"You mean that the current situation is no longer some so-called predetermined future? The reason you're unleashing your trump card ahead of time is because the Fourth Great Ninja War three years from now, and the peaceful era after it, are gone?"
Looking at Taki Chiba, whose self-mocking smile had stiffened somewhat, Uchiha Nobuhiko remained silent for a long while after his initial shock and doubts before finally speaking.
Fate had changed... Fate had changed...
If an outsider's fate could be changed, then what about mine?
Had mine changed too?
At that moment, such a thought surfaced in his mind.
A faint, ethereal sense of hope slowly rose within him.
To be honest, whenever he appeared before others, he almost always carried himself with overwhelming strength. Whether in presence or power, he stood above everyone else. Especially in this life, both his presence and strength had reached their peak. He could practically walk sideways through the entire Shinobi World. And because the outsider Taki Chiba was still around, he had obtained the strongest power available to him. It was almost as though heaven itself had aided him, allowing him to learn of even greater power. If all went smoothly, he might even surpass the pinnacle he knew of—the Sage of Six Paths.
But his public image, his current circumstances, and his peak presence and power did not mean his heart had no fragile places.
In truth, he was still human. It was merely that the experiences of dozens, even hundreds, of lives had made him seem as though he would never be vulnerable, as though he had no weaknesses. But no one was without vulnerability or weakness. Not even gods could achieve that.
Uchiha Nobuhiko was vulnerable too, and he had weaknesses as well. It was simply that his vulnerability