A veteran of the ninja world: surviving from the Six Paths of Heroes to Boruto

Nine years have passed in the blink of an eye, silently slipping away through the cracks of the ninja world.

Nine long years have passed, the smoke of war has cleared, and the flames of conflict have not risen again.

There was no war between the Uchiha and Senju clans.

However, other ninja clans have this.

Beneath this calm surface, secrets about Uchiha Kitsune continue to circulate in the shadows of the ninja world.

This once-renowned and influential Uchiha clan leader has completely secluded himself from visitors for several years, locking himself deep within the Uchiha clan head's mansion and refusing to see anyone.

All matters, large and small, within the clan are entrusted to the current Uchiha clan head and the clan's rising young talents.

Uchiha Kitsune seemed to have completely disappeared from the world, leaving no trace.

Rumors and gossip began to circulate.

Some people whispered that Uchiha Kitsune had long been sidelined by the clan's power and had become a prisoner under house arrest.

Even more extreme, some secretly speculated that he had already passed away, and that the Uchiha clan had chosen to keep his death a secret in order to stabilize the situation within the clan and prevent further turmoil in the ninja world.

Various speculations fermented in the shadows, but no one dared to actually seek the truth.

No one dared to make a move.

Everyone knows her methods; Uchiha Kitsune is a master of faking her death.

He had crossed the river in white before, and afterwards he always used his uncanny abilities to come back to life in battle.

Deep in the Naka River

Nanga Shrine.

This is the sacred ground of the Uchiha clan. Only the clan head, elders, or clan members who have made unparalleled contributions to the Uchiha are allowed to be buried here.

But today, a solitary figure sits before a tombstone deep within the shrine.

The name engraved on the tombstone—Senju Uzuki—is the only exception in the thousand-year history of Nanga Shrine.

This was the result that Uchiha Kitsune had fought for with an almost obstinate attitude.

The fox insisted on burying Senju Uzuki here, in the most sacred place of the Uchiha clan.

In the fox's eyes, his success was all thanks to Senju Uzuki.

"Uzuki...."

Uchiha Fox lowered his head slightly, his well-defined knuckles gently stroking the cold tombstone.

"Uzuki, I'm about to die... In this whole life, the person I've wronged the most has always been you."

Uchiha Fox's voice was as light as a wisp of smoke in the wind.

"Let's love each other properly in the next life... In this life, it's too late. I've let you down."

As soon as he finished speaking, a cool breeze suddenly swept by, stirring up the fallen leaves on the ground, gently blowing the hair at his temples, and brushing against his pale cheeks.

Uchiha Fox frowned slightly, about to speak.

A distant yet familiar voice suddenly rang out beside me:

"Young friend Fox, it's been thirty years. How have you been?"

The moment the sound reached his ears, Uchiha Kitsune's body trembled violently, as if struck by lightning.

If Uchiha Kitsune still had eyes at this moment, they would surely be filled with extreme shock and astonishment.

That voice....

Those are memories buried for thirty years!

An old figure stood quietly beside him; it was the same old man who had fished by the river thirty years ago and had engaged in an incomprehensible and bizarre battle with him.

"It's...it's you."

Uchiha Fox's voice trembled almost imperceptibly as he uttered the words with difficulty.

Wan Ci nodded slightly, his gaze falling on him, his tone calm yet knowing: "Your life is coming to an end, and I have come to see you one last time."

Wanci sighed inwardly, realizing that even though he had reincarnated Ashura ahead of time, he hadn't expected Uchiha Kitsune to defeat two of them.

I still want to see this person one last time.

At the same time, it was also a bit unfair to Uchiha Fox.

"......"

Uchiha Fox remained silent for a long time, and the turmoil in his chest gradually subsided.

"Who exactly are you?"

The fox looked up at the other person and asked in a calm but stubborn tone.

Wanci, hands behind his back, calmly retorted, "Who I am, does it matter to you?"

Uchiha Fox didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly, the answer being self-evident.

Uchiha Kitsune pondered for a moment, then guessed first, his voice tinged with uncertainty:

"You are the progenitor of the Sarutobi clan, Sarutobi?"

Wanci gently shook his head: "No."

"Was that the progenitor of the Senju clan?"

"no."

Uchiha Kitsune's heart sank, his breath hitched, and he asked in surprise and doubt, "Could it be... that you are our Uchiha ancestor?"

"No, it isn't."

The series of denials caused a sudden, absurd, and terrifying answer to spring to mind.

I saw

Uchiha Kitsune raised his hand with trembling hands, his withered fingers pointing straight into the depths of the Naga Shrine!

—That's where the Sage of Six Paths is enshrined!

"You...you are Him?"

"......"

Wanci glanced indifferently at Liudao Temple.

This time, Wanci did not answer.

The surroundings fell into a deathly silence, even the sound of the wind disappeared, and only the grass and trees beside the tombstone stood silently.

Uchiha Kitsune slowly lowered his trembling hands, his tense body suddenly relaxed, and a relieved smile appeared on his lips, a smile tinged with desolation and enlightenment.

"What is your purpose in doing this? Why are you doing it?"

Uchiha Fox asked softly, his tone no longer showing any fear.

Wanci slowly turned around, his back to him, and said in a gentle voice, "I have a disciple who made a pact with another disciple's grand-disciple because of worldly affairs. He ordered me to come here to witness all that has happened and to record the cause and effect of this lifetime."

Uchiha Kitsune frowned, looking utterly bewildered.

Wanci naturally knew, but the fox did not understand the mysteries of reincarnation, cause and effect, and destiny. It simply spoke gently: "Fox, let us meet again a thousand years from now. At that time, you will understand everything that is happening today."

"A thousand years later?"

Uchiha Kitsune grew increasingly confused, muttering repeatedly, "What does this mean? I will die and my soul will vanish immediately, a thousand years later..."

Halfway through his sentence, Uchiha Fox suddenly stopped, then chuckled softly, a smile of relief on his face.

What can I say when fate has arranged things this way?

Behind the pine trees not far away, two Uchiha guards peeked out, looking in the direction of the fox with puzzled expressions, and whispered to each other.

"Brother, what's wrong with the clan leader? He's been talking to thin air for so long, it's kind of scary."

A young guard scratched his head, looking puzzled.

Another older guard sighed and whispered comfortingly, "Perhaps she was speaking her heart to Maoyue's tombstone... Every year when my grandmother went to visit my grandfather's grave, she would always murmur to the tombstone like this, perhaps because her longing was too deep."

Their whispers faded into the wind, and deep within the shrine, only the lingering echoes of loneliness and destiny remained, quietly lingering.

Uchiha Kitsune slowly closed her eyes, her breath dissipated, and then she died...

Manji stared silently at the already dead Uchiha Fox.

Yoshihisa

"Thank you for your hard work, Fox."

Wanci patted Uchiha Fox on the shoulder.

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Mount Myoki

Manji buried Uchiha Kitsune's body and Senju Uzuki's body together in one place.

This can also be seen as a way of expressing my guilt towards Uchiha Fox.

Originally, Wanci intended to bury the reincarnations of Indra and Asura separately.

Just like Senju Shuichi and Uchiha Izumi.

However, given the relationship between Uchiha Kitsune and Senju Uzuki, and the fact that Uchiha Kitsune's life was indeed too miserable.

Even when the formation was disrupted, Wanci still chose to bury the two together.

Uchiha Fox: Tianyi is still an honest and kind person!!