Naruto: I am Uchiha Shirou

Within the Land of Fire.

Over the passage of time, what was once a ruin has now become a dense forest.

And on this day, the figure of Uchiha Shirou appeared here, frowning as he looked at the approximate location deduced from the data in his hand.

"This should be it. There's no trace of sensing any sealing jutsu—this must be the sealing jutsu Kushina mentioned, the one that can seal off even time and space. After all, Hikari has been sealed for hundreds of years, yet time hasn't left a single mark on her..."

Muttering to himself, Shirou closed his eyes and directly performed the Wood Style Clone Jutsu, followed by the Mayfly Technique.

Countless Wood Style shadow clones began searching through the forest.

As time passed and all the clones finally pointed to a single location, a smile finally appeared on Shirou's face.

"I've finally pinpointed the spot. What a well-hidden place. If I hadn't searched three times, I really wouldn't have found it..."

As the sounds of digging rang out, the darkness below seemed impervious even to the erosion of time.

However, as the seal was disturbed from above, its balance was broken, and after a century, the seal became fragile—allowing a faint sense of time to seep into the darkness.

"This... is..."