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How did I come to meet Uchiha Hikari, a girl from the Warring States period?
How to travel and adventure with her through different time periods.
With the help of the time-traveling tortoise Li, he finally located and returned to his own era, and reported the whole process to Tsunade.
Especially regarding future-related matters, such as the powerful enemies we may face in the future, like the Divine Tree People, the Ten Luo, and the Otsutsuki.
Throughout the entire report, Tsunade listened quietly, her expression gradually shifting from initial surprise and doubt to solemnity and deep thought.
She didn't interrupt Naruto, but occasionally picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, her fingers tapping the table unconsciously.
Shizune stood behind Tsunade, equally stunned, nearly dropping the document in her hand.
Uchiha from the Warring States period?
A future war?
All of this sounds like a fantasy, but looking at Naruto's incredibly serious eyes, even with a hint of lingering fear, one can understand.
And the calm and genuine expression of the girl named Hikari beside her made her believe in the truth behind it all.
When Naruto finally finished speaking, the office fell silent.
Tsunade leaned back in her chair, her hands crossed in front of her chest, her sharp gaze sweeping over Naruto and Hikaru.
It seems they are weighing the veracity of these words against the vast amount of information and potential risks they represent.
After a long while, she slowly spoke, her voice low and imposing:
"Naruto, what you're saying... is too shocking."
"Time travel... How can you prove that what you're saying is true?"
"Instead of some kind of advanced illusion, or... a figment of your imagination stemming from other things you've experienced in the past month?"
Her gaze finally settled on the light.
“Especially you, Uchiha girl. From the Warring States period… this identity itself requires the most rigorous verification.”
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Naruto was not surprised by Tsunade's sharp, hawk-like gaze and the undisguised vigilance in her words.
He completely understood Tsunade's reaction at that moment.
After all, he's an Uchiha orphan from the Warring States period who traveled through time...
Any one of these pieces of information, taken out of context, is enough to defy common sense.
Not to mention when they're combined.
If I hadn't witnessed it all with my own eyes in the future, I probably would have thought it was all a fantasy.
However, he secretly rejoiced that he knew Tsunade, who, although strict, was open-minded enough.
If it were some more conservative and old-fashioned high-ranking officials, they would probably have had to spend a lot of time explaining, and might even have regarded Guang as a threat and detained him directly.
This is the situation he fears most.
Ultimately, his poor speaking skills led to his detention.
“I understand your concerns, Mother-in-law.”
Ming said seriously, "These things really do sound like a fantasy."
"However, I can guarantee with my life and the name of a ninja that everything I said is true."
He took a deep breath, knowing he needed to produce more compelling evidence.
In the future, he not only experienced battles.
Furthermore, while recuperating and waiting for Li to recover, he consulted a large amount of detailed historical records about the Fourth Shinobi World War.
Those shocking truths became his only recourse to prove his experience.
"To prove that I did indeed go to a 'future' and saw some 'history,' I can tell you some... things that are about to happen."
Naruto's voice lowered, carrying a heavy weight: "About... the upcoming Fourth Shinobi World War."
He paused slightly, organizing his thoughts to ensure he could persuade Tsunade without revealing too much secret and causing unforeseen consequences.
"According to the records I see in the future, the trigger for this war, or rather, the apparent instigator, was a person who should have been dead long ago."
Naruto looked directly at Tsunade and said, word by word, "His name is—Uchiha Obito."
"what?!"
Shizune, standing behind Tsunade, was the first to gasp in surprise, and the recorder in her hand fell to the ground with a "thud".
Tsunade's pupils contracted sharply, and her hand on the table clenched unconsciously.
Uchiha Obito!
Of course she remembers that name!
That Konoha hero who died during the Third Shinobi World War, when half of his body was crushed by a boulder while trying to save his comrade Kakashi!
Kakashi's Sharingan was a gift from Obito before he died!
Although the body was never recovered, the injuries were so severe that there was absolutely no chance of survival!
How could a name already engraved on a memorial stone...?
Without pausing, Naruto continued to drop even more shocking information: "Later, when I looked through more historical materials, I discovered that although Obito started the war, he was not the real mastermind."
"The mastermind behind everything is another... a ghost that should also belong to history—Uchiha Madara."
"impossible!"
Even Tsunade couldn't help but exclaim, leaning forward slightly, her eyes filled with disbelief: "Uchiha Madara was personally killed by the First Hokage during the battle at the Valley of the End! This is an indisputable historical fact!"
In response to Tsunade's reaction, Madara, within Naruto's consciousness space, revealed a cold smile.
However, his smile was mostly self-deprecating, since he was stunned when he saw the news.
Because his memory is incredibly clear.
In that fateful battle at the Valley of the End, Hashirama did indeed pierce his heart with a single sword strike.
With injuries like that, there was absolutely no chance of survival!
However, his own name was prominently listed in the recorded history.
Naruto could sense the intense emotional fluctuations Madara experienced within him at that moment.
But he ignored him and continued, "Historical records... are inaccurate, or fail to record the truth."
"According to future historical records, Madara Uchiha did not die immediately after the Valley of the End."
"He survived using some unknown forbidden technique and remained hidden until about a decade or so ago, a few years before the Nine-Tails attacked the village, before he finally died."
He paused, then revealed the ultimate goal that would haunt him even in the future: "The true purpose of Uchiha Madara in orchestrating all of this and launching the Fourth Shinobi World War was to unleash a super genjutsu called 'Infinite Tsukuyomi'."
"This technique... will pull everyone in the world into a dream he has woven, a dream from which they can never wake up, creating a 'peaceful' world of his dreams."
When the name "Infinite Tsukuyomi" was uttered, Madara in the consciousness space was also plunged into memories.
He had indeed seen a few words about this technique on the Uchiha's stone tablet.
It is considered the ultimate illusion leading to true peace, but the specific methods and costs of its execution remain unclear.
In the future... or perhaps it was one's own true self who orchestrated all of this to achieve this goal.
Tsunade and Shizune fell into complete silence. The air in the office seemed to freeze.
The information Naruto brought was too shocking and too unbelievable.
Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha.
These two names, long buried by the dust of time, are now being revealed to be not only still alive.
It will become the source of a massive disaster that will sweep across the entire ninja world.
Is someone trying to shroud reality in dreams?
This is completely beyond their conventional understanding of "conspiracy" and "war".
Tsunade leaned back in her chair, rubbed her temples, her face filled with exhaustion and deep doubt.
She looked at Naruto, the child she had watched grow up, his eyes sincere, his narration clear and logical, not at all fake.
Moreover, he mentioned "Infinite Tsukuyomi".
The name carries an ancient and sinister connotation, and doesn't seem like something that could be made up at will.
And then there's Uchiha Madara... It's hard to believe, but if it's that legendary man, it seems... not entirely impossible?
Which Madara will it be? Is it the one inside Naruto's body, or the Madara that will appear in the future?
Unable to continue her thoughts, her gaze unconsciously swept over Uchiha Hikaru, who was standing quietly to the side.
This young girl does possess a classical charm that seems out of place in this era, especially her eyes.
Although it was calm at the moment, Tsunade could vaguely sense the unusual fluctuations of ocular power contained within.
This seems to indirectly confirm the claim that Naruto "traveled through time and encountered the Sengoku Uchiha clan."
But... to believe that two dead people have been resurrected and are plotting to destroy the world? The risks and responsibilities involved are too great.
After a long silence, Tsunade slowly spoke, her voice slightly hoarse: "Naruto, what you've said... is too shocking, and the amount of information is too much."
"Obito Uchiha, Madara Uchiha... Infinite Tsukuyomi..."
She shook her head: "I can't immediately determine its authenticity; it's completely beyond the scope of conventional intelligence."
She changed the subject, her eyes regaining their firmness and wisdom: "However, since you have reported this so solemnly, and it involves the future of the entire ninja world, I will not take it lightly."
“I will classify this intelligence as top secret and convene the council of advisors and elders for a secret assessment.”
"At the same time, I will strengthen surveillance of the masked man... or rather, Obito Uchiha's organization, as well as any clues that may be related to Madara Uchiha."
“I would rather believe that something exists than something that doesn’t exist.”
This is the most rational and responsible response Tsunade could make under the current circumstances.
Naruto breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that if he could get Tsunade to take it seriously and start investigating secretly, he had already achieved half of his goal.