Uchiha Tsukika: "Hoshi, how are you feeling? Are you hurt?"
Uchiha Suzuri: "Hoshi, if Konoha and the Uchiha are gone, then so be it. The most important thing now is to take care of yourself. Watch out for ambushes! Your mother and I were killed in a sneak attack by Danzo's lapdogs. You can't let history repeat itself!"
Onoki: "Why is it that after hearing such explosive news, I'm not even slightly surprised?"
A: "Probably because compared to the destruction of Konoha and the fact that only a handful of ninjas escaped, everything else feels like a minor detail."
Rasa: "Exactly. After today, Konoha exists in name only."
Jiraiya: "Old man, hang in there. I'm heading back right now."
Orochimaru: "Tsunade, aren't you going?"
Tsunade: "Hah... now you remember me."
Uchiha Tsukika: "Hoshi, I have so much more to say, but with all these outsiders watching, there are things we can't discuss on the Sky Screen. Just... take care of yourself!"
Herrscher of Reason: "...I will. I'll take care of myself, Mother."
The moment Uchiha Hoshi spoke, the conversation shifted entirely toward her. It was inevitable—the power she had displayed was simply too terrifying. From what they knew, she could create monsters, fly, and copy the Sharingan. Heaven only knew what else she was hiding.
Might Guy: "Where am I?!"
Hatake Kakashi: "Guy! You're alive!?"
Might Guy: "I don't even know! I saw a vortex in front of me, and then I was sucked into an unknown space. I found that severed monster limb you cut off in there. Before I could even check it out, another vortex appeared and dumped me here in the middle of a forest."
Might Guy: "I was so confused. But right before I was warped back, I think I saw someone—a weirdo wearing a spiral mask."
Minato Namikaze: "A spiral mask? Guy, are you sure!"
Might Guy: "Positive. I saw it with my own eyes."
Minato Namikaze: "So he appeared after all... I wonder just how much of a hand he had in this mess."
Might Guy: "Wait, who is he?"
Minato Namikaze: "I don't know, but he calls himself Uchiha Madara."
Senju Hashirama: "Madara? Isn't he dead? Look, his chat text effect is the same as mine—that grey tint only dead people have."
Onoki: "So he's a fake? Good grief, gave me a heart attack for a second."
Deidara: "The old man is just a coward."
Onoki: "You brat!"
While everyone was exchanging intel via the Sky Screen, a sudden rumble shook the heavens, and the display shifted once more.
Unknown Ninja: "No way... again? What is it this time?"
The sudden change startled everyone. While the ninjas were on edge, many commoners were already on their knees praying. In this short span of time, some had already begun worshiping Uchiha Hoshi as a deity. Temples were being erected overnight—talk about unwavering faith!
The shifting screen made these people prostrate themselves even further, trembling in fear that Hoshi was displeased and about to rain down punishment. Within seconds, new text appeared. This wasn't a message from someone in the Ninja World, but a title card from the Screen itself.
The sight of it made the surviving Konoha ninjas feel a weight sink into their chests.
[THE SECOND HONKAI IMPACT]
Senju Hashirama: "If I recall correctly, the very first text that appeared when this screen showed up mentioned the 'First Honkai Impact'?"
Senju Tobirama: "You saw correctly, Brother. Where there is a first, there is a second, and a third. This 'Honkai' will likely occur countless times—and I fear there are more beings like the Herrscher of Reason out there!"
Unknown Ninja: "This is a nightmare!"
[The image on the Sky Screen gradually sharpens. The Konoha Ruins appear before everyone's eyes.
However, unlike before, it is now broad daylight. Lush, vibrant vegetation has overgrown the ruins, and countless Honkai Beasts roam the area. If it weren't for their vivid memories of the destruction, they would have thought this was a completely different land.
The camera zooms in, nearing the ground, but it doesn't stop. It plunges beneath the earth, descending hundreds of meters until it reaches a subterranean laboratory.
Click, clack, click...
The crisp sound of high heels echoes against the floor. Under the fluorescent lights, a figure that looks both strange and hauntingly familiar walks down the corridor.
The woman is about 1.7 meters tall with waist-length white hair. On her stunning face, a pair of golden pupils glow with a divine, arresting light.]
Jiraiya: "The Herrscher of Reason? How is that possible? How did she grow up so fast?"
Orochimaru: "Based on the state of Konoha and her physical age, if I'm not mistaken, we are looking at a future timeline."
A: "The future? Impossible!"
Onoki: "Indeed. To claim we are seeing the future is far too preposterous."
Orochimaru: "I know it's absurd. But since the Sky Screen itself defies all common sense, anything 'impossible' becomes perfectly normal."
[The future Herrscher of Reason is dressed as a researcher, wearing a suit jacket over a pencil skirt, her legs encased in black hosiery, topped with a white lab coat.
She walks deep into the laboratory. As she progresses, she enters a mysterious hallway. Along the walls lean rows of glass cultivation tanks, each over two meters tall. Through the glass, various Honkai Beast tissues are visible—some familiar, others never-before-seen.
Further in, the contents of the tanks change. They begin to hold Zombies, and even pale female figures who look human but possess long tails.
Continuing deeper, the viewers see something that defies belief.
Inside the cultivation tanks on both sides, there are Hosts identical to Uchiha Hoshi! They range from infants to adults, covering every stage of physical development.
Unlike the other haphazardly placed experiments, these "Prime Bodies" are all dressed in skintight suits designed to monitor their vitals and facilitate physical adjustments. Their tanks appear far more advanced than the others.
At the very end of the room stands the largest tank of all. Beneath it, a young girl—no older than fourteen or fifteen—stands looking up at the vessel.]
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T/N: I've made some changes on the previous chapters.
I've renamed Uchiha Yuehe to Tsukika and Yan to Suzuri, both were Hoshi's adopted parents.