Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi are the most typical examples.

Both of them were too arrogant and stubborn, thinking they could change the Uchiha clan with their own power. As a result, one was killed when Danzo took his eyes, and the other was used by the Third Hokage and Danzo, eventually becoming a rogue ninja despised by everyone, and almost causing the Uchiha clan to be wiped out.

If the two hadn't been so arrogant, had been more rational, had some political wisdom, and learned to maintain a balance of power, the Uchiha clan, with its three pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan at the time, wouldn't have suffered such a complete extermination, no matter how much it declined.

Both Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi were precocious, but their knowledge was somewhat limited.

If the two hadn't been influenced by the Mangekyou Sharingan, becoming arrogant and obsessive, always thinking of achieving their goals on their own and constantly belittling and ignoring the power of others, and if they had grown up a bit more and gained more experience, it would have been possible for them to change the Uchiha clan.

"If a completely new and safe path can be found for the Uchiha clan to evolve their Sharingan into the Mangekyou Sharingan, the danger posed by the Uchiha clan will be greatly reduced. This will be beneficial for the Uchiha clan to integrate into Konoha in the future and make more contributions to Konoha."

Kirito thought to himself.

He is already a Kage-level powerhouse. Even though he is still young, it is time for him to start thinking about fighting for enough power in Konoha and building up his own influence, so as to take control of Konoha.

A hero with three gangs.

Having learned from the mistakes of Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi, he wouldn't be so arrogant as to try to control Konoha by fighting alone.

He needs to win over enough allies before he can truly control Konoha and ultimately achieve his goal of unifying the village.

In this process, the Uchiha clan is of paramount importance.

Once he gains the support of the Senju and Uchiha clans, Konoha will essentially be under his control.

He now has the support of Homura Uchiha and Chizuru Uchiha, both of whom are very important figures in the Uchiha clan, but they cannot represent the entire Uchiha clan.

If he wants to gain the support of the Uchiha clan, he needs to be strong enough personally. Only by defeating these guys who are obsessed with strength will they take his words seriously.

He already possesses this quality.

However, simply subduing the Uchiha clan with force can only make them submit verbally at best. He also needs to offer substantial benefits and favors to truly win their respect and loyalty.

A completely new and safe path for the evolution of the Sharingan is undoubtedly a very good gift.

With this gift, he, who had mastered the core technology, was no longer afraid that these Uchiha ninjas, who had an almost fanatical obsession with power, would not fall for his tricks and obediently jump into his trap to become his top henchmen.

The new Sharingan evolution method can also greatly reduce the chances of the Uchiha clan producing a corrupted, mad Uchiha, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

"With the power of Wood Release and Sage Mode, Chizuru's Sharingan is now supported by the power of Sage Mode. With her current physical condition and strength, she should be able to withstand the backlash of Wood Release."

Kirito frowned slightly as he thought to himself.

Wood Release is incredibly powerful, but it's also extremely dangerous because Hashirama's cells are highly aggressive.

The reason why the Hashirama cells in White Zetsu behaved so gently was that the Divine Tree cells in White Zetsu were essentially a more terrifying existence than the Hashirama cells, which made the Hashirama cells appear as harmless sheep.

But once the Hashirama cell enters an ordinary person's body, it will definitely tear off its sheep's skin disguise and turn back into a vicious wolf.

"If we want to be able to transplant interstitial cells into other people, it is necessary to develop a drug that can stabilize interstitial cells."

Kirito ultimately couldn't bear to let Chizuru become a guinea pig, so he decided to conduct some research on Hashirama's cells and, after obtaining certain results, consider giving Chizuru the power of Wood Release.

However, he soon wanted a new way to give Chizuru the power of Wood Release.

That was a cursed seal formed from his Sage Chakra and blood.

Like Wood Release, Cursed Seal also possesses powerful aggression, strong enough to modify bloodline limits to a certain extent.

The reason why the Blood Dragon Eye on his body did not reject him was because he used his Sage Chakra to corrupt it, thus controlling it from the root.

The cursed seal chakra on Chizuru's body is essentially a type of sage chakra, which is a higher level than wood release chakra.

Therefore, in theory, Chizuru already possesses the ability to control Wood Release, a bloodline limit.

"Let's find other mice to experiment on first and see the success rate. If I go to Chizuru now, that girl will definitely not be able to resist the temptation of Wood Release and will ask me to transplant Hashirama cells into her immediately."

Kirito shook his head.

Then, he looked down at his hands.

Then, an image of a certain Otsutsuki from Boruto flashed into his mind.

Chapter 200: Chizuru and Hana Rei

While Kirito was tirelessly improving his strength and refining his combat system, his two good teammates, Uchiha Chizuru and Senju Nawaki, were also working hard to improve their strength.

As ninjas who reached the level of Jonin at a young age, the two of them already possessed considerable strength. What they lacked was the opportunity to fully unleash that strength, which meant engaging in arduous real battles.

On the battlefield, nothing improves a ninja's skills faster than actual combat; as long as they don't die, they'll always gain something.

Chizuru and Nawaki were undoubtedly spurred on by Kirito's formidable strength. In order to quickly improve their power, they both decisively chose to engage in life-or-death battles with their enemies.

About seven or eight kilometers away from the sand tower where Kirito is, there is a small oasis. This is a war camp of Konoha that has penetrated deep into the Land of Wind. After being modified by some Konoha ninjas who are skilled in earth release, a small earthen city has appeared here.

The most prominent building in the earthen city is an arena made entirely of sand.

This arena was created by Kirito using Shukaku's sand manipulation ability. During its construction, the Sand Binding Coffin ninjutsu was used, which uses immense pressure to compress the sand together, ultimately forming a sturdy arena.

This arena is a place Kirito specifically uses to improve the strength of Konoha ninjas on the battlefield.

Here, they can fight against some powerful Sand Ninja prisoners.

During these past few days, Kirito wasn't idle. Relying on his formidable strength, he repeatedly charged into the Sunagakure camp single-handedly, wreaking havoc and forcing the Sunagakure people to abandon their camp and retreat.

During this process, Kirito casually captured some ninjas with decent strength.

Without exception, all of these ninjas were Jonin.

Kirito didn't kill these Sand Village Jonin, not out of mercy, but simply because he wanted to use them to practice on some of the Konoha ninja he had his eye on.

Apart from the cursed seal that Kirito had placed in their bodies, the prisoners in the arena had no restrictions. Kirito also had medical ninjas heal their injuries and gave them suitable weapons so that these captured ninjas could fight in the arena in the best condition.

At the same time, in order to motivate these captured ninjas to fight, Kirito promised them that he would set them free if they won ten battles, and also told them that they could kill.

Whether Konoha ninjas are willing to risk their lives to fight in the arena is entirely voluntary.

If you want to improve your skills through real combat, how can you do so without taking risks?

Kirito became a Kage-level ninja at the age of 11, killed Ebizo, and took the One-Tailed Beast. These news not only greatly boosted the morale of the Konoha ninjas, but also seriously stimulated their competitive spirit.

Therefore, it wasn't just Chizuru and Nawaki who were keen to enter the arena to fight these captured ninjas with Jonin-level strength; many young Konoha ninjas were also involved.

For example, Hinata Karen and Namikaze Minato are also frequent visitors to the arena recently.

Sand Star, who is over forty years old, is a veteran puppeteer in Sunagakure. Although his strength has not reached the level of an elite Jonin, he is still a top performer among ordinary Jonin.

In reality, the reason he didn't reach the level of an elite Jonin was that he didn't have enough wealth to create an excellent puppet.

If he had a Jonin-level puppet, and could control two puppets simultaneously to use ninjutsu in combat, reaching the level of an elite Jonin would be nothing more than that.

Unfortunately, he came from a commoner background. It was already quite remarkable that he was able to stand out among the many commoner ninjas in Sunagakure, learn excellent puppetry skills, successfully create three elite Chunin-level puppets on his own, and eventually become a Jonin-level puppeteer.

In this war between Sunagakure and Konoha, he made significant contributions to Sunagakure. He couldn't remember how many Konoha Chunin and Genin he killed with his puppets, but he always remembered that three Konoha Jonin had died at his hands.

Now, this young Konoha brat with Jonin-level strength will be the fourth.

He remembered the name of this Konoha brat; he was from the powerful Uchiha clan and his name was Uchiha Chizuru. This person was the teammate of that devil named Tohsaka Kirito.

As someone whose hands are stained with the blood of Konoha ninjas, Sashoshi certainly didn't believe that the devil would really keep his promise. His only thought now was to kill as many Konoha ninjas as possible before being silently executed by the devil, and to take as many of them down with him.

"Kid, for the sake of that devil, if you don't want to die, you'd better surrender right now."

Before the battle, Sha Xing looked at Uchiha Chizuru, who was staring coldly at him, and subconsciously looked away from her eyes, speaking in a cold voice.

If he could, he would love to kill a few more Konoha ninja.

Unfortunately, his first opponent after being captured was this Konoha brat named Uchiha Chizuru. Once he successfully killed this Konoha brat, he certainly wouldn't survive either.

As soon as he finished speaking, he quietly connected the two puppets beside him with chakra threads, so that they would protect him on the left and right. Then, a strong sense of self-confidence welled up in his heart.

The reason he dared to threaten a Jonin of the Uchiha clan with such confidence was not because he knew he was going to die and was therefore fearless, but because of the two puppets beside him.

These two puppets were lent to him by that devil; they were both Jonin-level puppets.

It can only be said that these are puppets created by the devil. Although these two puppets are obviously not as good as the two puppets that the devil used on the battlefield, they are still rare and exquisite puppets.

This was the first time Sha Xing had used such a high-level puppet, and he never expected that the devil would lend such a good puppet to him, a prisoner.

Life is truly wonderful.

Before he was captured, his greatest wish was to possess a Jonin-level puppet, and after being captured, this wish was easily fulfilled.

As a puppeteer, he could clearly feel the difference between his original puppet and these two puppets, the biggest difference being the conductivity of chakra.

Compared to these two puppets, which clearly used chakra metal inside, the two puppets he created before were simply a pile of garbage.

After he used chakra threads to control the two puppets, he immediately discovered that his chakra could flow very smoothly in the artificial chakra meridians inside the two puppets, greatly reducing the chakra consumption of controlling the puppets and allowing him to control the puppets more easily and delicately in battle.

In addition, these two puppets have exceptional physical strength, comparable to taijutsu ninjas at the Jonin level.

Because of this, they can easily withstand his chakra output at various frequencies, thus unleashing speed and power no less than that of a Jonin. Under full power, they can even reach the speed and power of an elite Jonin for a short period of time.

With these two puppets, Sand Star can confidently say that he is now a true elite Jonin-level puppeteer.

Chizuru remained completely unmoved by Sunahi's warning. She silently placed her hand on the hilt of the famous sword Raikō Gekidō at her waist and activated her Sharingan.

Sand Star had already seen Chizuru's movements through the mechanical eye on the puppet, and knew that this Uchiha ninja would not back down, so a strong killing intent arose in his heart.

At the same time, he couldn't help but marvel at the two puppets he was now controlling.

The mechanical eyes installed on these two puppets are truly amazing. Not only do they allow him to meet the Sharingan of Uchiha ninjas without using the secret technique of his third eye, but they also have the function of magnification and shrinking, allowing him to clearly notice the opponent's movements from a distance.

"Damn, this devil is really rich."

Sandstar was extremely jealous of this, and his desire to use the devil's puppet to kill the devil's companions intensified.

The next moment, a streak of blue-white lightning appeared in Sand Star's field of vision.

He knew it was his opponent who had made a move.

But he didn't panic at all. He moved his left index finger, and a mechanism popped out from the chest of the puppet on his left. A blue chakra shield instantly protected him and the puppet.

"Clang!"

A longsword covered in lightning chakra slashed at the shield behind Sand Star.

"Little girl, you are quite strong, but you can't possibly break through my Puppet Technique: Mechanical Light Shield. Blame it on your companion for giving me such an excellent puppet."

Sand Star saw that Chizuru's sneak attack was easily blocked by the chakra shield and sneered.

As he spoke, the other puppet he was controlling burst forth with a speed comparable to an elite Jonin using all his chakra to rush towards Chizuru, and slammed his chakra-covered fist into Chizuru's head.

In order to kill Chizuru successfully, Sand Star immediately unleashed maximum chakra output on the puppet, turning it into a powerful elite Jonin-level taijutsu ninja in a short period of time.

Chizuru hadn't expected the puppet Kirito had given to the captured Sand Ninja to unleash such astonishing speed. Her eyes widened slightly as she instantly sensed the approaching death.