You Want My Body? Fine!

"I'm going!"

Uchiha Hikari's face was full of defiance, but defiance was all she had left.

Ever since she had escaped that seal, Uchiha Hikari had gradually realized that this era was no longer hers.

Even with full mastery of the Mangekyō Sharingan, she might still be powerless against a formidable enemy.

But she wasn't willing to spend the rest of her life in the safety of Konoha, either.

If she hadn't known about this, that would have been one thing. Now that she did, she couldn't bring herself to walk away.

"You could die!"

Uchiha Ensei pressed her, waiting for her answer.

Uchiha Hikari had once cared little about death. But after living through better days, she found she didn't want to die anymore.

Seeing the fleeting fear in her eyes, Uchiha Ensei knew she had finally escaped the cruel memories of her past.

"I think... I won't die that easily. Otherwise, you wouldn't have told me any of this."

"Stop wasting time. I'm not changing my mind."

There was a stubborn glint in Uchiha Hikari's eyes. Uchiha Ensei rarely saw that from her.

"Smart. But I wasn't lying."

"You really could die, because I can't protect two people at once."

"But if you die, I can bring you back."

"Do you still want to come?"

His words stirred no fear in her. Uchiha Hikari kept staring at him stubbornly.

Itachi Uchiha felt power surging through every part of his body. He felt almost like a Jinchuriki.

So this is the future you saw...

This should have been a moment of joy, with his power restored. Instead, Itachi Uchiha found himself thinking of Uchiha Ensei.

He had never been able to make sense of Uchiha Ensei or understand the way he thought.

Ensei seemed to care about nothing,