As the girl opened her eyes...
...in an instant, the previously dim secret chamber seemed to be illuminated by a bloody glow.
Her pair of crimson Mangekyo Sharingan spun wildly, their intricate patterns exuding heart-palpitating killing intent.
"You... are all going to die!"
She casually grabbed a piece of rubble, and infused with chakra, the rock pierced through the air with a screeching sound, flying straight toward Naruto Uzumaki, who was closest to her.
"Danger!"
Facing the attack, Sai and Haku prepared to step in and stop it.
"Stand down."
Naruto Uzumaki didn't budge an inch, casually raising a single hand with his palm coated in high-density Nine-Tails chakra.
Boom!
The rock, powerful enough to pierce through solid steel, slammed into Naruto Uzumaki's palm and was ground into fine powder by his chakra.
Naruto's expression remained indifferent as he backhanded the air.
A wave of golden chakra, far more potent and tyrannical than the girl's, manifested as a giant hand that pinned her straight to the ground as she tried to charge forward.
"Have you caused enough trouble?"
Naruto looked down at her condescendingly.
"To throw such a temper tantrum the moment you wake up... it seems the seal hasn't taught you composure."
The girl was firmly suppressed against the floor by the massive chakra, rendered completely unable to move.
She gritted her teeth, staring fixedly at Naruto, though a trace of rationality gradually returned to her eyes.
"Who are you?"
"Senju?"
"Sarutobi?"
"Or that scum from the Shimura Clan?"
Seeing that the girl was capable of communication, Naruto released the physical chakra suppressing her body.
Disheveled, the girl scrambled up and retreated vigilantly into a corner, firing off questions in rapid succession.
"What era is this?"
"Where is the Clan Leader?"
"Is the war over?"
"Did we... did the Uchiha win?"
A barrage of questions exposed the deep-seated fear in her heart.
Naruto looked at her and spoke calmly.
"You don't need to concern yourself with those things anymore."
"Because roughly a hundred years have passed since your time."
The girl froze, her pupils trembling violently.
"A... a hundred years?"
"Then... what about the Uchiha?"
As if grasping at the final straw, she eagerly took two steps forward.
"What about the clan?"
"Since so much time has passed, the Uchiha must have achieved ultimate victory, right?"
"We defeated the Senju and unified the ninja world, didn't we?"
Looking at her hopeful gaze, Naruto shattered her illusions without hesitation.
"You lost."
"Lost miserably."
"Decades ago, the Uchiha were defeated by the Senju and their allied clans, forced into a truce and an alliance."
"Then... what about now?"
"The current Uchiha..."
Watching the girl's face grow pale, Naruto dealt another heavy blow.
"A few years ago, the Uchiha attempted a rebellion and were wiped out on the spot."
The girl was completely stunned, her mind going blank.
Naruto, who originally intended to say no more, suddenly recalled something and delivered one final blow.
"By the way, counting you, the remaining Uchiha alive today can be counted on one hand."
It felt as though a thunderbolt had exploded in the girl's mind.
The Mangekyo Sharingan in her eyes instantly vanished, reverting to hollow, lifeless black pupils.
Bred as a weapon, stripped of her name, deprived of her freedom, and even sealed away in this pitch-black underground cavern because of the war...
...she had endured all of it, with her sole pillar of support being the victory of her clan.
But now, the clan was gone.
"Gone... all dead..."
The girl collapsed to the ground, staring blankly at the pitch-black ceiling, her voice trembling.
"Then what am I?"
"What did all the torture I endured even mean...?"
"What on earth... have I been living for until now?"
At this moment, she was like a discarded weapon that had completely lost its purpose.
"Hehehe... lost your fighting spirit?"
Hiruko, who had been cowering in the back, perked up when he witnessed the girl's mental collapse.
Rubbing his hands, he greedily approached Naruto's side, staring intently at the girl.
"Lord Naruto, since she has lost her will to fight... why not hand her over to me?"
Hiruko pointed fanatically at the girl.
"Look at those eyes—those are the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan!"
"Furthermore, her body has undergone special modifications; she is quite simply the ultimate weapon!"
"If she can be dissected and studied... my Chimera Technique will surely reach new heights!"
"She is a test subject far more precious than any ordinary Bloodline Limit!"
"Dissection... test subject..."
The darkest and most painful nightmares deep within her memories surfaced once again.
Bound to an operating table, modified and exploited by her own clansmen...
Facing the unfathomable Naruto, coupled with the collapse of her spirit, she ultimately closed her eyes in despair, awaiting whatever fate had in store for her.
However...
"Scram."
Naruto spat out the single word calmly.
The smile on Hiruko's face froze.
"Eh? But Lord Naruto, this is for—"
Before he could finish, Naruto backhanded him viciously across the face.
The colossal force sent Hiruko flying, slamming him hard against the stone wall before he crashed to the floor.
Cough, cough— pfft!
Hiruko spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, clutching his fractured ribs with a face full of terror.
"Who gave you the audacity to tell me what to do with my property?"
Naruto looked down at him coldly, his tone unhurried.
"She is a treasure I went to great lengths to find; is she someone you can casually lay your hands on?"
Naruto walked over to Hiruko step by step, a green light glowing in his palm as he pressed it against Hiruko's fractured ribs.
"Th-Thank you, Lord Naruto, for your mercy..."
Hiruko was about to breathe a sigh of relief, believing his punishment was over.
Crack.
Naruto expressionlessly raised his foot and snapped his leg bone.
"Ahhhhhh!"
A shrill scream instantly echoed through the cavern.
He healed it.
Then he snapped it again.
This cycle repeated three times.
Finally, Naruto lifted his foot, looking down at Hiruko, who was curled in the corner like a dead dog, his face covered in tears and snot.
"Do you understand your mistake?"
"I know! I know!"
Hiruko nodded frantically, his eyes filled with sheer terror.
"She is your treasure! I will never dare covet her again...!"
Beside them, the girl stared blankly at the scene.
Compared to his cruelty toward his subordinate, what left an even deeper impression on her was...
...she, who had always been referred to as a weapon...
...had actually been called a treasure?
Having dealt with the dog that failed to recognize its master, Naruto turned back toward the girl.
"What is your name?" Naruto asked.
The girl lowered her head, looking at her filthy garments, and spoke despondently.
"I don't have a name."
"For as long as I can remember, I was raised as a weapon."
"They usually just called me 'Weapon'... or 'Nameless'."
"Nameless? Nameless Uchiha?"
Naruto frowned.
"Treating clansmen as tools is one thing, but to not even give you a name... truly an inherently evil clan."
After casually tossing out that blanket criticism, Naruto walked up to the girl.
Lifting her chin, he stared straight into her eyes.
"Listen to me: I am going to overthrow this corrupt ninja world and establish a brand-new order."
"So I need your strength; are you willing to lend me your power?"
At this moment, Naruto had prepared two contingency plans in his mind.
Plan A: If she complied, appeal to her emotions and reason to win her over gradually, before dominating her with his chains.
Plan B: If she refused, beat her senseless first, and then forcibly dominate her with his chains.
Although he didn't know her specific abilities yet, since the system judged her as a key figure, Naruto would never let her go.
However, her mental fortitude was powerful, and her ocular power was exceptionally vast.
Forced control consumed far more mental energy than voluntary submission, which was why Naruto rarely resorted to chains for forced domination.
Just as Naruto was coldly calculating his options, the girl's pupils contracted slightly.
Upon hearing the words "overthrow this corrupt ninja world," her dim, lifeless eyes suddenly burst forth with unprecedented radiance.
She hated this world.
She hated the clan that treated her as a weapon and wantonly trampled on her dignity, and she hated this world of endless warfare that had taken everything from her.
Since the clan was already gone, then let this tragedy-filled ninja world be buried along with it!
"I am willing."
The girl snapped her head up, the flames of vengeance burning in her eyes.
"As long as I can destroy this old world that created me... I am willing to become your blade!"
"Very good."
Naruto nodded with satisfaction.
"My subjects call me the Sun of the Northern Territory, the one who brings them warmth and rebirth."
"Since you are willing to follow the sun... then you shall be named Light."
"Uchiha... Light."
The girl stared blankly at his back.
This was the first time in her life that someone had bestowed such a beautiful name upon her.
Vaguely, she seemed to recall something.
Those were the hopes her parents had held for her a very, very long time ago.
Wiping the tear stains from the corners of her eyes, she quickly followed behind him.
From this moment on, she was no longer Nameless, no longer a weapon.
She was... Light.