Kaguya Princess Bloodline (False)

Under such pressure, the anxiety of Salamander Hanzo was palpable.

He was forced to abandon his steady, methodical strategy, beginning to sacrifice more Amegakure ninja to increase his combat efficiency against the Sand Ninja.

He traded high casualties for a rapid victory on the southern Sand Ninja front.

The Sand Ninja were unaware that Salamander Hanzo harbored such intentions.

The Sand Ninja and the Land of Rain had been trading blows, both sides feeling their strength was evenly matched.

But as Salamander Hanzo pushed the front lines with a high-casualty attitude, the Sand Ninja's defenses suddenly shattered, and they instantly felt the terror of Hanzo.

"You old snorkel-face, don't go too far! If you continue to use indiscriminate toxin deployment against the Sand Ninja forces, I will infiltrate the major towns of the Land of Rain and poison their water supplies indiscriminately!"

Chiyo, controlling her puppet forces, carefully covered the Sand Ninja's retreat while standing within layers of puppet protection, threatening Salamander Hanzo with a fierce expression that masked her inner fear.

Salamander Hanzo also found Chiyo to be a massive headache.

The opponent's puppet forces were extremely troublesome; these puppets, which feared neither poison nor corrosion, rendered more than half of his advantages useless.

Facing Chiyo's threat, he knew well that the Land of Rain was his Achilles' heel. If pushed too far, the Sand Ninja, currently "wearing shoes," would immediately become the "barefoot" party with nothing left to lose.

Salamander Hanzo, wearing his mask, spoke in a muffled voice.

"Puppet Old Hag, you Sand Ninja have already lost; why not surrender?

You are fighting to the death for Konoha's strategic goals, yet these people sacrificing their lives are all the vital strength of your own Sand Ninja."

Chiyo sneered, "We can retreat, or even pull out of the battlefield's confrontation zone entirely—it just depends on whether you dare to stop the war. But wanting us to surrender? You old snorkel-face are truly delusional!

If you are willing to continue the offensive, your Land of Rain will also be wiped clean by Konoha.

Don't think we Sand Ninja lack our own information channels. You are dreaming if you think you can carve a piece of meat off us to replenish yourself."

The Sand Ninja and the Rain Ninja entered a very strange strategic standoff, as if neither side had any intention of continuing the offensive.

On the Konoha side, however, with the "Yellow-Gambling-Poison" trio displaying their might, they had already begun to approach the core of the Land of Rain: the capital, "Amegakure"!

As the primary leader of the "cleansing war" in the rear, Uchiha Fucheng also accelerated the occupation of towns, and the various plundering of the Land of Rain's resources and wealth was pushed forward even more thoroughly.

Possessing a certain foresight, Uchiha Fucheng knew the thoughts of the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Dedicated to elevating his three disciples, Sarutobi Hiruzen would never allow Uchiha Fucheng, who occupied the territory, and Konoha White Fang, who was in charge of total logistics, to get close to the core battlefield of the Land of Rain.

Facing the peak-state Salamander Hanzo, the still-immature "Yellow-Gambling-Poison" trio had very little chance of winning.

Under Konoha's political considerations, forcing a ninja like Salamander Hanzo—who surpassed the average Kage level—to the limit and making him an enemy of Konoha was not the best option.

Looking at the current situation, it was highly probable that the decisive battle in the Land of Rain would proceed similarly to the original history: Salamander Hanzo would defeat the Sannin with toxins, then allow Konoha to obtain a portion of the Land of Rain's resources, ultimately facilitating a ceasefire agreement between the two sides.

Since he had this foresight, Uchiha Fucheng naturally would not be polite.

The plundering of resources and wealth in the occupied areas, as well as the collection of special talents and gifted orphans, became the core mission of the Uchiha clan.

Blacksmiths, carpenters, prospectors, metallurgists, pharmacists, merchants, educators...

Even agricultural experts and culinary talents were targets of Uchiha Fucheng's mission.

Orphans with ninja talent were even more strictly managed by the Uchiha clan.

When young war orphans were at their most desperate, being taken in and cared for by the Uchiha clan naturally sparked gratitude and identification with the clan.

In this regard, Uchiha Fucheng's flexible methods immediately showed their power.

Rescue and shelter, food and clothing, dedicated management, literacy education, training courses related to Uchiha identification...

This series of methods made a large number of gifted orphans in the Land of Rain, in a sense, affiliated members of the Uchiha clan.

Perhaps because the "Uchiha Education" for orphans involved a great deal of content regarding their clan leader, Fucheng, his [Recognition Points] began to surge during this period.

He had "money" now!

Uchiha Fucheng intended to use 1,000 Recognition Points for a massive, high-stakes gamble.

The previously obtained [Kaguya Kimimaro's Fate Dice] had allowed Fucheng to catch a faint scent of the Goddess Kaguya.

Risk it, and a bicycle might turn into a motorcycle!

Roll!

[Kaguya Kimimaro's Fate Dice] tumbled.

The final result displayed was five Sharingan eyes.

5 points!

"Excellent, it's a bloodline-category reward!"

Fucheng felt that these 1,000 points had been earned back.

Obtained [Kaguya Kimimaro's Kaguya Bone Release Bloodline Talent, physical recovery increased]

"As expected, the previous [slight] adjective is gone!"

Fucheng was overjoyed.

The acquisition of this reward made Uchiha Fucheng feel as though his bloodline had unlocked the ceiling of a minor stage.

"Gene Lock? Talent cap? Or something transcendent?"

Fucheng was not entirely certain.

Ever since he had obtained the Senju bloodline enhancement from Nawaki, the Uchiha enhancement from Itachi, and the Mutated Uzumaki Bloodline enhancement from Nagato, Fucheng's body had reached the upper limit of a ninja's constitution.

In terms of mental energy, chakra reserves, physical stamina, and recovery rate, he far surpassed the average ninja.

No matter how Uchiha Fucheng trained daily, how he refined his chakra, or how he practiced chakra shape and nature transformation, he could no longer perceive any significant progress.

It seemed as if his genes and body were nearing, or had already reached, their current peak state.

Only after receiving the bloodline enhancement from Kaguya Kimimaro did he truly feel his body breaking free from its shackles and evolving toward a higher level.

"What should I call this state? Ōtsutsuki Kaguya Bloodline (Pseudo)?"

Fucheng smiled with satisfaction, opening and closing his fingers as he felt his body rapidly improving.

The strength attribute, which had previously shown little growth, had seen a massive surge this time.

If the previous Uchiha Fucheng's strength was comparable to Might Guy opening the Third Gate, then with this bloodline enhancement from Kaguya Kimimaro, Fucheng's body could now withstand the power amplification of Guy's Fifth Gate without any need for buildup.

Even without using Nintaijutsu to amplify his power, his basic attack movements were fast enough to leave afterimages.

To an ordinary ninja, they were almost impossible to track with the naked eye.

This speed mode of "brute force creating miracles" could even rival the very unique Body Flicker Technique of Uchiha Shisui.

Mikoto was envious just watching him.

When she asked about this taijutsu ability, Fucheng acted a bit whimsical, calling it the "Uchiha Brute Force Body Flicker Technique."

Just hearing the name, one could sense a certain aesthetic of overflowing stats.

It was a style centered on being a "master of raw power"—high intensity and high speed, devoid of technique, relying entirely on sheer force.