Chapter 1: First Encounter in the Dust
preventative Shot: My writing style leans towards the serious side. In real life, I am a serious and earnest person, and I can't change that even if I starve—except when I'm in bed.
Apologies, but there's nowhere for you to check your brains at the door either, because I simply can't write without cojones (guts/boldness).
Heheh. Let the main story begin.
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Konoha Year 80, July 1st. 7:30 PM.
Konoha Underground, Corpse Containment Restricted Area.
A tall, upright man in a black haori stood before a coffin. Beneath long hair that draped to his shoulders, the Uchiha clan crest on his back was particularly striking.
The Konoha guard, currently being hoisted into the air by the man's hand, rasped out, "Uchiha Chen... do you know who is inside that coffin?!"
"I know. Uchiha Madara~."
"So, do you intend to become the enemy of the entire Ninja World?! The Lord Hokage will not let you get away with this!"
"Oh, f*ck off!"
Zzt! A crimson light flashed in Chen's Sharingan. A powerful mental shock rendered the Anbu guard instantly unconscious.
Chen casually tossed him onto the corridor behind him, amidst a pile of other fallen Anbu members.
He placed his hand on the coffin before him, his eyes flickering with a complex light.
"Seven years... I've finally reached this step..."
Chen was a transmigrator, born into this world.
Konoha Year 48, he was born in the Land of Lightning.
His parents were descendants of the Uchiha who had been tasked with guarding the Chinoike Clan's forbidden grounds in the Land of Lightning
Later, they lived anonymously as a civilian couple to avoid disaster.
The couple was destined to be childless, but Chen's fate brought a brother with it.
Two years after Chen was born, his brother, Jin, was born.
The brothers awakened their Mangekyō Sharingan very early.
Their relationship was just like Madara and Izuna's back in the day—a harmonious bond between brothers.
As a transmigrator, Chen knew that the Ninja World would undergo massive upheaval during the Boruto era. So, with his brother's assistance, he began laying out plans for the future very early on.
That was the initial layout, centered around a powerful alliance between the Chen-Jin brothers and the Naruto-Sasuke duo.
After the Fourth Great Ninja War ended, Chen officially stepped from the shadows to the stage.
He explained the stakes to Naruto, who led Konoha, intending to reverse the fate where Naruto and Sasuke would be relegated to the sidelines in the original timeline.
Unfortunately, things went contrary to his wishes. His words were not trusted; instead, he was treated as a dangerous element spreading fear and rumors.
It wasn't until seven years ago, when his brother Jin died in an accident, that things changed. Chen transplanted his brother's eyes, merging their ocular powers.
As he awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, he birthed brand new visual jutsus. These eyes now harbored a total of six rare ocular techniques.
They were—[Amaterasu], [Mizuhanome], [Omodaru], [Haniyasu], [Toyouke], and [Twin Flowers].
Well, counting the not-so-rare [Susanoo], Chen's own eyes could utilize seven great ocular techniques.
But more terrifying than the quantity was the quality of these techniques.
These peerless eyes, nurturing rare abilities, allowed Chen to see a possibility of breaking that bleak future without relying on Naruto and Sasuke.
He adjusted the plan he had made when acting with his brother.
Finally, today, Chen was determined to take the crucial step of his new plan—use the Reanimation Jutsu on Uchiha Madara, and recruit both Madara and another successfully persuaded reanimated individual to be his right and left hands!
"Naruto, Sasuke, I won't stop and wait for you anymore."
"From here on out, either keep up closely or be left far behind in my dust!"
Zzt! The three tomoe in Chen's eyes spun, blooming into a magnificent pattern. It was a soul-stirring pair of Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan!
Shoom! A black vortex released from his right eye sucked both Chen and the coffin he was holding into it!
7:38 PM.
In a mountain cave stone chamber, prepared by Chen before the operation.
The walls and ceiling were plastered with forbidding seal papers.
In the center of a grand formula on the ground sat a White Zetsu that shouldn't exist in this world!
The ice crystals encasing the White Zetsu were slowly receding under the flashing light of Chen's right eye.
The White Zetsu's solidified yellow-brown eyes regained consciousness. He looked around and saw Chen's face!
His fragmented memories connected in an instant.
"You... it's you... I remember you were clearly a short-haired brat! How did you turn into a long-haired ronin like Madara in the blink of an eye?!"
At the tail end of the Fourth Great Ninja War, the White Zetsus died off one by one following the release of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Chen had used his unique ocular jutsu, [Omodaru], to freeze time and preserve a portion of the White Zetsus for emergencies.
The one before him was one of those.
"Amazing that you recognized me at a glance~."
"How could I not! You look like the child of Madara and Senju Hashirama!"
Chen smiled. "That's a niche description~. I've never known quite how to describe my own looks."
"Cut the crap! What is going on here! How did you suddenly grow up!"
"Your time was frozen by my ocular jutsu. To you, it was just a fleeting thought, but in reality, fifteen years have passed."
"Fifteen years...? You say fifteen years have passed? What about the war?"
"The war is over. You should have died along with your companions when the Infinite Tsukuyomi was released. Because of me, you can stand here and breathe the air of fifteen years later!"
"However, you will soon return to eternal sleep."
Chen looked back at the coffin standing behind him. A special talisman was pasted in the center of the coffin.
This was the [Coffin Cover Forbidden Curse], a protective measure personally placed by Sasuke, who had originally proposed preserving Uchiha Madara's corpse to Naruto.
This curse was quite tyrannical. If anyone other than the caster peeled off this talisman, the remains inside would be instantly destroyed, and it would trigger a space-time formula written by the Rinnegan, summoning Sasuke to deliver punishment personally!
— Amaterasu!
Zzt. Chen's right eye focused on the talisman. With a flash of light, the talisman instantly disintegrated into black particles of light.
The corpse-destruction formula and the space-time teleportation formula were both completely annihilated at the source along with the talisman, rendered useless.
Amaterasu could directly annihilate external objects without a soul, phenomena caused by chakra, and "formulas" converted via a medium, without exception.
simply put: it could directly annihilate anything other than living creatures.
Creak. The coffin lid opened, revealing Madara's remains.
White Zetsu stared at Madara's face in shock for a long time, then looked at the formula surrounding him. The more he looked, the more wrong it felt.
"Why does this formula look familiar to me! Hey!
You... you aren't going to use me as a living
sacrifice for Reanimated Madara, are you?! Just like that bastard Orochimaru used us to reanimate the Hokages back then!"
"Smart~."
Chen wiped a kunai across Madara's shoulder, then with a clang, threw it into the Reanimation Jutsu circle!
He closed the coffin again, pressed his hand on the lid, and both his eyes trembled with the light of his ocular jutsu.
Crack, crack. About ten seconds later, the coffin was sealed in ice. As a frost mist dispersed, it vanished.
White Zetsu: "Okay, so I don't have a choice at all, do I?"
Chen's hands flew through hand seals, and at the same time, his left eye, hidden under his bangs, released a vermilion glow!
— Mizuhanome!
In mythology, Mizuhanome is the goddess of irrigation and water. As an ocular jutsu, it can cause a 'surplus return' effect on the jutsu applied in conjunction with it!
Before dying, White Zetsu cursed: "Ahhh! You damn killer! I curse you to never find a wife in this life, and if you do, she'll be like me—without an asshole!"
"Sorry, I have a wife!"
And my wife... has all six eyes complete!
(Author's Note: Do not misinterpret 'six eyes' here. It does not mean she has six Sharingans or anything like that. It is a retort to White Zetsu's comment. I've said enough, figure it out yourself, cough cough.)
— Mizuhanome: Reanimation Jutsu!
"Ugh, ahhh!" A storm suddenly rose in the dim cave. White Zetsu was covered by dust amidst his screams.
The dust settled into the form of a burly man, wild long hair cascading down.
His torso was bare, wearing only black trousers. The dust on his chest formed a white face.
It was the face of his former best friend and arch-rival, Senju Hashirama!
After that face was set, Zzzzt, Hashirama's unique Sage Mode markings appeared upon it.
The man's eyes were tightly closed, the cracks on his face being filled by dust. Suddenly, his black hair flew up...
The Rinnegan, which should have dissipated when Kaguya was sealed back then, were perfectly rendered in his eye sockets by this Reanimation Jutsu!
Uchiha Madara, makes his comeback!
Boom!
The moment Madara opened his eyes, a wave of air swept through the stone chamber, making the talismans on the walls rustle violently.
Under this domineering aura, Chen stood as if bathed in a spring breeze, not even blinking.
He didn't speak, thoughtfully allowing Lord Madara to adapt to the situation and connect with the current reality first.
Madara looked at his cracked palm, his brow furrowing involuntarily.
"What is this? The Reanimation Jutsu again? What are Naruto and Sasuke doing, letting a rat like Kabuto appear in the Ninja World again..."
"Hm?" His words choked off as he saw a pair of eyes glowing red in the gloom!
Then, surrounding the outline of those eyes, was the Uchiha clan's signature flame-shaped hair—and it was long hair!
"Those eyes... a composite pattern. Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan?"
After a moment of surprise, the light in Madara's eyes slowly deepened.
"It seems you aren't the type of rat who likes to hide behind the scenes. Other than Sasuke, there are still survivors of the Uchiha. This surprises me. Young one, state your name!"
"My name is Uchiha Chen. I am honored to meet you, Uchiha Madara."
"Chen, is it?" Madara stared at Chen's left eye, visible through his bangs.
"Your left eye shows traces of having just used an ocular technique. It was cast in conjunction with the Reanimation Jutsu, wasn't it? Speak, what did you do to my body?"
Chen spoke concisely: "Except for the power of the Ten-Tails, your prime state has been restored into this body."
Madara hummed slightly, looking down to scan the Hashirama Sage face on his chest, then touched his own eyes.
Madara's gaze toward Chen became somewhat subtle.
He crossed his arms and said ominously,
"Leaving Hashirama's Sage Mode aside... to think you could preserve the true power of my Rinnegan within the Reanimation Jutsu. It seems you not only possess 'good eyes' but also 'good guts'!"
Without letting Chen explain, Madara's right Rinnegan instantly focused!
Lie down first, and I will slowly interrogate you about your motives!
— Limbo: Border Jail!
(To be Continued)