One month later.
Mirai Uchiha completed his cultivation session and immediately reappeared above the Hidden Leaf Village.
He suppressed all his chakra presence, making him indistinguishable from a regular civilian.
This meant he had fully mastered the immense power he had gained in such a short time.
"From now on, until Momo Otsutsuki and others arrive in the Shinobi World, all I need to do is keep growing stronger."
Mirai muttered to himself.
The timeline was still several years before the start of the original story and decades ahead of the events in the Boruto storyline.
During this period, Mirai did not plan to provoke the Otsutsuki Clan actively.
With the System inside him, his three core stats could increase without limit. Therefore, staying low and developing quietly was clearly the most rational course of action.
After a brief moment of thought, Mirai focused his mind and returned directly to his estate.
Inside the mansion, Tsunade, Kurenai Yuhi, Shizune, Rin Nohara, and others were gathered, playing cards.
Ever since they left the Hokage Secretary Group, their lives had suddenly become far more relaxed and carefree.
At first, they felt excited, spending every day indulging in whatever they liked.
But after some time passed, they began feeling an odd emptiness.
Thanks to Mirai's influence, anything they wanted could be easily achieved.
Even Tsunade had lost her passion for gambling.
No matter how high the stakes or how many times she lost, she always had endless money.
In Tsunade's own words, the joy of gambling was completely gone.
Now, she'd rather stay at home and play cards with her female friends than go to the casino.
Life as a wealthy and influential woman was simple, yet oddly dull.
"Tsunade, Kurenai... I've returned."
Mirai's voice sounded from behind them, and the women immediately looked up.
Seeing Mirai, all the girls rushed over.
Kurenai happily spoke first, "Mirai, you're finally back."
"I heard you're the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki now. Does that mean your power has increased further?"
Mirai gently pinched Kurenai's cheek and smiled, "Of course. Even if the Sage of Six Paths were to return, he wouldn't stand a chance against me."
At those words, the women's eyes widened in astonishment.
He had surpassed even the Sage of Six Paths?
That was simply unbelievable!
Tsunade couldn't help but ask, "Mirai, do you think you can now face off against the Otsutsuki Clan?"
Mirai gave them a reassuring smile and thumped his chest confidently. "Don't worry. I will protect the ninja world, no matter what it takes."
Seeing the confident smile on Mirai Uchiha's face, Tsunade and the others also felt a great sense of relief.
Finally, they no longer had to worry about the members of the Otsutsuki Clan every day.
Mirai turned his gaze toward Rin Nohara standing beside him and, after a moment's thought, spoke up: "Rin, I saw Obito."
Rin was taken aback and asked somewhat puzzledly: "Obito?"
Kurenai Yuhi also looked very confused: "Mirai, wasn't Obito already killed during the Third Great Ninja War?"
"Did you see him in a vision or something?"
"We've told you before not to push yourself so hard. Have we just been neglecting team-building for too long that it's messing with your head?"
Hearing Kurenai's analysis, Konan, Mikoto Uchiha, and the others showed expressions of concern on their faces.
Carrying the safety of the entire ninja world on his shoulders—the pressure must be unimaginable.
If he couldn't relieve that kind of stress, it wouldn't be surprising for problems to show up.
Thinking of this, they wished they could drag Mirai Uchiha off for some team-building immediately.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Mirai Uchiha found himself unable to suppress a slight smile.
He gently tapped Kurenai's forehead and said indifferently: "Don't guess randomly; I don't have any illness."
"Obito Uchiha didn't die on the battlefield during the Third Great Ninja War—he was saved by Madara Uchiha."
"Huh?!" Kurenai and Rin became even more puzzled.
Madara Uchiha—who the heck is that?
Unable to hold back, Rin blurted out: "Mirai, what exactly is going on here? Please tell us everything quickly."
Expressions of curiosity appeared on Tsunade's and the others' faces as well.
Although they didn't personally know who Obito Uchiha was, women's innate love for gossip still made them eager to hear the truth.
Right away, all the women hurriedly helped Mirai Uchiha lie down on a rocking chair.
One was massaging his shoulders, another rubbing his legs, while someone else was feeding him fruit...
Other men would turn green with envy if they saw such a scene—being pampered by so many gorgeous women at once.
After enjoying the service from Kurenai and the others for a while, Mirai finally began speaking.
"Rin, your team went to carry out the mission at Kamui Bridge back then but was ambushed by ninja from Iwagakure along the way,"
"Obito Uchiha tripped over tree roots while escaping, crushed beneath a giant boulder and presumed dead, right?"
Rin nodded: "That's correct."
Mirai continued: "Actually, Obito Uchiha didn't die after being buried by that rock."
"He was rescued by Madara Uchiha."
Both Rin and Kurenai were left speechless, stunned into silence.
Obito Uchiha was rescued?
Then why hasn't he returned to Konoha all these years?
Tsunade couldn't help asking: "Mirai, isn't Madara Uchiha supposed to have died long ago?"
The women grew more confused with each passing moment.
First there was Obito Uchiha, which was already hard to believe, and now another name came up—Madara Uchiha...
If they couldn't receive a reasonable explanation, they really would start to wonder whether Mirai Uchiha's mind had gone wrong!
Seeing Tsunade's and the others' reactions, Mirai Uchiha could only begin telling the story from much earlier.
"Back then, Madara Uchiha didn't actually die. He used the Sharingan's Kinjutsu, Izanagi, to rewrite the reality of death."
"And by acquiring Hashirama's cells, he successfully harnessed the power of Shinra Banshō and eventually awakened the Rinnegan in his later years."
"Madara Uchiha's ambition was to become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, using the Moon to project the Infinite Tsukuyomi, pulling everyone in the ninja world into a false illusionary realm."
"To achieve this goal, Madara used the body of the Ten-Tails to cling to life and continuously searched for suitable successors."
"It wasn't until The Third Great Ninja War that Madara chose Obito Uchiha."
"That tree root that tripped Obito up? That was also part of Madara's manipulation."
After hearing Mirai Uchiha's explanation, Tsunade and the others stood in shock, mouths agape.
In their minds, Madara Uchiha had always been a figure of legend.
Yet who could have imagined that he had actually survived until The Third Great Ninja War!
Rin Nohara couldn't help but ask, "Mirai, what happened afterward?"
"Was Obito manipulated by Madara Uchiha?"
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