Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village.

But this guy can actually drink natural energy like water and eat it like food...

"When do you plan to begin the ceremony?"

Jigen's words made Danzo look away. After thinking for a moment, Danzo made up his mind.

Now that the offerings are plentiful and his best friend has agreed to stand by him, he is blessed with favorable timing, location, and support.

If we hesitate, things may change if we delay. It's better to start the ceremony directly!

"Let's do it tomorrow!"

"Tomorrow?" Jigen glanced at Danzo with some surprise, but didn't say anything more. He nodded and said, "In that case, let's do it tomorrow. I will take you to the location of the ceremony then."

"So good!"

The Ghost Sprout Ritual is incredibly massive; the ninja world is practically filled with Mizuki Yoru's eyes, making it impossible to perform within Konoha Village.

Since Jigen is willing to use his elusive space-time ninjutsu to help me choose the location for the ceremony, that would be perfect.

"By the way, do you know why that guy slaughtered the Uchiha clan and collected so many Sharingan eyes?" Danzo suddenly asked. "You should know his background, right?"

Jigen's identity is extremely mysterious. The reason Danzo cooperated with him was because, in addition to the terrifying power that Jigen displayed, which Danzo could not resist, the information and intelligence that Jigen possessed were of utmost importance.

In just a few words, the other party not only revealed countless secrets of Konoha over the past ten years, including the White Fang incident, but also knew all the scandals and secrets from the Warring States period and the early days of Konoha's founding.

For example, the Second Hokage's various underhanded tactics against the Uchiha clan, the demise of the Senju clan, and so on...

Although the masked man had cooperated with Danzo, Danzo didn't know much about him.

This time, by joining forces with the other party to take down the Uchiha, Danzo had essentially left a handle in the hands of the masked man. Naturally, Danzo felt some resentment towards the masked man. If he could obtain some information about the masked man, Danzo could deal with him as soon as possible.

"That guy has the same goal as you."

Cixian paused slightly, and while speaking, he raised his palm towards the ten-tailed sapling in front of him.

The ten-tailed fox, which was devouring natural energy, seemed to have received some kind of command. It wriggled twice reluctantly before slowly spitting out some brownish, pill-like things from its mouthparts.

"The Sharingan allows the release of forbidden eye techniques of the Uchiha clan, thereby increasing the success rate of the ritual."

"And if I'm not mistaken, he should be carrying out the ceremony around this time as well."

"...Izanagi, huh?"

Danzo's eyes darkened slightly. If that's the case, then he really can't hesitate any longer!

……

The country of whirlpool.

This once-powerful ninja nation, allied with the Land of Fire, once stood at the pinnacle of the ninja world.

During the Warring States period, the Uzumaki clan of the Land of Whirlpools, with their extraordinary physical strength and regenerative abilities, coupled with their superior chakra power compared to other ninjas, once made a name for themselves in the ninja world.

Furthermore, they possessed the most powerful sealing techniques in the world, and even had a dedicated system for passing down sealing techniques. As a result, the Uzumaki clan of the Land of Whirlpools was able to create a ninja village on their own after the Warring States period ended!

Wochao Village!

Furthermore, the marriage between the Uzumaki clan princess and the First Hokage further strengthened the relationship between Konoha and Uzumaki villages. Even the ninja symbol of Konoha is the mark of the Uzumaki clan.

Unfortunately.

Things reach their extremes and then reverse; prosperity leads to decline.

One day after the end of the First Shinobi World War, Uzushio Village was attacked by a terrifying force, and the once prosperous Uzushio Village was destroyed without even Konoha being able to react.

It is said that the battle was extremely fierce, with all members of Uzumaki Village dying in the battle. Even the yolks of the eggs in the village were broken. Only a few scattered members of the Uzumaki clan survived in the ninja world.

Some believe that Kirigakure was behind it, but they had no motive to do so. Even if they coveted the sealing techniques possessed by the Uzumaki clan, their attack from overseas across thousands of miles would have been too drastic.

It's possible that Iwagakure became the village's jinchūriki. The four-tailed and five-tailed takin only truly rose to prominence in Iwagakure after the Uzumaki clan was wiped out.

The same principle applies to other major ninja villages, but a special conspiracy has been circulating in the ninja world.

That's the one who made the move—it's Konoha!

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Konoha personally annihilated Uzumaki Village because they did not want Uzumaki Village's sealing techniques to appear anywhere else in the world, but only within Konoha.

Unfortunately, after Konoha destroyed Uzumaki Village, the Uzumaki clan's Jinchuriki sealing techniques were exploited by other ninja villages, leading to their acquisition by various other ninja villages...

Of course, these things are now impossible to verify. Wochao Village has become dust of history. This ruin, full of war relics, has begun to regain its vitality after decades of development. However, just as the seeds of vitality were sprouting, Wochao Village welcomed an uninvited guest today.

"Is this the location you chose?"

The space was distorted, and Obito, who had replaced his original vortex-shaped one-eyed mask with a pure white mask, looked around, revealing a pair of blood-red alien kaleidoscopes.

This place seemed to have nothing special about it, far inferior to the treasure land he had originally searched for in the Land of Earth.

However, since Black Zetsu brought him here, he must have his own reasons.

"This is the Tidal Cliff outside the Land of Whirlpools. Every ten years, a giant ocean tide occurs here." Black Zetsu explained, looking at the churning waves on the cliff in front of him. "Although this is not a particularly rare natural phenomenon, it still gathers a considerable amount of natural energy."

"Furthermore, since your chakra is fire-attribute, the water-attribute power of this massive tidal wave can help balance the imbalance of attributes within you."

"Tide of the sea?"

Obito was somewhat surprised; if it weren't for the absolute location, he probably would never have discovered it in his entire life.

However, the waves in front of them seemed no different from ordinary waves.

“There’s still one day until the next Great Ocean Tide. You can use this day to prepare for the ritual and get yourself in the right state.” Black Zetsu paused slightly. “It’s best to take it down in one go. Otherwise, it will be a tremendous test for you, whether it’s your chakra, the offerings, or your mind and body.”

"Haha, don't worry."

Obito smiled confidently. Even Hiruko could survive this ritual, so how could he possibly fail?

The only point worth noting is the fusion of souls. As long as he can keep his mind and body steady and carefully control it using the power of Yin-Yang Escape, he believes he can do it!

With the ritual of Hiruko as a reference, the preparations for the entire ceremony went very smoothly. In less than half a day, everything, including the construction of the altar, was completed.

Following Hiruko's ritual, the perfect laborers, the White Zetsu, built a ritual altar atop the cliff. At the same time, they arranged sealing techniques and complex chakra transmission lines on the rock walls to ensure that Obito could utilize the natural energy generated by the ocean tides.

Obito sat quietly on the edge of the cliff, watching the ebb and flow of the tides and the sunrise and sunset over the distant sea.

"Everything is ready."

Upon hearing White Zetsu's report, Obito slowly stood up and looked at Black Zetsu: "Your Giant Ocean Tide doesn't seem to have appeared yet."

"Don't rush." ​​Black Zetsu gazed into the distance. He had lived in the ninja world for thousands of years and would never make a mistake in this kind of thing.

The giant ocean tide occurs once every ten years and was once a famous tourist attraction in the land of whirlpools during the Warring States period.

As everyone gazed into the distance, the sea before them seemed unchanged, its surface rippling gently in the sea breeze as always.

But as the morning glow filled the east, a tremendous roar, like rolling thunder in the sky, suddenly exploded, followed by a continuous rumbling sound.

Such a commotion immediately startled the White Zetsu present, causing them to panic. Obito squinted and looked into the distance.

In his vision, the waves beneath his feet seemed to be stirred by an inexplicable energy, with waves rolling and surging, growing more and more intense. By the time those waves reached him, they had already transformed into raging torrents.

The highest waves reached hundreds of meters high, crashing heavily against the cliffs beneath their feet.

The sheer power of nature left the White Zetsu present speechless with fear. Apart from their physical forms, they were so terrified that they collapsed to the ground, staring blankly at everything.

Even Obito was quite alarmed.

"Now, Obito!" Black Zetsu said in a deep voice, "The ocean tides will continuously gather natural energy on this cliff, but this celestial phenomenon won't last long. Seize the opportunity!"

Black Zetsu's reminder pulled Obito out of his awe of nature. After taking a deep breath, Obito waved his hand and released the five offerings he had prepared from the Kamui dimension.

The sensible White Zetsu quickly tied the five offerings to the altar.

Unlike Hiruko's Steel Release, Swift Release, Dark Release, Magnet Release, and Sharingan, Obito, who knew the answer to the version, chose sacrifices that he had carefully selected himself.

The Hyuga clan's top genius, and the grandson of the Hyuga Elder!

The descendants of the Golden Horn and Silver Horn, who inherited the purest bloodline of the Six Paths!

In addition, there is the most talented elite of the Kazamatsuri clan, the elite Jonin of the Kaguya clan who has awakened the Shikotsumyaku, and the Uzumaki orphan with Kagura's Mind's Eye and an extraordinary physique!

In fact, there were better options for these sacrifices, such as Kaguya Kimimaro or Hinata Hyuga, but due to various uncontrollable factors, this level of sacrifice was the limit that Obito could currently achieve.

Obito gazed indifferently at the five people bound to the altar, then went to the chakra transmission device and took out a large number of black crystals and a gourd-shaped special device from the Kamui dimension.

The former refers to the chakra he obtained during this period through the Iwagakure's rock protection plan, while the latter is the dark chakra he painstakingly collected using the pseudo-Jinchūriki 'Kū'!

With both of these chakra reserves being extremely large, coupled with the immense natural energy brought by the current ocean tide, Obito had complete confidence in the progress of the ritual!

The waves surged and crashed against the shore.

After arranging everything, Obito stepped into the center of the altar.

Beneath the altar, Black Zetsu directed several White Zetsu to operate various ritual instruments, while simultaneously activating the extraction of natural energy below.

"Everything is ready." After all the chakra was connected, Kuro nodded to Obito.

Obito slowly opened his lightly closed blood-red eyes, his two Mangekyou Sharingan rotating gently in their sockets, his tone calm.

"In that case, let's get started!"

Chapter 258 The Eternal Eye!

"let's start!"

At Obito's command, Black Zetsu nodded and formed hand seals. The White Zetsu around him, who were controlling the instruments, also formed hand seals to activate the instruments.

The unique rhythm of chakra permeated the formation. Zetsu clasped his hands together and landed heavily on the cliff, letting out a low shout.

"open!"

"Om!!"

As Zetsu was activated, the entire ritual array shone brightly. The surging chakra stirred up a gale that shot straight into the sky, while also making the turbulent ocean tide beneath their feet roar even louder.

A continuous stream of natural energy was drawn from the ocean tides by a special chakra array. The dense energy made the air on the ritual altar even thicker, which made Obito no longer hesitate. The Kamui dimension distorted, and the special bud that had been prepared beforehand emerged from the Kamui dimension!

His demon buds are slightly different from those of Hiruko.

Hiruko's demon bud is pale purple, while Obito's demon bud is white, even somewhat bluish.

The so-called "Oni-ya" is actually the adhesive for the Oni-ya-ra technique. Through this special material, the power of the bloodline limit is integrated into the body, thereby achieving self-sublimation.

Hiruko's Oni-bud was developed using natural materials combined with biotechnology, and it can already be considered one of the best materials in the world. However, based on Hiruko's research results, Obito combined it with various special Oni-buds with research data, and its strength far surpasses that of Hiruko's Oni-bud!

Its core lies in leukocytes!

The mild nature of the White Zetsu cells, combined with their near-omnipotent functionality, makes them the best fusion agent. After adding White Zetsu cells to the Ghost Sprout, the Ghost Sprout's strength is further enhanced.

"bring it on!"

Seeing the endless stream of demon buds emerging from the Kamui dimension, Obito slammed his hands together. The demon buds, like the slime clones of Majin Buu, split into five and pounced on the five people, binding them tightly.

The wriggling demon buds devoured the chakra, and before long, the genjutsu on the five people disappeared completely. But before they could react or struggle, the demon buds had already enveloped them.

Obito's eyes narrowed slightly. Under his control, the five demon buds wriggled for a moment before returning to his body and beginning to merge with him little by little.

Seeing this, Black Zetsu, who was controlling the chakra device in the distance, revealed a satisfied expression.

Obito's fusion ritual was clearly more stable and faster than Hiruko's, which was not only due to the difference in Oni-Girl's strength, but also the difference in their own strength.

Hiruko's foundation was too weak; in the end, he was just an ordinary Jonin, and he didn't have the bloodline of Hagoromo, that rebellious son. Obito, on the other hand, was different.

Obito, who possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan after fusing with White Zetsu cells, was a top-tier ninja even in the entire ninja world.

However, now is not the time to be happy. The ritual of Guiyaluo has only just begun, and what follows is the most crucial and difficult part.

Fusion Bloodline!

On the altar, Obito activated the 'Demon Sprouts' that had devoured the five bloodline ninjas, bringing them back into his body. The bluish-white Demon Sprouts adhered entirely to Obito's body and then merged into it. In an instant, Obito's body swelled several times its original size, looking like a huge, ugly, pitted, and uneven bluish-white fat ball.

"Congeal!"

The pain of bloodline fusion surged through Obito's heart. He gritted his teeth, growled, and unleashed his chakra without reservation, urging the fusion of the demon bud.

In an instant, a massive amount of chakra, visible to the naked eye, erupted from Obito's body. As this chakra erupted, the pitted and uneven demon buds on Obito's body surface quickly began to wriggle and merge at an accelerated pace.

This chakra was extremely powerful. Although it couldn't compare to Nagato's existence, which was already considered a Sage Body, it had vaguely reached the level of a Jinchūriki.

But it's not enough!

As Obito unleashed his full power, Black Zetsu immediately activated his chakra device. The massive natural energy of the ocean tide was continuously drawn out, and dark chakra and chakra crystals were simultaneously mobilized and fully enhanced Obito's body.

The immense chakra even caused the clear sky to change color at that moment, with dark clouds gathering and thunder roaring.

With the support of such chakra, Obito, who was at the center of the altar, began to accelerate the fusion of the demon buds on his body, and an unfathomable aura emanated from him.

That's the scent of the power of all things in the universe!