In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 524 Refining the Other Dimension

"Aren't you surprised? How did I find out?"

Orochimaru leaned back strategically, his snake-like eyes, painted with purple eyeshadow, fixed on Fugaku Uchiha, as if he had everything under control.

Even though they are now hiding and have no choice but to flee to this remote and impoverished place, deep in the mountains and forests.

Fugaku Uchiha moved his eyes, but said nothing, though he had made up his mind.

After eliminating the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure and taking the Rinnegan and Gedo Mazo from Nagato, the first person they need to deal with is Orochimaru!
This guy is so smart!
Unless one possesses overwhelming strength, few people at the same level of strength can defeat Orochimaru.

"Is it a cursed seal? Apart from the sensory abilities at the level of Sage Mode, most sensory ninjutsu cannot detect White Zetsu spores."

In response to Fugaku Uchiha's questioning, Orochimaru spoke up:

"Hehe, not bad. The Cursed Seal was created using my chakra and the natural energy gathered by Jiraiya, plus Tsunade's Yin Seal technique as a carrier. It is a miracle that combines the power of the three Sannin. In Anko's body, with the help of the Cursed Seal, I can also indirectly possess the sensory abilities of Sage Mode through natural energy."

Having been reborn, Orochimaru knew that he would become even stronger.

The body of the past could not adapt to immortal techniques, and although this body is still not up to par, its ability to withstand natural energy has improved considerably.

The natural energy contained in the curse seal within the red bean's body has also been transferred to the curse seal of this body.

Although he cannot enter Sage Mode, he can still maintain his sanity and increase his strength when he is in Cursed Seal form.

Even though he is currently weak due to his recent resurrection, in his cursed seal state, he is strong enough to protect himself from Fugaku Uchiha, make a commotion, and attract reinforcements.

Once fully recovered, his overall strength will be only slightly inferior to Jiraiya's past ability to activate Sage Mode, placing him firmly in the upper echelons of Kage-level powerhouses.

"I can give you a few White Zetsu. They are clones that Madara created using the genes of the First Hokage. They are enough to achieve what you want."

“Very good, Fugaku-kun, our cooperation will surely blow an even stronger gust of wind through the windmills of the ninja world.”

Orochimaru smiled and extended his hand to Fugaku Uchiha.

"I am also looking forward to the achievements of the Fourth Hokage."

Fugaku Uchiha and Orochimaru high-fived.

Now that this matter is over, I need to talk to Black Zetsu.

Soon after, the two emerged from the cave together.

Fugaku Uchiha hurried along, sending a White Zetsu to inform Black Zetsu of what was happening there, before proceeding to arrange the task of handing Orochimaru over to the Uchiha clan.

Orochimaru, however, soon received another trump card of his own.

"Yondaime-sama!"

Might Guy, his face flushed and his expression sorrowful, found Orochimaru, tears streaming down his face.

"Lord Fourth Generation, I shouldn't have left the village at that time. Otherwise, maybe the village wouldn't have... wouldn't have..."

“Dai, this is not your fault. On the contrary, sending you to the Land of Whirlpools was the most reasonable choice.”

Orochimaru shook his head at Might Guy.

He didn't think that Might Guy, who hadn't yet developed his eighth gate, could defeat the Fourth Kazekage, Shimizu.

It would be better to let Might Guy hide and conserve his strength.

because……

"Alright, Dai, now that you're back, has the eighth gate of the Eight Gates Formation been successfully developed?"

"Fourth Generation Lord, please rest assured! The prelude to burning youth has been completed, and the Eighth Gate, Evening Elephant, is ready to bloom at any time!"

Orochimaru offered a few words of comfort, quickly rekindling the youthful spirit of the middle-aged green-skinned watermelon.

"Can you estimate its power?"

"Evening Elephant's every strike unleashes power at least dozens of times greater than that of the ordinary Five Kage!"

Matt Day said excitedly.

In his view, once the Eighth Gate is unleashed, no one in the world can stop it!
When the time comes, as long as he defeats the enemy, Konoha Village can be rebuilt, and everything in the village can return to what it was before!
"Power that surpasses that of the ordinary Five Kage by dozens of times."

Orochimaru's smile deepened.

He knew that given Matt Day's honest nature, this description sounded exaggerated, but Matt Day was definitely being conservative; in reality, it would be even more exaggerated.

With the Eight Gates Formation unleashed after nearly thirty years of burning, plus Madara Uchiha who can regain his full power, and the Fourth Kazekage Shimizu, can you withstand it?
If it can really hold them off...

Orochimaru patted Might Guy on the shoulder.

“Perfect timing, Dai. Find a place to rest first. After I recover, you, Tsunade, the Second Hokage, and I will go on a mission together.”

"Task?"

What mission requires the deployment of four Kage-level powerhouses?
"Yes, find someone, someone who has a way to turn the situation around."

Orochimaru looked up at the sky, his eyes gleaming.

He needs to regroup his forces and seek that increasingly slim chance of victory.

Fortunately, he's not completely out of options.

……

……

Beyond the world, in the outer higher-dimensional space.

The clear water has been lingering here for quite some time.

Aside from occasionally returning to the ninja world to replenish his energy, he spends most of his time in the outer high-dimensional space.

We've searched for nearly a thousand different dimensions.

Most of the other dimensions are not very good, not even comparable to the Divine Might Dimension, and their overall size may not even be the size of a football field.

This alternate dimension is too small. Even if it is refined, its inherent deficiencies will greatly increase the difficulty of upgrading it into a world.

It doesn't need to be as good as the Pure Land, but it shouldn't be worse than the Divine Might Space. However, those large alternate spaces are basically the same as the Divine Might Space and the Pure Land Space, with strong self-characteristics and low compatibility with the Pure Water.

After a long search, Qingshui selected only one alternative dimension from nearly a thousand.

This space is extremely vast, roughly estimated to be at least 400,000 to 500,000 square kilometers in area. Apart from the Pure Land space of the Six Paths Sage and the Origin Sphere space that was accidentally entered, there are few other spaces larger than this.

However, it was too desolate inside. Apart from a few plots of land, most of the area was shrouded in strong winds and mixed with various gases, so it could basically be considered a gaseous alternate dimension.

The compatibility with clear water is relatively high, but the integrity of this alternate dimension is extremely poor. Even if it can be refined quickly, the subsequent work will require a lot of time and effort, and it may not be possible to complete it in several years.

However, this was already the best Shimizu could find. As for the Origin Space, Shimizu had also considered it. This space was connected to five other spaces and was relatively complete, but its compatibility with him was low. If he wanted to continue developing and upgrading it after refining it, the initial time required would probably be quite long.

If they still can't find it after a few more months, Shimizu will decide to go back and refine that gaseous alternate dimension.

Until one day, he arrived in a new alternate dimension.

"Rumble..."

Endless thunderclaps, accompanied by incessant torrential rain, echoed in this alternate dimension.

At first glance, this entire alternate dimension can be roughly divided into three layers.

At the bottom is a vast ocean, and at the top is a thick layer of sedimentary clouds over a kilometer thick.

The middle layer consists of the air and the thunderstorms beneath the cumulus clouds.

A fierce wind surged, dark clouds rolled, thunder roared, and the waves surged.

The moment Shimizu arrived in this world, her eyes lit up.

Great place!

Why is it good?

With wind and thunder, how could it not suit one's needs?
Upon first trying it out, Shimizu discovered that this alternate dimension was very accepting of him.

Its compatibility ranks among the top in nearly a thousand different dimensions, only slightly inferior to that gaseous dimension.

"No rush, let's take a look first."

Shimizu's gaze shifted, and she began to use the power of space to traverse this alternate dimension at high speed.

He had encountered similar places that resonated with him several times before, but apart from the gaseous space, they were all pitifully small in size. The largest one was only equivalent to an ordinary small town.

The more Shimizu investigated, the more surprised he became, and anticipation rose in his eyes.

This alternate dimension is quite large, covering hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, equivalent to the size of South Korea plus half of North Korea.

Although it cannot compare to the gaseous alternate dimension, it is still considered one of the more advanced alternate dimensions he has encountered.

Soon, Shimizu figured out why the environment here was like this.

"The ocean is just normal water, but it contains a lot of minerals. The geothermal resources on the seabed are very rich, which keeps the temperature of the entire ocean above 50 degrees Celsius for a long time. Although it does not reach the boiling point, a large amount of seawater is evaporated. Some of the lighter minerals in the seawater with lower melting and boiling points also rise into the sky and form cumulus clouds after cooling."

The cold air at high altitudes rubs against and comes into contact with the warm, moist air downwind, thus creating endless storms and thunderstorms…

The more Shimizu pondered it, the more satisfied he became with this alternate dimension.

Not only is the fit very high, but the completeness is also quite high.

According to the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, wind belongs to Xun and thunder belongs to Zhen. When classified into the Five Elements, they are both wood. Xun wood belongs to Yin and Zhen wood belongs to Yang.

This was also the entry point for him to begin refining this alternate dimension.

The waters of the ocean are considered yin waters because no matter how turbulent the surface of the sea is, once it reaches a certain depth, it becomes relatively calm.

The water on the sea surface and the rain falling from the sky, these dynamic waters, belong to the category of Yang water.

Beneath the seabed lies the land, vast and moist, belonging to Yin Earth. Mountains also exist in the sea, and a few scattered islands dot the surface, though they occupy less than 10% of the total area, they are towering and stable, belonging to Yang Earth.

Gen and Kun are complete, only Gen is missing a little.

These islands and underwater mountain ranges also have abundant metal veins; otherwise, the mineral content in seawater would not be so high.

Although most of them are classified as Yin Metal, there are also Yang Metals such as iron and diamonds, which are relatively hard.

At the same time, abundant geothermal activity implies the presence of underwater volcanoes and other phenomena, which can be considered as yin fire...

This seemingly primitive alternate dimension actually contains the five elements, but they are not balanced and vary in strength.

This is far superior to the gaseous alternate dimension.

If the five elements are incomplete, it means that clear water needs to spend a lot of time and energy to evolve the missing elements. But once they are complete, it only needs minor adjustments and regulation.

As for how to regulate it, it should be done in a more detailed way, such as according to the Eight Trigrams.

The "Dragon and Tiger Ask the Way Chapter" given by the Old Celestial Master, along with the Taoist scriptures passed down by other ascended extraordinary beings in the One Person World, have already pointed out the direction for Qing Shui.

Fortunately, most of the gossip in this world has been gathered. Although it is difficult to regulate, Qingshui believes that after refining this alternate dimension, with his own accumulation, it should only take a few months to make the various energy cycles in this highly promising alternate dimension reach a balance and have the ability to evolve on its own.

At that time, as the alternate dimension is upgraded into a complete small world, Shimizu himself will also be able to ascend to a higher-dimensional being on par with the world, becoming a multiverse-level dimensional demon comparable to Dormammu and Vishanti.

"Very good, we can begin refining it now."

Shimizu sighed, took a step, and arrived at the very center of this alternate dimension.

A powerful energy emanated from Qing Shui, seeping into the world little by little through space, bringing it under its control.

His mastery of spatial manipulation was already very strong, and his compatibility with this world was also very high, making the refining process extremely smooth.

It is expected that this alternate dimension will be refined in a very short time, and efforts will begin to transform it into a real world.

Just when Shimizu finally found her own precious land after going through countless hardships, in the Pure Land.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki sat solemnly in the void, holding a handful of memories extracted from a certain soul, his expression serious.

He finally caught a glimpse of the Otsutsuki who had descended upon the ninja world with Kaguya and had been hiding for a thousand years.

“The monk Cixian…”

……

……

One punch the world.

On a deserted private island.

A large number of alien weapons dismantled from Boros's spaceship were scattered everywhere, but their power was only so-so, not reaching the level of dragons. Although they had some research value, they were not considered very high.

If there were weapons capable of unleashing power exceeding that of a dragon, those three top-tier combatants would have used them long before they died.

However, there was one thing that had great research value, which was dismantled by Shimizu, who then brought Kusno and Genus over to study it together.

That is the dark energy sphere on this spaceship, which contains a dark energy reactor. Its energy is even more terrifying than that of the second-generation Ark reactor.

The Marvel universe's avatar also captured Thanos's Sanctuary One spaceship. Its power supply was far inferior to the Dark Energy Reactor, and even much worse than the second-generation Arc Reactor. It was just a conventional controlled nuclear fusion, which relied entirely on a large supply of nuclear fuel to have enough energy. After miniaturization, it was inferior to the Arc Reactor in both safety and energy density.

(End of this chapter)