Splash.
Crash.
At the instant Kamui space was about to open, Masked Man Obito suddenly heard the roar of rushing water beside his ear.
He froze.
"Strange… there's no river around here. Where's that water sound coming from?"
The next second—he knew.
From within the Kamui dimension, an enormous torrent of water suddenly surged out!
BOOM!
An overwhelming flood, like a burst dam, erupted outward!
Along the way, it snapped countless trees in half!
"What the—?!"
Behind the mask, veins bulged violently on Obito's forehead.
"Kakashi! Did you seriously turn my Kamui space into a trash dump?!"
"Throwing kunai and shuriken in there was one thing—now you're pumping WATER into it?!"
"What are you trying to do, huh?! Become some kind of irrigation god?!"
If Kakashi were standing in front of him right now, Obito would absolutely tear him apart on the spot!
Furious.
Absolutely furious!
But opposite him—
Itachi was even more shocked.
The young boy's mouth was wide enough to swallow two eggs at once.
"This… this is a water-release technique I've never seen before…"
"Judging by this scale and volume, it's at least an A-rank jutsu…"
"Instant activation without hand seals… This strange man is far stronger than I imagined…"
For a moment, the surroundings were filled only with the thunderous rush of water flooding in all directions.
Fortunately, this was the back mountain of the Uchiha clan.
No one lived here.
Only flowers, grass, soil, and trees.
After a full three minutes, the two of them had to cling to surrounding rocks just to avoid being swept away completely.
"To casually unleash such a powerful water-style jutsu… your chakra reserves are beyond my expectations."
Itachi surveyed the soaked surroundings and took a deep breath.
Casually altering the terrain…
The masked man's strength was likely already close to Kage level.
And yet such a person had slipped into the village unnoticed!
Dangerous.
Very dangerous.
He needed to extract information—now.
On the other side—
"Huh? I—" Obito, who had been cursing Kakashi internally, suddenly paused.
…Did this kid just assume the river-like water was his water jutsu?
The corner of Obito's eye twitched violently.
His irritation spiked even higher.
He cleared his throat and, without a shred of guilt, accepted the praise.
Hands clasped behind his back, he struck the pose of a lofty expert and said calmly,
"Correct. This is indeed my Water Release."
"And since we're at it—let me properly introduce myself, Uchiha Itachi."
"My name is—Uchiha Madara."
"About a hundred meters?"
By the Naka River, the small figure of Jin looked toward the distant area where vast stretches of rock and soil had vanished, silently estimating.
"The effective range for Kamui 'arm-tearing' right now is roughly a hundred meters…"
For early Naruto-era combat, this distance was already quite respectable.
Compared to the almost-conceptual nonsense of 800-meter shuriken throws, it wasn't far behind.
"Hiss—"
Just then, a sharp pain flared at the corner of his eye.
A tearing, ripping pain.
Like Rong Mama's needles—not stabbing Little Swallow—but stabbing his eyeball instead.
Unbearable.
Drip.
Drip.
After a full three minutes, Jin finally clutched his eye, panting heavily.
When he lowered his hand, his palm was soaked red.
Blood.
"So this is the backlash of overusing the Mangekyō Sharingan…"
"Looks like I really need a much stronger physical body."
Current Kamui arm-tearing range: about a hundred meters…
"Wood Release would be nice, but Danzō's version is too crappy…"
"Now where exactly is Orochimaru these days…"
Murmuring to himself, Jin wiped the blood from the corner of his eye, took a deep breath, and turned back toward the clan grounds.
He had expected side effects from the Mangekyō Sharingan.
He just hadn't expected them to show up this quickly.
As for swapping eyes in and out?
Jin wasn't exactly thrilled by that idea.
Plugging and unplugging eyeballs like Wi-Fi receivers—wouldn't that cause some kind of infection?
More importantly, whether it was Fugaku and Mikoto, or Itachi and Sasuke—
They were all blood relatives of this body.
He couldn't treat them with the same cold indifference as the Uchiha in canon.
What he didn't realize was that this eye pain—
Was largely because he'd transferred far too much river water.
Ten minutes later.
The Uchiha clan grounds came into view.
Jin slowed to a stop.
In the dry ditch ahead—
Water overflowed wildly, rising knee-high above the banks!
It roared past, sweeping away grass, stones, and debris alike!
"Woof! Woof! Woof!"
Faintly, it seemed a Shiba Inu had been swept in as well.
Its four legs flailed frantically as it tried to escape.
But the current was too fast, and its short legs couldn't gain purchase.
After several failed attempts, it could only wail helplessly as it was carried downstream.
"Who the hell is using such a powerful Water Release nearby?"
Jin frowned, casually scooping up the Shiba Inu and tossing it onto higher ground.
Then his narrow eyes scanned the surroundings suspiciously.
There was a ditch here—but normally, no water flowed through it.
This sudden flooding was obviously caused by someone using Water Release nearby!
"Absolutely shameless—using ocean-level ninjutsu in a populated area!"
"May you give birth to a kid with no asshole, you bastard!"
Cursing loudly, Jin shook his head and walked back into the clan.
He hadn't slept all night—his dark circles were about to become permanent.
Rustle, rustle.
Footsteps echoed through the Uchiha compound.
The not-small figure of the boy walked steadily forward.
The rising sun cast flickering light over his smiling face.
A thin layer of golden radiance settled over his features.
Creak.
When he opened the door to his house—
The smile on his face froze solid.
Inside, on the bed—
Four dogs that looked suspiciously like beagles were tearing into his bedding.
Each biting, each tugging—utterly absorbed.
White stuffing was scattered everywhere.
Chunks here.
Pieces there.
And faintly, right in the middle—
There was dog shit.
Apparently, the room had been sealed all night.
The accumulated stench had finally found an escape.
The moment the door opened, the smell surged out like a living thing.
"BLEGH—!"
Jin couldn't take it anymore.
He bolted outside, clutching his nose and retching violently.
Disgusting!
Absolutely disgusting!
For people who don't raise dogs, this smell was literal hell on earth!
Of course, dog lovers might consider it heaven.
After taking more than ten deep breaths, he finally felt his nose clear a little.
Then he turned to look at the toilet hut.
His face darkened completely.
In the entire Uchiha clan, only one person would do something this boring—and get away with it.
Second Pillar—Sasuke.
"So what if I introduced you to a few girlfriends?"
"Your sense of revenge is seriously intense…"
Muttering to himself, Jin opened the toilet hut and slowly extended his demonic claws toward the sleeping Sasuke—
"AAAAAH!! It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!!"
That morning—
The Uchiha clan was awakened
by a scream that sounded like a ghost being slaughtered.
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