Half a month later.
With the destruction of the Kannabi Bridge by Minato Namikaze's team, the Rock Village announced its withdrawal, and the Third Great Ninja War came to an end.
Konoha Village.
The villagers spontaneously organized in the streets to welcome the Konoha ninjas returning from the Rock Village battlefield.
A pity that, unlike the previous times.
Most of the returning ninjas wore bandages and there was no joy of victory on their faces.
A desolate and somber atmosphere emanated from this group of Konoha ninjas.
At the front was Minato Namikaze. His face lacked its usual warm smile and his expression was a bit gloomy.
Behind him were Rin Nohara and Kakashi Hatake, both with their heads bowed, walking as if they were the living dead.
"How strange, didn't we win the war? Why are they all like this?"
"Ah... I heard that this time it was a pyrrhic victory. Our village suffered many casualties."
"How could something like that happen..."
Hearing the others' discussions, a ninja in the crowd couldn't help but snort coldly: "Have you all forgotten the cruelty of war?"
"For something like this to happen is the most normal thing in the world."
Hearing his words, the people around him froze for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
"It's true, I got carried away by the excitement. Now that I think about it, if it weren't for Lord Mirai Uchiha, I probably would have died long ago on the Mist Village battlefield."
"True, I was assigned to the Sand Village front, and it was only with the support of Lord Mirai Uchiha that we were able to deal a heavy blow to those Sand ninjas."
"Speaking of which, on the Cloud Village front it was the same. At first, our casualties were also very high, but after Lord Mirai came to support us, it wasn't long before we won the war with ease."
"Put that way... if it weren't for Lord Mirai, the situation on our other fronts would probably have been similar to that of the Rock Village front, right?"
"Although it might not be very appropriate to say it, but only in the war against the Rock Village did Lord Mirai Uchiha not have time to go and support. Those ninjas who died on the battlefield... in the end, they were a bit unlucky."
The villagers, who were originally full of joy and ready to give a warm welcome to Minato Namikaze's group, finally understood.
In war, there are no winners.
Regardless of whether you win or lose, both sides suffer enormous casualties.
The fact that before they had been able to win the war with very few casualties was entirely because Mirai Uchiha had crushed the enemy with absolute power.
The atmosphere of the village gradually became somber, and everyone was infected by the sadness.
Little by little, the crowd thinned.
By the time they arrived in front of the Hokage's building, only Minato Namikaze, Kakashi Hatake, and Rin Nohara were left.
"You two go back first. I'll go and inform the Hokage about the situation."
"About Obito... it was because I didn't arrive in time to support him. Don't blame yourselves."
Hearing Minato Namikaze's words, Rin Nohara and Kakashi Hatake nodded.
If they had been as strong as Mirai, Obito wouldn't have died...
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Three days later.
Dark clouds covered the sky and a relentless drizzle fell without stopping.
Hundreds of ninjas dressed in black, with white flowers in their hands, stood neatly in front of the Memorial Stone.
Under the direction of Hiruzen Sarutobi, everyone observed three minutes of silence for their fallen comrades in the Third Great Ninja War.
After the silence, Hiruzen Sarutobi stood in front of the crowd and said with a sorrowful face: "Once again we have won the war. The facts show us that Konoha will never be defeated."
"Although our heroes now rest in peace, they have bequeathed to us the Will of Fire."
"Where leaves dance, fire burns!"
"The light of the fire will illuminate the village and make new leaves sprout..."
Hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's endless speech, Mirai Uchiha lost interest and turned to leave.
Passing by the cemetery, Mirai Uchiha glanced indifferently at a large tree nearby.
On the tree, a white-haired man was sitting, watching him silently.
Seeing that he had been discovered, the man immediately showed a smile and said aloud: "You are Mirai Uchiha, right? I heard you awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan? That's a legendary power, it really makes one envious."
"Do you need something?"
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jiraiya, I was Orochimaru's teammate."
Mirai Uchiha showed a thoughtful expression: "Jiraiya... I think Orochimaru mentioned you, but he said he didn't know you very well."
"What?!"
"That bastard Orochimaru dares to insult our bond. It's unforgivable!"
"Hey! Don't go!"
Seeing Mirai Uchiha leave without looking back, Jiraiya's smile disappeared.
Just as the rumors said, this young man named Mirai Uchiha was very strong, able to easily discover him despite being hidden and with his presence concealed.
To possess the Mangekyō Sharingan and, in addition, be so strong...
Could he be the variable in the Great Toad Sage's dream?
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"Mirai!"
"Wait for us."
Hearing the shouts behind him, Mirai Uchiha turned around. Rin Nohara and Kakashi Hatake arrived running and out of breath in front of him.
"You guy, you have incredible nerve. Lord Third hadn't even finished speaking and you had already run off."
Hearing Kakashi Hatake's complaint, Mirai Uchiha shook his head: "I correct you, I left in plain sight."
"That's why I say you have incredible nerve!"
Kakashi Hatake finished speaking, and noticing that Mirai Uchiha was staring at him, he turned his head away with some discomfort and muttered: "W-what are you staring at me for?"
"Nothing, I'm just curious about what you all experienced on the Rock Village front."
Although Obito Uchiha had "died," Kakashi Hatake had not lost an eye, and Obito hadn't given him his Sharingan either.
Mirai Uchiha was very curious to know how things had happened this time.
Seeing that Kakashi Hatake wasn't talking, Rin Nohara took the initiative: "Mirai, let me tell you."
"Our team was ordered to destroy the Kannabi Bridge. Master Minato had to go and support the front, so we separated temporarily."
"Later, I was captured by Rock Village ninjas and taken to a cave. When I woke up, my hands and feet were tied."
"Kakashi and Obito came to rescue me and fell into the encirclement of those Rock ninjas."
"At a critical moment, I opened the scroll you gave me, and then the bodies of all those ninjas began to burn with black flames."
"Those flames, just as you said, Mirai, they couldn't be extinguished by any means."
"In the end... those Rock ninjas all used an earth jutsu together and collapsed the cave."
"We were about to escape, but in the end, Obito seemed to trip on a root and, unfortunately, was crushed by a huge rock that fell..."
Hearing Rin Nohara's explanation, Mirai Uchiha more or less understood what had happened.
Apart from a few details, the rest of the development didn't deviate much from the original story.
"Mirai, if only I had been a little stronger..."
Seeing a self-blaming Kakashi Hatake, Mirai Uchiha stopped and, turning around, looked at him.
"What's wrong?"
"If you've turned around to say something to comfort me, I advise you to..."
"Kakashi."
"Yes?"
"If you're useless, train more."
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