From an early age, Anya had realized that Hakuto carried an adventurous gene in her personality. It was precisely this trait that made her want to become a ninja. Though appearing obedient and well-behaved on the surface, she secretly longed for adventure. Thus, every ninja mission was, in her eyes, an exciting journey—one she fully enjoyed. This time she went missing simply because of her own nature. A task significant enough to require one of the Konoha Sannin to handle alone spoke volumes about its danger and difficulty. Hakuto surely understood this, yet she still followed.
Actually, Hakuto's adventurous spirit wasn't a flaw at all. In fact, Anya was even more of a risk-taker than she was. Years ago, facing over twenty thousand Allied Forces alone was an enormous gamble. Fortunately, he succeeded. Had he failed, his body would have long since vanished without a trace.
The fault didn't lie with Hakuto—it lay within the world itself. It's time I picked up the pace.
Without wasting a moment after leaving Sanshouo Hanzo's territory, Anya flew straight toward Konoha. Midway through his flight, he sensed a familiar presence ahead. Folding away his wings, he descended directly from the sky.
"Who's there?"
Yugao, holding the Broken Crescent blade, was the first to detect the sound slicing through the air. She stood ready with sword drawn, while Shizune instinctively stepped forward, pulling out her poison gas canister for defense. Behind them stood Tsunade, preparing to head toward Hot Springs Country for the Five Kage Summit.
"It's me." Anya's familiar voice rang out, prompting all three to relax simultaneously. Overcome with emotion, Tsunade hurriedly asked, "We haven't seen you in so many days—where have you been?"
With a faint smile, Anya replied, "Dealing with some trivial matters. Don't worry, I already know about Hakuto—I just returned from Sanshouo Hanzo's area."
"What? You also went to Rain Country?"
Concern flickered across their faces at once. They already knew what happened to Jiraiya—how one of the Sannin had fallen there. What about Anya?
Yugao couldn't help asking, "Were you injured?"
Anya shook his head. "I only went to gather intelligence; I didn't engage in any fighting. I came here specifically to let you know—Hakuto is safe. No need to worry. Feel free to focus entirely on the Five Kage Summit."
Tsunade, who had kept her eyebrows tightly knitted together for days, finally exhaled in relief. The weight on her heart lifted instantly, and peace returned to her soul upon hearing Anya's words.
Eagerly, Tsunade pressed, "Do you know where she is now?"
Anya stepped forward, gently pulling Tsunade into an embrace before patting her back in comfort. "I do. Everything will be fine under my watch. After the Five Kage Summit concludes, you'll see her again—I promise."
Tsunade buried her head into Anya's chest, her eyes welling up with tears. Since Jiraiya's death and then Hakuto's disappearance, she had endured unbearable pain and sorrow. Yet as Hokage—the pillar supporting the entire village—she could not afford to show even the slightest vulnerability.
At this moment, wrapped in Anya's arms, she finally felt someone she could truly rely on—a place where she could express the feelings locked deep within her heart.
Anya held her silently, understanding unspoken between them. It was such a beautiful moment.
Meanwhile, Yugao and Shizune, serving as guards, both looked on with expressions tinged with envy—but each experienced it differently.
After briefly chatting with the trio, Anya chose to leave.
Listening to them, he quickly grasped the current situation in Konoha. It was largely unchanged from what he remembered: Naruto had been taken by the Toad Sage to Mount Myoboku to learn Sage Art; Tsunade left behind a shadow clone to handle daily affairs; Kakashi was responsible for village security.
Mountain Tombyard—the stronghold where Madara Uchiha spent most of his time. It was here that he met Anya for the first time, an encounter that changed the course of the Third Battle and forged deep enmity between them.
Returning once more to this place, Anya stood calm and coldly indifferent. His expression showed no trace of normal human emotions—his eyes were as icy as ever. Suddenly, Blade of Indifference slid from its sheath. The blade lifted toward the night sky, and thunder roared above, revealing its unstoppable radiance.
"Clang!"
The Blade of Indifference hummed. The moment Anya gripped the hilt—his preparation complete after endless waiting—all emotion vanished from his mind.
Beyond the blade, nothing else could affect him.
Chakra surging through his body transferred from his hands straight to the tip of the Blade of Indifference, then spread outward across the endless earth. The blade light covering the land seemed to grasp some profound cosmic truth, slowly accelerating into a whirlwind, releasing a piercing whistling sound through space.
At a speed beyond visual perception, the blade light destroyed everything directly ahead—nothing could withstand it, unbreakable and unstoppable. If viewed from above, this strike looked like it combed a clean middle parting through the landscape, leaving an invisible but deep trench.
Since he had perfected Sage Art, Anya had continuously absorbed natural energy. His physical form had already reached a state of peak perfection, nearing an ultimate ideal as he advanced higher. During this period, he'd completely mastered the Eight Great Sword Techniques. Even he didn't know just how terrifying his full-strength strike could be—at least, no one had ever pushed him this far.
Today, he unleashed it—[Ultimate Draw Technique] combined with [Penetrating Lightning Blade Art], finally exploding forth an awe-inspiring strike of absolute destruction. With that strike, Mountain Tombyard was no more.
Exhaling calmly, he sheathed the blade and closed his eyes, silently waiting.
Soon, the space before him shimmered, and Obito appeared wearing the Whirlpool mask. One glance was enough to make him inhale sharply. His gaze at Anya overflowed with shock. Despite continually raising his estimation of this man, it seemed he still underestimated him.
A single slash cleaved through mountains and unleashed the power of the Myriad Phenomena—a realm truly attainable only by Madara Uchiha. Yet this man managed it too, without even knowing whether that was his limit.
The person he waited for had arrived, so Anya didn't bother with extra words. With a simple turn of his hand, the Three-Tails' container appeared. He spoke calmly, "Here is the Three-Tails. In exchange, hand over the person."
Words were unnecessary between two minds that understood each other—only unwavering resolve mattered.
Obito retracted all the prepared words and simply replied, "Fine."
Then, space swirled in his lone eye—but seconds passed with nothing happening.
Both hesitated simultaneously for a brief second.
Anya reacted first. His eyes flashed, and the Blade of Indifference left its sheath again.
Their figures crossed—and a severed arm flew from Obito's body, crashing onto the ground.
Obito's eyes widened in shock as he failed to react in time. Before his body could even start to turn intangible, the blade was already upon him. How could someone move this fast?
He didn't have a second to react. To avoid suffering another deadly strike, Obito immediately activated Intangibility. Just as his entire body began to slip into another dimension, a sharp pain pierced straight through his heart.
[Blade of Indifference] slashed forward, pinning all of his limbs in place. As Lightning Release surged in, a numbing force coursed through his body, completely paralyzing him and pinning him helplessly to the ground.
"How is this possible?"
How could my Mangekyō Sharingan fail? There's no way—how did she do it?!
Anya's gaze revealed no sorrow, no joy. Her voice remained cold and emotionless as she spoke, "Dare to play me? Do you think you're qualified?"
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