Four Years Later

Konoha, Year 53.

Under Uchiha Brahman's covert control, his dependents began to multiply rapidly with purpose, migrate, and spread throughout the entire Shinobi World.

Rats, cockroaches, flies, mosquitoes, and fish—these five kinds of creatures were weak, but had an utterly terrifying capacity to reproduce. They were already like that in the wild, let alone when secretly controlled by someone with an agenda.

At the same time, through these weak little lives, Uchiha Brahman observed the ninjutsu used by all kinds of shinobi across the Shinobi World. With his Sharingan, and after consuming some of the Ocean's Amrita to strengthen his body, he found it easy to learn those techniques.

That same year, Konoha and Iwagakure went to war, but it had nothing to do with Brahman. In Konoha, he was just an ordinary Uchiha who could barely even refine chakra.

Konoha, Year 54.

Uchiha Brahman learned even more ninjutsu. Meanwhile, during that year's breeding season, he consciously ordered his dependents to join forces and deliberately kill the males of their own species, reducing the competition.

As a result, more and more creatures like rats, cockroaches, and mosquitoes became Uchiha Brahman's dependents.

That same year, Konoha and Kumogakure made peace. Hinata Hyuga was kidnapped by Kumogakure, and Hizashi Hyuga died.

It was also that year.

Land of Fire, capital, Daimyo Palace. Late at night.

A cockroach crawled along with a faint rustling sound, making its way over to the old man lying in bed.

The next moment, a faint ripple of chakra appeared around the cockroach. Then, a figure appeared beside the old man.

The figure bent down and punched the old man squarely in the heart. His heart stopped beating at once, but people did not die immediately when their hearts stopped.

The figure then raised a hand, and a few strands of script appeared on it.

Summoning Technique! Activated!

A golden fruit appeared in the figure's hand. He placed it on the old man's forehead, and the fruit immediately sank into his body.

Thump, thump, thump!

The old man's heart began beating again, but the figure had already vanished.

The same thing happened at the Daimyo Palaces of the other four great nations.

Konoha, Year 55.

Fugaku Uchiha arranged for Itachi Uchiha to join the Anbu as a spy.

But none of this had anything to do with Uchiha Brahman, the fishmonger. He kept to a regular routine every day, selling fish and making money. He seemed no different from an ordinary person.

Somewhere in the Shinobi World.

A rat crawled out of its hole, then began to channel the chakra inside its body, drawing a summoning array.

The next moment, smoke billowed, and a figure appeared.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak..."

The little rat knelt devoutly on the ground, praying to the great Brahman.

Every creature in the Shinobi World had chakra in its body. This little rat had the potential to become a shinobi.

"Very good, child. Hurry up and go mate!"

Brahman crouched down, rubbing the little rat's head with boundless kindness and compassion. He checked on its health and urged it to hurry up and mate.

The stronger his dependents were, the more power they could return to him. With the vast population of rats, there would always be some exceptionally talented ones.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"

The little rat nodded devoutly, then scurried into its hole, carrying Lord Brahman's care with it as it began to mate.

"Mm, good child!"

Uchiha Brahman nodded, then glanced around. The chakra in his body began to circulate, and faint electrical currents appeared around him.

"Boundless True Body! Activate!"

Brilliant lightning enveloped him. His aura began to surge, then surged even more, rising to a terrifying level. Chakra of every nature began to flow through him and fuse together. At last, a thin, faintly black film of chakra appeared over his body, formed from chakra of every nature fused almost into one.

Whoosh!

Uchiha Brahman exhaled softly and took a fighting stance. As he moved, the air around him began to flow, making a whooshing sound.

Bang!

A faint sonic boom rang out. The next moment, an explosion sounded from the mountain ahead. A black line pierced straight through the entire mountain, then continued charging forward without slowing. After easily blasting through several more mountains, Uchiha Brahman finally stopped.

"Not bad!"

Uchiha Brahman raised his hand, feeling the power circulating through him, and nodded. Then he formed a hand seal and vanished.

Boundless True Body was a special technique Uchiha Brahman had created after secretly learning a great many ninjutsu. It required no hand seals—only a high degree of control over one's own chakra, a strong enough body, and the ability to use every chakra nature transformation.

When this technique was activated, any attack that did not exceed Boundless True Body's defensive limit—whether physical or ninjutsu—could be rendered completely ineffective.

It could also greatly enhance the user's strength.

Unfortunately, he had not eaten enough Ocean's Amrita, so the technique was not yet fully developed. It was only a prototype.

Time passed quietly.

Konoha, Year 56.

Four years. It had been four years since Uchiha Brahman had come to this world.

By now, most of the countless cockroaches, rats, mosquitoes, and other weak creatures throughout the Shinobi World had been replaced.

At the same time, over this period, he had used the ocular power restored by the Ocean's Amrita to create one Seed of Blessing after another. He had turned frogs, snakes, slugs, and various other small creatures into dependents.

He had let these dependents survive and thrive throughout the Shinobi World.

In the fish shop, Uchiha Brahman had been resting with his eyes closed against a chair. Suddenly, he opened his eyes.

"Boundless True Body! Complete!"

His eyes began to change rapidly, becoming Mangekyō Sharingan. At the same time, all the chakra in his body began to circulate and fuse together.

An Ocean's Amrita fell in his mind.

A powerful transformation took place within him.

As his body changed, his Sharingan began to transform as well.

By all rights, Uchiha Brahman had no siblings or family. His path should have ended long ago. His Mangekyō Sharingan was nothing special; once its ocular power was depleted, it could never be restored without the Ocean's Amrita.

But at that moment, his eyes changed. Ocular power, which should have been an irreplaceable resource, began to regenerate endlessly within them.