaze said calmly, secretly pondering the purpose of this mysterious pair's arrival.
"Mukade was already here six years ago… That's quite strange…"
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