The correct way for the Uchiha to rise

Of course, this refers to specific sealing techniques. The basic knowledge is relatively easy to obtain, but this ease is only relative. The Uchiha clan's sealing techniques are almost freely available to all clan members. The small fee charged is to prevent clan members from wasting time despite not understanding them. They are also open to outsiders, but at a much higher price: one million ryo! That's about all the wealth of a Chunin, and even then, it's only among the wealthier Chunin.

Therefore, it's true that sealing techniques are advanced knowledge that only high-ranking ninjas can master.

Lin must have never been exposed to this before, or she may have only had some scattered basic sealing techniques in the archives during her time at the Ninja Academy.

Of course, judging from Lin's current appearance, she probably hasn't had any contact with it. As a top student, Lin would definitely know about the hidden perk of the Ninja Academy's archives. Even if she didn't discover it herself, the teachers would occasionally mention checking the archives when she asked. With such a treasure trove, Lin naturally wouldn't waste her time on advanced techniques like sealing techniques. After all, acquiring sealing techniques is extremely difficult, and learning only the basics would be a waste of time; it's better to learn something else. Sometimes, advanced items aren't necessarily valuable.

Minato Namikaze, having been reminded by Hikaru, learned of Rin's talent for sealing techniques and agreed. With Hikaru's guidance, Rin's ninjutsu training efficiency greatly improved, and the extra time spent practicing sealing techniques didn't interfere with her regular training. Moreover, Rin hadn't actually learned many things—just water-style ninjutsu, medical ninjutsu, and sealing techniques—so there was no risk of biting off more than she could chew.

The Land of Fire.

Tu Shi once again plundered the black market for medicinal herbs, this time targeting a smaller branch. The scraps he gathered were enough to last him for ten days.

"The separation and purification of the medicinal properties are complete. The next step is to develop various medicinal properties."

Instead of mixing them right away, the next step for the soil and stone is to develop the medicinal properties, that is, how to stimulate the medicinal properties so that they can take effect quickly and enhance the effect.

The ability to work quickly, drawing inspiration from military ration pills, is not difficult. The challenge lies in enhancing the medicinal properties.

When refining pills, the final product can't just be a mixture of all the medicinal herbs; it always needs to be enhanced.

"Medicinal properties are simply different effects of energy. Perhaps we can add natural energy during the alchemy process and use some methods to assimilate the natural energy into energy with the same effect."

Tushi's thinking was still quite clear. After all, Uchiha Kiyoshi had the idea of ​​alchemy a long time ago. Although he did not put it into practice, he still had some thoughts on it.

"Hui's research on spiritual plants might also come in handy."

At this moment, the two skills seemed to overlap, playing a complementary role.

"Keep it up, the alchemy system will definitely be established."

Chapter 246 Results

Tu Shi was researching the alchemy system, and Hui was laying the foundation for Lin; time passed quickly.

Two years have passed just like that.

"The effects of the Nourishing Essence Pill have reached their limit, and it can't improve anything for the time being. As for the Soul Nourishing Pill, although it feels like there's still room for improvement, the Soul-Generating Grass, which enhances the soul, is still too scarce. Even if we master the method of accelerating ripening, Hui can only provide a very small amount, which greatly hinders the progress of improvement. Next, let's study the Body Tempering Liquid and see if we can improve its effects. However, at this time, I don't know if there will be a chance to conduct research in peace."

In the past two years, Tu Shi successfully created the alchemy system. After refining the medicinal liquid, he introduced natural energy and used a set of techniques. Although he was unable to convert the natural energy into the energy of the corresponding medicinal properties, he bound the natural energy to the medicinal properties. In the subsequent mixing and the final exertion of the medicinal effects, this natural energy would also play a role along with the energy of the medicinal properties, which could be considered as increasing the energy of each medicinal property from the side.

After introducing natural energy, various medicinal liquids are prepared according to the principles of medicine such as mutual complementation, and finally formed into pills using the method of making military ration pills, so that the medicinal effects can be exerted quickly.

Of course, the final form is not just pills. Just like body-tempering liquid, the final form of the extracted liquid is medicinal liquid.

In the past two years, with the supply of pills from Tu Shi, Uchiha Kiyoshi's physical body has progressed much faster than before he reached the Foundation Establishment stage. His physical fitness has improved significantly again. In addition, with the two Bloodline Elimination techniques he cultivated in the past two years, according to his previous classification, his physical body's current Body Tempering stage should be at the late Foundation Establishment stage.

The two bloodline limits are naturally Wood Release and Lava Release.

Aside from Wood Release, during the cultivation of medicinal herbs, Hui gained a profound understanding of plant growth, especially the process of integrating natural energy into plants. Yang Release, which can be considered the ultimate form of bodily energy, is essentially the process of integrating natural energy into plants when combined with Wood Release. During this time, Hui discovered a crucial point related to the cause of the First Hokage's death.

As we all know, the First Hokage, known as the God of Shinobi, ultimately died from exhaustion. He fought a great battle with Madara, which took a heavy toll, and he died shortly afterward. After that great battle, the First Hokage lived for at least a few more years, so it's highly likely that his death wasn't due to injuries, but rather from sheer exhaustion. This point has also been confirmed by Hikaru.

During the plant ripening process, Hui discovered that simply purifying natural energy couldn't accelerate plant growth; it would only lead to nutrient overload. In other words, bodily energy cannot be directly integrated into Wood Release; a more vigorous, unrestrained energy is required, and this energy must be provided by the ninja themselves!

How do ninjas provide this? Naturally, through their life force!

In other words, Hashirama always expended his life force when using Wood Release! Under normal circumstances, it's alright; after each use, perhaps thanks to his powerful Sage Body, Hashirama's life force could slowly recover. But that battle was different. He fought Madara for three days and three nights, which absolutely exhausted him to the point of near collapse, exceeding his limits.

Lava Release wasn't particularly difficult. After all, long ago, before Uchiha Kiyoshi was certain he could cultivate multiple bloodline limits, he had already considered using Lava Release as a stepping stone to the next level of bloodline elimination. Lava Release, magma, is also a liquid; imbuing magma with some of the properties of water was his consistent approach. Before his last crossing of the Dragon Vein, after proposing the theory of fusing multiple attributes into bloodlines, Uchiha Kiyoshi's understanding of this process deepened, allowing him to cultivate Lava Release to the level of bloodline elimination within two years.

Unlike Wood Release, which has the drawback of consuming life force, Lava Release, a bloodline limit-level technique, may not be as powerful as Wood Release, but it has no restrictions on its use.

In two years, it's not just the two clones that have changed.

The changes in the ninja world are also quite obvious. There is a conflict between Konoha and Kumogakure on the border, but both sides still exercise restraint. Not only these two sides, but other ninja villages are also eager to fight.

In the last Shinobi World War, each ninja village had its own way of restraining others. It seems to be a coincidence that the Kage of each village had suppressed or directly eliminated any dissidents in their villages during the last Shinobi World War. After taking all the power into their own hands, they have been developing vigorously during this period, and their villages are now at an unprecedented peak.

Iwagakure boasts an army of tens of thousands of ninja, excelling in training its lower-ranking ninjas. Kumogakure's military is also incredibly powerful, with an unprecedentedly strong desire for aggression, while its training of top-tier ninjas is equally impressive, with the A and B duo gaining widespread fame. Konoha, needless to say, has always been the strongest ninja village, boasting veteran Kage-level ninjas, elite Jonin like the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, Hiashi and Hizashi, and Fugaku Uchiha, and rising stars like Kakashi, with virtually no weaknesses. Kirigakure, due to its policies, has incredibly strong individual ninjas, and with the addition of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, its strength is formidable. Sunagakure is also seeing the emergence of new generation ninjas like Rasa…

It can be said that after the development that followed World War II, the five great ninja villages reached an unprecedented peak in overall strength.

It seems that war is now inevitable.

"War is coming soon."

Sunagakure. Maka noticed Sasori's recent activity and remarked.

"Scorpion has been going out more frequently lately, and his whereabouts are very mysterious. After completing the village's tasks, he will quietly disappear during his spare time. He is probably preparing a trap."

Next, Maka planned to keep a close eye on the Third Kazekage. If he disappeared and didn't reappear for more than ten days, it would mean that Sasori had made his move.

Maga didn't intend to follow the two, since both were Kage-level powerhouses, and following them would easily expose him. He already knew a lot of information and didn't need to see it with his own eyes; he could deduce things from a small amount of seemingly insignificant information, so there was no need to take the risk.

"The bloodline elimination of Tsuchishi and Hikaru has been completed. When will I be able to research Sand Release? No, I mean Magnet Release. When will I be able to research it?"

The study of Lightning Release is not difficult. Uchiha Kiyoshi and his many clones had specially trained in Lightning Release for body-strengthening techniques, and their mastery of Lightning Release had reached a very high level.

Even if he wasn't good at other aspects of Lightning Release, it seemed that he didn't need to master any Lightning Release abilities for Magnetism; he just needed to be able to control the lightning.

"Sigh, I've succeeded in creating a magnetic field with Lightning Release, but I still can't find a way to integrate it with Sand Release."

Sighing, Maga had lost count of how many times he'd sighed lately. Lightning crackled in Maga's hand, swirling around him and generating a spiraling current that shifted direction rhythmically.

Chapter 247 The Third Kazekage Incident

Konoha 47th year.

The Land of Wind.

Maka finally couldn't resist and secretly followed the Third Kazekage when he abruptly left the village.

With both Concealment Technique and Sand Concealment Technique activated, Maka hid in the sand and followed the Third Kazekage from a distance until they arrived at a remote desert north of Sunagakure.

"Scorpion, is this the secret you mentioned? I noticed it before, you've been acting very strangely lately, what have you been up to?"

As expected, as the village's leader, how could he not notice something that even Maga could perceive?

"Ok?"

Suddenly, a puppet burst out from the ground to the right of the Third Kazekage, its sharp claws reaching out. Although the Third Kazekage noticed Sasori's abnormality, he ultimately did not consider that the puppet had defected or even intended to kill him. He was completely unprepared before the puppet burst out.

Despite the Third Kazekage's quick reaction to the sudden attack, he was still scratched by the puppet's claws.

Looking at the scratches on his right arm, the Third Kazekage frowned.

"You poisoned it?"

The moment the puppet made its move, Sasori had already vanished using ninjutsu, leaving the Third Kazekage's question unanswered.

The Third Kazekage circulated his chakra to suppress the spread of the poison.

Although Scorpion was exceptionally talented at this time, he ultimately lacked the strength and time to do so. Even the poison he concocted himself could be forcibly suppressed by the stronger opponent.

However, suppressing Sasori's venom is not so easy. While the Third Kazekage is suppressing the venom, his combat power will definitely be greatly reduced.

"Scorpion, what exactly are you trying to do? Attacking the Kazekage, are you betraying the village?"

The Third Kazekage questioned loudly, but unfortunately, no one responded to him.

"Iron Sand Rain"

The sand and iron gathered together, forming countless fine needles that shot out in all directions.

Maka's shadow clone, wielding the Sharingan, was significantly weaker than his main body, and the sealing space further reduced its power. However, it still possessed abilities equivalent to a two-tomoe Sharingan. Thanks to the Sharingan's perception capabilities, Maka remained quite far from the battlefield between the Third Kazekage and Sasori, and wasn't worried about being caught in the crossfire.

"Tsk tsk, I see, a sneak attack. I knew Sasori wasn't that strong now, how did he manage to kill the Third Kazekage? The Third Kazekage was stupid enough, he wasn't even on guard and Sasori successfully ambushed him."

Maka was certain that Sasori's poison was specifically prepared for this sneak attack. Preventing its spread might be simple, but suppressing it would require a lot of pressure, since Sasori also planned to use it to weaken the Third Kazekage's fighting power.

The Third Kazekage's wide-range attack failed to force Sasori out; instead, Sasori seized the opportunity to launch another sneak attack using his puppet.

Distracted by suppressing the toxins, the Third Kazekage, after unleashing Iron Sand Rain, found himself lacking the strength to continue, allowing Sasori to seize the opportunity.

However, the Third Kazekage did not underestimate his opponent this time and successfully defended against the puppet's attack.

However, he ultimately underestimated Scorpion's determination.

"boom"

The puppet self-destructed, catching the Third Kazekage off guard. He was cut by the puppet's fragments, and the poison began to enter his body through different wounds.

"Damn it! Scorpion!"

At this moment, the Third Kazekage was truly enraged. Sasori's intention was now very clear: to keep him here!

At this moment, Sasori finally revealed himself, using chakra threads to control his puppets as they attacked the Third Kazekage.

These puppets were left to Sasori by his parents and are currently his most powerful puppets. They managed to hold on even when faced with the Third Kazekage, whose strength was affected.

However, the puppet was ultimately made of iron, and the Third Kazekage's Sand Release completely countered the puppeteer. Soon, Sasori's puppet made a mistake under the influence of the Third Kazekage and was destroyed by him.

"Giant Iron Needle"

Iron sand gathered and formed multiple sharp spears, piercing the puppet.

"boom!"

Scorpion acted decisively, destroying the puppet.

Multiple puppets self-destructed, and the Third Kazekage was injured once again.

This fighting style is disgusting.

Self-destruction style.

Maka watched from afar, speechless with astonishment. This Sasori was ruthless, directly self-destructing all his puppets to inflict injuries on the Third Kazekage.

Although the Third Kazekage suppressed the poison, its spread was not completely stopped, especially after multiple injuries to his body, which accelerated the spread of the poison.

"We need to finish this battle quickly."

He realized Scorpion's intention: to wear him down. Damn it, he was too careless; he'd been ambushed by Scorpion right from the start.

It's not entirely the Third Kazekage's fault; Sasori's actions were simply too unexpected. Who would have thought that Sasori, an elder, a puppeteer genius, and hailed as the hope of the next generation of Sunagakure, would attack a Kage? Moreover, he used the most insane methods.

Perhaps knowing the Third Kazekage's thoughts, Sasori once again disappeared from sight under the cover of the puppet.

Intense energy fluctuations emanated from the ground surrounding the Third Kazekage.

"This is... an explosive tag?"

At this moment, Maka finally understood why Sasori was able to kill the Third Kazekage. The entire battlefield was riddled with explosive tags! How much hatred must Sasori have for the Third Kazekage to have laid such an ambush?