Reversing the Timeline!
Reverse the timeline.
Under the moonlight, a dark blue portal suddenly appeared in the grove of Konoha.
A figure stepped out from within.
"The grove? What a place full of memories."
Uchiha Kei looked around, recalling scenes from his past with Naruto.
This little grove of trees is where he and Naruto experienced their most disheartening childhood.
Uchiha Kei strolled leisurely towards the village.
Now that Konoha has reached this point in time, Uchiha Kei is no longer afraid that anyone can harm him as a child.
He could appear in any corner of Konoha in the blink of an eye, whenever he wanted.
This is the new Blade Intent he has grasped!
Time and space!
In some ways, this Blade Intent is very similar to White Bone Yu's Kekkei Genkai, both being abilities at the space-time level.
But.
White Bone Yu's Kekkei Genkai requires a massive amount of Chakra to activate.
Uchiha Kei's Blade Intent, however, only requires a thought to unleash thousands upon thousands of sword strikes!
The power of each strike is enough to tear apart the boundaries of time and space!
It's obvious which one is stronger or weaker.
Easily evading the patrolling ninjas, Uchiha Kei went straight back to his childhood shack.
The room was empty and spotless.
In fact, it would be hard for his little shabby house not to be clean.
After all, there wasn't even a bed...
After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Kei closed his eyes slightly.
When he opened his eyes again, the purple Rinnegan had appeared.
"Summoning Technique!"
Uchiha Kei let out a low shout, and countless mysterious patterns appeared on the ground.
"Bang--"
Smoke immediately rose into the air.
"Woof~"
As the smoke cleared, a miniature three-headed dog appeared in his sight.
"Little one, find the other me."
Uchiha Kei took a Kunai out of his pocket and held it under the nose of the miniature three-headed dog.
The miniature three-headed dog sniffed the air, looking at its owner with some confusion.
Then, it twitched its nose again, and all three heads looked in the same direction, looking even more confused.
How...
Does it have the aura of two owners?
Did I smell it wrong?
That shouldn't be the case.
Uchiha Kei followed its gaze.
That direction leads to the village clinic.
Inside the special care ward of the medical clinic.
The young version of Uchiha Kei was covered in bandages and was currently in a deep sleep.
Naruto lay on the hospital bed, fast asleep.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, however, stood to the side of the hospital bed, looking at the unconscious Uchiha Kei with a complicated expression.
It was so close.
If the child had been brought here any later, he would have been beyond saving.
Given his weak constitution and lack of Chakra, it's quite remarkable that he was able to withstand two Ninjutsu attacks.
Only...
Why did that mysterious person insist on killing this child whom the Uchiha called trash?
"He will be your greatest enemy in the future, and even more so, Konoha's greatest enemy!"
That's what the mysterious person who looked so much like me, only much older, said, right?
How could a child like Uchiha Kei possibly be his greatest enemy, or even Konoha's greatest enemy?
What exactly was his purpose in saying that?
He was tasked with eliminating an Uchiha, who was still just a child.
Was this intended to incite conflict between the Hokage faction and the Uchiha Clan?
He rejected the idea as soon as it came to mind.
The eerie Chakra emanating from the mysterious figure is terrifying!
At the very least, he's no match for them.
Would such a powerful being really bother with such despicable means?
He's not Danzo...
After thinking for a long time, Sarutobi Hiruzen was still completely baffled.
He sighed, took a blanket from another bed, gently covered Naruto with it, and then turned and left the ward.
As soon as Sarutobi Hiruzen left, a sudden tear appeared in the space of the ward.
Uchiha Kei emerged from within, his expression complex.
Looking at the doorway where Sarutobi Hiruzen disappeared, Uchiha Kei sighed.
During this period, Sarutobi Hiruzen also had a strong desire for power.
However, it hasn't reached the point of completely losing its humanity.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was a very awkward person.
The brilliance of humanity did indeed exist in him.
Otherwise, in the original storyline, he wouldn't have willingly been killed by Orochimaru to protect the village.
It was the sudden emergence of Uchiha Kei and Itachi's drastically different fate that greatly increased the sense of threat Sarutobi Hiruzen.
This led to Sarutobi Hiruzen's future collaboration with the Otsutsuki.
Shaking his head, Uchiha Kei cleared his mind of the jumbled thoughts and turned his gaze to the young Uchiha Kei lying on the hospital bed.
"You got beaten up so badly? How pitiful."
Uchiha Kei clicked his tongue.
"It seems I was saved by Sarutobi Hiruzen from this timeline, really..."
"How ironic."
Uchiha Kei sighed.
Uchiha Kei stepped forward gently, and a ball of shimmering Chakra appeared in his palm.
He placed his hands on his younger self, and the wounds healed rapidly.
"Um?"
Just as his injuries were nearing completion of healing, Uchiha Kei's brows furrowed.
As a child, it seems that...
What is it?
Uchiha Kei was greatly alarmed.
Could it have been left behind by Sarutobi Hiruzen in the future?
If that's the case, wouldn't it affect him in the future?
Uchiha Kei dared not be careless, and the shimmering green Chakra immediately concentrated in his brain.
"Ding, the system has been triggered ahead of schedule, detecting the same medium and in the process of merging..."
Upon hearing the voice in his mind, Uchiha Kei was struck dumb.
System...
What was in his mind when he was young...
It's the system!
It turns out that the system was already in his mind during his first year after transmigrating!