Chapter 267

Shi Yuan did not know his thoughts, and even if he did, he likely would not have cared.

He followed his own plan and threw himself back into cultivation.

Before launching the next phase of his experiments, he needed to first boost his own strength, thoroughly digest the gains from this period, and completely convert them into his own power.

In the time that followed, the Ninja World became utterly chaotic.

Within the Mist Hidden Village, Mei Terumi, without any surprise, became the Fifth Mizukage, immediately implemented a policy of isolation, refused to communicate with the outside world, silently strengthened her own power, and allowed the Mist Hidden Village to rest and recover.

In the Leaf Hidden Village, Jiraiya waited a long time but could not wait for Tsunade to return, and ultimately became the Fifth Hokage.

And although the Stone Hidden Village and the Cloud Hidden Village were shocked by the appearance of Shi Yuan and the First Hokage in the intelligence reports and dared not act rashly,

they secretly sent people to change identities and test the Leaf's true strength.

Immediately, the borders of the Land of Fire began to burn with war.

To prevent anyone from seeing the Leaf's weakness, Jiraiya could only continuously dispatch strong individuals to the battlefield.

He personally went to speak with the Uchiha Clan, Itachi, and the elders, and reached a deal with the Uchiha Clan.

Itachi voluntarily surrendered part of the Police Force's authority, and even gave up some of the Police Force's positions to other families in the Leaf.

In exchange, the Uchiha also gained positions in the Anbu and could form an Anbu squad!

They also obtained some other rights and benefits!

Once the deal was completed, the Uchiha Clan was immediately dispatched to the battlefield, and Itachi personally joined the fight!

Itachi's participation with his Mangekyo Sharingan opened to some extent alleviated the Leaf's tension regarding top-tier combat power.

But this also made the front-line battlefield even more brutal.

And after a series of probes, the Stone Hidden Village and the Cloud Hidden Village confirmed that the Leaf had no so-called resurrected First Hokage or Shi Yuan, and finally stopped holding back, beginning to fight the Leaf openly.

The Sand Hidden Village formed a war alliance with the Leaf, and together with its ancestral feud with the Stone Hidden Village, it was dragged into the war not long after, fighting the Stone Hidden Village to a standstill on the borders.

Although the major Hidden Villages did not want to repeat the mistakes of the Third Ninja War and kept controlling the scale and intensity of the war,

this also made this small-scale war drag on for an exceptionally long time.

Such a war also made it difficult for the Leaf to recover, forcing it to fight while exhausted.

Throughout the entire war, the Mist Hidden Village stayed out of it.

Time slowly passed.

Two years later.

Within the Land of Water, in a remote mountain forest.

This was the base Orochimaru had re-established!

Shi Yuan was cultivating in the deepest part of the base, and the aura around him had become even more otherworldly.

"Two years, my Sage Body has completed about one-quarter."

Feeling the terrifying energy within his body, Shi Yuan could not help but feel somewhat shocked.

His current chakra reserves absolutely surpassed the First Hokage.

If he were to fight the First Hokage again, without needing any extra means, he could win!

And it would be a crushing victory!

Shi Yuan had absolute confidence in this.

Because in these two years, what he had grown in was not only the Sage Body cultivation method, but also various secret techniques!

In two years, he had cultivated the nature transformations and shape transformations of the five chakra natures—Wind, Fire, Lightning, Earth, and Water—to their limits, and could no longer see any room for improvement.

Shi Yuan even dared to say that his five chakra nature transformations and shape transformations had reached the limit of cultivation, the limit of the Ninja World, not just his current limit!

He could perform various elemental jutsu without forming hand seals and could easily manipulate chakra to undergo arbitrary shape transformations.

More importantly, his Yin-Yang Release had also reached its limit!

Although there was still room for growth, he believed that his Yin-Yang Release was top-tier even in the history of the Ninja World.

Besides that, he had also been cultivating various secret techniques.

Whether it was Mangekyo dojutsu, various Kekkei Genkai, various secret techniques, forbidden jutsu, or even the Water Transformation secret technique, he had mastered them all!

Even the Eight Gates, he could already open up to the Fifth Gate!

The current Shi Yuan, let alone the First Hokage, would dare to fight even a Six Paths-level opponent!

"The cultivation of the seven chakra natures is finally complete; now it is time to take the final step!"

"Truth-Seeking Orbs!"

A sharp light flashed in Shi Yuan's eyes.

Even he could not help but feel a bit nervous at this moment.

After all, the Truth-Seeking Orbs were the symbol of the Six Paths level!

Once successful, it would mean he had become Six Paths-level! Yi.