Naruto: Uchiha Plunder System

Half a month later.

With the Kamui Bridge [a critical battlefield during the Third Great Ninja World War] destroyed by Minato Namikaze's team, Iwagakure announced its withdrawal of troops. The Third Great Ninja World War had officially ended.

In Konoha Village,

Villagers had spontaneously gathered on the streets to welcome back the Konoha ninja returning from the Iwagakure battlefield.

Unfortunately, this time was different from previous occasions.

Most of the returning ninja were wrapped in bandages, and none of them wore expressions of victory on their faces.

A bleak and grim atmosphere radiated continuously from these Konoha soldiers.

At the very front walked Minato Namikaze. His face no longer carried its usual warm smile; his expression appeared rather gloomy.

Following closely behind him were Rin Nohara and Kakashi Hatake. Both hung their heads low, walking like lifeless shadows.

"Strange, isn't the war already won? Why does everyone look so down?"

"Sigh… Rumor has it that our victory came at a great cost—Konoha suffered heavy losses this time."

"How could things turn out like this…?"

Hearing the chatter around, one ninja among the crowd couldn't help but snort coldly: "Have you all really forgotten just how brutal war can be?"

"This kind of situation is only natural."

Upon hearing his words, everyone froze momentarily, then nodded in agreement.

"You're right. I must've gotten too excited. Thinking back now, if it weren't for Lord Mirai Uchiha, I probably would've died on the battlefield at Kiri long ago."

"Yeah, I was transferred to fight at Sunagakure's battlefield earlier. Only with Lord Mirai Uchiha's reinforcement did we manage to severely strike those Suna ninjas."

"Now that you mention it, things were similar during the battle at Kumogakure as well. Before Mirai Uchiha arrived to assist us, we'd suffered huge casualties too. But once he showed up, we easily won the war shortly afterward."

"In that case… without Lord Mirai Uchiha, conditions on all other fronts might've turned out just like what happened here at Iwagakure's battlefield?"

"I know this might sound somewhat inappropriate to say, but among all the battles we fought, the only reason we faced such heavy casualties was because Lord Mirai Uchiha didn't arrive in time to reinforce us at Iwagakure. Those ninja who died on that battlefield… ultimately were just victims of bad luck."

The villagers, originally full of joy preparing to warmly welcome Minato Namikaze and his group, finally understood.

There are no winners in war.

No matter who wins or loses, both sides suffer tremendous losses.

Being able to win with minimal casualties before was purely due to Mirai Uchiha overwhelming the enemy with absolute strength.

The village's mood gradually became somber, and each person present felt infected by the tragedy.

Gradually, the welcoming procession thinned.

By the time they reached the gates of Hokage Tower, only Minato Namikaze, Kakashi Hatake, and Rin Nohara stood there.

"You two go home first. I'll go report to Lord Hokage now."

"It was my fault I didn't arrive in time to support Obito. Don't blame yourselves," said Minato Namikaze.

Upon hearing Minato's words, Rin Nohara and Kakashi Hatake nodded solemnly.

If only they were as strong as Mirai Uchiha, Obito wouldn't have died...

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Three days later.

Dark clouds blanketed the sky, while a gentle drizzle continued to fall.

Hundreds of black-clad ninja stood in solemn formation before the Memorial Stone, each bearing white flowers.

Under the supervision of Hiruzen Sarutobi, everyone observed three minutes of silence for their comrades who had fallen during the Third Great Ninja War.

After the moment of silence, The Third stood facing the crowd, his expression heavy with grief. "Once again, we have emerged victorious from war. This proves that Konoha can never be defeated."

"Though our heroes now rest eternally, they have passed down the Will of Fire."

"Wherever the leaves of Konoha flutter, the fire shall continue to burn bright!"

"The flames will illuminate our village, allowing new leaves to sprout..."

As Hiruzen Sarutobi began his elaborate speech, Mirai Uchiha's patience waned, and he turned to leave.

While walking past the cemetery, Mirai casually glanced at a nearby tree.

Perched on the tree sat a white-haired man silently watching him.

Realizing he had been discovered, the man immediately flashed a grin and called out loudly, "So you're Mirai Uchiha? Heard you've awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan? That's legendary power—truly enviable!"

"Do you need something?"

Allowing his presence to show, the man introduced himself: "My name is Jiraiya, former teammate of Orochimaru."

Mirai displayed a thoughtful look: "Jiraiya... Orochimaru mentioned you once, though he claimed you weren't close."

"Huh?!"

"That damn snake dares to dishonor our bond like this—absolutely unforgivable!"

"Wait—don't go yet!"

Watching Mirai walk away without even glancing back, Jiraiya's smile slowly vanished.

Just like rumors described, this kid named Mirai Uchiha possessed incredible strength, effortlessly detecting him despite being hidden and suppressing his chakra.

With the Mangekyo Sharingan and such formidable power...

Could he be the anomaly foreseen in the Great Frog Sage's vision?

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"Mirai!"

"Wait up for us!"

Hearing someone calling from behind, Mirai turned around to see Rin Nohara and Kakashi Hatake panting as they finally reached him.

"You've got some nerve—you actually slipped out before the Third Generation even finished speaking!"

Hearing Kakashi's complaint, Mirai shook his head. "Correction—I left openly and honestly."

"So you really have guts!"

After saying that, Kakashi noticed Mirai Uchiha staring at him and uncomfortably turned his head aside, muttering, "What? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Nothing. I'm just a bit curious about your experiences on the battlefield at Iwagakure."

Although Obito Uchiha was still "dead," Kakashi hadn't lost his left eye, nor had Obito given him his Sharingan.

Mirai Uchiha was very curious exactly how Obito got into trouble this time.

Seeing Kakashi remained silent, Rin spoke up kindly. "Mirai, let me explain."

"Our squad was ordered to destroy Kamui Bridge. Since Minato-sensei needed to go reinforce the frontline, we temporarily separated."

"Later on, I was captured by Iwagakure ninja and taken to a cave. When I woke up, my hands and feet were bound."

"Kakashi and Obito came to rescue me but fell into an ambush laid by those Iwagakure ninjas."

"In that critical moment, I activated the Scroll you gave me. Then black flames engulfed all of them."

"These flames, just as you described Mirai, could not be extinguished no matter what methods the Iwagakure ninjas tried."

"Eventually... all those Iwagakure ninjas performed Earth Release Ninjutsu together, causing the cave to collapse."

"We were almost out when, unfortunately, Obito seemed to trip over a tree root and was crushed beneath a huge boulder..."

Listening to Rin's explanation, Mirai Uchiha roughly understood what had happened.

Except for some details, most events matched closely with the original story.

"Mirai, if only I'd been a little stronger..."

Seeing Kakashi blaming himself, Mirai Uchiha stopped walking and turned around to look at him.

"What's wrong?"

"If you're going to turn back just to comfort me, then I suggest you'd better—"

"Kakashi."

"Huh?"

"Just keep practicing if you're not good enough."

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