At that moment, the text in the notebook was already beginning to move.
[The young Uchiha girl stepped forward and threw the kunai in her hand. It flew rapidly toward the terrifying figure.]
[I finally saw what that figure looked like.]
Rin held her breath.
Was she finally about to uncover some crucial information about that terrifying shadow?
[I saw a long-haired man wearing a tiger-striped mask that completely concealed his face.]
[The kunai reached him at that moment. However, he remained completely motionless, showing no intention of dodging.]
[Was the attack going to succeed? What was I thinking?]
[The kunai passed through him as though he were merely an illusion before embedding itself in a stone pillar outside the Military Police Force building.]
[The young Uchiha girl froze and murmured, “How is that possible?”]
[The Masked Man turned slightly and looked toward the young Uchiha girl, temporarily ignoring me.]
[In a deep, resonant voice, he said, “Those are good eyes.”]
[The young Uchiha girl couldn’t help trembling. I could tell that she desperately wanted to escape, but because of me, she ultimately chose to continue fighting.]
[She threw another kunai, but once again, it passed through him without hitting anything.]
[The Masked Man made his move. With a flick of his hand, an iron chain shot forward, rapidly wrapping itself around the young Uchiha girl’s entire body.]
[The Masked Man pulled on the chain, causing her to fall to the ground. She was tightly bound and unable to move.]
[The Masked Man slowly approached her. Her three-tomoe Sharingan deactivated, and tears welled in her dark eyes.]
[I heard her murmur, “Save me, Itachi… and save that little girl too.”]
[The Masked Man tightened his grip, and the iron chain around the girl immediately constricted. She was about to die.]
[At this point, I have two options.]
[1. The Masked Man is still the most terrifying opponent. I should turn around and run.]
[2. Even in the face of despair, I must step forward and stop him.]
Tears had already gathered in Rin’s eyes.
Another person with a three-tomoe Sharingan had been defeated instantly.
The Masked Man was at least as powerful as the young Uchiha with the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Even though they had never met and this was only a game, Rin already felt deeply grateful to the young Uchiha girl.
How could Rin possibly abandon her and escape alone?
Rin spoke firmly:
“Even if I know it’s impossible, I have to step forward and stop him.”
“Notebook, I choose option two.”
The text in the notebook reappeared.
[I chose to intervene. I took out the shuriken I was carrying and threw it at the Masked Man without hesitation.]
[The shuriken still passed through the Masked Man’s body without hitting anything. However, because of my intervention, his grip on the chain loosened, temporarily saving the young Uchiha girl’s life.]
[The Masked Man impatiently swung his iron chain toward me and said, “Annoying. Then you can die as well.”]
[At the same time, he turned his head and looked at me. The iron chain was already directly in front of me, and the Masked Man’s overwhelming killing intent caused my body to tremble uncontrollably, leaving me unable to move…]
[Am I… going to die?]
Seeing this, Rin no longer held much hope of surviving.
Fortunately, she had at least managed to save the young Uchiha girl before dying.
Perhaps she had only delayed the girl’s death slightly, but this was everything Rin could do.
At the very least, she had bought her a little more time.
Perhaps the “Itachi” whom the girl had mentioned would return and save her…
At that moment, more text appeared in the notebook.
[No, I didn’t die.]
[The iron chain abruptly stopped in front of me. At the same time, the overwhelming killing intent disappeared.]
[My entire body relaxed, and I collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.]
[For some unknown reason, the Masked Man stood completely frozen in place.]
[The entire world instantly fell silent. Time seemed to stop, and only the cawing of crows perched on distant branches could be heard.]
[After a while, the Masked Man began walking toward me as though he had lost his soul, completely ignoring the young Uchiha girl bound by his chains.]
[I watched him approach one step at a time. As he drew closer, a song from some unknown world seemed to begin playing in my ears.]
[Every memory we shared, carefully treasured. I always cried in secret, like a weary bird that could no longer find its way home~]
[Before long, he stopped in front of me, raised his hand, and slowly reached toward my face. I felt only overwhelming fear, and my body remained completely frozen.]
[However, his hand passed directly through my face and grasped nothing but empty air.]
[His entire body trembled, and he quickly pulled himself back.]
[I tried to sense his emotions, but because I hadn’t entered with my physical body, I couldn’t perceive anything. I could sense only an endless void and emptiness.]
[Do I wish to enter the scenario with my physical body now?]
[Yes / No]
The text stopped there, and Rin was also stunned.
She hadn’t died.
For some unknown reason, the Masked Man hadn’t killed her.
Instead, he had begun behaving very strangely.
What did those actions mean?
What was he trying to do?
Perhaps Rin could understand only by entering the scenario herself and meeting him face-to-face.
However…
the situation was still extremely dangerous, and she understood almost nothing.
Rin didn’t dare take such a risk.
She shook her head and said, “No. I choose not to enter.”
The writing in the notebook began moving again.
[The Masked Man suddenly looked into my slightly vacant eyes. Then he sighed softly and said something very strange: “You aren’t her after all. But… I will create a world where you can live a happy and beautiful life.”]
[After he finished speaking, the space in front of the Masked Man’s mask began twisting into a spiral, and I was instantly pulled into another dimension.]
[It was a world of black and white, filled with towering structures that resembled enormous tombstones.]
[I didn’t know where I was. After I had waited for a long time, the Masked Man suddenly appeared, gave me some food and water, and disappeared again.]
[He continued visiting me like this, repeatedly bringing food and water before disappearing once more.]
[At first, incomplete parts of his body—his head, neck, torso, or masked face—would occasionally appear in front of me before flickering and disappearing. It was quite frightening.]
[Later, however, this stopped happening. The Masked Man seemed to have learned how to completely separate my location from the rest of the dimension.]
[I don’t know how long I remained there.]
[Until… one day, the Masked Man stopped coming…]
[I died.]
[This adventure has ended.]