Splash.
Splish.
Just as the Kamui Dimension was about to open, a sudden rush of water reached Masked Man Obito's ears.
He froze. "Strange. There aren't any rivers around here. Where's that water coming from?"
But the next moment, he found out.
A massive torrent suddenly burst out of the Kamui Dimension!
BOOM!
An overwhelming river of water surged forth like a flood bursting through a dam!
It even smashed through countless trees along the way!
"This is...!!!"
Veins bulged on Obito's forehead beneath his mask.
"Kakashi! You really think my Kamui Dimension is a garbage dump?!"
"Fine, you toss kunai and shuriken in there all the time, but now you're filling it with water!"
"What are you trying to do? Become some kind of god of irrigation?!"
If Kakashi had been standing right in front of him, Obito would have been unable to resist tearing the kid to pieces!
He was so furious he could barely think!
But on the other side—
Itachi was even more shocked than he was.
The boy's mouth hung so wide open, he could have swallowed two eggs at once!
"I've never seen a Water Release jutsu like this before..."
"Judging by its power and the sheer volume of water, it must be at least an A-rank jutsu, right?"
"To unleash an A-rank jutsu instantly, without hand signs... This strange man seems even stronger than I imagined..."
For a while, all they could hear was the mighty flood rushing in every direction.
Fortunately, they were in the back hills of the Uchiha District.
No one lived here.
There were only flowers and grass, soil and trees.
Three whole minutes passed before the two of them managed to stay relatively dry by taking shelter behind the surrounding rocks.
"To unleash such a powerful Water Release with ease... Your Chakra reserves exceed my expectations."
Itachi looked around and took a deep breath.
He had changed the landscape with ease!
The Masked Man's strength was probably approaching Kage Level.
And yet someone like him had managed to enter the village without anyone noticing!
Dangerous!
That meant Itachi had to get information out of him!
On the other side—
"Huh? I..." Obito, who had been cursing Kakashi under his breath, paused.
Had Itachi mistaken all that water, which was practically a river, for his Water Release?
Obito's eye twitched. Somehow, he felt like he'd gotten even stronger.
He simply cleared his throat and accepted the praise without a second thought.
With his hands behind his back, he put on the air of a master and said calmly,
"Indeed. That was my Water Release."
"Also, allow me to introduce myself properly, Uchiha Itachi."
"My name is—Uchiha Madara."
"One hundred meters?"
On the banks of the Naka River, little Jin looked at the vast expanse of rocks and yellow earth that had disappeared in the distance and silently estimated the distance.
"The distance Kamui can reach to twist off an arm is about one hundred meters now..."
For early Naruto, that was already quite a range.
It wasn't too far off even from the eight-hundred-meter shuriken feat of the conceptual god angle.
"Hiss."
Just then, he felt a sharp pain in the corner of his eye.
A tearing pain.
It was as if Rong Momo's needles had missed Little Swallow.
And pricked his eyeball instead.
The pain was unbearable.
Drip.
Drip.
It took a full three minutes before he finally covered his eye and panted heavily.
When he lowered his hand, he found his palm stained bright red.
It was all blood.
"Is this a side effect of overusing the Mangekyō Sharingan?"
"Looks like I need to find a body with enough physical strength."
The distance Kamui could reach to twist off an arm was about one hundred meters now...
"Wood Release is pretty good. Too bad Danzo's is a bit lacking..."
"Where was Orochimaru now, again...?"
Muttering to himself, he wiped away the blood at the corner of his eye, took a deep breath, and headed back to the ancestral grounds.
The side effects of the Mangekyō Sharingan.
He'd expected them to show up eventually, but he hadn't expected them to appear so soon.
As for swapping out his eyes?
Jin wasn't quite ready to accept that.
If he popped his eyes in and out like Wi-Fi receivers, wouldn't he catch some kind of infectious disease?
More importantly, whether it was Fugaku and his wife, or One-vs-Seven and Sasuke, they were all related to this body by blood.
He couldn't ignore family ties like the Uchiha in the original story.
He didn't realize that this bout of eye pain was actually because he'd transferred too much river water.
Ten minutes later.
The Uchiha District was just up ahead.
But Jin's figure gradually came to a stop.
The Dry Ditch in front of him—
Water was spilling everywhere, rising so high that it reached knee-level on both banks!
It rushed in every direction, sweeping away the grass, trees, and stones in its path!
"Woof! Woof! Woof!"
Somewhere in the distance, it seemed a Shiba Inu had been swept into the current.
It flailed all four legs, trying desperately to escape.
But the water was too fast, and the Shiba Inu's legs were too short. Its attempts to get free failed again and again.
It could only howl as the river swept it downstream.
"Who's using such powerful Water Release nearby?"
Jin frowned, scooped up the Shiba Inu, and tossed it onto higher ground.
Then he narrowed his little eyes and scanned the area suspiciously.
There was a ditch here, but it wasn't supposed to have any water.
Now it was suddenly full to the brim. Someone had obviously used Water Release nearby!
"Have some shame! Using Sea Release in a place where people gather!"
"I hope you have a kid with no asshole!"
After cursing under his breath, he shook his head and walked into the Uchiha District.
He hadn't slept all night. His dark circles were getting hard to hide.
Rustle, rustle, rustle.
Footsteps sounded in the Uchiha District.
A fairly tall boy walked slowly along.
The rising sun cast faint light across his smiling face.
A soft golden glow settled over him.
Splash.
When he opened the door to his room, the smile on his face froze.
Inside, on the bed—
Four dogs that looked like beagles were tearing at the bedding, taking turns biting it.
They were having the time of their lives.
The whole room was covered in tufts of white stuffing, torn from the quilt.
Here and there.
And in the middle, there was even some dog shit...
It seemed the door had been shut for too long.
The stench inside was so thick, it almost seemed solid.
As soon as he opened the door, the smells that had accumulated all night found an outlet.
They came rushing out.
Urgh!
Jin couldn't take it anymore and hurried outside.
He covered his nose and retched violently.
Disgusting!
Absolutely disgusting!
For someone who didn't own a dog, that smell was a living hell!
Of course, dog lovers might have been drawn to it.
Only after taking a dozen or so deep breaths did he feel his nostrils had cleared a little.
He turned to look at the outhouse.
His little face darkened completely.
There was only one person in the entire Uchiha clan who'd do something this pointless without getting caught—
Uchiha Sasuke!
"So what if I introduced you to a few girlfriends?!"
"You really hold a grudge, don't you?"
As he muttered, he opened the outhouse and slowly reached his demonic claw toward the sleeping Sasuke.
"Ahh! That hurts! That hurts!"
That morning, the Uchiha clan woke to the sound of ghostly screams.
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