Just as Uchiha Kō suddenly realized what was happening, the Mangekyō Sharingan, Uchiha Kō instantly felt the world change color.
He looked down at the endless void beneath his feet, and up at the sky, he saw countless stars.
"King Owl, it's been a long time!" The familiar voice rang out, causing Uchiha Kō's pupils to shrink, before his eyes softened again. "Ah~ it's been a long time, Clan Chief Guangzhi."
Uchiha Kō stared straight ahead as a figure walked out from the endless starry sky. He had a warm smile and a body that was no different from the skeleton, except that his face now had skin, as warm as a spring breeze.
With all his limbs intact and his muscles very well-defined, he was exactly the wise man Uchiha Hirotomo had been when the two first met.
"You've finally arrived." Uchiha Hirotomo smiled, looking at Uchiha Kō with hope and longing in his eyes. "Should I call you Uchiha Kō, or should I call you a traveler from another world?"
Uchiha Kō, turning sharply to look at Uchiha Hirotomo, only to find Uchiha Hirotomo still staring blankly at him. "Don't panic, Owl-kun. Whether you're from this world or another,..."
"I have predicted the future of the Uchiha Clan three times, and each time the clan was doomed, as if fate had ordained the annihilation of our Uchiha Clan."
"Until you came along, the path ahead changed. At first, it was chaotic, but I wasn't afraid; instead, I felt motivated! A chaotic future isn't scary, because it means the future is in our own hands!"
"The path ahead is already set, and even if you do more, it will be of no use." Uchiha Hirotomo suddenly sat down on the ground, looked up at Uchiha Kō with admiration in his eyes.
Upon hearing Uchiha Kō 'Uchiha Hirotomo words, he sensed the goodwill emanating from him and sat down. "Clan Chief Guangzhi, why are you...?"
Uchiha Hirotomo waved his hand. "In your world's terms, revealing heavenly secrets and prying into the heavens will incur divine punishment, and that's why I look like this."
Uchiha Kō remained silent. His origins were perhaps the most difficult to fathom, yet Uchiha Hirotomo had managed to deduce them using his Sharingan. If he were in another world, he would surely be a master of divination!
Seeing Uchiha Kō remain silent, Uchiha Hirotomo smiled and said, "Owl, in order to deduce the true situation of this world, I was ultimately targeted by the Heavenly Dao, which brought down divine punishment, reducing my lifespan by thirty years."
Uchiha Kō's pupils contracted. "Why...?" Uchiha Hirotomo looked at Uchiha Kō: "Your Immortality cannot affect me, or rather, if you were to use Immortality on me, my Mangekyou Mangekyo ability to deduce the secrets of heaven would be rendered useless!"
"That's why I didn't go looking for you after I learned that those old guys Immortality," Uchiha Hirotomo said with a faint smile.
Uchiha Kō wanted to ask more questions, but Uchiha Hirotomo, being too thin, stopped him: 'I know you have many questions, but my time is running out. Remember what I'm about to say.'
"Ōtsutsuki Isshiki must not be killed. If he is, this world will be reduced to ashes. He possesses a third of the map leading to Ōtsutsuki Shibai. Keeping him alive will allow you to find the legendary Ōtsutsuki Shibai!"
"Otsutsuki Kaguya also has one-third of the map. We need to get both of these maps to find Ōtsutsuki Shibai."
Uchiha Kō's head exploded. Ōtsutsuki Shibai, the legendary true god of the Otsutsuki, from whom all Otsutsuki abilities were learned. If Otsutsuki Kaguya was the Progenitor of Chakra in the Ninja World...
So Ōtsutsuki Shibai was the master of this world, but for some reason, Ōtsutsuki Shibai became a legend, and no one could find him anymore. Even Uchiha Kō believed that Ōtsutsuki Shibai did not exist.
"I've already drawn the remaining third of the map. It's right below the stone tablet. Combine the three maps, find Ōtsutsuki Shibai, and find that person who was a half-step True God back then. This is the only way to destroy the Heavenly Dao!"
"You know about Ōtsutsuki Shibai's origins, so I won't go into too much detail. What you should know is that he was a figure from the previous generation who dared to defy the heavens and defy the laws of nature."
"As for why the Ōtsutsuki Clan became what they are now, feeding on living beings, it's all due to the bewitching power of Heavenly Dao! Find Ōtsutsuki Shibai, and he will tell you more..." Before Uchiha Hirotomo could finish speaking, suddenly, a sword pierced his heart, the sword carrying endless destructive intent.
In an instant, Uchiha Hirotomo's soul shattered into pieces, while his eyes stared leisurely at Uchiha Kō, as if he was forced by the existence of the rules and could not kill Uchiha Kō, but could only scare him away!
Seeing this scene Uchiha Kō roared, "No! Clan Chief Guangzhi!" The next moment, the illusion shattered, and Uchiha Kō returned to reality, only to find the withered bones scattered all over the ground, with the two pairs of Sharingan falling to the ground with a clatter.
Uchiha Kō tried to speak, but no words came out. A wave of sorrow washed over him. Looking at Uchiha Hirotomo, he was filled with rage. "You Heavenly Dao, I know it's you! You just wait, one day I will destroy you!"
Suddenly, the clouds in the sky dispersed and coalesced into the shape of eyes. Those eyes were devoid of any emotion, coldly staring at Uchiha Kō. Then, a gust of wind blew them away.
Uchiha Kō's eyes were somewhat dazed. He wanted to go and collect Uchiha Hirotomo's body, but suddenly a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, turning Uchiha Hirotomo's bones into ashes that scattered all over the ground, along with his two pairs of plum blossom-shaped Mangekyō Sharingan. Then, a heavy rain began to fall.
As he scattered Uchiha Hirotomo's ashes, Uchiha Kō roared, "Ah...
The sound echoed throughout Konoha, and many people eating in makeshift Konoha suddenly looked up towards the direction of the Naka Shrine, wondering who was shouting there!
Uchiha Fugaku's eyes dimmed as he patted his youngest son Sasuke Uchiha's, head. "Son, your grandfather is gone."
Sasuke Uchiha asked in confusion, "Grandpa? Wasn't he dead a long time ago?"
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku gave a bitter laugh, "Yes, he died long ago, but he died a worthy death." At the same time, he looked up at the sky. His father hadn't said anything back then, but he had tried to deduce it, only to be slapped away by his father.
"Fugaku, you bastard! If you dare to make any deductions, I will die with my eyes open!" Uchiha Hirotomo's hair was covered in sweat, and he reeked of decay.
Uchiha Fugaku was forced by Uchiha Hirotomo to swear a poisonous oath: if he dared to deduce this matter after Uchiha Hirotomo's death, his entire clan would be exterminated and never be reincarnated.
This is why Uchiha Fugaku remained unchanged, simply concealing his father's cause of death by placing his body at the Naka Shrine.
When Uchiha Kō came to Uchiha Fugaku to inquire about the situation and said he could save Uchiha Hirotomo, Uchiha Fugaku said that his father had already passed away and he did not want Uchiha Kō to revive him.
Because of this incident, Uchiha Kō ignored Uchiha Fugaku for a long time.
Naka Shrine
Uchiha Kō tried to pick up Uchiha Hirotomo's ashes, but found that his ashes and mud were mixed together and could not be separated. Tears streamed down his face as he wailed.
Uchiha Hirotomo could be considered his angel investor, who strongly supported him when he had no power, giving him enough authority and resources to give him the confidence to talk to the clan heads in the Hokage Office in a short period of time.
Uchiha Kō always remembered Uchiha Hirotomo's kindness and respected him greatly. But now, having deduced the Heavenly Dao, he was not tolerated by the Heavenly Dao and his soul was destroyed!
Negative emotions grew in his heart, and his pupils transformed into Golden Rinnegan, then silver Rinnegan, and finally red Rinnegan.
He stared intently at the sky. At that moment, he seemed to see a figure standing behind the clouds. The figure was somewhat familiar, but he could never see through it.
Finally, feeling his pupil power greatly depleted, he closed his eyes again. When he opened them again, his pupils were now ordinary black. He walked into the Naka Shrine, grasped the stone tablet with both hands, and began to pull it upwards!
Uchiha Kō unleashed his full power: Sage Body, Sage Mode, Eight Inner Gates —all activated simultaneously. In ten seconds, he pulled the stone tablet out. He looked down and saw a small box. He tossed the stone tablet aside and quickly opened the box.
Inside the small box appeared a piece of sheepskin, upon which were depicted the sun, moon, stars, constellations, mountains, and rivers. The sheepskin was large, but only a third of it was complete. It was clear that Uchiha Hirotomo wanted to continue writing, but a mouthful of blood splattered onto the drawing, turning it brown.
It's the Heavenly Dao that's stopping him from continuing to draw!
Uchiha Kō carefully put it into his previous incarnation's storage ring, then walked out. The next moment, lightning struck him, but he punched out and shattered the lightning!
Uchiha Kō stared coldly at the sky when he suddenly heard a muffled thud. He was certain it wasn't a human voice. The next moment, the rain stopped, and everything returned to its former tranquility.
The Heavenly Dao disregarded the rules and attempted to kill Uchiha Kō, but not only did it fail, its own lightning was shattered, and it was punished by the rules, leaving it with no choice but to leave.
Uchiha Kō stared coldly at the sky, his heart filled with boundless killing intent. He kept Uchiha Hirotomo's words in mind: Ōtsutsuki Shibai. He was determined to find Ōtsutsuki Shibai.
He was a senior in the fight against Heaven, and the first cultivator to launch such a struggle. Only by learning from him could one know how to completely destroy the Heavenly Dao.
The Uchiha firmly believed they could free the people of this wretched Ninja World from the clutches of Heavenly Dao and allow them to live their own lives and their own unique brilliance!