Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 181 Time Limit (12) 5200

"call……"

After letting out a soft sigh, Uchiha Yun felt a sense of ease within his body.

He could endure the pain of the Du Gate and even the Jing Gate, but when he opened the Jing Gate and the Si Gate, the immense power seemed capable of crushing all the bones in his body at any moment...

Under such pain, if it weren't for the long-term training that pushed him beyond his limits, which made his willpower far superior to that of ordinary people, he might have collapsed to the ground in an instant.

The physical foundation determines the upper limit of the Eight Gates Formation, but the pain corresponding to the strength also increases exponentially.

"The Gate of Death... it's been reopened just like that?!"

Kai, standing to the side, was speechless; no one understood the power of the Eight Gates better than him.

The blue steam emanating from his body after the opening of the Gate of Shock was the evaporation of bodily fluids caused by the powerful force.

And the red steam...

It was as if the blood in one's entire body was boiling, and only at such a cost could one reach a level surpassing that of a Kage solely through physical skills.

Although Kai had never opened the Gate of Death, he only unleashed the blue steam from the Gate of Shock, and after a burst of power, he would have to lie down for a while due to weakness.

At this moment, Yun's face was completely unharmed, and the deadly gate that had been opened had now closed.

Kakashi looked at the clouds, took out his Flying Thunder God kunai, and asked cautiously, "Are you sure there are no problems? Can we return to the village quickly now?"

The kaleidoscope appeared in Itachi's eyes: "Was that burst of ocular power just now for the purpose of casting this technique? It wasn't to restore his body, but to rewind his own timeline to his peak state."

"In this way, your body's timeline has even regressed to before the war began. With such an ability, could time rewind be used against the enemy?"

Yun smiled. He would unleash his eye power whenever he used the secret scroll, which would match the eye techniques of the Kaleidoscope.

But going back in time? That's something I can't do.

"It's just similar. Using peak condition as a threshold, the ability can directly restore all injuries and status. And when applied to others, it will have the same effect."

Itachi nodded upon hearing this. Such an ability was already impressive enough. If it could rewind the enemy's timeline, the scope of time and space involved would be enormous.

If it were just eye power, it wouldn't reach that level.

At this moment, A, the fourth-generation commander of the Dark Force, spoke up and asked, "Yun, that Uzumaki Sora...?"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at Yun.

Kakashi frowned slightly and said, "Although I can't sense his chakra now, could he have instantly recovered from that last roar?"

Yun shook her head slightly: "According to information from the black market, his resurrection always takes a day. This failure will probably keep him in check for a while."

"With his intelligence capabilities, he would obviously know that the power I unleashed in my Death Gate state just now was not the full extent of my power."

? ? ? ×3

These words stunned Itachi and the others. That kind of power just now wasn't even the peak of the Cloud Death Sect?!

If it were merely a matter of duration, Yun would never have said that.

Kakashi looked at Guy and asked, "If it were you, wasn't that power you just witnessed your peak? The Eight Gates—even at the cost of life, that technique is terrifying, isn't it?"

Uh!

Kai scratched his head awkwardly and replied, "If it were me, even if I used Evening Elephant and Night Kai, I'd probably only be able to do what Cloud did just now. But Cloud is different. With just the initial five speed boosts, before Cloud could even use Evening Elephant or Night Kai, my opponent would probably have been crushed, right?"

Upon hearing this, Kakashi pondered for a moment, "Is this how the foundation determines the ceiling?"

According to the mission files, Kai's father, Might Guy, once opened the Eight Gates, specifically the Gate of Death.

Might Guy's record was that he killed four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and three escaped.

In contrast...

Thinking of this, Kakashi glanced at the distant battlefield...

The mainland... has had a corner sunk!

Kakashi then pulled down his headband, his other deadpan eye looking at Yun: "So, what kind of monster could pull off a scene like this?"

A glanced at Kakashi: "Senpai, calling a monster a monster to its face is dangerous, you might get killed..."

Uh!

……

Konoha, Hokage Building.

"Immortal?"

After muttering to himself, Minato looked at the five people returning to the village in front of him.

For nearly three days, as the Hokage, he stayed in the Hokage Building ever since the group left the village and never went back.

Unlike Kakashi and the others, Minato had a preliminary understanding of Madara Uchiha and the First Hokage's power from the documents in the Hokage Building from the beginning.

Based on this, it's impossible that Sora still dared to fight against Kuma, given his intelligence capabilities.

Under these circumstances, Minato dared not relax in the slightest and could only be prepared to personally go to the battlefield at any time.

"Cloud, regarding the Kaleidoscope ability that allows you to quickly restore your body to its peak condition, I remember you said you could use it again in a day?"

Uchiha Yun nodded: "Yes, the more powerful an ability becomes, the more limitations it inevitably has. I can only use this ability once a day, whether it's against others or myself."

After he finished speaking, Shikaku thought for a moment and said, "According to the information from the black market, Uzumaki Sora's resurrection time is also one day later. That's probably why he hasn't reappeared, right?"

"It's the same day, but Cloud's ability allows him to unleash his power after the Gate of Death opens, and then return to his peak condition. In this way, even if Uzumaki Sora is resurrected, Cloud's ability can be used again."

Minato nodded: "That's exactly why he didn't rush into Konoha at that moment..."

After he finished speaking, everyone in the Hokage's office fell silent.

Having witnessed the power capable of shattering and sinking a corner of the continent, no one dares to claim they can now contend with such power.

"call……"

Minato exhaled: "But this creates a system of checks and balances between you. If that's the case, Uzumaki Sora shouldn't target you again until he obtains new abilities through the trade."

Upon hearing this, Kakashi on the other side said, "But given Uzumaki Sora's intelligence capabilities, I'm afraid no one can know his next trading partner or how long it will take to acquire the abilities he desires."

Itachi, standing to the side, shook his head slightly: "The facts are already quite clear in terms of time..."

After speaking, Kakashi looked at Itachi: "Regarding time?"

Itachi looked at Minato and said, "The battle between Uzumaki Sora and Kuma ended with Sora's death and Kuma's victory. Therefore, Sora's abilities will likely have been largely revealed this time..."

"Flying Thunder God Technique, Wood Release, Mangekyou Sharingan, Sealing Techniques..."

"The above four correspond to the Hokage, the First Hokage, myself, the Hokage's wife, plus Shisui who did not make a deal with him, and Sasuke's Indra chakra, making a total of six people."

"Among these things, there's also that green stone that can quickly restore his condition. This item might have been obtained through trading, or it might have been acquired through intelligence."

As soon as he finished speaking, A asked in a deep voice, "Does this... contain any intelligence?"

Yun, standing to the side, felt a little nervous. As expected of Itachi Uchiha, he was able to clearly see the information behind every message in the original story.

At that moment, Kakashi suddenly understood.

Seven years ago, on that night, Uzumaki Sora first appeared. After severing the masked man's arm, he retreated swiftly.

During this period, Whirlpool Sora collided with Shisui once, and the result of that collision is still fresh in my memory!

"He's not very strong; in fact, you could say he's weaker than an average Chunin in taijutsu. If it hadn't been so urgent, even if his strike had been blocked, it would have injured him."

Kakashi's voice rang out, and Itachi nodded beside him: "Shisui told me about this clash, and Kakashi, what you said is exactly what he said."

At this moment, Minato understood.

"Seven years ago, right after he made his deal with Uzumaki Sora, he didn't have the power he has now. I could even guess that he only possessed my abilities; in other words, that was his first deal!"

As he spoke, Minato recalled the scene of their first transaction, when he could clearly sense the other party's anxiety.

If it weren't for the fact that it involved Kushina and the unborn Naruto, he wouldn't have agreed to that deal.

"It seems... that strange space of his, which allows him to acquire chips through transactions and exchange those chips for abilities, bloodlines, and so on, can only be used once a year..."

"So, in that case, October 10th every year is Naruto's birthday..."

Minato frowned slightly as he said this.

Why... on Naruto's birthday? Was it because of a conspiracy that happened on that day, which led to the first transaction being scheduled for that day, or is Naruto different?

At this moment, Itachi continued, "In other words, based on our guess, the other party will have nine months left before they can acquire the ability through another transaction."

"But... this is just speculation. It's possible that once they've reached that level of power, they simply can't find anyone else to trade with."

"After all... it's such terrifying power!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Minato shook his head slightly: "No, Uzumaki Sora's power has not yet reached the level of the First Hokage."

???

This statement stunned everyone.

That enormous wooden doll, the power to press down the Tailed Beast Ball with bare hands, and the ability to destroy a village with a single blow—is that not the limit?

Minato thought for a moment, sighed, and stood up to look out the window: "Although I have never witnessed the power of the First Hokage in his battle with Madara Uchiha at the Valley of the End, according to the documents, the Wood Release: Wood Release Technique was not the First Hokage's ultimate power."

"Sage Art, Wood Release, Buddha Transformation on Top, True Thousand Hands."

The name of a technique came to everyone's mind, and then Minato continued, "That technique, according to records, is even larger than the Susanoo in its armor. Behind the Buddha formed from giant wood are thousands of giant hands."

"The force of a single giant hand falling is like that of a Tailed Beast Ball. But the falling of thousands of giant hands would cause the heavens and earth to shatter."

As the sound of the water gate faded, everyone was deeply shaken.

Having witnessed the art of the wooden figures, they could clearly understand the force of thousands of giant hands falling.

The First Hokage of Konoha, the man known as the God of Shinobi, actually possessed such divine power.

"So... what he's missing now is that word the Hokage just mentioned, Sage Mode, right?"

Itachi's voice rang out, and Minato nodded and then shook his head: "Perhaps, I can't be sure either. As for the power of the First Hokage, although it is recorded in the documents, we know nothing about how it was formed."

"The Senju clan has not produced anyone with the power of Wood Release since the First Hokage. As for the vitality of the First Hokage's cells, Kaname should be very clear about it."

A nodded: "As the only surviving test subject, but you've all seen my Wood Release. Compared to Uzumaki Sora, I think I'm more suited to building houses."

"call……"

With a slight frown and a sigh of relief, Itachi asked indifferently, "Then let's start with Sage Mode. How many people are known to know about this ability?"

At this moment, Minato smiled and pointed to himself: "Sage Techniques are generally only passed down in the three sacred lands. What I know is the Toad Sage Technique of Mount Myōboku. Jiraiya-sensei also knows this, while the First Hokage should have learned the tactics of Shikkotsu Forest."

"The three holy sites?"

After muttering something, Itachi looked at Minato: "Hokage-sama, what we should do next is to prevent Uzumaki Ku from obtaining Sage Mode as much as possible."

Minato nodded: "Jiraiya-sensei and Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, are both outside the village right now. I'll try to contact them. However, Orochimaru, who has already defected, is beyond our control."

At this point, Minato looked at Yun, who had been silent behind everyone.

"Yun, as someone who experienced this battle firsthand, you should be the most qualified to speak about Uzumaki Sora's power, right? Why haven't you said anything?"

Hearing this, Yun smiled and looked up at everyone, saying, "Perhaps everyone was a little frightened by the scene before... Actually, if the other party's transaction really does have a time limit as Itachi said, then perhaps his speed of becoming stronger can't even keep up with mine?"

These words stunned everyone for a moment, but then they all understood.

Minato went even further, asking directly, "Is the speed of your bloodline reversion very fast?"

Yun nodded: "I can sense that power, so there's no need for you to worry. After all, the Vortex is currently adrift, so worrying won't do us any good."

"There's just one question: is the vortex's immortality absolute and unlimited? If not, then killing him is naturally impossible."

At this moment, Shikaku said, "After being killed, the corpse will automatically disappear and then revive the next day. Barriers and seals are said to be ineffective. But perhaps the strength of the barriers and seals is not enough."

As Shikaku's voice faded, the scene fell silent once again.

Kai, who hadn't said much until now, scratched his head and said, "Actually, there's no point in us thinking like this, right? In that case, why don't we just do our best to improve ourselves?"

These words enlightened Minato; in any case, Uzumaki Sora shouldn't be coming back anytime soon.

Given this situation, a solution cannot be devised overnight. Strengthening the village's resources is the best approach.

……

After everyone left, only Minato and Shikaku remained in the Hokage's office.

"It seems I have no other choice after this."

The sound of a water gate being opened rang out.

Shikaku, standing to the side, looked at him and sighed, "In any case, the Hokage is still very young, isn't he?"

Minato shook his head slightly: "After the series of events involving the three generations, I have come to understand one thing: when it is necessary to give trust to the next generation, one should not doubt whether they are capable of fulfilling their duties."

"Furthermore... judging from the current situation, I am not a qualified Hokage. If I hadn't impulsively cut off a portion of the Nine-Tails and lent it to Kumo, I'm afraid..."

Shikaku shook his head and comforted him, "In the end, Yun will still use the Death Gate of the Eight Gates to finish off Uzumaki Sora, there will be no surprises. In the mission report, Yun's Death Gate power has not been fully utilized, which is indeed true of what Kai said."

Minato shook his head slightly: "That doesn't determine whether I'm qualified or not as Hokage, does it?"

"Seven years ago, Uzumaki Sora used information about Kushina and Naruto's fate as bait, and I did make a bad decision. Although I didn't know Uzumaki Sora's purpose at that time."

"But in a deal with a complete stranger, I gave them three chips. And for that... it was for family..."

After he finished speaking, Lu Jiu didn't know how to persuade him.

After a long pause, Minato smiled and said, "Now, after this battle, the power of both Uzumaki Sora and Kumo will inevitably sweep across the entire ninja world."

"As long as Uchiha Kumo remains a Konoha ninja, the four great ninja villages are no longer a threat. But only Kumo can contend with Uzumaki Sora."

"If this situation continues, the Fifth Hokage will inevitably be Uchiha Un. Right now, I only hope that the improvement in the Uchiha clan's situation can continue."

"Only in this way... can I hand the village over to the Uchiha. And only in this way will your clan lineage not fall apart."

"call……"

Shikaku sighed. With his intelligence, he clearly understood the meaning behind Minato's words.

If this continues, no one will be able to replace Uchiha Kumo as the pillar of Konoha's safety.

The trust of the Jonin class, the reliance of various clans, and the favors that will gradually accumulate...

The fifth generation seems inevitable.

Minato slightly opened his eyes: "The reincarnation of Indra's chakra. Something that Uzumaki Sora values ​​must have something extraordinary about it."

Shikaku replied, "I already asked Iruka to keep an eye on him. Given Iruka's personality, we should be able to gradually form a bond."

Minato nodded: "I'm planning to stop Kakashi from instructing Jonin. Anyway, he keeps eliminating trainees, so let him wait a few years."

Shikaku asked, "Is the plan to have Kakashi become Sasuke Uchiha's mentor Jonin a few years from now?"

Minato replied indifferently, "The Uchiha who have formed this bond will fight tooth and nail for this love. Whether it's Iruka or Kakashi, this is my goal."

He possesses the chakra reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths' son, and this power is valued and traded by Uzumaki Sora.

In this situation, perhaps Uchiha Sasuke will become the next Uchiha Kumo?

Minato stood up and looked indifferently out the window. Now, the Uchiha's power had become the pillar of the village, while Wood Release had become the enemy...

Uzumaki Sora... what is your ultimate purpose in saying those words?

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