Chapter 106: Leaving Konoha and the Mangekyo Ability

After the Third Hokage finished giving his orders, he prepared to leave directly; however, he discovered that the surrounding Anbu did not say a word, but instead cleared a path for him.

Following the sound of footsteps, Uchiha Feiyu slowly walked in, looked up at the battlefield, and said with a light laugh:

"Teacher Orochimaru, weren't you here for revenge? Why have you become so pathetic?"

The pale-faced Orochimaru took a brown pill from his pocket and swallowed it. A moment later, as he opened his mouth and retched, a new Orochimaru vomited out from within, while the original body with the severed legs turned into a pile of human skin.

"Heh, Teacher Sarutobi didn't get the better of me. At his age, being poisoned and injured multiple times—even if he waits to recover, his own strength will weaken by thirty percent, while I will soon return to my prime!"

Although he said that, in reality, if Uchiha Feiyu hadn't been there to meet him, Orochimaru would likely have been in a miserable state.

Although he had restored his crippled body, the chakra in his body, which was already on the verge of exhaustion, was truly gone to the last drop this time. Because he had taken a stimulating drug, he would even have to wait a while before he could refine chakra again.

By then, even if Sarutobi Hiruzen were severely injured, he could still beat him to death with a single strike—what did it matter if he didn't leave behind any aftereffects? Being beaten to death directly was far more miserable than being left with aftereffects.

Compared to Orochimaru, who felt a hint of joy upon seeing Uchiha Feiyu arrive, the Third Hokage was left with nothing but horror. His expression was extremely ugly as he spoke in a low voice:

"Uchiha Feiyu... Orochimaru used the Uchiha Clan directly for human experiments. Now that you are still following him, aren't you afraid that he will treat you as an experimental subject in the future?"

"Tsk, of course I know what kind of person my teacher is, but at the same time, I also know very well what kind of person you are, and what kind of hellhole Konoha is!"

"You... you have too many misunderstandings about Konoha and the Hokage..."

"But whether it is for me to conduct research, or for you to kill to your heart's content, neither can be separated from the support of a faction. In the Ninja World, not having enough subordinates is always a troublesome matter."

This time was not like the original story where he was forced to flee by the Third Hokage due to a sudden incident; he had long had time to prepare, so Orochimaru naturally would not choose to start from scratch.

"How about it? Feiyu, do you want to come with me? If the two of us join forces, creating a new faction comparable to the Five Great Shinobi Villages would be a simple matter."

"Cooperating with you is fine, Teacher, but forming a faction together is out of the question. Rather than painstakingly building a faction myself, it would be better to find a way to occupy a nest like a cuckoo and take over another faction directly."

Orochimaru's various research projects were useful to ordinary ninja, but to Uchiha Feiyu, they were just so-so. Without sufficient benefits, acting with Orochimaru was not very rational.

After walking out of Konoha, Orochimaru gave a whistle, and dozens of ninja jumped out from the bushes. Having cultivated in Konoha for twenty or thirty years, with Orochimaru's ability, he naturally had a group of loyal confidants.

"Forget it, I'm not very interested in things like creating a new faction."

Becoming a high-level hired muscle was no problem, as long as there were sufficient benefits. The reason he was willing to leave Konoha was not really because Konoha was terrible or because he was pursuing personal freedom; it was simply because Konoha had become an obstacle to the improvement of his strength.

Hearing this, the Third Hokage's vision went black, and he nearly fainted on the spot.

"There is no misunderstanding. I forgot to tell you a very unfortunate piece of news: I have already browsed through all the files of Root, and my understanding of the entire Konoha is not a bit less than yours and Danzō's."

As for shifting the blame... when Danzō was alive, this trick might have been very useful; at worst, he could just sacrifice his old classmate to appease the public's anger. But looking at the current situation, the possibility of Danzō surviving was very small. By then, the anger of the villagers and ordinary ninja would have nowhere to vent and would only burn the Konoha High Command.

Were the materials of Root something that could be shown directly to ordinary ninja and villagers? Not to mention the issue of confidentiality, just the black history of Root alone was enough to make all the ninja and civilians furious and burn down the entire Konoha!

"By the way, there is one more thing. I made thousands of copies of certain materials from Root, and on my way here from the Uchiha Clan's compound, I have already distributed them all!"

"If I have to choose between bad and worse, then I will still choose my teacher. At least he is openly evil; as long as my strength is sufficient, I won't be tricked."

However, Uchiha Feiyu knew very well that when it came to building a faction, he could not compare to Orochimaru, the brainwashing expert. If he really joined forces with Orochimaru, the final result would likely be him becoming a high-level hired muscle.

The Third Hokage moved his lips a few times, but ultimately, considering the current situation in Konoha and being intimidated by Uchiha Feiyu's shocking Genjutsu, he did not speak to order the ninja to stop them.

Although Five Senses Control could not manipulate too many ninja, it was enough for Uchiha Feiyu to fish in troubled waters amidst the current chaotic scene and leave silently.

Uchiha Feiyu looked at Orochimaru's subordinates with some envy, then shook his head:

Uchiha Feiyu pondered for a moment; what Orochimaru said made a lot of sense. Just as he now envied that Orochimaru still had some subordinates, in the Ninja World, even if one reached the level of Madara Uchiha or Senju Hashirama, one still needed enough subordinates to handle matters.

Uchiha Feiyu admired the constantly changing expressions on the Third Hokage's face, laughed lightly, and then turned to leave. The pale-faced Orochimaru coughed twice, revealed a satisfied smile, and followed behind Uchiha Feiyu.

Five Senses Control had greatly improved Uchiha Feiyu's Genjutsu ability, and combined with his Sharingan, which was infinitely close to the Mangekyo level, he could still manage to control an ordinary Shadow-level Ninja just like Uchiha Obito.

It just so happened that a certain Great Ninja Village was currently suffering from almost total loss of high-level combat power due to the Ninja World War, which was a perfect opportunity for Uchiha Feiyu to take advantage of the situation.

Hearing this, Orochimaru could only twitch the corners of his mouth. There was no helping it; this method could only be done by an Uchiha proficient in Genjutsu, and it had to be one of the top Genjutsu masters among the Uchiha to control the leader of a faction.

Although Orochimaru had outstanding talent and his Genjutsu could be called excellent, it was absolutely impossible for him to control the leader of a Ninja Village for a long time; he couldn't even manage to occupy a nest like a cuckoo.

At this moment, Orochimaru even had the thought of simply defecting to his disciple. Although he had the ability to build a faction, wouldn't it be better to spend this energy on research?

In the end, it was his own pride that made Orochimaru reject this idea. He let out a long sigh and said:

"Since that is the case, it seems we can only go our separate ways..."

"It doesn't matter, at least we can continue to cooperate in the future. If Teacher Orochimaru has anything you want me to do, you can contact me directly, as long as you have the payment ready!"

As for what the payment was, Uchiha Feiyu did not say, but he believed Orochimaru knew very well, after all, they had cooperated so many times.

The corpses left behind every time Orochimaru conducted experiments were actually high-quality Bloodline materials, only dying because of the bloodline conflict and rejection caused by Orochimaru's experiments.

To Orochimaru, these experimental subjects were naturally useless because of their chaotic bloodlines, but to Uchiha Feiyu, no matter how chaotic their bloodlines were, once thrown into the Blood Pool, they could become excellent materials.

Orochimaru nodded, licked his tongue, and said:

"Cooperating with each other? That's fine too. I really look forward to seeing how much of a stir you, this little brat, can cause in the Ninja World!"

As a ninja, Uchiha Feiyu had all kinds of shortcomings, but his sheer strength alone made up for all his other flaws. To have such a collaborator, Orochimaru was naturally more than happy.

Moreover, Orochimaru was the one who understood best how Uchiha Feiyu's strength improved; that trait of becoming stronger by stepping on the bones and blood of others was naturally suited to this chaotic Ninja World.

"Possessing this trait, this brat will definitely make the Ninja World even more chaotic in the future. Only in such a situation can he truly continue to become stronger... Heh, what a future to look forward to."

After parting ways with Orochimaru, Uchiha Feiyu did not delay and went directly to the underground Blood Pool.

He still had dozens of Uchiha corpses on hand; throwing them directly into the Blood Pool could allow his bloodline to evolve one step further, and by then, the Dojutsu conceived within his eyes would also be completely revealed.

Practice makes perfect; when Uchiha Feiyu tore open the meat cocoon in the Blood Pool again, he had already sensed the ninjutsu within his eyes.

Opening his eyes, three Tomoe rotated continuously. Uchiha Feiyu's outward appearance was still a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, but in essence, it already possessed the nature of a Mangekyo.

"Actually... both eyes are Tsukuyomi?!"

Regarding the ninjutsu he had obtained, Uchiha Feiyu was also confused. Although many people said that the ninjutsu obtained by the Uchiha Clan often reflected their obsession at the moment they opened their Mangekyo, even if he had an obsession, he had been thinking of Kotoamatsukami and Kamui!

And what was the point of both eyes being Tsukuyomi? Didn't this mean he had effectively nerfed one ninjutsu?

However, soon, with a deeper understanding, Uchiha Feiyu realized that having both eyes be Tsukuyomi actually seemed quite good.

Just as Shisui Uchiha's dual-eye Kotoamatsukami had an effect far stronger than ordinary Mangekyo Dojutsu, Uchiha Feiyu's dual-eye Tsukuyomi's effect also far exceeded that of Itachi Uchiha's Tsukuyomi.

First was the control of time within the Illusion Space. Itachi Uchiha's Tsukuyomi could stretch an instant into three days, while Uchiha Feiyu could stretch time infinitely, though the longer the time, the more chakra it consumed.

With Uchiha Feiyu's chakra, he could even stretch the time in the Illusion Space to several months or even a year; of course, doing so would consume a massive amount of chakra.

Secondly, the dual-eye Tsukuyomi created a void Illusion Space through resonance. This space could not contain physical objects, but it could absorb the Soul.

For ordinary ninja, this so-called Illusion Space that absorbs souls does not have much significance; at most, it is used to borrow the power of souls to strengthen the might of the Tsukuyomi Genjutsu.

But for Uchiha Feiyu, who possesses the Spirit-Restraining and General-Commanding, the role of the Illusion Space is immense; it means that even within the Genjutsu, Uchiha Feiyu can borrow the power of these souls to cultivate.

Yes, using Tsukuyomi for cultivation—in Uchiha Feiyu's eyes, this is the best way to use it.

The main reason is that Uchiha Feiyu's Sharingan, because it evolved from his own bloodline, is not like those Mangekyo that were stimulated and thus have unstable foundations, so there is no situation where he cannot recover once his ocular power is consumed.

Coupled with the fact that he has now even awakened a portion of the Sage Body, it makes his recovery speed incredibly fast, allowing him to convert one day into one year for cultivation within the Illusion Space.

The vast majority of ninjutsu possessed by souls no longer provide much help to the current Uchiha Feiyu, but regarding the most fundamental chakra Nature Transformation and chakra Shape Transformation, every ninja has different areas of focus.

Taking the strengths of these things to make up for his own weaknesses and absorbing them is enough for Uchiha Feiyu to forge the strongest foundation.

Although the previous Uchiha Feiyu had also honed his foundation through these souls with remarkable results, because the time was too short, he had not truly exceeded the boundaries of a top-tier ninja.

But now, possessing the effect of the Illusion Space where one day equals one year, Uchiha Feiyu believes that the Shape Transformation and Nature Transformation of his seven chakra attributes will soon reach an unimaginable level, and in the end, perhaps even a Great Fireball Technique could unleash the power of an S-Rank Ninjutsu.

Moreover, these Shape Transformation and Nature Transformation are also the foundation for synthesizing Bloodline Limit ninjutsu; theoretically, if one truly masters all the shapes and natures of their attributes, even Truth-Seeking Ball and Bloodline Net could be synthesized.

After experimenting slightly with his abilities, Uchiha Feiyu conducted another cultivation session in the Illusion Space, confirming that his ideas were indeed feasible.

Opening his eyes again, the Three-Tomoe in Uchiha Feiyu's eyes finally stopped spinning, and the chakra aura on his body dropped significantly; that was because he had just used Tsukuyomi to stretch time for a year, consuming a large amount of chakra.

However, Uchiha Feiyu's expression was very pleased; he extended one hand, and on each of his five fingers, a strand of chakra condensed, subsequently transforming into a tiny whirlwind, a droplet of water, a yellowish-brown pebble, a faint bolt of lightning, and a flickering candle flame.

"The speed of progress is truly fast... In that case, the souls in my possession are becoming a bit insufficient."

A single cultivation session allowed Uchiha Feiyu to drain the knowledge of over a hundred souls, and his chakra Nature Transformation and Shape Transformation advanced by leaps and bounds; one must know that in the past, even if he spent a year, his cultivation results would only be about this much.

It is just that because of this, the thousands of souls that could originally provide Uchiha Feiyu with ten years of cultivation can now only allow him to cultivate for ten days.

(End of this chapter)