The correct way for the Uchiha to rise

Once this state is reached, the next step is to break through this barrier and integrate the three energies into one, which is the unity of essence, energy, and spirit.

Uchiha Kiyoshi understood and continued his training.

As the chakra within the body dissipates, the natural energy gathers at a faster pace. At the same time, it's as if the body remembers the process of cultivating qi, making the construction of structures smoother and accelerating the growth of qi.

Today's events made Uchiha Kiyoshi realize something.

I'm angry; I didn't make a mistake.

Perhaps, the so-called Qi cultivation is simply laying a foundation.

This lays the foundation for the body's development of Qi.

Of course, he's already slow at this stage, but with chakra to rely on, it's not a problem. It's just that it might be a bit difficult to convert it into ki later on.

Ultimately, I am one of the few who can sense and cultivate natural energy. This is no easy task. Even with the aid of the Hero's Water and Uchiha Kiyoshi's theories, it is still quite difficult to perceive and cultivate natural energy.

This is especially true for newcomers.

You might not even be familiar with chakra, yet you're cultivating natural energy?

"Actually, that's not right either. Cultivating immortality, traditionally speaking, is about refining spiritual energy and cultivating one's own unique spiritual power, so my qi is actually more in line with that."

Moreover, the difficulty in perceiving natural energy is not only due to the high threshold, but also because of the presence of chakra.

Chakra is not an indigenous power, even after a thousand years. Chakra is generated by the God Tree forcibly plundering the natural energy of the ninja world, and it is also mixed with the power of rules, which is equivalent to forcibly plundering the rules of the ninja world.

The ninja world itself has a kind of aversion to chakra.

Uchiha Kiyoshi had considered this before, but lacked evidence at the time. Over the years, there have been many examples that prove the ninja world is unfriendly to chakra.

First, chakra dissipates on its own, which may not be just a problem with chakra itself.

Secondly, chakra is not beneficial to the human body. The lack of nurturing ability doesn't necessarily mean there's a problem with the energy itself. The spiritual power of Onmyoji is beneficial to the soul, the blood and qi of samurai are beneficial to the body, and other powers cultivated through various lineages are also beneficial to the body. Furthermore, while chakra is not beneficial to the bodies of humans in the ninja world, this might not be the case for the Otsutsuki clan; perhaps chakra is more beneficial to them than imagined. (The Otsutsuki clan outside the ninja world...)

Finally, chakra clashes with the power of various lineages, often more intensely than those between other lineages. The difficulty in controlling natural energy is also related to chakra. Natural energy is violent, but not inherently so.

Whether it's merging with natural energy or sensing, the existence of chakra acts as an obstacle. The population of the New World is no larger than that of the Ninja World, and even fewer than the number of ninjas in the Ninja World.

However, their mastery of natural energy far surpasses that of the ninja world.

It should be noted that there are no sacred sites in the New World. Their cultivation of natural energy is all mentioned in the traditions. There is no one to teach them, no materials rich in natural energy to assist them, and no special tools to remove natural energy. Yet, they still managed to perceive and gradually master it.

This is the difference.

Uchiha Kiyoshi's improvement to his method of sensing natural energy was actually only one thing: eliminating chakra. Whether he exhausted his chakra or dissipated it, in short, he abandoned chakra during the process of sensing natural energy, which greatly improved his efficiency.

"So, it's not unacceptable not to cultivate chakra. After all, without chakra, cultivating natural energy isn't as terrible as you might imagine; it's not like only one or two people in the entire ninja world can succeed."

Of course, the threshold is still high.

But the threshold for cultivating immortality is inherently high, isn't it?

Perhaps the true method lies in modifying the process of separating and restructuring the yin and yang aspects of natural energy.

Of course, none of this was Uchiha Kiyoshi's job.

These things should be left to someone else to complete.

For example, Rin, Hinata Ten, and Uzumaki Ryo?

......

While Uchiha Kiyoshi was training, the changes in the ninja world never ceased.

The Sage Organization attacked Shukaku of the Land of Wind, kidnapping and sealing him away, drawing strong condemnation from the Sand Village. The situation between the two sides is becoming increasingly tense, and conflict could break out at any moment.

At this time, Kumo also stepped in and captured the Seven-Tails, Chōmei, from the Land of Waterfall. Of course, Kumo still had a conscience; the Seven-Tails' jinchūriki was staying in Takigakure, and Takigakure itself had not participated in the ninja world's conflicts, so killing him directly still made him feel somewhat guilty. Therefore, Kumo still separated the Seven-Tails and revived the jinchūriki himself.

Of course, he didn't waste White Zetsu's body either; he mobilized natural energy to restore White Zetsu's life force when White Zetsu's life force was on the verge of collapse.

Since the cost wasn't high, it was just something I did on a whim.

Takigakure secluded itself from the world, and no news of Kumo's actions was released.

The ninja world will only truly realize the crisis when it takes action again.

Obito's side is basically secure, and Nagato's side, with Konan and the Six Paths Puppet, is also almost secure. So, while the situation is still relatively stable and the defenses of the various ninja villages are not yet very strong, Sasori and his group taking the lead is to maximize their benefits.

Although they were unhappy that the four of them were being looked down upon, since it was Pain's order, Sasori and his companions could only hurry up and gather intelligence to prepare for action.

Chapter 404 The Mask of Death

It's uncertain how long Akatsuki's preparations will take, and Uchiha Kiyoshi isn't waiting either.

The three siblings were responsible for capturing the Tailed Beasts with the Akatsuki. Their task was to collect the Tailed Beasts and cooperate with the Akatsuki's operations.

The so-called cooperation means capturing the remaining tailed beasts without disrupting the Akatsuki's operations.

Therefore, they also need to wait for the Akatsuki organization to take action.

"I have work again. That's really something."

I had just finished the experiments on upgrading the Kaleidoscope and creating the artificial Sharingan, and before I could even have a few days of peace, another mission came from my main body.

"The Grim Reaper mask?"

His mission this time was to obtain the Grim Reaper's Mask and interfere with the Grim Reaper before his true body formed its core, or rather, when he took away the essence of his soul.

"..."

Okay, this task sounds exciting, let's give it a try.

But speaking of which, isn't the Grim Reaper mask with Minato Namikaze?

Hui thought about it and then felt something was wrong.

Is the Grim Reaper mask one or many?

There must be many of them, right?

Logically speaking, the Grim Reaper's mask can be considered a legacy of the Grim Reaper, and a rather important one at that, since it is a means to summon the Grim Reaper to devour souls. It's impossible for there to be only one mask, otherwise how many souls could the Grim Reaper collect?

Furthermore, Orochimaru was able to find the Uzumaki Mask in the ruins of the Uzumaki clan, and considering the masks Konoha possesses, this is enough to show that there is more than one mask.

At least for now, the ruins of the Uzumaki clan have at least one mask.

So, I'll still make the trip.

This operation concerns the formation of the Core Formation, so it cannot be taken lightly. If possible, it would be best not to involve others.

Hui didn't go to find Minato Namikaze, but instead accepted a mission and left Konoha.

The Substitute Body Technique allowed them to directly reach the Land of Whirlpools.

With his mental perception fully activated, Hui began searching for the Death Mask. After scanning most of the Land of Whirlpools, he finally found the Whirlpool Ancestral Temple, where three masks were displayed.

The mask, shrouded in mystery and radiating an aura of evil, draws people in, tempting them to unlock and use it.

"They really have quite a few tricks up their sleeves."

Hui is now certain that the Reaper Death Seal itself shouldn't be too difficult, since the Grim Reaper Mask itself has a seductive nature and the conditions for its use won't be too harsh. The real difficulty of the Reaper Death Seal is actually summoning the Grim Reaper and having him devour the enemy's soul.

Well, the simplest way is to just open the mask, which would be nothing short of suicide. The soul would be summoned and devoured by the Grim Reaper.

Hui put the mask away and then planned to return to the village after completing this mission.

However, just as he was about to leave, he sensed a familiar chakra.

"This is......"

Border of the Land of Whirlpools.

Rope Tree looked at the ruins and hesitated.

"There should be some kind of ruins ahead. How did we end up here? I remember there weren't any small, extinct countries between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire."

Starting from the Temple of Fire, he went west, then went astray and headed south. After arriving in the southern part of the Land of Fire, Nawaki walked around in circles a few times. Realizing he had taken the wrong path, he resolutely changed direction and headed east, eventually arriving in the Land of Whirlpools.

Yeah, that's pretty outrageous.

However, Hui himself was unaware of these rope trees, and he was even more confused.

Didn't Rope Tree go to the Fairy Organization? How did he end up here?

Speaking of which, I always felt like something was missing. Turns out, Rope Tree hasn't reported for duty yet.

From the moment Nawaki left the village, Uchiha Kiyoshi and his clone knew that Maga had already prepared a story, just waiting for Nawaki to arrive so they could keep him there.

As a result, the rope tree seemed to have disappeared.

"Rope Tree? What are you doing here?"

While Rope Tree was lost in thought, Teru approached and asked a question.

"Hey? Hui? What are you doing here? Are you going to the Immortal Organization too?"

God, go to the Immortal Organization.

This is the Land of Whirlpools!

Okay, one thing is confirmed.

Rope Tree didn't change his mind on the spur of the moment; he simply took the wrong path.

"You've taken the wrong turn?"

Seeing Hui's slightly puzzled expression, Nawaki immediately bristled.

"How could this be! How could I, Nawaki, get lost!"

"Okay, I know the answer."

"Damn it, it's not what you think."

"Speaking of which, after all this time, even if you got lost, you should have traveled all over the ninja world by now, right? How did you end up in the Land of Whirlpools?"

Faced with Hui's question, Rope Tree didn't know which point to answer.

"Is this the Land of Whirlpools?"

Rope Tree was the first to notice its own location.

This was the first time in so long, since leaving the Temple of Fire, that he was so certain of his location.

Hui nodded, and then just stared at Rope Tree.