Undercurrents Surge

The genius ninja of the Uchiha clan—Shisui Uchiha, known as "Shisui the Body Flicker," where "Body Flicker" refers to the Body Flicker Technique.

Of course, Yu never thought he could use the Body Flicker Technique to the same level as Shisui Uchiha, as his soft and hard skills were both inadequate.

The Body Flicker Technique is equivalent to a short-distance flash, which can achieve a surprise effect in some situations, such as when "showing off."

The Body Flicker Technique only requires eight hand seals, making it very easy to learn. When used, it cannot pass through walls, and there must be no obstructions during the process.

[Body Flicker Technique]

The eight hand seals take less than two seconds to complete.

The moment the hand seals were completed, Yu's figure turned into an ethereal state. In the next instant, he was standing on a wooden stake ten meters away.

Before the wooden stake, Yu stood with his hands behind his back, looking ahead, and suddenly felt a surge of immense coolness emanating from his body.

"This is truly a top-tier technique for showing off!" Yu exclaimed.

The Body Flicker Technique might not be of much use in combat, unless one possesses the power of Shisui Uchiha. For most ninjas, the Body Flicker Technique is not very useful.

Of course, the Body Flicker Technique is just one type of body flickering technique. Body flickering techniques like the Flying Thunder God Technique have explosive practical effects, but they are not something ordinary people can learn.

In the following time, Yu began to practice ninjutsu. This time, Chakra was no longer a stumbling block for him, as he had found a solution.

"Chakra has been resolved. The next step is to create the Chakra Conducting Metal Skeleton. With that, I will have some self-preservation abilities in the ninja world," Yu said, feeling a slight reduction in the weight pressing down on him today.

Actually, the timing of Yu's transmigration wasn't too bad. He only experienced the terrifying event of the "Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall" once and then had a full five years of peaceful development. The plot of Naruto would only gradually unfold five years later when he graduated from the Ninja Academy.

Yu was very cautious in his daily life, avoiding too much social interaction, especially with those who would significantly influence the future plot of Naruto. Even when he was with Sasuke and Naruto, he did not reveal his true strength. Now that he had a way to become stronger, there was no need to do anything that would alter the plot.

He had studied the "butterfly effect" seriously. He had even written a thesis on the butterfly effect in college, so he didn't want his existence to drastically change the original plot.

Besides Sasuke and Naruto, he hadn't interacted much with the main characters. The Konoha 12, in particular, probably only knew that Sasuke had a younger brother who was on good terms with Naruto.

Describing Yu as a transparent person would be most fitting. Even the surveillance from the Third Hokage on Yu had been lifted.

Naruto was always under the Third Hokage's surveillance, and Yu, who often stayed with Naruto, naturally appeared in the Third Hokage's sight frequently.

With Yu's deliberate actions, the Third Hokage's perception of him was that of a child who had awakened a special Kekkei Genkai, had a very weak body, and was unable to undergo high-intensity training. Another important point was that Yu's Uchiha bloodline was faint, making the possibility of awakening the Sharingan very low.

An Uchiha descendant with limited growth potential naturally wouldn't attract the attention of a powerful figure like the Third Hokage.

However, Yu was unaware that Danzo had also taken an interest in him. As one of the main instigators of the Uchiha clan's downfall, Danzo could not tolerate the survival of any Uchiha clan members. Sasuke and Itachi were already difficult for him to accept, and the appearance of another Uchiha like Yu made him even more disgusted. This was because Danzo deeply understood the power of the Uchiha clan and feared their extremely high growth potential.

Of course, Yu was personally protected by Hiruzen Sarutobi. Even Danzo dared not directly attack Yu. Hiruzen Sarutobi had sent people to monitor Yu, partly as a form of protection.

But when Yu began to establish his laboratory, Danzo felt an opportunity had arrived. Especially when Yu showed signs of conducting biological experiments, Danzo not only didn't stop him but also secretly helped him. For example, the tissue samples of the Overlord Ninja Tiger and the Four-Tusk Wild Boar King that Yu obtained were Danzo's doing.

Danzo understood very well what Yu's laboratory and biological experiments were for: enhancing his own physique. Many people in Konoha were conducting similar research, but such experiments were particularly dangerous as it was easy to cross the line and conduct human experimentation.

As long as it could be confirmed that Yu had conducted human experiments, no matter what Hiruzen Sarutobi's attitude was, he would not be able to protect Yu. Furthermore, although Danzo had many Uchiha corpses in his possession, he preferred to have a living Uchiha clan member to research.

Therefore, Danzo had once sent people to approach Yu and implicitly offered to provide experimental subjects. Not only did this fail to trick Yu, but Yu also reported the matter himself.

Human experimentation was no small matter. Even with Danzo's position of power in Konoha, he could not openly engage in such activities. To cover up this incident, Danzo had to pay a hefty price.

Gradually, Danzo also realized that Yu indeed had nothing special about him, and his Uchiha bloodline was very faint. Thus, Danzo withdrew the people around Yu.

Currently, Yu's value in the eyes of many people was very low.

Even with Yu's adult mindset and his knowledge of the Naruto world's progression, he never expected so many undercurrents to be swirling around him. If he hadn't been so careful all along, he might have encountered trouble.

Both Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi's scrutiny of Yu were hidden, and neither would take extreme actions. Even Danzo had to resort to setting traps to achieve his goals, so Yu was currently very safe. Without any special incidents occurring in Konoha, his life would not be affected.

He had been cultivating little Slimes, and there were already fifty small Slimes in the laboratory.

Among them, for some reason, he hadn't experimented with Number Two, yet Number Two had shown special abilities.

Number Two had now grown into a large Slime over a meter in diameter and had even grown a pair of sparkling big eyes. This was exactly the same as the original state of a Slime. Compared to Yu, Number Two was more like a Slime.

Furthermore, Number Two had developed some self-awareness and could understand some of Yu's words simply. Of course, Yu could also control Number Two's actions with commands, and the control process was very smooth.

If Number Two continued to grow, Yu believed he might obtain an external avatar, which would involve attaching his consciousness to Number Two and controlling it. Therefore, he decided not to experiment on Number Two and let it grow naturally.

In the laboratory, Number Two had become Yu's assistant, primarily responsible for feeding the small Slimes.

Among so many small Slimes, only Number Two had spontaneously changed. The other small Slimes were still life forms that reacted based on instinct. The little tiger Slime was still as endearingly foolish as ever, with no increase in self-awareness.

The creation of the Chakra Conducting Metal Skeleton was also proceeding steadily. Chakra Conducting Metal could not be processed and manufactured like ordinary metal; special techniques were required for its processing.

Furthermore, he intended to manufacture the Chakra Conducting Metal well, so he had been practicing his Ninja Tool crafting skills recently.