The Beginning of Conquest!

However, this was the handiwork of Uchiha Brahman, even though there was no evidence to suggest that these things were created by him.

Yes, in the former Land of Fire, on the surface, the Sacred Blessing Serum was not created by Uchiha Brahman, but rather obtained from unknown origins by the former Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

But what kind of people were those Daimyo? Did they not know? At first, they didn't notice the problem, but now, upon closer inspection, the issue became clear.

How could those Daimyo mass-produce such a high-quality product, manufacture it in bulk, export it abroad at extremely low prices, and even establish factories in foreign countries?

Any commoner could purchase a vial of Sacred Blessing Serum, and even hospitals in every country listed it as an essential medicine. They would even take the initiative to seek out those who were dying and penniless, injecting them free of charge.

They bestowed this great blessing, this grand stroke of fortune, upon them.

How could this be possible?

Ah, benevolence, supreme goodness, supreme holiness—this is the great Brahman!

Beneath me, all are equal!

After injecting the Sacred Blessing Serum, unless Uchiha Brahman issued an order, these people would not even realize that they had become sustenance for the great merciful father! Oh no, they were lovely children! Lovely friends!

Sustenance, you say? Hahaha, how could that be?

This was the reason why, before the Holy Father Redeemer Empire was established, these ninjas had failed to notice the problem.

Because before this, those who injected the Sacred Blessing Serum, aside from becoming kinder, gentler, and gaining power, appeared to have no connection to Uchiha Brahman whatsoever.

Some ninjas even injected this serum and experienced a second spring of youth.

"What are you doing! I have bled for the village, I have performed meritorious service for the village, I am a loyal subject! What are you doing!!!"

A ninja was seized by several others and dragged into the office of the Tsuchikage.

"Lord Tsuchikage, why! I have bled for the village, I have performed meritorious service for the village, why are you arresting me!"

The ninja looked at Ōnoki not far away and spoke with sudden agitation. He hadn't done anything; he had just been eating when a group of Anbu ninjas grabbed him.

Even now, he didn't know what had happened or why he had been arrested. He was completely bewildered and had no idea what was going on.

"Ikesue Hantaro, are you still pretending? How long do you intend to keep this up!"

Ōnoki looked at the ninja before him with a gloomy expression.

Ikesue Hantaro, a chunin of Iwagakure, had his right arm severed after a previous battle with Konoha, becoming a cripple and ending his career as a ninja. However, not long ago, he had purchased a vial of Sacred Blessing Serum. After injecting it, not only did his severed arm grow back, but the chakra within his body also increased significantly.

In terms of strength, he had gone from the level of a chunin to one that could rival a jonin.

But that was in the past; the Sacred Blessing Serum was poisonous!

"Pretending? Lord Tsuchikage, pretending to be what?"

Ikesue Hantaro froze for a moment, looking at Ōnoki with confusion, his face full of bewilderment. He completely failed to understand what the Tsuchikage was talking about.

"At this point, you're still pretending?"

Ōnoki looked at Ikesue Hantaro's expression and frowned, then took out the vial of serum.

"Ikesue Hantaro, stop pretending! After you injected this thing, you were no longer yourself; you have been controlled by Uchiha Brahman! I presume you must be very eager right now to transmit the village's intelligence out! To hand it over to your master!"

Ōnoki stared intently into Ikesue Hantaro's eyes, as if trying to discern something, yet the response he received remained that same look of confusion.

"Lord Tsuchikage, I haven't been controlled! I am loyal to Iwagakure, how could I possibly betray the village!"

An innocent voice rang out, and Ōnoki frowned.

At this moment, more ninjas who had injected the Sacred Blessing Serum were brought in. After interrogation, he found that none of them seemed to have any problems.

Subsequently, Ōnoki ordered people to read the memories of these ninjas.

The final result left him silent.

There were no problems at all.

Inside these people's minds, there was indeed information regarding Uchiha Brahman, but this was information they all possessed—the news that Uchiha Brahman had defeated Sarutobi Hiruzen and become the Hokage.

Beyond that, these people had no particular feelings toward Uchiha Brahman.

They were not being controlled by Uchiha Brahman.

In the end, all of these people were locked up in the prison of Iwagakure.

Ōnoki breathed a sigh of relief. He speculated that Uchiha Brahman must be using some kind of special ninjutsu to manipulate those who injected the Sacred Blessing Serum, but this manipulation was not infinite; it had limits and could not even influence the spirit, acting only as a simple form of control.

In other words, the reason those Daimyo had forcibly dissolved their countries and merged them into a new nation was entirely because they were being controlled by Uchiha Brahman.

As long as Uchiha Brahman was killed, everything would return to the way it was before.

Perhaps, if he could obtain this method of control...

Imperial Capital!

"The time has come! The great empire has been established! Now, it is time to completely conquer this world!"

Uchiha Brahman opened his eyes. In this world, only those few ninja villages and some rats in the shadows remained who had not become his believers. Those ordinary people and weak ninja villages were not worth worrying about.

In the major ninja villages, those little animals who had injected the Sacred Blessing Serum and become his kin watched the ninjas of these villages in silence.

"Then, first up is... Iwagakure! Hehehe!!!"

Uchiha Brahman said softly, then gathered the ninjas of Konoha and began to head toward Iwagakure.

"Praise Brahman!"

"Praise the President!"

"Praise the Kind Father!"

The ninjas of the Empire knelt before Uchiha Brahman, their faces filled with devotion.

By now, every ninja in Konoha had been injected with the Sacred Blessing Serum; those who had been unwilling to receive the injection had all, under the persuasion of Uchiha Brahman, tearfully accepted the Sacred Blessing Serum.

Uchiha Brahman looked toward one white-haired man, Kakashi.

This was the one he had personally persuaded.

After Kakashi injected the Sacred Blessing Serum, that Sharingan reacted with his body and had completely become Kakashi's own eye.