Chapter 96: Chapter 96: I'm Back
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At night, Mito lay asleep in the carriage, snoring softly, while Kyosuke could not fall asleep no matter what.
Bang!
Two shadow clones appeared, and he smiled as he handed over two flasks of wine.
"Come, drink with me."
Clone No. 2 took the flask and gulped down a large mouthful.
Wiping the wine off his mouth, Clone 2 leisurely spoke, "Now that you've Awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, you've truly entered the ranks of Clan-leader level powerhouses."
"Get yourself familiar with both eye techniques and try to awaken the third evolution. At that point, you'll be able to take another step forward."
"That's True." Clone 3 said with a silly smile, looking like an irrelevant listener.
Even so, Kyosuke still felt a sense of comfort in his heart.
Even if they were just fixed shadow clones, they made him feel like he wasn't alone.
He had too many secrets that he couldn't share with anyone.
The system, points, Black Zetsu, Otsutsuki, and even the fact that we live in a world built from a manga—he could never tell anyone these things.
Too many unspeakable secrets filled him with a sense of loneliness he couldn't suppress.
He even resisted others getting too close, fearing that he might accidentally expose the secrets in his heart.
At that moment, he seemed to understand why he had awakened two time-related abilities: the End and Reversal.
"Yes, it's time to begin the next phase of work." Kyosuke murmured, "First, I need to find a way to solve the problem of eye power consumption."
"Of course." Clone No. 2 picked up the conversation, saying indifferently, "The seed has already been planted; when it blooms and bears fruit depends on your effort."
"By the way," the spectator Clone No. 3 weakly chimed in, "When someone asks you why you awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan…"
"Right, we should find a suitable reason."
As they thought, the three of them looked toward Mito, who was still snoring in the carriage.
Look, the reason is right in front of them, isn't it?
That night, Kyosuke and the two clones talked a lot.
From how to defeat the Senju, to the power structure for establishing Konoha.
Whether or not it was productive, but he hadn't felt this at ease in a long time.
Before he knew it, the negative emotions from unlocking the Mangekyō slowly dissipated, not having a significant impact on Kyosuke's mental state.
The next day, Mito was pleasantly surprised to find that the Kyosuke she was familiar with had returned.
"Hey, Kyosuke, how about we go to the Land of Hot Water and soak in a hot spring?"
"Princess, do you know how far the Land of Hot Water is?"
"What's there to worry about? With Flying Thunder God, it's only a two-day journey."
"You make a really good point."
Unable to resist the constant nagging from the bun-haired princess, Kyosuke reluctantly agreed.
Using time-space coordinates he had set up many years ago, the two crossed most of the Land of Fire's territory in a single day, successfully reaching the hot springs before nightfall.
"You—how did you get in here too?!"
"Come on, this is a mixed-gender bath, you know."
"But, but I..."
"Little bean sprout, without looking at your hair, I couldn't even tell if you were male or female. What are you worried about?"
"Perverted, Kyosuke, I'm going to kill you!!!"
The pleasant time quickly ended, as something happened that forced Kyosuke to cut his vacation short.
There were rumors that the ninja army of the Land of Rain had mobilized.
In a single night, they forced the families of the Hatake and Inuzuka to flee.
Additionally, the Fūma clan had allied with external forces and began a large-scale sweep of the family factions on the border of the Land of Fire.
Wherever these two groups went, nothing was left alive—no ninja Clan's, not even ordinary towns, were spared from their ruthless attacks.
This wasn't a war between ninjas; it was a large-scale massacre aimed at the entire Land of Fire.
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Northwest of the Land of Fire, at the front-line outpost of the Uchiha clan.
Inside the tent, Uchiha Tajima sat firmly in a high position. On his left was the returned Uchiha Madara, and on his right was Uchiha Kaijun, whom he had been grooming.
The other legion leaders were seated in order as they discussed how to deal with the Land of Rain.
The Hatake and Inuzuka families had been defeated, and the Fūma clan had betrayed them. The next to be affected was inevitably the Uchiha clan.
Moreover, they had heard that the enemy could use corpses to create life-like puppets.
This meant that if they couldn't wipe them out in one fell swoop, the enemy's power would only grow stronger.
If the Land of Rain massacred the tens of thousands of people on the borders, things would become truly troublesome.
"Alright, Let's hear your thoughts," Uchiha Tajima said, clearly displeased.
He was so close to bringing Kyosuke's army under his command, but at a critical moment, news came that the main person was still alive.
It was like finally getting into the friend's house for a drink, only for the wife to call and say she would be home in ten minutes.
One word: it completely killed the mood.
The clan leader maintained a serious face, and no one dared to act recklessly. No one wants to become Tajima's victim.
Reluctantly, Tajima turned his gaze to his son: "Madara, what do you think?"
"It's simple," Madara said, his silent eyes scanning the room, exuding an inexplicable pressure. "We should make a preliminary contact with the enemy. At the very least, we need to figure out who they really are."
"What do you think, Kaijun?" Tajima turned to the right, seemingly intent on grooming this person as a potential ally to his son.
Unfortunately, Uchiha Kaijun had long seen through his intentions and understood the importance of biding his time.
Seeing the clan leader ask, he gently bowed and smiled, saying, "The suggestion from the young clan leader is excellent. I fully agree."
"Useless!" Tajima cursed inwardly, suspecting that Kaijun was frightened by Kyosuke.
He's not even back yet, and they're already like this. If he actually shows up, they'll probably be too scared to even breathe in his presence.
After thinking for a while, Tajima looked toward the farthest seat in the tent, Uchiha Maya. "How about we leave the mission to gather intelligence on the enemy to you?"
"No need for such trouble," a voice suddenly rang out from outside the tent.
In an instant, everyone's expressions changed slightly.
Some were excited, some resentful, while many had eyes filled with ambiguous emotions.
"My Lord!" Without caring about the clan leader's disgusted expression, Maya suddenly stood up and knelt toward the direction of the voice.
Not just her, the entire camp started murmuring excitedly.
"Kyosuke-sama, Kyosuke-sama is back!"
"Heaven bless the Uchiha clan, the Uchiha clan is saved, Lord Kyosuke is alive!
"Great! You're finally back."
"With Kyosuke-sama leadership, victory will certainly be ours!"
Kyosuke had driven off the Three Ninja Art clans, forced the Uzumaki Clan army to retreat, and killed Senju Nobunaga, his accomplishments were deeply remembered by most of the clan members.
Amid the cheers that echoed through the lookout camp, Kyosuke lifted the curtain and smiled as he helped Mayako to her feet, "You've worked hard this past year."
"My Lord...!" Maya's eyes glistened with tears, her voice choking.
"Take a seat. We'll talk about everything later."
After comforting his most loyal subordinate, Kyosuke ignored the others' eager greetings and walked steadily to the front.
He fixed his gaze on Tajima, who was forcing a smile, and silently turned his attention to Uchiha Kaijun, who remained silent.
"Could you move a little? You're sitting in my spot."
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