Naruto Cells

Soon, Sasuke brought Naruto to the mountains behind Konoha. Today, Sasuke intended to obtain something of vital importance to himself: Naruto's cells.

Uchiha Madara was able to gradually catalyze the awakening of the Rinnegan by obtaining the cells of Senju Hashirama, so obtaining Naruto's cells should theoretically catalyze the awakening of the Rinnegan for him as well! After all, they were both reincarnations of Indra; the same method should be applicable!

Although the Six Paths Yin Power obtained by refining the Sage of Six Paths stone tablet could also allow his Mangekyō Sharingan to evolve into the Rinnegan, it had to be used in conjunction with the Six Paths Yang Power.

The foundation for using the Six Paths Yang Power was the Sage Body, which also required Naruto's cells. After all, Senju Hashirama was supposed to have a Sage Body; by obtaining his cells and bloodline, one should be able to acquire a Sage Body, and Naruto's cells should be equally applicable! After all, they were both reincarnations of Asura; it was impossible for him to lack a Sage Body entirely!

As for Naruto's bloodline, Sasuke did not want it. After all, he was not a pure Uzumaki clansman; he didn't even have red hair, so he was likely a counterfeit product.

When it came to bloodlines, he would rather find Karin to obtain a pure Uzumaki bloodline, and then find Tsunade to obtain a pure Senju bloodline. In that way, the Sage Body he obtained would surely be the most top-tier version!

As for the Sharingan, he planned to fuse his own Mangekyō, his father's Mangekyō, Itachi's Mangekyō, Shisui's Mangekyō, and Obito's Mangekyō—five pairs of Mangekyō fused into a truly authentic Mangekyō. Of course, if there were other Mangekyō available, he would fuse those as well, as this concerned his strength!

As for Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan, that was something to plan for only after he had successfully awakened his own Rinnegan; there was no need to rush now.

As long as he gathered these two things and fused them all, he would successfully enter the Six Paths level, and then...

"Can we start now?" Just as Sasuke was fantasizing about the future, Naruto, who had chased after him the whole way, asked excitedly.

"Of course!"

Sasuke was not angry that Naruto had interrupted his thoughts. After all, the person in front of him, who was so determined to duel him, was the first step on his path to becoming the strongest!

His gaze shifted slightly, his eyes changing into the three-tomoe state. Kyōka Suigetsu activated!

Naruto, who had been waiting for Sasuke to announce the start of the match, looked at Sasuke, who had yet to move, with a confused expression.

"Alright, let's begin!"

Sasuke drew a Kunai and began to spar with Naruto. As the Kunai clashed, sparks flew instantly...

"What just happened? It feels weird... is it an illusion?" Inside a pitch-black cage, a fox looked around and voiced its confusion.

Within the Kyōka Suigetsu, Naruto and Sasuke began a hearty battle. Of course, it was only a melee fight; if he were to use ninjutsu, Sasuke could easily kill Naruto, especially since Naruto was currently trapped within the Kyōka Suigetsu.

Outside, after Sasuke used Kyōka Suigetsu, Naruto fainted directly. Of course, the Nine-Tails was hypnotized along with him!

"Yakumo, if it weren't for your ability, this step might have been very difficult to cross!" After deactivating his Sharingan, Sasuke took out a Kunai and walked straight to Naruto's side.

Using the Kunai to slit Naruto's wrist, Sasuke carefully cut off a small piece of Naruto's flesh, then took out a small vial, placed the flesh inside, and filled the rest of the vial with Naruto's blood.

"Bloodletting in moderation is good for physical and mental health!" After putting away Naruto's cells, Sasuke smiled calmly and took out the healing medicine he had prepared in advance to apply to Naruto. After all, his current strength was not enough to challenge Konoha head-on, so it was better to be fully prepared.

A scene that made Sasuke envious occurred: as soon as the healing medicine was applied to Naruto's wound, white mist began to emerge, and in the next second, the wound was as good as new!

"What a miraculous ability! Sooner or later, I will have it too!" Putting away the Kunai, Sasuke slowly walked away from Naruto.

After reaching a certain distance, Sasuke fired a Gōkakyū at the area where Naruto was located, then dispelled the Kyōka Suigetsu.

"So hot! You actually used ninjutsu, you don't play fair..."

As soon as the Kyōka Suigetsu was dispelled, Naruto scrambled up from the ground. Inside the illusion, Naruto had been pinned to the ground by Sasuke's Shadow Clone Technique.

"If you have the ability, use it too!" Watching Naruto jumping around to dodge the Gōkakyū, Sasuke smiled calmly and waited slowly.

The purpose of releasing the Gōkakyū was simple: to burn the evidence, as Naruto's blood had inevitably spilled onto the ground while he was collecting it.

"Ugh, I give up!"

After dodging Sasuke's Gōkakyū, Naruto sat on the ground, feeling dejected. After all, he really didn't know any other ninjutsu; he hadn't learned the Rasengan yet, and the Shadow Clone Technique could never defeat Sasuke.

"Finally gave up. Time to go home and sleep!" Seeing Naruto concede, Sasuke turned and walked down the mountain.

"Wait for me!" Seeing Sasuke walk down the mountain without even saying goodbye, Naruto immediately followed; after all, he didn't want to spend the night on the back mountain.

After walking side by side for a while, Sasuke arrived at his front door.

"Walk the rest of the way slowly! I'm home!" Sasuke patted Naruto on the shoulder and walked straight into his house, leaving Naruto alone in the wind, feeling bewildered.

"Baka, you jerk Sasuke!"

It was only after Sasuke had been in his courtyard for a long time that he heard Naruto's roar. Sasuke could only shrug helplessly; what a fool—he would be better off rushing home with that time.

After Naruto's voice faded away, Sasuke returned to his bedroom. Finding that his system could be opened normally, Sasuke took out the vial containing Naruto's cells and opened it carefully.

A small piece of flesh floated slowly in Naruto's blood. Seeing this, Sasuke immediately activated Shenlian.

A pitch-black pupil appeared, absorbing Naruto's flesh and blood in the blink of an eye.

[Naruto Cells: Contains trace amounts of Asura Chakra. Can be fused using a special fusion opportunity. Requires the host to perform the transplant surgery themselves!]

"Hahahahahahahaha!"

Looking at the item that appeared in his storage, Sasuke couldn't help but laugh wildly. His plan had finally taken a phased step forward!

"Transplant it myself? I still need to learn medical ninjutsu and basic knowledge! That's a bit troublesome!" After calming down, Sasuke looked at the last sentence, his mood somewhat complicated.

These Naruto cells wouldn't be as shameless as Senju Hashirama's cells, would they? He didn't want a stinky face of Naruto growing on his body, and of course, he didn't want a stinky face of Senju Hashirama either.

"It shouldn't be, right!"

Tricked Naruto with Kyōka Suigetsu, plan succeeded, cells obtained!