I have a bunch of relatives who want to become Hokage.

Fine, I'll let it go since you're cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

Anyway, we both died in the end.

Because the massage felt good, Uchiha Shingen gradually fell asleep.

When he woke up, he was lying on a haystack, the sun shining on him, warm and cozy.

I slept so well, all my fatigue disappeared.

Ye Cangzheng was standing guard at the cave entrance. When he saw that Ye Cangzheng had woken up, he nodded to him, indicating that everything was okay.

Of course it's OK, there's nothing wrong with the sensory ninjutsu and the barrier.

Uchiha Shingen got up, checked his equipment, and set off again with Pakura.

Unlike flat land, the mountainous area is not a problem for ninjas to move around; the main challenge here is the environment.

The mountains of the Land of Hot Springs are high and the forests are dense, so thieves who make a living by doing nothing and need to avoid nobles dare not venture too deep into the mountains.

That's why he built his small warehouse here in the first place.

It's safe enough.

After crossing several mountains and finding the familiar landmark once again, Uchiha Shingen slowed down.

"What's wrong?" Yekura noticed the change in Uchiha Shingen.

We're still in the mountains, quite far from our target location. Have we spotted the enemy?

She was still impressed by Uchiha Shingen's chakra perception range and level.

“No, we’ve discovered something good,” Uchiha Shingen said. “You know, back in the Warring States period, many nobles liked to build tombs in deep mountains and forests because they were afraid their tombs would be robbed.”

This is true. Ninjas in the Warring States period actually had a wide range of side jobs, and tomb raiding was common.

There was no other way; the ninjas became wealthy during the era of one village per country.

Before that, only the great ninja clans could be considered wealthy.

"That has nothing to do with the mission, right?" Ye Cang asked, puzzled. Coming from a great ninja village, she had never done anything like tomb raiding.

She did, however, many tasks involving protecting noble tombs and hunting down tomb raiders.

"There might be some good stuff." To justify his actions, Uchiha Shingen began to make up a story that was mostly true and half false. "Actually, some ninja clans used to become lords, so many noble tombs contain ninjutsu. If you're lucky, you can find some good stuff... Ah, I found it."

He suddenly increased his speed, quickly passing through a forest and stopping beside a cliff.

Yekura hadn't caught up yet, but Uchiha Shingen had found what he was looking for.

It was a sealing technique hidden behind the rocks.

It appears to be intact.

Uchiha Shingen moved the rock aside and placed his hand on it.

Chapter Eighteen: The Legacy of the Thousand-Handed and Footless

Over the years, the rocks have become covered with lush green moss.

The only place where the seal is located is avoided by these mosses.

This technique is not simply a seal; it utilizes more of the spacetime connection aspect and was inspired by the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Even if you can't learn it, you can still refer to it.

With his palms placed on the sealing seal, Uchiha Shingen began to channel chakra into it.

No response.

Is the chakra still different...?

Uchiha Shingen withdrew his hand and stood up.

The initial experiment appears to have failed.

In that era of abundant talent and brilliant minds, the first playthrough of the game was not particularly outstanding in terms of ability.

According to the common fan-made interpretation among Naruto fans on Earth, elite Jonin were the absolute limit, while in that era, Kage-level characters were not exactly everywhere, but there were quite a few.

However, based on his unique understanding of the principles of chakra interconnection, and with the help of the dog tycoon, a human-shaped forbidden technique library, the first-time user named Thousand-Armed Footless also created his own system.

Of course, the help of close female friends is also indispensable.

But most importantly, there is a strong interest in the way chakra operates.

The cases of Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha show everyone that if you want to overtake others by taking a shortcut, you have to find a different way.

The Senju clan did indeed spark a wave of experimentation at the time, but in the end, only Senju Muzu was able to persevere.

However, Tobirama Senju's research aimed to create useful techniques to protect his family, and later, to protect the village.

The purpose of the research on the Thousand-Armed and Footless was to explore the principle by which Ashura, the progenitor of the Thousand Arms, reincarnated his chakra.

Whether it was the first or second playthrough, whether it was the Senju or the Uchiha clans, there was not a single word left about the reincarnation of these two brothers' chakra, and the two clans knew nothing about it.

But Senju Muzu knew this, so he never gave up. In his view, that was the highest level of chakra manipulation after the Sage of Six Paths.

He did achieve some results, developing a ninjutsu that even the notorious dog-lover recognized, which was then added to Konoha's ninjutsu library. However, in this cycle, Uchiha Shingen simply couldn't use it, so the research project had to be abandoned.

He was not disappointed; there are gains and losses in everything.

The chakra of the Thousand Hands and Feetless may have truly disappeared from this world, but Uchiha Shingen's chakra was no less impressive.

However, this would probably prevent me from properly opening the warehouse left over from my first playthrough.

This sealing technique only recognizes the chakra of the Thousand-Armed and Footless...

Behind Uchiha Shingen, Yekura had already caught up. She saw Uchiha Shingen standing in front of a stone wall, deep in thought.

She also saw the seal that had already been revealed.

“This technique…” she examined it carefully, “is quite advanced.”

“Yes, it’s a bit tricky,” said Uchiha Shingen.

How could it not be high-class...?

I rely on this to make a living during my first playthrough; otherwise, if someone else gets it, I'll be heartbroken.

Unfortunately, his habit of setting up spacetime links everywhere was later discovered, and many nodes were destroyed, leaving only this one. But that bastard Lei the Second Generation didn't give him a chance to open the database at all!

If I get the chance, I must dig up his grave.

When the time comes, just say one sentence to him.

You stupid old black man! I have a cycle!

The thought that the simple-minded old man was actually killed by Kinkaku and Ginkaku left Uchiha Shingen speechless.

The big dog owner was trying to protect the young seedlings, and it's understandable that he didn't run away even with the Flying Thunder God sword. But the silly old black dog really shouldn't have done that.

The Six Paths Ninja Tools, weren't those given to them by you?

Gold Horn and Silver Horn are two idiots. They have no strength and love to talk nonsense. If it weren't for the Second Rai protecting them, they would have been killed by the Thousand Hands No-Foot long ago.

When they are resurrected in the final battle, let them experience being beaten up again, which will be a way to vent their anger.

"Yakura, step back a bit," Uchiha Shingen said.

He wanted to try again.

No matter what kind of sealing technique it is, there will always be loopholes. Otherwise, how did the Five Great Villages crack the enemy's intelligence scroll? It was all protected by sealing techniques.

Yecang didn't say anything, and simply retreated away.

Uchiha Shingen's familiarity with this place could not be explained by mere exploration, but she didn't need to ask.

Uchiha Shingen retreated to the same distance as Pakura, and then...

Scorching Release: Great Fire Scalding Kill!

Like a whirlwind, flames, accompanied by a wild and unrestrained shriek, surged up the moss-covered stone wall.

Plants that had grown for decades were burned to ashes in minutes, and the roots hidden in the cracks of the rocks were also dried out by the scorching force.

Chakra is the power of life, and naturally it can be influenced by the power of life.

Uchiha Shingen changed his hand seals again, and a chill rushed out from the earth, quickly bringing the scorching air back to normal temperature.

He returned to the original spot.

Despite Uchiha Shingen's carefulness, cracks still appeared on the stone wall due to the alternating hot and cold temperatures, but the impact was minimal and there was no structural damage.

Uchiha Shingen once again placed his hand on the sealing seal, simulating the chakra nature from the first playthrough, and infused it with chakra.

This time, the chakra was successfully injected.

His idea was correct; this time, the seal reacted.

Originally, his chakra had many similarities to that of the first time around, and the simulation was quite convincing.

The sealing runes began to change.

The tadpole-like runes initially moved very slowly, but gradually became smoother.

Chakra will never disappear as long as it is not artificially depleted. This is also why the Flying Thunder God Seal will exist forever as long as the carrier is not destroyed or fundamentally changed. In principle, it seals the caster's chakra there.

Each movement is also a process of replenishing chakra.

Any sealing technique that recognizes chakra retains the caster's chakra, which needs to be activated to unseal the seal.

The chakra sealed within this sealing technique is that of the Thousand-Armed and Footless.

Nearly twenty years later, thanks to the connection between the two chakras, Uchiha Shingen felt it once again.

It was full of life, just as he remembered it.

If it weren't for his persistent efforts to develop his body's energy in this cycle, it would have been impossible to activate it given the traditional chakra nature of the Uchiha clan.

He let go of her hand.

There was nothing more he needed to do.

The tadpole-like runes, driven by the chakra of Senju Muzu, rapidly expanded across the entire stone wall.

Finally, they formed a door-like pattern. As the spell was completed, the stone wall disappeared, revealing a passage. The passage was short, but at its end was a large space.