Uchiha Hikari

After clarifying the system's status, Tokiju closed all the panels and officially began to observe the space he was in.

Tokiju manipulated the chakra within his body to propel himself forward, wanting to see if this space had any boundaries.

He hadn't drifted far before he collided with an invisible barrier.

Touching the barrier, he felt it was extremely sturdy; with his current strength, breaking through by force was simply impossible.

Suddenly, a thought occurred to Tokiju, and he began to slowly inject chakra into the barrier.

Very quickly, a strange phenomenon occurred.

On the previously invisible barrier, various black runes began to appear.

Tokiju was very familiar with these black runes; although they differed significantly from modern ones, he could be certain that they were sealing runes.

However, these sealing runes were highly advanced, and Tokiju could not yet fully comprehend them.

That was no matter, though, as he still had the detailed explanations of various sealing techniques given to him by Uzumaki Mito on hand.

As long as he thoroughly mastered these sealing techniques, he should be able to find a way to manipulate the sealing runes before him.

Although he still felt some concern for his little brother Nawaki, he was currently unable to even look after himself, so he could only bury that worry deep in his heart.

What was more important now was to uncover the reason for this space's existence.

Since sealing runes existed here, this must be a sealing space designed to contain something.

Only by finding the thing that was sealed could he better deduce the nature of this sealing formula.

Thinking of this, Tokiju immediately began to look in all directions to see if he could find anything unusual.

Soon, he discovered a blurry black shadow behind him.

Because the visibility here was low, Tokiju could only judge from its general outline that the shadow appeared to be humanoid.

Holding to the belief that caution never hurts, Tokiju gathered a fist-sized ball of light in his hand.

This ball of light had no offensive power; its only purpose was illumination.

This was one of the applications of the ability he had just acquired from his Right Eye of Light.

The ability of his right eye was simple and brutal: it absorbed light energy and then utilized it—it was just that simple.

Overall, while simple, it was an ability with an incredibly high ceiling and floor.

As for the Eye of Time in his left eye?

Currently, Tokiju could not perceive its specific functions.

After all, time-based abilities were among the most broken powers; given Tokiju's current strength, it was only reasonable that he could not grasp it.

He threw the ball of light in his hand toward the black shadow.

The ball of light illuminated the shadow, and Tokiju saw clearly that it was a young girl wearing a dark blue dress, floating quietly in mid-air.

The girl's feet were wrapped in bandages, and there were two shackles on her ankles.

Seeing this, Tokiju did not rashly approach.

Although the other party showed no reaction to the suddenly appearing ball of light, since she could be sealed, this person was definitely not simple.

"Hey! Person in front, if you can talk, say something!"

Tokiju shouted at the person in front, but received no response.

Seeing this, Tokiju once again condensed a ball of light in his hand, only this time, the ball of light had been compressed.

He threw the ball of light over once more.

When the ball of light reached the front of the other party, Tokiju immediately let out a low shout: "Flash!"

A intense light erupted suddenly, directly and briefly illuminating this space of low visibility.

That was right; this was a simple flashbang that Tokiju had created by compressing light energy.

Even Tokiju, who was floating in the distance, was caught by the flash, let alone the Uchiha who was facing it directly.

Such intense light would be unbearable even with one's eyes closed.

But the Uchiha before him remained motionless, feeling as if she were dead.

Seeing this, Tokiju slowly drifted over.

Upon drawing closer, Tokiju finally saw the other party's appearance clearly.

The slightly worn dark blue dress set off her eleven or twelve-year-old frame, and her delicate features complemented her soft, black hair.

The appearance of the girl before him gradually began to overlap with the figure in Tokiju's memory.

"This person is... Uchiha Hikari?" Tokiju exclaimed.

Although Tokiju had not watched Boruto and had not played the Ultimate Ninja Storm games, he had heard of the great name Uchiha Hikari.

It seemed she was a member of the Uchiha clan born in the distant Warring States period.

Because she awakened a heaven-defying Mangekyo Sharingan after her parents died in battle, she was regarded as a weapon by her clansmen.

Because her seniority was even higher than that of Uchiha Madara, she was jokingly referred to by netizens as the Uchiha Great-Grandmother.

Ultimately, it was because her power was too overwhelming that the Senju Clan and the Sarutobi Clan joined forces to seal her away.

"Wait, now that I think about it, I seem to be her enemy as well..."

Recalling all the information he had gathered, Tokiju could only offer a helpless, bitter smile.

The young girl before him was no easy character to deal with; although, from the perspective of the plot, she was a good girl who loved and hated with intensity.

But all of that was built upon the foundation of Boruto being able to travel through time.

He, however, did not possess that... ability.

Wait, I seem to have the Eye of Time; if I develop it properly, shouldn't I be able to travel as well?

He wasn't clear on that, and besides, Tokiju didn't intend to break her seal right now—primarily because his current reservoir of sealing knowledge wouldn't allow it.

Thinking this, Tokiju circled around Uchiha Hikari and then leaned in for a closer look.

"Truly a beautiful person; it's no wonder she was so popular in the Naruto fandom."

Tokiju murmured to himself, placing a hand on her shoulder and beginning to slowly inject his chakra.

As the chakra flowed in, lines of black sealing runes slowly began to emerge upon her skin.

Observing these sealing runes, which were far sparser than those on the barrier from before, Tokiju felt a sense of clarity.

Withdrawing his hand, Tokiju muttered to himself, "It seems the barrier surrounding this place is the main body of the seal."

"Sigh, forget it. I can't crack these sealing runes right now. It's better to focus on studying the sealing techniques Grandma Mito gave me."

With that thought, Tokiju took out the sealing scroll and began to study it right there.

Days turned into days.

It might have been ten years, or perhaps twenty; Tokiju himself was no longer certain of the exact time.

Over such a long period, Tokiju had thoroughly studied all the sealing techniques given to him by Uzumaki Mito and had worked on developing his Dual Eyes of Time.

It was mainly because he was so bored that he had to find ways to keep himself occupied.

But this space contained nothing but Uchiha Hikari, and aside from researching sealing techniques, there was nothing else to do.

However, that wasn't the main point; the most significant issue was that the long-term isolation and the lonely atmosphere were on the verge of driving Tokiju insane.

He now only wanted to find someone to vent his grievances to, to express the loneliness he had endured for so long.

And there happened to be one person right in front of him who could serve that purpose: Uchiha Hikari.

He was now going to attempt to undo the sealing runes on Uchiha Hikari, allowing her to move freely within this sealed space just like him.

As for the consequences? He didn't want to think about them at all.