"Uchiha En, do you mean to unify the Ninja World?" the Third Hokage asked, utterly shocked.
"As expected of the Second's proud disciple, you're very clear about his thoughts! That's right, when Homura Mitokado used Edo Tensei on the Second Hokage, I chatted with him. He had previously thought of using the strength of his elder brother and Uchiha Madara to unify the Ninja World.
Unfortunately, their ambitions weren't there, so he could only give up and establish Konoha with them.
Now that I possess power comparable to Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, I've decided to complete what the Second Hokage wanted to do but couldn't back then."
"Even if that was Tobirama-sensei's original idea, so many years have passed; Tobirama-sensei would have changed long ago.
And En, do you know how many people will die to break the old order and create a new one? Can you bear such a sin?" the Third Hokage asked.
"Sandaime, you underestimate me."
The Third Hokage sighed upon hearing this; he knew Uchiha En's mind was made up and he wouldn't listen.
Minato Namikaze, who had been silent, asked, "En, what will the Ninja World ultimately become if you do what you intend?"
"What will it become? Let me think. It will probably usher in true peace! At least there will be no more Ninja World Wars, and no more children sent to the battlefield."
"True peace? Sounds good, but En, I can't 100% believe you right now."
"I know, Minato-senpai, I will prove it with my actions. Just watch.
When you can approve of my ideas, then we'll talk about what comes next!" With that, Uchiha En instantly teleported out of Minato Namikaze's office.
Uchiha En returned to the Uchiha Clan compound and found Asana surprisingly at home.
Two days ago, after removing the cursed seal from Obito's heart, didn't Asana say she would stay at Orochimaru's base for a few days?
Uchiha En walked into the house with a puzzled expression and asked Asana, "Asana, why are you back so soon?"
"En, my Tenseigan experienced its first 'quickening' yesterday," Asana said.
Uchiha En was startled and quickly looked at Asana's eyes.
Asana also cooperatively activated her Tenseigan.
The appearance of the Tenseigan hadn't changed, but Uchiha En could clearly sense that its Eye power had become stronger.
"En, at this rate, my Tenseigan's next 'quickening' should be in two years, and the last one in three years."
"Why does it take so long?"
"Because of the Ōtsutsuki Clan bloodline within me. I can sense that the Tenseigan's original quickening shouldn't take too long, perhaps just a few days.
But I have the same complete Ōtsutsuki Clan bloodline as the Six Paths Sage within me, and the Tenseigan's quickening will merge with my Ōtsutsuki Clan bloodline, activating its potential, so this process has been greatly extended."
"So, that means with each quickening you experience, your Eye power and Chakra reserves will greatly increase, right?"
"Mainly Eye power. The Ōtsutsuki Clan bloodline doesn't manifest in Chakra reserves; it's more about special techniques.
For example, I can now vaguely sense a technique called 'Karma.'"
"Karma? What's that?" Uchiha En asked, He paused for a moment.
He had never heard of this thing. Were there secrets in the Ninja World he didn't know?
"Simply put, members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan can replicate themselves and digitize their own data, then implant it into others. A black diamond-shaped mark will appear on the palm of the implanted person as a symbol; this mark is Karma."
"So, this Karma is the body data of an Ōtsutsuki Clan member, and the implanted person can use Karma's abilities, right?"
"Yes, En, you know about Orochimaru-sensei's computers, right? Karma can be understood as a backup file of an Ōtsutsuki Clan member. The compressed file will gradually decompress over a long period, or decompression can be accelerated through combat.
When all the data is decompressed, the vessel's body will be replaced by the Ōtsutsuki's own data, and the vessel's existence will completely disappear, thus completing the Ōtsutsuki's resurrection.
As long as Karma exists, the Ōtsutsuki will resurrect; they are beings that transcend death.
En, you might not know, but Ōtsutsuki Clan members always act in pairs. One of them will be fed to the Ten-Tails they planted, and this person will be resurrected through Karma, repeating this process endlessly."
After listening to Asana, Uchiha En was a bit bewildered; it was truly the first time he had heard of such a thing.
(PS: This book will not involve the Boruto plot, only referencing some related settings of Karma.)
Uchiha En spent a lot of effort to understand what Karma was. Asana also stated that she planned to use Orochimaru's cloning technology to replicate several of her bodies, then leave Karma in these bodies.
If something ever happened to her, she could use this body to revive.
Of course, Asana couldn't create Karma yet; she had only just realized she had acquired this ability and hadn't explored it in detail, let alone created Karma.
Over the next month, the two of them researched Karma together.
Uchiha En also took the opportunity to gain some understanding of Karma.
After successfully creating Karma, Asana returned to Orochimaru's laboratory.
Meanwhile, Uchiha En instantly teleported to the ruins of Rōran.
Uchiha En had previously discovered that Lightning's size was sufficient, but his Chakra reserves were rather ordinary, incomparable to the toads of Mount Myōboku.
Lightning was born from absorbing Dragon Vein Chakra.
So, Uchiha En planned to open a corner of the Dragon Vein Chakra seal, absorb some Dragon Vein Chakra, and help Lightning increase his Chakra reserves.
Revisiting the familiar place after a few years, Uchiha En didn't encounter anyone from Rōran; they had probably relocated elsewhere.
In the original work, only when the Dragon Vein Chakra of Rōran fluctuated would Queen Sara's descendants come to investigate.
To prevent any spacetime distortion from occurring the moment he unsealed the Dragon Vein Chakra, Uchiha En specifically created a Wood Clone using Kekkei Mōra.
His true body, meanwhile, hid outside.
The Wood Clone performed hand signs, breaking open a corner of the Dragon Vein seal.
A massive amount of Dragon Vein Chakra poured out.
Uchiha En immediately lost contact with the Wood Clone.
Uchiha En frowned and once again formed hand signs, sending another Wood Clone in to scout.
This time, nothing happened. The Wood Clone successfully retrieved the Dragon Vein Chakra and then resealed that corner of the Dragon Vein Chakra.
Not long after the seal was completed, the vanished Wood Clone reappeared, but the Wood Clone had long since dissipated; what returned was a large tree.
And the memory of the Wood Clone's disappearance also surfaced in Uchiha En's mind.
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