Chapter 204: Outstanding, Glorious Evolution, the Stairway to Divinity: Has Been

What are you talking about? We haven't seen each other in ages, and as soon as you show up you're acting so weirdly.

The Sage of Six Paths, Otsutsuki Hagoromo, is still somewhat confused; he really can't figure out what's going on with this younger brother of his.

It's truly been a long time since we last saw each other, and I really miss them; of course, for them now, wanting to meet doesn't need to be made so complicated.

Chakra exists between heaven and earth; as long as we let chakra resonate, they can sense each other and begin communicating.

There's no need to personally run to the Pure Land, or turn and fly to the Moon, which would be so time-consuming and laborious.

Now this younger brother of mine has come running over specially, putting Hagoromo on alert—what could have happened?

As a result, this guy opens his mouth with such inexplicable nonsense, leaving Hagoromo with a headache.

"Big brother, I already know everything."

While Hagoromo was still lost in thought, Yumura let out a heavy sigh and spoke solemnly.

"I know everything, big brother. Although it's somewhat ruthless and cold-blooded, you're truly a genius!"

"No, how did ruthless and cold-blooded become me?"

"Also, how did I become a genius again?"

Hagoromo is now even more puzzled; if it weren't that the chakra aura is fine, he'd suspect his younger brother has something wrong.

"Calling him a genius doesn't really suit him, does it?"

"Moreover, he hasn't done anything, so how did he become cold-blooded and ruthless?"

"What on earth are you spouting?"

Hagoromo shook his head, becoming even more bewildered, and looking at his little younger brother, he spoke helplessly.

"Please be serious; if there's something important, just say it. Otherwise, we should just do what we ought to do."

For the two of them, the most important and appropriate thing is naturally to pay attention to their mother's situation and those outsiders.

What their mother has to do is indeed somewhat terrifying; everything that happened back then left a deep impression on Hagoromo.

And those outsiders who even make their mother fearful—he must also be extremely cautious, for no one knows what those guys will end up doing.

Following their mother's example, those outsiders are likely no pushovers; they are beings that evolve by devouring life!

"I naturally know, but big brother, haven't you already made a plan?"

Yumura blinked, feeling that his older brother was still playing dumb, so he smiled and spoke.

"Don't hide it; I already know this matter, and your scheme has already borne fruit—an unprecedented harvest."

"?"

"No, what have I done?"

Hagoromo is utterly bewildered; he really can't understand what his younger brother is saying.

"What scheme? What unprecedented harvest?"

"And why does this guy, as soon as he shows up, label me 'cold-hearted and ruthless'? What's going on?"

Hagoromo never thought of himself as cold-hearted and ruthless; for the sake of the Ninja World, he exhausted his efforts, sealed his mother, and protected the lives of the Ninja World.

At the same time, he established the Ninja Sect, passing on the belief of 'love', and gave everyone the method of using chakra, allowing people to connect through chakra and thus understand each other.

"How is it that now my own younger brother calls me 'cold-hearted and ruthless'?"

"Still trying to hide it, big brother?"

Yumura saw Hagoromo staying silent, thinking his older brother didn't want to say anything, so he just spoke up.

"I already know everything, but you've really gone through a lot, bearing so much, scheming so much."

"."

Hagoromo was even more speechless; he really couldn't figure out what was going on, so he simply stayed silent to listen to what his older brother would say.

However, after Hagoromo repeated Yuzhi's whole set of lines, he was completely dumbfounded, even his face changed a bit.

"How did this happen? How did things turn out like this?"

"Did the battle between Indra and Asura become my deliberate indulgence?"

"Indeed, he indeed didn't go to stop Indra and Asura, but wasn't it because he believed these brothers could reconcile on their own?"

"'Believing in his son' and 'believing in the wisdom of descendants' are alike; he didn't want to watch his two sons fight, but he believed they would understand the 'truth of the Ninja Sect'."

"Although the more they fought the more brutal it became, and the more they fought the more chilling it was, they still had a chance to complete this thousand-year reconciliation."

"But now, how did it become that everything is his plan, and that Indra and Asura fought for a thousand years to hone the Ninja World?"

"Let the Ninja World grow in blood and fire, so it can deal with those outsiders?"

"After all, only supreme 'skill' can counter the 'powerful brick-flying' Otsutsuki?"

"At this moment, Otsutsuki Hagoromo was completely dumbfounded—this wasn't his idea, he didn't do this!"

"Big brother, everything now has a result."

However, before Hagoromo could offer an explanation, Yumura continued speaking.

"The Indra descendant you're focusing on, Yuzhi, has now grown to be not weaker than, and possibly even surpassing, Indra."

"He has achieved everything you hoped he would, using ninja skills, techniques, and mindset to overcome a stronger Otsutsuki with weakness."

"This is an unimaginable victory, and it's your victory, big brother!"

"What?"

"This time Hagoromo can't hold back—have those outside Otsutsuki already arrived?"

"Moreover, they didn't just come; they've already been dealt with by the people of the Ninja World?"

"He certainly knows the name Yuzhi; although it somewhat brings back memories of his past, having experienced so much, he's long been accustomed and doesn't mind."

"Furthermore, this name is inherently unisex, nothing strange about it, and he also knows something about this little guy."

"This little guy's soul is very special, somewhat different from this world, but Hagoromo also hasn't given it much thought."

"In his view, everything in the world exists according to its principles; existence itself is reasonable, so he has no need to do anything, nor will he do anything."

However, this little guy has also done quite a lot, for example, digging up a grave and uncovering a senior.

Moreover, he is a Uchiha Clan who is very unlike a Uchiha Clan; he not only agrees with Yintuoluo's thinking, but also combines Axiuluo's ideas.

He further became a Hokage, and continuously grew into a being possessing Yintuoluo's power!

Actually, Yuyi also couldn't figure out why Yuzhi could transform to such an extent; looking ahead, he really thought he saw his own eldest son.

If it weren't for the fact that chakra's essence is different, he himself would have mistaken it.

"Could he actually be Yintuoluo's reincarnation? No, Yintuoluo's reincarnation has already appeared, and he has become his adopted son."

Yuyi himself couldn't figure it out either, but he didn't investigate too much; even though this kid did many things that made him feel uneasy.

For example, he infused Axiuluo's power; for example, he helped other Uchiha Clan also infuse this power.

Moreover, he opened the passage to obtain his own power, and step by step moved forward, but ultimately he still didn't do anything.

Because he could see that Yuzhi had this ninja world in his heart, that was enough.

Now, this little guy has actually come this far?

What on earth is going on?

"Can you let me see what happened?"

After thinking it over, Yuyi finally opened his mouth to ask.

"No problem."

Yucun nodded indifferently, in an instant chakra surged, and Yuyi also closed his eyes at this moment.

In his mind, Yuzhi and Datongmu Pushi's battle had fully emerged, and their dialogue was also this clear.

Yuyi incredulously watched Yuzhi obtain Datongmu Pushi's information through observation and judgment, and constantly entangle through ninja technique, body technique, and his own eye technique.

Watching him finally, through the 'ninja way', finally defeat Pushi, Yuyi was finally stunned at this moment.

Even though Yuzhi indeed used Yintuoluo and Axiuluo's power, but after obtaining the information, how to operate it, Yuyi believes that a strong ninja could also do it.

"It's truly inconceivable, truly too inconceivable!"

Yuyi was also somewhat excited at this time; Yuzhi's performance perfectly displayed a ninja's combat ability, and even defeated the foreign Otsutsuki that worried him the most.

How could this not be worth being happy about?

The ninja world is ultimately the place that nurtured him; how could he possibly wish for the ninja world's destruction? Otherwise, he wouldn't have risen up to resist his mother in the first place!

"It's truly very inconceivable."

The Sage of Six Paths felt somewhat hard to accept in his heart; he never expected to hear such a ridiculous yet logically airtight argument with no loophole.

"Older brother, congratulations, although you've become a bit ruthless and cold-blooded, but now you finally bear fruit, finally proving you were right."

Hearing his younger brother's words, the smile on Yuyi's face instantly froze.

For a moment he was so happy that he almost forgot this matter, but now upon recalling it, his complexion instantly turned dark.

Defeating Datongmu Pushi is a good thing for the entire ninja world, but for him it's not necessarily so, because this also seems to completely confirm something.

Humans can challenge 'god', isn't this his trick as the Sage of Six Paths, Datongmu Yuyi?

Is it not because he let Indra and Asura fight for a thousand years, letting the ninja world endure a thousand years of war, gaining endless tempering, finally arriving at this point?

Isn't it just because humans constantly honed their skills in war, fully tempering the use of chakra to the extreme, that such an opportunity arose?

Isn't it just because of the seed he plucked back then that we now have the season of "flowers in full bloom"?

"Oh no, I've truly become a cold-blooded person?"

The Sage of Six Paths felt somewhat troubled in his heart; he never imagined he could hear such a ridiculous yet logically seamless argument with no flaw.

"Damn, how did it come to this?"

At this moment, Yuzhi felt extremely depressed; although according to this reasoning, he still remained a person who cherished the ninja world.

But clearly he is a benevolent being; how did he suddenly turn into a cold, heartless person, even said to be ruthless and cold-blooded, resorting to any means for the propagation of the ninja world?

Even if he remains a good person, the impact on future generations of the ninja world is surely unimaginably huge!

Future generations might say: "Look, the Sage of Six Paths did this; we do the same, though it's cruel, but history will vindicate us!"

Just thinking about it, Yuzhi feels terrified; he really can't bear it anymore.

No matter how unbearable it is, he also understands that only by thinking this way can he explain all changes in the ninja world; moreover, to start over and knowing this idea himself.

Perhaps, he would also choose this way?

Thinking of this, Yuzhi couldn't help pressing his lips, unable to stop pondering a matter.

"Could it be that I really thought this way back then?"

——

What happened inside the pure land, Yuzhi didn't know; at this moment he had already left the Hokage office under the astonished gazes of the Second Hokage, Water Gate, and others.

And when he returned home, Hikari was already preparing dinner, while Madara Uchiha sat in the living room scribbling away, not knowing what he was doing.

The Impure World Reincarnation has one advantage: no matter how much time passes, it remains the state of having just been revived.

Madara Uchiha still looks about thirteen or fourteen years old, but this guy staying at Yuzhi's house does take up some space.

"What are you writing?"

Although he was complaining in his heart about that guy Madara Uchiha, Yuzhi still walked over and asked.

"I'm thinking about how to create a better body, so that I can revive more perfectly."

Madara Uchiha raised his head and glanced at Yuzhi; then he swept his gaze over the room, and finally furrowed his brows before speaking.

"As Clan Leader, don't you feel your current living conditions are really somewhat bad?"

Such a tiny house cannot possibly bear the dignity expected of a Clan Leader, and besides, you are the Hokage; your living standards will affect many people.

Sometimes, it's not that being thrifty in appearance is better; on the contrary, it brings some bad consequences, because you are everyone's weather vane.

Appropriately appearing to enjoy life will actually make your subordinates support you more.

Hearing Madara Uchiha's words, Yuzhi was completely stunned for a moment.

Since hearing his own "nonsense", this guy's attitude toward himself has begun to change visibly to the naked eye.

But this change has lasted for several years; after seeing those data on the Moon it started to improve, and now it has become even stranger.

But this makes Yuzhi both laugh and feel a bit embarrassed; you still have to tell me these things?

The so‑called wind vane is actually simple: he's already the Clan Leader and the Hokage; if his subordinates were to surpass him, wouldn't that make things uncomfortable for him?

In fact, over these years, someone suggested to him that he could make some adjustments to his living environment.

It's not that anyone thinks his living conditions are inadequate; it's that his subordinates dare not overstep, so they don't dare to enjoy them!

「Are you teaching me how to do things? 」

Yuzhi crossed his arms over his chest, tilted his head slightly to adopt a haughty pose, but soon he began to laugh himself.

Probably, he thought of the "Tiger of the Major Crimes Division".

Shaking his head, he finally spoke.

「I understand what you mean; after all, I don't enjoy it myself, so those subordinates naturally dare even less to overstep, right?

Whether as Clan Leader or as Hokage, it's the same, but my thinking is different; I don't need them to be so involved with me at all.

It's like I never care about how Sasuke's family is, let alone that choosing this place also has my own significance.

This is the place Uchiha Ying chose; she keeps me from forgetting my original intention, and I also feel it's very necessary.

As for building a new house, never mind; probably just expanding this house a bit is enough. 」

The significance of a new house is indeed small, even if it's not troublesome, but this house was planned and built by Yuzhi and Hikari together, and it contains a lot of Hikari's effort.

All the arrangements were made by her; Yuzhi has no interest in tearing all this down, at most he'll just expand the existing house a bit.

Probably just create some new guest rooms and set up a few flower beds so Hikari can keep planting flowers.

As for growing vegetables

On the vast Moon, Yuzhi has already selected several acres to sow; he still really likes the greens he grows himself!

「Hmph, I'm just giving you a hint; you're both Clan Leader and Hokage, I wouldn't be teaching you. 」

Madara Uchiha shook his head, too lazy to entangle himself in these matters, handed the scroll in his hand to Yuzhi, and then said.

「Perhaps this is my line of thought; if I complete it, maybe I can unleash ninety‑nine percent of my former power.

With such power, I think I should be able to handle many things, until I am fully revived! 」

「No problem, you can do it. 」

Yuzhi glanced over, then simply nodded without objection.

What Madara wants isn't that complicated; he hopes to obtain the pair of Mangekyou Sharingan in Yuzhi's sky that have already been worn down by Izanagi.

He also hopes to obtain ZhuZhang's cells, and he plans to create a White Zetsu body himself, at least a body similar to White Zetsu's as a sacrifice.

When all this is completed, he will definitely obtain a superior body that can unleash even greater power!

「By the way, I thought you'd want to fuse in some Ōtsutsuki Ōshi‑style cellular tissue, but I didn't expect you to mention it at all. 」

「I don't know if it's compatible, so I don't intend to take that risk. 」

Madara shook his head; he was indeed tempted, but ultimately he abandoned the idea.

But soon his face showed a proud expression, and he slightly lifted his head to say to Yuzhi word for word.

「Moreover, I believe I will eventually reach that level; you and Uchiha Ying are constantly progressing, and as your senior I will not stop.

You have the courage to confront the future and overcome everything; I, Madara Uchiha, have never lacked such courage and conviction! 」

Madara is still the same Madara; even though he's now a "tiger fallen on the plain", his ambition has never been diminished.

Moreover, when facing future difficulties, he never chooses to retreat; he only thinks of forging ahead bravely and confronting everything.

His confidence and conviction never wane; as long as there is a goal, he will absolutely not stop.

「Of course, you have never lacked such conviction and courage. 」

Seeing such a resolute Madara, Yuzhi lightly nodded, then suddenly laughed.

「What you're missing is actually simple: reason and the necessary intelligence, otherwise you wouldn't... 」

「Shut up! 」

Before Yuzhi finished speaking, Madara instantly couldn't hold back; he truly didn't want to mention how badly he was deceived.

He also didn't want to recount that when he first saw the inscription on the stone tablet, he believed it without hesitation.

This is entirely his blemish, and he absolutely refuses anyone to recount it!

「Alright, alright, I won't say it then. 」

Yuzhi shook his head, smiled, and said.

「Then I wish you success when the time comes, that you can grab that idiot Obito by the hand, use him to achieve revival, and ultimately face those enemies together with me. 」

「Hm. 」

Madara let out a light hum, crossed his arms over his chest disdainfully, and said.

「Uchiha Obito is not worth mentioning, let alone you needn't boast before me.

You should know that among the current Uchiha, only the three of us have awakened the Rinnegan, and I, old man, was the first to open these eyes!

But you, you are the last person to open these eyes. 」

As the first Uchiha to awaken the Rinnegan, Madara is naturally proud enough, even if that pride is now divided into three parts, yet he still has something to rejoice about.

That is, he has always been first, and will forever be first.

As for Yuzhi, even though he has reached this point, this kid is still third place, not even as good as his own wife!

「Yes, yes, you are the first person to open the Rinnegan. 」

Hearing that, Yuzhi couldn't help but laugh in agreement; he sat down, leaned on the sofa, and his eyes were full of warmth as he watched the figure bustling in the kitchen.

Who could have thought that the woman preparing dinner at home would possess a pair of Rinnegan?

And who could have imagined that this guy also has someone who once opened the Rinnegan, as well as Yuzhi, who opened the Rinnegan through a cheat—

"【The Otsutsuki Ura‑style Reincarnation Eye Power】?"

A few days ago, inside the Moon.

Yuzhi sat inside the Yuzhi Village Temple, looking at his reward and fell into contemplation; after carefully researching the meaning of this ability, Yuzhi was completely bewildered.

"【The Otsutsuki Ura‑style Reincarnation Eye Power】 in short can be considered a talent, also a kind of power."

The talent naturally is the power displayed after the Otsutsuki Ura‑style uses the Reincarnation Eye; Yuzhi doesn't even know how many such talents he has collected.

The "victim" list has also grown long, and Obito is the unluckiest among them, after all his divine might is just too handy!

"Besides the talent, the most important thing is that 'one kind of power'."

The power is not wholly the Reincarnation Eye's power, but a unique thing akin to "pupil power".

What effect this "pupil power" has is not specified, but its existence can do one thing: amplify the current eye's intensity!

This is somewhat similar to the extreme Shadow Release power Obito wielded when he first managed to unlock the Mangekyou Sharingan.

If it hadn't been Obito's erupting Shadow Release power back then, he would have had no way to activate his own Mangekyou Sharingan under those circumstances.

Now he seems to face a similar situation; his Eternal Eye is still some distance from reaching its limit, and without reaching the limit he cannot naturally trigger Zhuo Er Extraordinary.

As a result, now, when he most needs to activate the Reincarnation Eye, he didn't expect the Otsutsuki Ura‑style to actually grant him a "benefit"!

"This guy really is a good person,"

For a brief moment, Yuzhi couldn't help but silently sigh to himself; he really doesn't mind letting Hikari "press him down".

After all, he also longs for the thrill of "coming up and moving on his own", but thinking that way, he also knows he yearns for an even greater step!

Yuzhi has always been a "progressive person"!

His whole life, "treading cautiously as if on thin ice", has been driven by the hope of "reaching the other shore".

Now the opportunity is right before his eyes; he will definitely not miss a single moment!

"System, I want to use this power."

【Confirm activation of 'The Otsutsuki Ura‑style Reincarnation Eye Power'】

【Warning: once activated, it will automatically trigger the special ability 'Zhuo Er Extraordinary', thereby forcibly initiating bloodline transformation】

【This transformation is very intense, requiring additional chakra assistance to complete】

【Activate 'The Otsutsuki Ura‑style Reincarnation Eye Power'?】

Hearing the system's prompt, Yuzhi felt no panic at all; instead, he became even more certain about certain things.

The chakra required for each power's enhancement or creation is unimaginable, especially when it involves bloodline transformation, where the consumption is astronomically massive.

Even forging a normal bloodline limit demands huge chakra, and bloodline elimination is massive; now, how much is needed for Yuzhi to transform the Reincarnation Eye remains unclear.

Back then, Madara Uchiha spent so long that the time spent accumulating chakra must have been incalculable!

Nevertheless, Yuzhi was not the slightest bit flustered; he has the power of the Dragon Vein and the power of a tailed beast, both of which are his pillars.

"Moreover, I possess the Adaptive Reincarnation Eye constitution; how could I be afraid?"

Thinking that, Yuzhi walked toward the location of the Reincarnation Eye.

As he approached, he seemed to feel the Reincarnation Eye becoming active, a power that appeared somewhat unfamiliar yet felt extremely familiar to Yuzhi, pulsing.

These powers offered Yuzhi no resistance at all; on the contrary, they behaved extremely affectionately toward him.

This is the manifestation of adaptive power; it deepens Yuzhi's connection with the Reincarnation Eye.

"It can be confirmed, this time we will use the Reincarnation Eye's power, and besides that…"

Yuzhi closed his eyes and thought silently; besides that, he decided to use the Dragon Vein's power as a supplement.

Indeed, he can wield tailed‑beast power; although the little Nine‑Tails sleeps in his room all day, whenever Yuzhi goes out, it will certainly return to Yuzhi's Susanoo.

Having spent so much time with the little Nine‑Tails, Yuzhi has grown attached to this creature that looks like a fox but is essentially a cat.

Animals cannot be named, because once named it becomes a symbol, a link, an emotional anchor.

Yuzhi is unsure how much chakra he will absorb, and also uncertain whether the little Nine‑Tails, if something happens, can revive normally like a tailed beast; he certainly doesn't want any trouble for the little fellow.

"Activate it."

Looking at the Reincarnation Eye before him, Yuzhi calmly said.

At that moment, the Dragon Vein power covered his body, and one of his hands rested on the Reincarnation Eye.

"I need to be enhanced."

【Special power 'The Otsutsuki Ura‑style Reincarnation Eye Power' has been activated】

In an instant, Yuzhi felt a special power beginning to return to his body, and the sensation made him especially comfortable.

But at that same moment, he suddenly noticed the information flashing on his retina was a bit fast, and upon closer inspection he was completely stunned!

【Zhuo Er Extraordinary has been forcibly activated】

【Glorious Evolution has been forcibly activated】

【Divine Ascension Long Step has been forcibly activated】

Yuzhi: "."

(End of chapter)