Feeling everyone's gaze upon her, Mirai Uchiha lifted one eyebrow. "Why are you all looking at me? Clean up the battlefield!"
"Yes, Mirai-sama!"
Upon hearing Mirai's words, all the Konoha shinobi present sprang into action, dutifully clearing the battlefield.
Although with the devastation wrought by [Susanoo], there hardly seemed to be anything left to clean…
Strictly speaking, Minato Namikaze was meant to be the supreme commander of this war.
Whether to continue pursuing or to clean up the battlefield should have been decided by Minato Namikaze.
But now, no one questioned Mirai's command.
The young warrior who had just unleashed overwhelming power had already earned great authority in everyone's hearts.
Moreover...
Without Mirai, they wouldn't have known how many more lives would've been lost before achieving victory today.
Through both grace and strength, Mirai Uchiha had solidified her influence over the Konoha shinobi.
Seeing this, Minato Namikaze didn't say much.
He got along well with Mirai, and since it was thanks to her that victory came so easily, he naturally didn't mind those small matters.
Minato Namikaze stepped closer to Mirai. Hesitating for a moment, he finally asked, "Mirai... the power you used just now…"
"The Mangekyo Sharingan," Mirai answered directly.
Now that she possessed sufficient strength, there was no need to hide anymore.
Otherwise, constantly holding back had always been such a burden.
Besides… aside from the System, the two dojutsu techniques of the Mangekyo Sharingan — [Ame-no-Koyane-No-Kami] and [Sarutahiko-No-Kami] — were her true trump cards.
"The Mangekyo Sharingan?"
Minato Namikaze inhaled sharply.
As Jiraiya's disciple, he had access to many secrets.
He did know something about the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Never had he imagined that Mirai actually possessed such legendary power!
"Right, your ability to use Magnet Release — that's also from this eye, isn't it? And the Kekkei Genkai as well?"
Minato Namikaze asked curiously.
Upon hearing this, Mirai paused briefly, then subtly nodded. "You really are sharp."
Pleased by Mirai's compliment, Minato Namikaze scratched his head bashfully. "I was just making a guess. After all, besides the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan, I can't think of any other reason why you could use Magnet Release."
Minato Namikaze lowered his voice and leaned close to Mirai's ear. "Mirai… is your Mangekyo Sharingan capable of copying even others' Kekkei Genkai?"
If a regular Sharingan can copy ordinary ninjutsu, then it's not strange for a Mangekyo Sharingan to copy Kinjutsu or even Kekkei Genkai, right?
Makes perfect sense!
"People who make things up in their heads really are terrifyingly strong."
Mirai Uchiha silently muttered inwardly.
Minato Namikaze's guess not only perfectly explained why he could use various stolen abilities but also helped conceal the true secret of his Mangekyo Sharingan.
It was truly killing two birds with one stone.
Thinking about it, Mirai Uchiha whispered, "This is a secret. You mustn't tell anyone."
After hearing Mirai's words, Minato nodded solemnly.
"Don't worry, Mirai."
"There's no way I'll tell anyone about this."
Although he thought others would likely reach the same conclusion as himself based on Mirai's performance today, Minato still vowed to keep the secret firmly.
"Well then, if there's nothing else, I'll go back and rest first."
As Mirai was about to leave, Minato opened his mouth hesitantly.
Mirai looked at him in confusion. "What's wrong?"
Then Minato displayed his signature smile. "Mirai, you haven't had the Mangekyo Sharingan for very long, right?"
Mirai gave him a strange look, unsure what he was getting at, but simply nodded. "Yeah, so what?"
"Then you probably haven't come up with names for your newly gained abilities yet?"
"And?"
"I just came up with an extremely cool name for you," Minato revealed his real intention. "Though this request might be somewhat impolite, I'm actually quite talented at naming things."
Minato proudly declared, "[Copy Mangekyo Super Wheel Dance Bloodline Triple Style!]"
"How is that? Doesn't it sound incredibly awesome?"
Mirai's lips twitched. He suddenly remembered that in the original story, Minato did have the attribute of being bad at naming things...
Seeing Minato's expectant expression, Mirai patted his shoulder. "The name is great. Please don't do it again next time."
"Minato, you're different from others. Don't focus too much on naming in the future."
Looking at Mirai's retreating figure, Minato scratched his head in confusion.
Was that a yes or a no?
Could you please be clearer about it, damn it!
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After the two left, the Konoha ninja present finally couldn't help but start discussing.
"Phew! After Lord Mirai left, I feel like I can breathe easier. The pressure was absolutely crushing."
"Indeed, I never expected the Uchiha Clan's Kekkei Genkai could be this powerful. No wonder they were able to found Konoha together with the Senju."
"I still get chills thinking about Mirai's actions earlier. If I had to face someone like that, I'd have already lost hope."
"That's right. Wiping out over five hundred Sunagakure ninja at once? That's just horrifying."
"Well, actually, it wasn't like he instantly killed over five hundred Sunagakure ninja—it was just that there were only around five hundred present at the time..."
The Konoha ninja kept exclaiming in awe, pulling more people into the conversation as their excitement built.
"Come to think of it, Mirai looked absolutely incredible just now—single-handedly defeating Sunagakure ninja so thoroughly they fled in disarray."
"Even the 'strongest Hokage,' the Third Generation, probably wouldn't be able to pull off something like this today."
"With such a powerful protector watching over our village, we can truly feel safe."
"When I get back, I've got to tell my friends everything that happened today—they'll be completely stunned."
"Hahahaha! We were thinking the exact same thing..."
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Mirai Uchiha entered his room, activated the already prepared protective barrier, then began reviewing the rewards from this battle.
With a single thought, a translucent lightblue interface appeared before him.
[Name: Mirai Uchiha]
[Physique: 1055]
[Spiritual Power: 982]
[Chakra: 975]
[Kekkei Genkai: Mangekyo Sharingan!] [Magnet Release: Gold Dust!] [Scorch Release!]
[Ninjutsu: …]
[Other: …]
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