Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 106 Leaving Konoha and the Mangekyou Sharingan Ability

After giving his orders, the Third Hokage prepared to leave. However, he noticed that the Anbu around him remained silent and made way for him.

With a series of footsteps, Uchiha Touyu slowly walked in, glanced at the battlefield, and said with a light laugh:

"Orochimaru-sensei, weren't you here for revenge? What happened?"

The pale-faced Orochimaru took out a brown pill from his pocket and swallowed it. A moment later, as he opened his mouth and vomited, a new Orochimaru came out of his mouth, and the original severed leg turned into a pool of human skin.

"Heh heh, Sarutobi-sensei didn't fare so well. At his age, he's been poisoned and injured multiple times. Even if he recovers, his strength will be weakened by 30%, while I'll soon be back to my peak!"

Although he said that, in reality, if Uchiha Hiyu hadn't come to his aid, Orochimaru would probably have been in big trouble.

Although he recovered from his physical disability, the chakra in his body, which was already almost completely depleted, was now completely gone. In fact, due to the stimulating drugs he had taken, it would take him some time to refine his chakra.

Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi is severely injured, he can still kill him with one blow—so what if he doesn't suffer any aftereffects? Being killed outright is far worse than suffering aftereffects.

Compared to Orochimaru's somewhat delighted reaction to Uchiha Tou's arrival, the Third Hokage was filled with nothing but horror. His face was extremely grim, and he spoke in a low voice:

"Uchiha Touyu... Orochimaru directly used the Uchiha clan for human experiments. Now you want to follow him? Aren't you afraid that he'll use you as a test subject in the future?"

"Tch, of course I know what kind of person my teacher is, but just as well, I know exactly what kind of person you are, and what kind of hellhole Konoha is!"

"If I had to choose between something that's bad and something even worse, I'd still choose my teacher. At least he's blatantly bad, and as long as I'm capable enough, I won't be taken advantage of."

"You...you have too many misunderstandings about Konoha and the Hokage..."

"There's no misunderstanding. I forgot to tell you some unfortunate news: I've already reviewed all the information on the entire Root organization. My understanding of Konoha is no less than yours and Danzo's."

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. I made several thousand copies of certain materials from the Root organization, and I distributed them all on my way here from the Uchiha clan's territory!"

Upon hearing this, the Third Hokage's vision went black, and he nearly fainted.

Are materials from the Root organization something that can be shown directly to ordinary ninjas and villagers? Forget about secrecy issues; just the dirty secrets about Root alone are enough to enrage all the ninjas and civilians to the point of burning down the entire Hidden Leaf Village!

As for shifting the blame... this tactic might have worked well when Danzo was alive. At worst, he could have sacrificed his old classmate to appease public anger. But given the current situation, the chances of Danzo surviving are extremely slim. In that case, the villagers' and ordinary ninjas' pent-up anger will only burn towards the higher-ups of Konoha.

Uchiha Touyu watched the Third Hokage's ever-changing expressions, chuckled softly, then turned and left. Orochimaru, pale-faced, coughed twice, revealed a hearty smile, and followed behind Uchiha Touyu.

Although the five senses control couldn't manipulate too many ninjas, it was enough for Uchiha Tou to take advantage of the chaos and leave silently.

The Third Hokage moved his lips a few times, but ultimately, considering the current situation of Konoha and being intimidated by Uchiha Tou's astonishing genjutsu, he did not order the ninjas to stay.

After leaving Konoha, Orochimaru gave a whistle, and dozens of ninjas jumped out of the bushes. Having cultivated his roots in Konoha for two or three decades, Orochimaru, with his abilities, naturally had a group of his own loyal followers.

Unlike the original story, this time Orochimaru was forced to flee by the Third Hokage when the incident happened suddenly. Instead, he had time to prepare beforehand, so he naturally wouldn't choose to start from scratch.

"How about it, Feiyu? Want to come with me? If the two of us join forces, creating a new power comparable to the Five Great Ninja Villages wouldn't be a problem."

Uchiha Touyu glanced enviously at Orochimaru's subordinates, then shook his head:

"Forget it, I'm not really interested in creating a new power."

"But whether I want to conduct research or you want to kill to your heart's content, we can't do without the support of a powerful force. Not having enough subordinates in the ninja world is always a troublesome thing."

Uchiha Touyu pondered for a moment. Orochimaru's words made a lot of sense. Just as he envied Orochimaru for having a number of subordinates, in the ninja world, even if someone's strength reached the level of Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, they still needed enough subordinates to do their bidding.

However, Uchiha Touyu knew very well that he was no match for Orochimaru, the brainwashing expert, when it came to building up a force. If he were to join forces with Orochimaru, the most likely outcome would be that he would become a high-level henchman.

Becoming a high-level fighter isn't a problem, as long as there are enough benefits. The reason I'm willing to leave Konoha isn't because Konoha is so bad or because I'm pursuing personal freedom, but simply because Konoha has become an obstacle to my improvement.

Orochimaru's various studies are very useful to ordinary ninjas, but for Uchiha Touyu, they are really just so-so. Without enough benefits, it would be unwise to act with Orochimaru.

"Cooperating with you, teacher, is fine, but building a force together is out of the question. Instead of working hard to build a force on my own, I might as well find a way to seize control of another force directly."

The control of the five senses greatly enhanced Uchiha Tou's genjutsu abilities. Coupled with his Sharingan, which was almost at the Mangekyou level, he could control an ordinary Kage-level ninja like Uchiha Obito did.

It just so happens that a certain major ninja village has almost lost all of its high-ranking combat forces due to the Fourth Shinobi World War, which is a good opportunity for Uchiha Touya to take advantage of the situation.

Hearing this, Orochimaru could only twitch his lips. There was nothing he could do; only a Uchiha who was proficient in genjutsu could do it, and even then, it had to be one of the top genjutsu masters among the Uchiha to control the leader of a faction.

Although Orochimaru is quite talented and his genjutsu is excellent, it is absolutely impossible for him to control the leader of a ninja village for a long time, and he cannot even take over the village.

For a moment, Orochimaru even considered simply joining forces with his disciple. Although he had the ability to build a power base, wouldn't it be better to use that energy for research?

Ultimately, it was his own arrogance that led Orochimaru to reject this idea. He sighed and said:

"In that case, it seems we have no choice but to part ways..."

"It's alright, at least we can continue to cooperate in the future. If Orochimaru-sensei needs me to do anything, just contact me directly, as long as you're prepared to pay me!"

As for what the reward was, Uchiha Touyu didn't say. He believed Orochimaru must know very well, after all, they had cooperated so many times.

The corpses left behind by Orochimaru during his experiments were actually high-quality bloodline materials, but they died due to bloodline conflicts and rejection caused by Orochimaru's experiments.

For Orochimaru, this kind of experimental subject was naturally useless because of his chaotic bloodline, but for Uchiha Tou, no matter how chaotic his bloodline was, he could become excellent material by throwing him into the blood pool.

Orochimaru nodded, licked his lips, and said:

"Cooperation? That's good. I'm really looking forward to seeing how much trouble you brat can stir up in the ninja world!"

As a ninja, Uchiha Touyu had various shortcomings, but his strength alone made up for all his other flaws. Orochimaru would certainly be eager to have such a partner.

Furthermore, Orochimaru was the one who knew best how Uchiha Tou's strength had increased—that quality of growing stronger by stepping on the bones and lives of others, a natural fit for the chaotic ninja world.

"With this trait, this brat will definitely cause more chaos in the ninja world in the future. Only under such circumstances can he truly continue to grow stronger... Heh, what an exciting future."

After parting ways with Orochimaru, Uchiha Touya did not delay and went straight to the underground blood pool.

He still has dozens of Uchiha corpses on hand. If he throws them directly into the blood pool, his bloodline can evolve another step, and the eye technique nurtured in his eyes will be fully revealed.

Practice makes perfect. When Uchiha Hiyu tore open the flesh cocoon in the blood pool again, he was already able to sense the ninjutsu in his eyes.

He opened his eyes, and the three tomoe continued to rotate. Uchiha Touyu's outward appearance was still that of the three-tomoe Sharingan, but in reality, he already possessed the essence of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"Both eyes are Tsukuyomi?!"

Uchiha Touyu was also completely baffled about the ninjutsu he had acquired. Although many people said that the ninjutsu acquired by the Uchiha clan often reflected their obsession at the moment they awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, even if he had an obsession, what he was thinking about was Kotoamatsukami and Kamui.

And what's the point of having Tsukuyomi in both eyes? Doesn't that just mean a ninjutsu has been nerfed?

However, as he learned more about it, Uchiha Tou quickly realized that both of his eyes were Tsukuyomi, which seemed pretty good.

Just as Uchiha Shisui's double-eye Kotoamatsukami was far more powerful than ordinary Mangekyou Sharingan, Uchiha Tou's double-eye Tsukuyomi was far more powerful than Uchiha Itachi's Tsukuyomi.

First, there's the control over time within the genjutsu space. Itachi Uchiha's Tsukuyomi can stretch an instant into three days, while Touya Uchiha can stretch the time indefinitely, but the longer the time, the more chakra is consumed.

With Uchiha Tou's chakra, he could easily extend the time in the genjutsu space to several months or even a year. Of course, doing so would consume an enormous amount of chakra.

Secondly, the Tsukuyomi in both eyes creates a void illusionary space through resonance. This space cannot contain physical objects, but it can absorb souls.

For ordinary ninjas, this so-called genjutsu space that absorbs souls is not very meaningful; at most, it can enhance the power of Tsukuyomi genjutsu by using the power of souls.

However, for Uchiha Touyu, who possesses the Soul Binding General, the genjutsu space is of great use. This means that even within a genjutsu, Uchiha Touyu can use the power of these souls to train.

Yes, in Uchiha Tou's eyes, using Tsukuyomi for cultivation is the best way to use it.

The main reason is that Uchiha Tou's Sharingan evolved from his own bloodline, unlike those Mangekyou Sharingan that were stimulated and had an unstable foundation. Therefore, there is no situation where the eye power cannot be recovered once it is consumed.

Furthermore, the fact that he has now awakened a portion of the immortal body has made his recovery speed incredibly fast, allowing him to cultivate in the illusion space by converting a day into a year.

Most of the ninjutsu possessed by souls are no longer of much help to Uchiha Tou, but each ninja has a different focus on the most fundamental chakra nature transformation and chakra form transformation.

By taking the best aspects of these things and absorbing their strengths, Uchiha Touya could build the strongest foundation for himself.

Although Uchiha Touyu had honed his foundation through these souls and achieved remarkable results, the time was too short, and he did not truly surpass the limits of a top-tier ninja.

But now, with the illusion space having the effect of one day equaling one year, Uchiha Touyu believes that the form and nature changes of his seven chakra attributes will soon reach an unbelievable level, and in the end, he might even be able to unleash the power of an S-rank ninjutsu with a single Great Fireball Jutsu.

Moreover, these changes in form and nature are the basis for synthesizing the Bloodline Limit of Escape Technique. Theoretically, if one truly masters all the changes in form and nature of its attributes, even Truth-Seeking Balls and Bloodline Limits can be synthesized.

After testing his abilities briefly, Uchiha Touyu trained again in the genjutsu space, confirming that his idea was indeed feasible.

When Uchiha Touyu reopened his eyes, the three tomoe in his eyes finally stopped spinning, and the chakra aura on his body greatly decreased. This was because he had just used Tsukuyomi to extend the time by a year, which consumed a lot of chakra.

However, Uchiha Touyu's expression was very pleasant. He stretched out one hand, and each of his five fingers gathered a wisp of chakra, which then transformed into tiny whirlwinds, droplets of water, yellowish-brown pebbles, subtle lightning, and flickering flames.

"The pace of progress is really fast... At this rate, I'm running out of souls."

In a single training session, Uchiha Touyu absorbed the knowledge of hundreds of souls, and his chakra nature and form transformations advanced by leaps and bounds. It should be noted that even if he spent a year training before, the results would not be much different.

However, because of this, the thousands of souls that could have provided Uchiha Touyu with ten years of training resources can now only be used for him to train for ten days.

(End of this chapter)