In the Hidden Leaf Village, not far from the village entrance, a dense forest concealed a small stream that murmured with rippling sounds.
A young boy lay on the ground, a dog-tail grass in his mouth, gloomily staring at the sky.
Damn heavens, after traveling back in time for so long, couldn't you at least give me a System?
No System was bad enough, but why was he stuck with being reborn into the Uchiha Clan? There wasn't even a glimmer of hope...
After mumbling a few indistinct words, the boy eventually stood up and began his daily cultivation routine.
First, he extracted some chakra, then started practicing walking on water and climbing trees—basic techniques, yet he practiced them enthusiastically.
If he temporarily ignored the Uchiha Clan's tragic fate, he could actually feel quite happy.
After all, as an ordinary person, how could he not feel thrilled about being reborn into a world like Naruto filled with extraordinary power?
He trained nonstop throughout the afternoon until the sun neared the horizon when he finally stopped.
He lit a fire right there, skewering some fish he'd caught earlier onto sticks and roasting them over the flames.
After sprinkling some scallions and salt over the fish, the boy dug in with a ravenous appetite.
Worrying about future events is pointless. For now, enhancing my own strength is the ultimate solution.
If things go south, I'll just groom a childhood friend early as a "power-up package" to help unlock my eyes...
As thoughts of his future plans swirled through his mind, Mirai prepared to tidy up and head home.
Just at that moment, a pitch-black spatial portal appeared directly in front of him.
Right behind him, Otsutsuki Ura emerged from the spatial portal.
Seeing Ura holding a fishing rod and carrying a fish basket, the boy's eyes suddenly widened.
Wait a second...
What is this?! What's going on here?
Why would Otsutsuki Ura appear at this time?
Noticing the boy's shocked expression, Otsutsuki Ura curled his lips slightly upward.
You must be Mirai Uchiha. I finally found you.
You're even weaker than I imagined. Killing you should be easy.
Hearing Ura's words, Mirai Uchiha froze momentarily before excitement surged inside his heart.
You came specifically looking for me?
Seeing Mirai's reaction, Otsutsuki Ura hesitated slightly before warning, I'm here to kill you.
Mirai smiled, saying, Kill me? That's perfect!
You've even activated Ri, trying to eliminate me before I can grow stronger?
Otsutsuki Ura's eyes immediately widened, his voice stuttering slightly, H-how do you know that?
If this were the future, perhaps finding out about himself through Kaguya Otsutsuki, Momoshiki Otsutsuki, and others would have made sense.
But this is forty years ago!
How could a little brat who hasn't even grown facial hair yet know anything about him?
And he even accurately mentioned the divine treasures he had just found...
What exactly was going on?
"Ura, since you've specially come looking for me, it means that my future self must've become someone you can't handle anymore, right?" Mirai Uchiha said.
Although he didn't know what would happen in the future, judging from the situation, he lived through until the Boruto storyline period.
Moreover, he had grown strong enough to make Otsutsuki Ura deeply wary. Otherwise, his opponent wouldn't have specially used Ri to travel back in time and kill him.
In an instant, Mirai Uchiha felt all his inner gloom completely vanish.
Otsutsuki Ura's expression kept changing.
Strange!
This was simply too strange!
He could clearly sense the boy's weak power.
The chakra inside this kid's body probably couldn't even handle casting a few basic ninjutsu.
Yet this brat not only knew everything about him, but also showed no fear toward him at all.
Otsutsuki Ura couldn't figure out the logic behind it at all.
Thinking about this, Otsutsuki Ura couldn't help asking, "Kid, since you know who I am, you should understand my power."
"If I want to kill you, aren't you afraid?"
"Or... Do you think your current strength is enough to survive against me?"
Upon hearing this, Mirai Uchiha revealed a faint smile and said, "Since you're from the future, naturally it's my future self who'll deal with you."
"If my future self couldn't even anticipate something like this happening, then he'd really be too weak."
If he could survive both the Third Great Ninja War and the Night of the Clan Annihilation, that proved he had already gained sufficient strength and enough development time.
There was absolutely no way he would overlook something as significant as time travel.
In other words, there was no possibility for Otsutsuki Ura to kill him through this method!
Seeing the confident smile on Mirai Uchiha's face, Otsutsuki Ura felt a surge of anger rising within him.
"If that's the case, then die!"
As Otsutsuki Ura rushed toward him, Mirai Uchiha merely leaned against a large tree lazily, crossing his arms and remaining composed.
Just as Otsutsuki Ura's attack was about to reach him, another figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Otsutsuki Ura was grabbed around the neck instantly.
"Mirai Uchiha?!"
"No, impossible! How could you possibly pinpoint the exact moment I traveled through time?!"
Otsutsuki Ura screamed hysterically.
Right now, he truly was terrified.
Ever since the younger Mirai Uchiha met his future self, he had been in a constant state of shock.
Why did it feel like the younger Mirai was living under the other's shadow, as if the older Mirai could easily detect everything he intended to do?!
However, the older Mirai Uchiha didn't bother explaining anything to Otsutsuki Ura.
With a mere thought, a grayish-white bone spike pierced through Otsutsuki Ura's body.
[All-Killing Ash Bones]!
With no resistance whatsoever, Otsutsuki Ura's body turned to ash and vanished—his soul erased simultaneously by Mirai Uchiha.
Mirai Uchiha turned his head to glance at his younger self, a strange and indescribable feeling stirring within him.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say. After a long silence, he finally spoke: "No wonder I'm amazing; even in such circumstances, I can remain so composed."
After all, not long after traveling back in time—just a few years ago—his power had still been practically negligible.
Even under those conditions, he faced down Otsutsuki Ura with unshaken composure.
Such composure was nothing short of remarkable!
To his slight surprise, his younger self suddenly plopped down on the ground.
"Damn it, that was way too close! I almost died back there!"
"Hey! Could you please stop showing up at the very last second every time?!"
Seeing his younger self act this way, the adult Mirai couldn't help but chuckle.
Instantly, he understood the mindset of his younger self from just moments ago.
It reminded him of his past life—once, when he almost got into a car accident, he always acted calm and collected with his friends but showed his shaken emotions to his girlfriend afterward.
It was exactly the same as what he'd just done.
Seeing the older Mirai laugh, young Mirai also stopped complaining, curiosity getting the better of him as he asked, "Say, how exactly did you reach this level?"
Hearing this, Mirai replied calmly, "I simply endured my share of trials and tribulations."
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