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Chapter 365 The Kaleidoscope: A Wasted Eye Technique

As the roar of the Nine-Tails faded into the distance, Sarutobi Asuma knelt before a pile of ruins.

Just a moment ago, he was fast asleep at home. Although his mother had seemed very serious, he didn't think much of it. This was Konoha, and his family was the Sarutobi clan. Besides, it was just his teacher's wife giving birth.

Even if some problems arise, they should be able to resolve them perfectly.

Unexpectedly, the roar and vibration caused him to fall off the bed.

When he woke up, the roof was gone, and there were only ruins everywhere.

The once bustling streets of Konoha were now in ruins, littered with flames and corpses. Thick smoke obscured the moonlight, and the air was thick with the stench of burning and death.

"Asuma!" Kurenai staggered over, her clothes covered in dust and blood.

Are you alright?

However, she found Asma kneeling on the ground, his expression blank, his eyes fixed on the body that was floating from the distant island in the lake.

"Mom... how could this happen... how could this happen!" Tears streamed uncontrollably from her eyes, mixed with snot hanging down her chin.

At that moment, he finally realized something: what he was so proud of was incredibly fragile in the face of overwhelming power.

Perhaps, he shouldn't be a child anymore...

"Asuma..." Kurenai Yuhi didn't know how to comfort him.

She was born without parents and never experienced warmth, so she never felt sadness.

Of course, she only felt envious occasionally, envious of children who had parents, but that was all.

"Asuma, Kurenai, are you alright..." Uchiha Mamoru gasped for breath, his words trailing off mid-sentence.

This is... Lord Biwako?

Kurenai Yuhi stood up and said in as calm a voice as possible, "Mori, go quickly and check on Master. I'll stay here with Asuma. Go, go check on things and bring back news. I'm here, everything will be alright."

"You stay here and take good care of him. I'm going to check on the teacher," said Uchiha Morikawa.

Kurenai Yuhi stood beside Asuma, watching Uchiha Mamoru gradually walk away.

She suddenly realized that she seemed powerless to do anything, and that even the mighty Konoha seemed incredibly fragile.

The wails and cries made her feel sad. Before she knew it, she found herself crying too.

She reached up and touched her face, realizing that she wasn't as strong as she had imagined.

Uchiha Momoshiro was incredibly fast, showcasing the Uchiha clan's Body Flicker Technique to its fullest extent.

He had a strong sense of unease, feeling that he was about to lose something precious.

By the time he reached the edge of the Death Forest, the battle was already over.

The master and his wife lay there together, the moonlight shining on their faces, making them appear bloodless, while their lower bodies were stained with their mingled blood.

Then, he watched as the child they were holding was abducted by masked men in black. The Third Hokage roared helplessly, yet he couldn't catch up!

"Master..." Uchiha Mamoru stood there, stunned.

In an instant, he felt the air freeze, and even time seemed to slow down.

Each breath I took seemed to become viscous, my eyes seemed to start bleeding, and my vision seemed to begin to blur.

His kaleidoscope seems to have awakened again.

Strange, why did he say "again"?

But the strange thoughts in his mind were quickly overwhelmed by the shock and sadness before him.

He slowly walked up to Minato Namikaze...

Behind him, Sarutobi's voice was gentle, "Children, I'm sorry, it's my fault for not taking good care of your master. It's my fault for being incompetent and failing to keep my promise."

Uchiha Mori didn't respond, nor did he turn around. He simply raised his hand and uttered two words: "Rewind!"

A miracle occurred.

Minato Namikaze's body began to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye.

No, it should be said that the body's time is rewinding.

Uchiha Mori's body instantly became shriveled, his figure thinner, as if he were malnourished, but he hadn't yet become skin and bones.

Did you make it?

It seems like it was a success!

Minato Namikaze's complexion turned rosy, but even though time had been reversed, why was he still not breathing?

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was standing to the side, was also shocked.

He never expected that such a small child would have such an ability. Is this the Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan?

This family really knows how to surprise people at crucial moments!

But why is he unhappy?

Hiruzen Sarutobi also wanted to know, even though this child was also from the Hokage lineage.

"Is it the ability to rewind time? What an excellent eye technique. But child, I must tell you something cruel: there is no soul in this body."

"Where is my master's soul? Where is my master's soul?" Uchiha Mamoru propped himself up and turned his head to ask anxiously.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed and slowly closed his eyes: "The Reaper Death Seal... his soul didn't return to the Pure Land, but was sacrificed to the gods!"

Why? Why didn't you tell me sooner!

Uchiha Mori suddenly felt a surge of nameless anger.

He had been hesitating for a while, wondering whether to save his master or his master's wife, since his pupil technique only gave him a chance to reverse time once every ten years.

But now they're telling him his master's soul is gone? What did all his efforts just now amount to?

You did it on purpose, didn't you? You must have done it on purpose, right?

No, perhaps the third generation was truly unaware, after all, he had no idea that he could save him.

Strange, why do I unconsciously think that someone knows about my awakened eye technique?

"I... ugh..." A wave of dizziness washed over me, and I felt nauseous and wanted to vomit, but nothing came out.

Finally, a buzzing sound filled his ears, and Uchiha Mori collapsed unconscious to the ground.

As Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the boy lying on the ground, a sudden thought arose in his mind that he wanted to get rid of him, but he quickly banished the thought from his mind.

How could he have such evil thoughts? The boy was just working hard to save Konoha.

However, just as he reached out to get closer, a red figure flashed in front of him and picked up the child from the ground.

Hiruzen Sarutobi thought it was the same person who had returned, so he was furious and was about to make a move when he discovered that it was Fugaku Uchiha!

He immediately composed himself and lowered his hand, but the anger in his heart was impossible to suppress.

What was Fugaku doing just now? Did he not trust me? Did he think that I, the Third Hokage, would lay a hand on a child? You seriously underestimate my magnanimity!

"Fugaku, it's you! I thought it was that thief who hadn't left."