I'm Sure I'll Find You!

Shinji, who had originally regarded this chance encounter as nothing more than a small episode in his life, suddenly found himself wanting to learn more about the other person.

And so, the question, "Where are you?" slipped out.

But by the time he asked, his Naobi had already reached its limit. The connection, which had been intermittent to begin with, cut off completely at that moment.

"Nanashi."

Shinji looked around in confusion, but he could no longer hear that timid girl's voice in his ear.

Why didn't I ask her more while I had the chance?

He regretted it deeply.

If he had known this would happen, he should have found out who she was and where she was while they were chatting earlier.

After slowly calming himself, Shinji went over their conversation in his mind.

Who is she?

How was she able to intrude on my Naobi link?

What did she mean when she said she could use Yachihoko to help me preserve my Dojutsu?

As he went over it all, one question after another arose in Shinji's mind, leaving him unable to calm down for a long time.

What he could be sure of for now was that she was also an Uchiha, and that she was in a dire situation—most likely under some kind of seal.

"Ordinary people don't need to be sealed away. They can just be killed. If someone sealed her, that means her identity is significant, or she's very powerful." After a pause, Shinji mused, "Could she be an Uchiha who awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan? That would make sense. An ordinary Tomoe Sharingan couldn't possibly intrude on my Naobi space!"

Uchiha!

A woman!

Mangekyō Sharingan!

Putting those three key points together narrowed down the scope of his investigation.

"If I check the family records,