The residual power of the wind and sand licked the rock wall of Empty Cicada Cavern, making a hissing whisper, as if telling the story of the earth-shattering battle just now.
Xuan Jing stands at the entrance of the cave, his figure is like a lone spear piercing the sky, the scarlet color slowly closing in his right eye is the satisfaction of swallowing up a whole world, and also the unquenched hunger.
Deep in the pupils, those new silver-gray spider web lines were beating restlessly, and every flash was accompanied by a stinging pain from the depths of the soul.
That is the supreme law belonging to Space-Time Ninjutsu, violent and unruly, and it is carrying out the most primitive conquest and integration with his [Void Devour·Return to Ruins].
"The fusion degree of space chakra fragments is 37%..."
"Warning: High-dimensional coordinate fluctuations are still continuing, locking failed..."
The cold system prompts echoed in his mind, and Xuan's fingertips unconsciously touched the center of his eyebrows, suppressing the dizziness caused by the conflict of laws.
He knows better than anyone that completely sealing Obito in the gap between time and space is not the end, but a rough beginning.
He was like a reckless man who broke into the chess game and kicked over the chessboard. Although he temporarily overturned the chess player, he also made the giant beasts under the chessboard that had been sleeping for a longer time smell the smell of blood.
"Master Xuan."
Saori's voice was soft and steady. She didn't know when she had come to his side, holding a piece of metal that was scorched black and twisted by the high temperature in her hand.
That was the last part peeled off from Obito's mask, and it was also the only substance that was not completely annihilated by the space storm.
"This material... is very special." Saori's voice was very low, with a hint of solemnity. "It is not ordinary ceramics or metals. I sensed a trace amount of Dragonbone Jade components. As far as I know, only the core high-level officials of Amegakure master the refining process of integrating Dragonbone Jade into metal to enhance the conduction and defense of chakra."
Xuan's eyes fell on the fragments, without any emotion in his eyes.
He took the fragment and found it was cold and hard, far beyond ordinary steel.
However, at his fingertips, the material that was strong enough to withstand A-level ninjutsu was like a fragile biscuit.
There was only a small "click" sound, and the fragments turned into a handful of fine black powder, slipping from between his fingers.
"This only shows that he has hidden deep enough and lived too long." Xuan's voice was colder than the wind outside the cave. "It is not surprising that a loser who bears the name of the deceased and wears a mask of hypocritical ideals has several shadows behind him to support him."
Of course he wasn't surprised.
As early as when he was devouring Orochimaru's complex and dark experimental logs, he had pieced together the truth from countless fragmentary information - the real Madara Uchiha, the man who could compete with First Hokage Hashirama Senju, had already completely fallen shortly after the battle with Valley of the End.
The one in front of me is just a puppet that inherited his name and ambition.
"It's not good! Master Xuan!"
Baba Tesshin A slightly frightened voice came from the depths of the cave, and he ran out with staggering steps, his face full of anxiety.
"Master Jueyue said that the tremors of the earth's veins did not stop with the end of the battle, but... instead became even weirder! Empty Cicada Cavern's 'memory echo' accumulated for hundreds of years is leaking out at a rate of more than ten times!"
Before he finished speaking, Root Tongue, the broken body that Xuan used to carry part of White Zetsu's consciousness, which he was supporting, suddenly began to twitch violently.
Its body seemed to be penetrated by an invisible electric shock, and a hoho sound of unknown meaning came out of its mouth. Immediately, a series of intermittent words that seemed to come from another time and space were squeezed out:
"... Fire...Fire Country Border...Kannabi Bridge... The boulder... crushed... the child... crying... crawled out of the ground... he said... he was still alive..."
Xuan's eyes suddenly condensed!
Battle of Kannabi Bridge!
The critical moment of Obito Uchiha's rebirth was also the starting point for the complete collapse of his destiny!
That moment that should have been buried in the dust of history actually reappeared through the remaining consciousness of White Zetsu in this land that had become extremely unstable due to the tearing of time and space.
This is no coincidence!
This is the reverberation of space laws that resonates with the memory of earth veins, and it is the past roaring towards the present!
Inside the cave, a long and distant sound of a bronze chime sounded, dispelling the anxiety in the air.
Blind monk Jueyue held the magic weapon and walked out slowly.
He had no eyes, but that ancient and unwavering face "looked" accurately in the direction of Xuan, as if he could understand the power surging in his body.
"Donor, you have torn apart a curtain that should not be touched." The old monk's voice was as low as an ancient bell, and every word struck people's hearts, "Shisui The broken card left by the benefactor is not just a token.. That is the 'fate anchor' set by his father, Kagami Uchiha. It anchors the stability of a specific timeline. Once it is damaged, it will awaken the 'monitor' sleeping in the long river of time."
Xuan's lips pursed into a hard straight line, and he thought of the crow, the strange creature that appeared out of thin air after Obito was swallowed.
"So, that crow is coming for me?"
"Of course." Jueyue nodded slowly, "It does not belong to the Uchiha Clan, nor does it belong to any known group of psychic beasts. It does not take orders from Madara, let alone the descendant who calls himself Madara... It is Watchers sent by the past itself. Its mission is to correct all 'abnormalities' that try to tamper with the established destiny."
As soon as he finished speaking, a dazzling scarlet flash of light pierced the distant skyline without any warning!
Xuan suddenly raised his head, and his right eye that was integrated with the laws of space instantly captured the trajectory of the light.
Thousands of miles away, in the sky over Moonshadow Forest, I saw the crow that should have been standing quietly on the branch, fluttering its wings and flying high.
The silver-gray chip in its mouth - [Void Devour·Guixu], a trace of its original power leaked when it devoured Obito, is burning fiercely!
In the crow's scarlet pupils, two rapidly rotating, extremely fine miniature Mangekyō Sharingan writing wheels appeared!
The next second, the figure of the crow, together with the dazzling red light, disappeared into the depths of the vast forest, as if it had never appeared before.
"Beep! Ultra-long-distance mental locking signal detected!"
"Source analysis... unknown. Signal frequency undergoing database matching... match successful!"
"Warning: The signal band is highly consistent with the oldest secret technique of the Uchiha Clan's "Blood Successor Cursed Seal" at the end of the Warring States Period!"
The system's alarm sound is rapid and sharp.
Xuan's right eye narrowed dangerously.
Someone is using an almost lost ancient blood inheritance method to accurately track and mark him across thousands of miles.
Moreover, the other party obviously knew him well - or rather, the root of the Uchiha Clan in him!
"Master, do we need to pursue you immediately?" Saori's voice revealed cold murderous intent, and she was ready for battle.
Xuan fell into a brief silence.
He looked in the direction of Moonshadow Forest, the silver-gray lines under his eyes flickering.
After a moment, he suddenly raised his hand and sprinkled the remaining black powder from the Obito mask on his fingertips into the wind.
The moment the powder flew away, his hands were as fast as phantoms, forming a complicated and strange seal.
"Illusion: Dust reflects a thousand images!"
This is a secret technique he devoured from the soul fragment of an unlucky ninja who was Impure World Reincarnation. It is an advanced illusion technique that can temporarily simulate large-scale chakra fluctuations through a tiny medium.
In an instant, the strong wind swept the sand and black powder into the sky, and in the open wilderness, dozens of figures exactly like Xuan appeared out of thin air!
These figures had a majestic aura, and their chakra fluctuations were exactly the same as their own bodies. They then turned into black lightning and rushed in all directions, each one bringing up billowing smoke dragons.
"Let them chase their own shadows." Xuan took back his hand, his voice cold and emotionless, "The place we are going to is the deepest part of Moonshadow Forest. In that forbidden land that is not even marked on the Hidden Leaf Village map, there is a stone monument that has long been forgotten by the world."
He paused,
"On that monument, all the 'erased names' are engraved."
And under their feet, in the unnoticed underground undercurrent, a slender tentacle composed of the remaining neurons of the White Zetsu tissue was squirming quietly against the huge pressure of the memory echo of the earth veins.
The end of it flashed with weak biological electricity, and it sent the last set of data about the burst of [Void Devouring Ruins] pupil power that had just been recorded across a long distance to an unknown nest buried deep under the earth... There was a roar of wind, and murderous intent was already everywhere.
The road leading to Moonshadow Forest is destined to be uneventful.