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Chapter 203 A New Path, Rebirth of the Six Paths

Hashirama Senju's cells are extremely volatile, and ordinary people simply cannot absorb or digest them.

If one does not possess the corresponding Six Paths bloodline, even a Kage-level powerhouse like Danzo would need a large number of Sharingan to achieve Yin-Yang balance (similarly, such a large number of Sharingan would require the First Hokage's cells to maintain), and they could not use them frequently, requiring the support of sealing techniques to maintain them, otherwise the consumption of chakra would be enormous.

It can be said that, apart from the Six Paths bloodline, the only outcome for an ordinary person who fuses with the First Generation Cell is to be devoured by the First Generation Cell. At most, they can fuse with a modified version like White Zetsu. Even for the Six Paths bloodline, it is extremely difficult to withstand the cells.

Even with his current Kage-level strength and chakra, plus his Mangekyou Sharingan, Fugaku's chances of successfully fusing with Hashirama Senju's cells are still almost zero.

There's no way around it, that's the monstrous thing about the strongest Asura reincarnation!

Of course, the cells that were fused to Fugaku at this moment had been modified over countless generations. The reason for saying this was simply to increase Fugaku's excitement and maximize the characteristics of the Sharingan and the Uchiha clan's Yin Release chakra.

"Alright, there's no need to be too scared or worried. It's not as serious as Orochimaru makes it out to be."

Mizuki Yoru looked at the extremely nervous Fugaku with amusement: "Just unleash your eye power to the maximum to suppress and neutralize that force, and there shouldn't be any major problems."

"Ok!"

Upon hearing this, Fugaku nodded emphatically, took a deep breath, and his pair of blood-red three-tomoe Sharingan began to rotate, transforming into a kaleidoscope.

Seeing that Fugaku was ready, Yoru nodded to Orochimaru. After disinfecting his hands, Orochimaru gave Fugaku several injections and poured several bags of unknown liquid into Fugaku's body.

Then, Orochimaru picked up a scalpel and gently made an incision in Fugaku's chest, using chakra to activate the chakra channels inside, making them even more active.

Cell transplantation is not something that can be done casually, especially the cells of Hashirama Senju.

Even special cells that have undergone countless generations of modification generally require transplantation into the areas with the densest chakra meridians in the body to achieve perfect fusion with transplanted cells. This is because only in this way can the recipient mobilize sufficient chakra to suppress and fuse with the cell body.

Moreover, after fusion, the transplanted power can be used better, even to the point of being as easy to control as an limb.

Generally speaking, there are eight places in the human body where the chakra meridians are most concentrated, located on both sides of the brain, the heart, and six points on the torso.

Commonly known as the Eight Gates!

For example, the forbidden technique Eight Gates in taijutsu involves activating the chakra pathways within these eight areas, thereby breaking the chakra restrictions and obtaining a massive amount of chakra.

From Fugaku's own perspective, the most suitable areas for transplantation and the areas where the transplant would integrate most perfectly are the two large chakra meridian nodes on the top of his head, namely the "Gate of Rest" and the "Gate of Opening," as well as the "Gate of Death" located at his heart.

The former is because the Uchiha clan's Yin Release chakra is most concentrated in the brain, allowing it to fuse with cells to the maximum extent.

The latter is because the Gate of Death is the ultimate limit of chakra in the human body and the most powerful source of chakra!

Madara Uchiha transplanted Hashirama Senju's original cells into the Death Gate, which is the location of the heart. This is why Madara Uchiha's Wood Release power can be almost as powerful as Hashirama Senju's.

Those like Danzo and Obito, who had their Wood Release transplanted into their arms, could barely use Wood Release techniques and could only rely on their own chakra to activate it, making them extremely vulnerable to backlash.

Of course, those two had no choice; the former didn't have the Six Paths bloodline, and the latter had lost half his body, so they had no other option.

However, for safety reasons, and considering that Fugaku's only goal was to restore or enhance his eye power to a certain extent, without needing to achieve much evolution, Orochimaru chose a location for Fugaku near his lower dantian, specifically the seventh gate of the Eight Gates, the Gate of Shock.

This way, even if the transplant fails, the flesh can be removed in time, allowing Fugaku to live instead of turning into a large tree.

After identifying the area and cutting it, Orochimaru used tweezers to pick up a piece of pure white flesh and buried it in Fugaku's side. At the same time, he dripped various nutrient solutions and inhibitory solutions into it and released a certain amount of chakra to promote cell fusion.

"Ah!"

As the chakra was activated, the pure white fleshy bud immediately began to wriggle.

Pure white buds, like tree roots, were deeply embedded in the surrounding flesh and blood.

At that instant, the chakra fluctuation curves on the various monitoring instruments around him changed significantly. Fugaku himself seemed to have been subjected to an immense shock, his whole body trembled violently, he let out a cry, and then his eyes widened and his pupils contracted.

The crimson kaleidoscope began to spin rapidly, and Yin Release chakra began to gather continuously towards the lower abdomen, resisting the erosion of Hashirama's cells.

"Relax, don't be too tense. The key is the degree to which your eye power and your own chakra integrate with it. Don't resist it too strongly."

Looking at the changes in Fugaku, Yoru spoke calmly. He had also conducted experiments on Shisui before, so he was quite familiar with the process.

At this moment, Fugaku was clearly overreacting, but after hearing Ye's voice, he calmed down slightly.

The fleshy buds on Fugaku's abdomen wriggled and twisted, constantly eroding outwards, seemingly trying to use this new body as a source of nutrition and devour it directly.

But it seemed that Fugaku's chakra and eye power had an effect. Soon, the twisted bud slowly retracted back to Fugaku's waist, wriggling on it and emitting a faint green light.

This is a sign that chakra is being released!

Stimulated by Fugaku's Yin Release chakra, the Yang Release chakra within Hashirama's cells also began to be released!

The contact and collision of two completely different chakras was clearly not a comfortable process. Fugaku's face began to contort into a grimace, and as the process continued, the Hashirama cells on Fugaku's lower abdomen began to twist and deform, until finally his body began to transform into a pale, resolute human face.

Upon seeing this face, Orochimaru's expression became somewhat strange, but he wasn't too surprised, clearly having seen it many times in the laboratory.

"Continue to mobilize your pupil power and slowly stabilize this position..."

Looking at the data on the monitoring instrument, Ye nodded slightly and said with a faint smile, "Just hold on a little longer, we'll succeed soon."

at the same time.

Yuyin Village.

Nagato, with his striking red hair, stood atop the tallest iron tower in Amegakure, overlooking the entire village.

Unlike the Pain who reigned supreme in the past, the one who appeared here now was Nagato's true form, the true owner of the Rinnegan, God Nagato!

"How are you feeling?"

Konan, with paper wings on her back, hovered behind Nagato, her eyes filled with joy as she gazed at Nagato's fiery red hair, which seemed to burn like flames and was full of vitality.

The battle in the Land of Iron, while crippling Nagato and completely draining the Akatsuki leader's fighting power and even his life force, also gave him the opportunity to break free and rise again.

With the fusion of the special White Zetsu and the enhancement of Hashirama Senju's cells, Nagato, who had been at his wit's end, underwent a transformation. Not only were his legs repaired, but his own strength far surpassed what it had been before.

Of course, strength is secondary. The real key point is that, in Konan's eyes, Nagato at this moment is incredibly similar to the Nagato before the calamity. Coupled with that aura, it even gives the impression of a combination of Nagato and Yahiko before that calamity!

"I feel great. Perhaps I should have agreed with White Zetsu and Madara's ideas from the beginning. Hashirama Senju's power is indeed extremely compatible with my own bloodline and Rinnegan, with a wonderful resonance and connection, replenishing and activating my life force!"

Nagato turned around, looked at Konan, and a gentle look appeared in her eyes: "In that case, we might not have experienced so much danger."

"As the teacher said, all hardships are for the sake of becoming a better version of ourselves." Xiao Nan shook her head and said softly, "If we hadn't gone through those experiences, we might not have been able to grow up to where we are today."

"Indeed, but we will never have to endure those hardships again!"

"My body has now recovered to its peak, it is a true divine body. With my power, even Mizuki Yoru is no threat!" Nagato said confidently, his pale purple Rinnegan flashing with a dark light, which added to his aura.

"Not bad momentum, but still far from enough to defeat Minazuki Yoru."

The abrupt sound interrupted the 'god's' emotional outpouring. Ripples appeared in the space behind Nagato, the ground trembled, and Zetsu and Obito's figures emerged.

"Is there something you need, 'Ban'?"

Upon seeing the two, Nagato's eyes flickered slightly, and Konan's eyebrows furrowed gently, but she didn't say much. Nagato also addressed Obito in a calm tone.

After all, Nagato's recovery to this level was indeed due to the combined efforts of the two of them.

"This is just to prevent you from getting too arrogant. Your current strength is far from enough to defeat Minazuki Yoru." Obito's disguised hoarse and deep voice came from under the mask, and the suppressed anger in his tone was obvious to both Konan and Nagato.

Is this guy who just fought Minazuki Yoru and got thrashed, and now he's come looking for help?

Nagato's eyes flickered slightly, and he couldn't help but think to himself.

"Hehe, whether it's enough or not isn't up to you to decide."

"Say whatever you want, you should know that the gap between you and Mizuki Yoru is not something that can be bridged by a complete physical body. Even if you have mastered a certain level of Wood Release now, it is far from enough."

"Three years ago, you fought against Mizuki Yoru in the Land of Iron, and I didn't tell you about what happened to me in Konoha before because of your condition. Now I will tell you."

With that, Obito took out a scroll and tossed it to Nagato.

Nagato frowned as he took it and opened it.

With just one glance, the Akatsuki leader, who had just moments before hailed himself as a god and unparalleled in the world, changed his expression drastically, becoming extremely solemn.

"Don't doubt the authenticity of this information or think that I fabricated it. The ruins of that day are still in Konoha. The magnificent chakra residue has caused the once most lush forest in Konoha to be barren to this day!"

"Although I hate to admit it, his strength has surpassed that of me and Hasi Hot Mom at our peak, reaching a level close to that of the Sage of Six Paths. If you want to defeat him, you are still far from it!"

"..."

Nagato's gaze was solemn, and after a long while, under Konan's worried watch, he closed the scroll.

"You didn't come here to discourage me, did you, 'Ban'?"

"Of course not. Besides preventing you from having the wrong perception due to your restored strength, my real purpose is to help you defeat Minazuki Yoru!"

"Help?" Nagato's heart skipped a beat. He knew that Minazuki Yoru was their greatest enemy at the moment, and Madara would definitely spare no effort to help him in order to deal with that guy.

But at present, besides time, what other force can help him improve again?

"Due to some problems, our intelligence gathering on the tailed beasts has become extremely flawed, so I had no choice but to find a completely new path."

Obito tossed over another scroll, saying, "You should know about Nanto's Oni-Garara Technique. Based on his research, he hopes to achieve self-transcendence and become an immortal ultimate ninja by obtaining Steel Release, Swift Release, Dark Release, Storm Release, and the Sharingan."

"Based on this method, and some research, I have created another path to the supreme realm!"

Nagato frowned as he opened the scroll and examined it closely. The more he looked, the more his brows furrowed.

"With the eyes of a sage, you are a natural successor of the Six Paths. If you possess these eyes, you only need to gather all the bloodlines of the Six Paths and then fuse them together using the Oni-Garra Technique, you will be able to become a Sage of the Six Paths in another sense."

Obito paused slightly: "I call it..."

"The Six Realms of Existence!"

"Uchiha, Hyuga, Uzumaki, Kaguya, Senju..."

"The Sharingan, Byakugan, Wood Release, Shikotsumyaku, and the powerful life force of the Uzumaki clan—you now possess two of them: the Uzumaki clan's physique and the power of Wood Release. And I also have the Sharingan and the Byakugan."

"In other words, all you need to do next is acquire a powerful Corpse Bone Vein, and you will have gathered all the conditions to restore the Six Paths Bloodline. You only need to wait for the day of the celestial phenomenon to complete the ascension to godhood, break through the limits, and achieve the reincarnation of the Six Paths."

Obito, with his blood-red Sharingan beneath his swirling mask, gazed at Nagato, his tone filled with intense longing, even a seductive allure!

"At that time, the mere Mizunaru Yukiyo will no longer be your match, and you will be able to easily achieve our goal and bring peace to the whole world!"

Chapter 204 Nagato felt the sun had finally come out, and Kumogakure felt things were fine again.

Obito's words were highly persuasive, but the content they contained caused Nagato to frown deeply.

He glanced down at the scroll in his hand again, without saying a word.

The scroll contained information about how Minazuki Yoru withstood the Six Paths Sage's attack during the Nine-Tails' attack. It clearly stated that Minazuki Yoru's current strength was almost on par with the Sage of Six Paths, surpassing the former Asura of the Shinobi World, Uchiha Madara, and the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama.

Faced with such an existence, it's no wonder that even after recovering to his peak and mastering a certain level of Wood Release, Obito still felt that Nagato had no chance of winning.

Compared to the Six Paths of Heroes of the past, what is a mere Wood Release?

"How feasible is such a plan?"

Nagato spoke in a low voice, his Rinnegan, radiating a ghostly light, staring at Obito: "And the Shikotsumyaku... it should be Kirigakure's bloodline limit, right?"

“You possess the Rinnegan, making you a natural successor to the Six Paths, with a very high success rate. As for the Shikotsumyaku…” Obito paused, then nodded and said, “The Shikotsumyaku is indeed a bloodline limit of Kirigakure, specifically the bloodline limit of the Kirigakure Kaguya clan, and it is extremely difficult to awaken.”

"According to our estimates, only a dozen or so members of the entire Kaguya clan have awakened the Shikotsumyaku. I hope you can set your sights on a young man named Kaguya Kimimaro. He was born with the Shikotsumyaku and is the strongest bloodline inheritor of the Kaguya clan in a hundred years."

"If you can seize it and fuse with it, and combine it with the top geniuses of the Sharingan and Byakugan in my possession, once your bloodline fusion is successful, its strength will be pushed directly to its peak!"

"Hehe, don't joke around!"

Nagato sneered, directly interrupting Obito's empty promise.

"We both know the situation in Kirigakure. With Mizuki Yoru and Seireitei around, there's no way we can capture a genius bloodline awakener from a ninja clan!"

"I will lure Minazuki Yoru away."

"Attract him with your mouth?" Konan didn't tolerate Obito's behavior. If Obito hadn't sent Nagato to the Land of Iron, she wouldn't have had to worry about Nagato for so long.

Although Nagato has not only recovered but also become even stronger, this is still due to the use of the White Zetsu's special ability.

Whether or not there was something added to White Zetsu, those in the know know!

Obito gave Konan a cold look. If it weren't for a problem, he would never have thought of telling Nagato about the plan, thus creating an unexpected situation for himself.

However, there was nothing that could be done. White Zetsu detected that the special spores on Fugaku's body had simply disappeared. The last thing he saw before the spores disappeared was Minazuki Yoru.

There is no doubt that Obito's plan to turn Fugaku Uchiha against him has likely been exposed, so he has no choice but to make more preparations and recruit more combatants.

Therefore, Obito sought out Nagato, who had recovered to his peak and even surpassed his former self!

"The infrastructure alliance between Sunagakure, Konoha and Kirigakure has now been established, and large-scale infrastructure construction has begun."

"Once things are settled in Kumogakure, I've decided to hold the Chunin Exams under the name of Sunagakure and invite Mizuki Yoru to come and sightsee."

Obito said in a deep voice, "At that time, all you need to do is keep Mizuki Yoru in Sunagakure, and I will directly infiltrate Kirigakure and seize the Shikotsumyaku!"

"..."