Half a month later.
"ROOM!"
"Whoosh!"
Uchiha Tamahiko, over the sea, fully expanded the range of his ROOM, then swung his raiu forward, directly parting the sea as if an invisible wall had separated it.
The severed fish, both upper and lower halves of their bodies, were still active and moving freely.
Fish could easily swim from the separated seawater to the other side, much like a black bar appearing in the middle of a monitor screen, but the software could appear in the separated area, just not be seen.
"Things cut within the ROOM's range are more like having their positions changed rather than being torn apart, similar to Buggy's Chop-Chop Fruit, and non-living objects within the ROOM's range can be freely controlled, like a domain in fantasy novels."
"And even using the Chakra of nine Tailed Beasts to increase its power, the ROOM's range can only cover five kilometers, as if it really is a domain!"
Uchiha Tamahiko looked at the separated area, easily analyzing the cutting distance with his Sharingan.
Currently undergoing strengthen training, eight severed Tailed Beasts were sealed by Uchiha Tamahiko using Space-Time Sealing Jutsu onto his limbs, the kind of sealing that puts items into scrolls; when Chakra is needed, he simply activates Preta Path's ability to absorb Chakra frantically.
Now, Uchiha Tamahiko can also release nine Chibaku Tensei at once, the Super·Shinra Tensei's charging time does not exceed two seconds, and activating Susanoo is not an issue.
Aside from encountering slight difficulty in creating Truth-Seeking Orbs, he is definitely on par with Six Paths Level Sasuke in other aspects, perhaps even stronger.
So, in addition to cultivating Yin-Yang Release, Uchiha Tamahiko is also focusing on the abilities of the Ope-Ope no Mi; as long as he can awaken this ability, it will undoubtedly be a huge improvement.
The abilities brought by the Ope-Ope no Mi, regardless of their level, are very useful!
"Besides the instability of the Truth-Seeking Orbs and their inability to last long, the only other thing is the body's recovery ability."
"My current physical fitness should be slightly inferior to the First Hokage, and my recovery is maximized, but compared to the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki's pure white body, it's still far inferior. If I were kicked in half by Might Guy, I wouldn't be able to recover."
Uchiha Tamahiko analyzed his situation, judging that his strength should have reached Six Paths Level.
His current level is not far from the true Six Paths Sage. Later, Sasuke and Naruto can fight Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki. Uchiha Tamahiko feels that if he adds the Ope-Ope no Mi's abilities, he can withstand the combined efforts of late-stage Sasuke and Naruto.
Even becoming a true Six Paths would not double his strength; besides gaining the ability of limb regeneration and immediately mastering Truth-Seeking Orbs, there's really not much else. Uchiha Tamahiko would only consider it if he could possess a Bloodline Limit like Kaguya.
"Fighting Sakazuki and Kuzan now, I probably won't need that much time; I can just go head-to-head."
"I can go back and force the World Government to reveal their trump cards, then start taking action."
Uchiha Tamahiko recovered the parted sea while stretching his body.
The rapid increase in strength has ended for now; next is to improve combat power by developing his abilities.
"Has the scroll been opened?"
"While I'm at it, I'll resolve things here to save Captain Fugaku and his team some effort."
Uchiha Tamahiko sensed that the scroll he gave to Mei Terumī had been opened by her. He immediately spun his right hand, opening ROOM, then used Operating Room to swap positions with the farthest object, quickly rushing to the Hidden Mist Village.
Meanwhile, Mei Terumī was feeling both regretful and relieved.
Over the past half-month, she had been collecting intelligence about Konoha. Although she had seen the genjutsu, she still trusted the information she gathered more.
When she learned that Konoha was no longer under the Land of Fire's jurisdiction and was surviving self-sufficiently, with conditions steadily improving, she was indeed moved. She wanted to change the Hidden Mist Village's constant killing spree.
Before she could decide what to do next, her pupils constricted as she found Uchiha Tamahiko had appeared in her house.
"You've made up your mind, haven't you? Then let's just act directly."
Uchiha Tamahiko said to the astonished Mei Terumī.
"Uh..."
Mei Terumī replied stiffly.
But she quickly recovered, her eyes firm.
"If it's truly as you described in your genjutsu, then I am willing to support Konoha!"
Mei Terumī said seriously.
"Mm, I, Uchiha Tamahiko, never break my word. Let's begin."
Uchiha Tamahiko nodded perfunctorily.
Mei Terumī felt that this man seemed a bit off, but currently, the Hidden Mist Village was still in a civil war, vying for the Mizukage position.
However, with Uchiha Tamahiko's support, Mei Terumī gained confidence.
When she explained her plan, intending to deal with the disobedient ones one by one while persuading those who needed to be supported, Uchiha Tamahiko directly interrupted her explanation.
"Who is disobedient? Take me to them directly."
Uchiha Tamahiko said domineeringly.
Mei Terumī was stunned for a moment. Uchiha Tamahiko immediately activated his Rinnegan, hypnotizing Mei Terumī with genjutsu to obtain information.
Then, he directly opened ROOM, taking Mei Terumī with him, found the targets to be dealt with, suppressed them with genjutsu, and then used the Ope-Ope no Mi's ability to cut out their hearts, continuing this process along the way.
Those who were disobedient and those who needed to be persuaded all had their hearts removed.
Mei Terumī was almost like a puppet, being led around the Hidden Mist Village by Uchiha Tamahiko.
In less than ten minutes, they returned to Mei Terumī's house.
"These are the hearts of those people you wanted; you should remember who they belong to, right?"
"Those who are disobedient, just crush their hearts and kill them. Those who need to be persuaded, directly threaten them into agreeing. If they don't agree, kill them. Do you understand?"
Uchiha Tamahiko pointed at the more than twenty hearts on the table and said coldly.
"If we do this, won't they resist?" Mei Terumī hesitated.
"The people who survived in your Hidden Mist Village now are all ruthless killers. If they're disobedient, killing them is absolutely not a mistake. Now, you need to increase your deterrent power."
"The federation that is about to be established doesn't have much need for such people. In the future, the abilities of Ninja will be used more for production. The wars in the Ninja World will no longer happen. Don't worry too much about these people's strength helping the Village. Consider more about handling daily affairs, whether they will cause you trouble, or who can bring you help. Differentiate between these two types."
"This is all I can help you with. If you can't even become Mizukage like this, if you lack decisiveness, then I don't think you'll be able to lead a city to survive well in the future."
Uchiha Tamahiko said to Mei Terumī, who had not yet become the decisive leader she would later be.
These Ninja of the Hidden Mist Village are completely different from those of Konoha; they are trained to kill. The things they need to do in the future involve their interests even more. Uchiha Tamahiko originally thought it would be better to just kill them all, but he still left it to Mei Terumī to handle herself.
"I understand!"
Hearing Uchiha Tamahiko's explanation, Mei Terumī's eyes gradually cleared and were no longer bewildered.
"If you need help later, contact Konoha; they can provide some assistance."
"Do well. Ninja still need your efforts to become better!"
Before leaving, Uchiha Tamahiko offered some encouraging words.
Mei Terumī nodded slightly, and for some reason, her heart quickened as she looked at Uchiha Tamahiko's face. Her gaze immediately shifted, but when she looked back, Uchiha Tamahiko had already disappeared from her sight.
Looking at the table full of beating hearts, Mei Terumī calmed down and prepared to begin her plan.