There is no time in cultivation, and another year passed quickly.
Unknowingly, Konoha Year 37 also came to an end.
The Ninja World had long returned to normal operation, and the national strength of the three major powers and the Land of Rain was slowly recovering.
The Ninja World War that lasted for two years seemed to have passed a long time ago.
In the new academic year in April, chapters on the Second Great Ninja War appeared in history books. Gojo Yoru once again created a new record in the Ninja World. At a young age, he had already become the cover figure of history books in various countries, known to students everywhere, either admired or hated...
This was a super treatment that even the second winner, Konoha's White Fang, didn't have.
Just like the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, Gojo Yoru, known as the Incarnation of Miracle, was so strong that people could smear his character and conduct but couldn't smear his strength. Ninja villages in various countries even had to write him into history books to warn future generations, letting them understand Gojo Yoru's strength and intelligence. If they encountered him in the Ninja World in the future, they should decisively abandon the mission and flee, never losing their lives in vain because of bravado.
In this year, Gojo Yoru hadn't left Konoha even half a step openly, causing some idiots blinded by the one hundred million ryo bounty to risk infiltrating Konoha to assassinate or poison Gojo Yoru.
Little did they know that Sarutobi Hiruzen had become unscrupulous to protect Gojo Yoru.
The sensing barrier covering the central street of Konoha operated around the clock, with the Sensing and Barrier Squads all being direct subordinates of the Hokage.
Once unfamiliar Chakra entered Konoha not from the village entrance, they would be immediately arrested by Anbu.
Even people registering to enter from the village entrance, once sensed to have Chakra, Sarutobi Hiruzen would unscrupulously send members of the Kurama and Yamanaka clans to silently possess their bodies and read their minds. Afterward, even the person themselves wouldn't know they were hit by the Yin Release combo of the Kurama and Yamanaka clans.
Once discovered to have bad intentions, they would be immediately thrown into Konoha Prison to undergo various tortures.
Without the guarantee of powerful figures and passing layers of interrogation and tests, outsiders couldn't open shops and do business in Konoha.
Before Gojo Yoru compensated for his two major weaknesses, Sarutobi Hiruzen wouldn't remove such a cordon, nor would he allow Gojo Yoru to go out on missions, even if he was already the most unsolvable existence in the Ninja World.
This level of protection was far superior to even the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
If one didn't know better, they would think Gojo Yoru was his son and Asuma Sarutobi was adopted.
Such treatment would make Uzumaki Naruto in the original work cry in the toilet.
When Gojo Yoru heard these news, he felt slightly regretful.
Unfortunately, the guys with such stupid ideas were all weak desperadoes. Other major powers didn't send spies to infiltrate Konoha for assassination; otherwise, he could use them to train himself and Uzumaki Kushina.
It is well known that the growth speed of geniuses and super geniuses is unreasonable.
Konan, who could develop the nearly omnipotent Paper Release Hiden technique based on her hobby and become one of the best Kage-level ninjas in the future, definitely deserved the title of genius.
Yahiko, who trained with Jiraiya for three years in the original work and established the "Akatsuki" at less than fifteen relying on strength and eloquence to convince a large number of opponents, was also a genius.
Now, these two geniuses had changed their original destinies due to the butterfly effect caused by Gojo Yoru.
Konan was no longer an appendage of Yahiko and Nagato, nor would she regard their dreams as her own.
Her current dream was to become an outstanding ninja capable of helping Gojo Yoru.
The motivation generated by this dream made Konan constantly strive to become stronger. Knowing that invisible creatures must be monitoring Nagato nearby, her acting skills became increasingly exquisite, becoming the "Konan-sama" Nagato admired and followed.
Using his life as a bet, successfully transplanting the poison sac, Yahiko became Hanzo the Salamander's disciple.
Whether due to exceptional talent, the influence of the poison sac, or the huge improvement in physical and spiritual energy caused by living towards death, Yahiko's Chakra amount far exceeded his peers just stepping onto the path of a ninja.
Perhaps such fools were all Chakra-ton types.
Under Hanzo the Salamander's guidance, Yahiko, who was originally a Water Release genius in the original work, quickly had his potential stimulated, regarded by Hanzo the Salamander as the perfect successor.
If he didn't die prematurely, inheriting Hanzo the Salamander's Fire Release and Water Release Ninjutsu and signing a blood contract with the Salamander, Yahiko becoming a Kage-level powerhouse was a certainty.
Less than ten years old, both Konan and Yahiko possessed Chakra and strength that would allow them to graduate early even in the Five Great Ninja Villages.
With such growth speed, when they entered the mid-to-late adolescence stage, their strength would definitely leave the original work several streets behind.
Unfortunately, compared to super geniuses like Namikaze Minato, Nagato, and Uzumaki Kushina, these two geniuses were still far behind.
Needless to say about Namikaze Minato; at this age in the original work, he already possessed the strength to easily defeat high-level ninjas. Now affected by the butterfly effect, he had long mastered the Rasengan and started cultivating the Super S-rank Secret Technique Flying Thunder God Technique.
With his strength and comprehensive qualities, he already qualified to become a Tokubetsu Jonin.
Although both super geniuses, Namikaze Minato, with limited talent, only had the aptitude to become the pinnacle of the Five Kage at most.
While Nagato and Uzumaki Kushina possessed Super Kage level aptitude.
Although affected by the butterfly effect, Nagato couldn't become Jiraiya's disciple and couldn't master six nature transformations in one year or learn all mainstream Five Elements Ninjutsu in the Ninja World like in the original work.
But Gojo Yoru knew very well that Uchiha Madara wouldn't sit idly by.
So the ninja path he fabricated for Konan was the most classic "finding treasure in a cave" in novels. Wandering from the Land of Rain to the Land of Rivers, accidentally entering a secret base abandoned for many years, accidentally obtaining scrolls of Hiden techniques developed by a ninja corpse, and several storage scrolls full of Ninjutsu diaries.
This trope was already clichéd in Gojo Yoru's previous life.
But in this world, it worked very well.
Embarking on the path of a ninja because of looting corpses, the innocent Konan believed that ninjas would also have scrolls as burial objects when buried, taking Nagato everywhere to loot corpses and rob graves.
Neither Black and White Zetsu nor Uchiha Madara would suspect a girl of a few years old lying to another boy of a few years old, and they really risked doing these immoral things.
To make Nagato grow quickly, Uchiha Madara would definitely take advantage of the two children's innocence, letting White Zetsu and Tobi secretly cooperate with them, placing some Ninjutsu scrolls in some tombs to guide their growth.
Otherwise, letting them continue to wander and rob graves, who knew how long it would take for Nagato to grow up? During this period, they might encounter danger, causing Tobi and White Zetsu to be exposed.
As for Ninjutsu, Uchiha Madara, possessing the Uchiha Clan's thousand-year inheritance, having read Konoha's Scroll of Seals, and knowing even some Forbidden Jutsu invented by Senju Tobirama, didn't lack any at all.
Two children robbing graves fit his intentions perfectly.
Through Konan developing the Paper Release Hiden technique and deliberately leaving special codes, Gojo Yoru also confirmed his calculation was very successful; Uchiha Madara was indeed investing in the two secretly.
Nagato now looked more like Hanzo the Salamander's disciple than Yahiko because he obtained Uchiha Madara's Fire Release inheritance and Senju Tobirama's Water Release inheritance.
Although he didn't have S-rank Secret Techniques, with those Fire Release and Water Release Ninjutsu, plus Nagato's massive Chakra from awakening both Uzumaki and Senju bloodlines, and the Rinnegan's boost to nature transformation, he was now a first-class Water Release and Fire Release ninja in the Ninja World.
When he grew a few years older and used Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation, it might be as outrageous as Uchiha Madara, requiring a squad of Water Release users to block.
As for Uzumaki Kushina...
In the original work, due to the village's rejection, Tsunade's long absence, and finally becoming Namikaze Minato's appendage, Uzumaki Kushina could be said to have severely wasted her talent.
Now affected by the butterfly effect, under Gojo Yoru's cultivation for many years, her growth not only left geniuses like Konan and Yahiko far behind, unable to even see her back, but also surpassed super geniuses like Nagato and Namikaze Minato by a large margin.
Except for not yet awakening the Adamantine Sealing Chains and temporarily unable to borrow Nine-Tails Chakra, Uzumaki Kushina had awakened Heal Bite and the Mind's Eye of the Kagura, becoming the top medical ninja and sensing ninja in the Ninja World. She also mastered Tsunade's Cherry Blossom Impact early; once able to maintain reason and use the Tailed Beast coat, she would be the most terrifying Taijutsu ninja in the Ninja World.
In terms of Ninjutsu, she also mastered Wind and Water nature transformations. With the boost of massive Chakra and Shadow Clones, she could easily create super large-scale storms and lakes, and upgraded the Big Ball Rasengan to the Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan.
Except for comprehensive qualities still far behind, Uzumaki Kushina's current strength was stronger than many all-rounder Jonin.
Once she mastered an S-rank Secret Technique, she would be an ace combatant capable of threatening a Kage.
After awakening the Adamantine Sealing Chains, her Sealing Jutsu would also receive a huge boost, able to PK with Kurama, snatch Tailed Beast Chakra, and become a Kage-level powerhouse.
When she thoroughly suppressed the Nine-Tails, able to activate Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, and fused Sage Mode with Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, Uzumaki Kushina would be a numerical monster second only to Senju Hashirama.
Not counting Gojo Yoru, the only one who could be her opponent one-on-one was Nagato in a healthy state mastering the Six Paths Technique.
If the five major powers all entered the Third Great Ninja War, which would still break out in the future, involving these trendsetters who changed their destinies and grew up in advance, it would definitely be a huge campaign with rivers of blood.
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Clang clang clang...
On the top of a snowy mountain in the Land of Iron, cold wind howled, mixed with a series of metal collision sounds.
Two figures, one tall and one short, were engaged in the simplest close-quarters combat on the snow.
The shorter one was Uzumaki Kushina, who had entered the mid-to-late adolescence stage and suddenly shot up to 1.62 meters.
Entering the mid-to-late adolescence stage from the early childhood stage, Uzumaki Kushina didn't just grow a year older. Her face completely shed the round face stage, becoming an exquisite and beautiful oval face.
Her attire also underwent significant changes, no longer the old-fashioned mesh inner shirt and yellow short coat.
Her upper body wore a light golden short kimono with flame patterns, her lower body wore black shorts just covered by the kimono, faintly visible. Her legs were covered in over-the-knee black stockings, her waist-length red hair straightened, wearing a Konoha forehead protector. Her dark blue eyes constantly turned, dynamic vision quickly capturing Gojo Yoru's flaws, the kunai in her hand slashing or stabbing, attacking Gojo Yoru mercilessly.
Some of her attacks were blocked by Gojo Yoru, while others, due to being a beat slow, cut through his clothes and skin with the kunai, leaving deep or shallow wounds.
Such cuts covered Gojo Yoru's clothes, only without the wounds of those new cuts.
Looking closely, one would find Gojo Yoru's eyes bound with a black bandage, and his interception posture somewhat strange.
Sometimes reverse-gripping a kunai in one hand, maintaining a Ram seal with the other. Whenever intercepting like this, no matter how fast Uzumaki Kushina's attack speed was, Gojo Yoru could completely block it, as if growing a third eye capable of seeing Uzumaki Kushina's attack trajectory.
When he put down his hand and no longer maintained the single-hand seal, his reaction instantly became incredibly sluggish, blocking Uzumaki Kushina's attacks only two or three times out of ten.
His tattered clothes were stained with coagulated blood.
Until the wounds were so many that Uzumaki Kushina felt heartache, the close-quarters combat between the two finally ended.
Absorbing Uzumaki Kushina's Chakra to recover from injuries, the two continued such close-quarters combat.
After an unknown number of times, until Gojo Yoru could block five out of ten attacks in a seal-less state, he finally made the next move.
"Yin Seal—Release!"
Gojo Yoru whispered. The rhombus mark on his forehead flashed with faint light, then several black lines extended, forming a tattoo with black tear marks on his face.
Like on his face, through the cuts, one could vaguely see his chest.
Unsealing the double Yin Seals, not only did Gojo Yoru's two Chakra capacities skyrocket, but he also reversed the passive situation just now, instantly turning the offensive around.
Without forming a single-hand seal, with a black cloth binding his eyes, he could not only capture Uzumaki Kushina's attack trajectory but even predict her next move. Relying on crushing-level neural reaction speed, blocking with kunai, deflecting force, borrowing force, counterattacking—it was fluid like flowing clouds and water.
The kunai also left cuts and wounds on Uzumaki Kushina's clothes and body.
Seeing the close-quarters combat being crushed, Uzumaki Kushina immediately threw away the kunai and began to use the Cherry Blossom Impact to blast Gojo Yoru.
However, her attacks missed without surprise.
Gojo Yoru didn't use the Ghostly Silent Body Flicker Technique. Still relying only on neural reaction speed, he easily dodged Uzumaki Kushina's attacks and specifically targeted her elbows and knees, preventing her Cherry Blossom Impact from hitting the ground and causing large-scale destruction.
Moreover, Gojo Yoru's movements were fast, ruthless, and accurate, as if he could see Uzumaki Kushina.
And indeed, it was so.
Gojo Yoru's current feeling could probably only be understood by Hyuga clan members who activated the Byakugan.
If they put themselves in Gojo Yoru's shoes, they would even feel envy, jealousy, and hate.
Because Gojo Yoru's current gaze was a 360-degree dead-angle-free god's perspective.
And the picture he saw was in color, not the black and white picture of the Byakugan.
This 360-degree god's perspective was not only horizontal but also vertical.
With just a thought, Gojo Yoru's perspective could switch to underground, the picture also in color.
Centered on Gojo Yoru, everything within a certain range was within his gaze.
Even more terrifying was that Gojo Yoru's god's perspective, besides seeing color pictures, also combined the energy sensing of the Sensing Technique, able to see the life fluctuations of animals and human Chakra, possessing the ability to see through Chakra like the Three Great Dojutsu.
The enemy only needed to mobilize Chakra, and the knowledgeable Gojo Yoru could judge what type of Ninjutsu they wanted to use.
"Stop fighting, stop fighting..."
Seeing that even Taijutsu couldn't do anything to Gojo Yoru, Uzumaki Kushina, who fought extremely frustrated, didn't continue to change attack methods but chose to surrender.
While using Heal Bite to treat herself, Uzumaki Kushina looked at Gojo Yoru forming seals to close the Yin Seal and sighed sincerely: "Yoru, your spatial sensing has become stronger again. I feel like every move of mine is seen through by you in advance. Your current state is simply a combination of Byakugan and Sharingan."
Gojo Yoru, taking off the cloth strip, didn't show a smug smile but shook his head: "Still not enough. Too many flaws; this technique is at most a semi-finished product."
Uzumaki Kushina's eyes widened: "This is still just a semi-finished product?"
"Mhm, I overestimated my current talent and underestimated the high-dimensional power of the Space-Time Kekkei Genkai. If not for the micro-adjustment assistance of the Yin Seal, with my level of Chakra control, I must form seals; otherwise, I can't release spatial sensing without seals at all."
"Once I unseal the Yin Seal, I can't store Chakra."
Saying this, Gojo Yoru raised the corner of his mouth: "However, this bottleneck is also a good thing. At least it let me know... the next stage, I might be ridiculously strong."
After a year of hard training, Gojo Yoru, with his talent improved for the second time, made rapid progress in Medical Ninjutsu and Yin Release. For the former, he had already mastered the Chakra blade and could even merge Space-Time Chakra, replacing the Chakra blade with his hands to use the Dimensional Slash.
In terms of Yin Release, he had already mastered the Super S-rank Spirit Transformation Technique, able to perfectly separate spiritual energy from physical energy.
Relying on a new realm of Chakra control, after merging ordinary Chakra with Space-Time Chakra, Gojo Yoru finally managed to merge invisible Yin Release Chakra with Space-Time Chakra, successfully casting the most basic Sensing Technique.
At that moment, Gojo Yoru's sensing was no longer a dark perspective, only able to determine the target's position by capturing energy light points.
His sensing turned into a spatial sensing god's perspective.
This was the sensing extension technique in Gojo Yoru's inspiration.
Without learning the Spirit Transformation Technique, Gojo Yoru's Chakra control simply couldn't completely separate spiritual energy and physical energy. Merging Space-Time Chakra with ordinary Chakra was equivalent to merging with Yang Release Chakra, Yin Release Chakra, and even Lightning Release Chakra.
The proportion of Yin Release Chakra was too small. Even with his talent improved for the second time, Gojo Yoru couldn't develop a sensing extension technique.
So, he had a flash of inspiration and exchanged for the Spirit Transformation Technique, using the principle of this Super S-rank Secret Technique to help him increase the proportion of Yin Release Chakra.
Facts proved Gojo Yoru was right.
He successfully developed the sensing extension technique · Spatial Sensing.
Unfortunately, although his Chakra control reached the pinnacle of the Ninja World, it still hadn't broken through to another dimension.
To cast the Sensing Technique, he still needed to form seals to release it fully; otherwise, he could only vaguely capture hazy images, and the sensing range would be greatly reduced.
This wasn't a problem of Chakra capacity but Chakra control.
Gojo Yoru had been trying to compensate for this flaw, trying various methods to no avail, until unsealing the double Yin Seals and using the full-power micro-adjustment of the Yin Seal to compensate for this flaw.
If the normal Yin Seal could also compensate for this flaw, then the only flaw of this extension technique would be insufficient range, but it was enough to find nearby White Zetsu clones and assassins.
Unfortunately, Gojo Yoru needed to unseal the double Yin Seals to release spatial sensing without seals.
This was a "bottleneck" that couldn't be broken no matter how hard he tried.
It was also this bottleneck that made Gojo Yoru realize how much change the third evolution would bring him.
At least one thing was certain.
That is, Gojo Yoru's Chakra control would officially enter the dimensional world of the Otsutsuki clan, able to cast Ninjutsu without forming seals.
Spatial sensing would become his normal state, and he could even release Space-Time Chakra externally, completely achieving space-time teleportation without formulas.
The third evolution would be a huge watershed.
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