"Observer-sama? Can I go out now?"
"You promised me that as long as Konoha was established, I, this transmigrator, could go out!"
"You wouldn't go back on your word, would you?", Yumeko hurriedly said.
Arisu looked at her, the corners of his lips curving slightly as he gave a faint smile.
"Of course I won't go back on my word."
Arisu paused, his gaze calmly settling on her face.
"However... there is a condition."
"What condition?" Yumeko immediately asked.
"You must not interfere with the normal development of the plot."
"You may interact with the characters, but you absolutely cannot interfere with or affect the direction of the plot."
"Any attempt to change the original course will be stopped immediately.", Arisu explained them one by one.
After hearing this, Yumeko did not hesitate in the slightest.
She forcefully patted her chest, her tone straightforward and cheerful. "Of course! Don't worry, Observer-sama!"
Arisu looked at the woman before him, who had lived for so long yet remained lively and cheerful, and a faint smile flashed in his eyes.
Arisu raised his hand slightly, and the power of space quietly gathered in the void.
The next instant, Yumeko's figure disappeared in a flash of white light, teleported away.
The prison returned to silence.
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Somewhere in a secluded corner of the Land of Fire, Arisu's figure flashed, and he had already appeared before Uchiha Katsu.
Katsu was blending into the Uchiha crowd that was about to relocate, disguised as an ordinary clan member. Sensing the familiar aura, he immediately stopped and slightly lowered his head.
Arisu said, "Secretly monitor Yumeko."
"She has been released. Remember, don't expose yourself, and don't let her notice you."
Uchiha Katsu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he respectfully replied, "Yes."
His figure disappeared into the crowd again, silently and without a trace.
The first month after Konoha was established.
The village was still being built.
Wooden houses rose one after another, the streets had only just been laid out, and people carrying logs could be seen everywhere.
Yumeko was arranged to live in an ordinary little house on the edge of the village.
Every morning after getting up, she would sit at the entrance and watch the people coming and going.
"Hey, you put that log down crooked.", She called out to a boy carrying a log.
The boy turned around, somewhat stunned. "Who are you?"
"New here."
"Don't be nervous. I was just reminding you."
Yumeko smiled.
In fact, she had already seen several familiar characters, but in order to keep the plot from deviating, she would not go and talk to those important characters.
She merely teased these passersby.
"What a strange woman..."
The boy scratched his head, straightened the log, and continued on his way.
Yumeko leaned against the doorframe, chewing on a rice ball she had bought from the market, her eyes darting around.
The thing she liked doing most was wandering around everywhere.
As she wandered, she eventually reached the open space in the center of the village.
They were discussing the layout of the village there.
Senju Hashirama stood in the middle, holding a rough sketch and talking with several people.
Uchiha Madara leaned against a nearby tree trunk with his arms crossed, occasionally replying.
Yumeko did not approach.
She stood beneath the eaves fifty meters away and watched from a distance.
Yet in her heart, she kept commenting, 'Hashirama is still the same, smiling like the sun... Madara is keeping a cold face, though he's a little better than before. At least he hasn't directly fallen out with them.'
'For these two to be able to sit together and discuss things, it's really not easy.'
'Konoha... has finally been built.'
'Next, I'll also get to witness all kinds of events in Naruto. Hahaha...'
Yumeko watched for a while before leisurely walking away.
On the way, she came across a small stall selling grilled fish and stopped.
"One."
The stall owner was a middle-aged man. He smiled and handed one over. "New face? Just moved here?"
"Yeah." Yumeko took the grilled fish and bit into it. "Pretty tasty. I'll come by often from now on."
The stall owner nodded. "Welcome."
"Too bad there's no Ichiraku Ramen yet, and Choji's Akimichi clan hasn't joined Konoha at this point either. There isn't even a barbecue restaurant... Well, well, well... There are too few good foods to eat..."
She continued walking while eating, occasionally exchanging a few words with passersby and asking this and that.
Her personality was still the same as before... lively, talkative, and curious about everything.
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[Meanwhile]
Uchiha Katsu lived in the Uchiha residential area as an ordinary clan member.
Every day, he worked alongside the other clan members, carrying logs, digging foundations, and occasionally being called upon to stand night watch.
On the surface, he was just like everyone else.
In reality, his gaze would always unintentionally sweep toward the little house on the edge of the village.
Yumeko went outside. He knew.
Yumeko went to the market. He knew.
Yumeko watched Hashirama and Madara from afar. He knew that too.
He simply never approached, nor did he speak.
At night, when he returned to his residence, he sat beneath the lamp and went over everything he had seen during the day in his mind.
"She went to see those two today."
"She didn't approach. She only stood there watching from a distance."
"No abnormalities at present."
The days passed like this, one after another.
The village grew larger, and more people arrived.
Yumeko continued wandering around every day, chatting with people and observing from afar the two people she had only seen in her memories.
And Uchiha Katsu continued being an ordinary clan member, silently watching everything.
Time passed.
During the years after Konoha was established, more and more shinobi clans chose to join.
The village grew larger day by day, and the streets gradually became lively.
Other places also began establishing villages. News of Kirigakure, Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure came one after another.
Occasionally, envoys would come to Konoha for exchanges.
On this day, an envoy from Iwagakure arrived.
Mu brought his student onoki and stood inside the wooden building where the Hokage worked, meeting Senju Hashirama.
Hashirama chatted with them for a few moments, discussing some exchanges between the villages.
Mu's expression was calm, while onoki was somewhat reserved, occasionally sneaking glances around.
After they finished talking, Mu stood up. "Sorry to have disturbed you. We'll take our leave first."
Hashirama nodded. "Be careful on the way."
The two had just walked out of the wooden building and were preparing to leave the village when they were stopped by a Uchiha clan member.
"Please wait, you two. Lord Madara wishes to see you."
Mu frowned slightly, while onoki was even more stunned.
They followed the man to an open space on the other side of the village.
Uchiha Madara stood there with his back to them.
Hearing their footsteps, he turned around.
His cold gaze swept over Mu and onoki.
"Konoha does not need an alliance."
Madara's voice was not loud, but it was perfectly clear.
"You weaklings are not worthy of forming an alliance with Konoha."
As his words fell, a powerful pressure instantly descended.
The ground trembled slightly, and even the air seemed to become heavier.
Mu's expression changed. He immediately circulated his chakra to steady himself.
onoki was directly forced down onto one knee, cold sweat appearing on his forehead as even his breathing became difficult.
Madara stood where he was, his Sharingan slowly turning, without saying another word.
He simply looked at them.
At this moment, Mu suddenly froze.
"What is this..."
Very quickly, Mu had already integrated all his memories.
"So that's how it is..."
'I am Mu!'
'The Second Tsuchikage of Iwagakure in Naruto, the First Mummy of the Shinobi World.'
'And I even possess a top-tier single-character ID.'
'This is the plot where I came to visit Konoha and was subsequently suppressed by Uchiha Madara!'
'I just finished talking with Senju Hashirama.'
'I was just about to leave when I was inexplicably stopped by Uchiha Madara.'
Mu quickly understood his current situation.
"Hmph! This time, I won't be like the original story."
"This time, I, Lord Mu, am going to open with a confrontation against Uchiha Madara!"