Naruto: Traveling Through Time Starting with Seizing the Dragon Vein

Uchiha Yue waved his hand magnanimously, his gaze returning to the White Snake Sage, who had become completely obedient and didn't even dare to spit out his nostrils.

“The old toad from Mount Myōboku has already joined my [Divine Will Project]. Now, I hope you can join the project as well.”

Without wasting words, Yue directly presented her bargaining chips:

"In exchange, I can grant you one request."

The White Serpent Immortal's enormous head jutted forward, a hint of interest flashing in its vertical pupils:

"A request? This immortal does have one."

"Speak," Yue said, raising an eyebrow.

"This immortal is going to devour that charlatan Gamaru from Mount Myōboku! And that slug from Shikkotsu Forest."

Chapter 185 How could you possibly agree to that?

"White Snake Immortal, you...!"

Upon hearing this, the Sage of Six Paths' chakra on his mechanical body surged uncontrollably and violently, emitting a piercing crackling sound.

He raised his arm, made of chakra metal, and pointed angrily at the giant snake coiled on the stone pillar.

Gamamaru was his old friend of a thousand years, how dare this beast make such a depraved request!

However, compared to the Sage of Six Paths' anger, the White Snake Sage quickly regained his composure from his earlier fear.

Its pair of yellow, serpentine eyes shifted slightly as it looked at Uchiha Yue with interest, even a hint of anticipation, wanting to see how this human would respond.

In fact, the White Snake Immortal, who has lived for over a thousand years, is not some brainless fool.

This is a classic negotiation technique: ask for the moon, then negotiate down to the bottom.

It had clearly heard that Uchiha Yue had explicitly stated that Mount Myōboku had joined the so-called "Heaven's Will Plan".

Since they are potential allies and partners, how could Yue easily hand over the life of his ally?

The White Snake Immortal made this almost impossible request, but his real purpose was to "test" the waters!

It wanted to test how high the "expected value" of its Ryuchi Cave was in Uchiha Yue's mind by observing his reaction.

If the moon angrily refuses, it can take the opportunity to back down and seek more resources in return.

As for the consequences of angering the other party?

It acknowledged that the mechanical body possessing the aura of the Sage of Six Paths was very strong, and that this Uchiha youth was also very strange.

But this is Ryuchi-dong! This is its territory!

Even if negotiations break down, it is confident that with its vast and unparalleled magical foundation and control over the earth's veins, it can escape into the depths of the earth at any time.

It was able to survive the era of the Sage of Six Paths, so it is naturally confident that it can escape unscathed from the hands of these two incomplete beings!

The air inside the hall seemed to freeze.

Orochimaru licked his lips, the Sage of Six Paths glared at him, while the White Snake Sage waited patiently for Yue to start bargaining.

however.

Uchiha Yue didn't even have time to think. He calmly looked into the White Snake Sage's eyes and uttered only a few extremely decisive words:

"Sure. Within a year or two, I will personally deliver them to you so you can devour them."

Quiet.

"How...how could you possibly agree to that?"

For the first time, the Sage of Six Paths' emotionless, synthesized voice carried an air of utter disbelief.

He stiffly turned his head, his prosthetic eye fixed on Uchiha Yue, even wondering if the hearing module of this mechanical body was malfunctioning.

Not only the Sage of Six Paths, but even the White Snake Sage himself was dumbfounded.

Its massive serpentine body suddenly stiffened, and its vertical pupils contracted violently.

How could I possibly agree so readily?

That's the founder of Mount Myōboku! Their ally.

The White Snake Sage stared intently into Uchiha Tsuki's eyes. As a cold-blooded animal, it possessed a terrifying ability to perceive its prey's body temperature, heartbeat, and even micro-expressions.

It tried to find a trace of a "delaying tactic" lie, or a "using someone else to do the dirty work" cunning, in the moon's dark eyes.

But clearly, it failed.

In Uchiha Yue's eyes, the White Snake Sage saw no conspiracy or trickery, nor any pretense.

It only saw pure... sincerity!

Yes, sincerity.

Even someone as cunning as him felt a sense of admiration at that moment.

Of course, if he could actually devour those two, he wouldn't lose out.

"Hiss... Good... What a cold-blooded and ruthless outsider! I like him!"

"If you can really get both of them devoured by me, I'll join whatever plan you want."

……

Half an hour later, in the swamp outside Ryuchi Cave.

The three had completed the port connection protocol and embarked on their journey home.

"Young friend Yue! How could you possibly agree to such an absurd condition?!"

The Sage of Six Paths, who had been holding back his questions for a long time, finally couldn't contain his bewilderment any longer.

He knew Yue must have a backup plan, but Yue kept quiet, and he really couldn't hold back any longer.

"Gamamaru is my dearest friend, and an ally you yourself have acknowledged! If your 'Heaven's Will Plan' is built on such betrayal of allies, then what difference is there between you and those Otsutsuki who manipulate the world? How can I trust you?"

Yu Yi's voice was extremely stern, as if he would turn on Yue on the spot if Yue didn't give a reasonable explanation.

Seeing the indignant Sage of Six Paths, Uchiha Yue not only wasn't angry, but instead laughed.

Orochimaru, standing to the side, seemed to have guessed something as well, and an interesting glint appeared in his golden vertical pupils.

"Senior Yuyi, you already have a physical body, so why is your thinking still so rigid?"

Uchiha Yue bypassed the Sage of Six Paths and continued walking forward.

"I promised to give it Gamamaru and the Slug Sage to devour, but when did I ever say... I was going to give it my 'true form'?"

"What do you mean?" The Sage of Six Paths was taken aback.

"Senior Yu Yi, what is this body you're in now?" Yue didn't answer directly, but asked in return.

The Sage of Six Paths subconsciously replied, "Yes... it's the mechanical body you created using chakra metal and Hashirama cells."

“That’s right.” Yue snapped her fingers. “That’s the answer.”

"That greedy white serpent wants to devour the two immortals simply because it desires their vast and pure immortal essence and physical energy to complete its 'dragon transformation.' Since that's the case, just satisfy its appetite; why sacrifice our allies' lives?"

As Yue walked along the road, she explained, continuing to popularize the greatness of the [Fourth Calamity] to this ancient relic:

"The underlying principle of this technology is actually not complicated at all. Orochimaru-senpai should have already guessed it, right?"

Orochimaru licked his lips and let out a hoarse laugh: "Hehehe...Does Moon-kun mean to combine [cloning technology] with the [Fourth Calamity]?"

"Completely correct."

A scientific glint shone in Uchiha Tsukikage's eyes:

"As a first step, I have obtained extremely mature cloning technology from that guy named 'Amado' in the future. Give me a year or two, and as long as I get a little bit of somatic cells from the Great Toad Sage and the Slug Sage, the Loulan factory will be able to perfectly cultivate two giant [cloned bodies] that are physically identical to their original counterparts!"

"The second step is the direct energy connection of the [Ming Seal - Parallel Network]! Although these clones are empty shells, as long as they are connected to our mental local area network, we can continuously pump the pure Sage Chakra of Mount Myōboku and Shikkotsu Forest into these empty shells! This will allow them to achieve 100% synchronization with the original in terms of energy fluctuations!"

At this point, Yue turned her head and looked at the Sage of Six Paths, whose brain had completely shut down.

"As for the most crucial final step—that is, how to make the White Snake Immortal feel that this empty shell is 'alive' and not just a pile of dead flesh."

Yue stretched out her finger and tapped the mechanical head of the feather robe:

"Isn't this exactly what you're doing right now, Senior Hagoromo?"

"Use Yin Escape to construct a fake projection of will, or simply intercept a segment of the surface consciousness code of the two great immortals and 'download' it into the brain regions of those two clones, just as you descended into this body!"

"The physical body is a perfect clone; the Sage Chakra is the genuine article directly connected via the network; even the gaze and will fluctuations during the struggle are perfectly simulated using Yin Release!"

Yue spread her hands, a sly smile playing on her lips:

"For the White Snake Immortal's simple digestive system, eating this thing would be no different from swallowing the original body in terms of taste, nutritional value, and even the enhancement of immortal techniques gained after digestion!"

"To deceive the genuine, to steal the sky and change the sun, to kill three birds with one stone."

"Of course, I have objections to the White Snake Immortal's actions, but once we merge with Dragon Earth Cave, won't the White Snake Immortal be able to do whatever he wants with her?"

Chapter 186 Minato Namikaze: I want a coup; Tsuki: Okay

The perspective returns to Konoha.

On the outskirts of Konoha Village, in a side room of Naruto's residence.

Minato Namikaze placed a bag of rice he had just received in the corner, turned around and closed the paper door tightly, casually setting up a small soundproof barrier.

"Minato, you're back from Loulan? Why that expression?"

Kushina Uzumaki was wiping Naruto's body with warm water when she keenly noticed the unusual emotion in her husband's expression.

"The situation outside is worse than we imagined, Kushina."

Minato walked to the table, poured a glass of cold water, but didn't drink it. Instead, he stared intently at the ripples in the glass.

“A month ago, I spent some time with the delegations from the four great ninja villages in that time and space of ‘United Konoha’.”

"Those members of the delegation engaged in a fierce clash of ninjutsu and ideologies with the ancestors from another timeline. Currently, it seems the development speed of the four great nations of Wind, Lightning, Earth, and Water far exceeds our expectations..."

Minato raised his head, his gaze passing through the window towards the Hokage Building, his eyes filled with helplessness and worry.

"And the current situation in Konoha is that we are completely unaware of these world-shaking changes that are taking place! The higher-ups not only lack a sense of crisis, but are also wasting their energy on suppressing the Uchiha's internal strife..."

Minato gave a bitter laugh: "If things continue like this, Konoha will be completely abandoned by the times."