"Is this the sealing site?"
Standing before the ruins of the Warring States period, Kaito rubbed his chin as he carefully circled the area, yet found no entrance.
The Uchiha ancestor imprisoned here had been jointly sealed by the Senju and Sarutobi clans during the Warring States era.
Staring at the ruins, Kaito found himself at a loss regarding how to proceed with the release.
"Hey Runtu, dig your way in and check."
"?"
Upon hearing this, Runtu raised his left paw in an eerily human gesture—first pointing at himself, then emphatically jabbing at the nearby ruins.
"Me! Soul pet!"
"Seal arrays! No understand!!!"
The usually taciturn soul pet suddenly became unusually verbose under his master's unreasonable demand, his urgent tone dripping with condemnation of this heartless act.
Kaito's brows instantly furrowed. Without a second thought, he told Runtu: "This is a sealing site—when in Rome..."
"And... this is exactly why I said you shouldn't fall behind at the starting line."
"Woof woof woof woof!!!"
"Going or not? If not, spit out all the kunai you've eaten?"
Runtu truly lost his temper now. Barking furiously with undisguised contempt, he turned to a corner and began digging frantically in protest.
"Uchiha's revered ancestor!"
"Uchiha Hikari! Can you hear me?"
Kaito shouted nearby, hoping to elicit some response from the ancestor.
Thanks to his 1-kilometer sensory range, he wasn't worried about drawing attention.
Hmm...
White Zetsu included.
Three hours later.
Runtu's voice echoed from the tunnel deep underground, his urgent tone suggesting a discovery.
"Ancestor!"
Fortunately, Runtu had considered tunnel dimensions during excavation, allowing Kaito to descend without feeling cramped.
[Ding—]
[Task triggered: You mentioned light, didn't you?]
[Task: So long as you harbor light within, you too can become the Giant of Light, dispelling the world's darkness. Have those around you shout "I believe in light" simultaneously.]
[Reward: Divine Light Rod*1]
"YES!!!"
This time, Kaito didn't mentally complain about the system's absurdity. Instead, he found this mission...
Absolutely perfect!
And so simple!
I, Uchiha Kaito, having lived two lives, once bought a Divine Light Rod from a school stall as a child and shouted "I believe in light."
This Susano'o...
I will manifest it!
But the sudden mission wasn't what delighted Kaito most—it was the sun-absorbing sunflowers he possessed.
This... is the true Sage Mode!
Passing through the narrow tunnel, Kaito dusted himself off and looked up to see a massive iron door adorned with numerous talismans.
In the dim light, he could make out Uchiha Hikari curled in a corner—knees drawn up, face buried deeply against them.
At first glance...The combination of dim lighting, elderly women, seals, and numerous incomprehensible talismans gave Kaito the distinct feeling of having accidentally wandered into a horror movie.
Kaito blurted out the words "Great-grandma" without thinking.
As soon as the words left his mouth, the girl inside abruptly raised her head, her eyes glowing with an eerie red light.
Damn it…
The moment Kaito saw that crimson glow, he didn't hesitate—he immediately pulled out his "left and right guardians," squeezed his eyes shut, and shouted.
"Flash her!"
"Ow—wooo—!"
Amid Runtu's agonized howls as he rolled on the ground, the entire cave lit up like daylight under the blinding radiance of the "sunflowers."
Hikari, who had just activated her Kaleidoscope Sharingan, winced as tears streamed from her stinging eyes. Instinctively, she lowered her head.
She abandoned the idea of using Genjutsu to drive away this little brat from her clan.
"Le…ave. Here."
The girl's voice was hoarse, her speech slightly impaired from being sealed away for so long.
As the light faded, Kaito rubbed his eyes, silently resolving to bring sunglasses next time to avoid friendly fire.
"I'm here to take you out."
Kaito found a spot near the iron gate and sat with his back to Hikari inside, just in case he accidentally fell victim to her Genjutsu.
"Tch."
Uchiha Hikari let out a derisive sound at his words.
She could clearly sense the bloodline power he carried, and since he had found his way here…
His purpose was undoubtedly no different from all those who came before.
Again?
How pathetic.
Hikari despised those clansmen who saw her as nothing more than a weapon of slaughter. Even after all these years of being sealed away, she couldn't forgive them.
She hugged her arms tightly, shielding the cursed seals carved into her skin, as if reliving those unbearable days.
This world… just hurry up and perish already…
Just as the thought crossed her mind, the boy outside seemed to have heard her silent plea.
"I'll take you to destroy the Shinobi World."
The words shouted by the six-year-old boy outside the iron gate made her lift her head again.
"Huh?"
Hikari was stunned for a moment. She even wondered if she had imagined those words—there was no way a child who looked barely six could say something like that.
No matter how this kid had gotten in, the seal imprisoning her wasn't something a six-year-old could break, let alone destroy the world.
Once she processed it, she dismissed it as a joke, burying her face back into her knees.
"I don't have time to play house with you."
"Get out of here."
Kaito glanced at Runtu beside him and ruthlessly ordered, "Say it. You believe in the light."
Clearly, if he wanted to break Great-grandma's seal, he had to complete that task first. After that, he could just brute-force the seal open with a Susanoo.
As for whether Great-grandma agreed or not…
He'd deal with the seal first.
Runtu's task—and Kaito's own—were easy enough to complete. The real challenge was Uchiha Hikari behind the iron gate.
Kaito spent nearly two hours shouting at her, but she refused to respond.
If not for the brief exchange earlier, he might've suspected Great-grandma had kicked the bucket inside.
But he didn't give up. Instead, he started telling the same ghost stories he often shared with Sasuke.
Three hours later…
Hikari finally couldn't take the noisy brat outside anymore. She pressed her hands over her ears. "Shut up!!"
"Fine, fine, I'll say it!"
"I believe in the light!"
"You… just shut up already!!"As Grandma's voice faded, the familiar system prompt sounded.
[Task completed. Reward obtained: Divine Light Rod.]
Almost simultaneously, Kaito directly pulled out the Divine Light Rod from his backpack.
Recalling the memories in his mind, he gripped the transformation device in his hand, crossed his arms, and then drew a circle in the air.
Runtu instinctively took two steps back, afraid of being affected by his master.
Inside, Uchiha Hikari was racking her brains trying to remember whether she had cast a Genjutsu on this kid.
After holding the pose for a full five minutes, Kaito finally shouted those two words.
"Tiiiiiii——Gaaaaa——"
Runtu: ?
Hikari: ?
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