Naruto: Traveling Through Time Starting with Seizing the Dragon Vein

As for Tobirama Senju, he was frantically recording the battle data: "Although they were easily defeated, their evolution in the fields of biotechnology and mechanics does have many aspects that Konoha can learn from."

Meanwhile, in the spectator stands, countless players and natives from parallel universes were completely silenced by the overwhelming power of [United Truth Konoha].

"What's going on in this world?" A player from the Cloud Hidden Sect swallowed hard. "Are we really competitors with them?"

"Forget about that monster world, whoever runs into them is doomed." Another player's eyes gleamed as he stared intently at the match schedule on the screen. "This next match is the real highlight of this group!"

As he spoke, the entire public chat channel of the [Chakra Spirit Network] was instantly flooded with comments.

The overwhelming dominance of Konoha by the Unity of Truth and the crushing defeat of Cyber ​​Capital's timeline were so swift and unremarkable that it left no room for observation.

A good match is one where the two teams are evenly matched; even if it's a clash of weaklings, it's still exciting.

The match board has been refreshed.

Orochimaru's Journey Through Time and Flesh: One Win, One Loss (O-006)

VS

[Sasori of the Red Sand - Mechanical Ascension Time and Space] (S-006) - One win and one loss

The winner will advance as the second-place finisher in their group.

The loser is eliminated!

In the eyes of countless spectators, this was no longer a simple contest for a spot in the next round.

This represents a clash between two completely different "evolutionary paths"!

It's important to know that in the current [Chakra Network], players can customize their Descendant Body's development path in two main ways: "Flesh and Blood Ascension" based on gene iteration and cell recombination, and "Mechanical Ascension" based on chakra technology and metal modification.

Currently, most players choose a compromise solution that combines the two to create the base body in order to increase the margin for error.

But everyone harbors a question in their hearts: if we discard all impurities and take one path to its extreme, who will be the strongest?

Now, the pinnacle representatives of these two pure paths are about to personally reveal the answer to them!

"Flesh and blood ascension is definitely stronger! As long as chakra doesn't perish, cells can multiply infinitely and absorb the enemy's genes to mutate infinitely! That's a miracle of life with infinite possibilities!" Orochimaru's fans shouted in the channel.

"Bullshit! Flesh and blood are weak and painful; mechanical ascension is the only truth!" The mechanical believers in Scorpion's timeline retorted without backing down. "Without pain, without fear, with absolute rationality and the ultimate control over microscopic electromagnetism, the firepower of machinery is enough to destroy all the illusions of carbon-based life!"

Is it that disordered mutation and engulfment can assimilate everything?

Or can absolute order and computing power crush chaos?

let us wait and see.

Chapter 287: Why is there still talk of real-time strategy games?

Accompanied by a beam of teleportation light, Orochimaru and Sasori were simultaneously transported to a completely new dimension.

This is a vibrant, pristine planet.

It has dense primeval forests, rolling mineral veins and mountains, as well as rushing rivers and vast oceans.

Without a word, the moment the two arrived at opposite ends of this world, the duel had already begun.

On the left side of the battlefield, Sasori of the Red Sand quickly found a basin rich in iron ore and rare metals.

He opened his chest cavity and threw a [Mechanical Spark] emitting a blue light into the earth below.

"Click...click..."

The moment it came into contact with the ore vein, the mechanical spark rapidly began to deconstruct and multiply itself!

Millions of nanomechanical insects have infiltrated the earth.

They began to devour the underground minerals at an alarming rate!

In just a few tens of minutes, an automated base covering hundreds of acres rose from the ground!

Following that, assembly line factories, energy conversion towers, radar matrices...

Rows of cold buildings grow in this basin!

Swarms of resource-gathering drones and rudimentary combat dogs were continuously spit out from the assembly line, spreading in all directions.

The essence of mechanical ascension is an endless mass production of troops!

On the other side of the battlefield, Orochimaru found a vibrant rainforest.

He looked around and then did something that shocked all the spectators.

"Pfft!"

Orochimaru pierced his own chest with his hand, pulled out his heart, and then smashed it into the black mud at his feet!

"Hiss..."

The moment that mass of flesh touched the earth, it seemed to transform into a gaping maw of greed!

The towering trees around them, the birds and beasts on the ground, and even the tiny organic matter contained in the soil were all forcibly absorbed instantly upon contact with the fleshy fungal carpet!

The dark red, fleshy fungal carpet expanded outwards at a viral rate.

On the fungal carpet, hundreds of enormous fleshy cocoons began to throb.

"puff!"

The cocoon burst open, and countless mutated venomous snakes and flying insects soared into the sky!

The essence of flesh and blood ascending to immortality is chaotic devouring and terrifying biological adaptability!

In the central square of the Spirit Realm, hundreds of millions of players stared at the scene on the light screen, completely dumbfounded.

"What...what are they doing?"

"Dad! Why aren't they fighting?"

"This looks so boring."

The audience looked solemn, but the various think tanks in the preparation area also wore serious expressions.

Nara Shikaku stared at the light screen, sweat dripping from his forehead: "This terrifying speed of power increase..."

Time flew by as the two frantically "managed" their relationship.

The show felt very fast-paced to the think tank, but it became increasingly boring for the audience.

Despite having such a huge hype, and being the most dazzling scientific genius in all realms, he's now doing these boring things.

They don't want to see the operations; they only want to see bloodshed.

The initial "reconnaissance" phase ended quickly, and the reconnaissance forces of both sides clashed for the first time on the plains in the center of the planet.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Scorpion's mechanical hounds released electromagnetic rays, precisely slicing Orochimaru's mutated venomous snakes;

After Orochimaru's venomous snake was severed, it turned into highly acidic blood, completely burning out the mechanical hound's circuitry!

The probing exchanges resulted in casualties on both sides, seemingly indicating a stalemate.

But soon, the real difference began to emerge in "micro-management" and "overall perspective".

Sasori of the Red Sand is an absolute genius; his brain can process the calculations of tens of thousands of puppets simultaneously.

His mechanical army was perfectly deployed, with a crossfire network that left no blind spots, and advanced steadily forward.

However, his opponent was Orochimaru!

He was one of the highest commanders of Konoha during the Second and Third Shinobi World Wars, personally leading tens of thousands of ninja troops in countless strategic battles amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood!

When it comes to controlling the pace of war, utilizing the "fog of the unknown world," and employing insidious tactics of feinting and attacking from the sidelines, how could Sasori, who has been hiding behind the scenes playing with figurines, possibly be a match for Orochimaru?!

"Scorpion, your formation is too rigid."

Orochimaru, who was stationed in the mother nest, issued a tricky order.

Orochimaru never engaged in a decisive battle with Sasori!

He took advantage of the biological unit's strong concealment and burrowing ability to break it down into smaller units.

Countless mutated beasts bypassed the scorpion's frontal firepower and frantically harassed the scorpion's resource gathering area!

"boom!"

A newly built open-pit iron mine was destroyed by several exploding worms that suddenly emerged from the ground.

Scorpion immediately dispatched his most mobile mechanized flight squadron to suppress the rebellion.

However, the moment the mechanized forces were evacuated, Orochimaru's main force quickly moved to attack another important node, forcing Sasori to turn his main force around and fight against him.

Lacking air support, Scorpion's main force suffered further losses.

Sasori wanted to make some changes, but found that Orochimaru's main force was retreating rapidly.

"asshole!"

Scorpion, who was in the heart of the steel industry, frowned.

Machines may not be afraid, but they must rely on energy and minerals!

Orochimaru's hit-and-run tactics made Sasori's expansion extremely difficult.

Whenever he tried to retaliate, either his defenses were successful, wiping out his harassing forces, or he ended up exchanging resource points.

"A 0.5% resource advantage and a 0.1-generation technological gap? It seems I'm going to lose... But I can't lose too badly, my parents are still there."

With a resource advantage of 0.5% and a negligible technological gap, Scorpion was confident he could easily defeat anyone else, even if the technological gap was a generation or their resources were several times greater.

But the opponent was Orochimaru, and as a partner who had dealt with him for many years, he knew this guy's abilities all too well.

Orochimaru is the kind of person who never misses an opportunity.

As time went on, the battle entered its most intense "late stage".

Both sides have reached the pinnacle of their technological advancements!

Half of Sasori's territory has been transformed into an iron fortress.

Hundreds of massive electromagnetic planet-destroying platforms, resembling cities, floated in the sky.

On the ground, hundreds of thousands of Chakra Gundams stood in formation, ready to fight!

Orochimaru's camp, on the other hand, became a bloody abyss.