Konoha: Tsunade, I am the Hokage

Inside the Dark Side prison, a peculiar caged bird curse is quietly beginning.

The Japanese national football team originally wanted to try something different—

The opportunity to use the spell on outsiders is extremely rare, so it's normal to make a mistake. If you do some experiments quietly, no one will know.

but.

After a moment's consideration, he gave up.

The risk is too great.

The Hyuga clan's involvement in the Uchiha's affairs was already an unwise choice; if they were to cause any more trouble...

The enmity between the Uchiha and Hyuga clans is probably greater than their conflict with Konoha.

Although the situation remains the same, both sides are at least exercising some restraint and competing within the rules.

"However, the Uchiha clan will eventually decline, while only the Hyuga clan will continue to thrive."

Hijikata turned around and glanced at the prison.

The one who will defeat the Uchiha is not an outsider, but themselves. These crazy and terrifying eyes will lead the Uchiha into an abyss from which there is no return.

A thought flashed through Hijikata's mind.

"Ninjas who rely on bloodline limits are often controlled by those bloodline limits as well."

The Uchiha clan is an example of this.

The Hyuga clan, aren't they the same?

In the past, the Hyuga clan was confined to the world of "Gentle Fist" and "Byakugan," avoiding contact with the outside world and its power.

While the tradition is stable, it also limits one's own creativity.

After beginning ninjutsu training...

Through various combinations, new methods were quickly developed, and now the Hyuga clan's abilities are visibly stronger than before.

At this moment, Japan felt incredibly fortunate—

Partnering with Kyohiko back then was definitely the right decision!

Even if we fight the Uchiha clan, what can we do?

In the future, as long as the Hyuga clan maintains this path and doesn't emulate the Uchiha clan's cleverness, they can steadily grow stronger.

Thinking of this, Hiashi let out a sigh of relief, and a sincere smile appeared on his face.

"Kyohiko, please visit the Hyuga clan sometime. Also, I hope you can help me make connections with Kushina and Minato. I would be extremely grateful!"

"must."

Jingyan nodded.

Since Minato mentioned the Inner Four Symbols Seal, he clearly already has plans for it and will definitely be willing to contact the Hyuga clan in the future.

He pondered for a moment, then said, "Minato and his team are also conducting some research, and they might need your help then..."

"Of course, there's no such thing as receiving without giving back. The Hyuga clan will not mistreat its friends. Whatever Kyohiko-kun needs, the Hyuga clan will not refuse."

Rizudao.

Jingyan smiled after hearing this and joked, "What if I wanted Gentle Fist?"

"What harm is there in teaching you?"

Japan's footwork is incredibly smooth and open.

Is the powerful style of martial arts the Soft Fist?

It is a gentle fist technique that complements the Byakugan, and it is their own practice and study of the Byakugan.

Jingyan smiled and shook his head.

"Just kidding, shall I take you back to Konoha?"

"Thank you for your trouble."

Ri Zu nodded.

The next second, he was sent directly to Konoha by the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Next, the Uchiha clan members were sent to Konoha by the Flying Thunder Formation, leaving only Uchiha Fugaku not far away.

Fugaku walked over slowly and then bowed solemnly.

"Thanks!"

"It's nothing. I did it to make the village more harmonious."

Jingyan answered with a smile.

Fugaku shook his head and took out a scroll.

"This is what I promised you."

……

"Hahaha, Fugaku is just like his personality, timid and hesitant, and in the end he often ends up pleasing neither side."

Orochimaru couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"That's enough."

Jingyan looked at the petri dish in his hand, somewhat speechless, but not too surprised.

In the petri dish, the eyes are kept alive by a nutrient solution.

However, unlike the regular Sharingan, it only has two tomoe.

Orochimaru licked the corner of his mouth.

"Indeed, for you, unless it reaches the level of a kaleidoscope, there is no difference between a few magatama."

Kyohiko's strength has reached a level where he no longer needs the Sharingan.

His eyes gleamed with suppressed excitement: "Do you need my help with the transplant?"

"No need. This kind of thing can be done with just your hands, right?"

Kyohiko replied.

Even so, he was still a little hesitant to actually try to pry it off.

How exactly does Ban achieve plug-and-play functionality?

Orochimaru chuckled softly, "Let me do it! I guarantee it won't hurt!"

"Oh."

Jingyan replied, and then...

Chakra condensed into sharp needles between his fingers, swiftly piercing his eyes and severing the nerves and blood vessels inside in the blink of an eye.

next moment.

laugh!

Take off the eye and replace it with another one.

In the blink of an eye, the eyes quickly recovered and reconnected with the Sharingan.

Orochimaru squinted.

too fast!

In that instant, he didn't even see Jingyan form hand seals; he simply completed the eye-swapping operation in one smooth motion.

No mark, no healing.

A physique similar to Hashirama Senju?

No, that's not right.

It hasn't reached that level yet; it's just the application of Yin healing and destruction.

Orochimaru quietly exhaled.

If Kyohiko's physique also reached that level, he would really have to wonder if Kyohiko had actually received a transplant of Hashirama cells.

Judging from the current situation, Kyohiko hasn't reached that point yet.

but.

Kyohiko is already so powerful; imagine if he were to transplant Hashirama cells and the Sharingan, and perfectly fuse them into his body…

How powerful would that be?

Orochimaru's eyes flashed with anticipation.

Maybe not now, but that day will come sooner or later!

He believed in Kyohiko.

After waiting a moment, Orochimaru took out a pen and paper, wrote a title on it, and then asked, "How does it feel?"

"Chakra is leaking out; it cannot be turned off manually."

Kyohiko replied.

He assessed the situation and said, "It consumes a lot of energy. For ordinary people with less chakra, transplanting this kind of eye would actually be a burden."

"Yes, that's how it is with the Sharingan. As for the Byakugan, the damage in this area is much less."

Orochimaru nodded slightly and skillfully recorded the data.

Then he looked up.

"Do you feel that it has integrated with your spiritual power? Or, do you feel any influence from it?"

"Not yet, it won't be that soon."

Jingyan shook his head.

Even among the Uchiha clan, apart from Madara Uchiha, the others need a period of adaptation and recovery after receiving an eye transplant, let alone someone who is not from the Uchiha clan.

even.

Even their own bloodline isn't considered pure Senju clan...

He was thinking about it.

Suddenly, Kyohiko felt a wave of dizziness.

The brain appears to be reacting.

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and quickly recorded the fluctuations.

A few minutes later, Jingyan gradually calmed down and had the other eye installed in the same way.

The strain on both eyes has increased significantly.

but.

Compared to Kyohiko's physique, he could withstand it, but he had to pay such a high price just to maintain his two-tomoe Sharingan...

It's obviously not worth it.

Jingyan frowned.

Orochimaru was scribbling and drawing on the side, pondering possible guesses.

Finally, he pondered for a long time.

"It's probably because you don't have the Uchiha bloodline, so you can't shut it down, and you also can't get a more powerful eye."

The inability to turn it off at will means that the Sharingan has not been fully integrated into oneself.

Then the power of the Sharingan would seem incredibly useless.

Even Orochimaru, who had been quite envious before, had lost some interest and was no longer as eager for it as before.

Jingyan, however, was exploring and pondering.

He vaguely sensed that the main reason why the Sharingan could not merge with himself was actually due to the "eye power".

Eye power is a special kind of chakra.

This kind of chakra is only possessed by those of the Uchiha clan who have awakened their Sharingan. To shut it down, one must first convert the power of the eye into ordinary chakra, and then into ordinary energy.

but.

Because these eyes do not belong to him, he cannot absorb or integrate their chakra.

In this situation, one can only use it, and cannot further enhance this eye power, unless one of them is like Kakashi or Obito—

Even in that situation, Kakashi could only resonate with it at close range and upgrade it to the Kaleidoscope Sharingan, but he had no way to turn it off.

This is a vicious cycle.

Unless one can crack this eye power, mimic its effects, and attempt to replace this power with their own, or—

Seeking a more perfect integration.

Is it attempting to erode and engulf interstitial cells?

Jingyan quickly rejected it.

doesn't work.

The power of the two can at most reach a balance, just like myself now. With the fusion of these eyes, it gradually no longer has such a high output as before.

but.

According to the system patterns that Jingyan discovered, if he "wears" it frequently, he might be able to trigger bloodline-related rewards.

"What are you planning to do?"

After recording the data and experimental results, Orochimaru gained a general understanding of the Sharingan.

Jingyan covered his eyes and smiled: "I feel that these eyes are worth studying further; perhaps we'll gain some insights."

"That's fine, but it might be inconvenient for you to take it outside, right?"

Orochimaru frowned.

Although they acquired these eyes through a deal with Fugaku, using them in private and using them in public are two different things.

Jingyan nodded.

"Of course, so I need to switch it back."

After he finished speaking, he fell silent.

Will I really become a plug-and-play device in the future?

This seems to come at a high price.

Suddenly, Kyohiko thought of Orochimaru's actions towards Danzo.

Inlaid on the hand?

The ninja world is full of strange and wonderful things, even techniques like the Sand Eye exist, so creating a special nerve in the arm is not a difficult task at all.

My focus is on "carrying" something and creating a plausible research direction...

Jingyan's eyes are bright.

He laughed and said, "I've got an idea!"

"Oh?"

Orochimaru looked at Kyohiko, a hint of curiosity in his eyes. "Mind telling me?"

"I suspect it's due to the power of the pupils, so I plan to try analyzing the power of these eyes to see if I can simulate similar chakra..."

Kyohiko replied.

Orochimaru's first thought was—

Bullshit!

Are you kidding me?

Reverse the eye power, analyze it, and then study and control it through your own efforts...

If this could be achieved, wouldn't the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan become commonplace?

wrong!

Orochimaru looked at Kyohiko, sizing him up and down, deep in thought.

Others may not be able to do it, but Jingyan might be.

The Senju and Uchiha clans share the same origin, but their bloodlines inherit different powers. However, judging from Kyohiko's performance, as he continues to grow stronger, his bloodline potential is being gradually unearthed.

If Kyohiko's bloodline can be explored to its fullest potential, purified, and reverted to its ancestral form, it might be possible to fuse with the Sharingan!

"You never know, it might actually work!"

Thinking of this, Orochimaru couldn't help but feel a little excited.

But then he froze.

What's there to get excited about?

To put it bluntly, Kyohiko's growth trajectory itself violates the basic laws of ninja development.

Even if Kyohiko is able to fuse and open his eyes, it's because Kyohiko is special and happened to encounter eyes that are also special; it doesn't mean that others can do it.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh softly.

"Kyohiko-kun, perhaps one day you will be able to merge these eyes, but that is due to your own special circumstances and is not a common case."

"That's for sure."

Jingyan nodded.

Seeing Orochimaru continue speaking, he felt much happier, but he still suppressed his emotions: "The collision and fusion of bloodlines may cause some unpredictable changes, and may not necessarily develop in a good direction."

"We absolutely cannot let our guard down until the results are in."

As he spoke, he switched his eyes back and sealed them away.

"I'm gone."

"Well, I need to study other things too."

Orochimaru nodded slightly.

He had been very enthusiastic about the Sharingan before, but after learning about its properties, he immediately lost much of his interest.

These eyes are useful, but not that useful.

Even for ordinary Uchiha clan members with strong emotions, awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan is extremely difficult, let alone for those who have transplanted foreign members.

If you really want to obtain this power, the best solution is to replace your entire body.

but.

He doesn't have any plans in that regard yet.

What's the use of having a powerful Sharingan?

Can one achieve immortality?

He continued his research on chakra armor at his desk.

If this research is successful, it may be able to be extended to improve and enhance the entire puppet system.

At that point, if Sunagakure wants to rebel, it will have to see how Konoha reacts.

Orochimaru didn't care about the outcome of the war, but he was very interested in breaking the puppetry techniques of Sunagakure.

……

In the Land of Snow, Minato Namikaze traveled through the Flying Thunder Array, crossing the north and south to reach the vast snow country.

My first feeling was—

cold!

it's too cold!

The howling north wind, carrying snow, swept through the canyon like knives stabbing at you.

Fortunately, Minato had Kyohiko's reminder, and being a ninja, he was not afraid of the cold after a while.

but--

"Water, Watergate?!"

When Nara Shikaku saw Minato, even with his exceptional intelligence, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Good guy!

Is the matter with Kyohiko finally settled?

He immediately poured out all his questions in one breath.

"How's it going over there?"

"Is Konoha alright?"

"I won't be around during this time..."

Minato's head was spinning from the questions, but he had a good temper. He chuckled and waited for Shikaku to finish venting his emotions before saying, "Everything is fine in Konoha. Shukaku is safe and has been taken to Konoha..."

After answering all his questions, he finally asked about the Snow Country.

One question...

Shuimen was immediately speechless.

Good guy!

Jingyan has grand ambitions; he clearly intends to establish a base in the Land of Snow. No wonder he attaches such importance to this group of ninjas.

After listening, he nodded repeatedly.

"So, Mr. Yazawa has already made his choice?"

"Yes, most of his people were unwilling to leave and joined the Snow Country through my introduction. Hopefully, this won't affect Kyohiko's plans."

Lu Jiu coughed lightly.

Although he was quite confident that Kyohiko would do the same, he was, after all, not Kyohiko...

Minato laughed and said, "Kyohiko thinks so too, but Mr. Yazawa and his assistant, companions, and family must go back with us."

Although they didn't know the specifics of their research, they learned from Kyohiko that they were the most important research talents, more important than all the ninjas in the Land of Snow. (End of Chapter)