Intercepting Kamui

Border of the Land of Fire.

The battlefield between Konoha and Kirigakure.

Smoke rose from the scarred earth, which was littered with bloodstains, broken Kunai, and Shuriken.

On the edge of the battlefield, a few teenagers around thirteen or fourteen years old were whispering to each other.

"Dafeng, I heard them say that the Yellow Flash's student, Nohara Rin, has been missing for several days."

"Sigh, Uchiha Obito just sacrificed himself, and now it seems the situation for the other missing student isn't looking good either..."

Uchiha Akira leaned against a tree trunk, letting the wind blow past him as he listened nonchalantly to the idle chatter nearby.

This was a trap set by Uchiha Madara to force Uchiha Obito to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan and fall completely into darkness.

As a transmigrator, he knew that this matter had nothing to do with any of them.

After letting the evening breeze blow for a while, Uchiha Akira brushed the dust off his clothes and turned to walk toward his tent in the forest.

Uchiha Akira, transmigrator, 17 years old, possessor of the Three Tomoe Sharingan; Ninja rank: Chunin, proficient in Fire Style, Wind Style, Lightning Style, Uchiha Liu Nintaijutsu, and Medical Ninjutsu.

When he arrived in this world, it was Konoha Year 49, the height of the Third Shinobi World War.

He had landed in the Uchiha Clan. His predecessor had evolved his Sharingan to Three Tomoe after witnessing the death of a close friend, and after a fierce battle, he had perished together with a Kirigakure Jonin, which was how the current Uchiha Akira came to be.

It was now Konoha Year 50. Transmigrator Uchiha Akira had not only fully mastered his predecessor's ninjutsu but had also further developed some advanced techniques while using the Sharingan to master a portion of Medical Ninjutsu.

The war was drawing to a close. Although the intensity was not as high as in Year 49, many characters who would have a profound impact on the future had their mindsets changed during this year.

For example, Uchiha Obito, or Nagato.

However, for Uchiha Akira, none of this mattered; it was not something he could interfere with.

Not to mention whether he had the strength, even if he did, there was no way to intervene.

Moreover, without a system or any golden finger, he only wanted to live well and survive as long as he could.

Having experienced death once, he understood how precious life was and how hard-won it was.

This was the front line between Kirigakure and Konoha, located on the eastern border of the Land of Fire.

One of the main forces on this front was the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan, with other ninja clans and civilian ninjas serving as the other main force.

Just as he returned to the area where his tent was located, a steady, powerful sound of footsteps approached.

Uchiha Akira turned to look and saw Uchiha Fugaku, wearing a Jonin vest, walking toward him.

Seeing him, Uchiha Akira's heart skipped a beat; his intuition told him that he might be in for some trouble.

Uchiha Fugaku had earned the title of "Wicked Eye" on the battlefield. He was powerful, one of the top combatants on the Konoha side, and a high-level commander here.

At the same time, Uchiha Fugaku could be considered his teacher; over the past year, Uchiha Akira had received no shortage of guidance from him.

Now that he had come here in person, it certainly wasn't to exchange pleasantries; there must be some special mission.

"Clan Leader." Uchiha Akira bit the bullet and greeted him.

Uchiha Fugaku nodded and looked at Uchiha Akira: "Ming, there is something I need you to do."

Uchiha Akira felt helpless inside, but he could only brace himself and say: "Clan Leader, please speak."

"Traces of Nohara Rin and Kakashi have been discovered. They are being hunted by a large number of Kirigakure Anbu. A single Nohara Rin is not worth such a massive mobilization from Kirigakure. Go and investigate what is going on," Uchiha Fugaku said sternly.

Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, Uchiha Akira's heart sank. As expected, it wasn't good news.

This was an extremely dangerous task. The Kirigakure force hunting Kakashi and Nohara Rin could number in the hundreds.

Facing such a large Kirigakure force, if he were discovered and fell into an encirclement, even with his strength, he wouldn't fare well; the risks were immense.

Uchiha Fugaku nodded and said: "It's just a simple investigation. We don't have much manpower to spare in the Uchiha Clan right now, and you are the only one with the strength for this."

Hearing Uchiha Fugaku put it this way, Uchiha Akira knew that he had no choice but to go on this investigation.

Uchiha Fugaku didn't know the full extent of Uchiha Akira's strength, but he knew that Uchiha Akira's abilities far exceeded those of an average Uchiha and were not far from his own.

Uchiha Akira felt helpless, but he could only nod and say: "I understand, Clan Leader. Leave this matter to me."

He had to accept it, but how he did it and to what extent would depend on his own mood.

He had already made up his mind to just wander around the periphery of the mission area.

Hearing his response, Uchiha Fugaku nodded with satisfaction; his dedicated teaching over the past year had not been in vain.

He looked at Uchiha Akira with a solemn expression and said: "I know this matter is very dangerous, but there is no other way. Our Uchiha Clan needs more bargaining chips for negotiations with the higher-ups, so I have to trouble you."

"There is nothing left for me to teach you regarding ninjutsu." He took out a scroll and handed it to Uchiha Akira, saying: "This is the ultimate genjutsu of our Uchiha Clan, and also a forbidden technique, called Izanagi."

"Izanagi?" Uchiha Akira took the scroll, deliberately showing a look of confusion.

Of course, he knew about this forbidden technique of the Uchiha Clan.

It was an ultimate genjutsu activated at the cost of the Sharingan.

It could turn unfavorable events that occurred within a period of time into something that never happened, choosing only the outcomes favorable to the user to become reality. It was truly heaven-defying.

"This technique represents the former glory of our clan. I won't explain too much; you will understand once you read it yourself," Uchiha Fugaku said, a look of pride appearing on his face.

After informing Uchiha Akira of the mission area's location, Uchiha Fugaku turned and left; as one of the battlefield commanders, he had little time to spare.

Uchiha Akira mastered Izanagi with a single glance; a Mangekyō Sharingan holder only needed to form the Hare, Boar, and Ram hand seals to activate it.

After leaving the Konoha camp, Uchiha Akira immediately slowed his pace.

The capture of Nohara Rin by Kirigakure was a lethal trap set by Uchiha Madara for Uchiha Obito.

He could not arrive too early or too coincidentally; if he ran head-on into a corrupted Uchiha Obito, it would be disastrous.

With his current strength, facing Uchiha Obito—who possessed Wood Release and had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan—would surely be a losing battle.

It would be best if I didn't run into anyone at all, to avoid the trouble... Uchiha Akira thought to himself.

He instinctively wanted to avoid unnecessary complications.

Having transmigrated into a member of the Uchiha Clan, he was already caught in a massive predicament; he had no desire to invite any more trouble.

However, as the saying goes, the bad often comes true, and at this moment, Murphy's Law took effect.

Uchiha Akira had only just stepped into the mission area and begun to scout when he witnessed a scene of boundless misery.

Across the shattered earth, corpses lay in disarray, their tragic states suggesting they had been crushed by some immense force.

Killed by the power of Wood Release combined with Kamui, truly miserable... Uchiha Akira sighed inwardly.

Kamui combined with Wood Release was truly terrifying. There were far more Kirigakure Anbu here than he had imagined!

Uchiha Akira spotted the silver-haired Hatake Kakashi lying in the center of the battlefield at a glance.

Approaching Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Akira felt a stir in his heart: Perhaps this is the only chance I will ever have in this life to possess a Mangekyō Sharingan...

The difficulty of awakening a Mangekyō Sharingan varied from person to person, and Uchiha Akira knew that, for him, there was likely no hope of achieving it on his own.

With this eye, I will have the confidence to face what comes next... Forgive me, Hatake Kakashi, I will borrow it for a time... I shall return it to you in the future.

Uchiha Akira crouched down, first using Medical Ninjutsu to force Hatake Kakashi into a deep state of dormancy, then proceeded to gouge out his left eye.

Next, Uchiha Akira gritted his teeth and, with a muffled groan, gouged out his own left eye.

He placed the left eye he had obtained from Hatake Kakashi—which had belonged to Uchiha Obito—into his own socket.

He then placed his own left eye into Hatake Kakashi's socket.

Uchiha Akira covered his left eye with his right hand and Hatake Kakashi's left eye with his left hand.

The next moment, green light emanated from both his hands.

Under the rapid recovery of Medical Ninjutsu, Uchiha Akira completed the eye transplant surgery within a few minutes.