[with card] Hirasaka Strange Story

Hirasaka Mountain.

Legend has it that this place was originally a plain thousands of years ago. Later, Senju Hashima and Uchiha Madara fought fiercely here. The powerful strength of the two made this mountain rise from the ground, and it has since stood in the southern suburbs of Heianjing.After the war, Zhuma and Madara died one after another, so people named it Biliangsaka Mountain, which means the entrance to the underworld.This is also the most famous spiritual place near Kyoto, and it has always been a place where mountain spirits live together.

But tonight, when Kakashi stepped into Hirasaka Mountain, the ghosts and ghosts of the whole mountain seemed to have sensed the atmosphere of the imminent war, and they were surprisingly quiet.

Kakashi stopped on the mountainside facing north.The location here is excellent. Over the sparse trees around the open space, you can vaguely see the lights of thousands of houses in the distance, forming a strong contrast with the strange black clouds floating over the city.He stood there looking into the distance for a while, then retracted his gaze, and began to set up the battlefield.

The cinnabar that was ground into fine powder was poured on the ground to draw a circle two steps wide, with a regular pentagram in the middle, and the apex of the five angles coincided with the circumference of the circle.Kakashi stood still in the center of the pentagram, took off the rosary beads and wrapped them around his hands, inserted the white tooth knife with its sheath into the soil in front of him, and began to make seals.

"Arriving, soldiers, fighting, people, all, array, column, in, in front!"

Every time he read a word, the pentagram on the ground expanded by one point, and more complicated and obscure spells and symbols appeared around the lines.The vegetation included in the formation emitted a strong light, and eventually collapsed and turned into spirit particles, as if they were attracted, all of them fell into Kakashi's body.At his feet, White Fang's scabbard shattered into powder, the blade trembled and hummed, and the Sanskrit inscriptions on it burst into dazzling white light.

After reciting the nine-character mantra, with the silver-haired Onmyoji at the center, within a hundred steps, the ground becomes flat.The strong wind raged and howled, blowing his robes and sleeves rattling.Kakashi grabbed White Fang's handle, pulled it out from the ground, and without hesitation, pierced his body with his backhand.

Snapped!

The string of the rosary beads snapped, and the beads scattered all over the ground and fell into the formation.Kakashi's body fell forward, falling to the ground and turning into spirit particles together with White Fang, and the translucent spirit body separated from the body, still standing there with a knife.At the same time, phantoms of countless chains protruded from the soil, like poisonous snakes launching an attack, they all rushed towards the man, wrapped around his waist and limbs, and bound him firmly in place.

The storm gradually died down.Kakashi slowly opened his eyes.

The spell worked.He could feel the breathing and heartbeat of the mountain under his feet, like a living thing.It is true to say so; after sacrificing his body, he is now integrated with Mount Birasaka, and he can freely mobilize all the energy of this mountain, and its power is far beyond the limit that a mortal can achieve.

As a price, no matter what the outcome of the decisive battle with Obito is, life or death, he will never be able to leave here.

Kakashi raised his hand.The black kite appeared out of nowhere and landed on his arm.

"Do me one last favor," he said to the bird, "and you will be free."

He plucked a feather from the creature forged from a strand of Obito's soul, and severed the bond between the two.With a wave of his arm, he sent the black kite into the sky, whistled and circled twice above his head, and then flew away.Kakashi watched it disappear at the end of the sky, looked away, and put the feather between his fingers, making a handprint.

"Come here to meet me," he stared at the feather that spontaneously ignited without wind, and said the name, "Obito Uchiha."

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Kakashi soon found his target.

The wheeled horse-drawn carriage galloped from the direction of Kyoto, and the bone horse spread its huge black wings above its head.The curtain was lifted, Obito jumped out of the carriage, and landed in front of Kakashi from the sky, holding the half-dead Emperor in his hand.He looked around and immediately understood the current situation, with sullen eyes in his eyes, he said mockingly: "You are really willing to let go."

Kakashi said calmly, "If I don't do this, I have no chance of winning against you."

Obito was disdainful: "You think you have it now? If you had it, you would have ordered me to surrender with your words!"

Although the word spirit can drive monsters, but if the strength of the onmyoji is insufficient, and the difference is far from that of the monster, using the word spirit without authorization will not only be unable to restrain the opponent, but will be backlashed by it.Thousands of years ago, Uchiha Madara dared to use his real name to run amok in the world because he knew that other onmyojis in the world except Hashirama, let alone order him to commit suicide, even ordered him to walk from Luodong to Luoxi.

"It seems that you also understand this." Seeing Kakashi acquiescing, Obito snorted.He shook the emperor, "Since that's the case, what are you going to do so much trouble for? Why don't you just sit at home like this trash and wait to die."

The emperor was originally in a coma, but he woke up after being shaken like this.Recalling his situation, he couldn't help but turn pale, and when he saw Kakashi on the opposite side, he was instantly pardoned, and quickly shouted: "Mr. Hatake, save me!"

Kakashi just looked at him quietly.

"You begged him?" Obito laughed, "There may indeed be irreconcilable conflicts between me and him, but at least we agree on one thing...that is hatred for you. That stupid His loyalty prevents him from taking the initiative to kill the king, but if the matter is a foregone conclusion, he is absolutely happy to see it happen."

"Just arrived at Birazaka, I'll take you directly to the underworld!"

As soon as the words fell, and he didn't see any movement, the Emperor's body suddenly caught fire.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"Obito threw him on the ground, and he struggled, trying to crawl away from the two of them, but unexpectedly, several black vines suddenly emerged from the soil, locking him in place.

Seeing this, Obito raised his eyebrows, but his expression was not surprised.

The ten-year ruler writhed, wailed, and cursed.Gradually, the cursing turned into a feeble begging for mercy, but the two students of Minato remained indifferent, watching him being burned alive and turning into an ugly mass of coke.

"In this way, my first goal is accomplished." Obito waved his sleeves, a gust of wind whizzed by, and the coke was scattered into fly ash. "The next step is to destroy Heian-kyo...but it seems that I have to defeat you first, Kakashi."

"Before that, I have one thing to tell you," Kakashi said, "Minato-sensei never wanted to kill you. He was ready to take on everything for fear that you insisted on staying. , That's why I had to play such a play to drive you away. Since you can come and go in and out of the imperial palace at will, it's easy to find the files of the year, and if you want evidence, you can go to see it yourself."

Seeing that Obito didn't speak, he took a step forward, with a bit of sincerity in his eyes: "Hitting you, and the hurtful things he said, those are definitely not from his original intention. He has always regarded you as his own child Look, at this point you should be more than anyone—”

"So what?" Obito suddenly interrupted Kakashi.The truth of Minato seemed to have no effect on him, and there was no sign of wavering in his expression.

Kakashi was stunned for a moment: "You returned to Kyoto for revenge, and the target is nothing more than the Emperor and Minato-sensei. The teacher has long since passed away, so you turned your finger on the Kyoto that he has been guarding. Now that the Emperor is dead, you have also learned the truth , It is meaningless to attack Kyoto again."

"If you want to avenge the teacher... as long as you promise to give up the plan to destroy Heianjing, I am willing to let you handle it."

"Let me handle it?" Obito sneered, "Anshanyuan is really selfless and dedicated, dedicated to his duties, and would rather sacrifice himself than protect this worthless city." His face darkened, and his tone instantly turned into a furious roar , "Do you think that I have been kept in the dark like a fool for so many years? Don't avoid the important ones, Kakashi! You should be very clear about why I want to destroy Kyoto!"

"I already knew the truth of the year!"

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14 years ago.

Obito lay on the white wolf's back, the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth stained Shikigami's silver fur red.Behind him, all kinds of shikigami used by the Onmyojis are chasing after him, and some of them have begun to accumulate spiritual power and prepare to attack.

"Go down," Obito whispered, "you'll be a vain target for them in the air."

The white wolf let out a low growl, accelerated suddenly, and fled downwards into the southern suburbs of Kyoto.Most of the people living here are poor people. The houses are dilapidated and messy, forming countless winding alleys.Obito often came here with Kakashi when he was a child, and used low-level shikigami to help the elderly people do some rough work, so he is very familiar with the terrain in this area.

When the white wolf landed, it turned into green smoke and dissipated.Obito pinched a talisman, hid his breath, pressed his other hand on his chest, staggered through the alley, constantly changing directions, and used the eaves and walls to cover himself.Sure enough, after losing the eye-catching target of the white wolf and not being able to track his aura, the shikigami above stopped and looked left and right in the air.

The crisis is temporarily lifted, but Obito still dare not relax.He was seriously injured, the damage from Minato's spell and the backlash from being taken from the tailed beast were superimposed, let alone an Onmyoji, even an ordinary warrior would not dare to say that he was sure of victory.He must get out of the city as soon as possible, or find a safe place to hide, otherwise, once the Imperial Palace gets news and sends a large number of soldiers to search for his whereabouts, it will only be a matter of time before he is found.

I can't die here.His legs became heavier and his vision began to blur. Obito clenched his teeth and dug his fingers into the mud cracks in the wall.I want to live on, get out of here alive, and never let them get what they want...

"Ahhh-!!!"

He turned the corner and bumped into someone unexpectedly.The other party screamed and fell to the ground, and the basket on his arm also came out, and all the things inside fell out.

"...Grandma Motoko?" Seeing the face of the person in front of him clearly, Obito felt a slight hope in his heart.Granny Yuanzi was one of the old people he was closest to. A few years ago, she went up the mountain to cut firewood and sprained her ankle, so she took soil to find her overnight, and carried her back down the mountain step by step.The mother-in-law loves him very much, and often says that she hopes to have a grandson who is as obedient and filial as Obito, if it is her...

"Are you... A Yuan?" Grandma Motoko also recognized Obito at this moment, and asked in a trembling voice, meeting those red eyes, and shrank back a little in fear. "Your eyes... Sure enough, the notices in the city are all true...!"

"I won't hurt you. If possible, I don't want to hurt anyone." Obito wiped the blood from his face with his sleeve, hoping that he didn't look so scary. "Can you... take me in for a while? One night, no, until midnight... I will leave soon, and I will never cause you any trouble." He begged.

Grandma Yuanzi looked at him suspiciously.Obito was ready to be rejected; but he never thought that the former would say: "Come with me." Then he didn't dare to look him in the eyes, he picked up the things on the ground indiscriminately, turned around and hurried towards the way he came, Obito also hurriedly followed.

The two turned and turned, and finally came to the residence of Yuanzi's mother-in-law - a certain household in a low long house.While there was no one around, Grandma Yuanzi pushed Obito into the room to rest, while she pretended to be indifferent and stayed outside to do chores.

Lying on the rough tatami mats, Obito tossed and turned, feeling uneasy all the time.Didn't he implicate Yuanzi's mother-in-law?What if the emperor's samurai were so efficient that they searched here quickly?Or even if he managed to escape, Yin Yang Liao or the Imperial Palace would carry out a detailed investigation afterwards and find traces of his stay here, wouldn't Grandma Yuanzi still be punished in the same way?

After hesitating for a long time, he finally decided to take the risk and leave.

Obito struggled to get up, and dragged his feet to the outside room.There was no one around, and he was about to call for Granny Yuanzi.Suddenly I heard two people talking in a low voice outside the house——

"...He said that he would borrow my house to hide for a while. I was afraid that if I refused, I would be killed by him, so I agreed."

"It's too scary. I didn't expect him to be the legendary red-eyed monster... Why did Master Minato take in such a monster and let him walk around in the city?"

"Perhaps Minato-sama was deceived by him just like us."

"That's right, seeing how he pretended to be gentle and harmless... Sure enough, a monster is a monster, and he couldn't help showing his true nature after all."

"Anyway, he's still asleep inside. I'll hold him back. You go to Goemon-sama and ask him to invite the adults from Onmyouliao here."

"Okay. But old woman, we can agree in advance that if there is a bounty in the future, we will share it equally."

"Equal share? You are really a lion! I will give you [-]% at most..."

The two outside the house gradually fell into a dispute over the sharing of the bounty.Separated by a wall, Obito stood in place, motionless like a clay sculpture or wood carving.

"White Wolf." He closed his eyes and said in a low voice, tears rolled down his scarred cheeks, "...let's go."

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When Obito opened his eyes again, he found himself in a leeward mountain col.The white wolf was lying on his back, with his body for him to lean on, and his tail covering his body.Seeing him wake up, Shikigami let out a low whine, turned his head and licked his hand.

There is a strong bloody smell around, and one person and one wolf are covered with scars - Obito no longer has the extra strength to heal his shikigami.He was half lying and half sitting there, staring blankly at the dim night sky above his head for a long while before finally remembering what happened before.

At that time, he rode a white wolf into the sky, ready to fight to the death with the chasing shikigami. Even if he couldn't leave alive, he would drag some more to be buried with him.Unexpectedly, halfway through the battle, the shikigami suddenly retreated in the direction of Yinyangliao as if Qiqi had received an order.And he also reached the end of the crossbow, his eyes went dark, and he lost consciousness.

Every plant and tree here has aura... Is it Mt. Birasaka?It is indeed a good place for healing...

"Did you bring me here?" He stroked the white wolf's huge head, and the white wolf arched his hand affectionately.Obito looked into those moist black eyes, but another face involuntarily appeared in his mind.

What did you think when you split your soul to make it and gave it to me?

Is it protecting me so desperately out of its loyalty under the contract, or... a part of your will is also included in it?

Did you really betray me like them, Kakashi...

Obito temporarily lived on Mount Birasaka.With the help of the white wolf, he found a cave as his shelter.After regaining his strength a little, he released a few paper cranes to go to the capital city every day to inquire about news.

He has never taken back the white wolf - as long as it is still outside, Kakashi can feel the position of Obito.Obito was almost waiting for Kakashi to come to him, to bring him the only sliver of comfort, or to cut off his last hope; or more simply, to order him to return to Yin Yang Lao under his real name, to end everything.

But nothing happened.Kakashi neither showed up to him nor forced him to go back with his real name.A few days later, Obito got the news that Kakashi revealed that Minato let him go on purpose, and stepped on the teacher's corpse to become the new leader of Onmyouliao.

Obito listened expressionlessly to the discussions brought back by the paper crane, from the fire incident at Chengxiang Temple to Kakashi's appointment as Onmyoto.The origami crane that had completed its mission burned itself into ashes without fire, and the black-haired Uchiha slowly stood up and walked out of the cave, with the white wolf following him inseparably.

"Let's go," Obito said, looking west, "to Shikoku."

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Following the guidance of the bloodline, Obito traveled all the way westward, crossing mountains and rivers, and finally arrived at the settlement of the Uchiha clan for generations, Nanga Mountain.

The process of being accepted by the ethnic group was not smooth-fortunately, Obito had already had a hunch now, so he would not experience another disappointment.Uchiha believes that the strong are respected. After sealing the spiritual power with soil and defeating peers of similar age in several clans with only demon power, he was finally allowed to stay.But the so-called "accommodation" didn't stop there; he was assigned to live in a remote hut, away from the crowds and the center of the settlement.The clansmen never approached him or talked with him, but only looked at him from a distance, with undisguised vigilance and vigilance in their expressions.

He wasn't a pure monster at all, they whispered.Human blood flowed in his body, and he even learned the yin and yang technique of the Senju style.He is a freak.

Humans see him as a demon, and demons see him as a human.He was exiled by one society, but he could never really integrate into the other society.

Knowing his own situation, Obito will certainly not make fun of himself.Apart from staying behind closed doors, the place he visited the most was the Nanhe Shrine not far from home.Except for major festivals and sacrifices, this place has always been very deserted. Even if Obito sat in the worship hall for a whole day like he did when he visited Senju Shrine in Kyoto, no one would disturb him.

It was here that he met Uchiha Madara.

The legendary great demon from thousands of years ago was unable to die due to too much obsession. He still wanders in the present world in the form of a soul, bound to the last place he stayed before his death.Although his physical body died, his will refused to dissipate due to the destruction of his body. He still focused on returning to Heian capital, defeating the emperor and onmyoji, and proving to the world that demons are more qualified to be the masters of all things than humans.However, after experiencing that disastrous defeat, his people have already lost the will to compete with humans, turned a deaf ear to his agitation, and even stayed away from the shrine, avoiding communication with him, and admonishing their children and grandchildren from generation to generation So follow suit.

When two lonely people who were rejected by the group meet, they finally have someone to talk to.Gradually, after a long period of contact and mutual testing, Obito finally let go of his guard, and confided to Madara about his life experience, his past, and the ins and outs of coming to Nanga from Kyoto.

"...the last comment I heard before I left was that Kakashi was worried that I and Minato-sensei would get involved, so he acted preemptively, framing the teacher to put him to death, and using this to win the emperor's favor." Obito sat On the stone steps outside the main hall, looking into the distance, murmured. "What is the truth? Does Minato-sensei really want to kill me, or is he deliberately forcing me away like Kakashi said? What is going on between him and Kakashi? Kakashi will It's harder for me to believe that Sensei adopted me just to study the Uchiha."

"And Kakashi didn't come to arrest me after that. He knew that I was in Birasaka Mountain, and he could have ordered me back with his real name. If he could kill me, he could further strengthen his position in front of Yin Yang Liao and the Emperor. It is impossible for someone as smart as him not to think of it. Unless..."

"It's such a fool to tell others your real name so unsuspectingly." Madara snorted.He stood inside the gate of the main hall, most of his transparent body was hidden in the shadows. "Unless what?"

Obito was silent for a long time.

"Kakashi respects Minato-sensei very much. After Mr. Sakumo's death, the teacher is the only elder he can rely on." He finally spoke, but did not continue what he said just now. "He seems easy-going, but he is actually very stubborn in his bones. He will never bow to anyone or something he doesn't agree with easily."

His voice became deeper and deeper, his fists clenched unconsciously, and his nails dug into his palms. "There is only one person in this world who can make him willingly speak out against his mentor. But if that is the case, what is all this... for...?"

"Will voluntarily sacrifice for loyalty, responsibility, inheritance and other boring things, even if it is not worthwhile and meaningless... This is human beings." Madara's voice sounded behind him.Obito suddenly came back to his senses; turning his head, the undead was looking down at him with sharp and deep eyes, "Their arrogance and stupidity come from this."

"Since you have guessed something, why don't you go back to Kyoto and confirm it with your own eyes?" Seeing Obito staring blankly at himself, Madara raised his eyebrows. "You don't intend to let this end like this."

"Of course not!" Obito categorically denied, and anger and hatred began to show from his expression.He stood up abruptly. "You're right. I'm going back to Kyoto to find out the truth about this matter. If my conjectures are true... that bastard who killed Lin and the teacher and drove Kakashi to this point, and There are those bastards who are fueling the flames and fanning the flames, and I will make them all pay the price they deserve!"

Watching Obito stride away in the direction of the torii, Madara let out a faint chuckle and retreated into the darkness.

"Although he is a half-demon, he has a bit of blood and backbone, much better than your useless fellow clansmen. It's a pity that he is still too young... Wanting to kill the emperor is not as simple as you think." The main hall The door slowly closed, leaving the man's voice echoing in the air, "Onmyojis will not let you get what you want."

"You will definitely come back to me, Obito."

(TBC)

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The Sasuke family and Shisui do not exist in this article. The only Uchihas with names and surnames are Madara and Soil, and the others are passers-by.