Take Us Home

Looking at the lifeless black bear, Uchiha Kei's emotions fluctuated violently.

I don't know why.

A profound and heart-wrenching grief lingered in his heart.

He had never even seen a black bear before, so why did its death evoke such strong emotions in him?

"The Mo Da..."

Uchiha Kei heard Jiang Hao muttering to himself.

"Boom--"

A terrifying roar echoed throughout the entire starry sky.

Following Jiang Hao's gaze, Uchiha Kei witnessed a horrifying scene.

The human's longsword and the eyeball in the crack faced each other.

But Uchiha Kei could tell that humanity was already at its last gasp.

The longsword that had materialized had become illusory, and the radiance surrounding its blade had dimmed considerably.

Victory or defeat...

Soon to be decided!

"Carrying billions of lives..."

The humans were now covered in blood; their once robust bodies were now emaciated.

He opened his mouth, and his hoarse voice echoed in the starry sky.

"An unbreakable will..."

Human eyes, once dull, suddenly burst forth with boundless brilliance.

Dazzling!

Even if you die, you won't get out.

In the last sentence, the human voice was very soft.

But Uchiha Kei did hear it.

"Buzz--"

The longsword shattered into pieces, and countless shimmering fragments poured into the cracks.

"On one's last legs."

A cold voice came from deep within the crack.

The voice seemed to be a composite of many sounds, neither male nor female, devoid of joy or sorrow.

"The defeat is inevitable. What's wrong with giving you some time?"

His Red Eye were filled with contempt for humanity.

"Give us time, the loser..."

"It's you!"

A grin spread across the human's gaunt face.

"I'm waiting. If she can't solve it, you certainly can't."

The crack slowly closed, and the Red Eye gradually disappeared into the starry sky.

Humans watched silently until the crack completely disappeared.

"She can't, but we can."

The massive human body shrank little by little.

With each minute he shrank, he descended a little further.

When his body returned to its normal size, he also landed on the star chart.

"Jiang Hao."

The human slumped on the astrolabe, looking at him with extreme weakness.

Jiang Hao ran frantically to the humans, tears streaming uncontrollably down his face.

Don't cry.

The human managed to reach out and wipe away the tears on his face.

"This is our destiny; our existence is for this moment."

The human gave an awkward smile.

"This is my destiny! You shouldn't have sealed me away. I should have died on this battlefield like Mo Da!"

Jiang Hao roared loudly, his eyes bloodshot.

The human shook his head. "You are different from us."

"What's the difference! They're the same, completely identical!"

"You are hope."

The human scanned the surroundings with difficulty, his eyes filled with sorrow as he looked at the enormous corpse that covered the star chart.

"Our time has passed; this is the last thing we can do."

She withdrew her sorrowful gaze and turned her attention back to Jiang Hao.

"Jiang Hao... look over there."

He gently raised his hand, pointing to a star field in the far distance.

"That... is the direction home..."

The human's hand fell limply to his side, a faint smile on his face.

"Home... we... want to go home..."

The light in human eyes is gradually fading.

"Take... take us... home..."

As it murmured its last words, the human's eyes, like Mo Da, completely lost their light.

There was no more life.

A wisp of golden light, thicker than before, drifted out from his body.

It surged into Jiang Hao's chest.

Uchiha Kei watched the humans die in silence.

He didn't know what these terrifyingly powerful creatures were fighting against.

He didn't know what the consequences of failure or success would be.

All he knew was...

This is a group of people who want to go home.

"Go home... I'll take you home."

Jiang Hao stood up numbly, struggling to carry the human corpse, and moved forward step by step.

An endless darkness gradually enveloped Uchiha Kei's vision.

Close your eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, Uchiha Kei found himself back at the Waterfall of Truth.

In front of him was another version of himself with a cold and stern expression.

"There's another me in my mental world, and he said you'll bring me the truth."

Uchiha Kei sat quietly, his gaze fixed on the other man.

This is all I can give you.

The other man's gaze remained icy, his voice devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

"And then? Jiang Hao... or rather, us, did we take them home?"

Uchiha Kei asked the question he most wanted to know.

Another subtle change appeared in his expression.

But eventually, things returned to calm.

He gently extended one finger and placed it on Uchiha Kei's forehead.

"Bite."

With a soft sound, several sensations suddenly appeared in Uchiha Kei's mind.

There are four in total.

The three were very, very far away from him, seemingly not even in the Shinobi World; he only had a general idea of their locations.

Another...

I was so close to him.

"Find them, and you will uncover the truth."

The other man spoke succinctly.

His figure gradually blurred, and soon transformed into a stream of light that surged into Uchiha Kei's mind.

Uchiha Kei pondered for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile.

I thought this time I would finally find the truth he wanted to know.

Little did he know, this person would bring him an even bigger mystery.

The stars are the chess pieces, and the sky is the battlefield!

An enemy too terrifying to imagine!

As well as...

A group of pitiful people who want to go home.

What Uchiha Kei couldn't understand the most was what happened to those people after they died.

What are those golden threads?

Perhaps...

Uchiha Kei slowly stood up and walked outside.

After he went to the remaining four places, everything...

It will eventually become clear!