I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 415 Resolving the Empire's Last Hidden Danger

"We did it, Hamura, we did it!"

"Brother, it's finally over."

"The price paid to stop the mother's evil deeds was too high; the world was almost destroyed."

"What are you trying to say, brother?"

"I want to travel the world, to heal the wounds of war, and to restore life to the world."

"Not only that, I also want to gather the surviving humans together, pass on my chakra to them, so that all humans can be of one mind and completely eliminate the possibility of war."

"That's amazing! Brother! Your ideals are so noble!"

"Please let me help you... Ah!"

A loud "smack" interrupted Otsutsuki Hamura's words; it was the booming sound that erupted between Uchiha Yu's slap and the back of his head.

Hamura was so badly beaten that he saw stars and his mind was racing; he couldn't utter a single word.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki quickly shielded his younger brother behind him. He looked at Uchiha Yu with a pair of pale purple Rinnegan eyes, filled with surprise, doubt, and fear.

Now that he also possesses the Rinnegan, he naturally understands its power, and his fear of Uchiha Yu is no less than that of his mother.

However, Kaguya Otsutsuki's foolish behavior put too much pressure on Hagoromo Otsutsuki, making him feel like he couldn't breathe at any moment, and he really couldn't care less about Uchiha Yu, who hadn't appeared yet.

He suddenly realized that Uchiha Yu's appearance at the most critical moment.

The battle between Hagoromo and Kaguya, mother and son, lasted for nearly a year. Kaguya's feelings were unknown, but Hagoromo and Hamura were definitely exhausted. All they wanted to do was lie down and get a good night's sleep, rather than continue fighting a powerful enemy.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki really didn't want to fight, but he wasn't as naive as his mother Kaguya. He had clearly realized that the decision of whether to fight or not was not in his own hands.

But after Uchiha Yu hit Otsutsuki Hamura, he neither continued to fight nor spoke. He just stared at the Otsutsuki brothers as if he were looking at something strange.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki had been holding back for a long time, but finally, when Masase Miwa appeared behind him, he questioned, "What are you doing? Uchiha Yu! Masase Miwa!"

Masase Miwa chuckled, "According to Yu's logic, we should act as society and give you a real lesson, meow."

Uchiha Yu sighed, "Your mother is not good at educating people, and I can't overstep my bounds. I can only wait until you, her unfilial son, have brought her to an irreparable state before I can step in to teach you a lesson."

"Only at times like this can she not stop me from hitting you hard."

"How can a rebellious 350-year-old know pain if you don't hit him hard?"

Hagoromo Otsutsuki had no more illusions. He said to his younger brother, who was gradually recovering, "Hamura, I'm going to deal with Uchiha Yu. You run! Run as fast as you can, and don't let Miwa Masayo catch you."

Ōtsutsuki Hamura choked back tears as he said, "Brother..."

Hagoromo Otsutsuki said decisively, "Stop talking nonsense. Just run. You are no match for Masayo Miwa. She is also a sage. I will do my best to hold her and Uchiha Yu back."

Hamura burst into tears: "But you'll die, brother, I don't want you to die!"

Hagoromo Otsutsuki chuckled: "Don't worry, little brother, Uchiha Yu won't kill me. Our relationship is quite special."

Hamura Otsutsuki was bewildered: "Huh? What kind of relationship could you possibly have?"

Uchiha Yu chuckled and replied, "Of course it's because of blood ties."

Ōtsutsuki Hamura: "Huh?"

Hagoromo Otsutsuki: "Hmph!"

Uchiha Yu laughed loudly: "Hamura, haven't you noticed? I have the Sharingan, and Hagoromo also has the Sharingan. I have the golden Rinnegan, and Hagoromo recently awakened the purple Rinnegan."

"Coincidences are always rare, and the possibility of two consecutive coincidences is almost non-existent. The similarities between me and Hagoromo Otsutsuki are not just these two, but many."

"Therefore, the similarity between him and me is not a coincidence, but rather there must be an inherent connection between us."

Uchiha Yu pointed at Hagoromo: "We are related by blood, even if it's a very, very distant blood relationship, it still exists."

Uchiha Yu's words startled the Otsutsuki brothers, while Miwa Masayo laughed so hard she almost fell over. She had really used all her strength to barely avoid being discovered by the shocked Otsutsuki brothers.

Uchiha Yu spoke with such conviction that it only convinced the two Otsutsuki that he was lying.

Yu Yi roared, "You bastard! How dare you utter such a vicious lie and slander our mother, trying to disrupt our morale?!"

Hamura glared angrily at Uchiha Yu, which puzzled him greatly: "Wait a minute, you two fought your own mother for a year and just sealed her away. What right do you have to accuse me of slandering her?"

Before the Otsutsuki brothers could react, Uchiha Yuu flashed in front of Hagoromo and kicked him high into the air.

Before Hagoromo could regain control of his body, the powerful suction from the Rinnegan pulled him back, and he was once again sent flying high into the air by a punch.

Hamura Otsutsuki did not listen to his brother. Instead of running away, he rushed towards Yuu Uchiha, trying to rescue his brother.

Uchiha Yu kicked him towards Miwa Masayo and ordered, "This brain-dead kid is yours. Teach him a serious lesson about what true strength is."

Masayo Miwa chuckled: "No problem, meow, I'll take care of Hamura, meow."

Before Hamura could even turn around, Miwa Masayo unleashed his nine tails, instantly channeling nine different powers to launch a saturation attack on Hamura, who was still in mid-air.

Fire Release and Wind Release lead the way, followed by Water Release, Earth Release, and Lightning Release, and then four combination ninjutsu: Wind and Fire Burning, Lightning and Fire Clashing, Water and Fire Explosion, and Earth and Fire Melting.

All of them are combination ninjutsu centered on Miwa Masayo's most proficient fire release technique, and compatible with other ninjutsu.

What was once ordinary ninjutsu a thousand years ago is now considered advanced black ninjutsu, which is why Miwa Masayo chose ninjutsu instead of the nine bloodline limits she was more proficient in.

After all, bloodline limits are closer to the bloodline of the Otsutsuki, and could very well be broken by the Otsutsuki brothers instead.

As for the more powerful sage techniques, although there was no concern about them being countered, they were more difficult to use, and the density of the attacks did not meet Miwa Masayo's expectations.

Furthermore, considering that the power of Sage Mode might be too great and could severely injure Hamura Otsutsuki, she chose to abandon Sage Mode.

Masayo Miwa knew very well that they weren't there to kill anyone, much less to make enemies of the Otsutsuki family. It wasn't appropriate to kill the foolish Otsutsuki Hamura.

This silly child is easily swayed and has never had any firm beliefs. All he wants is family, so there is nothing he cannot change.

It's fine as long as it hurts.

Miwa Masayo happily swung his nine tails, manipulating nine different ninjutsu to unleash a continuous barrage of attacks, leaving Otsutsuki Hamura speechless.

As the child panicked, his control over his chakra faltered, which was discovered by Masayo Miwa. He then began to extract Hamura's chakra, turning it into ninjutsu, and then slapped it back at the child.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki was shocked and tried to save his younger brother, but was pinned to the ground by Yuu Uchiha and began to be roughly handled.

Compared to Hagoromo Otsutsuki, Hagoromo's resistance was much more difficult.

Because of Uchiha Yu's protection, Miwa Masayo did not participate in many battles and had relatively little combat experience.

Even when she's hitting someone, she only knows where the fatal blow is, not where to hit the most painful but harmless spot. So she'll carefully attack the area with the strongest defense, just to suppress Otsutsuki Hamura and avoid hurting her younger brother.

But Uchiha Yu was different. This guy was a seasoned veteran, and he had accumulated a wealth of experience in punishing the younger generation of the Uchiha clan while training them. He knew exactly how to make powerful children feel the greatest pain.

Although Hagoromo Otsutsuki was much stronger than the children of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Yu was even stronger, enough to crush this Otsutsuki who had just mastered some Sage Mode.

Moreover, Hagoromo had just finished a war with Kaguya and was exhausted, so her overall condition was at a low point, making the gap between the two even greater.

Uchiha Yuu not only overwhelmed Otsutsuki Hagoromo in terms of strength, but he also had a greater advantage in combat skills.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki has no ninjutsu skills at all, and his Sage Mode, which he has practiced for 200 years, was perfectly neutralized by Yu. His newly developed bloodline limit is also not as proficient as Yu's.

The suppression in this battle was so thorough that Hagoromo Otsutsuki realized with despair that he had no way to deal with Yuu Uchiha.

After all his fighting methods were suppressed, the first thing Hagoromo Otsutsuki experienced was the strength of Yuu Uchiha's arm.

His hands and feet were manipulated, folded, and forcibly arranged into a rectangular shape. Throughout the process, he could even hear the cracking sounds of his own bones.

All the desperate resistance was in vain. The attempt to ignite the bloodline and unleash its power failed because it wouldn't catch fire. The repulsive and attractive forces of the Rinnegan were controlled by the enemy and canceled out each other.

All Hagoromo Otsutsuki could do was let his piercing screams echo across the sky, sounding even more shrill under the silvery moon.

Uchiha Yuu felt great, extremely great!

He was like the rabbit of 2028 meeting the eagle of 1951. It was a one-sided, crushing victory, with Hagoromo Otsutsuki completely dominating him.

However, the screams were also very piercing, which displeased Uchiha Yu. He grinned and took out the most terrifying punishment method, letting the Uchiha ancestor experience the "education of love" that the descendants would enjoy.

Soon, Hagoromo Otsutsuki's screams ceased.

His eyes widened, his whole body trembled, and he let out a maniacal...laughter.

His laughter cracked, his voice became hoarse, and he felt utterly weak, lying on the ground like a lump of mud.

Uchiha Yu asked:

"Are you convinced?"

"I'm convinced! I'm convinced!"

"Are you really convinced?"

"Really, really! Stop scratching! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch... Hahahahahaha..."

"Don't worry, you're Kaguya Otsutsuki's child, your body is very resilient, you won't die of laughter so easily."

"Even if you laugh yourself to death, I have a way to bring you back to life. In short, you won't die."

"I'm doing this all for your own good. If you smile a little longer, I'll have to go and break the seal."

"You reckless brat, how dare you seal away your own mother? Do you even know how terrible it feels to be sealed away?"

"Your mom must be furious and wants to kill you!"

"When Kaguya comes out and sees your miserable state, maybe she'll feel sorry for you and won't be so angry anymore..."

"Okay, at least she won't beat you to death..."

"I'm doing this all for your own good."

Itching is an unbearable sensation, and people will use various methods to create pain to suppress it in order to avoid the feeling of itching.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki naturally tried various methods, but once he fell into the hands of Uchiha Yu, no matter what he did, he could not feel any pain. Even when he deliberately broke his own finger, all he felt was an itch that went deep into his bones.

When itching reaches this stage, it becomes a pain worse than death.

Finally, Hagoromo Otsutsuki completely broke down. His face was covered in tears, snot, and saliva, like a dead fish that had been dried out by the sun. He lay on the ground with only the strength to breathe.

Meanwhile, Ōtsutsuki Hamura lay beside his brother, his body charred black, his hair a tangled mess, and smoke rising from his body.

To be honest, this scene was like an angry parent beating up the neighbor's brat, and had nothing to do with a battle at the Six Paths level.

The battle between the Otsutsuki mother and son had been sufficiently violent over the previous year.

At that time, the whole world trembled, mountains collapsed into deserts, grasslands became bottomless abysses, and the sea evaporated to form new land, which was then shattered into a vast archipelago...

The world has undergone earth-shattering changes. The once rich and fertile Land of Wind is destined to become a great desert due to climate change, while the now great desert Land of Fire will slowly become the center of a new world with abundant water and grass.

Now, when Uchiha Yu and Miwa Masayo fought the Otsutsuki brothers, the affected area was less than 5 square kilometers, and without even triggering an earthquake, everything was over.

In Uchiha Yu's view, this is the most correct situation.

After all, he and Miwa Masayo were powerful sages at the Bloodstained Net level, while the Otsutsuki brothers were weak sages at the Six Paths level, a whole class apart.

A one-sided game shouldn't be expected to produce any big moments.

Edo Tensei Madara could surround tens of thousands of Allied Shinobi Forces by himself. Killing a Jonin would at most leave a pool of blood on the ground. Why would he need to tear up the ground?

Madara Uchiha's Six Paths technique suppressed the entire ninja world, ultimately suspending all living beings in the world, yet it did not cause any earth-shattering changes.

Uchiha Yu even felt that his inability to control the destruction within one square kilometer was due to his own lack of skill.

In any case, the battle ended rather uneventfully. It's time to release Kaguya Otsutsuki from her seal and let this goddess of the rabbit, who has been disciplined by her son, return.

Under the powerful control of Wood Release, the Ten-Tails, which had taken off, was compressed into a divine tree and replanted by Uchiha Yu.

The newly formed moon was broken down by the repulsive force of the Rinnegan, and had no chance to merge with the real satellite.

Guided by the Rinnegan's eye technique, the Goddess of the Rabbit angrily returned to the world. Upon seeing Hagoromo Otsutsuki, she ignored his miserable state and unleashed her true power to begin a genuine exchange of love.

Once Kaguya escaped, the disaster caused by the battle between mother and son came to a complete end.

The human empire lost almost half its population in this disaster, but under Uchiha Yu's arrangement, the conservative and powerful high-ranking officials were wiped out, and the obstacles to the empire's reforms were swept away.

With the issues between Kaguya and her son resolved, the last remaining threat to the empire has been eliminated. As long as there is no sudden disaster such as the arrival of an Otsutsuki, the empire will surely be able to continue smoothly for another 700 years.

Uchiha Yu's anchor was secured to the greatest extent possible.

……

After being freed, Kaguya Otsutsuki was furious, and she lectured her son for three whole days.

This is completely understandable, because being sealed away doesn't feel good.

In particular, the Chibaku Tensei seal is too powerful. In comparison, Hagoromo Otsutsuki's strength today is not strong enough, and his control over the sealing technique is quite poor.

In order to seal his mother, he could only do his best to increase the sealing power, and had no way to control the specific details of the sealing.

Therefore, after Kaguya Otsutsuki was sealed, the sealed space she was in was completely empty, with not a single ray of light except for the immense pressure preventing her from escaping.

In contrast, when Kurama was inside a Jinchuriki, the sealed space had light, water, and room to move around; the treatment was vastly different.

Seeing Kaguya Otsutsuki's "decisiveness" and Hagoromo Otsutsuki's bowed head, Masayo Miwa and Yuu Uchiha felt deeply gratified.

Having learned her lesson from being defeated and sealed by her son, Kaguya Otsutsuki should now deeply realize that her strength is insufficient... right?

However, subsequent events proved that Kaguya Otsutsuki did not learn her lesson.

After venting all her anger, she surprisingly handed over the reins of the empire to her son without any hesitation.

That would have been bad enough, but what's even worse is that she neither explained her original intention in creating White Zetsu, nor told her son that she had stopped creating White Zetsu, and she didn't even actively train her strength. Instead, she stayed at Kaguya Palace doing nothing as before.

The only thing Kaguya Otsutsuki did was order her two sons to teach humans how to master chakra and grant them the right to use chakra.

What kind of crazy thing is this?

The reasons for the previous conflict between mother and son were not explained, the trigger was not addressed, and the son was given even more power and room for development...

Does Kaguya want a 100-year ceasefire so she can have another great war with her son?

Neither Uchiha Yu nor Miwa Masayo could understand this.

Masayo Miwa was closer to Kaguya, and her curiosity was stronger, so she secretly asked Kaguya Otsutsuki why, but Kaguya couldn't explain it either.

In short, that's what I want to do.

Moreover, Kaguya expressed a strong attitude during the exchange: she resolutely refused to accept that her failure stemmed from her own incompetence.

She firmly believes that her failure was due to her being too soft-hearted and careless.

If I harden my heart, those two idiots have no chance of winning, absolutely no chance!

Uchiha Yu said helplessly to Miwa Masayo, "This is a true reflection of the saying 'It's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature.'"

Miwa Masayo thought about the world where the landform and climate had all changed drastically, the fact that they all had to move from the Land of Wind to the Land of Fire, and then thought about Kaguya, who stubbornly believed she was right, and nodded in complete agreement.

(End of this chapter)