I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 413 Kaguya Otsutsuki is very strong, but she's incredibly weak in battle.

Since Uchiha Yu relaxed and completely let go of the human kingdom, time seemed to pass faster and faster each day, and each year seemed to pass faster and faster.

As a short-lived species, humans reproduce at an exceptionally fast rate. In just over three hundred years, the land of wind, with its abundant natural conditions, has been filled with them.

Even in the more distant, barren lands, large numbers of humans appeared. With the support of the immortal race who had recovered, they established a new human nation that did not belong to Kaguya.

Even in the desert of the Ninja Cat Clan, a small human nation has emerged.

Uchiha Yu no longer cared about this; he only cared about two people: Hagoromo Otsutsuki, who was gradually growing into a young man, and Kaguya Otsutsuki, whose mental state was becoming increasingly tense.

Something was off about the mother and son.

On a deserted island in the deep sea, Uchiha Yu, under the pine tree he planted himself, brewed tea with Miwa Masayo and served snacks such as pine nuts, acorns, and clams to the slug that had just emerged from its slumber.

Slugs originally preferred to chew on lush green trees, but after tasting these carefully selected extraordinary foods, they changed their preferences and developed a particular fondness for these small fruits.

In order to enjoy the best flavor, she even sent out her appropriately sized clones, who unceremoniously stuffed handfuls into their mouths, chewing them with a crunching sound.

Enjoying the meal, the slug exclaimed, "Truly, you are worthy of being called Immortal You! Your taste is truly exceptional. How come I never discovered all these delicious foods in the world before?"

"Thousands of years! Do you know how I've lived these thousands of years?"

"In short, from now on, I never want to live a life where I only eat one type of tree again!"

"Absolutely not!"

Uchiha Yu and Miwa Masayo were amused by the slug, so they quickly took out the seeds they had prepared and handed them to the slug, telling her that these were delicious seeds and that she could take them home and try planting them.

Uchiha Yu was very confident in the seeds he had selected over hundreds of years. His only problem was: "It will take a long time for them to bear fruit after they are planted. Slug, you need to be patient."

The slug's cheerful laughter vanished instantly, and she asked worriedly, "How long will it take before we can eat it? A hundred years?"

Uchiha Yu was taken aback by the question and quickly replied, "100 years is too exaggerated. These things aren't peaches that the Great Sage ate."

He held up two fingers: "These seeds need 20 years to grow before they flower, which means you'll have to wait 20 years to eat the delicious fruit..."

The slug's laughter rang out again: "Haha, only 20 years, that's great!"

"When I get back to Shikkotsu Forest, I'll plant these seeds, and then I can just take a nap and eat delicious food. That would be so wonderful."

Uchiha Yu slapped his forehead. He still hadn't gotten used to the idea of ​​time when she was immortal, and he had once again forgotten that the slug was an immortal being. A mere 20 years was just the time it would take her to take a nap.

He said with a smile, "The world might be a bit unstable going forward, so going back to sleep is a good option for you."

The slug asked curiously, "Can you tell me what will happen next?"

Miwa Masayo explained on behalf of his partner, "Otsutsuki Hagoromo has grown up and entered his rebellious phase. He's currently having a tiff with Otsutsuki Kaguya, meow."

"Although the quarrel between mother and son is just a family matter for Kaguya Otsutsuki, she and her son are just too powerful, meow. Their family matter could escalate into a terrible war at any time, so hiding is the safest thing to do, meow."

"Slug Sage, you're the only friend Yu and I have made in 300 years. If I don't finish washing, you'll be in trouble, meow."

The slug nodded and said, "I understand."

"Don't worry, Masayuki, I won't go out once I'm back in Shikkotsu Forest."

Besides the various delicious fruits, even the brewed tea was exceptionally delicious. When the spring water boiled, the aroma soared into the sky, and the three immortals were momentarily captivated by the fragrance.

Not only did Uchiha Yu and Miwa Masayo savor the taste carefully, but even the slug, who never drinks water, made a point of drinking a large cup.

Uchiha Yu sighed, "I've tried to control my sense of smell, but it's no use at all."

Masayo Miwa continued, "Hehe, I didn't control my nose, meow. My feeling is that this tea is very fragrant but not pungent at all."

She added, "This is really abnormal, meow. My nose is much stronger than Yu's, meow."

The slug was clearly more excited than Masayo Miwa. She shouted, "Of course it's not normal! I don't have a nose, how can I smell fragrance? That's too exaggerated!"

As the only great immortal in the world, Slug's personality is quite naive, and he speaks very casually, which is completely different from his calm and mature demeanor when he later became Tsunade's contracted ninja beast.

She is already several thousand years old and will not change from a child to an adult over the next thousand years.

Uchiha Yu was very curious about this and asked the slug about it hypothetically.

The slug replied, "If I were to make a pact with a human, of course I would have to put on a composed facade."

"Ordinary humans can't become great immortals like Yu, so they can't be my friends. I must and can only treat them according to the terms of the contract."

Masayo Miwa asked curiously, "Why can't you become friends with humans, meow?"

The slug looked puzzled, but she answered seriously, "Human lifespan is too short, not even 100 years."

"Under normal circumstances, I need over a hundred years to sleep. Any contractors I meet before I go to sleep would definitely be dead, or even their grandchildren would die of old age. How could they become true friends?"

"Although my clones respond to the contract when I sleep, their memories are just memories to me and cannot have any emotional impact on me."

The slug's answer deeply shocked Uchiha Yu and Miwa Masayo, who then understood the true feeling of an immortal being.

This couple cultivated immortality together, spending the longest time in unfamiliar times, interacting with people such as Kaguya Otsutsuki's family and their friend, the long-lived Katsuyu.

Of these beings, only Hagoromo and Hamura's physical appearances changed, but it took them a full three hundred years to grow from boys to young men.

During this time, ordinary humans who had reproduced for 18 generations were ignored by Uchiha Yu and Miwa Masayo.

The unique time frame successfully confused Uchiha Yu's sense of time, creating the illusion that they were still "ordinary" people.

Thinking back to their previous conversation, Uchiha Yu couldn't help but feel a little dazed again before laughing again, "This proves that the aroma of tea isn't something you smell with your nose, but rather something that directly penetrates the body and affects the brain."

"Only in this way can we explain why our three noses are completely different, yet our perception of tea aroma is similar."

His voice gradually lowered, almost murmuring, "I never noticed before that this tea had such benefits..."

Uchiha Yu thought of genjutsu. If he could use the aroma of tea that went straight to the brain, could he develop a new system of genjutsu?

Even if an illusion that starts with fragrance is not very powerful, the irresistible aroma of tea can be used as a door-kicking illusion to open a direct path to the opponent's brain for subsequent illusions.

Although Uchiha Yu's power is based on Sage Mode and the Otsutsuki Origin, and he also has mastered the power of time, he still believes that ninjutsu and genjutsu are the best methods of combat.

Murder doesn't have to be complicated; it just needs to be simple and effective.

Just like Kaguya Otsutsuki, even if you use high-level skills like Amenominaka, All-Killing Ash Bones, Rabbit Hair Needle, Eighty Gods Void Strike, and Expanding Truth-Seeking Ball to fight the Twins of Fate, you still can't defeat them even after causing a huge upheaval.

Is it because her skills aren't strong enough?

Of course not. Kaguya's techniques are incredibly powerful. Even if the Six Paths level twins were to be forced into existence, or even if Uchiha Yu were to be hit, he would be either killed or severely injured.

However, precisely because these techniques are so powerful, the difficulty of controlling them has increased dramatically. Furthermore, Kaguya Otsutsuki's fighting style is quite unique, essentially a "fire and forget" approach.

As a result, she almost destroyed the ninja world, but still couldn't hit the two 16-year-old children head-on. Instead, the two children turned the tables on her and she was sealed a second time.

If you ask how Uchiha Yu could have such an understanding, it's because he experienced it firsthand.

Three hundred years is not a short time for immortals. Even if Uchiha Yu spent 200 years of that time traveling all over the world, it would still be enough for Kaguya to become familiar with them to the point where they could spar with each other.

Kaguya Otsutsuki's fighting skills... were quite terrible.

This led Uchiha Yu to even have a thought: perhaps the months-long battle between Kaguya and the Hagoromo-Hamura brothers wasn't due to Kaguya's overwhelming paternal affection.

Maybe Kaguya was just really bad at the game?

In short, Uchiha Yu felt that she was terrible in their battle, so terrible that he could hardly believe it!

The various terrifying techniques are indeed terrifying, but Kaguya Otsutsuki's attacks are basically unprecise, and she has no control over them after casting them.

Her fighting philosophy seemed to disregard precision; as long as the power was great enough, the kill radius was large enough, and the attack density was right, victory would be achieved.

This seems to have a specific term: Van Fleet tactics supported by Van Fleet's ammunition reserves.

In short: Bomb! That's it!

But this is a way for the dominant power to crush the weak, like using a cannon to kill a mosquito or a missile to kill a fly—the effect is really unreliable.

Such a weakness becomes even less effective when facing strong opponents of the same level, such as Uchiha Yu.

Not to mention his trump card, the power of time, Uchiha Yu didn't even use his space-time abilities. With a simple combination of ninjutsu and genjutsu, he completely avoided all of Kaguya's attacks.

Surprisingly, Kaguya possessed the strongest Byakugan and the Rinnegan with nine tomoe, yet she couldn't see through the genjutsu and was completely manipulated by Uchiha Yuu without even realizing it.

It was this contest that completely dispelled Uchiha Yu's fear of Kaguya, and he finally understood what it meant for the world to be full of wonders.

There really are people like Kaguya Otsutsuki in the world, who are incredibly powerful, but completely incompetent in actual combat.

Conversely, if someone could be successfully ambushed by Kaguya Otsutsuki and become a wedge in her hands, then that guy named Isshiki Otsutsuki must have been a complete combat failure.

It's not impossible...

Think about those arrogant and cool alien Otsutsuki who came from another galaxy. They were powerful beings from beyond the stars, and could at least be regarded as extraterrestrial demons. Yet they all fell into the hands of unreliable young men.

What's the difference between them and aliens who arrive on Earth in spaceships the size of the moon, only to be defeated by a virus running on a Windows 95 system?

It appears powerful, but is actually incredibly weak.

Uchiha Yu almost got carried away; it took him a lot of effort to barely suppress his racing heartbeat.

【Don't drift, absolutely don't drift!】

My enemy is called Hagoromo Otsutsuki. Although he's also an Otsutsuki, he's a seasoned veteran who has cultivated for a thousand years, completely different from the naive and innocent alien Otsutsuki.

[And even if the alien Otsutsuki are all naive and innocent, like tailed beasts with immense power but unable to use it properly, I must consider one thing: since the Sage of Six Paths, who created the tailed beasts, is so powerful, then what kind of terrifying being is the mastermind behind the creation of these alien Otsutsuki?]

Is it a higher-dimensional life form? Or a dimensional observer? Or perhaps the ruler of the celestial order?

【Pah! I must be overthinking it, how could it possibly be that powerful…】

I must be overthinking it...

……

After seeing the slug off, Uchiha Yu and Miwa Masayo leisurely returned to the Land of Wind.

Thanks to the deterrent power of Kaguya Otsutsuki and the assistance of Yuu Uchiha and Masayo Miwa, the Land of Wind enjoyed 300 years of peaceful development.

By this time, the human population had increased dozens of times, reaching a scale of millions.

Traces of human activity, such as residential buildings, farmland, roads, and city walls, are found in every corner of the Wind Kingdom. Even on the mountains, there are small wooden huts where hunters and woodcutters rest.

The core of the Wind Kingdom is, of course, the four palaces, which have now been paved with stone slabs by humans, and the area outside the giant tree corridor is filled with "luxurious" buildings.

However, Uchiha Yu noticed that the atmosphere in the four palaces was very oppressive because Kaguya Otsutsuki's aura was so tangible that it emanated from her palace like dark clouds.

Beings below the sixth level would feel a terrible sense of oppression when faced with such a heavy aura, as if they were being squeezed by a narrow passageway on both sides while walking through a narrow passageway.

In the entire Land of Wind, only four people can disregard Kaguya's current aura.

However, Hagoromo Otsutsuki is having a falling out with his mother and has been wandering around the Land of Wind, providing various forms of assistance to humans, but refuses to return.

Uchiha Yu and Miwa Masayo were traveling all over the world, leaving only Otsutsuki Hamura to face his mother.

The child was rather shy and lacked the ability to persuade his mother; in fact, he trembled under her pressure.

Upon seeing Uchiha Yu and Miwa Masayo return, Otsutsuki Hamura jumped up and quickly pulled them both to see his mother.

His movements were so fast that even Miyazaki felt a little dizzy from the swaying, and he repeatedly tried to stop him, saying, "Haemura, slow down, slow down!"

"We have to hurry, Lord Miwa Masayo! Mother's been in a bad mood for a long time!" Otsutsuki Hamura cried out anxiously.

"My mother's condition makes it impossible for anyone to get close to her. My older brother refuses to come back, and I have no way to persuade her. She won't even tell me what happened. I'm so worried!"

Upon arriving at the gates of Kaguya's palace, Uchiha Yu suddenly reached out and pressed down on Otsutsuki Hamura's head, stopping his frantic pulling.

He smiled and said, "Hamura, you take Masayo to your palace, I'll go see your mother alone."

Hamura Otsutsuki hesitated, unsure whether he should obey: "But Mother..."

Uchiha Yu laughed loudly: "Alright, your mother won't tell you the reason, it must be because you're too young, only three hundred years old and can't understand the conversations between adults."

"Don't worry, your mother is the most powerful being in the world. Do you really think I would bully her?"

He successfully persuaded Hamura Otsutsuki to leave with Masayo Miwa, while he himself turned and entered Kaguya's Palace.

The moment he stepped into the palace, the smile on Uchiha Yu's face vanished completely. He walked into the palace step by step with a serious expression, and came directly to Kaguya deep inside the palace.

The light inside the palace was certainly not as good as outside, but Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's seat was meticulously designed with eight windows that provided precise lighting based on the sun's position.

But now Kaguya's mood was extremely bad, and the aura she exuded distorted the light, making the sunlight lose its warmth and reflecting a bluish-white light onto Kaguya, who had white hair and wore white clothes.

Coupled with Kaguya's unpleasant expression, the goddess sitting on the throne looked like a female ghost.

Seeing Uchiha Yu walk in, Otsutsuki Kaguya seemed to relax a little, and the light shining on her seemed to brighten and warm up slightly.

Kaguya spoke up, "Mr. Yu, you're finally back."

Uchiha Yu nodded, then asked, "I sensed the change in your aura in the Southeast Sea, but I thought it was a minor issue. I didn't expect it to become so serious two years later. What exactly happened?"

"What in this world could possibly make you this upset?"

Kaguya Otsutsuki smiled bitterly, "Mr. Yu, you're right. Nothing in this world can make me feel this bad. The problem lies outside this world."

Uchiha Yu was speechless for a moment, and after a long pause, he tentatively asked, "The Otsutsuki clan from outer space... are they coming?"

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki breathed a sigh of relief: "So you really knew my background."

"You guessed right. I heard the order from the Otsutsuki clan. My killing of Otsutsuki Isshiki has been discovered, and all the Otsutsuki have been ordered to kill me."

"They will be here soon, very soon..."

Uchiha Yu took a deep breath and asked, "Let them come. We have enough power to protect ourselves. Just because they come doesn't mean we can only wait to die."

Although Kaguya Otsutsuki didn't believe Yuu Uchiha's boastful words, her expression softened considerably, and she even showed a genuine smile: "After sparring with me, Mr. Yuu seems to look down on the Otsutsuki clan."

Uchiha Yu responded, "This is not to look down on the Otsutsuki clan, but rather my attitude towards war: strategically despise the enemy, but tactically take them seriously."

Kaguya was stunned, then murmured, "What you said makes a lot of sense."

Uchiha Yu pressed further, "Kaguya, since you can hear commands, can you determine how long it will be before the Otsutsuki clan's enemies arrive?"

Kaguya replied, "It will come soon, no later than 1100!"

"Too fast!!"

Uchiha Itachi: "..."

(End of this chapter)