Multiverse Skill System

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Uchiha Itachi had thought of the first method, but he couldn't come up with the second one because his vision was limited, so he ended up looking somewhat dejected.

Before hearing Yi Shuihan's story, he would never have acted this way. Now, given the choice between the ninja system and cultivating immortality, he would definitely choose the latter. But abandoning the former is also difficult in a short time!

"What's wrong? This isn't like our little genius at all!"

“Master, my chakra destroys spiritual energy as soon as it is generated, as if the two cannot coexist. No matter how I think about it, I can’t think of a way to make them coexist.”

Of course! If you could figure that out yourself, what would be the point of having me as your teacher?

Yi Shuihan was not surprised at all. He smiled and said, "This is not a big problem. Leave it to me. I guarantee that chakra and spiritual energy can coexist."

"Can it really be done?"

"Of course, but let's leave it for today. Well, tomorrow, no, the day after tomorrow, you can wait for me here and I'll help you solve the problem. It's already so late, let's call it a day!"

Why is it the day after tomorrow? It's still a long time before it gets dark! How come it's so late already?

Unless there's something special going on, he usually cultivates until almost dark before going home.

Uchiha Itachi couldn't understand Yi Shuihan's way of thinking and kept looking up at the sky, which puzzled Yi Shuihan.

"Well then, bye-bye, see you the day after tomorrow."

Leaving behind a dashing figure, Yi Shuihan departed, while Uchiha Itachi continued his training in the training ground as usual.

"If it's possible to make chakra and spiritual energy coexist with Itachi Uchiha, then it's also possible to try it with Tsunade. That way, there's no need to worry about Tsunade's strength decreasing due to a lack of chakra. However, too much chakra can also be an obstacle to cultivation. It takes up space and will eventually have to be expelled. I wonder what Tsunade herself thinks about this."

Well, compared to Tsunade, Itachi Uchiha's status in Yi Shuihan's heart is still somewhat lower, otherwise Yi Shuihan wouldn't have tried it on Itachi Uchiha first, even though the success rate was indeed not low.

Chapter 381, The Will Within Chakra

After a day of relaxation, the appointed day after tomorrow finally arrived.

It was the same place, and Itachi Uchiha arrived as early as ever. However, Yi Shuihan arrived much later than the first time, around 11 o'clock, when the sun was blazing.

"...Huff...Huff"

Uchiha Itachi was panting, and sweat had formed a small puddle on the ground, showing how seriously he was training.

Upon seeing Yi Shuihan's arrival, Uchiha Itachi, despite being exhausted, still greeted him respectfully, adopting the demeanor of a good student.

"Rest for a bit, and I'll help you modify your body so that chakra and spiritual energy can coexist."

"I don't need to rest, I can start right away."

"Listen to me, can't I tell what's wrong with you? If you don't rest and fail, although it won't be life-threatening, it will be much more difficult to continue next time."

Yi Shuihan's words made Itachi Uchiha realize his mistake and go to rest to the side.

About half an hour later, although Itachi Uchiha's stamina had not fully recovered, it had recovered more than 80%. Under Yi Shuihan's guidance, the body modification began.

Yi Shuihan told Uchiha Itachi to take off his shirt and sit cross-legged on the ground.

Itachi Uchiha had many scars on his body, which made Yi Shuihan somewhat emotional. This ninja was indeed monstrous; at such a young age, his combat experience was already comparable to that of a veteran.

"Hold your breath and concentrate. You may experience some pain later. It's best to bear it. There will be some benefits after you get through it. But don't force yourself to endure it, or you will suffer more than you gain."

"I understand, master."

After giving instructions to Uchiha Itachi, Yi Shuihan began his work, instantly raising his spirit and energy to their peak, entering a realm completely different from ordinary people.

In Yi Shuihan's eyes, the world began to change, as if everything had lost its original look, leaving only the most basic particles.

The microscopic world unfolded before Yi Shuihan's eyes; it was a level even smaller than a cell, and Yi Shuihan could even sense the existence of atoms.

When Yi Shuihan was fully focused, he finally noticed something strange about Itachi Uchiha's chakra.

Since it's a matter of will? Although it's still very chaotic, there's no mistake, all chakra contains a trace of will.

Who exactly is the master of this will? The Divine Tree? Or perhaps Kaguya Otsutsuki?

Is it because of willpower that chakra is rejected by spiritual energy?

It doesn't make sense, does it? Or is it saying that willpower is somewhat different from ordinary willpower?

Fine, let's try to get rid of this will first.

Yi Shuihan's will was far superior to these scattered wills, not only in quantity but also in quality, so he easily removed the unknown will from the chakra.

However, once Yi Shuihan's will left, the eliminated will quickly returned to the chakra.

"So that's how it is. This will actually permeates the entire world. Without chakra, it will not do anything, but as long as there is chakra, it will automatically enter the chakra, as if the two are the yin and yang poles of a magnet."

After repeating this several times, Yi Shuihan realized that unless these wills were completely eradicated, even if they were expelled, it would be useless.

Simply erasing it would be too troublesome, and even if it were erased, there's no guarantee that other wills wouldn't re-enter the chakra.

Then what should be done?

What Yi Shuihan didn't know was that when he tried to erase these wills, the remaining body of the divine tree trembled for a moment, but the tremor was so slight that no one noticed it.

The will of the Divine Tree or Kaguya Otsutsuki could not possibly permeate the entire world. They hadn't even reached the Silver level, which is equivalent to a Sage, so how could they possibly have such a powerful will?

So how did he manage to integrate everyone's chakra into his will?

As Yi Shuihan pondered, he suddenly noticed a detail: the will within the chakra had changed.

Yes, there has indeed been a change; he wouldn't have noticed it if he hadn't looked closely.

My will has become more solidified, though only by a little.

"There is spiritual power in chakra. Could it be that this will has absorbed spiritual power?"

That's right, that should be it. Observing the moment when the will was solidified again, it was indeed found that the mental energy was a little less. The amount was indeed very small, and a ninja could not possibly detect it, because the amount less was probably only one ten-thousandth of the chakra that a ninja could extract in a single breath, or even less.

"I understand now. It is by borrowing the spiritual energy of the ninja that this will becomes stronger and stronger. Finally, after the ninja dies, it splits and fills the world, waiting for the next host, and so on in a cycle."

If I were to allocate a portion of my own will to replace the will within Itachi Uchiha's chakra, would that achieve my desired outcome?

Once the idea came to mind, it lingered in Yi Shuihan's mind.

If one's will can also be strengthened through chakra, wouldn't that be another way to become stronger? But if one does that, will the chakra that possesses one's own will rebel from the ninja's body?

It's worth a try!

Yi Shuihan separated his will, about one ten-thousandth of it, and instantly obliterated Itachi Uchiha's chakra will, taking over its original position.

During this process, Itachi Uchiha felt as if every cell in his body was rebelling. The pain almost made him faint immediately, but fortunately he managed to persevere.

Thinking of Yi Shuihan's words, she gritted her teeth and endured the pain.

Previously, Yi Shuihan only destroyed a small part of Itachi's will, so he didn't feel any pain. But now, he has to replace all of Itachi's will with his chakra, which is why he is experiencing this reaction.

"It really worked!"

Yi Shuihan suppressed his excitement. Although his own will had replaced that mysterious will, he didn't know whether chakra could coexist with spiritual energy.

"It's amazing you actually put up with it."

Seeing Itachi Uchiha covered in sweat, Yi Shuihan could imagine the pain Itachi had just endured.

Itachi Uchiha opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't even have the strength to speak.

It took about 10 minutes for Itachi Uchiha to regain some strength, but he still looked very weak.

"You can try to see if spiritual energy can coexist with chakra now. If nothing unexpected happens, the problem should be solved."

Chapter 382, ​​The Uchiha Clan in Action

Despite being exhausted, Itachi Uchiha immediately began to try, wanting to know if the pain he had suffered was worth it.

After a while,

Uchiha Itachi's face lit up with ecstasy as he shouted loudly to Yi Shuihan, "Master, it really worked! The chakra no longer rejects spiritual energy!"

Did it succeed? But why did it succeed simply by replacing my will? What exactly is that mysterious will?

If Yi Shuihan couldn't figure it out, he simply stopped thinking about it. In any case, the result had already achieved the effect he wanted.

Having solved the problem of chakra and spiritual energy not being able to coexist, things became much easier. He simply gave Uchiha Itachi a cultivation manual and told him to start practicing it. If he didn't understand something, he could ask him.

As for ninjas, Yi Shuihan was not stingy at all. The hot spring area could be used at will, and he even showed him the comprehensive ninjutsu manual he obtained from the Sage of Six Paths.

He didn't neglect martial arts either, after all, a good body is the foundation of everything. Uchiha Itachi was already at the Dark Force level before he became an apprentice, and he wasn't too far from reaching the Transformation Force level. Under Yi Shuihan's guidance, he quickly broke through to the Transformation Force level.

After breaking through to the Transformation Realm, Itachi Uchiha's Sharingan also directly broke through to the Mangekyou Sharingan, which meant he completely possessed Kage-level strength, but all of this was unknown to others.

To be honest, Yi Shuihan is quite strange. This national martial art has been promoted for so many years, so Konoha should have produced quite a few Transformation Realm experts. How come it seems that there are still very few Transformation Realm experts now, and not even many Dark Realm experts.

Finally, after asking Tsunade, I got the answer: it was because she looked down on Chinese martial arts.

While martial arts may indeed offer more potential than ninjutsu in the later stages of training, even in this world rich in spiritual energy, reaching the level of "Transformation of Strength" or even greater is not so simple.

Furthermore, in the early stages, Chinese martial arts are no match for the ninja system. Ninja techniques are incredibly powerful. Take Dark Force for example; as long as one isn't hit, using a slightly stronger ninja technique can completely give a Chinese martial arts practitioner the upper hand.

This has created a phenomenon where only those who truly lack talent in ninjutsu will begin to study traditional martial arts. Although traditional martial arts are listed as a compulsory course in ninja academies, they are actually only slightly more important than kunai throwing in the academy.

Most importantly, the cultivation methods for those at the Transformation Realm and above are not easy to obtain. Apart from joining the National Martial Arts Academy, the only other way is through the third-generation elders or the people in the hot spring resort lineage.

In this ninja world where family or village are paramount, there is a general aversion to joining a martial arts school.

Reaching the level of "Transformation Realm" is actually a turning point, but without a strong bloodline, even a Transformation Realm cultivator can't defeat a Jonin. In this situation, the choice between ninja and martial arts becomes obvious.

For a ninja, as long as he doesn't engage in close combat with a martial arts master, the martial arts master can't do anything to him.

In short, various reasons have led to the fact that although there are many practitioners of martial arts in the major ninja villages, they still rely more on the power of ninjas.

Among the Uchiha clan, Itachi Uchiha's level of martial arts is considered the highest. It's not because the others lack talent in martial arts, but because the training method of transforming internal energy could not be known to the Uchiha clan.

The Third Hokage was incredibly shrewd. If the Uchiha clan knew that mastering internal energy could increase the awakening of bloodlines, wouldn't the entire clan abandon ninjutsu and start practicing martial arts instead?

Once the Sharingan awakens, ninjutsu can be easily copied, especially if the Mangekyou Sharingan is awakened, making one a top-tier existence even among Kage-level ninjas.

With 10 pairs—no, even just 5 pairs—of Mangekyou Sharingan, the Uchiha clan would dare to challenge anyone in Konoha, and they could even sit on the Hokage's throne.

"Master, can I tell my father and the others about how I awakened the Kaleidoscope after transforming into a martial arts master?"

Uchiha Itachi was still a good kid after all. Even when the clan didn't rebel, or rather, didn't dare to rebel, he still cared about making the clan strong.

"Of course, if you want to."

Yi Shuihan would naturally not stop this; in fact, it might even promote the development of martial arts!

Yi Shuihan originally thought that after breaking through for so long, he should have completed the task of promoting Chinese martial arts, but now the system has not given any information, which makes Yi Shuihan a little unhappy.

However, Yi Shuihan did not consider that martial arts were really that easy to master. You should know that in the world of Mr. Vampire, there were over 100 million people who practiced martial arts, but only a few dozen people truly achieved the level of Huajin, and they all achieved it after middle age.

Although this world is rich in spiritual energy, it is not too exaggerated. In fact, the ninja world is relatively sparsely populated. The population of a country is as small as a few thousand, and the largest is only a few hundred thousand. It is rare to find a country with a population of over a million. Even the five great nations only have a few million people.

It's questionable whether the entire world combined has even a hundred million people.

"It seems we need to add fuel to the fire and release our insights into the Transformation of Internal Energy, or even the Embracing of the Core Formation."

Having broken through to the Dao Integration stage, Yi Shuihan only studied Chinese martial arts a little before he basically touched the threshold of the Void Breaking stage. After spending a little time, he directly broke through to the Core Formation stage and achieved the Void Breaking stage. Now, the Transformation stage is not even worthy of his attention. Only the Core Formation stage is worth a little attention.

Just as Yi Shuihan was making some moves in secret, the Uchiha clan was also secretly holding a meeting concerning the future of the clan, because of some words spoken by Uchiha Itachi.

The meeting lasted all night, and apart from the attendees, no one knew what was discussed. However, after that night, many members of the Uchiha clan who had reached the Dark Force level in martial arts were summoned by the elders for a talk. Upon returning, they seemed to have taken the wrong medicine and focused their training on martial arts.

The Third Hokage, the Fourth Hokage, Danzo, and others all learned of the changes within the Uchiha clan through their own channels, and even guessed the Uchiha clan's true intentions, resulting in varying reactions.

"Has it finally happened?"

Ever since Itachi Uchiha was taken in as a disciple by Yi Shuihan, the Third Hokage had foreseen that this would happen sooner or later, so receiving the news was not particularly unexpected.

The third and fourth generations discussed this matter for a full half day, and finally decided to wait and see for the time being.

Chapter 383, Danzo's Eye-Catching Skill

At the Root headquarters, Danzo looked at the boy before him, his eyes burning with an undisguised fervor.

"Lord Danzo, what brings you here?"

Uchiha Shisui awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan in his teens and even obtained the incredible eye technique Kotoamatsukami. However, only a handful of people know the secret of his eyes, and one of them is Danzo.

"Look at it!"

Danzo tossed a scroll to Uchiha Shisui, which clearly recorded recent events in the Uchiha clan. In particular, there was a list of names, all of whom had been summoned by the elders for a talk recently.

Uchiha Shisui held a high position in the clan and naturally attended that meeting. He was well aware of the clan's purpose in doing so. However, there were currently no signs of the clan betraying Konoha. He was simply the kind of person who hoped for the clan to grow stronger.

However, Uchiha Shisui did not intend to hide the clan's secrets. He believed that he did not need to hide it from his own people in the village.

Although the clan head repeatedly asked that this secret not to be revealed, Uchiha Shisui thought for a moment and said, "A few days ago, Uchiha Itachi's Sharingan awakened to the Mangekyou Sharingan because he broke through to the Transformation Realm in martial arts. Moreover, according to him, as long as martial arts can break through to the Transformation Realm and have a Bloodline Limit, they will get an opportunity to advance their Bloodline Limit to the next level. That's why the clan has started to vigorously cultivate martial arts talents."

"Is that really how it is?" A glint of light flashed in Danzo's eyes. In fact, he had guessed the answer immediately. Transformation of energy can improve and purify bloodlines. Although it is a secret, he was one of the people who knew about it long ago.

Over the years, Danzo has actually trained many ninjas with bloodline limits to practice martial arts, but the results have not been ideal. Without guidance, it is too difficult for them to reach the level of mastery. At present, there is only one such person in his Root, and that successful person is now at the Kage level.