Lost Memories: Count how many kaleidoscopes are present.

Chapter 54 Lost Memories: Count How Many Kaleidoscopes Were Present

"It actually recovered?"

Uchiha Yao, who had been observing from the sidelines, was surprised to see that the girl she had been controlling had actually been awakened by Uchiha Gin, and let out a surprised "Eh?"

This turn of events was truly unexpected for him; it seems his plan to manipulate the girl to destroy the Uchiha clan has been shelved.

"But I still have a backup plan."

The old man's dull eyes swept across Uchiha Gin's face, and a struggle flickered in his eyes, but it didn't last more than a few seconds before his eyes became lifeless, as if filled with ink.

The patterns in the old man's eyes changed, and a black mass emerged from the shadow behind Uchiha Gin, moving towards the Kaguya clan.

Kaguya Sousuke, now free, looked warily at the two young Uchiha in the distance.

The situation is beyond saving. So much time has passed, Uchiha Tajima must have already seen through their diversionary tactic. The only option now is to run away before these two young men realize what's happening.

"Where do you want to go, Elder Cangjie?"

Suddenly, a ghostly voice rang in Kaguya Sosuke's ears. He instinctively turned around to find the source of the voice, but found no trace of any strangers.

Just as he was about to leave, he was horrified to see a black human head emerge from his shadow.

The human head gave a strange smile, then turned into a pool of ink and merged into Kaguya Sosuke's body. A familiar feeling of being manipulated surged into his heart once again.

"Hahaha, you Uchiha brats, have you thought of your last words?"

A roar shattered the silence. Kaguya Sousuke, radiating a tyrannical aura, was filled with madness in his eyes. The bone material that his hands conjured transformed into two enormous bone blades, which he swung at them as he charged.

Uchiha Gin frowned as he looked at the menacing Kaguya Sousuke. The girl in his arms was extremely weak from overusing the Mangekyou Sharingan.

He himself was nearly blinded in order to break the Eight Thousand Spears' ability. He barely managed to mobilize the little chakra he had left in his body, picked up the girl, and flew away to dodge the opponent's attack.

"All you do is hide, kid?"

The crazed Kaguya Sosuke shouted loudly, and Uchiha Gin, not to be outdone, immediately activated the Mangekyou Sharingan in his right eye.

Sensing that he was being targeted, Kaguya Sosuke suddenly turned to the side, and a black flame that should have ignited on his chest covered his right arm.

Having witnessed this flame ability, he acted decisively, slashing off his own right arm with his bone blade. The severed arm, enveloped in black flames, fell to the ground and turned into a pile of ashes a few breaths later.

Did they detach their tails to escape?

Are all brutes this brave? They just chop people up whenever they want.

Uchiha Gin had a bad feeling; he no longer had enough chakra to use the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques.

He darted a distance away, set down the girl he was carrying on his back, gritted his teeth, drew his long-unused sword, and held it in front of him. The three tomoe appeared on his eyes.

It's time to show the Uchiha's fighting style.

【Corpse Bone Pulse: Dance of the Camellia】

Seeing that Uchiha Gin was retreating instead of advancing, Kaguya Sosuke used his only hand to wield the bone blade and meet the arrogant Uchiha brat.

With three tomoe, Uchiha Gin's energy expenditure was significantly reduced. His Sharingan possessed extraordinary insight, and he relied on the Sharingan's insight and prediction to parry Kaguya Sosuke's storm of attacks one by one.

Seeing his attack neutralized by Uchiha Gin, Kaguya Sosuke dropped his bone blade and began close-quarters combat with his opponent.

【Bone and Vein: Dance of the Tang Pine】

Kaguya Sosuke, transformed into a hedgehog, charged at Uchiha Gin. Caught off guard, he was cut by the opponent's bone spikes, and blood immediately bloomed all over his body. The dense attacks were so powerful that even the Sharingan could not dodge them all.

Just as Uchiha Gin and Uchiha Yan were locked in a stalemate, Uchiha Yao, who was watching from the sidelines, sensed Uchiha Tajima and Uchiha Yan rushing towards them from not far away. A cruel smile appeared on his aged face.

"It's finally here. It's time for you to feel my pain."

As the black energy in his eyes surged violently, Kaguya Sosuke, who was locked in combat with Uchiha Gin, paused and retracted the bone spikes all over his body.

Uchiha Gin looked at the Kaguya clan, who were now in a dominant position, with suspicion and uncertainty, wondering what tricks they had up their sleeves this time.

Just then, a strange smile appeared on the other person's resolute square face, and he pressed his hands to the ground.

Sensing the surging chakra beneath his feet, Uchiha Gin knew without a doubt that the other party was about to unleash a large-scale AOE skill. He turned around and ran towards the girl's location, preparing to take her away from the skill's range.

When he arrived at the girl's side, the Sharingan's superhuman vision revealed something that made his eyes widen in horror.

His aunt and three children were lying not far behind Kaguya Sosuke, who was about to unleash his skill. He was now in front of Kaguya Sosuke, and the two were quite far apart.

Carrying the frail girl on his back, Uchiha Gin mustered all his strength and ran towards his aunt as fast as the wind. However, as Kaguya Sosuke completed his ninjutsu, the scene he least wanted to see still occurred.

【Corpse Bone Pulse - Dance of the Early Fern】

In an instant, a forest of bones rose from an area within a kilometer radius, instantly engulfing Uchiha Tajima's wife, who had been drained of her chakra and fell into a coma, along with their three children.

"No!!!"

Uchiha Gin roared in despair.

"No!!!!!!"

Uchiha Tajima, who was rushing on his way from afar, watched helplessly as his wife and children were buried in that gloomy forest of bones.

Having dodged the attack from below, Uchiha Gin ignored the sharp bone spikes surrounding him and charged like a madman toward the spot where his aunt was buried. Uchiha Tajima also charged toward the same spot.

Ignoring the cuts on their bodies, the two men broke off the surrounding bone spurs with their bare hands. Even though they were hoping for a lucky break, the scene before them still broke their spirits.

The usually gentle and virtuous woman had stopped breathing. Several bone spurs pierced her delicate body from bottom to top. The children beside her were not spared either, their young lives taken by the sharp bone forest.

"Aaaaaaah!!!"

Uchiha Tajima was devastated. His beloved wife and newborn child had been cruelly taken from him.

The excruciating stimulation made him dizzy, and a surge of cold chakra burst forth from his brain, causing the three tomoe in his eyes to spin rapidly.

This can't be real!

Uchiha Tajima tried to hypnotize himself to forget the painful scene before him.

At this moment, he wished it were daytime, with its radiant light piercing through the darkness.

The intense grief elevated his Sharingan, and as the tomoe spun faster and faster, they eventually stuck together, forming a windmill-shaped pattern.

"Hahaha! Now you finally feel the pain of losing your dearest loved ones."

Seeing Uchiha Tajima kneeling on the ground screaming in agony, Uchiha Yao clutched the jar in his hand and burst into maniacal laughter, tears welling up in his eyes.

"Wang Liang, kill Uchiha Tajima."

Wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes, Uchiha Yao gave the order.

Upon receiving the order, Kaguya Sousuke, who was being manipulated by Mikoto, did not hesitate and conjured another bone spear with one hand, preparing to pierce through the dazed Uchiha Tajima.

"Chieftain, be careful!"

Several kunai flew over, forcing Kaguya Sosuke, who was wielding a bone spear, to retreat. Uchiha Yan, panting heavily, finally arrived and gasped when he saw the horrific scene.

Especially when he saw Uchiha Tajima's wife lying on the ground, his old eyes flashed with a strong, cold aura. She was the child he had watched grow up.

Before he could make a move, Uchiha Gin, who was also in a daze, silently raised his head. In his scarlet eyes, there was only a black dot, which could be vaguely seen spinning rapidly.

【Amaterasu】

A black flame, comparable in size to a fireball, instantly enveloped Kaguya Sousuke's body.

Having anticipated this, Mikoto controlled Kaguya Sousuke, using the Shikotsumyaku technique to cover his entire body with a white bony shell, and then used a move called "Golden Cicada Shedding its Shell" to evade the deadly attack.

"Wangliang, come back."

Seeing that Uchiha Gin had come to his senses and that Uchiha Yan had arrived as reinforcements, Uchiha Yao, having achieved his goal, immediately ordered Wang Liang to return.

"Can anyone tell me what happened?"

As if waking from a dream, Kaguya Sosuke felt a sharp pain in his arm and discovered that one of his arms had been severed at the root. All around him was a forest of his bones, and he was completely bewildered.

"Tsukuyomi".

A cold voice rang in his ear. Kaguya Sosuke looked up again and saw a red full moon falling towards him.

(End of this chapter)