Following the original course of events, the past Uchiha Shunichi set out for Kirigakure. There were no signs along the way, as though there were no threats nearby at all.
But the future Uchiha Shunichi could already sense the Ōtsutsuki Clan's chakra nearby. Though he could not determine their exact location, the two enemies had already appeared.
"Karin, stay alert and keep sensing. The enemies have appeared; I just have no way to determine their location right now." Uchiha Shunichi scanned the surroundings with a grave expression, focusing especially on where his past self was.
Unless absolutely necessary, he did not want to reveal himself before his past self. Doing so would cause severe damage to the timeline. After all, his memories contained no meeting with his future self.
The previous altered experimental data could still be explained away as something he had not known about. But if his past self truly saw his future self...
Then... even erasing his memories would be a tremendous hidden danger. Uchiha Shunichi would not only have to erase the future self's memories, but also ensure that, from this point onward, his past self had never known those memories.
Such a thing was practically impossible.
Karin opened her crimson Tenseigan and searched everywhere for traces of the enemies. Yet even she had no way of locating the two people hidden within another dimension.
For now, they could only wait. Or force the other side out regardless of the cost...
The second method carried far too many risks, and Uchiha Shunichi was unwilling to use it. Besides, the ones who should be anxious now were the enemy. The two of them did not have much time to prepare.
One had to know that Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was still alive at this time. Black Zetsu, the Sage