The Unconscious Girl (Seeking Follows)

Their eyes met, and almost instantly, Haori noticed that her gaze had changed.

The intense, bone-deep hatred he often witnessed on the battlefield was brewing within her eyes.

Such a look sent a shiver down Haori's spine, and he felt as though he had been struck by his own boomerang.

He had been thinking earlier that the Warring States period lacked Impure World Reincarnation, and he didn't believe people dead for a hundred years could crawl out to bite him.

As it turned out, someone had actually risen from the dead!

"Wait, she has a pulse, a heartbeat—is she still alive?"

Suddenly, Haori discovered something even more incredible, which left him even more bewildered.

Those seals were definitely a century old, so why was this person still alive?

"Uchiha."

However, while he was still in shock, the girl suddenly murmured, and in an instant, the chakra within her began to surge wildly.

"Die!"

She suddenly drew a Kunai, her figure moving as fast as lightning as she lunged toward Haori.

Clang—

The sound of metal clashing rang out under the moonlight.

Haori's reaction speed was extremely fast; even though he was momentarily stunned, his years of training on the battlefield ensured he would never ignore an enemy.

Yet, he was completely confused—wasn't she the Uchiha Ultimate Weapon? Why would she attack a clansman on sight?

"Is there some kind of misunderstanding between us?"

Haori parried the girl's Kunai and quickly asked.

"Why is it only me who encounters these things?"

However, the girl ignored Haori entirely, continuing to speak as if to herself.

"This world. These ninjas, and this so-called Uchiha. I hate them—I hate them the most!"

As her voice suddenly rose, Haori clearly felt her strength increase further.

Suddenly, she kicked out fiercely toward Haori!

Seeing this, Haori leaped back without hesitation, and in the moment he jumped, he saw the girl begin to weave hand signs.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

A massive fireball was instantly spewed from her mouth. Haori had no way to dodge in mid-air, so he could only weave his own signs rapidly.

The two fireballs collided violently in mid-air, and sparks rained down onto the grass, quickly setting the field ablaze.

The roar of the colliding fireballs startled a flock of birds, shattering the original tranquility of Qiuyue Valley.

Haori landed on the ground, and the girl quickly leaped out from the pit.

"Why."

Her gaze remained fixed on Haori, her voice sounding exceptionally agitated.

"Why me? Why is it only me?"

"What are you talking about?"

Haori was completely baffled; he felt that the woman before him was truly a lunatic.

He had kindly dug her out, only for her to attack without a word, even though they were clearly of the same clan.

Although Haori did have thoughts of being a traitor to the Uchiha, someone buried for over a hundred years shouldn't know that, right?

Forget it, I should just figure out how to deal with this female lunatic.

Haori pondered inwardly, already sensing that the woman's aura was growing stronger and stronger.

Although I don't know why she would be the Uchiha Ultimate Weapon, she's so young—she shouldn't have awakened the Mangekyo yet.

Haori analyzed quickly, but the next moment, aided by the firelight, he saw a sight that made his blood run cold—

"Why!"

Accompanied by the girl's somewhat hysterical questioning, the Three Tomoe in her eyes rapidly fused together.

A pair of Mangekyo Sharingan quietly appeared within her eye sockets!

In an instant, Haori felt his breathing become somewhat labored.

He was now certain that this girl could indeed be some kind of "Ultimate Weapon"!

But what kind of monster had he dug up by opening this grave?

"However, thinking you can finish me off like this is a bit too presumptuous."

Haori also began to harden his resolve; he might not have a Mangekyo, but he wasn't without other abilities!

In an instant, the power of nature began to erupt from his body, and strange eyeshadow appeared on his face.

Sage Mode was undoubtedly his strongest power right now, and the one he relied on most.

Even if it couldn't be sustained for long, he had no other choice at this moment.

"Why."

However, the girl spoke again, her voice suddenly turning weak; she appeared to be swaying unsteadily.

The next moment, she slowly knelt to the ground, and then collapsed entirely, falling into a dead faint.

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Haori stared blankly at the scene before him, momentarily at a loss for what was happening.

He had already activated Sage Mode and was prepared for a desperate struggle, yet the opponent had collapsed on her own?

"She really did pass out."

Standing his ground without daring to move, Haori relied on Sage Mode to carefully perceive his surroundings.

The enhancements brought by Sage Mode were comprehensive, and his sensory abilities were significantly heightened as well.

After confirming the girl's state multiple times, Haori couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

This was his first time using Sage Mode, and he hadn't been entirely confident in using it to withstand a Mangekyo Sharingan.

"Was the consumption too great?"

Looking at the unconscious girl, Haori finally walked over slowly.

Haori had no idea how this girl had survived.

But having been buried and sealed for over a hundred years, her physical condition could not possibly be good.

Yet, the moment she woke up, she had attacked like a madwoman, even going so far as to activate her Mangekyo Sharingan.

Under such strain, the fact that she hadn't exhausted herself to death and had merely fainted was already incredibly lucky.

"However, why does she harbor such deep hatred for the Uchiha?"

Looking at the girl lying unconscious on the ground, Haori couldn't help but feel curious.

She had been questioning "why" and asking why it was only her, but Haori had been too focused on how to defeat her to give it any real thought.

But now that the battle was over, and considering her previous actions—especially how her emotions had completely spiraled out of control upon seeing his Sharingan—he began to wonder.

"Could it be..."

In an instant, a rather unpleasant thought crossed Haori's mind.

"Was she not actually a willing participant in becoming this so-called Uchiha Ultimate Weapon?"

Once this thought emerged, Haori couldn't stop himself from dwelling on it.

Of course, he couldn't rule out the possibility that she had been attacked while others from the Uchiha clan fled, leading her to feel betrayed.

But at this moment, Haori suddenly thought of Uchiha Setsuna, that old man who was obsessed with binding him and even controlling him in the name of "clan honor."

He himself couldn't stand that guy and had already made up his mind to eliminate him.

If this girl had experienced something similar, then her intense reaction upon seeing a member of the Uchiha clan seemed understandable.

"Still, this woman has a Mangekyo Sharingan, so surely that shouldn't be the case..."

Possessing the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan, even if the Uchiha clan of that era had been heartless, she should have had some ability to resist, right?

Did the Uchiha clan have some way to control her back then, or was Haori truly mistaken?

For a moment, Haori couldn't help but frown, his thoughts becoming tangled.

Looking at the girl lying on the ground, he hesitated for a moment before finally making a decision.

"I'll ask her about the situation first and get to the bottom of all this."

Haori intended to be a rebel, but being a rebel required help.

If this girl had suffered a fate similar to his own, perhaps they could assist each other.

Even if not, what could she do in her current state?

Besides, Haori planned to seal her chakra, so he wouldn't have to worry about her pulling any more dangerous stunts.

"You should be grateful that I have no interest in your eyes, otherwise..."

Having made up his mind, Haori crouched down to seal the girl, but at that very moment, a message appeared in his mind.

[Side quest completed: Independently locate the sealing ground of the Uchiha Ultimate Weapon]

[Reward obtained: Dojutsu Transplantation Technique]

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