"Isn't she... Konan from the Akatsuki?" Sasuke was shocked to see Konan here in Akira's house. What was going on in this timeline?
Moments ago, he had heard about the Five Kage Summit planning to take down the Akatsuki, yet now he was seeing Konan, an Akatsuki member, casually sitting here?
"Oh, her? You could say she's my captive," Akira explained casually.
With that, he sat across from Konan.
"So? Here to make another deal today?" Konan asked as she handed Akira and Sasuke each a cup of tea.
"Indeed, ten thousand explosive tags," Akira nodded.
"Alright then, in return, you can tell me why Madara Uchiha gave his Rinnegan to Nagato. What was his true goal?" Konan said. Since Akira had already hinted that Nagato was merely a pawn in Madara's plans, she was determined to learn Madara's real motives.
"It's simple. As I mentioned before, only Nagato, with his Uzumaki lineage, could bear the burden of the Rinnegan," Akira replied. "Madara's ultimate goal was to have Nagato use the Rinne Tensei Jutsu to bring him back to life in his peak condition."
"That's Madara's objective!" Akira concluded, confident that this piece of information was worth ten thousand explosive tags.
"Madara Uchiha wanted to be revived in his prime?" Konan was visibly shaken by this revelation. Madara—the legendary man who ended the Warring States Period—wanted to be resurrected?
So that was the real reason behind everything, from the beginning until now. The Akatsuki had been dancing in the palm of Madara's hand the entire time.
Konan suddenly felt an urgent need to return to the Akatsuki and inform Nagato of all this. That masked man was not truly Madara Uchiha. The real mastermind, the one who transplanted the Mangekyō Sharingan into the masked man, was Madara himself.
And now she knew Madara's true objective—he needed Nagato to bring him back to life. The truth was far more alarming than she had imagined.
"This information is not insignificant," Konan admitted, "but who is the hidden figure behind everything, the one even Madara doesn't know about? How is he hiding, and what is his goal? That... we can save for another deal later."
Judging by Konan's reaction, Akira could tell she thought she had finally understood the truth. He decided to tease her with more information, leaving her curiosity piqued.
Indeed, Akira's words shook Konan to her core. There was someone else, even deeper in the shadows, who had deceived even Madara?
She had initially assumed that Akira was the one orchestrating everything behind the scenes, but now he was claiming that there was someone else—a true mastermind hiding behind it all, even beyond Madara?
The revelation was truly stunning.
Konan had originally thought that the masked man claiming to be Madara was the real mastermind. But now it turned out that the masked man was merely Madara's pawn, and Madara was the true mastermind.
However, after learning about Madara's actual intentions, she thought she finally knew the whole story, only for Akira to drop another bombshell—there was someone behind Madara all along?
And this person was hidden within the Akatsuki, a true ultimate boss that even Madara didn't know about?
Konan, now having learned these unsettling truths, felt compelled to investigate further.
The "leader" of the Akatsuki was Deva Path Pain. However, behind the scenes, it was actually Nagato pulling the strings. Then came the masked man, whom everyone believed to be Madara. And behind him was the real Madara Uchiha, who had been manipulating everything from the shadows.
But even beyond Madara was yet another mysterious figure? Someone hiding even deeper?
Konan, who had always believed herself to be thoroughly knowledgeable about the Akatsuki, now felt that the organization was far more complex than she ever imagined—so deep that it was frightening.
Listening to the conversation between Akira and Konan, Sasuke could somewhat understand their current dynamic, so he didn't say much.
After Akira and Konan finished their conversation, Konan quickly created ten thousand explosive tags for Akira.
Akira took them, then headed to bed.
The next morning, Akira opened his eyes and immediately initiated another life simulation. Ten million ryo vanished in an instant, and the simulation began.
[Six days later, Urashiki attacked Iwagakure, successfully capturing the Four-Tails and the Five-Tails.]
[Ten days later, you secretly infiltrated Kumogakure.]
[Iwagakure approached Konoha, demanding answers regarding Urashiki's possession of the Byakugan.]
[After six months of effort, you successfully stole the Heavenly Transport Jutsu from Kumogakure.]
[Urashiki attacked Konoha in search of the Nine-Tails while you trained in the Snow Country.]
[Seven months later, Urashiki gathered all nine Tailed Beasts and extracted their chakra, forming a chakra fruit and consuming it.]
[Nine months later, Madara Uchiha was revived and battled Urashiki but was defeated.]
[Ten months later, two versions of Sasuke, along with Naruto and others, fought Urashiki and were severely injured.]
[With help from the Sage of Six Paths, they gained Six Paths power and defeated Urashiki.]
[Due to your absence during these battles, your reputation was tarnished, but you continued focusing solely on mastering the Heavenly Transport Jutsu.]
[Two days later, Toneri Otsutsuki descended from the moon, successfully kidnapping Hinata.]
[Although you wanted to continue training in seclusion, you found yourself returning to Konoha.]
[Despite being disappointed in you, Sasuke and Naruto agreed to help you rescue Hinata.]
[You died under the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.]
After that round of life simulation, Akira had managed to survive for two years. During that time, he focused solely on mastering the Heavenly Transport Jutsu.
Akira had steeled himself to ignore the revival of Madara and Urashiki. But losing his wife? That was something he could not tolerate.
Among the choices he had for extraction, Akira chose to extract the progress he had made in mastering the Heavenly Transport Jutsu.
Spatial jutsu like the Heavenly Transport were indeed complex. Despite training for over a year, Akira had barely scratched the surface, progressing only about 20%.
With a sigh of frustration, Akira extracted what he could and headed to the Hokage's office, delivering the ten thousand explosive tags to Fugaku in exchange for a billion ryo. It gave him a bit of financial relief.
Sasuke and Boruto, meanwhile, wandered around Konoha, gathering information about the Uchiha coup from years ago. They finally understood the significant role Akira had played, and it left them both stunned.
At the mere age of six, he became famous throughout the ninja world, and at seven, he had killed the Third Hokage on the Night of the Massacre, ensuring the success of the Uchiha coup?
Was this something a six- or seven-year-old child could actually do?
Moreover, at only seven, he had traveled to the border of the Land of Earth to deter other villages and had even severed the leg of the Third Tsuchikage?
"This guy named Akira Uchiha is incredibly powerful. Why haven't I ever heard of him?" Boruto said, filled with admiration as he turned to Sasuke.
"In our timeline, there is no Akira Uchiha—at least, I've never heard of him," Sasuke replied after a moment.
"What? There's no Akira?" Boruto was stunned. "Even though this Konoha is so different from the one we know, everything seems to have changed only after the Uchiha Massacre seven or eight years ago."
"The relationships and dynamics are different, but there were no entirely new, significant individuals added," Boruto added.
"Exactly. There is no Akira Uchiha in our timeline," Sasuke nodded thoughtfully. "If he had existed, I would have known him—he's the grandson of the clan elder. There's no way I wouldn't have recognized him."
In this timeline, Akira was the clan elder's grandson, practically growing up alongside Sasuke. But Sasuke had no memory of any elder's grandson.
Knowing the close relationship between Sasuke in this timeline and the Uchiha clan, Boruto understood Sasuke's point well.
Boruto then spoke with a look of astonishment on his face, "So, what you're saying, Sensei, is that Akira Uchiha is the key to all these changes?"
"Exactly. If there was no Akira Uchiha in this timeline, everything would have likely unfolded just as it did in ours," Sasuke confirmed.
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Note: If you are interested, you can read up to chapter 300+ at patreon.com/Emik01.
At this moment, Akira Uchiha wasn't in the best of moods.
Why? Because in order to master the Heavenly Transport Jutsu, he had to keep burning cash.
Do you understand what that means? Every time, a whopping ten million ryo gone.
He had no choice, really. He hadn't known earlier that he would need to learn this jutsu. If he had known back when it only cost a million ryo per simulation, he could've saved himself a fortune!
So now, with nothing to do but wait for his daily life simulations, Akira spent most of his time being cozy with Hinata.
And Sasuke? Well, he kept a close eye on Akira, watching as he spent three whole days courting Hinata, and found it utterly strange.
Weren't they supposed to be training hard to master the Heavenly Transport Jutsu? Yet these past few days, all he saw was Akira indulging in romance.
One night, Sasuke waited until Akira returned home late, after another date with Hinata.
"Still awake?" Akira greeted him, sounding a bit tipsy.
He really couldn't deny it—Hinata was usually so shy, but after a few drinks, with the tipsiness setting in, she loosened up quite a bit. No wonder guys back in his previous life liked taking girls out for drinks so much.
"I've been waiting for you," Sasuke replied.
"Oh? What's up?" Akira asked, surprised.
"It's about the Heavenly Transport Jutsu. You said you were going to learn it, but Iwagakure will be under attack in just two days!" Sasuke voiced his concern.
"Well, I can't help it, can I? My fifteenth birthday is in two days, and Hinata wanted to celebrate with me early. It makes sense, doesn't it?" Akira replied.
"Oh, uh... happy birthday then!" Sasuke stammered, realizing he'd forgotten. He couldn't help but be amazed. Only fifteen, yet already possessing power that could dominate the shinobi world?
It was hard to believe.
"Thanks," Akira nodded. He had been in this world for a while now, but he'd forgotten his own birthday—Hinata had remembered, and that touched him.
"Wait, hold on. Why celebrate early? Why not celebrate on your actual birthday?" Sasuke suddenly realized something was off.
"Well, duh, we'll be heading to Iwagakure in two days, remember?" Akira rolled his eyes.
"Wait, you... you've already mastered the Heavenly Transport Jutsu?" Sasuke was taken aback.
"Not fully, but after the past few days of effort, I'm almost there," Akira said with a confident nod.
Hearing this, Sasuke's face darkened, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
Effort these past few days? All Sasuke had seen was Akira goofing off. How was that effort?
"Alright then. I hope you can make it in time," Sasuke finally said, deciding to trust in Akira's reputation despite his doubts.
"Sure thing. You should get some rest too," Akira said, waving it off. They had talked enough; he was ready to call it a night.
Effort? Ha, every simulation cost ten million ryo. Of course, he was putting in the effort.
"Hey, wait..." Just as Akira turned to leave, Sasuke called out again.
Hearing him, Akira stopped, turning back with a questioning look.
"Akira, don't you think there's something special about you? It feels like your existence is unique," Sasuke said.
Since Akira knew about him and Boruto, Sasuke believed Akira must be aware of his own uniqueness too.
But Akira simply smiled at Sasuke's words without replying, waving goodbye as he turned and walked away.
Watching Akira leave, Sasuke couldn't help but feel that this world held many secrets.
He only grasped the concept of a parallel universe because of Akira's existence. If not for the divergence Akira had caused, Sasuke might have thought he'd merely traveled through time, not to an entirely different world.
And Akira? There was no Akira in his original timeline, yet here he was. Everyone knew him as the Elder's grandson, watched him grow, and saw his Sharingan evolve step by step into the Mangekyō Sharingan.
It left Sasuke bewildered.
Just who exactly was Akira Uchiha? And what role did this shinobi world play for him?
Not to mention the Heavenly Transport Jutsu—a technique that Konoha clearly didn't have. And yet Akira said he could learn it, even though he had spent the past few days just romancing Hinata?
The more Sasuke learned about Akira, the more he realized how many secrets this guy had.
So, after watching Akira leave, Sasuke shook his head, putting his thoughts aside as he headed back to his room to rest.
Though this wasn't his timeline, he couldn't let Urashiki get his hands on the Nine-Tails. He had to give it his all to stop him.
So regardless of how mysterious or powerful Akira was, at least he was an ally, not an enemy, right?
With that thought, Sasuke decided not to dwell on Akira's origins anymore and returned to his guest room to sleep.
The night passed uneventfully. The next day, Akira opened his eyes and immediately conducted another life simulation. As always, his focus was on mastering the jutsu.
As for Urashiki? Akira stayed in hiding, training in the Heavenly Transport Jutsu.
Madara's revival? Akira still didn't make an appearance, continuing his training.
People accused him of being cowardly, of shrinking away from enemies instead of facing them. Akira didn't argue, staying hidden and continuing to train.
Only two years later, when Hinata was kidnapped by Toneri Ōtsutsuki, did Akira finally have enough and come out to fight.
And then he died at the hands of Toneri's Golden Reincarnation Explosion.
Once, twice, three times...
After five or six simulations, finally, though Akira was ultimately killed by Toneri again, he had managed to fully master the Heavenly Transport Jutsu.
Now that he had learned it, he checked the date—tomorrow was the day Urashiki would make his move.
Instead of rushing off, Akira decided to celebrate his fifteenth birthday properly at home in Konoha.
When the others found out about his birthday, Kakashi, young Sasuke, Naruto, Guy, the Sannin, and even the Hokage himself all came to offer their congratulations. The Hyuga Clan also sent a lavish gift.
Sure, Hinata had already given him a gift, but it was different when the Hyuga Clan publicly gave a gift to their future son-in-law.
After this birthday celebration, it was clear to everyone in Konoha what Akira's relationship with Hinata was.
"Hey, big bro, are you really not into Miss Hinata at all?" Boruto, perhaps the only one struggling to accept the reality, asked Naruto.
"Not at all, not one bit," Naruto replied firmly.
What nonsense. Not only did he genuinely have no feelings for Hinata, but even if he did, she was Akira's girlfriend now. How could he possibly try to take her away?
Regardless of Boruto's thoughts, Akira enjoyed a lively fifteenth birthday celebration.
Afterward, Akira and Sasuke agreed to set off for Iwagakure the next day.
They also informed Fugaku of their plan.
Fugaku was understandably surprised. A week ago, Akira had said Iwagakure would be under attack. These past days, Akira hadn't made a move, so Fugaku thought he wasn't going.
But now, just as the time arrived, Akira suddenly said he would go?
One day—how could that possibly be enough time?
"Don't worry, the two of us will go together. We'll use the Heavenly Transport Jutsu to teleport directly," Akira assured him.
"Heavenly Transport Jutsu? Isn't that Kumogakure's secret technique? And wasn't it meant for materials, not people?" Fugaku asked in astonishment.
Akira simply smiled at Fugaku's question, offering no further explanation.
After a night's rest, the next day, Akira performed another life simulation, holding off on collecting the reward.
Then, he created a few Shadow Clones to assist in using the Heavenly Transport Jutsu.
Akira and Sasuke stood in the teleportation circle. Sasuke immediately summoned his Susanoo for protection.
The Heavenly Transport Jutsu was incredibly powerful. If one's body wasn't strong enough, it would disintegrate during the teleportation. So Sasuke used his Susanoo to shield himself.
"Akira, aren't you going to do something?" Sasuke asked, puzzled to see Akira taking no similar precautions.
"Relax. My body's stronger than the Raikage's. I'll be fine," Akira replied with a confident smile.
In the original story, even the Raikage could endure the effects of the Heavenly Transport Jutsu. There was no reason for someone like Akira, with his dragon-like physique, to struggle with it. With his Shadow Clones casting the jutsu, in a flash of light, Akira and Sasuke vanished...
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POWER STONE!!!
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Note: If you are interested, you can read up to chapter 300+ at patreon.com/Emik01.
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