Seeing that Uchiha Gen had no particular reaction and was about to turn away, Tobirama suddenly continued, "Have you been pretending to be blind all these years to protect Kimura?"
"Maybe." Uchiha Gen did not deny it. After all, who the hell knew what he had been thinking back then? Well, technically, he was a ghost himself now.
Seeing that Uchiha Gen still failed to catch on, Tobirama frowned and had no choice but to spell it out. "Didn't you say earlier that you'd give me credit for a major contribution? I can help you with Kimura."
Mission: Escape back to Konoha and survive. (Completed) Would you like to exit the memory?
"...What happens if I don't?"
System panel: You will keep repeating this day.
"..."
Mokujin's story:
Mokujin and Kimura had enough talent to be known as the Hyuga twins, but Hyuga Kimura had actually been born a year after Hyuga Mokujin.
Under the Hyuga Clan's rules, the younger child would be branded with the Caged Bird Seal upon reaching a certain age.
Moreover, Mokujin's talent far surpassed Kimura's. At the time, no one in the clan objected to the decision, apart from little Kimura, who was still too young to understand.
But everything changed when Hyuga Mokujin was four. One day, for no apparent reason, he suddenly went blind!
When the news broke, the Hyuga Clan erupted into an uproar. Everyone speculated about who had attacked Mokujin. Since it had happened within the clan, they summoned the branch family, who were the prime suspects. In the process, Kimura, who had always been overlooked, came to everyone's attention once more.
In truth, Kimura's talent was far from lacking compared with others his age. He could even be called a genius; he had simply