Izanami: Heartless Man!

Uchiha Kei gasped for breath, his hands trembling slightly.

The monster in front of us is not particularly strong; in fact, it could be described as quite weak.

However, the bizarre attack methods and the suppression of his swordsmanship by the Netherworld left him struggling to cope.

Fortunately, victory still belonged to him in the end.

"Heh, your strength is not bad."

A soft, alluring female voice came from all directions.

Uchiha Kei raised his eyes. "Izanami, right? I never thought even a high and mighty god would resort to such sneak attacks."

"A sneak attack?"

Izanami sneered, "A mere mortal dares to ambush me? This is nothing more than a creature found everywhere in the Netherworld."

Uchiha Kei did not reply, and tried his best to adjust his own state.

His only Taijutsu was Body One, and in some aspects, it was even stronger than his swordsmanship.

For example, the ability to heal itself.

He has now fully recovered from the damage the monster inflicted on him.

However, since her swordsmanship was suppressed, she was still far from being able to compete with Izanami in the Netherworld.

However, his purpose in coming to the Netherworld was not to fight Izanami.

Back in the Shinobi World, Uchiha Kei sensed something different in Izanami's words.

If nothing unexpected happens, there will also be a 'Uchiha Kei' in the Netherworld.

And this Uchiha Kei has a deep bond with Izanami.

Having bonds is a good thing; at least his safety in the Netherworld can be guaranteed.

Have you sorted out your past romantic entanglements?

After a long silence, Izanami spoke again.

Uchiha Kei shrugged. "This shouldn't be any of your business, right?"

"Then you can wait to collect the corpses of everyone in the Shinobi World!"

Izanami's voice was filled with anger.

"I don't understand what this has to do with the Shinobi World. Is a little promiscuity something to be governed by your Netherworld?"

Uchiha Kei gave a sly smile, his tone sharp.

"It's under my jurisdiction! It's under my jurisdiction!"

Izanami's voice held a hint of hysteria, "Anything that concerns you is my business!"

"That's another 'me,' not me."

Uchiha Kei shook his head helplessly.

"It's you! He is you, and you are you!"

That sounds a bit convoluted.

But Uchiha Kei knew what she meant.

Uchiha Kei fell silent.

Why aren't you saying anything?

Izanami, unwilling to give up, continued to ask.

"What are you saying? You've already decided I'm him, and I'm sure he's told you why I'm here."

Uchiha Kei shrugged.

Izanami remained silent for a while.

"After the fusion, does it still exist?"

Uchiha Kei pondered for a moment.

He possesses the memories of the several 'Uchiha Kei' he merged with earlier.

Strictly speaking, however, 'they' have already disappeared.

He told me that this was his fate, and although he didn't want to accept it, he had no choice but to.

Izanami's voice carried a certain sadness.

Yes.

This is fate.

Their fate.

That was his fate.

"Forget it, go see him. This is his only obsession for the rest of his life."

A strange fluctuation appeared around Uchiha Kei.

Uchiha Kei did not resist the fluctuations and moved with them.

When I opened my eyes again, I was in a magnificent, golden room.

There was a large bed in the room, and an elderly man with gray hair was lying on it.

At this moment, he was looking at Uchiha Kei with a calm gaze.

"Cough cough cough, you've arrived."

The old man's voice was low and trembling slightly.

Uchiha Kei silently looked at the old man.

The Uchiha Kei absorbed earlier all retained their youthful appearance.

The "he" of today is clearly in his old age.

"Surprised? Heh, after all, I've been waiting for you for a very, very long time."

The old man chuckled softly, "Which is more terrifying, despair or endless waiting?"

Uchiha Kei thought for a moment, "Despair is terrible, but waiting... eventually comes to an end, just like you and me right now."

The old man shook his head. "Jiang Hao, you haven't experienced it, you don't know."

"Despair is terrible, but when people are dead, nothing can stop the flood."

"Endless waiting... is the most terrifying thing."

Uchiha Kei truly couldn't understand it.

However, he did not refute the old man.

There are as many Hamlets as there are people.

Who can say that their answer is definitely correct?

"I personally experienced that dark and turbulent time."

The old man seemed to have guessed Uchiha Kei's thoughts and slowly said, "Humanity perished, gods fell, and powerful figures from all realms met their deaths."

"Those planets, those vast galaxies, those magnificent temples, all turned to dust!"

"You should have seen that memory before, right?"

Uchiha Kei looked at the old man with some shock.

He actually knew!

Seem...

This "he" is different from the previous ones.

Uchiha Kei nodded heavily.

That memory...

Countless lives died.

A god as vast as the Milky Way, died.

In that period of memory, death seemed to be the only dominant theme.

Nothing but death!

"Jiang Hao, they have stood at the pinnacle of all realms for countless years, why did they die such a wretched death?"

"Because the enemy is too powerful?"

The old man nodded, then shook his head.

"The enemy is indeed powerful, but that's not the root of the problem."

"What's the meaning?"

Uchiha Kei was confused.

"Because..."

"The enemy is themselves!"

Uchiha Kei's pupils suddenly contracted.