Awakening of the Young Madara Template

In the Star Dou Great Forest, a group of three hurried onward.

Huo Yuhao followed behind Beibei and Tang Ya, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in his right eye occasionally flashing with an eerie red gleam.

He had not been idle along the way.

He kept activating his Sharingan.

He had also completely mastered the principles behind the remaining Water and Earth Release ninjutsu.

At this point, the title of Five Spirit King truly suited him.

"Little Yuhao."

Tang Ya, walking ahead, suddenly turned around and curiously stared at Huo Yuhao's right eye, which he had not yet had time to deactivate. "I've always wanted to ask—why does this eye of yours turn red?"

Huo Yuhao's steps paused slightly.

It was time. Since he intended to make use of the Tang Sect and Shrek, displaying some of his talent was a necessary bargaining chip.

If he was going to put on an act, he had to see it through.

He slowly raised his head, letting his scarlet Sharingan and azure Spirit Eye gaze at Tang Ya at the same time. Then, in a calm voice, he dropped a bombshell:

"Because I have Twin Martial Souls."

"What?!"

Tang Ya and Beibei stopped at the same time, crying out in shock.

Although Beibei had already suspected as much, hearing the confirmation firsthand still sent stormy waves crashing through his heart.

He had Twin Martial Souls too?

A spiritual Body Martial Soul, the Spirit Eye, along with an Elementalist capable of controlling five elements...

This was not a genius. This was practically a monster!

"Wonderful! This is wonderful!" Tang Ya's pretty face flushed red with excitement as she grabbed Beibei's arm and shook it. "Beibei, did you hear that? Twin Martial Souls! With Little Yuhao, the revival of our Tang Sect is absolutely within reach! Mm, it must be!"

Watching Tang Ya's innocent excitement, Huo Yuhao felt no ripples in his heart. He merely cooperatively revealed a bashful smile.

For the next stretch of the journey, Tang Ya became even more enthusiastic toward Huo Yuhao.

Unable to wait any longer, she taught Huo Yuhao the general principles of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, as well as the cultivation methods for supreme techniques such as the Mysterious Heaven Skill and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

During a rest break.

Huo Yuhao sat cross-legged atop a bluestone and tried circulating the Mysterious Heaven Skill according to the mnemonic Tang Ya had taught him.

A calm, balanced current slowly flowed through his meridians.

So this was the Tang Sect's supreme Mysterious Heaven Skill?

Feeling the efficiency of that current, Huo Yuhao could not help but sneer inwardly.

It was far too ordinary.

Compared to the Chakra extraction method granted by the system—the one mastered by thirteen-year-old Obito—it was not much more impressive.

But he did not stop circulating it.

Because a crazy idea had suddenly occurred to him.

Since I'm a transmigrator, can this Soul Power and the Chakra of the Naruto world be fused together?

No sooner thought than done.

Huo Yuhao carefully drew out a stream of blue Soul Power from his dantian, then extracted a stream of violent Chakra from his cells.

The two utterly different energies met within his meridians.

"Fuse!"

Buzz—!

Huo Yuhao's body suddenly trembled.

Under his inner perception, the two energies did not repel one another and explode. Instead, they blended together like water and milk, forming a white vortex of energy.

Immediately afterward, a scorching warm current swept through his entire body.

This was... the activation of the Hashirama Cells?!

Those were the Hashirama Cells bestowed by the Enraged Child template.

Catalyzed by the endlessly regenerating nature of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, they were completely activated, strengthening Huo Yuhao's previously frail body.

His meridians widened, their resilience increased, and his muscle fibers became denser.

The Soul Power bottleneck that had originally held him at level fifteen instantly loosened under the impact of that fused energy.

Pop.

A soft sound rang out.

Huo Yuhao opened his eyes and exhaled a mouthful of white vapor.

Level sixteen.

And this body was finally no longer useless.

Shrek City.

Its majestic walls stretched east and west, as far as the eye could see.

However, when Tang Ya and Beibei brought Huo Yuhao here, they did not enter the city directly. Instead, they led him around the towering city walls for more than half a circuit.

Only when Huo Yuhao was beginning to grow impatient did they finally arrive at the main gate of Shrek Academy.

"This is one of Shrek's rules as well."

Beibei looked at Huo Yuhao and explained with a smile, "To prevent students from becoming enamored with Shrek City's prosperity and indulging in pleasure, although the academy is located inside the city, students cannot enter directly from within the city. All new students must go around to the outer gate, in order to 'temper their character.'"

Huo Yuhao raised his head and looked at the gleaming golden plaque reading "Shrek Academy."

Temper their character?

Making students waste time and energy taking a meaningless detour—this was their so-called tempering?

What a... remarkably wise rule.

The absurdity of this academy could already be seen from its gate.

Suppressing the mockery in his heart, Huo Yuhao followed the two of them into the continent's number one academy.

Academic Affairs Office.

Beibei familiarly led Huo Yuhao to knock on the director's office door.

A middle-aged man sat behind the desk. He wore glasses and appeared quite refined.

He was none other than the dean of academic affairs, Du Weilun.

"Director Du, this is a new disciple our Tang Sect has taken in. He's also one of this year's new students, here to register."

Du Weilun adjusted his glasses, his gaze settling on Huo Yuhao.

He picked up a pen and asked routinely, "Name, age, Soul Power Level, Martial Soul."

Huo Yuhao stepped forward, his voice calm and confident.

"Huo Yuhao, eleven years old."

"Martial Souls: Spirit Eye, Elementalist."

"Soul Power: level sixteen."

The pen in Du Weilun's hand abruptly halted.

He jerked his head up, his eyes widening behind his lenses.

"What did you say?"

"Spirit Eye... Elementalist? Are you saying you have two Martial Souls? Twin Martial Souls?!"

"And... what exactly is an Elementalist?"

Huo Yuhao did not waste words and simply spread open his palm.

Five differently colored lights flickered alternately above his fingertips: red fire, blue water, azure wind, yellow earth, and purple lightning.

"I can control five elements. Furthermore, they can fuse together, and they can grow as I grow."

Du Weilun could no longer remain seated. He went around the desk and came directly before Huo Yuhao.

"Don't move. Let me examine you."

He pressed his hand against Huo Yuhao's chest, and a gentle stream of Soul Power entered his body.

Such pure elemental fluctuations! And the five attributes had somehow achieved perfect balance within him! How was that possible?

The way he looked at Huo Yuhao changed.

He was no longer looking at a student, but at a priceless treasure.

"A genius... no, this is a monster."

Du Weilun took a deep breath and forcefully suppressed the excitement in his heart.

"Huo Yuhao, Twin Martial Souls are a matter of great importance. Dean Yan Shaozhe is not currently at the academy, so I cannot directly determine your placement."

"Do this: enroll normally for now. Once the dean returns, I'll report it immediately. This matter must be personally decided by the dean."

Perhaps afraid that Huo Yuhao would become dissatisfied over his treatment, Du Weilun placed both hands on Huo Yuhao's shoulders and solemnly promised him:

"Child, I can responsibly tell you this: among students admitted to the academy in the past century, your talent is unmatched!"

"The academy will absolutely not mistreat you. Your future is limitless!"

Huo Yuhao looked at Du Weilun's excited, somewhat uncomposed face and nodded slightly.

"Thank you, Director."

A surge of wild joy did indeed rise in his heart.

But it was not because of Du Weilun's empty promises, nor because of the title of greatest genius.

It was because, at the instant Du Weilun uttered the words "greatest genius of the century," the cold system notification exploded in his mind like heavenly music.

[Ding]

[Detected that the host has been recognized as the "greatest genius of the century"]

[Uchiha Madara (Young) Template awakened!]

Boom!

[Rewards issued:]

[Uchiha Style Taijutsu (Mastery)]

[Uchiha Style Shurikenjutsu (Mastery)]

[Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique]

[Special evolution: Left-eye Spirit Eye and Sharingan fusion...]

Huo Yuhao felt a scorching heat in his left eye.

His originally azure Spirit Eye was undergoing a qualitative transformation. The Sharingan that had originally existed only in his right eye now emerged in his left eye as well, perfectly overlapping with the Spirit Eye.

Although his left eye possessed only One Tomoe, he now had a pair of true, complete Sharingan.

The unlock condition for Obito's template was "guidance and operating from behind the scenes," making it suited for accomplishing goals through schemes in the shadows.

Madara's template, meanwhile, required "the suppression of rank and power," making it suited for displaying absolute dominance on the front lines.

One in the light, one in the dark; one yin, one yang.

Now that he possessed Lord Madara's power, this Shrek Academy... might become a little more interesting.

"Here are your dormitory key and uniform."

Du Weilun personally handed the items to Huo Yuhao, his attitude warm and amiable.

Huo Yuhao accepted them and left the office with Beibei.

In the corridor.

Beibei picked up the class assignment list and glanced at it. The smile on his face instantly froze, and his brows furrowed tightly.

"Yuhao... you might be in trouble."

"Why?" Huo Yuhao was in a fine mood and asked casually.

Beibei sighed, pointing to a name on the list as he spoke heavily.

"You've been assigned to Class One. Your first-year homeroom teacher... is Zhou Yi."

"She's a notorious freak in the Outer Court. Her teaching methods are extremely harsh—one could even call them cruel. If you fall into her hands, you'll be lucky if you only lose a layer of skin."

Huo Yuhao stopped and looked at the name "Zhou Yi" on the list.

Harsh? Cruel? A freak?

He gave a cold laugh in his heart.

The arrogant figure of the young Uchiha Madara seemed to overlap with him.

Want to put me in my place?

Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes slightly, flames seeming to burn deep within his pupils.

Zhou Yi, do you want to dance too?