1. Shisui's death, the ultimate use of Kotoamatsukami [Eye of Heaven], and the destruction of the Sharingan
2. Itachi Uchiha being affected
3. The First's Rinne Rebirth in its initial vulnerable phase rendered the Rinnegan useless
4. Shisui's vessel was taken over by Black Zetsu, who embodied Kaguya's consciousness. Performing the technique came at the cost of complete physical exhaustion.
5. Hinting all the way up to the Moon's Eye Plan, avoiding strong consciousness backlash, skipping Kaguya's resurrection explanation altogether
(Since relentless criticism came before any explanation could be made, I won't elaborate here. Now I'll directly present the detailed outline. Those who've always thought my writing was verbose should be satisfied seeing such a concise summary.
Those who have patience won't argue. And those who argue don't care to listen anyway.
The earlier part was pretty funny, yeah. Since the Rinnegan ranks above the Sharingan, it naturally becomes immune to Sharingan genjutsu.)
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"Uncle, are you okay?"
While Haseo was bored out of his mind and went out "looking for trouble," Niyu Haseo stayed behind, wandering around the village by herself — Konoha should be considered quite a large town, so Niyu hadn't yet lost her sense of novelty about this place.
This location would keep her entertained for quite some time.
So one evening, at the heart of Konoha Village, she witnessed someone fall straight off the Hokage Cliffs with a dramatic splashdown, then smacked onto the ground flat like a pancake.
His posture resembled that of a cartoon diver mid-flop.
The only fortunate thing was he landed on his back instead of his face, and hitting the ground didn't cause any water to splash.
Niyu assumed this was some kind of weird performance art act, so she approached him.
"Haha, little girl, I'm fine... Just didn't expect it to be so slippery up there."
He smiled somewhat sheepishly, radiating a special kind of friendliness.
Forget the risk of falling — an incident like this happening right at the center of Konoha, not far from the Hokage's office building, should've immediately drawn a crowd or triggered alarm! But no one else even blinked.
Only Niyu appeared to witness this spectacle.
When Niyu leaned over, two pendants hanging from her neck — one red and one blue — dangled right before the eyes of the man lying on the ground... Of course, the red one could be disregarded entirely, as it was nothing more than ordinary crystal.
But the blue one looked familiar to him.
"This is..."
The man stood up, dusted himself off, and carefully examined Niyu's face.
"You actually remind me a lot of... Do you know young Tsunade?"
Tsunade's features were subtly present in Niyu's facial structure. Considering her age matched better with his image of Tsunade, he couldn't help but ask this question.
Between the appearance, the pendant, and certain mysterious bloodline connections, he could basically understand Niyu's identity and background.
"You mean Tsunade-nee? She's my mother." Niyu blinked her eyes and replied.
She felt the other person's expression held an indescribable meaning.
Ignoring the messy logic in her words, she had already revealed her identity pretty clearly.
Normally, Niyu Haseo—who'd grown up under Haseo's upbringing and was therefore overly mischievous, mixing maturity with playfulness—would absolutely never casually reveal her background or personal information to a total stranger.
Yet here she was, speaking words she really shouldn't be saying at all. It definitely wasn't because she had let down her guard, but rather because she had been affected or manipulated somehow without even realizing it herself.
"The daughter of Tsunade?"
The man tilted his head slightly. Niyu's identity gave him a mix of relief and disappointment. "Can Tsunade raise a child properly?"
Not really.
Well, Haseo himself wasn't exactly suited for raising a child either.
"So the pendant around your neck was given to you by Tsunade?"
"You recognize this pendant?"
"This originally belonged to Tsunade Sister, but later she gave it to Father. Afterward, I took it from Father… He didn't really want to give it to me, so I even faked a few tears once."
"Father… Right. Naturally, Tsunade alone couldn't have a child."
As if suddenly understanding something, the man struck his left palm forcefully with his right fist.
No kidding. Of course Niyu must have a father too.
"So who is your father?"
"My name is Niyu Haseo. My Father is Haseo Yu, and he used to be the Fourth Village Headman of this village," said Niyu Haseo.
Nobody except the Haseo family would casually refer to a Hokage as just a village head. Calling them "Village Head" so casually was because they genuinely viewed the Hokage merely as such, nothing special.
"Haseo? I think I've heard this name recently… Or maybe not? Not sure anymore."
"Well, my father was picked up by Grandpa Second many years ago before he died. Later, Granny Sansho taught him ninjutsu. Then he became the village head, married Tsunade Sister, retired afterward, and then I came along.
Originally, the Haseo family had long since left the village, but because of the chaos that broke out here not long ago, Father was invited back."
"Tobirama… Yes, Tobirama, Sarutobi, and myself included—we've all been dead for many years." Saying so, he looked up and turned his gaze toward the Hokage Cliffs.
The three Hokage statues would seem to remain there forever; yet this was simply how times changed… Now it was already the era of the Fifth Hokage.
"Uncle, who exactly are you?"
"Me? My current identity isn't easy to explain. I guess… one could say I'm sort of a traveler."
"Father once said that people who introduce themselves vaguely like that usually have identities that aren't fit to be exposed."
"…You're still just a kid. What has your father been teaching you? He doesn't seem like a decent guy."
"Well, I don't get back to Konoha often, you know. Young lady, why don't you show me around the village...? Everything feels quite unfamiliar to me now."
"I'm not that familiar with it either."
"Do you like this village then?"
"Like? Never really gave it much thought. To be honest, it's just been kinda fascinating so far."
Niyu Haseo mumbled quietly. Despite being an outsider herself, she took the lead as their "guide."
The two—one tall, one small—wandered around the village, visiting various places until they eventually arrived at Konoha's Memorial Park—if he had anyone close to him, their resting place would likely be in this cemetery by now.
Mito Uzumaki, Senju Miyuki, Tobirama Senju, and even Hiruzen Sarutobi...
And that...
Despite becoming one of the largest ninja villages today, Konoha has also lost a lot along the way...
Take the Senju clan, for example.
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