Ōnoki endured the intense pain shooting through his lower back and hovered in midair as he shouted, "There should only be two surviving members of the Uchiha Clan in this world now—Itachi Uchiha and Uchiha Sasuke!"
"Who are you?"
Not only was she a third Uchiha...
She even possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan!
This made Ōnoki recall unpleasant memories once more.
Uchiha Hikari tilted her head slightly and said, "My name is Uchiha Hikari. As for who I am, and why I am the third Uchiha after Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke... that has nothing to do with the current situation."
"Uchiha Hikari?" Kurotsuchi repeated quietly beside him. She had never heard that name before.
Akatsuchi stood protectively in front of Ōnoki, though he knew such protection was meaningless before Susanoo.
"Uchiha Hikari... I have never heard of anyone like you among the Uchiha. You are not a Konoha ninja, are you?" Ōnoki narrowed his eyes, his mind racing through his memories, but he ultimately found nothing relevant.
Uchiha Hikari replied, "I do not belong to any ninja village."
As expected...
If she were a Konoha ninja, there was no way he would not know about such a mysterious Uchiha expert.
Ōnoki immediately demanded, "Then what is your relationship with Konoha? Why are you helping that madman Naruto Uzumaki?"
"A madman?" Killing intent flashed through Hikari's eyes. "Perhaps in the eyes of people like you, who cling to the old order, anyone who dares break the old system is a madman."
"As for my relationship with Konoha... I have no relationship with it at all! But..."
"I agree with Naruto Uzumaki's ideals and goals, and I am willing to help him. That is why I am standing here. Nothing more."
Ōnoki's expression darkened further. "So Konoha sent you to intercept me? And