Uchiha Yu felt himself being swallowed by darkness.
His consciousness gradually blurred.
He was suffocated by an invisible weight!
Every breath was like dancing on a knife's edge, excruciatingly painful.
His vision was pitch black, and the sounds in his ears faded further and further away, leaving only the faint beat of his own heart, like a candle gradually extinguishing in the darkness.
He felt his life force draining away little by little, his body growing colder and colder, as if he were submerged in icy river water, unable to struggle, only able to let himself sink.
He wanted to call for help, but only blood foam came from his throat; he couldn't make any sound.
He wanted to move, but his body felt like it didn't belong to him, too heavy to lift a finger.
However, just as Uchiha Yu was about to be completely engulfed by darkness, a strong desire to survive erupted in his heart!
"I don't want to die like this; I still have too many unfinished things!"
This will was like a lightning bolt, tearing through the darkness in his heart, bringing a ray of light!
He felt a surge of power!
It surged from deep within his body, impacting every cell, every Gene!
His body trembled in pain, and his consciousness blurred in struggle!
He felt his Genes being rearranged, his body being reshaped!
Gene Lock... First Stage... Activate!
As the Gene Lock activated, Uchiha Yu felt his life force rapidly recovering, and his senses rapidly returning!
His sight, hearing, smell, and touch rapidly recovered, and his consciousness also rapidly returned.
When Uchiha Yu opened his eyes again!
He found himself lying in a pool of blood!
Every inch of his body was wailing in pain, especially the gash on his chest, where the pain was extremely obvious.
He felt his skin being seared by flames, every breath like inhaling sharp blades.
He tried hard to move, but the pain in his body made him almost unable to move.
He could only lie there, feeling the life force flowing through him, waiting for the pain to gradually subside.
The moon quietly climbed into the branches, and Uchiha Yu finally managed to get up with difficulty.
"I, I'm not dead."
"Ah!?"
Pirate Fang Yu of the Pirate World suddenly woke up, shouting loudly, "You're not dead!? Brother! That's great!"
Stephen Fang of the Marvel Universe was also awakened by the sound, and upon hearing their exchange, he breathed a sigh of relief, "This is the best news I've heard in the past two days."
"Strange! How did you survive? Because of the physical buff from the Pirate World? It shouldn't be, right?" Pirate Fang Yu rubbed his chin, "Do you have an answer yourself?"
"Gene Lock."
Uchiha Yu recalled his recent experience and synchronized the ability to his two clones in the Pirate and Marvel Worlds.
【Gene Lock (First Stage): Through facing life-threatening danger and the fear of Death, individuals with strong obsessions can activate the latent abilities of humans, with certain side effects.】
"This, this, this!" Pirate Fang Yu was amazed, "Could it be that Main God Fang Yu isn't dead!? He synchronized his abilities to us?! Then why can't we contact him?"
Uchiha Yu, who had activated the Gene Lock, seemed to have also synchronized his brainwaves with Main God Fang Yu. He walked while leaning on a tree trunk, explaining, "I speculate that our connection should be severed or interfered with in the reincarnation instance."
"We'll only know the answer to that when we can contact him."
Uchiha Yu gritted his teeth as he walked, "I don't have time to think about these things now; I need to find a Medical Ninja."
"I feel like even though I'm not dead, I'm not much different from being on the verge of Death."
He looked down at the Shuriken stuck in his bone, wanting to grit his back teeth fiercely but the pain made it impossible.
But even so,
He endured the pain, lay on the ground, and let his body be covered in blood.
He slowly dragged the bloodstains, crawling slowly into the distance.
After crawling for a while...
Uchiha Yu tore a corner of his clothes, used a kunai to cut the clothes into several pieces of cloth, and scattered them on the ground.
"Having done this much, it should basically be able to cover it up as if an animal dragged away the corpse, right?"
Cold sweat broke out on his forehead as he thought seriously.
Konoha occupies the richest forests of the Five Great Nations, and the forests are full of wild animals.
And recently, there have been continuous wars in the surrounding areas, so even if a Ninja below the Chunin rank disappeared from Konoha Village, it wouldn't be a big deal.
"Strictly speaking, I haven't even obtained Ninja qualifications, so I can only be considered a commoner."
"As long as Uchiha Itachi doesn't investigate, and I don't show my face in front of him."
"Then he won't know I'm not dead for a short time."
He touched the black cloth on his face, "Good thing my face wasn't exposed."
"Heh heh. How ironic."
"It's not even the Night of the Clan Annihilation, and I've already been 'killed' once by this guy."
He sighed at his own plight as he walked westward.
He walked out of a dense primeval forest.
Uchiha Yu saw a slightly old but sturdy building.
Its exterior walls were painted a warm cream color, forming a stark contrast with the surrounding natural environment, giving a warm feeling of home.
The building's roof was covered with dark tiles, which looked somewhat mottled after years of wind and sun, but still firmly protected the people inside.
This was the Konoha Orphanage.
Tall trees seemed to be a natural barrier, isolating the orphanage from the outside hustle and bustle.
Please... You... collect 6... books...!
It was located outside Konoha Village's sturdy high walls, not within Konoha Village itself.
The branches and leaves of the trees swayed gently in the wind, making a rustling sound, adding a sense of tranquility and peace to the orphanage.
Dragging his body, which was almost at its limit, Uchiha Yu painstakingly arrived at the orphanage's main gate.
"Thud."
He only had time to knock once.
With a "bang"!
He fell to the ground.
"Who's there?"
A gentle female voice appeared; she scanned the doorway from the window next to her.
"Ah!"
Seeing the child lying on the ground, she quickly unlocked and pushed open the door, checking Uchiha Yu's injuries.
"There's no time to go back to the Village; let's do it here."
A soft green light, like tender spring leaves, gently covered Uchiha Yu's chest.
It was a warm Chakra, slowly infusing into his body, bringing vitality and healing power.
The light of Medical Ninjutsu swirled around Uchiha Yu's wound; each swirl took away a portion of the pain, and each swirl made the wound heal more quickly.
He slightly lifted his eyelids.
Upon seeing the person in front of him, a gentle older sister wearing glasses, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then fainted.