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"You've come."

Jiang Hao forced a smile at the woman who had just entered the ward.

"Yeah, I thought you were going to die."

The woman replied coldly, her tone icy.

"It's hard to die, don't you know that?"

Jiang Hao chuckled and made a teasing remark to the woman.

The woman rolled her eyes at him, neither confirming nor denying it.

Uchiha Kei numbly turned his head to look at the woman.

Sure enough, he didn't recognize the woman either; in fact, he was certain he had never seen her before.

Unfortunately, Jiang Hao knew him.

Judging from their tone, the two are quite familiar with each other.

Could it be...?

He had amnesia, but after being hit by a car, his memory returned?

Uchiha Kei had no choice but to think that way.

He couldn't think of any other reason besides this possibility.

The woman glanced at the little girl. "A-Yi, how's the plan going?"

A-Yi licked the lollipop he had just opened. "It's alright, nothing unexpected happened."

"That's good."

After the brief conversation, A-Yi skipped and hopped out of the ward.

Uchiha Kei hesitated for a moment, but still chose to follow in A-Yi's footsteps.

Outside the ward, A-Yi sat obediently on a bench, waiting as if he knew Ah Yi would come.

"Aren't you going to explain anything to me A-Yi?"

Uchiha Kei sat numbly beside her, his eyes fixed on the little girl.

"What's there to explain?"

The little girl tilted her head in confusion.

"You, that woman from just now, Jiang Hao!"

What exactly is the relationship between you two?

Uchiha Kei suppressed his agitation and spoke slowly and deliberately.

The little girl thought for a moment, "I don't think it's good to know too much beforehand."

"Not good? You think it's not good?"

Uchiha Kei completely erupted, his body trembling as he pointed to the hospital room, "My body is lying in here! Don't I even have the most basic right to know?"

Not yet.

A-Yi licked the lollipop, a satisfied look on his face.

Uchiha Kei nearly choked to death.

After calming down for a while, Uchiha Kei asked again, "Fine, I won't ask about your relationship anymore, but at least tell me who that woman is, right?"

A-Yi held the lollipop, tilted his head, and thought for a while.

"Her name is Otsutsuki Xing Meng, 'Hoshi' as in 'star' and 'Meng' as in 'dream'."

Uchiha Kei's mind went blank for a moment, and he felt as if the whole world had turned white.

Otsutsuki...

Star Dream!

This woman is actually from the Otsutsuki Clan Takamagahara!

"I know you have a lot of questions you want to ask right now, so just ask them."

A-Yi smiled at him.

Just as Uchiha Kei was overjoyed, A-Yi's next words plunged him back into despair.

I'm not going to answer anyway.

Uchiha Kei: "..."

A moment later, A-Yi finished the lollipop in her hand and clapped her soft, white hands.

"Okay, now we'll take you home."

"Go back?"

Uchiha Kei was taken aback. Just as he was about to ask if they were going back to the Naruto World, A-Yi's fair and delicate hand quietly pressed against his inner thigh.

Don't be discouraged, you'll know someday.

A-Yi flashed her usual adorable smile and then gave a gentle push.

Uchiha Kei involuntarily leaned back, his vision filled only with the gradually enlarging face of A-Yi.

A-Yi smiled, her eyes narrowing into slits, and waved at him.

"Don't keep me waiting too long for this day."

This was the last thing Uchiha Kei heard.

The moment the sound reached his ears, he felt as if he were completely enveloped in darkness.

Just like...

The darkness of his previous death!

The research base of Twilight Ninja Village.

Outside the laboratory, everyone anxiously awaited the almost impossible result.

One minute.

A mere minute felt like an eternity to everyone.

"If the master hasn't appeared by then in one minute, I'll go in."

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki arrived late, gave Orochimaru a cold look before speaking indifferently.

Everyone remained silent.

Although Kaguya Ōtsutsuki always appeared gentle and weak in the village.

But everyone present knew perfectly well what her true strength was.

Apart from Uchiha Kei, no one was confident that they could suppress her alone!

Orochimaru's brows were also furrowed, his expression somewhat incredulous.

One minute has passed.

Based on what just happened, there should have been an explosion within ten seconds, let alone a minute.

Could it be that Twilight Shadow and the white mouse are in different situations?

Because of the Chakra, the delay time is longer?

Time ticked by, and soon the one minute allotted by Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was up.

Without wasting words, Kaguya, exuding an aura that kept strangers at bay, laboriously made her way to the laboratory door.

"If anything happens to the adults, you will all die!"

Kaguya placed her hand on the heavy laboratory door, turned slightly, and coldly surveyed the people around her.

Especially when his gaze fell upon Orochimaru, his surging killing intent was made no attempt to conceal it.

The expressions on everyone's faces were not pleasant.

It wasn't because of Kaguya's verbal threats.

It was entirely because of concern for Uchiha Kei's condition.

Just as Kaguya was about to push open the door, the heavy door...

It's open!

"Everyone, why are you all looking at me like that?"

Uchiha Kei's face was extremely pale, and he forced a smile as he looked at everyone.

"Sir... sir!"

Tears welled in Kaguya's eyes as she excitedly threw herself into Uchiha Kei's arms.

"Teacher!" ×4

"Lord Twilight Shadow!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, they still won't die."

The last sentence was spoken by Orochimaru.

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people glared at him angrily.

Of all these gazes, Kaguya's was the most striking.

Killing intent...

No attempt to hide it!

"You talkative bastard!"

Kaguya murmured something, then left Uchiha Kei's embrace, a grayish-white skeleton appearing in her hand.

All-Killing Ash Bones!

Uchiha Kei gently pulled Kaguya back, "It's alright, the seal was broken this time entirely thanks to Orochimaru."

Kaguya was stunned, and everyone around her was also stunned.

Get rid of...

Seal!

"Teacher, your seal has been broken?"

Hashirama stepped forward excitedly.

Uchiha Kei smiled and nodded.

Feeling the surging Chakra flowing through his body, Uchiha Kei stretched out his hand and gently clenched his fist.

"Boom--"

A terrifying gust of air raged through the brightly lit research base!

Everyone stared in disbelief, feeling the oppression that came from the very soul.

This suppression is not due to a difference in strength, but rather...

Class differences!

Facing Uchiha Kei now is like facing the Netherworld God of the past— Big Thunder!

It was even more terrifying than the suppression that Big Thunder had given them!

Uchiha Kei was also startled by his own aura, and involuntarily recalled what had happened when he had just woken up.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully broken through the seal and have received the following rewards."

"Gain unlimited Chakra!"

"Gain Ninjutsu of various attributes!"

"I have obtained the Seven Days Breathing Method!"

"Acquired swordsmanship - Blade Two!"

"Ding! Detection shows that the Seven Days Breathing Method and the Eight Gates coexist, automatically transforming into Body One!"

A series of clanging notifications filled Uchiha Kei with joy.

Although I narrowly escaped death, the gains I made made it all worthwhile.

The only thing he couldn't let go of was that...

An experience like a dream.

Jiang Hao...

A-Yi...

Otsutsuki...

Star Dream!