Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 409 The Energy of Pure Land

"Become stronger."

Ino Yamanaka wasn't entirely clear on the source of Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha's increased strength. She only knew that Naruto's strength was related to the Nine-Tails within him, but she didn't know much else.

Sakura knows a little more. She fought Kaguya alongside Naruto and Sasuke and knows that their power originated from the Sage of Six Paths, but she doesn't know the specifics.

Even if she knew, Sakura probably wouldn't tell Uchiha Yoichi. Right now, the most important person in her heart is still Uchiha Sasuke, although she still often thinks about that night.

"I'm not quite sure."

"If the Hokage doesn't have a way to become stronger, I do have a way that can significantly increase his strength."

Uchiha Yoichi suddenly spoke up, and Ino and Sakura looked at him again after hearing this.

The latter didn't beat around the bush; this was a decision Uchiha Yang had planned long ago. He had obtained both Ten-Tails and also found out the location of Jigen's base. Next, as long as he got his hands on Otsutsuki Shibai's remains, this time travel journey would be complete.

Since he has gained so many benefits in this timeline, it doesn't matter if he helps them deal with the Otsutsuki before leaving. Besides, the power boosting their strength isn't Uchiha Yoichi's own; he just needs to pass it on.

"In the lineage of Onmyoji, there has always been a method to defeat the Otsutsuki. I originally thought that after Kaguya was sealed away, I would never need to use it again, and I was preparing to pass it on to the next generation, but I did not expect that there was still an Otsutsuki."

Uchiha Yoichi sighed and said that after hearing his words, Yamanaka Ino and Sakura both believed him to some extent. Ino even completely believed Uchiha Yoichi, thinking that he would not lie to her.

Ino Yamanaka asked curiously, "Yoichi, what method is it? Is it a secret medicine similar to the Jonin Dan?"

"Of course not. Jonin pills are too difficult to refine, and we don't have the materials right now, unless some alien beasts from another world come along."

Uchiha Yoichi said in a pretentious manner, "I will use the power I have accumulated over a thousand years to improve myself, thereby gaining the strength to defeat the Otsutsuki."

This was a plan devised by the Onmyoji a thousand years ago. The power they've accumulated by now must be immense; defeating the Otsutsuki clan would be no problem at all.

Sakura asked疑惑地问道, "What kind of power? It can accumulate for a thousand years?"

Uchiha Yoichi pointed to the sky and said, "The power of the dead in the Pure Land."

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Konoha, Hokage's Office

After Ino and Sakura returned, they went to the Hokage's office and relayed Uchiha Yoichi's words to Uzumaki Naruto.

After listening, Naruto Uzumaki fell into deep thought. He couldn't decide either, so he even called Shikamaru over to ask for his opinion.

However, Nara Shikamaru was not very clear about this either. He did not know what kind of inheritance the Onmyoji had, and he also did not know anything about the Pure Land.

After pondering for a moment, Nara Shikamaru shook his head and suggested, "I don't know, Naruto. Why don't we ask Mount Myōboku? They should have some understanding of the methods of Onmyoji."

At this moment, Ino Yamanaka said, "Shikamaru, you're not still doubting Yoichi, are you?"

"This is a necessary investigation, not mere suspicion. Besides, Naruto is the Hokage of the village; this is of utmost importance!"

Nara Shikamaru shook his head and sighed inwardly. He had also noticed the change in the relationship between Ino and Sai, but he didn't speak up because of his decades-long friendship with Ino. However, he felt that Ino was now too biased towards Uchiha Yoichi, and that this Onmyoji was just an outsider.

"In that case, I'll ask the old hermit of Mount Myōboku."

After Naruto finished speaking, he gathered a bit of chakra and used the Summoning Jutsu to summon a rather unfamiliar little toad.

After the little toad appeared on Naruto's desk, it asked blankly, "Where is this?"

Naruto Uzumaki apologized to the little toad, saying, "Excuse me, I'm Naruto Uzumaki. Could you please go back and ask Fukasaku the Sage for me? I have something I want to ask him, and I might need to use the Reverse Summoning Technique."

"Oh, is that what it is? Leave it to me!"

After the little toad of Mount Myōboku finished speaking, it immediately dispelled the communication spell and returned to Mount Myōboku to report the news.

After a while, Naruto used the Summoning Jutsu again, and this time the toad that appeared was Fukasaku, the sage of Mount Myōboku.

Upon seeing Naruto, Fukasaku asked, "Little Naruto, what brings you here?"

"I have something I want to ask you, Master Shen."

Naruto scratched his head and chuckled, then his expression turned slightly serious as he continued, "Fukasaku, the Onmyoji I told you about last time, is he now telling me he can use the power of the Pure Land to help me?"

After listening to Naruto's words, Fukasaku said with some seriousness, "Hmm, the power of the Pure Land, I really don't understand that. But little Naruto, what I can tell you is that the Pure Land didn't exist naturally, but was created by Onmyoji."

"Eh?"

Naruto was taken aback, and even Shikamaru Nara and Sakura Ino were shocked. They hadn't expected that the Pure Land, a place for the dead to rest, wasn't something that existed naturally.

"Really? Fukasaku the Sage, is an Onmyoji this powerful?"

"This is nothing to them. Although I've never seen an Onmyoji make a move, their specialty is raising shikigami and controlling them to fight for them. And their shikigami are the deceased."

Fukasaku continued, "As for the power that person mentioned, it might be related to shikigami."

Naruto Uzumaki, his face full of confusion, asked, "Shikigami? I don't know how to control shikigami. Why did that Yang-san say it could make me stronger?"

"Why don't you go and ask him yourself? I don't know much about Onmyoji either. The Great Lord probably knows more than I do, but he's been asleep lately."

After Fukasaku finished speaking, he prepared to return. However, before heading back to Mount Myōboku, he said one last thing to Naruto Uzumaki: "Naruto, I will inform you when the master wakes up."

Bang!

After saying this, Fukasaku released the summoning technique from his body and returned to Mount Myōboku.

After the hermit Fukasaku left, the room suddenly became quiet.

Naruto Uzumaki and Shikamaru Nara heard a lot of shocking news today, including things about the Otsutsuki clan and Onmyoji.

"I don't think that Yang Yi-san has any reason to harm me. Let's invite him over and ask him first. His identity has been confirmed, so it's impossible for him to be related to the Otsutsuki."

Naruto Uzumaki spoke, which was considered the final word on the matter. Shikamaru Nara opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

Nara Shikamaru just sensed something was wrong; that guy's purpose was definitely not that simple.

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After Naruto Uzumaki invited Yoichi Uchiha over, he didn't beat around the bush and politely asked him what methods he could use to deal with the Otsutsuki.

Uchiha Yoichi smiled and said, "It's actually very simple. All I need to do is make you strong enough to kill the Otsutsuki. There is such power in the Pure Land."

Upon hearing this, Naruto Uzumaki looked surprised and said, "Huh? Is it that simple?"

"That's right, it's that simple. Actually, the Pure Land was originally for us to nurture our shikigami, and the operation of the Pure Land also requires energy. Energy doesn't come out of thin air; it naturally has a source."

After saying this, Uchiha Yoichi, seeing that some people in the room had already guessed, continued, "The energy in the Pure Land is accumulated from the dissipation of the spirits of the deceased over the past thousand years."

(End of this chapter)