In the autumn of Year 26 of the Land of Fire, military orders came down from Kyoto to march on the Land of Earth once more. This time, they took control of the entire Land of Earth without much effort.
There was no strength left to resist because Isshiki had already devastated nearly everyone there. Iwagakure had long since become ruins.
When Uchiha Gen first saw it, he could not help feeling regretful. Now he would never get to see the future Leg Shadow again.
Having initially taken control of the world, Uchiha Gen suddenly had nothing to do. As he looked around in confusion, he realized he had left someone out at the very end.
"Cha Uzumaki!"
So what was Cha Uzumaki doing at that moment? Uchiha Gen's soul mark remained on him, making him like a glowing lightbulb wherever he went.
In the Land of Whirlpools, inside a dilapidated house, Cha held his grandfather's old photograph with sorrow in his heart. He reminisced about the past. How happy he had been as a child... and how brief that happiness had been...
"Grandpa! I'll definitely make the world end war forever!"
"Kid." Uchiha Gen suddenly appeared behind Cha. "What are you muttering to yourself about?"
"Ah!!"
Like a startled little girl, Cha staggered several steps back. Still clutching the photograph, he stumbled and fell to the ground.
"You...! How did you catch up to me?!"
"Oh? You don't look anything like Kami right now. I'll give you a chance to resist—will you take it?"
Cha could not understand what Uchiha Gen was saying, nor did he understand what resisting had to do with anything. All he felt was panic and lingering fear.
At that moment, Uchiha Gen seemed to spot something. His brow furrowed, and Cha instinctively bolted through