This Grudge, I'll Remember It for Now!

As Uchiha Hikari finished off the fallen, several Root corpses suddenly burst into flames with a bang, quickly burning down into piles of charred bones.

—It was said that the Anbu and Root had a tradition of leaving no corpses behind. They must have triggered some sort of corresponding seal.

Uchiha Hikari avoided those bodies and gathered up the scattered Ninja Tool Pouches.

—The assassins had carried quite a number of Shuriken and Exploding Tags in their Ninja Tool Pouches. Although most had been used up in the recent battle or destroyed by Fire Release and Amaterasu, a few bags remained relatively intact. She gathered them together, intending to bring them to the Dragon Ball World.

After finishing all that, Uchiha Hikari hesitated.

She wanted to immediately settle the score with whoever had orchestrated this assassination, but she knew it would not be easy. Since they had dared to act, they must have prepared contingencies for failure. And it was hard to say whether Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others had also been involved.

So...

"Shimura Danzō... I'll remember this grudge for now!"

After casting one deep look in Konoha's direction, Uchiha Hikari directly sent Bulma a request to enter her world.

Nameless has requested to enter Bulma's world. Accept?

Bulma: Forever with Sis, this is bad! Hikari just teleported here from your world, and she's covered in blood!

Forever with Sis: ?

Iron Head Kid: !

Forever with Sis: Did she get into a fight with someone?

Iron Head Kid: Um, do you need me to travel over and help? Though I might not be much help...

Bulma: I don't know! What should I do? Should I take her to the hospital?

Nameless: ...My clothes just got dirty. The way you're talking, it sounds like I'm about to die.

Dragon Ball World, West City, Bulma's home.

Uchiha Hikari rolled her shoulders and neck, looking at Bulma in front of her with some exasperation.

It was not really Bulma's fault for being so nervous.

Her current appearance was indeed rather frightening. A streak of bloody tears still hung at the corners of her eyes, while her clothes were splattered with blood and dust. Although all that blood had splashed onto her while she was killing people, it was still far too horrifying for Bulma, who lived in a peaceful environment.

In response to Minato Namikaze and Tanjiro's questions in the group, Uchiha Hikari gave a brief explanation.

Forever with Sis: ...I see. Root ninja, huh? Those people really don't think normally, and their leader is an especially gloomy man. I've clashed with him a few times myself. I never expected him to lay hands on you, Miss Hikari.

Forever with Sis: Still, it's good that you're safe.

Nameless: I wouldn't say I'm unharmed. I used the Mangekyō Sharingan's Eye Technique, which put a huge burden on my body. I still haven't fully recovered.

Nameless: Fourth Hokage, you may need to fulfill your promise sooner.

Forever with Sis: ...I understand.

It was indeed time to put asking Minato Namikaze to fulfill his promise of teaching her Ninjutsu on the agenda.

But before that...

Uchiha Hikari brought her attention back to reality, tugging uncomfortably at her collar. She felt sticky all over and deeply uncomfortable.

She needed a bath first.

"Bulma, can I borrow your bathroom?"

"Just a moment!"

A few minutes later.

Bulma, now wearing a bathrobe, poked her head out from outside the bedroom and beckoned. "Hikari, I've adjusted the water temperature. Come on. After you finish washing, I'll put some medicine on you... I don't know whether medicine from this world will work on injuries from your world."

Uchiha Hikari got up from the sofa. "Coming."

Come to think of it, Uchiha Hikari had been in the Naruto world for quite some time, and she had visited the Dragon Ball World several times during that period.

She had already bathed several times. Although she had initially been curious about a girl's body and would occasionally conduct some academic research while washing... overall, she had adapted to her current body.

But bathing alone and being watched by someone else—especially having that person personally help wash her—were two entirely different concepts.

Especially when that "someone else" was a young, beautiful girl with a rather nice figure—

Because Hikari was injured, Bulma insisted on staying beside her to wipe the blood from her arms and back. Although Bulma had a towel wrapped around herself, there was absolutely nothing beneath it. If she made even a slightly larger movement, some decidedly inappropriate sights were bound to be exposed.

And while wiping away the blood, plenty of physical contact was unavoidable.

This left Uchiha Hikari, who had been practically single since birth in her previous life, flushed bright red. She tried desperately to look away, yet could not stop herself from glancing toward Bulma, her heart pounding furiously in her chest.

After finally getting cleaned up.

Bulma helped her into a bathrobe, then brought over a medical kit and told her to lie face-down on the sofa before starting to disinfect and treat her wounds.

"By the way... Hikari, are you really sure you don't want a full-body examination? Your shoulder seems a little swollen here."

While applying the medicine, Bulma asked once more.

"Hmm?"

Uchiha Hikari turned her head and followed Bulma's gaze to her fair left shoulder. She pursed her lips in a smile. "It's just a bruise. Injuries like this wouldn't even require Medical Ninjutsu where we come from... The real injury is here. You can't see it with the naked eye..."

Uchiha Hikari pointed at her eyes.

"Oh, right. You really scared me earlier."

Bulma nodded repeatedly. "I didn't really understand what you meant by 'Sharingan,' but seeing you cry blood earlier, I figured maybe your optic nerves or the muscle tissue inside your eyeballs had been damaged? Should I take you to the hospital for a scan?"

"...It's probably more complicated than that."

Uchiha Hikari pondered for a moment. "Medical Ninjutsu in our world is actually very advanced. Even injuries and illnesses that would normally be fatal can be healed through Ninjutsu. Yet no one can heal the Sharingan. They say these eyes were born alongside a curse. Each time an Eye Technique is used, one's vision worsens until they go completely blind. The only solution is to transplant the eyes of a brother or sister and evolve them into the Eternal Mangekyo...

"I can't really explain the exact principle, but maybe it's some sort of genetic defect? Something that needs DNA with similar traits to fill in the missing parts."

"A genetic defect?"

After listening to Hikari, Bulma scratched her head. "I only know a little about that, so it's hard for me to judge. How about I talk to Dad later and have him take a Blood Sample for research? Maybe we can find a way to treat it."