The Uchiha's Path to the Top, Starting from Konoha

Chapter 84 Minako, you're getting better and better.

The Land of Grass, the Castle of the Ghost Lantern.

"As expected of the sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan, it takes the combined efforts of the five of us to break the seal."

In a dimly lit room filled with experimental equipment, Momiji, the lord of Hozuki Castle and a member of the clan who guards the Box of Elysium, along with four elders from Kusagakure wearing animal masks and hooded hoods, scrutinized Senju Moriki, who was sitting on the operating table with a look of delight on his face.

After the release of the Five Elements Seal and Fire Release: Heavenly Prison techniques, Senju Moriki possessed a surge of chakra, more than that of an ordinary Kage, greatly increasing the likelihood of opening the Box of Elysium.

"Moriki-kun, this is the crucial part. Please pay attention to the chakra transfer."

"Furthermore, I ask the four elders to maintain absolute silence."

Wumian looked at the nodding elders and Senju Moriki, while forming hand seals and chanting complex incantations that did not belong to any country at present.

Directly opposite Sleepless is a huge relief sculpture carved with a ghostly, smiling face.

With Wumian's movement, the fanged maw of the Ghost Face grinned open with a clang, and a strong attraction instantly enveloped Senju Moriki.

(The opportunity has arrived; the Box of Ecstasy must be mine!)

Faced with the combined strength of the five elite Jonin—including Wumian and four elders from Kusagakure—Senju Moriki abandoned his plan to forcibly seize the items and, without changing his expression, voluntarily donated the chakra within his body.

Time passed slowly, and the extraction speed of the Box of Bliss increased. After noticing that Senju Moriki's face was gradually turning pale, Wumian decided to pause the experiment and continue it after Senju Moriki's chakra had recovered.

Unless it's a tailed beast with nearly inexhaustible chakra, opening the Box of Elysium is never a task that can be accomplished in a day.

And the tailed beasts are not something that the Grass Village can covet.

However, once the Box of Elysium is opened, Kusagakure can regain its former glory and conquer the world once again through it.

Unexpectedly, the patriarch of the Senju clan, a direct descendant of the 2800th generation, suddenly leaped up and rushed into the Box of Bliss before anyone could react!

With a loud bang, the five people stared blankly at the tightly closed, smiling ghost face, and all fell silent.

"Is this guy crazy?!"

One of the elders from Kusagakure cursed, "We've been trying to unseal the Box of Elysium for decades, and not a single person who entered it has ever returned!"

The other elders also began to curse loudly.

"If Senju Moriki wants to die, he can't drag us down with him!"

"The other party is the heir of the Senju clan of Konoha, who is at the height of his power. Sending him to Hozuki Castle is just to temper his character. What if the Senju want him back?"

"What else can we do? Go and kneel in reverence! Do we think we can possibly withstand Konoha?"

"That damned bastard who harmed everyone! If he's going to die, he shouldn't die in Ghost Lantern Castle. Now the secret of the Box of Elysium might be exposed!"

"Four elders, please don't be hasty. There's no use in being hasty."

The sound of sleeplessness attracted the attention of the elder of the Grass Village. The man, who was wearing a high-necked red cloak, slowly said, "At present, Konoha is besieged by the three major nations. Whether it can hold out is a question."

"Of course, if Konoha defeats the ninja villages of the three great nations on its own, as well as the Land of Lightning before, and to some extent becomes the sole overlord of the ninja world, then what we need to do is very simple."

"Confess honestly and you'll be granted leniency; resist and you'll be severely punished—the entire village will be wiped out."

Wumian's words silenced everyone, and sighs rose and fell, clearly indicating that they had already accepted Wumian's suggestion.

After sweeping through the three great ninja villages, Uchiha Takeo returned to the Land of Whirlpools.

"Minako, you're getting better and better at it."

"Isn't this what the Hokage likes?"

Uchiha Muan lay on the sofa, both relaxed and tense, staring at the unfamiliar ceiling with his eyes narrowed.

The place he was in was the childhood home of Minako Uzumaki. After it was confirmed that she had the talent to seal the Nine-Tails, she was sent to Konoha by Ashina Uzumaki, and it has been almost ten years since then.

For the young woman, many things have changed beyond recognition.

"If I don't teach you a lesson today, you'll really have a death wish!"

Looking at Minako Uzumaki's alluring, succubus-like face, Takeo Uchiha raised an eyebrow and immediately unleashed his Multi-Size Technique and Body Activation Technique, beginning a fierce sparring battle.

After a long while, in the dappled moonlight, the defeated Minako Uzumaki glanced at the boy beside her with a mixture of reproach and delight, then lay on his chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, and like a charming fox, uttered a sweet yet firm voice.

"Give me the Seven-Tails, and I'll help you on the battlefield, just like Lady Mito."

"Don't try to be tough. After all, you're a tailed beast, and I don't want you to get hurt in the slightest."

"Don't underestimate Minako. I'm a candidate for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. A mere Seven-Tails is no challenge for me."

"You're such a chatterbox. I'm going to take a nap. If anything happens in Konoha, you can go back first."

Looking at Minako Uzumaki, who was clinging to him like an octopus, Uchiha Takeoshi, who wasn't stupid, put his arm around the young woman with a slight upturn at the corner of her mouth and began to ponder the next step.

After evolving from the Mangekyou Sharingan to the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, the path of Sharingan evolution can be said to have come to an end. What remains is nothing more than reverting to the ancestral Otsutsuki form, moving closer to the source of the bloodline, the Sage of Six Paths, Otsutsuki Hagoromo.

It is the power of the Sage's Eye Indra and the Sage's Body Asura that evolves into the Rinnegan.

And a more comprehensive way of reverting to one's ancestral roots, moving closer to Kaguya Otsutsuki, the progenitor of chakra and the mother of the Sage of Six Paths.

The Senju inherited the Sage Body, making them strong in physique; the Uchiha inherited the Sage Eyes, making them strong in spirit.

Of the rest of the Otsutsuki bloodline, Kaguya inherited the Sage Bones, the Bloodstained Corpse Bone Pulse.

The Hagoromo clan was wiped out, but some scattered members survived. They inherited the blood of the Sage, the Uzumaki clan inherited the Sage's chakra, and the Hyuga clan inherited the Byakugan of the Otsutsuki clan.

If these bloodstains were combined and summarized, it would form a complete puzzle of the Otsutsuki clan's bloodline.

As for forcibly evolving by relying on Ascension Points, it's not impossible, but looking at the terrifying number of 100,000 points, Uchiha Wu'an chose to give up directly.

As human beings, we must rely on our own efforts and strive for self-improvement.

Or choose another track.

Uchiha Takeoshi, who felt somewhat uncomfortable with the appearance of the Otsutsuki clan and thought that even the Rinnegan wasn't as handsome as the Eternal Eye, had a thoughtful look on his face as he activated his Ascension Point System.

In addition to adding points, the Ascension Point system also includes fusion!

"Sage Mode, natural energy. It's time to let the three sages who have survived to this day experience Susanoo's pampering."

With a soft chuckle, Uchiha Takeoshi slowly drifted off to sleep, embracing the beauty.

(End of this chapter)