Naruto: In Konoha Village, I awakened Wood Release at the start.

The capital city, the imperial palace.

Chiba sat on the supreme throne.

He rested his chin on one hand, looking down at the empty hall.

Extremely faint footsteps came from the gate.

The newcomer wore dark purple boots and a pure black robe symbolizing the highest authority of the Imperial Research Department.

"His Majesty."

Orochimaru stopped at the nine steps below the throne.

Without hesitation, he knelt on one knee and performed the most standard courtesy.

Chiba slightly raised his eyes.

After breaking through to the Six Paths Realm.

His perception has transcended the realm of humankind.

Even without activating Sage Mode, he could clearly see the flow of chakra within Orochimaru's body.

Orochimaru's body is younger than it was three years ago.

"Judging from your expression, is there good news?"

Chiba spoke calmly.

Orochimaru raised his head.

A sickly flush rose on his pale face.

Then.

He took out a sealed test tube made of special crystal.

Inside the test tube, a pale blue liquid, resembling liquid starlight, flowed.

"Thanks to His Majesty."

"The first longevity potion is complete."

Orochimaru looked at the vial of medicine as if he were looking at the god he had conceived.

Chiba made a casual move.

The crystal test tube detached from Orochimaru's palm and hovered steadily in front of Chiba.

Through the crystal.

Chiba could sense the terrifying life force contained within it.

It was a miracle derived from the cells and blood of his Six Paths Realm, refined and extracted countless times.

Back when Chiba broke through his limits and stepped into the Six Paths realm.

He keenly perceived the leap in the level of life.

The lifespan of a Six Paths Realm cultivator far exceeds the limits of an ordinary ninja, amounting to at least several hundred years.

He naturally doesn't need any elixir of immortality.

But the empire needs it.

The important ministers under the empire who fought for him and governed the provinces needed him.

Those loyal family patriarchs will one day grow old.

Therefore, Chiba directly tore off a piece of his own flesh and handed it over to the research department.

"How was the result?"

Chiba examined the test tube and asked softly.

Orochimaru suppressed his overwhelming joy and quickly reported the truth.

"If an ordinary person were injected with this, their cells would instantly collapse; only a body with a strength of at least Kage level could withstand it."

"If the injection is successful, it is conservatively estimated that it can add thirty years to the host's lifespan!"

Thirty years.

For ninjas whose lives were constantly in danger.

This is a number that can drive anyone crazy.

not to mention.

This is just the first generation of the first potion.

"What about the side effects?"

Chiba did not show much joy.

He knew Orochimaru's nature all too well.

"Your Majesty is wise."

"The structure of the No. 1 drug is not stable enough."

"Thirty years is just a theoretical value. Because it contains His Majesty's power of the Six Paths, the recipient may experience a rejection reaction."

"In severe cases, lifespan will not only fail to increase, but may also lead to gene chain breakage and sudden death."

"..."

Orochimaru didn't hide anything either.

He rattled off all the potential problems in one go.

After hearing this, Chiba gently tapped the armrest of the throne with her fingertips.

Hey.

Hey.

The crisp sound echoed throughout the hall, as if striking Orochimaru's heart.

"Defective product".

Chiba gave his evaluation.

Orochimaru lowered his head even further, not daring to refute at all.

In the face of absolute power, any sophistry is pale and powerless.

"Step down."

"Continue to improve it."

"What the Empire needs is a gift that can be perfectly distributed, not a poison to gamble with one's life."

"Orochimaru, I have high expectations for you. Don't keep me waiting too long."

Done.

Chiba casually tossed the test tube back to Orochimaru.

"Your Majesty, rest assured!"

"I definitely won't keep you waiting too long."

Orochimaru took the test tube and made a serious promise.

soon.

Orochimaru stood up and walked out of the main hall.

The hall fell silent once more.

Chiba leaned back in his chair, closing his eyes to rest.

With Orochimaru, this research fanatic.

The empire's resources are expanding at an alarming rate every day.

Various improved ninjutsu and forbidden techniques emerged one after another.

As long as the perfect life-extending potion is successfully developed.

He can build a team that will never falter.

Those subordinates who are absolutely loyal to him will serve the empire forever.

The entire ninja world will fall completely into his hands.

hum-

Sudden.

The air inside the hall distorted without warning.

Chiba suddenly opened his eyes.

This is not the crude space jump of Flying Thunder God.

It's not like Kamui, a distorted alternate dimension that's attached to the real world.

This is a higher-dimensional traction.

Someone, or some being, is trying to extract his soul from this body of the Six Paths.

Chiba instinctively wanted to resist.

The terrifying chakra of the mid-stage Six Paths realm surged within his body.

With just a thought, he could shatter that pulling force.

But he stopped.

He knew very well that there was no one in the ninja world who could threaten him.

"Playing tricks."

"I want to see who has such audacity."

Chiba removed all his defenses, allowing that power to envelop his entire body.

The scene before my eyes shattered with a deafening crash.

The magnificent palace has vanished.

Instead, there was a hazy, empty space.

There was no earth beneath my feet, no starry sky above me, only endless silence and desolation.

Chiba stood with his hands behind his back, calmly surveying his surroundings.

The gray fog ahead churned.

Two blurry figures slowly coalesced in the mist.

The person on the left is floating cross-legged.

It has two horns on its head, wears a white robe with six lines, and its collar is decorated with black magatama.

His eyes were purple Rinnegan with concentric ripples.

The person on the right is also dressed in a white robe.

He didn't have horns, but he had two marks between his eyebrows.

His eyes were not Rinnegan, but Tenseigan, which radiated a brilliant blue and white light.

Otsutsuki Hagoromo.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

Chiba immediately recognized the two people.

For time travelers, the images of these two are deeply ingrained in their minds.

not to mention,

Within Chiba flows the perfect bloodline of the Thousand Hands.

From a biological perspective, these two are his direct ancestors.

"A thousand years have passed..."

"Finally, I've seen such a dazzling descendant again."

Hagoromo Otsutsuki sized up Chiba.

A strange glint flickered in those weathered, reincarnated eyes.

"Senju Chiba..."

"I have met the Sage of Six Paths and Senior Hamura."

"I wonder what instructions our two ancestors have for summoning us here?"

Chiba remained silent for a moment.

He clasped his hands together, performing a very standard junior's greeting.

The two people in front of me exist as souls.

If it comes to fighting, Chiba is naturally not afraid of them.

but.

Chiba didn't want to take action before figuring out the other party's purpose.

"His attitude was quite respectful."

"pity."

"His inherent arrogance is completely undisguised."

Hamura Otsutsuki possesses the Tenseigan.

His insight was in no way inferior to that of Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

Upon hearing this...

Chiba smiled slightly and did not refute.

He was certainly arrogant.

He was the supreme emperor who unified the entire ninja world and established an empire by stepping on the four great ninja villages.

To expect him to grovel before two old ghosts who have been dead for over a thousand years would be utterly ridiculous.

"Hamura."

"Don't frighten the younger generation."

Hagoromo Otsutsuki raised his hand, signaling his younger brother to keep quiet.

"You did a great job, child."

"You ended a thousand years of conflict and established a nation unlike any other."

"As an ancestor, I am deeply gratified."

Then.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki began his long-winded discourse.

Chiba maintained a polite smile and listened quietly.

It seems that Hagoromo Otsutsuki hasn't interacted with living people for a long time.

He began his story by recounting Kaguya Otsutsuki's arrival on this planet.

It tells the story of the Divine Tree's greed, the birth of the White Zetsu, and the brothers' fierce battle against their mother.

Chiba listened attentively, nodding occasionally.

But inside he was internally ranting and raving.

He was already tired of seeing these trivial, old stories in comics in his past life.

Followed by.

The story of Hagoromo Otsutsuki tells of the entangled fates between Indra and Ashura.

It tells the tragic story of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

In conclusion.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki let out a long sigh.

"I originally thought that by sharing chakra with the world, they could understand each other."

"But little did we expect that chakra would become the poison that ignites war."

"For thousands of years, I have been able to watch people kill each other in this pure land."

"..."