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Konan stepped out of the room, casting a quick glance at Shin before immediately lowering her head.
“Good thing Kushina, Mikoto, and Tsunade aren’t here… Otherwise, Konan would probably be so embarrassed she’d pass out,” Shin muttered under his breath.
“Shin-nii, what did you say?” Konan asked softly, tilting her head.
Shin’s voice had been too low for her to hear.
“Nothing. Come on, let’s eat,” Shin replied casually.
Pulling her to the table, he sat down with her. This time, Konan didn’t seem as flustered—perhaps she was already getting used to it.
“Are we continuing training today?” Konan asked after finishing breakfast.
“Nope, let’s take a break today. Konan, You don’t have to push yourself so hard, You should relax sometimes,” Shin said.
After taking the day off, the next morning, with Konan fully recovered, Shin led her out.
“Shin-nii, where are we going?” Konan asked happily, holding Shin’s hand.
“To check on Nawaki. He went off for revenge—I want to see how he’s doing,” Shin replied.
“But… how do we even find him?”
The Land of Rain might be a small country, but it was still quite large.
“Just follow me. I can find him.”
Shin smiled. He had placed a marker on Nawaki.
….
They soon arrived at the battlefield between Konoha and Iwa. They found Nawaki there, fighting a red-haired Shinobi.
“That idiot actually ran straight into the battlefield. Looks like coming here was the right choice,” Shin said, looking at Nawaki.
Rushing into an active warzone just to get revenge? That was reckless even for Nawaki. Did he not realize Konoha’s forces might kill him on sight?
“Shin-nii, should we help him?” Konan asked.
“No, let’s wait. Nawaki has a lot of pride—if I interfere, he’ll probably just get pissed. We’ll only step in if he’s in real danger,” Shin said, pulling Konan down to sit beside him.
From the sidelines, they observed the battle between Nawaki and Uzumaki Kai.
“Huh? Is that the Mangekyō Sharingan?”
Shin’s eyes widened in surprise. Uzumaki Kai… actually had a Mangekyō?
For a moment, he thought he was mistaken, but after taking a closer look, there was no doubt—those were Mangekyō eyes.
Where the hell did he get them?
It must be transplanted. Kai had no connection to the Uchiha Clan.
Shin’s first thought was Danzo. Maybe Danzo had given Kai a pair of Sharingan, but then again… would Danzo really be willing to part with something so valuable?
At the moment, Uzumaki Kai was completely unaware that he had drawn Shin’s attention. He was too focused on fighting Nawaki.
Despite all the hardships Nawaki had endured over the years, his strength had grown significantly.
“Nawaki’s strength has reached Kage level. He’s quite talented.”
Given his lineage as Hashirama’s grandson, it wasn’t surprising. If he hadn’t died young in the original timeline, he likely would have become a major pillar of Konoha.
And unlike before, Nawaki had survived… albeit as a missing-nin.
….
“Uzumaki Kai, today I will have my revenge!”
Nawaki yelled angrily after sending Kai flying with his Kunai.
He couldn’t forgive Kai for almost killing him, even after ten years.
If Kai hadn’t been staying in Konoha, Nawaki would have sought revenge long ago.
“Hah! You think you can take me down?” Kai sneered. “You’re just an idiot who got lucky a few times. You really think you stand a chance?”
“Bastard!” Nawaki growled through gritted teeth.
“Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!“
An enormous dragon made of rock surged toward Kai.
“Seriously? You think that’ll work?”
Kai dodged the attack effortlessly, flickering between positions with rapid Body Flickers, his expression filled with disdain.
“Alright, enough of this. Time to show you what true power looks like.”
Kai’s Mangekyō Sharingan spun rapidly, his voice filled with arrogance.
“Amaterasu!“
Nawaki didn’t know about Amaterasu, so his right arm was instantly engulfed in black flames.
“These flames are inextinguishable! You’ll burn to death! Hahaha!”
Kai laughed maniacally, wiping the blood from his left eye.
“Of all the possible Mangekyō abilities, you ended up with Amaterasu too?”
Shin and Konan appeared behind Nawaki. The black flames on his arm were already extinguished. Shin had used Kagutsuchi to control and extinguish them.
Kagutsuchi could control the shape of the Amaterasu flames and extinguish them.
It was the perfect counter to Amaterasu.
“…..”
“Y-You’re… Uzumaki Shin!” Kai stammered.
“Tch… You still recognize me, huh? Not bad, Kai.” Shin said.
Shin smiled, then pointed at Kai’s Mangekyō Sharingan. “Where did you get those eyes? Is the Mangekyō Sharingan being sold in bulk these days?”
Kai scowled, his expression darkening.
“Hmph. And why the hell should I tell you?”
“Shin, what are you doing here?” Nawaki asked after treating his burns.
“You should be glad I’m here. Otherwise, you’d be a pile of ash now. I don’t care if you die, but don’t make Tsunade sad.”
“What do you mean you don’t care if I die?” Nawaki said, feeling hurt.
“You recklessly came to the battlefield. You were practically asking to die,” Shin said flatly.
Nawaki was a missing-nin now. It didn’t matter who he was before. He was an enemy to Konoha.
And he wasn’t friends with Iwa either. Coming to the battlefield alone was suicide.
He couldn’t even defeat Kai. If Shin hadn’t intervened, he would be dead now.
Nawaki scratched his head. He hadn’t planned on fighting Kai here, but he couldn’t control his anger when he saw him.
“How did you extinguish my Amaterasu?” Kai suddenly asked Shin.
“Want to know? I can tell you. But first, tell me where you got your Mangekyō Sharingan from. Then I might consider telling you.”
Shin said, looking at Kai’s eyes. He was truly curious.
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