Success

After taking safety precautions, Hyuga Shin then pulled Oda Kazuya's dormant soul out of his sea of consciousness.

He then stuffed his soul back into the deep green gem.

Oda Kazuya's soul could only be temporarily stored here for now.

While there was no problem with storing it in his own sea of consciousness, it wouldn't cause any significant trouble.

But Hyuga Shin felt uncomfortable.

This gem was the true treasure of this space.

It could also be said to be the core of this alternate dimension.

It served the same purpose as the bead carried by Toad Head Sage and the gem carried by White Snake Sage.

As for whether Great Slug Sage had something similar, Hyuga Shin hadn't seen it in his previous life, but he was certain that she definitely did.

Because every independent alternate dimension had such an item.

This gem had the function of gathering Natural Energy, and it also contained a small space within itself that could accommodate some things, even soul bodies.

It could also mobilize the Power of Heaven and Earth of this small world to aid in cultivation.

Most importantly, it allowed for the control of the entire alternate dimension.

Oda Kazuya had used the latter two functions to discover and remove the Will of the Six Paths embedded within his body.

These functions were also very useful to Hyuga Shin, saving him a lot of time.

Even more importantly, this alternate dimension was hidden very deeply, otherwise the Sage of Six Paths and the Three Great Sage Regions wouldn't have been able to find it.

Moreover, its location was excellent, truly a great place for the Spark Organization's base.

The only problem was that the Natural Energy was too low to condense enough Power of Heaven and Earth.

When Oda Kazuya came here nine hundred years ago, he had already harvested a wave. Later, in order to develop his forces and to clear the Will of the Six Paths for his subordinates, he had consumed a large amount of Power of Heaven and Earth.

This resulted in the depletion of the already not very abundant Natural Energy.

Furthermore, this alternate world itself had a problem; it could not autonomously draw in Natural Energy from the outside, and the energy generated internally was too little.

Finally, Oda Kazuya also used it as a tool to preserve souls, which caused the entire alternate dimension to almost lose all possibility of drawing in external energy.

Moreover, Oda Kazuya's actions also caused a great consumption of the Natural Energy generated and stored within the alternate dimension.

However, these were not too big of a problem for Hyuga Shin; at worst, he would just spend more time repairing it.

In the following time, Hyuga Shin reconfirmed that the passage between the alternate dimension and the Ninja World was still usable.

He also completely imprinted his mark, Hyuga Shin's, onto this gem.

Thus achieving perfect control over this space.

Soon, Hyuga Shin's divine sense completely erased the will left by Oda Kazuya in the gem and imprinted his own mark.

The moment he succeeded, Hyuga Shin gained a clear sense of control over the entire alternate dimension.

He also understood the true source of the problem with this alternate dimension.

The main issue was its extreme age, and the lack of a powerful expert to maintain it. The mysterious formation used to draw Natural Energy had long since become ineffective and was damaged.

In fact, Oda Kazuya had also considered repairing it, but his inherited system had no relevant information about it.

Although he had good talent in cultivation and was extremely powerful in combat, his talent in repairing formations was far inferior.

After several unsuccessful attempts, he finally gave up.

In the end, Oda Kazuya took the core to maintain his own needs.

This led to the deteriorating situation of the entire alternate dimension.

Moreover, it was a dependent space attached to the Ninja World and could not compete with the greater world for Natural Energy.

It was even being drained of its already scarce Natural Energy by the Ninja World.

This caused its problems to grow with the passage of time.

It even began to gradually degenerate.

If another few thousand years passed, this place would likely become barren land.

It would be no different from Kaguya Otsutsuki's special space.

A space capable of nurturing life was fundamentally different from those independent spaces with only partial rules.

The ability to nurture life indicated that the rules of this space were relatively complete, and its level was higher.

Although they were called alternate dimensions, they were essentially independent small worlds.

The Three Great Sage Regions were just like this.

Now that the problem was identified, it was easier to handle. Hyuga Shin prepared to let this small world regain its vitality and vigor.

He then began his preparations.

First, he completely demolished the area where the Natural Energy absorption formation was previously engraved and rebuilt a new Natural Energy absorption formation.

This would allow the small world to operate and achieve a positive net gain of Natural Energy.

He had been prepared for this for a long time, so setting it up wasn't difficult.

Next, he would cut off the Ninja World's siphoning of the small world, preventing the loss of Natural Energy.

As long as there was a strong person guarding it, this wouldn't be difficult, and it wasn't a problem for Hyuga Shin.

These two methods, one for increasing supply and one for reducing expenditure, would surely allow the small world to operate positively again soon.

After five days of hard work, Hyuga Shin had basically completed his tasks.

During this time, he had also received inquiries and suggestions from the Spark members.

Hyuga Shin told them not to worry about the site selection anymore, as a suitable location had been found and was being set up, assuring them.

"It's time to try it out. It's quite complete, and it wasn't easy!"

Hyuga Shin muttered to himself, his face looking very tired.

These past few days had been truly draining; the array formations couldn't have a single mistake in their setup or inscription, or all his efforts would be in vain.

"Activate!" Hyuga Shin waved his sleeve, and a stream of light instantly flew towards the array.

The entire array quickly activated, and streaks of light rose up, rapidly covering the entire array area.

"Buzz~" A blinding light erupted, and the entire array was fully activated.

Strands of Natural Energy were drawn into the array, and the quantity continued to increase.

"It seems there are no problems; the array is running very smoothly," Hyuga Shin said, his heart settling as he watched the Natural Energy being continuously drawn in.

Next, he needed to set up the array to convert Natural Energy into the Power of Heaven and Earth. Once that was complete, Spark would have no worries for the future.

It was also time for the winds of the Ninja World to blow.

What? You ask why he wasn't using the core gems to help ninjas repel the Will of the Six Paths?

That wouldn't do; Hyuga Shin absolutely had to keep this item in his own hands.

After seeing the potential of this small world, he had already made plans. This place wouldn't just be a base for Spark.

It would also become his future training ground, destined to become a place comparable to a sacred land.

He didn't want anyone else coveting it.

However, for this place to quickly recover its vitality, he would likely need to personally oversee it for a considerable period.

Hyuga Shin currently had no solution for this.

This small world had degenerated too severely; it couldn't resist the energy siphoned from the larger world, the Ninja World, on its own.

It was like a river eventually flowing into the sea; no dam could stop it entirely.

Unless he was willing to spend time covering the entire small world with isolation arrays.

But that was clearly unrealistic and would take too long.

Hyuga Shin didn't have that kind of time.

He still had to spread his teachings and sow seeds of hope; as the Great Teacher of Virtue of the Ninja World, his mission was quite heavy.

"Forget it, I won't think about it for now. I'll focus on getting the Natural Energy conversion array done first."

Hyuga Shin didn't dwell on it too much; thinking too much now was useless, and he didn't have that much time.

What followed was another period of busy work.

Fortunately, he had a plan in mind, and it only took him four days to complete.

Although this array was troublesome, it wasn't as much work as before.

Hyuga Shin tested it and confirmed it was usable. Under his design, the Power of Heaven and Earth could enhance the soul and will of ninjas, achieving a subtle yet profound effect.

It could also allow for introspection, providing a clear view of oneself.

Later, as Natural Energy increased and the Power of Heaven and Earth strengthened, it would be easy to shatter the will embedded by the Sage of Six Paths.

Everything was ready; the day of reckoning wouldn't be too far off!

Sage of Six Paths, are you ready to face judgment!

The winds of the Ninja World were about to change!