Chapter 181: Dao‑Seeking Jewel! Nagato: I Am a 2‑5 Traitor (Chapter 7K)

This is.

Looking at the black sphere floating in midair, he felt its connection to himself and the power it contained that seemed capable of destroying everything.

It made him unusually excited for a moment, yet also suddenly a bit confused.

This is the Dao‑seeking Jewel.

Yuzhi, of course, knew what this suddenly appearing black sphere that was tightly linked to him was, but in his memory, coaxing this thing to coalesce was certainly no simple matter!

It seemed to require bloodline elimination, or perhaps a terrifying ability like the "Reincarnation Eye chakra mode", in order to be forged, right?

But gradually, as he and this suddenly appearing Dao‑seeking Jewel grew ever tighter and the information flowing between them increased, he suddenly found himself both amused and exasperated.

So it was my mistake.

The Dao‑seeking Jewel, though it possesses the full power of the Yin‑Yang Five Elements and can easily wield strength beyond the limits and elimination of bloodline inheritance, has a trait that is easily overlooked.

These abilities are far too precious for ordinary people to even imagine.

However, the consumption doesn't seem weak either.

And the marvel of the Divine Ascension Long Stage lies here.

Yuzhi's chakra is strong, especially as his bloodline continuously rises, his chakra has become so formidable it makes one's hair stand on end.

Moreover, Akai's chakra ability isn't as poor as most imagine; this guy simply isn't adept at using chakra.

After briefly sensing his own chakra consumption, Yuzhi raised an eyebrow slightly, but that was a normal situation.

Although he felt a bit incredulous, in fact, as Yuzhi continuously linked with it, he kept perceiving the essence of its power.

Chakra, brought by the alien Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, has become the most reliable source of power in the ninja world, its importance is self‑evident.

This "self‑adaptation" lets them better fit everything in this world, and it caused Yuzhi to have some doubts about the effects these abilities produce.

Therefore, no matter how strong it is, fundamentally it does not belong to bloodline power but to the realm of "technique"!

That destructive power kept condensing, seemingly about to burst forth entirely!

The Dao‑seeking Jewel's essence uses the Yin‑Yang Release Technique to form a shape, and only by adding high‑density chakra of the seven attributes of the Yin‑Yang Five Elements can it coalesce.

But he knows clearly that the fusion of Indra and Asura forces is a way to activate the Power of All Phenomena.

One could say he had long since opened the gateway brick of the Dao‑seeking Jewel; he possesses conditions that ordinary people cannot match!

However, that's only part of what makes up the Dao‑seeking Jewel; another part is also quite difficult.

Simply put, he himself doesn't even know what it will become.

Moreover, the Dao‑seeking Jewel contains the Power of All Phenomena, and one way to activate that power is the intermingling of Indra and Asura forces.

It does not belong to the bloodline net!

It indeed requires all‑attribute chakra to intermix, but its hallmark is "intermixing", not "complete fusion".

The effect of "Blazing Sincerity" starts from chakra; it integrates and amplifies Yuzhi's own chakra strength, bringing his chakra up to at least the same level line!

Yuzhi does not know how many ways the Power of All Phenomena can be activated.

The Yin‑Yang Release Technique is an insurmountable hurdle for the entire ninja world!

In a world where ordinary people can hardly control Shadow Release and Sun Release, achieving this is already unimaginable.

If we talk about compressing chakra into a "high density" suitable for the Dao‑seeking Jewel, he is still lacking in everything except Fire Release and Lightning Release.

What a wonderful and inconceivable experience.

He increasingly understood the power of this Dao‑seeking Jewel, and increasingly grasped its characteristics.

It truly is a "technique", but to truly bring a technique to this level and thus forge a Dao‑seeking Jewel is indeed beyond ordinary people.

This is also the key to Yuzhi being able to coalesce the Dao‑seeking Jewel and fully master it.

These chakras may seem simple, but defining them as "high density" is no simple matter.

That is the high‑density chakra of the remaining five attributes!

Normally using the Dao‑seeking Jewel consumes little; even swinging it at someone casually costs little, but once it is constantly transformed or used directly for attacks—

Yuzhi murmured softly, that besides the Yin‑Yang intermixing of the Power of All Phenomena, the Dao‑seeking Jewel also has a terrifying component.

Is this a technique?

Glancing at Hikari, who was slowly recovering, Yuzhi extended his other hand, and the black Dao‑seeking Jewel obediently floated into his palm.

And this power is also an insurmountable threshold, even more unimaginable to ordinary people!

Yet Yuzhi possesses such power, or rather, he has the conditions to condense the Power of All Phenomena.

Moreover, whether one has the innate talent to cultivate chakra is also the key distinction between a ninja and an ordinary person.

Yuzhi, of course, knows that the Divine Ascension Long Stage has three upgradeable phases; after all, this was the ability of the angel from his previous life, and as a player he still remembers it.

This is also why Yuzhi was willing to bring out the Moon's Sun Release cultivation methods, after which the third‑generation people called Yuzhi's "Great Righteousness".

He only remembers that after these abilities arrived in this world, they unexpectedly underwent some "self‑adaptation" changes.

Even after Xiao Li activated the "Eight Gates", his chakra intensity is by no means weak!

Without chakra, one would be completely immobilized in this world!

Akai and Xiao Li's strength seems to stem from taijutsu, but they still possess the ability to wield chakra.

He has never been a naturally gifted player; he is a cheat player!

However, now it seems the first stage "Blazing Sincerity" of the Divine Ascension Long Stage still connects to chakra.

Yuzhi murmured, and the Dao‑seeking Jewel in his hand suddenly changed with his thought, instantly turning into a Kunai.

In the next instant, it turned directly into a long sword, and then, under Yuzhi's control, became a half‑arc shield that fully protected Yuzhi and Hikari!

Such endless transformations, while possessing a substance that seems capable of destroying all power, truly thrilled Yuzhi.

Thus it draws Yuzhi's chakra, and such consumption is perfectly normal.

Just looking at the black sphere before him, Yuzhi suddenly had an idea.

I already possess Zhuo Er Extraordinary, so I'm also a descendant of Xing De La, then...

So if he can later condense more Seeking Orbs, could he then trigger an 'Energy Torrent'?

"If we blast all the Seeking Orbs out at once, that effect should be no weaker than the 'Ten-Tails Beast Orb', right?"

Yuzhi stroked his chin, and suddenly his gaze turned to Hikari beside him.

Sindela, however, is a big‑older‑sister who wears black silk, has long legs, and excels at ball play; she can take over the 'ball play', and Hikari already has the 'long legs'.

"Then the black silk—could we consider her?"

Just as Yuzhi was pondering, Hikari suddenly opened her eyes, and her alert gaze fell on Yuzhi beside her—

"Truly unbelievable,"

"The Hokage actually willing to give us something like this?"

"With these powers, we should be able to better resist the Caged Bird; plus the ANBU's strength, we will surely succeed!"

"It seems the Hokage really intends to save me,"

In a room of the Hyuga Clan, all the Hyuga branch ninja who attended the previous meeting gathered again.

It must be said that Hyuga Richa has a certain guarantee when selecting personnel; the members of the Police Department are each quite good, and everyone works hard to adapt to the Police Department's internal competition.

And in this 'rebellion' operation, the people he chose are not only powerful but also have one commendable trait.

That is, they truly despise the main family; even after knowing the danger of this operation, none of them leaked any information.

However, saying they aren't afraid at heart is somewhat impossible; even with ANBU assistance, they are up against the Caged Bird!

When they were younger, they were more or less punished by the Caged Bird, so they naturally understand its terror.

That feeling of seemingly imminent death remains vivid in their memory!

They don't understand why the Hokage would act against the Hyuga, or why he would help them.

The fact that they can become Jonin or even elite Chunin shows their minds are sharp; at least they can grasp some political issues.

Controlling the main family is equivalent to using the Caged Bird to coerce the entire branch family, which is the most efficient and also a 'cleaner' method for Leaf Village.

Directly letting their branch 'turn over' seems fundamentally contrary to Leaf Village's personnel logic.

But hope is right before them; they want to try to seize it no matter what.

As for what will happen later, even though they are uneasy, they refuse to hesitate; hesitation leads to defeat, and the chance must be fought for.

But looking at the documents in their hands, they suddenly realized Leaf Village really seems to want to give them a hand.

"You've seen the items as well; I think everyone will feel much more at ease now,"

Hyuga Richa looked at everyone's gaze, and after waiting until everyone had quieted down a bit, he slowly spoke.

Inside, he was especially excited at this moment, because he himself clearly knows what these truly mean!

Even if he doesn't know Leaf Village's exact purpose, he does know how terrifying the value of these techniques is.

The Hokage, truly generous.

Even though he thinks this Hokage is a bit too 'Hokage‑like', that cannot be denied

Moreover, he also thought of something: since this Hokage dared to bring out such an important technique, does it mean they already have a countermeasure?

And he also thought of something: since this Hokage dares to bring out such important techniques, does that mean they already have a counter‑plan?

Thinking that, he formed a profound, unfathomable notion about Leaf Village's current power.

All the Hyuga Clan ninjas spoke in low voices, their hearts also showing some extra excitement at this moment.

All Hyuga ninja whispered, and they too felt unusually excited.

"Then let's do it well, and the Hokage has considerable expectations of us."

Hyuga Richa took a deep breath, then spoke softly.

"Besides these items, the Leaf Village higher‑ups also hinted they will consider taking Shou Ningci as a disciple; I think you all understand what that means."

The meaning of this sentence was understood by everyone present, and they all clearly knew exactly what it meant!

The implication of that sentence was clear to everyone present, and they all understood exactly what it meant.

Typically, a Hokage's disciple carries political significance; Ningci becoming a disciple, though from a normal standpoint, is a major statement toward the great family.

But likewise, this means the Hyuga have become the Hokage's reserve line!

Even if the success rate is low, even if this waiting could take an unknown length of time, it is still a kind of expectation.

This Hokage truly is a good person!

Seeing the excited and hopeful gazes of everyone, Hyuga Richa lightly nodded.

Although Yuzhi never spoke, everything was said by the Second Hokage Senju Clan Feijian, yet he fully understood that what the Second Hokage said was essentially the Hokage's will!

The Second Hokage is doing what the Hokage wants to do but cannot do himself.

When things go smoothly, it's naturally the Hokage's credit; when problems arise, it's naturally the Second Hokage's 'self‑initiative'.

"Why does this Second Hokage keep sounding more like Danzo?"

Hyuga Richa muttered inwardly, but Yuzhi's 'shameless' drive already proves one thing: he is absolutely a qualified Hokage.

"But everyone, our time is limited,"

Though he couldn't help but mutter inside, he knew this was not the time to get tangled in these issues.

And everyone present also understood these matters; even if they feared the Fifth Hokage in their hearts, they would never utter a single word!

"We need to quickly familiarize ourselves with the information in the scroll, then commence action; after all, we have little cover."

Hyuga Richa's words made everyone pause; after a moment of contemplation they all nodded.

Some matters truly merit a slow approach, while others are exactly the opposite.

In their current situation, it is indeed better to solve the problem quickly; the longer they delay, the higher the chance of exposure.

The main family's control over the branch families has always been extremely strict. —

The matter has been investigated clearly; you now have only two choices: either surrender or die, and the time left for you is not much.

"The matter has been fully investigated; you now have only two choices: surrender or die. The time left for you is short."

【120】 In the capital of the Land of Fire, Kakashi, leading the ANBU along with Sarutobi Shinnosuke and others, quietly watched the few people lying on the ground in a forest.

These people are the guard ninjas hired by the Land of Fire's daimyo, and even Kakashi has to admit that their strength is truly great.

But no matter how strong they are, it's nothing to them!

As elite members of the Leaf Village's ANBU, the battles they must face are unimaginably many.

Especially someone like Kakashi, who not only possesses a Mangekyou Sharingan but also has White Absolute Cells injected into his body because of an experiment.

His power, moreover, is beyond comparison with those before him.

But although he stared at those guys expressionlessly, he couldn't help but make a comment in his mind.

"You actually dare to collect Nine‑Tails chakra?"

The pain the Nine‑Tails caused Leaf Village that night was not as great as in the original story, after all the Nine‑Tails was intercepted by Yuzhi and Hikari, so no massive destruction occurred.

But although the Nine‑Tails was intercepted, Kakashi's teacher and Kushina both suffered severe injuries.

Moreover, for a long time afterward, the 'renegade ninja' Danzo kept using this incident to attack his teacher!

Although the final outcome wasn't bad, his close friend Yuzhi became the Fifth Hokage, and even though his teacher stepped down, Yuzhi made him the Hokage's assistant, and now his life is blissful.

But the problem is, no one will actually let this matter just pass.

The Nine‑Tails is so fierce, yet someone still dares to collect its chakra; that inevitably leads to some 'wild speculation'.

"And Yuzhi actually guessed it right,"

Although Yuzhi initially planned to 'frame' someone, this left Kakashi unsure how to evaluate it.

But he is only an ANBU; he can't really object to a superior's orders, and overthrowing the daimyo benefits the entire Leaf Village.

Thus he thought, let the 'framing' be a 'framing'; doing some dirty work for Leaf Village is exactly the job of the ANBU.

His teacher Minato obviously also thought of this, so he decisively agreed to hand over the Nine‑Tails chakra to him, though he didn't forget to remind him.

"If it's true, then punish the mastermind; if it's false, then try not to kill them—after all, they're ninjas with dreams as well."

Regarding his teacher's request, Kakashi naturally wouldn't refuse, but what he never expected was that after their ANBU's series of investigations,

They were stunned to discover that the matter Yuzhi had judged was actually damn true!

This made them not only feel astonished but also firmly resolve to never let any person with any connection slip away.

Moreover, everyone who carried out the mission, including Kakashi, truly admired Yuzhi.

All this could be guessed and guessed right—just how terrifying is Hokage Yuzhi?

"We had no knowledge of the Nine‑Tails chakra matter; we only wanted to protect the daimyo!"

One of the ninjas knocked to the ground wore an extremely grim expression; blood dripped from the corner of his mouth as he slowly spoke.

"And isn't Leaf Village being too far over the line? Even if it's Nine‑Tails chakra, what does it matter? What you're doing is targeting the daimyo, and the daimyo is the daimyo!"

"Don't downplay the Nine‑Tails chakra issue as something simple."

Kakashi looked at the man before him indifferently, his Sharingan already beginning to slowly rotate.

"And the daimyo, so what? I know that for you the daimyo is the only jewel, but for us—"

"The Hokage is the only jewel!"

"Your doomed fate was already predetermined."

——

"Everyone, have you seen the intel?"

In the Land of Earth, inside the Tsuchikage's office.

Dayemu as usual opened a video conference of the 'Five Kage Summit'; although they couldn't meet face‑to‑face, this method was more covert and convenient.

Since the last time Dayemu proposed the idea of cooperation, after a period of brewing, everyone eventually agreed.

For Cloud Village, this matter had already been decided; they didn't agree immediately, only wrestling with who should lead this 'Five Kage Alliance'.

Those who have long yearned to become 'the number one in the ninja world' already know that, for now, they cannot challenge Leaf Village.

But if they can become first within this Five Kage Alliance, that would satisfy some of their inner small desires.

After all, in their eyes the current Five Kage Alliance is just a bunch of rotten fish and shrimp!

Mist Village is too far away; its influence can't reach the core of the ninja world, especially since they're blocked by Leaf Village and have an ambiguous attitude toward it.

Their village suffered massive losses because of the fire merger between the Hokage and the Mizukage, so Leaf Village also extended some aid to Mist Village.

A village like that, ambiguous with the Hokage, could never become the leader.

Moreover, if it weren't for the fact that they inevitably oppose the Hokage in every great war, Cloud Village wouldn't even consider letting them in!

And Sand Village.

Forget it, this village has no future.

As for the other minor nations, they're even less worth mentioning; the only somewhat troublesome one is the Land of Rain, but whether Hanzō is dead or alive is still unknown!

The only one that can influence them is Rock Village, but they're still confident in contending with Rock Village.

"Hmph, Leaf Village is really getting more and more over the line!"

"They actually dared to act against the daimyo with such a huge blunder."

"These shameless bastards"

Upon hearing Dayemu's words, the shadows of each village and the leaders of the minor nations on the video all shouted angrily, though their expressions appeared somewhat subtle.

Luosha, while cursing Leaf Village, had a distant look in his eyes, as if he were seriously contemplating something.

The other minor nations were similar, except the Fourth Raikage, who has always had a good relationship with the daimyo, let out a cold hum.

"Leaf Village's actions break public order and morality, and they have their own motives; they're probably about to make a big move."

"Exactly."

Dayemu nodded, gave a slightly contemptuous glance at Luosha's screen, and then continued speaking.

"The Land of Fire is fertile and rich in resources; they have everything that can be utilized.

And now they suddenly act against the daimyo, claiming outwardly that ninjas under the daimyo stole the Nine‑Tails' chakra with malicious intent."

But they escorted the great lord back to Leaf Village and let the great lord's son begin handling the affairs of the Land of Fire; this is clearly propping up a puppet!

Moreover, according to reliable intelligence, the new great lord of the Land of Fire has already started providing more funds to support Leaf Village, which suggests Leaf Village may be planning a major move!

Danyemu's analysis left everyone present in silence; they were still unsure what exactly Leaf Village intended to do.

Especially Luo Sha, whose brows were now furrowed even tighter.

Everyone knows Sha Yin is short of money, and what outsiders don't realize is that Sha Yin has also lost a One‑Tail!

The most critical issue is that their secret treasury was looted, and combined with the One‑Tail's rampage that time, they truly began to suspect it might be Leaf Village.

Even though they have an alliance with Leaf Village, everyone knows that so‑called alliance is nothing but hot air.

Any movement in Leaf Village makes Luo Sha feel tense.

He even suspects that Leaf Village's actions are merely to amass funds and prepare armaments, intending to swallow them whole.

"Indeed, Leaf Village is probably about to make a big move."

With that in mind, Luo Sha nodded and said directly.

"Tsuchikage once said that Leaf Village is no longer the Leaf Village of the Third Hokage Sarutobi, and the Fifth Hokage is a Hokage who grew up from war.

Most crucially, he is also a member of the Uchiha Clan; no one can say what he intends, so we must be extremely cautious."

"Indeed, Uchiha Haori is a brutal Hokage and also a Hokage who loves meddling in other villages."

Although the Former Master felt apologetic inside, he still spoke out.

"He dislikes solving problems through diplomatic or political means; he prefers to act directly!"

When Mist Village discovered the presence of the Akatsuki Organization, he forced entry despite our objections, which is fundamentally not the conduct a Kage should have.

Even if they offered us compensation, how can the loss of reputation be easily restored?"

Mizukage's words made Danyemu and the Fourth Raikage nod; compared to reasoning, they sensed that Haori seemed to prefer 'talking physics'!

This time taking action against the great lord seemed to further confirm their suspicion.

"I propose that we make some necessary arrangements, so we can guard against the trouble and crisis brought by Leaf."

The Fourth Raikage thought for a moment and then spoke directly.

"I agree; this matter indeed requires proper preparation."

Danyemu had no objection and also nodded.

"Even if Leaf does not act, it will inevitably become a case of being afraid to act; as long as we force them not to act, this will count as a successful operation."

"In addition, I suggest conducting joint military exercises, which can both achieve a deterrent effect and allow us to observe any coordination gaps between us."

"Finally, if Leaf truly makes any move, the forces in this exercise can directly join the battle!"

The exercise turning directly into war might be a relatively novel topic in this world.

Everyone, upon hearing this, offered no objection at all; they even simultaneously nodded in approval.

The pressure brought by Leaf is truly indescribable; they had to make a choice.

In fact, for small nations they might not wish to go to war with Leaf, but they have long been entangled by these great powers and have no choice.

Of course, there is another matter: the great powers that have entangled them have given far too much.

As the crowd debated how many troops to send and how to arrange them, Nagato, representing the Rain Country at the meeting, cast a disdainful glance.

These people are truly charging head‑first into death!

"Perhaps we could remind Haori to make some preparations."

Nagato thought to himself that he had already accepted all of Haori's ideas and was willing to cooperate.

So staying here as a double agent, he really doesn't see any problem with it.

After all, he sees no hope here, and although Haori is just painting pictures, at least that guy has never deceived him.