Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Yoruichi Yagami could 'see' that in a remote corner of the ninja world, inside the body of an ordinary person who looked like a monk and seemed to have no chakra whatsoever, there was a 'miniature person' shrunk to the size of a micrometer, secretly controlling everything he did.

It was 'Jigen' and the Otsutsuki Isshiki hiding inside Jigen's body.

Yoruichi Yagami also 'saw' that in a vast, dark dimension attached to the ninja world, countless souls were sleeping, their chakra being extracted by techniques that permeated the entire dimension.

It is not the extracted chakra, but the 'source' from which chakra is condensed.

In layman's terms, it's about extracting their 'chakra limit'!

"The Sage of Six Paths, ha!" Yagami Yoruichi sneered. "What's the difference between this and Kaguya Otsutsuki planting trees? It's just that one absorbs the chakra of the living, and the other absorbs the chakra of the dead."

Through her control of the 'Power of the World', Yagami Yoruichi could easily see everything that Otsutsuki Hagoromo had arranged in the Underworld, and could see the terrifying chakra that had accumulated within him for a thousand years, so vast that it was almost at the limit of the Six Paths level.

It makes it even clearer what incredibly complex and grand plans he has made in the Underworld and even the entire Ninja World!

Was the sealing of Kaguya Otsutsuki and the founding of the Ninja Clan for the sake of peace?

ridiculous!

He actually wanted to become the next Kaguya Otsutsuki, or even the next Otsutsuki God!

However, the Ten-Tails belongs to Kaguya Otsutsuki and is imbued with Kaguya Otsutsuki's will.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki was unable to increase his strength using the fruit of the Divine Tree without any hidden dangers.

That's why they chose to spread their chakra outwards and then absorb the chakra of the dead who have died in the ninja world over the past thousand years through the underworld.

Although this is slower, it is safer and less risky.

In the underworld, the souls of generations of outstanding top ninjas over thousands of years are also an excellent reserve of combat power, far stronger than Kaguya Otsutsuki's White Zetsu.

If an enemy were to invade, the Ninja World would have to be dealt with first, and Hagoromo Otsutsuki could hide in the Netherworld, calmly observe the enemy's strength, and eliminate the enemy at the lowest cost.

Furthermore, Yagami Yoruichi even vaguely saw traces of a special Yin-Yang Escape Technique in the souls of the countless dead in the underworld.

This seems to be an attempt to seize the 'authority' of the ninja world using the 'will' of countless souls.

That is, to become the 'celestial spirit' of this planet.

Although he did not succeed completely, he did gain some of the planet's 'authority', making him practically a Protoss, even more so than Violet had gained 'Protoss power'.

"Such scheming...no wonder he is the Sage of Six Paths."

"If you were given a few thousand more years, you might really have a chance to become a true Star Spirit, enter the realm of gods, and become the next Otsutsuki God."

Yagami Yoruichi glanced in the direction of the Underworld, a cruel smile spreading across his face: "Too bad, you..."

Chapter 288 "Eat Dry and Clean Up"

Although she had located Hagoromo and Isshiki, Yagami Yoruichi did not rush to make a move.

Despite the huge gap between [God-level] and [Six Paths level].

However, according to Yagami Yoruichi's observation, Otsutsuki Isshiki was alright, only half-dead.

The stats of the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, have even surpassed those of Kaguya Otsutsuki, who was sealed on the moon, approaching the ceiling of the Six Paths level.

Yagami Yoruichi has just entered the [God-level] stat range, so it will be quite difficult for her to defeat the opponent.

Even the aftershocks of the battle could destroy the Underworld and even most of the Ninja World.

Why choose a more strenuous fighting style when you can easily crush opponents with improved attributes?

Yagami Yoru had long regarded the ninja world as his private property and was even more unwilling to let the Sage of Six Paths threaten the safety of the ninja world.

It's just a matter of waiting another six months, and Yagami Yoruichi is very patient.

"The Sage of Six Paths also uses the souls of the Netherworld to spy on the entire ninja world. His perception ability might even be stronger than the giant Tenseigan on the moon. I must not let him discover that I have already broken through."

A thought flashed through Yagami Yoichi's mind.

The Sage of Six Paths didn't do anything to Yoruichi Yagami before, and Yoruichi Yagami guessed that it was probably because the other party didn't have enough confidence either.

At the same time, because Yagami Yoruichi's strength had almost stagnated and was stuck in place, while the Sage of Six Paths was able to continuously absorb chakra and even the power of this planet through the Netherworld.

Although the rate of improvement was very slow, it was incredibly steady.

From the perspective of the Sage of Six Paths, time is on his side.

Naturally, there's no rush to eliminate Yoruichi Yagami, this 'variable'.

But now, the situation has immediately reversed.

"Hide for a moment, don't let that guy find out." With a thought, a layer of chakra immediately appeared on the surface of Yagami Yoruichi's body.

This layer of chakra has only one function: within the perception of the 'Six Paths Level', it can disguise Yagami Yoruichi's aura, chakra, and so on as having 9999999 points of attribute.

That is, the level before the breakthrough.

This disguise isn't complicated; with Yoruichi Yagami's current strength, she can do it easily.

In battle, when you go all out, your disguise will fail.

However, unless it's during a battle where one cannot conceal their aura, even a Six Paths level expert's perception ability is generally unable to distinguish Yagami Yoruichi's disguise.

This is enough.

Isshiki Otsutsuki remained hidden within Jigen, not daring to show his face or even approach the bustling central area of ​​the ninja world. He only dared to hide in a chaotic little country in the farthest corner.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki hides deep within the Netherworld, absorbing the vast chakra accumulated there over thousands of years, and would never easily come to the Ninja World.

Besides these two, there is no third strong person in the entire ninja world capable of seeing through Yagami Yoruichi's disguise.

Originally, Yagami Yoruichi intended to collect several World Runes and then directly storm into the Underworld to eliminate the Sage of Six Paths.

However, after breaking through her rank, Yagami Yoruichi decided to postpone the plan and wait half a year until her attributes were at their limit before taking action.

Anyway, Hashirama Senju's soul has been in the underworld for decades, so another six months won't make a difference.

The two Six Paths level beings, Isshiki Otsutsuki and Hagoromo Otsutsuki, are incredibly valuable.

Their corpses alone can be used to study many things that go deep into the nature of chakra.

As for the plundering ability of "The Emperor's Decree Has Been Decided"...

Yagami Yoruichi hesitated for a moment.

Although Urashiki Otsutsuki's strength was weak, the effect of his eye technique was very strong.

It has both time and space considerations; while not the absolute best, it is definitely a top-tier eye technique in terms of strength.

The weakness lies with Urashiki Otsutsuki himself, not with his eye techniques.

In comparison, Yagami Yoruichi is not quite sure what Hagoromo Otsutsuki's Rinnegan eye technique is.

However, the eye techniques of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, 'Daikokuten' and 'Shuna Bikona', are not as valuable as Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's eye techniques in actual combat.

What's powerful isn't these two eye techniques, but rather Isshiki Otsutsuki's immense chakra and honed combat skills.

Unfortunately, the "Destiny of the King" skill can only plunder the 'innate abilities' deeply rooted in one's bloodline; it cannot steal the opponent's combat experience or chakra.

Thinking about it that way, it would be better to retain the abilities of Ōtsutsuki Urashiki and give up the abilities of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo.

The latter's eye technique was not shown in the original work, and even Yagami Yoruichi didn't know.

However, it seems unlikely that the forces involved at the same time, such as time and space, would also be involved.

Space is one thing, but there are many methods involving space in the ninja world.

But time is an extremely rare ability.

Although Urashiki Ōtsutsuki's blue Rinnegan eye technique 'Time Reversal' can only reverse a few seconds of time, and it only works on himself.

But in the vast ninja world, this is already extremely rare and precious.

……

The attempt to revive Hashirama Senju failed, but unexpectedly led to Yoru Yagami breaking through a rank.

This was an unexpected and sudden event, but it did not have a significant impact on the development of the ninja world.

As for governing the territory, Yagami Yoruichi was not very interested. She simply copied the plan from her previous life and divided the ninja world into a large number of provinces, cities, and counties according to different regions, resources, etc., and assigned officials of different levels to govern them.

With the help of Hinata Hyuga controlling the giant Tenseigan, thousands of Konoha ninjas patrolled the ninja world several times and wiped out all the gray and black organizations, such as bandits and gangs, that had taken root in various places.

In the process, through the intelligence network that spread throughout the ninja world, some wealthy and heartless daimyo and nobles were also purged.

In a short period of time, the atmosphere and public order of the entire ninja world have improved a lot.

Of course, while the daimyo and aristocratic classes were corrupt, not all of them were the kind who only knew how to exploit the common people. There were also some very responsible people among them, and some of them were outstanding talents who could govern their territories very well and enable all the people in their territories to live and work in peace and contentment.

However, compared to the vast number of noble families in the ninja world, the proportion of such people is extremely low.

In the entire ninja world, you couldn't find a hundred nobles who could treat ordinary people as human beings. Among these people, there were even fewer with outstanding governance abilities—only a handful.

These individuals were selected during the unification of the ninja world and the investigation of the living conditions of people in various regions. The Anbu collected detailed and complete information on them, and after the information was reported, they were immediately given important responsibilities and sent to guard certain areas.

Meanwhile, the parts of the crop-removing device that Sasori, Orochimaru, and Amado Sanzu, which were developed over the previous few years and could be used to improve people's livelihoods, were also released in stages.

With initial investment from Konoha, ninja clans, and a few noble families, factories were built and workers were recruited, marking the beginning of industrialization reforms.

The ninja world is very backward. Although it has a decent level of technology, most areas are as backward as if they were still in the early agricultural era.

Even minor natural disasters or man-made calamities can trigger famines, causing countless people to be displaced and even starve to death.

Improving productivity is the world’s top priority.

Mechanized agriculture, high-yield food crops, fertilizers, and so on, can ensure that everyone has enough to eat and no longer suffers from hunger or cold.

Various factories, on the other hand, provide a means of livelihood for those who do not own land.

Only by liberating a large number of people from the land and engaging them in various industries can the ninja world develop rapidly and enter a new era.

However, Yagami Yoruichi only laid out the general direction; the remaining details were left to the think tank led by Nara Shikaku and Senju Tobirama to refine, with each level revealing the details, so Yagami Yoruichi didn't need to do it personally.

……

The Hokage's Office.

Shizune, carrying a large stack of documents, knocked on the office door.

"Wait a minute!" Yagami Yoruichi's voice came from inside the house.

I don’t know if it’s just my imagination, but Shizune always felt that Yoruichi Yagami’s voice sounded a little flustered.

A moment later, Yagami Yoruichi's voice rang out again: "Come in."

Jingyin pushed open the door, placed the documents on the table, and said, "Sir, these are the documents that need to be reviewed today."

"So many?" Yagami Yoruichi looked at the stack of documents that was half a meter high and couldn't help but feel a headache.

After taking over the 'rule' of the ninja world, the first thing Yagami Yoruichi did was to establish various departments and delegate all sorts of tedious tasks that originally had to be handled personally by the top leader.

For example, matters concerning public security are handled by the police force, and applications to open a shop are submitted to the commerce department for approval, and so on.

Only truly important matters, or those involving multiple departments that a single department cannot make a decision on its own, are reported up for review by Yoruichi Yagami.

But before that, the newly established 'Secretariat' must review it first and provide its opinion on how to handle it.

All Yagami Yoruichi needs to do is approve or disapprove the execution.

Even so, there are still a large number of documents that Yagami Yoruichi needs to review every day, which gives her a huge headache.

“These have all been reviewed by the Secretariat, and their handling opinions have been written down,” Shizune said. “The top few documents are more urgent and need to be approved as soon as possible.”

"Okay, I'll come pick it up later." Yagami Yoruichi waved his hand, urging Shizune to leave.

The silence felt a little strange, but I didn't think much of it and obediently left the office, closing the door behind me.

Seeing Shizune leave, Yoruichi Yagami breathed a sigh of relief, quickly lowered her head, and whispered, "You can come out now."

Kaori Uzumaki crawled out from under the table, her face flushed but her expression unusually smug. She casually pulled up a chair and sat down next to Yoruichi Yagami, smiling as she asked, "Yoruichi-sama, how are you feeling?"

"Cough cough..."

"Lord Yoruichi, you're not going to deny everything after you've taken advantage of me, are you?" Kaori Uzumaki said with a smug smile, "If that guy Kou found out, he'd be furious!"

"Are you two enemies? Why are you even competing over something like this?" Yagami Yoruichi tapped Uzumaki Kaori on the forehead, saying irritably, "You said it was just a massage, how did it turn into feeding you?! Deliberately seducing the Lord of the Ninja World, what is your punishment?!"

"If Yoruichi really wants to refuse, how could I possibly succeed?" Kaori Uzumaki had already figured out that Yoruichi Yagami wouldn't really be angry with her, and teased him with a smile.

Then, changing the subject, he said, "I'm going to beat Guang! It's her fault for always bullying me because I can't beat her!"

Perhaps due to their incompatible birth charts, Kaori Uzumaki and Hikaru Uchiha have been at odds with each other ever since they came into this world, constantly competing with one another.

However, under Yagami Yoruichi's control, the conflict between the two was kept at a healthy level and they did not truly become enemies.