Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 195 Orochimaru's Backstab of the Otsutsuki Plan

The precious Mangekyou Sharingan became a consumable item for Kaede Tsukasa, but in the long run, it was worth it.

Opening the gates to other timelines twice consumed two Mangekyou Sharingan.

"My Mugen Tsukuyomi is undoubtedly a genuine illusion, while Limited Tsukuyomi is not only an illusion, but also the result of research on the preliminary techniques for Infinite Tsukuyomi. It is also a real parallel world. People in Limited Tsukuyomi can even exchange worlds with people in the anime timeline and experience each other's lives."

Kaede Tsukasa's vision stretched out, watching as Obito, along with Hiashi who wasn't so keen on taking risks, entered the Limited Tsukuyomi.

Honestly, it's only because someone of Obito's caliber is leading him that Hiashi has no way out. If it were anyone else doing this, Hiashi would definitely make them experience the prestige and power of a powerful family head.

"Then, the operation of using illusion to invade illusion can begin... There's no need to completely absorb the limited Tsukuyomi, that's simply impossible. I just need to use illusion to establish a connection so that I can control the dragon veins. Even if there's some time delay, it doesn't matter."

Kaede calmly gouged out his already blind left eye, discarding the eye containing the Kotoamatsukami eye technique without hesitation, and then took out his other eye.

This is also the Mangekyou Sharingan, originating from Obito in the anime timeline. Kaede Tsukasa defeated Obito in the anime timeline before he could obtain this eye.

Only then did Obito, left with no other choice, have to use the limited Tsukuyomi to obtain a new Mangekyou Sharingan.

Similarly, a trickle of blood flowed from the socket of his left eye, which had been completely extinguished. Kaede Tsukasa had already mastered this new left eye, and he had also obtained information about the Kamui eye technique immediately.

The remote Kamui ability is somewhat useful to Kaede Tsukasa.

"My Indra's Eye already allows me to use Susanoo, and my new left eye allows me to use Kamui, so... I can probably use Kamui Shuriken too."

Better than nothing.

Kaedeji's expression remained calm. The addition of a multi-stage combat system enriched his fighting style and proved somewhat useful.

"Next, we will connect the two worlds in two months..."

Kaede Tsukasa formed a hand seal, and the two three-tomoe Sharingan behind him shone with an eerie red light. The world of Musou Tsukuyomi immediately trembled violently, causing the people who were fighting frantically to subconsciously stop and look around in surprise and uncertainty.

"What's going on? What's wrong with this world?"

"I'm not quite sure. The interface in front of me shows that the world is being upgraded. Can a world created by illusion magic also be upgraded?"

"That's not surprising. In this world, you can exchange chakra for all sorts of ninjutsu and ninja tools! Ninja tools are hard to say, they can probably only be used in Tsukuyomi, but ninjutsu can most likely be used in the outside world! If you learn it in this world, it's equivalent to learning it in the real world! It's just that the exchange price is extremely high, it always feels like it's even harder to exchange for ninjutsu than in the real world..."

"Hmph, you just realized? In this world, you don't have to worry about death. You can fight to the death with enemies at the level of a Hokage without restraint and show off your training results to your heart's content! I plan to find a secluded place to train for a while before hunting those troublesome guys."

"The task system is online. Let me see... Daily tasks, weekly tasks, monthly tasks? Si Guoyi, it looks quite well-organized!"

"As expected, it still requires chakra. In other words, many missions seem to have no threshold, but the fact that you have to pay chakra to accept them is the biggest threshold. Genin rarely have the opportunity to take on A-rank missions."

"Isn't this normal? There is no death in the genjutsu world. At most, one might fall seriously ill in reality. If there are no thresholds, wouldn't countless people be courting death? The Hokage must be under a lot of pressure to maintain this unprecedented genjutsu. This will help relieve his pressure."

The word "death," whether in Tsukuyomi or in reality, gives people an increasingly blurred impression. The perception that death is not the end, but a new beginning is spreading.

This will inevitably cultivate a group of "fearless" and crazy ninjas who are willing to risk their lives for any opportunity.

Immediately, a large number of ninjas began frantically generating chakra, just to take on various missions and exchange for various ninjutsu and ninja tools.

"See that? Another interface popped up! Bloodline Limits?! In this world, Bloodline Limits can actually be exchanged? Currently, there are only two Bloodline Limits on the list... Wood Release and Mangekyou Sharingan!!"

Everyone went crazy. These were legendary powers, which had become legendary in the decades following the Battle of the Valley of the End!

Even in the present era, with powerful figures like Kaede Tsukasa and Otsutsuki, even mastering both Wood Release and the Mangekyou Sharingan wouldn't be enough to stand at the top of the world. But even just exchanging for it in a genjutsu and personally experiencing the precious bloodline power is enough to make people obsessed.

The entire Musou Tsukuyomi was in an uproar. No one was willing to fight the Third Raikage and other "natives," and everyone was focused on researching new functions.

To the Third Raikage and others, these guys' actions were extremely strange. Many of them were poking around in the air in front of them, as if they were clicking on something.

"Pretend to be a ghost!"

Stab it!

The Third Raikage transformed into a bolt of lightning, killing several Konoha ninjas, but encountered no resistance. Turning his head, he saw that even Konoha's strongmen, such as Hatake Sakumo, had no intention of fighting him and had already run far away.

"Quest function? And you can even exchange for Bloodline Limits?"

The Third Raikage listened for a while, surprised but not taking it to heart—although he himself did not have a bloodline limit, his birth from the Yotsuki clan gave him a naturally strong and robust body, which was enough for him to crush most bloodline limits with his Lightning Release Chakra Mode!
Besides...

"These guys from Konoha are so foolish, intoxicated by false power! What use is a bloodline limit even if they really obtained it? They can only use it in this world!"

The Third Raikage snorted coldly, then looked at the ninjas from various villages who were trapped in the Tsukuyomi with him, and found that they were all mentally exhausted and numb.

Like the ninjas of Konoha, these people can be resurrected after death, like perpetual motion machines, becoming fixed NPCs in genjutsu, serving as a source of refresh for the endless stream of people logging in.

It was endless, with no end in sight. Once this was confirmed, even the highest fighting spirit inevitably waned. They had tried for many years, but still hadn't found a way to escape the Mukoro Tsukuyomi—perhaps there was no way out at all? Since Kaede Tsukasa dared to let so many people in, he certainly wouldn't have left any obvious loopholes.

Soon after, more and more people began to besiege the Third Raikage and other natives again. "The number of missions is limited. Killing these guys will earn me rewards, which I can use to exchange for a Kekkei Genkai! I want to experience the power of Wood Release!"

"The Senju and Uchiha people are still around; they're the craziest ones..."

The Musou Tsukuyomi was embroiled in a battle more intense than ever before, and all their efforts were essentially providing Kaede Tsukasa with a massive amount of chakra.

He only needs to extract a small portion of the harvested chakra for use in ninjutsu, ninja tools, and bloodline limits.

For every reward redeemed, who knows how many people are killed? Even those who survive pay a huge price in chakra for the battle.

This enormous surplus value was all used by Kaede Tsukasa to fill the channel leading directly to the Limited Tsukuyomi.

……

At the same time, at a base somewhere in the Land of Fields.

Orochimaru has been focused on learning for some time now. The various biotechnologies that Jigen has handed over to him are at a level that the ninja world has never reached before. Even a genius like Orochimaru needs to learn them and at the same time begin to carry out more dangerous research.

"These guys are really interesting. The ninja world can actually produce such a peculiar ninja clan. Strictly speaking, they are not bloodline limits, but they can absorb natural energy more easily than ordinary people."

Orochimaru was very interested. He would pick and choose from the people who were regularly going insane and imprisoned in prison, and conduct cruel human experiments on them.

Orochimaru certainly knew about natural energy, and he also knew about Jiraiya's trump card, Sage Mode. But knowing it was one thing, he never imagined that he could study natural energy in this way.

Jigen's phantom appeared behind Orochimaru, coldly watching Orochimaru dissect a person whose body was covered in strange, writhing runes.

“Why waste time on these people? You should hurry up and cultivate a second Tianzang for me. Even I can’t be sure that Tianzang will eventually grow into a qualified vessel,” Cixian said.

Orochimaru didn't even turn his head: "This clan has a very special constitution. Perhaps it's because they've lived near Ryuchi Cave for generations, which is suitable for survival. Ultimately, those who are better able to adapt to natural energy left behind their descendants... If we can unlock the secrets of these people, perhaps I can cultivate a vessel for you that is born with Sage Mode. The fusion of Karma and Sage Mode will surely produce a wonderful chemical reaction, right?"

“There’s no need for that. It’s a waste of your research talent,” Jigen said. Although there was no emotional fluctuation in his voice, Orochimaru paused, and a hint of impatience could be heard in his voice.

This is interesting... Orochimaru's lips slowly curled into a smile.

Despite following Jigen and acquiring a wealth of extraterrestrial knowledge from him, he even cultivated Tenzo, a successful experimental subject transplanted with Hashirama's genes. Furthermore, Tenzo had the impressive feat of defeating Shisui's team head-on.

However, this does not mean that Orochimaru was truly working wholeheartedly for Jigen; it was merely a mutually beneficial arrangement. Orochimaru's probing of Jigen never ceased.

For example, right now, they've used a group of people captured from around Ryuchi Cave to extract crucial information...

Why would Cixian, whose goal is to plant a sacred tree and absorb natural energy, reject a container that can absorb natural energy? Only something involving containers could make Cixian so concerned and anxious.

In other words...

"Lord Jigen, if I'm not mistaken, the Karma seal, which can absorb all ninjutsu, can't absorb natural energy, right?" Orochimaru stopped his experiment, looked at the test subject in front of him, and breathed his last before speaking.

Cixian said indifferently, "That's right. I target natural energy, but I don't have the ability to directly absorb natural energy, which is why I need to use the Ten-Tails."

“I see. Such a strange thing exists... The Rinnegan has the ability to absorb ninjutsu, similar to the Karma's absorption ability, but the Rinnegan user can master Sage Mode, while you, as an Otsutsuki, cannot do both at the same time.”

Orochimaru has roughly figured out the relationship between the Rinnegan and the Otsutsuki clan.

The true bloodline limit of the Otsutsuki clan seems to be the Byakugan, not the Rinnegan. The Rinnegan comes from the power of the Ten-Tails...

Therefore, how was Otsutsuki able to seize the power of the Ten-Tails—or rather, its genes—to complete his own genes?
The Sage of Six Paths is quite interesting. According to Jigen, although he is also a descendant of the Otsutsuki clan, the Sage of Six Paths possesses the Rinnegan. Is this because he inherited more of the bloodline genes of the Divine Tree?

And... the key to betraying the Otsutsuki lies in natural energy.

Orochimaru was thrilled. He had finally found the weakness of this clan that was not a weakness!
Vipers are absolutely not loyal to anyone or anything, especially since Orochimaru obtained the complete version of the Reanimation Jutsu from Kaede Tsukasa, and no longer needs to worry about his lifespan.

The development of the Reincarnation Technique has also made breakthrough progress. It is only necessary to materialize this ability to absorb trace amounts of natural energy into a spell mark and implant it into a container he likes, so that he can easily transfer his soul and change his body.

With Orochimaru's biggest problem basically solved, it's even less likely that he would genuinely follow Jigen, let alone submit to the Otsutsuki's ideals and status; there's absolutely no such possibility.

In the original timeline, there was a whole bunch of guys who were willing to serve Jigen, who were proud to be the Ōtsutsuki's lackeys, and who would risk their lives to help Jigen plant the Divine Tree. Orochimaru was definitely not among them.

"I see. Then I'll have to adjust my direction."

Orochimaru's expression remained unchanged as he said, "I will shift my focus back to conventional gene cultivation and body conditioning. Even if Tenzo is an accidental product, I will try my best to turn him into a conventional one... There is one more thing, Lord Jigen. I wonder if I could have the honor of obtaining your gene fragments? Since you want a vessel that perfectly suits you, I need to understand your condition first."

Jigen stared intently at Orochimaru, expressionless: "Fine, I will give you the real Otsutsuki genes, but my patience is limited. I need to see concrete results."

"Of course, isn't it because you believe in my abilities that you chose me as your partner?"

Orochimaru licked his lips excitedly. Jigen had no patience. Did Orochimaru really have that much patience? It was about time to formulate a plan to betray the Otsutsuki... and try to complete the plan within a few years.

(End of this chapter)