Chapter 2 The New Life After the Fusion
"No, it can't be like that!"
Uchiha Izumi, who had narrowly escaped death, had tears streaming down her face.
She couldn't accept the reality.
Her mother had just died right before her eyes, and the one who killed her mother was the boy she loved.
In her mental world, Zhao Angui began to comfort Uchiha Izumi, but she couldn't hear any of it.
She just ran forward aimlessly, watching one Uchiha clansman after another fall to the ground as corpses.
Most of these Uchiha clan members were ordinary villagers from Konoha; many of them didn't even possess chakra, let alone be ninjas.
They were completely unaware of the power struggles at the top, and they didn't even know much about their own clan's Sharingan.
They were just ordinary people, living their lives in Konoha Village in a daze.
Every morning they would open their doors and greet their neighbors, then eat, go to work, come home, and at the dinner table in the evening they would complain about the trivial things that happened that day, and then spend each ordinary day in the laughter of their family.
They should have grown old in this repetitive cycle, slowly walking towards death in the twilight.
That's how they were supposed to be, but now they are all dead. Simply because the higher-ups in Konoha saw them as a threat, simply because the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan was regarded as an evil force, the lives of these ordinary people were scattered like drifting catkins.
"What did our Uchiha clan do wrong?!"
Uchiha Izumi roared, then collapsed helplessly to the ground.
She began to regret not heeding Zhao Angui's advice, and she hated her own powerlessness. Faced with her dead mother and her slaughtered clansmen, she seemed unable even to escape. In this despair, the three tomoe in Uchiha Izumi's Sharingan began to spin rapidly, gradually merging into one. However, limited by Uchiha Izumi's aptitude, the three tomoe could not evolve into the Mangekyou Sharingan. At this near-despairing moment, Uchiha Izumi suddenly said:
"Mr. Zhao, let's become one!"
Upon hearing Uchiha Izumi's words, Zhao Angui exclaimed in surprise:
"Izumi, are you really sure? Once we merge, no one can guarantee what will happen! Maybe we'll go insane from the chaos of our own selves, or maybe one of us will become a subservient to the other. In short, after merging, we will no longer be ourselves. Are you really determined to give up your own identity?"
"What good is not giving up? If I had listened to Mr. Zhao's advice earlier, perhaps today's events wouldn't have happened. In the end, I was too naive and too cowardly, simply unable to face this cruel ninja world. Even if I had escaped the massacre of my clan today, I wouldn't have been able to avenge the Uchiha clan. In that case, I might as well place my hopes on you, Mr. Zhao."
Uchiha Izumi's tone gradually became firm, and the three tomoe in her eyes spun faster and faster.
"So Mr. Zhao, from today onward, let's live as human beings for us! I hope that in the future we can inherit your maturity and forget my naivety. Let's keep growing stronger in this cruel ninja world and seek justice for the innocent people who died today!"
Faced with Uchiha Izumi's will, Zhao Angui agreed after a moment's thought. After all, he was now a wandering ghost, and as long as he could be resurrected, sharing his life and soul with a young girl was an acceptable price to pay.
Zhao Angui's true heartache lay with Uchiha Izumi. He knew that from this day forward, the once pure and innocent girl, like a spring of water, would vanish completely. From this day forward, the name Uchiha Izumi would be inherited only by a ruthless avenger. She would dedicate her entire life to taking revenge on those who had indiscriminately slaughtered the innocent!
Therefore, Zhao Angui released the restraints on his soul, and his soul began to rapidly approach Uchiha Izumi. The two souls met in the spiritual world, and then Zhao Angui's soul slowly melted, merging into Uchiha Izumi's soul body like clear water.
Uchiha Izumi felt a change beginning to occur within her, as memories of Zhao Angui began to surface repeatedly in her mind. With each recollection, Izumi's sense of self began to shift. She gradually began to feel that she was no longer the Uchiha Izumi of the ninja world, but rather Zhao Angui of the real world. This feeling was both contradictory and harmonious, as if she had been torn in two, or as if memories of a past life were awakening in this one.
Finally, their souls completely merged. The newly formed Uchiha Izumi no longer possessed only the three-tomoe Sharingan; with the power of the two souls, her eyes successfully overcame the barrier of innate talent and evolved into the Mangekyou Sharingan. Uchiha Izumi stretched out her hands, pondering:
"Am I Uchiha Izumi, or Zhao Angui?"
After a moment of doubt, Uchiha Izumi's eyes gradually hardened.
"I am both Uchiha Izumi and Zhao Angui. Zhao Angui is me from another world, and Uchiha Izumi is me from this world. But since I am currently Uchiha Izumi in both body and identity, and the world I live in is also a ninja world, I will continue to live as Uchiha Izumi!"
Uchiha Izumi nodded, then closed her eyes again, sensing the power of her Mangekyou Sharingan.
So that's how it is, Uhijiri and Suhichiri?
It seems that because the current Uchiha Izumi is the product of the fusion of two souls, Uchiha Izumi's Mangekyou Sharingan also has two abilities, representing the wishes of Uchiha Izumi and Zhao Angui respectively.
Among these, Uhijiri, with his left eye, possesses the ability to observe and traverse different worlds. This represents Zhao Angui's wish; as a transmigrator, his greatest desire is to return to his former world. That's why he awakened the ability to observe and traverse different worlds. However, limited by his eye power, Uchiha Izumi is currently unable to activate this ability. Even if she did, she would only see chaos, making it impossible to traverse between different worlds.
Compared to her left eye, Sumire's right eye is far more practical. Using this ability, Izumi Uchiha can split her soul, creating a second half to control the bodies of others. This ability naturally represents Izumi's past wish; when her mother was killed by Itachi Uchiha, her greatest desire was to stop it. Therefore, she awakened the ability to control others' bodies, hoping to protect everyone without harming anyone else.
Furthermore, this ability also represents the wish of the newly reborn Uchiha Izumi. Having merged two souls, she actually hopes that Uchiha Izumi and Zhao Angui will separate again and survive as independent individuals once more. It's conceivable that in the future, Uchiha Izumi could seize the Reanimation Jutsu from Orochimaru, at which point she could separate her own soul, allowing Zhao Angui to exist as a relatively independent individual from her body.
In short, the newly reborn Uchiha Izumi, relying on her Mangekyou Sharingan, has already possessed Kage-level strength. Furthermore, because Uchiha Izumi's memories are relatively simple, her personality is actually more based on Zhao Angui's. At this moment, she is no longer as lost as the former Uchiha Izumi; her gaze is resolute as she walks towards the direction from Konoha.
"Wait, Izumi!"
Just as she was about to leave, Itachi Uchiha's voice appeared in her ear.
End of this chapter...