Entering the Kamui Space

Kawazoe Yura blinked, swallowed hard, and asked cautiously, "Why does that sound so familiar?"

"Teacher Yichen, I remember you saying this last time, that it has many times the insight power of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan."

"Now everyone knows that above the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, there is the Mangekyō Sharingan, and our village has produced two Mangekyo Uchiha."

"Now we have another Dōjutsu that's many times more powerful than the Byakugan. Could this create a Mangekyō Byakugan?"

Yichen was genuinely surprised this time. He sighed and said, "It's not good for a disciple to be too clever. It seems I have to consider silencing him."

Uzumaki Yumi and Kawazoe Yura both chuckled, then Kawazoe Yura said seriously, "That barrier that blocks the Byakugan should have some room for improvement."

"But how should I put it, it's simply impossible to hide from Dōjutsu that's many times stronger than the Byakugan."

"For example, let's take your perception of the Mind's Eye, Teacher Yichen, as an example."

"As you said, Mind's Eye Perception should be classified as a Super S-rank Ninjutsu, so even if the village's defenses and shielding barriers are fully activated, it's impossible to block your perception."

"Similarly, the Byakugan is already the pinnacle of perception; calling it S-rank wouldn't be an exaggeration. Something many times stronger than the Byakugan would definitely be Super S-rank."

"So..."

Kawazoe Yura didn't finish her sentence, but her meaning was clear: unless Super S-rank barrier specifically designed to block perception is developed, it's all nonsense.

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "Then let's do our best; the stronger the shielding effect, the better."

Kawazoe Yura gave a no-questions-asked gesture and said, "Three days. I'll give you the blueprints in three days."

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "Okay."

After saying that, Yichen didn't disturb the two any further and left the Barrier Team directly.

The next day, Yichen and Atsumi Akino arrived at the Kamui Space again, but this time, they entered the Kamui Space directly from the Anbu.

After entering the Kamui Space, Yichen immediately took Atsumi Akino and flew towards the border between the Land of Bears and the Land of Demons.

That's the spot where Obito Uchiha.

As they flew, Yichen suddenly let out a soft exclamation.

Atsumi Akino asked curiously, "Teacher Yichen, what's wrong?"

Yichen said, "So there are still people alive."

"Obito Uchiha initially transferred several children into this space, intending to move them elsewhere later."

"But he didn't expect to die unexpectedly at the hands of me and Quan Luo. So these children were left in this Kamui Space."

"However, quite a few children were transferred here initially, but only two have survived."

"It seems quite a bit has happened among these children."

Atsumi Akino's eyes lit up, and she said, "They've been alive for so long, which means the warehouse is right there. We'll find the treasure soon!"

Yichen was taken aback and said, "Treasure? What treasure?"

Before Atsumi Akino answer, Yichen laughed and said, "That's right, it's a treasure trove. Everything Madara Uchiha left behind was moved in by Obito Uchiha."

"I had these things on my mind, which is why I asked you to bring me in."

After flying for a long time, the two finally arrived at the place where the two survivors were.

The two survivors had already noticed Yichen and Atsumi Akino's arrival.

The little boy immediately hid behind the older girl.

The girl then quickly retrieved two weapons from the room.

Yichen recognized the two weapons at a glance and blurted out, "Lightning Blade?"

With a wave of his hand, Yichen unleashed a torrent of mud, instantly sealing the two children inside.

The girl tried to fight back with her Lightning Blade, but she couldn't even last one round before Lightning Blade and she herself were sealed away.

During the sealing process, Yichen discovered that the little boy actually had Red Eye.

Yichen muttered to himself, "Red Eye? No wonder you were able to spot me beforehand. You're that Ranmaru? It's strange that someone with your personality is still alive."

However, Yichen had no interest in their experiences in the Kamui Space and simply ignored them.

Yichen then created several Shadow Clones to search the surrounding area.

This area is neither small nor large.

This place contains a large amount of Obito Uchiha's supplies. If they hadn't entered this space again, these two children could have grown up, had several more children, and lived for generations.

Yichen didn't care about any of that. His Shadow Clone searched for a while and quickly found what Yichen wanted.

A huge pile of scrolls, neatly arranged together, could fill an entire archive room if placed in a village.

The Shadow Clone picked up a few and casually flipped through them.

As expected, these were all treasures left behind by Madara Uchiha.

Yichen put these things away, and the Shadow Clone searched again, finding some more random items.

Yichen wasn't interested in anything else, but there were two things Yichen was very interested in: the First Hokage's Cells and the Sharingan.

Madara Uchiha's scale was truly massive. It's unknown how much effort he put into cultivating them. The amount of First Hokage's Cells in the Kamui Space was enough for Danzo to conduct hundreds of transplant experiments.

What shocked Yichen even more were the nutrient bottles containing Sharingan.

Atsumi Akino opened her mouth wide, feeling goosebumps all over her body.

She stammered, "How many Uchiha would it take to collect this?"

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "This must be the accumulation of the Uchiha Clan over a thousand years."

"Madara Uchiha was the head of the Uchiha Clan back then; he should have taken all these things with him when he Betrayal of the Village."

Before putting away the Sharingan, Yichen called Ranmaru and the girl over and asked, "Have you touched these things?"

Because Yichen released the seal, the two were finally able to speak.

Ranmaru was so frightened by Yichen that he couldn't utter a single word.

The girl boldly replied, "That's a forbidden area, as the adults say. We've never been there."

"We were afraid the adults would come back, so we haven't gone any closer."

Yichen nodded, not bothering to investigate whether it was true or false.

Yichen glanced at the placement of the Sharingan, then picked out a few bottles that were in rather unusual positions.

These Sharingan all have Three Tomoe. But what if one of them has Mangekyo?

After Sharingan and the First Hokage's Cells, Yichen said to Atsumi Akino, "Let's go back."

Atsumi Akino at the two children and asked, "Teacher Yichen, what should we do with them?"

Yichen said, "Take them with us. Red Eye is a rare bloodline, and the village might need it someday."

After saying that, Yichen took Atsumi Akino, Ranmaru, and the girl and flew towards the direction of Iwagakure.

Back in Iwagakure, Yichen said to Atsumi Akino, "For the next few days, focus on figuring out how to repair the Space-Time Tunnel. Once you've figured it out, I'll take you to seal it up."

"I hope you can further improve your Space-Time Ninjutsu during this repair of the Space-Time Tunnel. I have an important task for you afterwards."

Atsumi Akino nodded and said, "Don't worry, Teacher Yichen, I will do my best."

After Atsumi Akino left, Yichen handed Ranmaru and the other two over to the Anbu. Yichen didn't value these two children much, so he simply handed them over to the village to deal with.

In addition, Yichen felt that the two of them had survived those children, so they must have matured mentally and there was no hope of brainwashing them.

After dealing with these matters, Yichen convened a High-Level Meeting.

Because the matter was quite serious, Yichen also called back Sokai, Izumi Uchiha, and Matsutani Shinya, who had already gone to the Land of Snow again.

Once everyone had arrived, Ōnoki spoke up, "Yichen, is this meeting related to your two trips out of the village these past few days?"

Everyone:...

You've only been out of quarantine for a short time, and you've already gone out and had fun twice?

Yichen coughed lightly, not responding to that, and said, "First, here's some information: it's been confirmed that Black Zetsu and White Zetsu are indeed working with Orochimaru."

"This is not good news for us. We all know what kind of person Orochimaru is."

"Dealing with this group won't be as easy as Obito Uchiha."

"The main reason for bringing this up in the meeting is to remind everyone that Orochimaru may very well become our biggest enemy in the future."

"Orochimaru was a potential ally of the village before, let's adjust our stance."

Everyone nodded, each processing the information in their minds.

Then Saka asked, "Yichen, should we inform Great Ninja Village of this information?"

Yichen shook his head and said, "This is meaningless. We are now the number one Great Ninja Village. No matter how dangerous we make these people seem, it won't make a difference."

"For Konoha, the greatest danger is always us, who are ambitious. Orochimaru and Obito Uchiha are nothing more than lowly rats in their eyes."

"Moreover, although Orochimaru was missing-nin, he spent many years as missing-nin Obito Uchiha, who incurred a great deal of hatred in just a few years."

"Therefore, exposing Orochimaru is meaningless; it won't provoke a simultaneous attack from several Great Ninja Village like exposing Obito Uchiha."

"Therefore, it's better to keep Orochimaru a secret, which will also mislead Konoha into misjudging the situation."

Seeing that no one objected, Yichen continued, "There's one more thing. Atsumi Akino has figured out a way to enter and exit the alternate dimension that Obito Uchiha."

Before Yichen could continue, Ming stood up and immediately interjected, "The things left behind by Madara Uchiha have been found?"

Yichen nodded and said, "That's right, we entered that space, found what Senior Mei mentioned, and also two children from the Kirigakure."

"One of them is Ranmaru, who has the Red Eyes Bloodline Limit, and the other girl is so young that she can barely wield Lightning Blade."

"I've brought both the people and the items back. The people are under the care of the Anbu Guard, and I've also placed the items with Anbu."

Ming quickly asked, "What are some things?"

Not only was Guangming anxious, but everyone else was also curious, as this was the entire legacy left behind by a powerhouse who had surpassed the Kage Level.

Yichen said, "Madara Uchiha left behind many Sharingan. If you put them in bottles, you could fill the entire office."

As Yichen spoke, he gestured towards the Tsuchikage's Office.

Everyone gasped in shock upon hearing this.

Sokai and Izumi Uchiha both looked at Yichen in disbelief.

Yichen looked at Sokai and Izumi Uchiha and said, "Go and take a look after the meeting. You'll be busy from now on."

"I've picked out a few bottles that might contain the Mangekyō Sharingan. Sokai, you need to transplant them one by one to determine if they truly are the Mangekyo."

"Also, Sokai, you are now the new head of the Uchiha Clan, and these Sharingan are all under your care."

"But until you figure out a solution, keep the item in Anbu; it's safe there."

Sokai nodded blankly, still pondering the concept of a room filled with Sharingan.

After waiting a while, until everyone came to their senses, Yichen said, "Besides the Sharingan, I also obtained a large number of First Hokage's Cells."

"Previously, we didn't have pure First Hokage's Cells; all we had were White Zetsu clone and the characteristics of First Hokage's Cells contained within the Ten-Tails' body."

"Starting today, we can also conduct experiments related to First Hokage's Cells."

"I've set a direction here: the village's research on First Hokage's Cells will primarily focus on medical applications."

"Transplantation experiments are permissible, but the progress of medical research cannot be delayed."

"Furthermore, human experiments must not be conducted on village ninjas, civilians of the Land of Earth, or civilians in the areas occupied by our various branches."

At the end, Yichen's tone was very solemn, and everyone immediately responded in unison.

Yichen nodded, then softened his tone and said, "Another gain is a large number of scrolls containing insights. These are also the true treasures left behind by Madara Uchiha."

"Next, all experiments, including the Little White Ball experiment, are to be stopped."

"All ninjas with special skills, including combat ninjas and research ninjas, went to the Anbu to memorize scrolls of insights related to their respective fields."

"But remember, no one is allowed to take any written materials out of the Anbu. A seal must be placed in everyone's mind."

"Third generation, you will personally take charge of this matter."

Ōnoki nodded very solemnly in agreement.

Then, Yichen smiled and said, "Alright, we've finished talking about the serious stuff."

"Let's all go take a look. The training insights we obtained from Madara Uchiha this time cover a very wide range of topics."

"Basically, everyone can learn a lot from it."

So everyone followed Yichen to a data room that the Anbu had just vacated.

Yichen said to everyone, "There's too much stuff, so please take a moment to sort it out. Sokai, Quan Luo, let's go see the Sharingan."

After saying that, Yichen quickly left the archives.

Ōnoki and the others looked at each other in disbelief. Damn it, they'd been tricked.

No wonder they insisted on bringing everyone to the Anbu; it turns out they were there to do hard labor.

Yichen had no choice; this matter was too important, and he didn't trust anyone else to do it, so he simply handed the work over to the senior members of the Yichen Advisor Group.

After Yichen, Sokai, and Izumi Uchiha returned from examining the Sharingan, Ōnoki and the others had already finished categorizing the data.

Yichen looked at the neatly categorized scrolls on the cabinet in the archives and nodded with great satisfaction. Then he went to the Yin Release materials area.

Looking at the Yin Release scrolls, which filled almost half of the total, Yichen sighed, "As expected, Yin Release are the most numerous."

"What a pity. If the village had had so much knowledge of Yin Release twenty years ago, I definitely wouldn't have chosen the path of Five Elements Fusion."

Ōnoki knew that Yichen's greatest talent was actually Yin Release, and after hearing this, he forgot about how Yichen had just made him his laborer.

He said, "Yes, in the past, the village really lacked this kind of thing."

"During the time of the First Hokage and Second Lord, the village had limited manpower and financial resources, so they could only research one thing and ultimately chose to develop bloodline limits."

Sakaya echoed, "Yes, for decades we've envied Konoha. Konoha is truly excelling in every aspect, with Forbidden Technique emerging one after another."

Ming chuckled, touching one scroll after another, and said, "Alright, alright, it's all in the past. With these scrolls, we can say that the village has completely surpassed Konoha."

Seeing that he had successfully shifted the topic and everyone was no longer focused on organizing the materials, Yichen said, "Since we have nothing else to do, everyone take a look and see if there's any material you'd like to see."

As he spoke, Yichen picked up a scroll of Yin Release techniques and began to read it.

Yichen had long envied this thing. Previously, Obito Uchiha was only willing to trade his Wood Style Experience, but refused to give up his Yin Release no matter what.

Madara Uchiha was a ninja who specialized in Yin Release, and the most precious thing in this room is his knowledge of Yin Release.

Seeing this, the others immediately went to the scrolls they had already set their sights on and began to read them.

The next day, Yichen obtained a list and detailed introduction of the graduating class students from the Ninja Academy.

The news quickly spread throughout the Ninja Academy, and all the students were excited.

Originally, according to Yichen's pattern of accepting a batch of disciples every two years, they would not have had a chance.

However, Yichen did not accept any disciples last year because he was in seclusion. On the contrary, he selected several students from many of the disciples he had accepted in previous years.

For example, Kawakita, Tomoko, Kajiyamari, Ogura Saki, and Takuya all took on a group of disciples.

In other words, of the six disciples in Yichen's Team One and Team Two, apart from the lazy Matsutani Shinya, the other five had all taken on disciples.

In the Team Four and Team Five, Uchiyama Takuhiro and Ishinose Kiyoshi also took on disciples.

In addition, Kawazoe Yura and Katsuya, two research-oriented ninjas, have also taken on apprentices.

Atsumi Akino also wanted to take him in, but unfortunately she couldn't find a student with the talent for Space-Time Ninjutsu.

It is said that on the day Atsumi Akino was selecting her disciples, even Uzumaki Riori went to the Ninja Academy, hoping to take on a few disciples as well.

After much persuasion from Atsumi Akino, they finally decided to wait another year.

Fortunately, unlike Konoha, Iwagakure doesn't have a Hokage lineage.

Otherwise, the Iwa Village Tsuchikage lineage would be unprecedentedly large, many times larger than the Konoha Hokage lineage.

Everyone is speculating whether the Lord Tsuchikage will stop accepting disciples from now on, and instead let his disciples take over the task.

As a result, Yichen came to select students again this year.

This sent the graduating students into a frenzy of excitement.

Meanwhile, the Genin who graduated last year and the students who will graduate next year are all indignant, complaining that they were born at the wrong time.

And so, the graduating class of the Ninja Academy became lively once again.

Although the teachers of the graduating class had previously suspected that Yichen might stop accepting disciples, they still prepared detailed student information.

Yichen sat in his office, carefully reviewing the students' files.

Iwagakure is not lacking in talent in any field. If a genius emerges in any area, Yichen's disciples will take him on as an apprentice.

For example, although Kawakita only accepted a few disciples last year, he will still accept a few children with good swordsmanship talent from this year's graduates.

Therefore, Yichen did not intend to take advantage of any particular talent this time. His disciples did indeed take over the task.

Yichen hopes to take on a few disciples with outstanding intelligence this time and train them to become battlefield commanders.

Shikaku Nara, the commander of the Konoha Army last time, performed amazingly. He commanded the army in battle without much loss of resources and handled the transition between offense and defense with ease.

Various tactics and methods for dealing with emergencies are constantly emerging.

Everything that should have been anticipated was handled perfectly, and all preparations were done very well, without the slightest carelessness or error.

Shikaku Nara's command of the Konoha Army was equivalent to giving Konoha at least Three Kage-level fighters.

Of course, this refers to large-scale warfare, which is completely different from a one-on-one battle at the Kage Level.

Therefore, when reviewing the materials, Yichen focused on the academic performance of this year's graduates and students with intellectually stimulating interests.

For example, students who can come up with strange and unusual tactics when playing ninja games, or students who are good at playing shogi.

Yichen doesn't play shogi, so he can't judge a student's thinking by playing shogi.

However, Yichen knew how to play chess, so he had many chess sets made and wrote down the rules of chess, which he then sent to the Ninja Academy.

Yichen told the Ninja Academy that two matches would be held in three days: a shogi match and a xiangqi match. The winners of both matches would be accepted as his disciples.

The news caused an uproar at the Ninja Academy, with all the students who loved shogi beaming with joy.

Those who only practice physical exercises but neglect intellectual training complained bitterly.

Although countless people complained bitterly, no one said that there was a problem with Yichen's criteria for selecting disciples. Yichen had already proved with facts that he was absolutely the best in the Ninja World when it came to teaching disciples.

Among Yichen's disciples are Three Kage-level Sokai: Kawakita, Matsutani Shinya, and Elite Jonin.

Moreover, everyone has long noticed that Yichen's disciples are at least Elite Jonin. None of them have remained at the Jonin level for many years after graduation.

Even those who lack combat talent can eventually advance through non-combat channels.

Furthermore, it is said that Deidara, who was recently made known to have reached the Kage Level, also achieved this advancement after receiving guidance from Yichen.

The most outrageous claim is that the current Mizukage and Hokage both became Kage Level after receiving guidance from Yichen.

Note: This rumor was written into the Iwa Village Bi-Monthly Report by someone personally hired by Yichen.

Some may doubt the statement in the Iwa Village Bi-Monthly Report that Yichen is the strongest ninja in the entire Ninja World, but no one doubts Yichen's judgment.

Everyone knows about Shogi, but not Chess, so those who aren't good at Shogi put their hopes on Chess.

I hope to be the best in this new game and then become Yichen's disciple.

Three days later, most of the graduating class of ninja students had signed up for the competition, and some of the better players even signed up for two matches at the same time.

Anyway, the school deliberately staggered the timing of the two competitions. Many people even participated in the competitions with the idea of winning first place in both.