Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 357 Bloodline Elimination: 卍遁 (Swastika)

"It's nothing..."

After a moment's hesitation, Yashiro ultimately decided against telling Aokiji about Madara Uchiha's existence: "I was just feeling a bit sentimental."

"What are you feeling sentimental about?"

"You actually awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan. The difference between people is truly vast. To be honest, I'm a bit taken aback."

"Yes, that's true."

Yashiro laughed and scolded, "Hey, shouldn't you be comforting me right now?"

"We're all adults here, I believe you can adapt on your own." Aokiji shrugged and teased, "If you were a beautiful, sexy young woman, I might consider it."

Looking at Aokiji's childish appearance, Yashiro was speechless for a moment before continuing, "As expected, if you were still..."

Aokiji interrupted, "Since it has already happened, let's let it all pass."

Yashiro was very interested in what Aokiji had gone through back then, but seeing that he seemed unwilling to talk about it, he didn't want to make a fool of himself.

More than that, he now wants to reunite with Madara Uchiha and ask this powerful figure for advice on what to do next.

In the room, Fugaku brought up what had happened at the gathering earlier: "Was this a good idea? To use the Mangekyou Sharingan in front of everyone."

There is a traitor within the clan who is secretly feeding intelligence to the higher-ups in Konoha. Fugaku is afraid that this intelligence will reach the higher-ups.

"It doesn't matter..."

Aokiji's Mangekyou Sharingan abilities had already been revealed, which is why he didn't shy away from using them: "Besides, the Mangekyou Sharingan is just a smokescreen I released..."

"Smoke grenade?"

Fugaku looked surprised. Using the Mangekyou Sharingan as a smokescreen was quite a feat.

Aokiji smiled slightly, reached out his right hand, and a rhombus-shaped ice crystal condensed directly above his palm.

"Ice Release?"

Fugaku didn't quite understand why Aokiji would use Ice Release in front of him.

However, this doubt was quickly replaced by surprise.

"What exactly is this...?"

The ice crystals reflected in Fugaku's pupils were burning, turning into a ball of blue flame, and what was even more puzzling was that this flame was not hot, but cold.

"Speechless with surprise, aren't you?" Aokiji chuckled lightly. "This is a power I recently acquired."

"What exactly is this thing?"

"To help you understand it better, you can think of it as bloodline elimination."

"Bloodline Elimination—!"

Fugaku's eyes widened to a degree no less than when he first saw Aokiji's Mangekyou Sharingan.

"I no longer possess the Boil Release bloodline limit."

Aokiji's voice, as he explained, carried a hint of regret.

"How could this happen?"

"My Boil Escape technique has been phased out."

"It's been eliminated."

"The so-called bloodline elimination is the constant collision of the two bloodline limits within the body, ultimately determining the victor's bloodline limit, and then evolution occurs. In other words, you can simply understand it as the law of survival of the fittest in nature."

"So, you've already mastered the Bloodline Limit Elimination?"

Fugaku's breathing became rapid. Considering that Aokiji also possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan, he felt even more strongly that Aokiji's strength was unfathomable.

"I'm still in the exploratory stage. What you see now is just me forcibly catalyzing Ice Release to the state of Kekkei Tota using chakra. Once I truly master this power, the form of my Ice Release will be exactly what you see now."

"What is your bloodline limit...?" Fugaku had just asked when he seemed to remember something and shook his head, saying, "No, never mind..."

"What's wrong?"

"To be on the safe side, you'd better not tell me about bloodline elimination abilities. There are many ways to spy on a person's memories in this world, and I don't want to implicate you if something happens to me."

"That's true." Aokiji nodded, then suddenly said, "Swastika."

Fugaku was taken aback.

"This is the name of my bloodline elimination."

"I didn't mean..."

"Don't worry too much. It's just telling you my name. Besides, can you tell my abilities from my name?"

Fugaku thought about it and couldn't figure out why Aokiji had chosen that name, so he felt relieved.

Aokiji clenched his fist, and the blue flames in his palm dissipated, disappearing completely into the air with a forceful flick.

The Uchiha clan coup crisis has been resolved, and Aokiji can now relax a bit and leave the village for a while: "Fugaku, I'll be leaving the village for a while. I'm entrusting the Uchiha clan to you."

"You're leaving the village? Where are you going to do it?"

"Yeah, I have something to take care of."

Fugaku asked, "What is it?"

Aokiji held up five fingers and explained his plans one by one: "First, I need to search for information about Orochimaru; second, I need to collect some money; third, I need to go to the Land of Demons; fourth, I need to go to the Land of Grass; fifth, to be determined..."

Aside from the first part, which Fugaku could understand, he was completely baffled by the rest.

Why do I have to specifically mention it when I'm withdrawing money?

What are the Grass Country and the Demon Country doing there?

As far as I can remember, Aokiji didn't seem to have much interaction with those two countries.

Seemingly sensing Fugaku's confusion, Aokiji smiled and said, "Do you want me to tell you why I went to those places?"

He went to the Land of Demons so that the Soul Fire could devour the souls of the demons and allow him to continue growing stronger.

As for going to the Land of Grass, there are two reasons:

First: He wanted to abduct that red-haired girl back to the village to be his child bride.

Don't get me wrong, it's not for himself, but for his precious disciple Sasuke.

The bloodline born from the unique characteristics of the Uzumaki and Uchiha clans must be of great research value.

Of course, he won't force it; he'll let things take their natural course.

One reason he did this was for his own personal reasons, and the other was that he owed Mito a huge favor, and Aokiji couldn't bear to see Mito's people suffer.

After the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools, apart from Kushina, who was initially abducted and lived in Konoha, the rest of the members scattered to various countries, some even choosing to settle in small countries rather than go to Konoha.

The role that Konoha played when the Land of Whirlpools was destroyed is certainly intriguing.

second:

The Hidden Grass Village has a secret technique called the Dragon Life Reincarnation Technique, a ninjutsu that can revive people.

Aokiji knew of three ninjutsu that could actually revive people: Dragon Life Reincarnation Technique, Self-Life Reincarnation Technique, and Outer Path Samsara Rebirth Technique.

Of these, Aokiji values ​​the Outer Path Samsara Technique the most, believing that using it will definitely revive Tsunade.

But this is too difficult. It is not a wise choice for him to confront Pain head-on with his current strength, so he can only focus on the other two ninjutsu.

Both of these ninjutsu have flaws to some extent, so Aokiji set his sights on the Dragon Life Reincarnation Technique, which is the easiest to obtain.

Whether or not Kusagakure will give it to him is not within Aokiji's consideration; if necessary, he will choose to forcibly take it.

As for the last point, it's still pending. If he has enough time, he might go to the Land of Lightning to get his hands on the training method for the Lightning Armor and improve Sasuke's strength.

His training for Sasuke focused on building muscle, mastering Lightning Release, and practicing taijutsu.

As for Fire Release techniques, don't bother training them. They're completely useless in the later stages and are just a waste of chakra. They might even replenish the opponent's chakra.

Fugaku shook his head: "No need, just take care of yourself... uh, no need."

"???"

Fugaku, unusually, made a sarcastic remark: "I'm more worried about those unlucky guys you've set your sights on than about you."

"I didn't expect you to be so humorous sometimes."

Aokiji made a joke about Fugaku, then continued, "If the higher-ups ask me, just pretend you don't know."

Normally, ninjas from the village must report and obtain approval before leaving the village; otherwise, depending on the severity of the situation, they may be treated as deserters.

Fugaku was worried about this, which is why he asked, "Is this really okay? You're showing no respect for the higher-ups."

Aokiji smirked coldly, "The higher-ups will choose to tolerate me because they know that once war breaks out, the situation will spiral out of control."

Seeing his attitude, Fugaku sighed inwardly. It seemed that a battle between the Uchiha clan and the village's leadership was inevitable.

Before leaving, Aokiji added with some concern, "If anything unexpected happens, remember to let me know immediately, and I'll come back."

Fugaku nodded.

"Then I'll leave it to you..."

After saying these words, Aokiji disappeared on the spot.

……

……

In the room, under the dim light.

On the operating table, a man with effeminate features is dissecting a corpse with a sharp scalpel.

The corpse reeked of blood; any normal person would vomit at the sight of it, let alone carry out such a procedure themselves.

However, for him, this was nothing more than an abnormal situation.

After all, he had done this countless times before and was already used to it.

He wore a black coat with red flowing clouds, his skin was very fair but lacked color, and a pair of emerald green jade earrings pierced his ears. In the dim light, they emitted a faint, cold glow, adding a touch of bewitching sickness to his already pale face.

"Da da da..."

The sound of shoes clicking on the floor slowly came from behind, but the effeminate-looking man remained unmoved, continuing to dissect the corpse with concentration.

The fact that they were here and deliberately made noise meant they were clearly not strangers.

"Orochimaru, doing this kind of thing again."

The newcomer's voice carried a hint of mockery. Orochimaru, while dissecting the corpse, uttered in a hoarse voice, "Oh dear, what brings you here? Hiruko, if you'd like to lie on my operating table, I'd be more than happy to oblige."

"...I have some news that you might be interested in."

"Interesting, tell me about it."

"Aokiji... Uchiha Aokiji has returned to Konoha..."

Orochimaru paused for a moment, then stopped what he was doing, a smile appearing on his face: "Oh dear, this is quite interesting news..."

(End of this chapter)