The rain fell steadily over Amegakure, drumming against the rooftops like a soft, endless warning. I sat atop one of the taller buildings, the soaked tiles slick beneath me, water running down my cloak and soaking through to my skin. Mist swirled around the narrow.It was quiet. Too quiet.
Yet my thoughts weren't on the village. They were on her—the girl in chains from my dreams. Her face haunted me, more vivid than any memory. The way she looked at me, the faint tremor of fear and hope in her eyes… it stayed in my mind, a ghost I couldn't shake.
Could I save her? Could I even reach her in time? And if I did… could I save everyone else too? The thought pressed down on me like the heavy rain, chilling and relentless.
I clenched my fists, feeling the ache in my arms from the storm, from the burden of knowing that no matter how strong I became, no power—not even the Rinnegan—could guarantee protection. Not for her. Not for the people I had sworn to protect.
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As I sat lost in my thoughts, a sudden pain pierced through my stomach, sharp and unrelenting, like something was slowly stabbing me from behind. Even with my Rinnegan, I couldn't see anything—nothing but darkness. Time itself seemed to slow, dragging each second into eternity.
I started coughing, tasting blood in my mouth. I tried to move, to react, but my body refused to obey. Darkness had fallen completely, and the world seemed frozen, frozen in silence and fear. Then… I heard it. A voice, cold and absolute.
"Izuna Uchiha… you were never meant to exist."
I couldn't see or sense anyone around me. Then, from the shadows, a black figure emerged. No face, no features—just darkness shaped like a human. I tried to strike, to move, to fight—but my body wouldn't respond.
The voice repeated itself, over and over, echoing in my mind: "You were never meant to exist."
Then the figure raised its hand, and I felt my body start to crumble, as if the earth itself was tearing me apart from the inside. Panic rose like wildfire, burning through every thought. I didn't know what to do. I realized, in that horrifying moment, that I could do nothing. I couldn't move, couldn't defend, couldn't even scream
As I felt my body slowly unravel, my mind flashed back to a time when life seemed… simpler. When people still believed in me.
They called me a genius, the future of the village, the one who would protect them all. Minato… he had such high expectations, expecting me to be faster, smarter, stronger. Kakashi… he trusted me, considered me a friend, always looking out for me even when I tried to shoulder everything alone.
I could see my parents' faces—so full of care, always watching, always worried, always hoping I would grow strong but not lose myself. And Obito… he used to ask me endless questions, curious about every little thing, wanting to share every moment. But I ignored him. I ignored them all, chasing a power that I thought would save everyone.
Kurenai… she always worried for me, soft-spoken but firm, as if she could sense the darkness in my choices even before I did. She cared. She tried to pull me back from the edge.
My clan… they saw me as their hope, their future, the one who would carry the Uchiha name proudly. And yet, I betrayed them. I left them behind. I left everything behind. I became rogue, wandering through shadows and secrecy, believing that the only way to save them all was to become stronger alone.
But now… as my body crumbled and the figure loomed over me, I realized the bitter truth. All my strength, all my ambitions, all my pain… it had led to this. To failure. To being powerless.
Even the Rinnegan, the eye I had dreamed of unlocking for so long, was useless here. All those years of training, of sacrifice, of solitude… none of it mattered. I had left everyone I loved behind, and now I could not even protect myself.
I saved Madara… my grandfather. I promised him I would find true peace. I sealed away the Black Zetsu, thinking that only Kara remained. But now… it seems I was wrong.
I thought this life, this world, would be interesting… how foolish I was. In my previous life, I died the same way—trapped by my ambitions, believing I could accomplish everything alone. But now, in this moment, I understand… power cannot solve everything.
I don't expect a second chance. I am grateful for what I had, but I know… this is all my fault.
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I felt myself slowly dying. I opened my eyes one last time and thought… if only I could fix everything, maybe find another way, maybe make things right. I wonder how the others will react when they hear I'm dead… hmm, who knows? I guess… they might even be glad.
Izuna Uchiha… hahaha… the God of Death.
I never imagined my own death like this. And yet… I suppose this is it.