The girl's name was Uchiha Hikari.
Although she looked young, she was already a figure from the Warring States period, from an era even earlier than Uchiha Madara.
After the death of her parents, she awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan and possessed a Mangekyo ability that could be called defying the heavens: Yachihoko.
It allowed her to control the mind and chakra of others through engraved marks.
Seeing how outrageous her ability was, the Uchiha clan members of that time treated her as a weapon of the Uchiha clan, and even forcibly transplanted Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi into her to strengthen her combat power.
However, in the end, in a decisive battle, the Senju clan joined forces with the Sarutobi clan to defeat the Uchiha clan and sealed her away.
And that seal lasted for several hundred years, until Black Zetsu found the location of her seal not long ago.
At this moment, two IV tubes were still inserted into Uchiha Hikari's body.
What was being infused into her was a diluted and modified Hashirama cell solution.
It could replenish the ocular power consumed by the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Although this young ancestor of the Uchiha clan possessed a powerful Mangekyo Sharingan, she did not have the Eternal Mangekyo.
And because of the resentment from being sealed for centuries, as well as the pain of being treated as a weapon by the Uchiha clan, when she had just been released from the seal and saw Uchiha Madara's Sharingan, she had chosen to attack without the slightest hesitation.
That battle back then still made Black Zetsu feel lingering fear even now.
Fortunately, Uchiha Hikari's sealing site was relatively hidden.
It was located in Hell Valley, between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning.
It could be said that there was not a living thing to be seen within a thousand li. Otherwise, the commotion would definitely have drawn Konoha's attention.
The reason such a huge disturbance happened was also because Uchiha Madara's current strength was insufficient.
After all, Madara, who could only exert thirty percent of his power, did not find it easy to subdue Uchiha Hikari, an ancestor trained by the Uchiha clan as a weapon.
He was basically taking advantage of the fact that Uchiha Hikari, this primitive, did not know the traits and weaknesses of Edo Tensei, as well as the bug-level abilities of the Rinnegan.
Uchiha Madara was naturally already standing in an undefeated position.
But Uchiha Hikari's strength was also not weak. If she wanted to escape, even Uchiha Madara would find it hard to stop her.
In the end, it was Black Zetsu, who claimed to be "the embodiment of Uchiha Madara's will," who stepped out when Uchiha Hikari was at a disadvantage in her fight with Madara.
He unleashed the shinobi world's unique Talk no Jutsu.
Although Uchiha Madara basically only knew how to charge head-on, Black Zetsu, who had played Indra and Asura reincarnations in the palm of his hand throughout history, was extremely skilled at smooth-talking.
Having lived for over a thousand years and constantly keeping tabs on Indra's reincarnations, he naturally had knowledge of this Uchiha ancestor who had been treated as a weapon.
He knew that she also hated this war-filled shinobi world.
So he gave her a rundown of their Eye of the Moon Plan.
Uchiha Hikari naturally could not believe it so easily at first. Any Talk no Jutsu had to be backed by strength.
And then Uchiha Madara just happened to demonstrate his strength.
Uchiha Hikari's small head could not figure out no matter what why this Uchiha, who looked somewhat similar to herself, simply could not be killed.
Even when she traded injuries for injuries and burned him to ashes with her Amaterasu, he could still recover to his original state.
So in the end, although Uchiha Hikari was still somewhat skeptical of Black Zetsu's plan, she chose to temporarily join their organization.
At the very least, the Eye of the Moon Plan they talked about really did interest her.
It was just that the battle with Uchiha Madara had consumed a massive amount of her ocular power, so she needed Hashirama cells to recover.
Her recovery should be almost complete now.
Before Black Zetsu could even get close, Uchiha Hikari directly opened her eyes and coldly looked at him.
"What is it? Is the Eye of the Moon Plan you talked about starting?"
Her past life of being treated as a weapon made it impossible for her to completely believe the other side's words.
So she had always remained on guard.
This special solution made from Hashirama cells was also something she only chose to inject into herself after confirming it would not cause too much harm to her body.
"That's right. Lord Madara has decided to make a move on the Eight-Tails and retrieve something that is extremely crucial to the Eye of the Moon Plan. At that time, we may need Lord Hikari's help to deal with one person."
Black Zetsu did not mind her vigilance. His attitude was instead very humble.
"Who?"
Uchiha Hikari did not ask what they were retrieving. Her life as a weapon had ultimately had a deep impact on her.
She only needed to know who they wanted her to deal with.
"The current Hokage of Konoha, Aoba."
Black Zetsu added another sentence, "Mm… he is also a member of the Senju clan."
Setting aside Wood Release, Aoba was Tsunade's disciple. Calling him half a Senju was not wrong.
"The Senju clan?"
Uchiha Hikari subconsciously revealed her three-tomoe Sharingan.
She herself was a weapon specifically designed to target the Senju clan and had fought them countless times.
Aside from the Uchiha clan, the one she hated most was naturally the Senju clan.
"I understand. Leave it to me."
Uchiha Hikari sat up from the bed and pulled out the needles from her body.
"By the way, Lord Hikari, there's something I still need to remind you of."
Black Zetsu hesitated for a moment before deciding to give her a warning.
"What is it?"
Uchiha Hikari looked at him.
"That Aoba is said to possess an ability like a succubus, specifically targeting women. Even enemies, when facing that ability, will throw themselves into his arms and then fall into becoming shinobi weapons."
Black Zetsu relayed this piece of hearsay as well.
After all, there was already Konan as a cautionary example. He felt it was necessary to say something.
If Uchiha Hikari suddenly defected in the middle of battle, then he would really be finished.
"I understand."
After some thought, Uchiha Hikari said that she understood.
But in her heart, doubt arose.
'Shinobi weapon… what is that?'
'Does it mean being treated as a weapon, like how the Uchiha clan used me in the past?'
'Then that Aoba really is a hateful guy!'
———
At this moment, Aoba had no idea that he had already been targeted by the ancestor of the Uchiha clan.
Through the Rinnegan, he received information transmitted from Sasori within Kumogakure.
He then brought Sasuke and Konan, whom he had already informed in advance, to Kumogakure.
After learning that it was the Akatsuki who had invaded Kumogakure, Sasuke immediately understood why Aoba had brought him here.
Because he knew that man was within the Akatsuki.
Now that he also possessed the same eyes as him, this was the moment for revenge.
So the instant he appeared in Kumogakure, Sasuke impatiently questioned Sasori.
"Where is Uchiha Itachi?"
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