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Chapter 51
Afterward, Naruto believed that as long as he apologized to Sakyo and explained his true intentions, she definitely wouldn't blame him.
The Shadow Imitation Technique drew closer. Just as Naruto was about to spring up from the ground, someone beat him to it.
Sakyo suddenly raised her head, revealing a pair of intricately patterned Mangekyō Sharingan.
This scene made all the approaching medical ninjas freeze in place.
They weren't combat units. Back when Uchiha Shisui awakened his Mangekyō, Root had suffered heavy losses.
This time, they naturally had to proceed with caution.
"Amaterasu!"
Blood vessels filled her eyes. Sakyo locked her gaze on the Root ninja who had cast the Shadow Imitation Technique.
Black flames of hell appeared out of nowhere and scattered across his body.
"Ah! Aaaaaah!!!!"
This sudden change snapped the rest of the Root ninjas back to reality. They immediately attacked Sakyo, trying to stop her.
But…
Under the moonlight, Sakyo's position shifted in an eerie, almost imperceptible way. She appeared beside Naruto's "corpse."
Sakyo bent down, gently taking Naruto's still-warm hand, and spoke:
"Kamui!"
Naruto looked up in shock at Sakyo, only to realize she hadn't noticed him at all.
His body was sucked into Sakyo's personal Kamui dimension.
…
Bright sunlight.
Rice fields, fish ponds, tomato patches. In the center stood a building that looked almost identical to Sakyo's home.
Naruto appeared in the courtyard. He quickly stood up and pulled the ninja sword out of his chest.
Instantly, blood gushed out. Naruto grimaced in pain.
Good grief—after more than ten minutes, if he hadn't removed the sword, his body would have healed around it and locked it inside the flesh.
Naruto looked around and realized this place was completely different from the outside.
Holy crap…
Rice paddies, tomato fields, a pond—all filled with foods Sakyo loved!
His position was right in the middle of the house.
"I feel like I really messed things up."
Naruto's mouth twitched. He recalled Sakyo's cold voice saying those two words: "Kamui."
So… wasn't she supposed to be Uchiha Sakyo?
Why did she awaken Kamui????
This kind of thing was better asked to the system.
"System, what's going on? Why did Sakyo awaken Kamui? Did Uchiha Obito somehow cuckold Uchiha Fugaku?"
"Ding~ The Sharingan is also known as the 'Mirror of the Soul Eye.' It means that whatever the awakener most desires, they will gain the corresponding ability."
Naruto had no choice but to accept this explanation.
After all, it was the system—very knowledgeable…
But thinking about it, it made sense.
When Obito awakened his, he wanted to escape—so he got Kamui.
When Shisui awakened his, he was caught between the village and the clan, unable to understand why they couldn't coexist peacefully—so he got Kotoamatsukami, which could rewrite wills.
When Itachi awakened his, the uncontrollable power of Root and the village left him feeling helpless—so he got Tsukuyomi, the space where he could control everything.
As for Uchiha Sakyo… she had just wanted to escape reality and destroy Root—so she got Kamui and Amaterasu.
Yeah… that explanation actually made perfect sense.
While Naruto was lost in these boring thoughts, he looked down at his chest and saw the wound had already fully healed.
Right now, Naruto was extremely anxious, but there was nothing he could do.
He was trapped in Sakyo's Kamui dimension and couldn't get out. He could only wait for the outcome…