69novels Chapter 377 Uchiha Hikaru - Unsealed!
Chapter 377 Uchiha Hikaru - Unsealed!
Chapter 377 Uchiha Hikaru - Unsealed!
Compared to his first wish, Tobirama Senju's second wish was very simple—
He then made a wish on the bullet screen: "My second wish is—that it be limited to just me, with 72 hours in a day!!"
【"knew."】
"Wait, wait!" Hashirama hurriedly called out, turning to his younger brother with a face full of confusion and worry. "Tobirama, why are you doing this? If you're all alone for those extra forty-eight hours, won't you be very lonely? I told you to find someone, but you wouldn't listen. If this continues—"
Before Hashirama could finish speaking, Tobirama slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly. His already bloodshot eyes, swollen from lack of sleep, were now terrifyingly red, almost spitting fire. He glared at his older brother, his voice hoarse from barely suppressed rage: "Why do you think I need seventy-two hours?!"
Surprisingly, this time, Izuna Uchiha, whose eyes were also bloodshot and whose under-eyes were heavily shadowed, cast an understanding look at his old rival. He wearily rubbed his temples and explained on behalf of Tobirama to the two clan leaders who seemed to live in another world: "The village is newly established, and we need to maintain relations with the daimyo, deal with various clients and major customers, settle the newly introduced ninja clans and civilians, and balance the archiving and maintenance of bloodline limits and various clan ninjutsu—"
He let out a long sigh, his voice filled with overwhelming weariness. "And then there's the most critical financial and funding problem, and those endless barrages of comments online—forget seventy-two hours, I wish a day could be a month long right now. Sigh—"
Because people in the comments always say that his brother and that bastard Hashirama have a romantic entanglement, and that there are a lot of gay guys in Konoha in the future.
Before the advent of bullet screen comments, they never imagined that one day they would need to spend time explaining this issue of sexual orientation.
Sighing, Izuna muttered a complaint to himself about Tobirama's cunning. With only Tobirama working for 72 hours, wouldn't his work efficiency be three times faster than his own?! To keep up with his speed, he'd probably die from overwork—
In fact, Madara and Hashirama, as the eldest sons of the clan leader, were given the mission from a young age to suppress all the strong members of the clan with absolute power and become the clan's sharpest spear. Therefore, all the tedious internal affairs of the clan, apart from combat missions, have always been undertaken by the meticulous second sons.
After the village was established, the immense administrative, diplomatic, and domestic affairs naturally and overwhelmingly fell on the shoulders of Tobirama and Izuna.
Madara, seeing the undeniable exhaustion in his younger brother and Tobirama's eyes, rarely showed a hint of apology: "Thank you for your hard work, Izuna, and—Tobirama. Hashirama and I are really not very good at handling these kinds of paperwork."
Madara at least offered an apology, but Hashirama simply patted his two "capable" younger brothers on the shoulders, letting out his signature, unbridled laughter: "Hahahaha! Tobirama's been smart since he was little!!"
Madara, standing to the side, couldn't help but glance at Hashirama, silently warning him with his eyes: Shut up! To use a catchy phrase from the comments, you're practically dancing on the edge of life and death, you idiot!
Fortunately, after so many years, Tobirama had long since gotten used to it.
"well----"
With a deep sigh, Tobirama Senju made his last wish.
Tobirama Senju's last wish once again exceeded the expectations of Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, and Izuna Uchiha.
He didn't choose greater power, nor a longer lifespan, nor did he try to adjust their personalities as Hashirama and Madara had feared, or make Hashirama become Hokage, or cause any change in the Uchiha clan as a whole. He did none of these things.
He said in a calm tone, almost as if reading a task report, "My last wish is—"
"I need a spacious, well-equipped, comprehensive, and advanced laboratory to study all sorts of things."
This wish, which might seem quite in line with Tobirama Senju's style to the all-knowing gods, caused the air in the Hokage's office to freeze for a moment.
Given that the comments always say Tobirama Senju was the person who studied the Uchiha clan most thoroughly, even examining their remains after their death—
So much so that one comment on the live stream said:
[Tobirama Senju dissected Madara Uchiha and concluded that Madara Uchiha died from the autopsy.]
Thinking of those comments, Izuna said angrily, "Are you still thinking about researching the Uchiha's Sharingan?!"
Tobirama didn't even bother to turn his head completely, but just turned his face to the side and gave him an extremely perfunctory eye roll that seemed to say, "That's all the imagination you have."
"If I study the Sharingan, will you pay me?"
"————Huh?" Madara was taken aback by the sudden question and was completely caught off guard by Tobirama's train of thought.
Izuna was so angry he almost laughed out loud. "You! A Senju! Studying our Uchiha Sharingan!"
"You dare to dream that the Uchiha clan will give you money?! Tobirama Senju, are you still under the Infinite Tsukuyomi spell?!" What a pipe dream!
Faced with the Uchiha brothers' bewildered and furious reactions, Tobirama finally turned around completely. He crossed his arms, his face showing no guilt at being exposed, only impatience towards unreasonable people and a condescending contempt that seemed to say, "Foolish Uchiha, this old man will—"
"Then why should I research the Sharingan? To develop a free medicine to cure your eyes, or to find a way to solve the problem that you'll go blind without using your loved ones' eyes? With that time, I could develop more forbidden ninjutsu, fight for copyright patents, or research more medicines and ninja tools, making Konoha rakish from copyright fees alone, wouldn't that be better?"
Madara Uchiha and Izuna Uchiha were rendered speechless by the retort.
A sense of shame—that the Uchiha were poor, that the Uchiha couldn't afford his research fees, and that the two brothers were being presumptuous—made the Uchiha brothers blush, yet they didn't know how to retaliate.
"Tobirama—" Hashirama sighed at his brother's mouth, "You're using the research lab to help the Uchiha develop a cure for their eyes, why can't you just be honest—"
"I didn't! Shut up, bro!!"
This time, Tobirama Senju should be blushing with embarrassment.
If we're talking about someone who could subdue Tobirama Senju, it would have to be his older brother, Hashirama Senju.
In the timeline following the Uchiha's defeat, Black Zetsu wished to obtain the body of the Otsutsuki clan, raising the possibility that the ninja world could re-enter a crisis at any time.
In particular, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, in order to ensure that Kaguya would not be resealed by the two of them after being summoned, Black Zetsu Otsutsuki would definitely find an opportunity to sow discord between them or kill them by his own hands.
In this timeline, the Hashirama and Tobira brothers gained the power of voice acting, and all of Madara Uchiha's younger brothers were resurrected.
However, Madara saw the negative comments about Konoha in the live chat and decided not to form Konoha with the Senju clan. Instead, he would find another place to recruit other clans and establish a ninja village centered around the Uchiha clan.
Because of the emergence of bullet screen walls —
The original "one country, one village" has become "one country, two villages".
Hashirama felt a headache he had never experienced before.
His and Madara's original idea for the "one country, one village" concept was to integrate the power of the Land of Fire and eliminate internal conflicts.
However, if two ninja villages, the Uchiha and Senju, coexist in the same country, it would be tantamount to escalating the conflict at the clan level into a formal confrontation at the village level.
When an employer chooses to hire Uchiha, his enemies will inevitably hire Senju. This system, originally intended to quell war, instead becomes a breeding ground for even greater conflict.
"Brother," Tobirama Senju's calm voice interrupted his thoughts, "what if we could make a wish so that the village founded by Madara Uchiha and the village founded by the Senju clan would never be able to fight each other—what do you think?"
Hashirama fell into a long silence.
He frowned, his mind flashing back to memories of Madara, the pride of the Uchiha clan, and the difficulty of maintaining balance.
Finally, he raised his head, his gaze becoming firm and heavy, and placed his hand on his younger brother's shoulder: "I'm entrusting this to you, Tobirama."
Thus, Tobirama Senju's first wish in this timeline was fulfilled. "And what about the second and third wishes?"
"Make your wish, Tobirama." Hashirama looked at his younger brother, who had devoted himself to the village, and gave him a gentle and apologetic smile.
Without much hesitation, Tobirama calmly spoke, a barely perceptible ripple flashing in his crimson eyes: "Then let Itama and Kawarama be resurrected, brother."
It was only at this moment that Hashirama realized that since Madara Uchiha's brothers, who had long since died, had all returned, they could also take this opportunity to make amends for the long-buried regret.
"But that's like having two wishes, right?"
"It's alright, I don't have any other wishes to fulfill. What about you, brother?"
"I don't have any either—"
Just as Hashirama finished speaking, the comment section suddenly erupted with voices:
[“It is suggested that the wish be revised to: Resurrect the young ninjas of the Senju clan who died young. This would allow one wish to resurrect all ninjas who died before the age of 16 due to war, disease, or other factors, including Senju Kabuma and Senju Itama.”]
"?! Is that alright?!" Hashirama patted Tobirama on the back with a grin, gesturing for him to look at the eager clansmen. "Then let's do it this way! This way you can have one more wish!"
Following his elder brother's gaze, Tobirama Senju saw not only the eager eyes of the Senju clan, but also the envious looks in the eyes of other ninjas who had just entered Konoha.
"The second wish is to give new life to all the children in the ninja world who cannot grow up normally."
"!!!"
Upon hearing this, Tobirama smiled knowingly. "Since the scope has already been opened up," he glanced meaningfully at the wall of comments, "then let's open it up even wider."
"Opening up one's perspective" is a frequently used phrase in the comments.
Unlike his unconventional older brother Hashirama, Tobirama Senju had a deep interest in the seemingly nonsensical divine terminology used by the all-knowing gods and their knowledge.
The two brothers smiled and waited for the miracle to happen.
【"Understood."】
The moment the words fell, coffins resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation technique burst from the ground throughout the ninja world! Anxiety quickly spread among the various ninja clans!
This scene, which had been seen several times in the comments, instantly reminded the various ninja clans of the forbidden technique mentioned in the comments about a future "Second Hokage"!
Even the Uchiha clan members, including Madara Uchiha, had grim faces, ready to fight at any moment! Izuna Uchiha immediately shielded his brothers, who had only been resurrected a few days ago, behind him!
However, when the coffin lid suddenly opened and the dust settled, the face that was revealed made everyone's hearts feel as if they were instantly clenched, almost shattering like glass.
Inside were not ferocious enemies, but their loved ones who had long since perished due to the cruel rules of the ninja world.
Before the shock had subsided, and just as some were gritting their teeth, preparing to curse this despicable act of toying with the dead!
A soft green light enveloped each impure body, and the power of the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique began to circulate!
A boundless vitality flowed into it, and as the filth dissipated, the bodies of the dead were being reshaped into real flesh and blood.
"It was Tobirama Senju's wish—"
Uchiha Izuna, being Tobirama's old rival, immediately guessed what wish Tobirama had made!
Izuna stomped his foot hard, feeling a sense of frustration, as if he owed someone a favor and was also being overshadowed by him.
Madara understood his younger brother's feelings and silently comforted Izuna by placing his hand on Izuna's shoulder. He watched as the clansmen wept with joy at the resurrection of their dead brothers and children, and even opened their Sharingan out of joy and gratitude for what they had lost and regained.
However, at this moment, neither the Senju brothers nor the Uchiha brothers knew—
A crisis far beyond their expectations is quietly descending upon them and the entire ninja world following Tobirama's seemingly perfect wish!
Tobirama Senju's wish was:
To allow all the children in the ninja world who cannot grow up normally to be reborn.
Unable to grow up normally — Newborn —
This compassionate wording encompasses a far broader and darker scope than Tobirama imagined. It not only refers to the souls lost in the war, but also touches upon a rare yet undeniably real and cruel possibility:
An immature child, as a dangerous weapon, is eternally sealed away.
Deep underground, in a dark cave forgotten by the world, even time seems to stand still. Water droplets condense on the damp, cold rock walls, and in the silence, only the sound of those precarious droplets finally falling into puddles with a "plop."
The sounds of snakes and rats crawling filled the dark cave with fear.
The interior of the cave was covered with layers upon layers of talismans, inscribed with many intricate sealing techniques.
However, at the deepest part of the cave, what was sealed was not a monster or a treasure, but merely a teenage girl.
As Tobirama Senju's second wish was fulfilled, the girl dressed in tattered Uchiha clan clothing suddenly opened her eyes!
The blood-red eye sockets are outlined with the unique and intricate patterns of the Mangekyou Sharingan.
There was no confusion or fear in her eyes, only a chilling hatred and a burning desire for revenge that had been brewing for countless years.
Those unique kaleidoscope patterns are the forbidden eye technique known as "Eight Thousand Spears," once considered a dangerous weapon by the clan, and ultimately sealed here—
—Uchiha Hikaru!
Meanwhile, in another dark cave, Otsutsuki Kuroze was typing away!
Having suddenly acquired the body of an Otsutsuki clan member, he learned that his previous plan would lead to his mother being resealed. He had to devise a more perfect story to ensure that his mother would not be sealed again by Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, or Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki.
At this moment, he did not know that Uchiha Hikaru might be another useful pawn for him, or an unexpected enemy.