The old man also walked forward, step by step, in the exact opposite direction from the little girl.
Toward those densely packed ninja... those formidable enemies...
With every step he took, his aura climbed higher.
Scarlet chakra, blazing like the sun, began to surge from his body.
"I am Yuntian Uzumaki, a seventy-second-generation descendant of my forefather, the Heavenly Emperor!" (Roughly twenty years per generation.)
"Our ancestor, Lord Asura, obeyed his father's command to free his grandfather, the Heavenly Emperor, never forgetting it for a single day."
"Yet we descendants can only hang our heads in shame. For seventy-two generations, we withdrew from the world and devoted ourselves to research, but still could not break the seal."
"Even in the afterlife, we would have no face to meet our ancestor."
The Uzumaki Clan was the only clan with a clearly preserved lineage and ancestral worship in its family halls.
The ancient, complete Sealing Jutsu passed down through its generations were proof enough.
Now, Yuntian Uzumaki spoke loudly, radiance bursting from his body.
An invincible presence spread around him.
"Never having witnessed the Heavenly Emperor's invincible glory is truly a great regret."
He let out a long, wistful sigh, then suddenly raised his voice.
"Today, I shall use the Heavenly Emperor's secret art to slay you petty villains."
Yuntian Uzumaki threw back his head and laughed, his aura rising to its absolute peak.
He unleashed a Secret Technique, burning away his life completely.
At that moment, his aged face regained its youth. The folds of his skin receded, and his wrinkles vanished.
His hunched body straightened once more.
His graying hair grew out again, turning red.
At that moment, he returned to his prime, his features flawless and his bearing peerless.
So in his youth, he too had possessed such dazzling