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

Chapter 121 Visiting Orochimaru

The Box of Bliss was eventually refined by Uchiha Touyu into four Chaos Treasure Boxes.

After mastering the Hunyuan Treasure Box, Uchiha Hiyu left a clone to control it, staying in Kusagakure to refine pills for the ninjas.

The reason for this thoughtfulness is that only those killed by one's own hands can manifest in Uchiha Touyu's spiritual space and become sacrifices for the Book of Demonic Path Inheritance.

On the other hand, only Uchiha Hiyu can use the Hunyuan Treasure Box. If an ordinary grass ninja dares to take the Hunyuan Treasure Box, he will only end up being drained of his life force.

Moreover, if he does it personally, Uchiha Tomoyu can also keep some "kickbacks". Nowadays, the Qi and Blood Pills refined from the Hunyuan Treasure Box are no longer of much use to Uchiha Tomoyu unless there are thousands or tens of thousands of them. However, he can still absorb Chakra Pills and Soul Pills.

When the time comes, the ninjas that the Grass Ninja have painstakingly captured will only need to be exchanged for a Qi and Blood Pill. The chakra and soul energy will naturally be accepted by Uchiha Touyu himself.

In fact, if Sunagakure hadn't been one of the five great ninja villages and attracted so much attention, Uchiha Touya would have definitely introduced these good things to the Sunagakure ninjas immediately.

Now that the Grass Ninja has taken the lead, there's no need to develop the Sand Ninja anymore—mainly because there aren't many ninjas in the ninja world. If the Sand Ninja were developed as well, many ninjas would probably become stronger by constantly taking drugs, and the entire ninja world would be wiped out, which wouldn't fit Uchiha Touya's idea of ​​a slow and steady approach.

The Grass Ninja are perfect. Two or three thousand ninjas can provide a lot of pills and offerings without threatening the "ecological balance." If the threat becomes too great, or if they go too far and are about to be wiped out, Uchiha Touya can represent the Sand Ninja and wipe them out directly.

And so, Uchiha Touyu, carrying a soul twice as powerful, three Chaos Treasure Boxes, and a Uzumaki clan member as an extra, left the Land of Grass and returned to the Sand Village.

Having just returned to Sunagakure, Pakura, upon learning of Kana Uzumaki's existence, immediately prepared to make her a Jinchūriki.

The current Jinchūriki of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, who was also the old monk Bunpuku, passed away a year ago. Before that, the Sand Village forcibly sealed Shukaku in a teapot-shaped ninja tool, in an attempt to create a Jinchūriki who could actually go to the battlefield.

Unfortunately, Sunagakure didn't have many genius ninjas. According to calculations, only Karura and Pakura were capable of becoming Jinchuriki; any other ninja would basically die if they tried.

However, both Garura and Pakura were already Kage-level ninjas. Becoming Jinchuriki would not only not increase their strength much, but might even become a burden to them, and would not increase the fighting power of Sunagakure at all.

Now that we have a member of the Uzumaki clan, and one who has awakened his bloodline limit, it's only natural that we should create a Jinchuriki as soon as possible.

Since Yekura simply didn't believe that Uzumaki Kana could escape Uchiha Touyu's grasp, she naturally didn't need to worry about any loyalty issues.

However, during a physical examination, the Sand Village discovered that Kana Uzumaki was nearly two months pregnant, forcing them to temporarily halt the Jinchuriki plan.

Uchiha Touyu didn't care about things like Jinchuriki. He stayed in Sunagakure for a few days, enjoyed the company of various cauldrons, and then headed to Kannabi Bridge.

The battle between Iwagakure and Konoha has become increasingly fierce. After Konoha defeated Sunagakure and Kumogakure, Iwagakure almost considered retreating. However, the defection of Uchiha Tou and Orochimaru gave Iwagakure an opportunity, and they then pressed on relentlessly.

With the Third Hokage of Konoha severely injured, Danzo dead, and Tsunade still traumatized, the only ones truly capable of fighting were Jiraiya and his apprentice.

In this situation, Konoha does not have much of an advantage over Iwa ninja. In terms of the number of ordinary ninja, they are even at a significant disadvantage. This time, there are no tens of thousands of Iwa ninja surrounding and killing the Third Raikage. The number of ordinary ninja in Iwa is almost twice that of Konoha!

If it weren't for Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Technique clearing out the minions faster than Touya Uchiha's, which even the Iwa ninja couldn't withstand, the Konoha front might have been breached by now.

Finally, under the threat of the Yellow Flash, Onoki even said that if he saw the Yellow Flash, he could abandon the mission immediately, which shows how threatening Minato Namikaze was.

Fortunately, while Minato Namikaze was decisive and ruthless on the battlefield, he was still a bit less ruthless than Tou Uchiha. He wouldn't pursue enemies who surrendered or fled.

Therefore, after Onoki made his statement, the Iwa ninja preserved a considerable number of their forces—if it were Uchiha Tou, I wouldn't care whether you abandoned the mission or not, I'd kill you and loot the gold first.

Uchiha Touyu's trip to the battlefield in Iwagakure was not to help Konoha or Iwagakure end the battle, but to meet the biggest behind-the-scenes mastermind group in the ninja world, namely Uchiha Madara.

If he could use the Devouring Heaven Demon Art to devour Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Touyu believed that his physique would definitely reach new heights, and he might even awaken the Rinnegan directly.

In addition, Uchiha Touyu was also quite interested in the Outer Path Demon Statue. He wondered if the Devouring Heaven Demon Art could also devour this thing along with it.

If he were to actually devour Madara Uchiha, along with the Gedo Mazo, Touya Uchiha could consider collecting the nine tailed beasts, transforming them directly into Touya Otsutsuki, and then going to the moon to devour Kaguya Otsutsuki, thus completely ruling the world.

However, although Sunagakure has made some progress in recent years, it has been focusing on development behind closed doors in the Land of Wind. It has only gathered a rough understanding of the Fourth Shinobi World War. Uchiha Tou doesn't know if the original battle at Kannabi Bridge will happen again.

Fortunately, Uchiha Tou wasn't entirely without connections. While the Sand Village might have little knowledge of what was happening in Konoha, his teacher certainly knew a great deal about it.

Moreover... he had something else to discuss with his cheap teacher, Orochimaru.

……

The Land of Fields, the Village of Sound.

Orochimaru's lair.

It has been almost three years since Orochimaru defected from Konoha.

Over the course of three years, Uchiha Tobi took over Sunagakure, not only controlling the village but also allowing it to recover significantly and emerge from its slump.

Although Orochimaru doesn't have any special advantages like Uchiha Tou, he's no simple character either. In addition, his defection this time was premeditated, and he even brought dozens of subordinates with him, so his development was naturally much faster than in the original story.

In the original story, Orochimaru created a ninja village that could participate in the Chunin Exams, and it took at least five to six years for it to develop. In other words, Orochimaru created the Sound Village within ten years of his defection.

This time, Konoha was busy with the war, and even his good friend Jiraiya didn't have time to search for Orochimaru. With less external pressure and his own subordinates, the Sound Village was established in just two years.

After establishing the ninja village, Orochimaru didn't think about how to develop it. Instead, he used the ninja village to carry out missions and make money, and then continued his research.

In any case, during this time of war, there are plenty of materials for human experimentation. Orochimaru doesn't even need to send people to catch them; he can just put up a sign on the black market, and those wandering ninjas and samurai will come to him in droves.

Although Orochimaru's human experiments were extremely dangerous, once successful, the ninjas would break through their own limits and greatly improve their strength, making it a high-risk, high-reward endeavor.

The Naruto world has never lacked ninjas who like to gamble with their lives, especially these low-level rogue ninjas. Orochimaru's modification technology is famous, and ninjas who want to have human experiments conducted by him have to line up every day!

Therefore, when Uchiha Hiu arrived at Otogakure, he saw an extremely strange sight.

"These people... are they the ones lining up to see Orochimaru-sensei?"

Looking at the group of rogue ninjas chatting and joking around in an area near the entrance of Sound Village, Uchiha Touyu asked one of Orochimaru's subordinates with a strange expression.

This subordinate of Orochimaru had defected from Konoha with Orochimaru, so he naturally recognized Uchiha Hiyu, Orochimaru's prized disciple. In fact, Uchiha Hiyu and Orochimaru had maintained contact for the past three years.

"Yes, Lord Tou... It's all thanks to you and Lord Orochimaru that Konoha was terrified. All along, although we have all been declared as rogue ninjas, we have no bounties at all. So even if we set up a ninja village here, no other ninjas will bother us."

"Otherwise, even if Lord Orochimaru is famous, so many wandering ninjas wouldn't come to him openly and legitimately."

Uchiha Touyu nodded with a strange expression. This so-called defection meant directly defecting to the experimental table... If successful, one's strength would greatly increase, joining the Sound Ninja and embracing a bright future; if unsuccessful, one would just be a number in Orochimaru's experimental diary.

It just so happens that one party is willing to hit and the other is willing to be hit, and no one else can say anything... All Uchiha Touyu can say is that the people in this world are too extreme, and they don't value their own lives at all!

When Uchiha Tou arrived at Orochimaru's underground laboratory, he saw a large number of familiar instruments. He touched his chin and suddenly remembered something:

"Huh!? These instruments were left behind by Root, weren't they? Did Orochimaru-sensei go back to Root later?"

"Uh... the Root's experimental base was known only to the Hokage and the Root ninjas. When Orochimaru and Uchiha Touya left Konoha, Root had already been wiped out, and the Hokage... Hiruzen Sarutobi was also seriously injured."

"Later, Lord Orochimaru realized this and, taking advantage of Konoha's lack of reaction, secretly infiltrated the Root base and moved all the equipment over."

So it really is something from the Root! Uchiha Touyu wanted to shout "666" at Orochimaru's actions. This is truly a case of Sand Village ninja stealing money again. Danzo probably won't be able to rest in peace even after he dies.

Oh, I forgot, I think I killed Danzo. Oh well, never mind.

Following the research base all the way to the deepest laboratory, the door opened, and Orochimaru walked out with a smile on his face.

"Long time no see, Feiyu. What brings you here today?"

"I've finished modifying the vampire technique you gave me back then. The scroll is on my desk; you can go and get it."

"As for the modified version of the Spirit Transformation Technique you requested, I haven't had any clue about it yet, and it will probably take some time before I can successfully modify it."

At this moment, Orochimaru's face was ruddy, and he was full of vigor, looking very pleased with himself.

The ninjutsu he mentioned were techniques that Uchiha Touyu had taught him over the years, hoping he would modify them.

Vampire Technique is a modification of the Western fantasy magic Vampire Touch. As for Soul Ninjutsu, it was originally created by Uchiha Touyu in his desire to modify the Spirit Transformation Technique so that the souls captured by the Spirit Binding Technique could also directly use the Spirit Transformation Technique, performing a move called Hundred Demons Parade.

"The vampire technique only needs to be modified; nothing else is necessary. I've already given up on using other people's souls for spiritification techniques."

Uchiha Touyu waved his hand. Now that he possessed the Soul Refining Technique, after draining the soul of its essence, he could directly refine the soul into soul energy for absorption, so naturally he wouldn't leave any soul behind.

The Soul-Binding General also has a method of consuming souls, but that method is closer to eating them raw. When devouring a soul, one can even see the soul's painful struggle. Therefore, Uchiha Tou has never consumed a human soul.

However, the Soul Refining Method is different. Although the Soul Refining Method will drain the soul energy, it will still retain a trace of true spirit. What is absorbed is only pure soul energy, and the soul energy will not wail or scream, making people feel uncomfortable.

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru was slightly taken aback, his expression becoming somewhat tense.

"You don't want it anymore?! What about the agreed-upon payment..."

Orochimaru was able to establish the Sound Village within three years not only because Konoha was preoccupied with other matters and because he had a group of subordinates, but also because Uchiha Hiu provided him with a large amount of financial support.

Currently, the Sand Village's mining team has expanded to eight people. In addition, with the Wood Release modifying the environment and the Daimyo of the Land of Wind under control and sending money every day, the Sand Village has more funds than it can spend. A portion of the surplus funds has been invested by Uchiha Hiu in Orochimaru.

Orochimaru was undoubtedly a powerful and mad scientist, but when it came to funding, he couldn't help but get flustered and couldn't stand up straight when talking to his apprentice.

"Don't worry, the funds will still be provided to you, teacher. However, Orochimaru-sensei, you need to provide me with information on the cursed seal."

Orochimaru's cursed seal can be described as a degraded version of Sage Mode, and it is a technique that can break the limits of a ninja.

Although the death rate of Cursed Seal is still high, it is much better than Sage Mode. Sage Mode not only has an extremely high death rate, but the conditions for learning it alone are enough to make ordinary ninjas give up.

(End of this chapter)