"Creak—"
Hokage building, Hokage office.
Sarutobi Hiruzen leaned forward, suddenly sitting up straight. The chair beneath him slid back slightly from the force, leaving two shallow white marks on the wooden floor.
"Light?"
Pinpricks of light shimmered and extinguished, a gentle aura enveloped the youth, transforming him into a "band of light." He merged into the sunlight, then flickered, sprinting forward nearly a thousand meters!
This distance had undoubtedly surpassed the boundaries of the Swamp space.
Sarutobi Hiruzen peered at the crystal ball, holding his breath as he silently observed. His old face, etched with fine lines, subtly twisted before he fell into a long contemplation....
The Yin, Yang, and Five Elements—fire, earth, water, wind, thunder—all of these Sarutobi Hiruzen had dabbled in to varying degrees, yet it was the first time he had seen something developed with light as the "foundation"... [Light Release]....
Or rather, it shouldn't be called [Light Release], perhaps it should be termed a variant of [Yang Release]!
And [Yang Release] was something only the Senju and Uzumaki clans could master!
Sarutobi Hiruzen squinted, examining the boy in the crystal ball who, alongside Rin Nohara, transformed into sunlight, shuttled through the dense forest. The boy's face was a blend of three parts Fugaku and seven parts Mikoto, unmistakably confirming he was Uchiha by blood!
Inherently, he should have no conceivable connection, however minute, to the Senju, Uzumaki, or even... Yang Release!
So, there was only one possibility left... "This child is the issue!" Sarutobi Hiruzen heavily sat back in his chair, dragging the pen across a long scroll, leaving a dark ink stain that precisely erased Roy's name.....
He sat, watching, no longer caring if the scroll was ruined by ink blots, until the scene shifted; the boy suddenly halted, straightened his back, and continued to focus on the crystal ball.....
Southern forest,
Through "light transformation," Roy brushed past Kakashi and Obito's shoulders, darting out from a sliver of sunlight beside them before disappearing into the distance, leaving them far behind... After a brief moment of bewilderment, Kakashi and Obito exchanged glances, each seeing an unspeakable astonishment in the other's eyes!
"Can a human turn into light?" Kakashi, mask partially covering his face, turned his head and asked Obito: "Is it the Sharingan?"
Those four simple words, though not detailed, quickly made Obito understand Kakashi's meaning... He surely had also heard about the Uchiha clan's Sharingan awakening, possessing all kinds of incredible powers, but... based on Obito's experience, when Roy had actively infused him with "negative emotions" to awaken his Sharingan,
The youth faintly felt that "light," such a "beautiful" thing, was absolutely not something the Uchiha clan, known for possessing the Sharingan, could have; rather, it was something the Uchiha feared, desired, and yet was unattainably distant!
'The saying "naturally evil Uchiha" is not an empty phrase.' Obito recalled seeing a glimpse of the future in an illusion technique and took a deep breath, slowly shook his head, and said, "I don't know, but, "
"I think it's not the Sharingan."
Obito said, a trace of red creeping into his eyes as he met Kakashi's gaze and said: "At least, he hasn't activated it, right?"
Kakashi paused, falling silent... As Obito said, Roy's gaze was clear and bright, much like the sun, without a trace of blood-red!
The boy's white hair swayed as he returned to his senses with a sigh, squinting at the boy and girl who had already reached the finish before them: "If that's indeed the case, then we can only say... Uchiha Jin is... unique!"
"Unique...." Obito muttered, repeating as he gazed ahead,
"Unique...." Minato Namikaze arrived with a kunai marked with the Flying Thunder God technique after them. Looking at Roy still engrossed in that mystical state, holding a strand of sunlight with a complex expression, he had to admit... Kakashi wasn't wrong....
People indeed differ in many ways—starting points, experiences, talents, wisdom, personalities, and so on. It seems... there's only one similarity, and that is... we all eventually die!
However, do people really all eventually head toward death?
As the ancients said, life seeks the sun, and also, solitary yin does not last, solitary yang does not grow... Roy was immersed in the understanding of "transforming into sunlight," with constant hints echoing in his ears from the interface....
[Yang Release +100 +100 +100.....]
Soon surpassing 40000, entering the realm of 50000... Displaying——
[Yang Release: lv4 (43515/100000→52417/100000)]
Roy opened his palm, letting a strand of sunlight slip through his fingers. Then, with a point of his index finger, he aimed at a wooden post in the training field ahead; a thin beam of light instantly shot out, hitting the post and piercing a fingertip-sized hole!
'Light... concentrated solar light... is also the most important aspect of the [Sun] that I had never considered....'
'Just like my eyes, I never imagined they would one day carry laser,'
A red glow surged in his eyes, swiftly another laser followed the light from his finger, opening another small hole in the lower part of the post.....
Roy experimented with using "light" as a foundation, expanding his imagination to develop various techniques. Finally, he clapped his hands together, drawing out a lightsaber from between them, and raised it high. At that moment, Minato Namikaze's voice gently echoed at his ear.....
"What is this sword?"
Minato Namikaze, feeling the terrifying waves emanating from the lightsaber, asked gravely.