Naruto Uzumaki looked at Uchiha Hikari and asked.
"I... I don't know what's wrong. I've just never experienced anything like today."
"I really like how it feels."
Uchiha Hikari answered honestly.
Countless times in the darkness, she had imagined what having a home would feel like.
But what she had experienced today was even better than she had imagined.
"If you like it... you can live here from now on."
"Everyone likes you."
Naruto Uzumaki sat down beside Uchiha Hikari and smiled.
"Naruto... didn't you say you'd tell me the whole truth?"
Uchiha Hikari spoke up suddenly.
She really did like it here, and all the older girls had been kind to her.
But...
First, she needed to learn where she came from.
Only a weapon had no past. She didn't want to be a weapon anymore, so she had to reclaim hers.
"All right."
"I was going to let you rest for a night, but since you can't wait, let's go."
Naruto Uzumaki stood up.
"Go?"
"Where?"
Uchiha Hikari asked, puzzled.
Couldn't he tell me here?
Naruto Uzumaki didn't answer. He took Uchiha Hikari's hand and activated Harada Hikonomikoto.
A short while earlier, he had used a Shadow Clone to examine the ancient records left by the Senju Clan, Uchiha Clan, Sarutobi Clan, and Shimura Clan.
He had easily found records concerning Uchiha Hikari.
They weren't detailed, but they were enough to establish the period she came from.
He was going to take Uchiha Hikari into the past so she could see the whole truth for herself.
After a moment of disorientation, Uchiha Hikari opened her eyes.
At the sight of the boundless forest and signs of battle everywhere, her pupils contracted.
She would never forget the feeling of this place.
"This is..."
"The Warring States Period. The