Late at night, in the Hidden Cloud Village where the smoke of battle had dissipated.
Shin'yu leaped down from the Eight-Tails' head, smiling as he greeted Light, "It's only been a few days, but I've missed you greatly, Light."
"Hmph, even if you hadn't come, I could have handled it alone." Light's pretty face was slightly flushed, deliberately avoiding his gaze.
"Yes, yes, yes..." Shin'yu walked up to Light, a faint cyan vapor emanating from his body, still not having released the "Third Gate of Life" state.
"How did it go on your end? The First Raikage, he..." He asked with a questioning look, making a "throat-slitting" gesture.
"Rest assured, it was done very... cleanly." Light raised her small face, her fair and slender neck resembling a proud little swan, "What about you?"
"Of course, I'm fine. This battle with Hashirama Senju has redefined my strength, and avenged my parents' blood feud. Apart from Tobirama's life, the Senju Clan no longer owes me anything."
Shin'yu's eyes showed emotion as he glanced at the devastated surroundings, "Looks like there were some unexpected circumstances."
"Yes, the Eight-Tails suddenly went berserk." Light nodded slightly.
"Did you do it?" Shin'yu blinked, slightly surprised.
"Of course not." Light rolled her beautiful Byakugan, her eyes showing a hint of disdain, "It really was just an accident."
Shin'yu pondered for a moment, a thought suddenly rising in his heart.
If the First Raikage didn't die at this point in time, then in the original timeline, he probably died in this battle, exhausting all his strength to protect the village and ultimately seal the Eight-Tails.
"Were any civilians injured?" Shin'yu suddenly asked.
Kinkaku, who was standing nearby, immediately replied, "Lord Shin'yu, rest assured, A's reaction was very timely, and he evacuated the people as soon as possible. You are as kind as ever..."
"I just don't want to have a burden on my conscience..." Shin'yu said quietly, peering behind Kinkaku, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "Also, don't call him A anymore, call him Second Raikage."
Everyone turned their heads, and at the point where the Barrier had collapsed, a figure with a face covered in dust rushed over.
"What... what's going on?" A was full of doubts, noticing the suddenly appearing young man in front of him.
However, when the Chakra perception sent back feedback, he was immediately on guard, his eyes full of solemnity.
"You... who are you? Did you deal with the Eight-Tails?"
"My name is Uchiha Shin'yu, suppressing the Eight-Tails was just something I did in passing, just being a hero for fun." Shin'yu tilted his head, "However, none of that is important."
Shin'yu raised his hand with a smile, his figure disappearing from the spot, the afterimages converging into a palm blade, and in the next instant, it struck A's nape.
"What!!! So fast... speed..." A was struck hard, his Lightning Armor shattered in an instant, just like paper, and the figure of the young man in front of him also dissipated.
His eyes rolled back, uncontrollably kneeling forward, about to faint on the spot.
A slender palm pinched his nape, easily lifting his entire body, a delicate fragrance wafted over, and Uchiha Hikari used the Body Flicker Technique to appear in front of him.
In his eyes, which were about to close, were reflected a pair of scarlet and exquisite pupils, the ink-colored patterns resembling swirling swallows.
"Thump."
Shin'yu released his hand, allowing A's unsupported body to fall to the ground, completely unconscious.
On the back of A's hand, a Mangekyo Sharingan mark slowly emerged like a mirage.
In one second, instantly killing a Kage-level powerhouse while branding him with the "Yachihoko" mark, although somewhat unsportsmanlike, it still showed the two's tacit understanding and seamless cooperation.
Shin'yu turned his head and instructed, "Now that the Eight-Tails is under control, the two of you go and divert the attention of the other Cloud Ninja, and appease the people while you're at it."
The Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers immediately nodded, their figures flashing as they disappeared from the spot.
Shin'yu released the Eight Gates Release Formation, came to Uchiha Hikari's side, and softly asked, "Are you alright? Have you used Amaterasu or Tsukuyomi again recently?"
Light immediately lowered her small hand that was rubbing her eyes. Despite the dryness of her eyelids and the crystalline tears flowing out, she forced herself to say, "I'm fine, this little bit of consumption..."
Shin'yu sighed softly, using the back of his hand to wipe away the tears hanging on her pretty face, his movements gentle and meticulous, yet perfectly avoiding her soft lips.
"Promise me, after this time, don't use your eye techniques anymore."
"Am I as fragile as you think?"
"Your eyesight..." Shin'yu said helplessly, immediately changing his words, "The current me doesn't need too much help from you, at least in terms of eye techniques, but in the future..."
"What about the future?" Light raised her pretty face to ask. Shin'yu's height was already a head taller than hers.
Shin'yu took a deep breath, his gaze turning to the boundless starry sky. "In the future, there may be an unavoidable deathmatch waiting for me. Promise me, Light, if you really want to help me, then save all your strength for that time."
"That battle you're talking about, how much... longer will it take?" Light finally raised her hand, covering her left eye, a nearly stiff pain, the corner of her eye twitching.
"I'm not sure either..." Shin'yu changed the subject. "However, that's not the problem to worry about now."
"You don't need to control this A, I'll find a way myself."
Light snorted softly, very simply rejecting Shin'yu's kindness. "Yachihoko is my innate eye technique, the consumption of eye power isn't that exaggerated, and besides, the mark has already been placed, there's no reason not to control him."
"Alright." Shin'yu knew her temperament and didn't insist, softly asking, "How long will it take to completely control his mind?"
Light rubbed her dry eyelids. "About two weeks or so..."
"Mm, this time is just right." Shin'yu's gaze was gentle. "Thank you for your hard work."
He turned and walked into the darkness, Light following his back, leaving only a ruin in place, and an Eight-Tails standing blankly in place.
...
After the Eight-Tails' rampage was suppressed, under the orderly command of the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers and a group of high-level officials, the Hidden Cloud Village gradually returned to its former tranquility.
Kinkaku publicly announced that A was currently recuperating in the Hidden Cloud Hospital due to serious injuries, and during this period, all affairs in the village would be temporarily handled by their brothers.
Until the First Raikage returns, or A's injuries heal.
Of course, at this time, A was completely immersed in Shin'yu's Genjutsu, and remained in a comatose state.
And Light was silently searching for fragments of memory in his mental world, beginning the "brainwashing" operation.
In this way, time slipped away day by day in the Hidden Cloud Village, as everyone looked forward to the Raikage's return.
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