The Theater of a Hero Saving a Beauty, Uchiha Hikari's Bewilderment

"Who... who are you?"

Uchiha Hikari timidly raised her eyelids, her large, spirited eyes—wet and doe-like—fixed upon Shimizu.

They held a lingering sense of helplessness, but even more confusion; she seemed unable to comprehend who the person before her was.

"I am an Uchiha from a distant land."

Shimizu repeated the phrase once more.

Compared to the Warring States period, he hailed from a future decades, perhaps even a century, away.

Regrettably, Uchiha Hikari did not grasp the meaning behind Shimizu's words.

Neither did the Uchiha outside.

They all drew their katana, looking as though they were facing a formidable enemy.

"Hey, where exactly are you from, ninja?"

The ocular power inadvertently radiating from the Sharingan in Shimizu's pupils could not be faked.

This was a realm that Transformation Jutsu could not reach, and the other Uchiha were all speculating about Shimizu's origins.

No one believed that Shimizu came from a "distant land"; it sounded like a mere excuse.

"I think you all should be quiet."

Having found Uchiha Hikari, Shimizu had no interest in saying anything more to these Uchiha.

With a wave of his hand, a massive, spectral skeletal hand slammed all those ninjas into the ground.

The Susanoo tore through the cave wall, the commotion as loud as a thunderclap, shaking the surrounding air and revealing the sunlight outside.

This disturbance quickly caught the attention of the ninjas patrolling outside.

"Enemy attack! We're under attack!"

"That is... Susanoo!"

Apparently, in the Warring States period, Susanoo had not yet become extinct as it would be in the future, relegated only to legends; most Uchiha did not know the true power of Susanoo.

In an instant, various Fire Release, Wind Release, Lightning Style, and other elemental jutsu erupted.

The scorching flames of Fire Release tore through the air, the