Uchiha Hikari stared at the fruit as if making a solemn vow.
"Then… as you wish."
She opened her mouth and bit down hard.
An indescribable, grotesque flavor exploded across her tongue and into her mind.
It was not merely "bad" in any ordinary sense. It was as if rot, bitterness, burning spice, rancid stench, and a sensation of warped reality itself had fused together into a direct assault on both body and consciousness.
Her stomach convulsed violently. She nearly vomited on the spot.
But she clenched her teeth, forcing herself to endure the nausea—both physical and mental. As quickly as possible, bite after bite, she swallowed the entire fruit, skin and flesh alike.
When the final mouthful slid down her throat, the overwhelming disgust receded like a tide.
In its place came a strange clarity—
As though a long-sealed valve deep within her body had been violently forced open.
A new energy—entirely different from chakra in nature, more lively and more willful—began to stir and circulate through her limbs, her organs, even the depths of her soul.
At the same time, countless fragmented concepts flooded her mind:
"Dolls."
"Toys."
"Rules."
"Existence."
"Perception."
"Joy."
"Control."
They surged into her consciousness like ancient scrolls unsealed after centuries.
Hikari staggered and braced herself against the cave wall. Sweat beaded across her forehead.
Her black eyes, however, grew brighter—sharper—
Less human.
A few seconds later, she had fully absorbed the shock.
The newborn power within her was still faint, but it had fused seamlessly with her being, as natural as breathing. The knowledge of her abilities settled into instinct.
Uchiha Hikari… no.
She lifted her head and looked toward the light filtering through the vines at the cave entrance. For the first time, she smiled.
It was no longer the cold, resentful smile of "Uchiha Hikari."
It was something else—a smile of rebirth, ambition, and a childlike yet sinister delight in mischief.
"From now on… I am 'Light.'"
Her voice echoed through the cave, firm and absolute.
"I will create a kingdom of my own."
"I am… the Toy Queen."
This was not merely a vow to the now-vanished fruit.
It was a declaration to the world—to the past that had forged her into a weapon and abandoned her—to the unseen force that had projected her future through the Heavenly Curtain.
From this moment on, Uchiha Hikari became history.
The one who remained was Light—
Bearer of the Toy Fruit.
The Toy Fruit
That was the name of the Devil Fruit she had consumed.
Its core rules and abilities were etched clearly into her consciousness.
Core Ability: Living Doll Transformation & Absolute Contract
Dollification
By physical touch, she could transform a living being into a "toy" under her control.
She could influence the toy's form, size, and details to a certain extent—but it must align with the concept of "childlike playfulness."
Absolute Contract
Upon transformation, a contract would be forcibly established—with her as the absolute sovereign.
The contracted toy's entire existence—body, chakra (or analogous energy), and even soul imprint—would fall completely under her dominion.
Erasure of Existence
One of the most terrifying, rule-level properties of the Toy Fruit.
Once a being was transformed into a toy and bound by contract, all traces of that being's existence would be forcibly erased from the awareness and records of the world.
Family would forget them.
Friends would lose all memory.
Written records would blur or vanish.
Photographs and images would fail.
It would be as if that person had never existed.
Unless she herself dissolved the contract, the erasure was absolute.
"Incredible…" Light murmured.
Even though she had glimpsed this power in the Heavenly Curtain—when her future self transformed Neji Hyūga into a toy and caused Sasuke Uchiha and others to forget him—
Experiencing it firsthand was different.
The sheer authority to rewrite reality and cognition sent a shiver through her scalp.
This was not merely a combat ability.
It was the manipulation—and reconstruction—of reality itself.
To delete an enemy not only physically, but socially and existentially—
What victory could be more complete?
If there was a weakness to the core ability, it was this:
It did not directly grant overwhelming offensive power.
Transformation required physical contact. Against high-speed or long-range opponents, that posed risk.
And toys themselves lacked destructive force.
But—
The Toy Fruit granted near-invincible support and survival capabilities.
Toy Kingdom
She could designate any contracted toy she created as a spatial anchor.
No matter where she was, with a single thought she could ignore distance and instantly teleport to that toy's side.
An unparalleled method for escape, ambush, or repositioning.
Furthermore, through any toy she had created, she could see and hear everything happening around it.
With enough toys scattered across the world, she could construct an invisible, omnipresent surveillance network.
Her intelligence-gathering capacity would reach unimaginable levels.
Ultimate Ability: As Long As I Live, I Will Become Invincible
This was the ability that made her heart pound.
Each time she successfully transformed someone into a toy and established a contract, she could choose to replicate one ability possessed by that target.
This replication did not permanently steal the target's power.
Instead, it imprinted the selected ability onto her own body—merging with her and strengthening her foundation.
Of course, abilities incompatible with her life essence could not be copied.
The greater the gap between her and the target, the smaller the enhancement—or possibly none at all.
"But as long as I keep turning powerful beings into my toys…"
Her voice trembled slightly with excitement. A wildfire burned in her eyes.
"I can continuously copy their abilities and stack them onto myself."
"My physique will grow stronger. My speed faster. My methods more diverse. I will become more complete."
As long as she lived—
She would eventually become invincible.
At last, she understood how the future version of herself in the Heavenly Curtain had possessed the confidence to clash head-on with Sakura Haruno of the Divine Knights.
Even if the punch exchange had not concluded decisively.
That confidence had not come merely from exploiting toy-based tricks.
It had come from countless replications and accumulations—
Forging her body into something beyond imagination.
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