"The system has been upgraded to the Ninja World Peace System."
"Defense-breaking capabilities have evolved into two new functions:
Bloodline Enhancement: All bloodline restrictions have been removed. Continue training to improve your unique traits.
Defeat and Copy: Defeat an opponent to copy their innate talent.
(Note: Can be fused with existing kekkei genkai and accelerates bloodline mastery.)
System notice complete. Novice phase concluded. System notifications will cease. Open the mental panel to review status manually."
The sudden system update left Uchiha Hikaru dumbfounded.
"Wait, what?"
He had only awakened the system at the Uchiha clan assembly by accident after transmigrating. Sure, he'd grown stronger over time with system upgrades…
But this?
"What kind of trash system malfunctions from the start?"
"And I haven't even used it properly yet!"
"Now you're telling me the version I had was just a trial?"
Still grumbling, Hikaru opened his system panel—and all his complaints instantly vanished.
"Damn… this is incredible."
[System Panel]
Mangekyō Sharingan: 300% Pupil Power
(Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan Upgrade Progress: 70%)
Wood Style Bloodline: 40%
(Compared to Senju Hashirama)
Sage Body: Fragmented State
(Currently attuned to: Mount Myoboku & Ryuchi Cave Senjutsu)
After examining the panel, Uchiha Hikaru had a solid grasp of his current power level.
What surprised him most was that his Eternal Mangekyō progress had already reached 70%.
He had assumed that the half-pair copied from Itachi was worth 50% at best. But considering he had also replicated Fugaku's and Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan, the extra 20% made sense. His pupil strength was effectively threefold.
"So that's it... The Eternal Mangekyo wasn't just based on Itachi. The others contributed too."
And then came the revelation about the Sage Body.
So Hashirama's famed vitality wasn't just some generic "immortal body." It was specifically the Wood Release Sage Body?
If that were the case, then perhaps the five basic chakra natures—Fire, Wind, Lightning, Earth, and Water—each corresponded to a unique Sage Body.
Hashirama's must have been a fusion of Earth, Water, and Yang Release.
As Hikaru mulled over this theory, far above the ninja world, two fractured souls hovered quietly in the void.
"Brother, are you really sure about this?"
"This is our last soul fragment. If we give it away, there's no going back."
"We'll never return to the Pure Land."
Indra gazed at his ever-naïve younger brother Asura.
"Didn't we once agree to break the limits of this world together?"
"To escape and seek peace in another world?"
"We never imagined another world would evolve so quickly. A place that worshiped dragons as its totem managed to reverse its fate in under a century."
"This boy... is our only chance in the time we have left."
"Are you still hesitating?"
Without waiting for a reply, Indra pulled Asura's soul into a stream of transparent light.
Two strands of purified soul essence plummeted toward the ninja world.
No one noticed as they merged—silently and invisibly—into Uchiha Hikaru's body.
"Brother... you're right."
"Time waits for no one. We've already seen what's coming."
"The Otsutsuki threat... can't be handled by the ninja world alone."
"Let's give this last chance to him."
"You're still as long-winded as ever."
"If that senile bastard hadn't meddled—"
"In my last life with Madara, I would've won. It was only Black Zetsu's deceit that turned the tide."
"Hahaha..."
The two ancient souls dissolved completely within Uchiha Hikaru, transforming into purest soul essence that began to gently nourish the depths of his spirit.
"If I could..."
"I'd like to live in a peaceful shinobi world."
"If possible... I just want to be an ordinary man in an ordinary world."
As the last echoes faded, Indra and Asura's souls vanished from existence.
Nothing remained—only pure spiritual power, strengthening Hikaru at his very core.
Not even the Sage of Six Paths in the Pure Land could sense what had occurred.
But many years into the future, at a split in time, the Sage would suddenly feel it—a vague sorrow, and a glimmer of hope.
He looked up into the endless darkness of the Pure Land, gazing upon the war-torn, dying ninja world.
And in his heart, a flame flickered to life.
"Indra... Asura..."
"The future of the ninja world... is in your hands now."
Back in the mortal realm...
Uchiha Hikaru stepped out of the mansion and pulled Tsunade—who had been leaning silently against the doorframe—into his arms.
Tsunade, staring blankly at the sky, was jolted back to reality by the sudden tug on her hand.
Startled, she turned—
Then immediately sank her teeth into Hikaru's shoulder.
"Hii~!"
He sucked in a sharp breath as Tsunade bit down hard on his left shoulder.
Without hesitation, Hikaru came up with the perfect countermeasure.
"Smack!"
A resounding slap echoed through the courtyard.
"Ah—!"
Tsunade yelped and stumbled back, rubbing her stinging rear with both hands. Her glare could've melted steel.
"Hmph!"
She stomped over to him again, rested her palm—none too gently—on his shoulder, and narrowed her eyes.
"Tell me something I've been wondering about for a long time."
"If my grandfather or Uchiha Madara had really turned into a woman..."
"Do you think the ninja world would've had peace by now?"
Hikaru blinked, staring at her like she'd lost her mind.
"Woman, weren't you shy just a minute ago? Now you're throwing this at me?
Disrespecting your own grandfather too?"
He didn't answer her question. Instead, he posed an even more ridiculous one.
"Maybe. Who knows?"
"But let me ask you—between your grandfather and Madara... who would make the better woman?"
Tsunade froze, her mind conjuring images she really didn't want.
First, she imagined Hashirama with long hair and curves.
Then she imagined... well, she tried to imagine Uchiha Madara. But she had never actually met him. Only heard stories. Only seen the carved face of the man at the Valley of the End.
Her gaze slowly turned to Hikaru.
Then she smirked.
"Grandpa said you look a lot like Madara."
"Why don't you dress up as a woman and show me?"
"Hmph. Use a Transformation Jutsu or something~"
"Crack~!"
"Ow! What was that for?! If you didn't want to, you could've just said no!"
"This side felt lonely. I wanted symmetry."
"Tch. Pervert."
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