Obito Uchiha Across Time and Space
Yakushi Nonō was just a small episode in Vegapunk's research. With his own Electromagnetic Ability as a template, analyzing Brainwave was naturally a piece of cake. If he wasn't afraid of completely ruining Yakushi Nonō, this kind of research wouldn't have taken half a month at all.
Fortunately, the research was not entirely meaningless. At least he gained a decent experimental assistant and a maid. After enjoying the services of the Yakushi Nonō, Vegapunk began to focus on the progress of his experiments again.
The reason Vegapunk has been staying in Rōran all this time is that it is very convenient to use the underground Dragon Vein to study spacetime technology. The energy of those Dragon Vein seems to have a natural ability to interfere with spacetime, which saves Vegapunk a lot of trouble.
Even the entire research base was folded into many Pocket Dimension because of this energy and his spatial technology. On the surface, it looks like a Research Base the size of an ordinary building complex, but in reality, the internal area is almost comparable to that of a large university.
Today, Vegapunk finally completed a series of preliminary preparations, including data calculations for Parallel World travel, and can now conduct the experiment.
They summoned Obito Uchiha, who had been waiting anxiously for some time. Over this period of time, the closer Vegapunk's preliminary preparations got to success, the more uneasy Obito Uchiha became. Until today, when he heard the news that the experiment had begun, Obito Uchiha finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Success or failure, it's all over now...
Obito Uchiha finally understood that death itself is not scary; it is the process of waiting to die that is truly painful—although this experiment is not the same as a death sentence, the feeling is almost the same.
Since Vegapunk repaired his body, Obito Uchiha stopped wearing that strange mask, and during this time, he also reduced his contact with the Akatsuki.
In fact, the original Akatsuki had already been destroyed. The newly formed Akatsuki has not yet recruited any Rogue Ninja. Currently, apart from Obito Uchiha, there are only Nagato and Konan left.
Based on the timeline, it was about a year ago that Nagato returned to Amegakure and killed Hanzo the Salamander. Only then did he truly establish a stable base of support, and it was at that time that Obito prepared to expand the size of his small organization.
Obito then confidently arrived at Vegapunk's Research Base, intending to recruit Vegapunk, but he ran right into a brick wall and was utterly defeated...
After that, the impersonator, Madara Uchiha, had very little contact with the Akatsuki, and recently it was completely cut off. Fortunately Obito Uchiha was always mysterious, so Nagato only felt something was strange and had not yet imagined that something unexpected had happened to him.
"Can we begin the experiment now?"
Upon arriving at the Laboratory, the first thing Obito Uchiha saw was the enormous Light Orb placed in the very center. The light emanating from the Light Orb was very soft, even a little dim, but Obito Uchiha could sense that the Light Orb contained energy comparable to that of Tailed Beast.
This is Vegapunk's Quantum Brain, which he transferred from the Sea Country. Now that Vegapunk has discovered Radioactive Mineral in the Ninja World, he has unlocked the nuclear fusion technology tree and can extract endless energy purely from seawater. Naturally, his Quantum Brain no longer needs geothermal power.
Most importantly, Rōran possesses Dragon Vein energy. This kind of spacetime energy is the focus of Vegapunk's research during this period. Therefore, rather than letting the Quantum Brain rust elsewhere, it is better to conduct research here directly.
"We have collected all the preliminary data. Now, if we want to take it a step further, we can only conduct field experiments."
Vegapunk glanced at the data in his hand, then turned to Obito Uchiha and said:
"I have also conducted experiments with physical objects... Traveling through time is easy, but in the process, those materials should have been distorted and damaged to some extent. The White Mouse that were transported there looked fine on the surface, but in reality, their internal skeletal structure and internal organs were completely displaced due to the forces of spacetime."
"After all, it is only energy created by imitating the Roran Dragon Vein, rather than the true pure Dragon Vein power, so there are still some problems."
"Theoretically speaking, with your own Space-Time Ninjutsu, you shouldn't be harmed in this way, but since we haven't conducted any actual experiments, I can't be completely sure what the outcome will be."
Although the Dragon Vein energy within Rōran is immense, it is extremely difficult to mobilize, and this energy has been accumulated over many years, making it not easy to restore.
After his last time traveling through time, Vegapunk noticed that the Dragon Vein energy had decreased by about one-tenth. In other words, he could only use the Dragon Vein energy to travel through time about ten more times at most.
According to Vegapunk's estimates, the entire Dragon Vein might collapse after three or four more traversals, so it wouldn't even take ten traversals.
Therefore, Vegapunk could only study the composition of the Dragon Vein energy and use Nuclear Fusion Reactor to replicate a new type of energy that closely resembled the Dragon Vein energy, instead of continuing to use the original Dragon Vein energy.
According to Vegapunk's calculations, the number of Parallel World in the entire Ninja World is not infinite. At least Vegapunk could only discover two: besides the Infinite Tsukuyomi world, there was only one other Parallel World that Obito could travel through.
However, when traveling to Parallel World for the first time, you can actually choose the time point. The time before and after the current time is within 20 years. However, this is only possible the first time when the two worlds are connected. After that, you can only follow the time pattern.
After listening to Vegapunk's explanation, Obito had a nonchalant expression. "It's okay. It would be best if we succeeded and could turn everything around! If we fail... then I can only consider it as atonement."
"Maybe if I go to the Pure Land, I can see Rin..." Obito Uchiha, but he didn't voice this sycophantic thought.
Vegapunk didn't care what this Uchiha lunatic was thinking. After all, he was just an experimental subject. If he succeeded, great; if he failed, he could still collect important data.
"Oh, right, before that, put your hand out!"
As if he had thought of something, Vegapunk lightly tapped Obito Uchiha's hand, and a diamond-shaped symbol immediately appeared on Obito Uchiha's hand.
"What is this?" Obito Uchiha asked curiously.
Vegapunk waved his hand, "This is Data Compression Package I created based on the Soul Reincarnation ability of the Otsutsuki Clan. You just need to find an enemy whose strength is below that of Jonin and imprint this pattern on their body!"
The Otsutsuki Clan's Soul Reincarnation ability is quite ingenious. They use their own Chakra as an anchor point to fix themselves onto the body of the reincarnated person. After death, the soul immediately enters this compressed anchor point and, over time, completely takes over the body of the other person.
At first, Vegapunk was puzzled by this ability and couldn't understand why a Soul Data Compression Package would have such an effect. After research, he discovered that it was entirely due to the special physique of the Otsutsuki.
The Otsutsuki Clan appears to have flesh and blood bodies, but in reality, they are bionic bodies constructed from high-quality Chakra. Because they are Chakra energy bodies, they can turn around without losing any power, and they appear in full force.
However, this is an ability that only the Otsutsuki Clan can use. Unless Vegapunk is willing to abandon his physical body and transform into a pure Chakra energy body like the Otsutsuki Clan, he definitely will not be able to use this ability.
Vegapunk is definitely unwilling to abandon his physical body; who knows what the result would be after the life form changes? Not to mention that it would also destroy the power system of the Pirate World.
However, since soul transfer was not feasible, Vegapunk developed another method. He combined Shadow Clone with this soul transfer method, which allowed him to directly transform some weak ninjas into his clones.
Of course, to prevent the clones from rebelling, this transformation is not complete. The transformed clones are basically given a solidified mechanical mind, without any emotions, and only have the mission objectives set by him.
Obito Uchiha didn't understand the meaning of the Soul Data Compression Package" either. He simply nodded and agreed to Vegapunk's request. Then, he asked somewhat nervously, "Where should we start the experiment?"
"This will do. Give you ten minutes to prepare. I will open the portal to time travel shortly. If my formula is correct, I will send you to about five or six years ago, around the time when Konoha and Iwagakure launched their war."
"But there should still be another you there... Hehe, I wonder what your reaction would be if you from that timeline saw the present you?"
Obito Uchiha turned somewhat cold. "I am completely different from who I used to be!"
"Yes, yes, you can say that yourself!" Vegapunk waved his hand. "Go and prepare, and bring whatever you need!"
Ten minutes later, Vegapunk communicated with the Quantum Brain and opened the Space-Time Gate on time. Waves of purple energy flowed, forming an Uzumaki -like energy channel. The inside of the channel was also filled with powerful purple light, making it impossible to see where it led.
Obito Uchiha gritted his teeth, took the equipment Vegapunk had asked him to carry, and walked straight inside.
A moment later, the light dissipated, and the passage vanished completely. Vegapunk frowned slightly, trying to sense Obito Uchiha's presence.
After entering the space-time tunnel, Obito Uchiha arrived at a bizarre, funhouse-like spatial interlayer, where he drifted for a short time and encountered many strange turbulent currents formed by space-time energy.
Fortunately, Obito Uchiha was able to directly enter the Kamui Dimension and avoid most of the Space Distortion; otherwise, he probably would have ended up just like those White Mouse.
It didn't take long; in Obito Uchiha's perception, it was at most two or three minutes. He saw a flash of light ahead, and then the spatial interlayer suddenly shattered like Mangekyo, and a cool night breeze blew onto his face.
"This is... Konohagakure!?"
Obito Uchiha looked at this familiar place with some doubt and uncertainty. This was indeed the Konohagakure he remembered, but there were some minor changes. It seemed a little more dilapidated and desolate than he remembered. No, to be precise, it shouldn't be dilapidated and desolate, but rather more like it was a little backward.
As he jumped onto the roof to observe the situation, he was slightly startled. On the distant cliff, the most famous landmark of Konohagakure — the Hokage Rock —stood there. However, unlike what he remembered, the Hokage Rock now only had three heads, namely the First, Second, and Third Hokage.
"There's no Minato's picture... So, I really went back to the past?"
Obito Uchiha uttered the words as if in a dream, his expression a complex mix of sorrow and joy, difficult to describe.
"I'm really back! I can undo all the tragedy, all the regrets! Lin, I will definitely save you!"
"Uchiha over there! What are you yelling about on the roof?! Don't you know what disturbing the peace means? Get down here right now!"
Just then, Obito Uchiha heard the shouts from below and looked down in bewilderment, only to see two members of the Uchiha Military Police Force looking up at him.
Having just emerged from the chaotic space, Obito Uchiha still had his Sharingan, but because he hadn't used Kamui, he had reverted to the Mitsudomoe state.
This was precisely why his Uchiha identity was recognized. However, after carefully observing Obito, the two security team members frowned and asked, "Which clan are you from? Why do I feel like I've never seen you before?"
The Uchiha Clan has fewer than a thousand members, with Chunin, and only a few dozen capable of awakening the Mitsudomoe. These are all high-ranking members of the Uchiha Clan, so the members of the Uchiha Military Police Force have some knowledge of the Mitsudomoe members.
At this moment, the two guards looked at Obito with puzzled eyes, gradually revealing their wariness, and reached out to touch the ninja bag on their legs.
It's important to understand that this was during the Third Shinobi World War. The level of defense and vigilance of the Major Ninja Villages was completely different from that of peacetime. If there was even the slightest abnormality, ninjas like the Anbu would take immediate action to subdue their opponents before considering anything else.
Obito Uchiha glanced at the two guard ninjas, the patterns of his Mangekyō Sharingan flashing by. Then, the two members of the Uchiha Military Police Force were caught in Genjutsu, their eyes glazed over and they looked dazed.
After jumping off the roof, Obito Uchiha immediately asked, "What time is it now? How far along is the war in Konoha?"
The two Uchiha who were controlled by Genjutsu answered all his questions. Soon, Obito Uchiha understood the current situation: Vegapunk's time travel experiment had gone perfectly, and he had indeed arrived in the middle of the Third Ninja World War.
After receiving the full news, Obito Uchiha breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Rin had already been killed at this time! However, since the Kannabi Bridge Battle had not yet occurred, and Obito Uchiha in this world had not even entrusted one of his eyes to Kakashi, he still had plenty of time.