Unsealing the Body

Time pushed forward by another few days.

Tokiju had spent these days perfecting the method to break the sealing runes on Uchiha Hikari.

He placed his still-childish hand upon her forehead.

That was right; despite having spent a very long time in this sealed space, Tokiju's body had not developed, remaining in the six-year-old state he was in when he first arrived.

After all, time did not flow here, so it was normal for his body not to grow, though he still felt hunger.

Perhaps it was because he was constantly training his chakra and developing the Eye of Light, causing his physical and spiritual energy to deplete.

This was why the system provided him with a check-in panel available morning, noon, and night—to ensure he wouldn't starve to death.

System, you are truly great!

Furthermore, the food from the check-in events was not simple; these items were "false objects" composed of pure energy.

Although he could taste specific flavors, they were fundamentally different from normal food.

That was, these system-provided foods could be completely absorbed by the body without leaving any residue.

However, these system foods were not like the heavenly treasures in cultivation worlds that could improve one's aptitude upon consumption.

The only function of this food was to ensure that when Tokiju trained his chakra, he wouldn't die from excessive physical energy depletion.

Nevertheless, as pure energy, consuming these foods in large quantities did have some minor effects on strengthening the body.

It was just that the effect was extremely limited; after eating them for ten or twenty years, his physical strength had only increased three or four times compared to when he first arrived.

If one were to ask why Tokiju had stayed here for so long without his physical strength making any real progress, it was because time did not flow in this space, causing his body to remain completely undeveloped, making it impossible to raise his physical limits.

Whenever he thought of this, Tokiju would be absolutely furious!

Over these years, because his physical strength failed to meet the standard, the chakra he gained from daily training was pitifully small.

After so many years, the amount of chakra in his body was, at most, at the level of an ordinary Jonin.

Although the chakra of an ordinary Jonin was not exactly small, for a descendant of the Senju and Uzumaki clans like Tokiju, this amount of chakra seemed insignificant—like a weakling, leaving him with no sense of security.

With the current amount of chakra in his body, he couldn't even manifest more than a few chains of the Adamantine Sealing Chains.

However, there was no need to rush; once he found a way to leave this seal, his body would begin to develop again, and all these problems would be easily resolved.

As for the twin eyes of time and light?

The Eye of Light was fine; there was faint light in this space, and although it was very weak, it could still be absorbed by Tokiju.

Over the years, he had developed many light-attribute techniques, including several with significant power.

As for the Eye of Time?

Through years of practice, he was barely able to perceive a trace of time fluctuations, but he was unable to interfere with them.

It wasn't that he couldn't, but that he dared not.

That was right; every time he wanted to interfere with time, he had a feeling.

If he dared to act, the chakra consumed by interfering with time would surely drain him into a dried corpse in an instant.

The memory ended, and Tokiju placed his hand on Uchiha Hikari's forehead, then began to slowly inject his chakra.

The black sealing runes reappeared on her body.

Once the sealing runes were fully manifested, Tokiju began the process of breaking them.

For a complex sealing technique like this, breaking it could only be done slowly, and the time required was immense.

As time slowly passed, Tokiju finally broke all the sealing runes on Uchiha Hikari, a task that took nearly three months.

Moreover, while undoing the seals on her, Tokiju also took the opportunity to seal the chakra within her body.

After all the runes on Uchiha Hikari were removed, she continued to float there quietly, showing no signs of regaining consciousness.

Tokiju had anticipated this; in truth, the reason time did not flow here was due to the invisible barrier that enclosed the space.

As for the sealing runes on Uchiha Hikari, they were merely a form of insurance.

The reason Tokiju could move was primarily due to the interference of his left eye, the Eye of Time.

Therefore, to make Uchiha Hikari regain consciousness, he had to bestow the power of the Eye of Time upon her, allowing her to break free from the temporal interference of this place.

As the power of time was slowly injected, Uchiha Hikari's consciousness gradually returned, a fact Tokiju could sense.

However, although her consciousness had returned, she still could not move.

Making her capable of free movement was simple; he only needed to increase the infusion of the power of time.

But he could not do that yet; although Tokiju was dying to have someone to talk to, he hadn't reached the point of joking with his own safety.

Tokiju reached out and slowly opened Uchiha Hikari's eyelids, forcing her to meet his gaze.

Looking into eyes that had regained their luster, Tokiju said softly, "You should be able to see and hear me now."

"I know you are terrified, but you don't need to worry; I won't hurt you."

"This is the sealing space where you are imprisoned. As for the reason you were sealed, I don't know, but you should be clear on that yourself."

"I arrived here for unknown reasons, and just like you, I want to get out very much."

"I am going to restore your ability to move now. Please do not attack me, can you do that?"

With that, Tokiju began to channel the Power of Time into Uchiha Hikari's body once again.

Once the Power of Time was fully infused, Uchiha Hikari, having regained her mobility, immediately threw a punch toward Tokiju's chest.

Seeing this, Tokiju instantly pulled back and retreated rapidly.

Having stayed here for over a decade, he had long since become like a fish in water within this zero-gravity environment.

Easily dodging Uchiha Hikari's attack, Tokiju immediately reached out to intercept her, cutting off her attempt to launch another strike.

"Stop! I don't want to fight you!"

Seeing this, Uchiha Hikari withdrew her intention to continue attacking.

It wasn't that she didn't want to fight, but rather that the zero-gravity environment here made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

Judging by the speed at which he had dodged her attack, it was clear he was very accustomed to this environment; she wouldn't gain any advantage if they truly fought.

Moreover, she still couldn't sense the presence of chakra within her body, which meant she couldn't even activate her Sharingan.

"Who are you? Where is this?"

Uchiha Hikari asked aloud; since she couldn't fight, she might as well gather more information.

Tokiju clutched his forehead and said helplessly, "Didn't I just tell you? This is the sealing space where you are imprisoned. Don't tell me you don't even know how you were sealed?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Hikari's eyes flickered as past memories gradually resurfaced, and she recalled being sealed by the joint forces of the Senju Clan and the Sarutobi Clan.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Hikari finally withdrew her aura and stared fixedly at the Tokiju before her.

Seeing this, Tokiju finally breathed a sigh of relief.

I can only say she is worthy of being a ruthless figure from the Warring States period; the aura she exudes is completely incomparable to a young man like me who hasn't even killed anyone.

Seeing that she had calmed down, Tokiju continued, "My name is Tokiju. What is yours?"

Although he had long known her name, it was better to ask formally now.

"Uchiha... Nameless."