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Another fifteen years passed.
Time passed quietly, and soon it was Shinobi Year 816.
In the last decade, the Senju Clan suffered a huge loss. After their leader was killed, the clan fell into chaos, with no one to guide them.
Desperate, they quickly asked their old ally, the Uzumaki Clan, for help.
The Uzumaki and Senju had been connected by generations of marriage. Years ago, their alliance tied their futures together, and several daughters from Uzumaki families had married into the Senju, linking the two clans.
No matter how they looked at it—emotionally, strategically, or out of self-interest—the Uzumaki had to act. They quickly gathered their forces, crossed the sea, and went to support the Senju.
For a while, the Uchiha Clan faced the combined armies of the Senju and Uzumaki alone. The three powerful clans fought fiercely, turning the front lines into a constant battlefield.
That same year, Uchiha Tajima held his wedding and officially entered the next stage of his adult life.
Late that night, rain poured down in sheets.
Rain pounded the rooftops of the Uchiha compound, covering the whole area in a thick sheet of water. Everything outside looked blurry and dark.
From inside the delivery room came the pained cries of Tajima's wife, Rangetsu.
"Oh no..."
Uchiha Tajima walked nervously under the eaves, worry clear on his face. His clothes were wet at the bottom from the rain, but he didn't notice.
The boy Tajima once was had grown up. Now he was a tall, good-looking shinobi with a sharp and steady presence. His face showed both the intense strength Madara would inherit and the softer warmth later seen in Izuna. Many in the Uchiha thought he was very attractive.
He even looked a bit like an older Uchiha Itachi with Sasuke's hairstyle, especially because of the lines around his mouth.
"Grandpa! Grandpa, what should I do?" Tajima hurried to Manji, his voice trembling. "Rangetsu has been in labor for so long. If... if something happens to both mother and child, what am I supposed to do?"
Manji, seated nearby, remained calm as ever.
"Settle down, Tajima. Don't say unlucky things at a time like this. I already cast a reading for the people inside the delivery room. There will be danger, but no disaster. Mother and child will both come through safely."
"Grandpa, how can you be so sure? I can't stop worrying."
"Because I am certain." Manji gave a small nod.
He sighed to himself. Even if something went wrong, he had plenty of ways to help. A tough birth wouldn't be a problem for him.
Hearing his grandfather speak with confidence, Tajima finally relaxed a little.
He didn't really know what divination was—just that it could predict good or bad luck. But Grandpa had never been wrong. If Grandpa said Rangetsu and the baby would be okay, then they would make it through.
Thinking this, Tajima felt a little calmer.
Manji slowly looked up, his eyes searching through the heavy rain toward the eastern sky.
So it's finally happening. Uchiha Madara is about to be born. As for Uchiha Jin, his time is probably up.
There could only be one reincarnation of Indra in each generation.
Indra's power would only look for a new host after the last one died, passing on its destiny.
Now that Uchiha Madara, the next Indra reincarnation, was about to be born, it meant Uchiha Jin, the current one, was destined to die.
..............
At the same time, on a battlefield miles away, rain was also falling in torrents.
The dense curtain of rain blurred the world.
Splash. Splash.
Two figures stood facing each other from a distance.
Uchiha Jin and Uzumaki Yū had already fought each other many times. They were evenly matched and had used up a lot of chakra. For now, neither one could win.
"UCHIHA JIN, WITHDRAW YOUR TROOPS!" Yū stood in the rain and shouted coldly at the man across from him. "The Uzumaki Clan has no desire to push deep into Uchiha territory. As long as the Uchiha stop attacking the Senju, my army will leave at once. We will not drag this out!"
Jin answered him with an attack.
"Amaterasu!"
At Jin's low command, black flames appeared from nowhere. The undying fire surged toward Yū with enough heat to burn through anything in its path.
Rain struck the Amaterasu flames and vanished into white steam.
"Damn it, that fire again!"
Yū's expression changed. "Sealing Jutsu: Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
He used the power of his Uzumaki bloodline to send out countless golden chakra chains. They formed layers in front of him, blocking the black flames. The fight filled the rain with a loud sizzling noise.
Across from him, Uchiha Jin held his eyes, his body shaking in the cold rain as he struggled to keep the Amaterasu going.
He knew better than anyone how bad his eyes were. Years of overuse of the Mangekyō Sharingan had pushed them well past their limit.
If he gave up now, then when his eyes finally went blind, he wouldn't be able to fight the Allied army. The Uchiha would lose their advantage.
"Damn it... You leave me no choice." Yū let out a deep sigh. "Looks like I have to use that after all."
Seeing how determined Jin was, Yū gave up on trying to negotiate. As the Uzumaki Clan Head, he had always been ready to give up everything for his clan's survival.
Every Uzumaki Clan Head inherited and trained in the forbidden technique known as the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.
It was the clan head's final trump card.
When the clan was in danger and normal strength wasn't enough, this was the last resort—a power that could destroy both sides.
"Sealing Jutsu: Dead Demon Consuming Seal!"
Yū roared as he poured out every last drop of chakra. Using his own soul as the price, he forced the legendary Reaper to appear.
A dark ghost with a long blade slowly appeared in the rain. Its presence felt like death, and its cold eyes focused on Uchiha Jin.
The air on the battlefield felt colder.
When Jin heard the name of the technique, he didn't panic. Instead, he gave a small, relieved smile.
This was exactly the ending he wanted.
If the fight dragged on, Jin's failing eyes meant he would probably die from exhaustion, while Uzumaki Yū might survive but badly hurt.
But by using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, Yū showed he planned to take Jin with him.
"..."
The Reaper's blade came down. In the next moment, both of them stopped moving. Their chakra disappeared at once.
Uchiha Jin and Uzumaki Yū died together under the pouring rain.
After they died, a wisp of pure energy rose from each of their bodies.
Indra's power.
Asura's power.
One shot west toward the Uchiha Clan's land.
The other floated east.
...
Inside the Uchiha compound, Manji suddenly lifted his head toward the sky.
He could clearly feel Indra's great power rushing toward the clan's land.
"So it ends after all..." Manji gazed into the rainy distance and sighed.
"You worked hard, Jin. I'll see you in the Pure Land."
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