Parting Ways

[These were my father's Sharingan, a pair of eyes that had already reached the Mangekyo level. He had deceived everyone. His strength wasn't merely at the Chunin level—he possessed overwhelming Kage Level power.]

As she spoke, another pair of test tubes floated toward Haku.

[These contain my mother's Byakugan, a pair of exceptionally pure eyes. I even feel that their purity surpasses that of everyone in the Hyuga clan in Konoha right now. I'll give them to you as well.]

Holding the two pairs of eyes, Haku shook his head at Yu.

[I don't need them. I can stand at the pinnacle of this world too. Just give me a little time—a little time is enough.]

Hearing Haku's words, Uchiha Yu smiled, her smile sweet.

[I know. But I hope these can help you. Since you can perfectly fuse with my eyes, you may be able to use my father's eyes in the future to reach the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan level. Take them.]

[As for my mother's Byakugan, use them however you see fit. I've sensed the aura of the Byakugan on you, so I think they may be of some use to you.]

Looking at the pair of Sharingan and Byakugan in his hands, Haku sighed, but he didn't return them. He silently put them away, knowing that no matter what he said, Uchiha Yu wouldn't take them back.

Seeing Haku put away the Sharingan and Byakugan, Uchiha Yu also breathed a sigh of relief.

[Are you coming with me?]

After putting away the eyes, Haku looked at the young woman before him and couldn't help asking.

[Not yet. Something's wrong with my current condition. The level of my power is a little too far beyond the norm, and I feel that this power should have manifested long ago.]

[But in reality, it was only after I lost my own Sharingan that this power seemed to awaken reluctantly, as if to protect itself. It also feels a little like malnutrition, as though its development is incomplete.]

[So I won't leave with you. I'm safe enough here.]

[And there seem to be some secrets hidden within my bloodline. I need to use Madara Uchiha's power here to investigate them and rapidly increase my strength.]

[I suspect that this power of mine was produced by the fusion of the Uchiha and Hyuga bloodlines.]

Hearing Uchiha Yu's suspicion, Haku also fell into deep thought.

It seemed that the history of the Naruto World had never seen a union between the Hyuga and Uchiha clans.

The only similar example was the union of Naruto Uzumaki and Hyuga Hinata, which produced Boruto, who awakened the Jōgan.

Naruto Uzumaki belonged to the Uzumaki clan, which could be considered a distant relative of the Senju clan. The Senju and Uchiha bloodlines, in turn, had been passed down from the two biological brothers, Asura and Indra.

So could Uchiha Yu's situation be a case of her bloodline being completed, awakening the bloodline of the Otsutsuki clan through atavism?

The more Haku thought about it, the more he felt that Uchiha Yu had indeed awakened the bloodline of the Otsutsuki clan. In this world, only that clan possessed all kinds of abilities.

As the ceiling of combat power in this universe, the Otsutsuki clan possessed extraordinarily powerful Combat Power and extremely long lifespans, but their growth was slow.

When he thought of this possibility, Haku slowly spoke to Yu.

[You don't need to rush. Just stay here and cultivate slowly. Your strength will improve bit by bit, with practically no limit. Besides, you're safe enough while you're in this space.]

[No!]

Hearing Haku tell her to cultivate slowly and not be too hasty, Uchiha Yu slowly shook her head.

[When I awakened these eyes, I sensed many kindred auras in the distance. When I sensed them, they should have sensed my existence as well.]

[And the feeling I got from those auras was filled with malice.]

[I used my own ability to temporarily block that perception, but the blockage can't last forever. Some traces still leak out from time to time.]

[Based on my recent perceptions, the fastest of those people should arrive here in a few decades—at most, within a hundred years.]

[And my instincts are afraid. I'm not their opponent right now. I'll be devoured. This space can give me a little peace of mind, but it isn't completely safe.]

[So!]

At this point, Uchiha Yu looked at Haku with determination.

[Yes!]

Seeing Uchiha Yu look at him, Haku nodded slowly but firmly. He knew who those people were, but he didn't hesitate.

[Stay here without worry and use Madara Uchiha's power to improve yourself. I'll go out and cultivate to improve myself as well. I won't let anything happen to you.]

Afterward, the two agreed to contact each other through their eyes whenever something happened. Although they couldn't communicate synchronously yet, they could still transmit a few simple written messages with a delay.

As for using the convenient summoning beasts of the Shinobi World to deliver messages, neither of them had considered it. It seemed that, instinctively, they didn't want more beings to learn about their affairs.