The correct way for the Uchiha to rise

After all, Tsuchishi has always had a high bounty on the black market, and Iwagakure has increased the bounty on him more than once, so Konoha is no different.

While Konoha was filled with concerns, the Hidden Cloud Village, Hidden Mist Village, and Hidden Stone Village had a different perspective. They were now quite interested in the Byakugan in Tsuchishi's possession, and had issued an exorbitant bounty. They had even instructed their respective village ninjas to closely monitor Tsuchishi's intelligence, determined to obtain the Byakugan.

Meanwhile, Tsuchishi, who was monitoring the movements of Iwagakure in the Land of Earth, inexplicably received a large number of bounties. At the same time, many ninjas were searching for his whereabouts and were determined to obtain the "Byakugan" in his possession, which puzzled Tsuchishi greatly.

Do I have a white eye in my hand?

Tsuchishi, who learned this information from several Iwa ninja, was stunned for a good ten seconds before cursing under his breath.

"Damn it! You've ruined me!"

Although the memories weren't shared during this time, how could he not know that Shin was plotting to steal the Byakugan? And now the entire ninja world knows that Tsuchishi stole the Hyuga's Byakugan, so it's obvious that Shin is definitely impersonating him.

This is truly inhuman!

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Hidden Mist Village.

The territory of the Kaguya clan.

While the entire ninja world was in an uproar over the Hyuga Byakugan's leak, the Kaguya clan was shrouded in gloom.

The deaths of the clan leader and several elders dealt a significant blow to the Kaguya clan. Five Jonin, including three elite Jonin, were among them!

This single battle greatly weakened the Kaguya clan's strength.

Of course, as a powerful clan that has survived since the Warring States period, the Kaguya clan is not incapable of such losses. The clan still has elite Jonin and a number of Jonin. However, such losses are still heartbreaking.

Moreover, we are still at war. If we lose three elite Jonin now, what will happen next?

At this critical moment, the old patriarch of the Kaguya clan temporarily assumed the position of patriarch. Under his management, the Kaguya clan did not fall into chaos, but the death of the patriarch still angered all members of the Kaguya clan.

辉！

The name was deeply imprinted in their minds.

If we can't beat you, can't we at least take revenge on Konoha?

The Kaguya Clan Shrine.

"Alas!" The old patriarch stood for a long time, then sighed. As if he had finally made up his mind, he went inside.

The ancestral hall was dimly lit. On the most conspicuous altar, one could vaguely see the memorial tablets standing there, which belonged to the clan leaders of each generation.

A closer look reveals that while all the clan leaders are listed in chronological order, strangely, there are no ancestral tablets for the most recent generations.

The ancestral tablets of the previous generation, the generation before that, and up to the five generations before that, are no longer present!

No one knows that the Kaguya clan has a mysterious "Dark Division." All retired clan leaders enter the clan's secret territory after they grow old and announce their death to the outside world.

In reality, these clan leaders were not "dead," but were in a deep sleep.

But they are indeed alive, and occasionally they will ask the current clan leader about the clan's situation in order to assert their presence.

If someone dies of old age, someone will remind the current clan leader to place a memorial tablet in their honor.

At this time, the memorial tablets enshrined in the Kaguya clan's ancestral hall were missing five generations!

"Kaguya requests an audience with the Ancestor."

With hands forming a mudra, he activated the array within the ancestral hall, transmitting the message to the "secret place" to awaken the sleeping ancestors.

Although every clan leader knew the clan's secrets, their understanding of the secret realm remained merely a fantasy. They didn't know its exact location, why it could induce slumber, or even anything else besides its existence. They only knew that the clan's ancestral hall possessed a formation that could communicate with the secret realm, which was their only means of contact.

What can be confirmed is that those clan leaders who entered the secret realm without setting up memorial tablets are indeed alive.

Kaguya Zen, also known as the Kaguya clan elder, had seen her grandfather emerge from the secret realm.

He was certain that it was indeed his grandfather, the patriarch two generations before him.

From the depths of the dimly lit ancestral hall, faint footsteps could be heard.

Kaguya breathed a sigh of relief.

"What do you want with us?"

An aged voice rang out, and Kaguya immediately recognized the voice as that of the oldest clan leader. She was overjoyed.

It wasn't that the clan leader was particularly powerful, but rather that the weakness in his voice indicated that he was on his last legs.

Even a secret location could no longer sustain their lives.

At this time, the dying ancestors would bestow gifts upon the new generation of clan leader or the clan leader himself.

He dissolved the bone veins in his own body and merged them into the other person's body.

This is one of the methods by which the Kaguya clan maintains the purity of its bloodline, and it is also an important reason why the head of the Kaguya clan has almost always been from their branch.

Their bloodline is the purest, and their bone marrow veins are the most powerful!

He briefly summarized the situation, informing Kaguya of the recent changes in the ninja world, the outbreak of war, and the fall of the clan leader. Kaguya remained silent, waiting for him to process the information.

After an unknown amount of time, the aged voice came again.

"Has the next clan leader been chosen?"

Kaguya was overjoyed.

As can be seen from the history of the Kaguya clan, every time the Kaguya clan faces a great calamity, an ancestor will sacrifice himself to enhance the bloodline of the new generation, thereby cultivating a strong person for the clan in a short period of time and stabilizing the situation.

Although our ancestors were too old to fight, they were able to cultivate strong individuals for the family and ensure its continued existence. This was their greatest significance to the family!

As for why it always happens so coincidentally that an ancestor can't hold on when the family is in danger, no one knows or cares about that.

Chapter 302 Cultivation

Kaguya is already over fifty years old, her grandson is nearly twenty, and she awakened her Shikotsumyaku a long time ago. Her strength has reached the peak of Jonin and she is about to become an elite Jonin.

"Perhaps Xing's strength will be greatly improved this time, and with his leadership, the family's crisis can be resolved."

Kaguya was indeed powerful, but she was old and rarely participated in battles after abdicating.

The Kaguya clan's Corpse Bone Pulse has too many side effects. The abnormal growth of bones is not without its costs. Bloodline diseases are quite common. Only those with a certain bloodline purity and strong vitality can withstand such consumption.

However, even so, as they get older, they will withdraw from the public eye and try to stop fighting.

Although both possess strong vitality, they differ from the Uzumaki clan.

The Uzumaki clan possesses immense vitality, but they don't fight by expending their life force, resulting in a long average lifespan and peak physical condition far exceeding that of ordinary people.

The Kaguya clan is different; their Shikotsumyaku (Corpse Bone Pulse) relies purely on their life force to fight, so their peak physical period is naturally short.

Perhaps Kimimaro's Shikotsumyaku bloodline purity wasn't the highest in the original work, but he possessed a cursed seal mode that allowed him to utilize natural energy, making him potentially more powerful in combat than the clan leader's lineage.

As Kaguya Oki received the bloodline gift from her "ancestor," the changes in the ninja world never ceased.

Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

With three fronts at the same time, Konoha finally began to show signs of fatigue.

Despite Konoha's exceptional bravery in battle under Tsunade's leadership, and Sunagakure's fulfillment of the agreement to draw away part of Iwagakure's army, a stalemate still ensued.

Ultimately, it's because there aren't enough Konoha ninja.

From the start of the Third Shinobi World War to the present, Konoha has been engaged in constant warfare, and is even currently fighting against multiple ninja villages simultaneously. Given that Konoha is not like Iwagakure, which relies on massing troops, this situation is to be expected.

Leaf.

The Hokage's office.

Tsunade frowned, her heart filled with extreme agitation.

The three-front war has resulted in Konoha's manpower being depleted far more than that of the enemy. Konoha's ninjas have been completely decimated, leaving only the ninjas currently on the battlefield. It will be difficult for Konoha to muster enough manpower to send reinforcements now.

"Are we really going to graduate the ninja academy students early and then send them to the battlefield?"

Tsunade shook her head, her attitude firm.

"Such a thing must never happen!"

"Grandpa founded Konoha to achieve peace and avoid the tragedy of children having to be sent to the battlefield during the Warring States period. I must never do such a thing!"

Unlike the Third Hokage, Tsunade firmly disagreed with sending a group of newly graduated genin to the battlefield, especially since these genin had graduated early.

What are they fighting for? Isn't it to protect the future of the village and ensure that the villagers can grow up safely?

"Minato, Teru, hurry up! Whether the war between Kirigakure and Iwagakure can end soon depends on you two."

The Hidden Cloud Village is determined to wage war; they're a bunch of battle maniacs. There's little hope of a quick resolution. She can only pray that Hikaru and Minato will step up their game.

Minato possesses the Flying Thunder God Technique, making him virtually invincible on the battlefield; Hikaru, on the other hand, is known as a ninja bound to the sea, giving him a significant environmental advantage in the war against Kirigakure. Both of them have the potential to end the war sooner.

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Kiyoshima Island.

“Ninja training is divided into three aspects: ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu. I think that sealing techniques among ninjutsu should actually be separated into a separate lineage. Ninjutsu and sealing techniques are not subordinate to each other. It’s just that sealing techniques are also directly cast using chakra, so people naturally classify them as ninjutsu, which is inaccurate.”

Before Hyuga Ten could ask, Uchiha Kiyoshi continued to explain.

"Because the key to sealing techniques lies in the formula, not chakra. As long as there is energy to activate it, it can be used."

As he spoke, he took out a scroll and inscribed a sealing technique on it.

Uchiha Kiyoshi controlled the natural energy to flow into it, and the sealing technique on it immediately began to operate.

Hinata Ten was astonished by what he saw.

Under his Byakugan's vision, he could confirm that there was no chakra flow within the technique, yet it still functioned.

"Could this be another kind of energy that the teacher cultivates?"

In the past two months, Hyuga Ten has become an apprentice of Uchiha Kiyoshi, learning sealing techniques. However, Uchiha Kiyoshi had only given him a basic sealing technique book before, and today he began to formally teach him how to use sealing techniques.

"It's not something I cultivated, but rather the natural energy that's everywhere in the environment."

"Natural energy?"

"Yes, natural energy is everywhere in the entire ninja world. It is the source of everything in the ninja world. It can evolve into mountains and rivers, just like the transformation of chakra into matter that can last forever. However, this process is quite slow and requires a long period of time to accumulate."

However, it is undeniable that natural energy is the foundation of everything.

Just like the chakra we refine in our bodies, it's actually natural energy that has been absorbed, transformed, and diluted by the body.

As Uchiha Kiyoshi explained, the concept of natural energy took root in Hyuga Ten's mind.