Konoha: Starting with a sign-in for Hashirama cells

"It stays where it is, and it stays the same size it was originally set for, and the time is also fixed at ten hours."

Naruto reached in; there was no danger.

"Don't use Flying Thunder God Technique at this moment! Your hand will be severed!" Hanabi hurriedly warned.

Naruto nodded seriously.

He entered the cube-shaped barrier, preparing to activate the Flying Thunder God Technique. After thinking for a moment, he withdrew and created a regular Wood Release clone to test it out.

Can't be used.

Even using Kurama's chakra, it still doesn't work.

Adding Sage Chakra yielded the same result.

"A clone can't compare to my sister, brother-in-law. You have to do it yourself, go all out, to succeed," Hanabi said.

Chapter 147 Urashiki Otsutsuki makes his appearance.

Although it is not a spacetime ability that allows access to other dimensions, it is more useful in some ways and can be surprisingly effective when dealing with the Otsutsuki aliens.

As Naruto pondered, he came up with some practical uses for it and was quite satisfied.

"By the way, how did you get your Tenseigan?" Naruto asked.

As far as he knew, Hanabi should not have the conditions to awaken the Tenseigan.

"Well, it's all thanks to my brother-in-law," Hanabi said, parting her bangs to reveal her forehead to the two of them.

There is a diamond-shaped mark between the eyebrows.

Naruto squinted: "Yin Seal..."

“It’s a modified Yin Seal,” Hanabi said.

"The original Yin Seal sealed chakra, but the one I have now seals your cells, brother-in-law."

"It's the latest fourth generation, Naruto cells."

Our cells? And the fourth generation? Naruto was speechless. Hanabi's words always contained so much information that he couldn't digest it all at once.

"The fourth generation of cells is... and what about the previous generations?" Naruto asked.

"I'm not a member of the lab, I just benefited from the results. If you want to know the inside story..." Hanabi shrugged: "I don't know either."

"All I know is that you can't directly withstand the cells of the Fourth Hokage, or you'll die. You have to start from the First Hokage, go through a period of time, adapt, and then move on to the Second Hokage."

"Then came the third generation, the fourth generation, and so on, step by step."

At this point, Hanabi said seriously, "Don't waste time on other things. The Hundred Healings Technique, Yin Seal, and Spirit Transformation Technique are the three most important."

"The Yin Seal and the Hundred Healings Technique are prerequisites for implanting Naruto's cells. Without these two techniques, implantation is no different from suicide."

"Spiritualization Technique is a ninjutsu that can enhance mental strength and train the soul. This is related to how far one can go. Naturally, physical fitness must also keep up."

Naruto and Hinata looked at each other in bewilderment.

Konoha Village.

Standing atop a tree in the Konoha Forest outside the village, gazing out over the village, Urashiki Ōtsutsuki murmured, "At this point, we should be able to easily gather chakra."

White eye activated.

A 360-degree field of vision with no blind spots, spreading outwards.

"Huh? Why aren't you here?"

Unable to find Naruto, Urashiki frowned and expanded his field of vision, spotting two familiar faces.

"In the future, as the seventh generation's secretary and bodyguard, and in many other positions, I will be the seventh generation's most trusted person," Urashiki muttered to himself.

"The relationship from childhood couldn't possibly be bad. Go ask around, and if that doesn't work, try someone else."

Located in a secluded base outside Konoha Village, it was temporarily converted into a laboratory for Sakura and Ino's use.

"This is a real headache," Sakura said, scratching her pink hair and holding her head.

"No matter what kind of animal it is, it dies as soon as it's implanted. The corrosive power of these cells is just too terrifying."

"We need to find a way to buffer the process. We can't implant it directly. Ideally, we should be able to adjust and control the degree of fusion between the cells and the carrier."

"It takes time. We need to take it slow and adapt gradually. If it's too intense, no one can handle it."

Having possessed an animal and experienced near-death many times, Ino sat silently to the side, her face pale.

Hearing the whooshing sound, Sakura was startled and reflexively jumped up, leaving her original position and narrowly avoiding the fishhook.

"Oh dear, you dodged it? Your reflexes have always been good, and you're still quite alert." Urashiki emerged from the darkness, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Who... are you?" Sakura asked, blocking Ino's path.

“I never imagined that you were so weak in the past.” Looking at Ino, Urashiki asked in bewilderment, “What exactly caused you to become so powerful?”

Ino was stunned, looked around, and hesitated before asking, "Are you talking to me?"

"I do care, but it's all trivial stuff, it doesn't matter." Urashiki shook his head and said, "Where is Naruto Uzumaki?"

"Naruto..." Sakura asked calmly, "What do you want with him?"

If it attacks right from the start, the probability of it being a friendly force is so small as to be negligible; it's more likely to be an enemy.

Naruto's enemy?

Sakura's eyes narrowed involuntarily, a dangerous glint flashing within them.

Ino's expression also changed, becoming serious.

"What is it? Of course, it's good news," Pu Shi said with a smile.

Before she finished speaking, Sakura vanished in an instant, raising her right leg high above her head and slamming it down like an axe blade.

They missed Urashiki.

Before landing and destroying the laboratory, Sakura used the Flying Thunder God Technique to move to another part of the laboratory to avoid causing unnecessary damage.

He bit his thumb, quickly formed a hand seal, summoned a small slug, and placed it on his shoulder.

"Lord Slug, I beg you."

"King Mu, lend me your chakra."

With the help of the slug to absorb natural energy, Sage Chakra was quickly extracted.

Sakura, upon entering Sage Mode, experienced a sudden surge in body temperature and her chakra rose to boiling point, with steam billowing out.

The whole person was immersed in steam.

“It’s a waste of effort,” Pu Shi said.

The Byakugan switched to the blue Rinnegan.

He can rewind time, so he is not afraid of this kind of straightforward attack that does not come with any special effects.

Ino, who had retreated a short distance and was preparing to make her move, saw Urashiki's Rinnegan and immediately remembered Naruto's instructions.

"Naruto only said not to possess, not that I can't attack. I'll just attack and not possess, isn't that enough?"

"The Rinnegan can see souls, so you must avoid its gaze."

After thinking it over, Ino lay down and crawled forward, hiding behind cover. Then her soul left her body and hid underground.

"No soul response!" Ino realized this belatedly, stunned.

Since learning the Spirit Transformation Technique, this was only the second time she had encountered someone who did not exhibit any spiritual response.

One is Kaguya Otsutsuki, who was suppressed in the Arctic and forced Naruto to guard her there. The soul reaction he sensed was Sasuke's; Kaguya herself did not show any soul reaction.

And then there's the person you're facing right now.

With these similarities, Kaguya left Tsunade and Jiraiya helpless. Just how troublesome will this mysterious guy be?

As her soul returned to her body, Ino hurriedly said, "Sakura! Let's get out of here first!"

"How can I let you leave without giving me the answer I want?" Urashi said, transforming into several red origami cranes.

Having escaped Sakura, he appeared beside Ino and used a fishing hook to steal her chakra.

Raising his right foot and stepping on Ino's back, who had collapsed to the ground due to loss of chakra, Urashiki asked, "Tell me, where is Naruto Uzumaki?"

Sakura frowned slightly, analyzing what was going on with this guy's ability, but more importantly, she was thinking about Ino.

The right hand behind the back forms a hand seal.

With a flash of pink light, Sakura appeared out of thin air next to Ino, and kicked out, but missed again.

Not only did she miss her kick, but she also fell into the spatial black hole opened by Urashiki and was sent to another dimension.

Chapter 148 Naruto: I'll be waiting for you in the Arctic

Ice and snow.

Snowy ground.

Sakura landed smoothly, looked around, and was on high alert.

“This place…” the little slug hesitated, “is not the ninja world, so the energy here feels different.”

"Not in the ninja world, so it must be a genjutsu?" Sakura asked in surprise, guessing, "It's not like they sent me to a real, otherworldly place, is it?"

“I don’t rule out that possibility,” the little slug said.

Sakura used her chakra to try to break the genjutsu, then pinched herself to confirm that it wasn't a genjutsu, but rather a more advanced one.

"I can't sense the Flying Thunder God Mark... Could this really be another world?!" Sakura said worriedly, "How am I supposed to get back? Slug-sama, do you have any ideas?"

The little slug was silent for a moment before speaking, "Reverse communication is useless; this place is very far from the Wet Bone Forest."

"My consciousness is still connected to my body. I will inform Lady Tsunade to go find Naruto. He can suppress that one, so maybe he can find a way."

"Please hurry, I'm very worried about Ino," Sakura said.

~~~

There was a flash of golden light.