The Wonderful Uses of Crystals

"That's right, Master, I have..."

Hearing Tsunade's question, Uchiha Yue smiled and nodded, saying, "Since I can't serve my master, serving Lord Orochimaru is my best choice. Moreover, Lord Orochimaru definitely ensure he's strict with me. That way, I won't waste too much time and can focus on improving my strength. After all, what I need to improve now is more experience, not more training."

"Yes, Yue, you're right."

As soon as Uchiha Yue finished speaking, Tsunade took a deep breath and said, "However, I'm a little worried that you won't be able to adapt to Orochimaru's pace. Orochimaru is a person with extremely high standards for himself, so he also has high standards for his subordinates. Yue, I admit that your talent is very good, but you'll probably need to overcome a difficult period of time to adapt to Orochimaru's pace. Moreover, Orochimaru's mission schedule is very tight, and you may not have much time to train in the future."

"If you encounter any difficulties with Orochimaru, just tell me."

"I think Orochimaru will definitely give me face."

Tsunade paused slightly, then continued, "Also, Yue, Orochimaru's way of handling things is rather extreme. I hope you won't emulate his methods. If you have any questions, it 'Orochimaru, understand?"

"Yes, I understand, Master!"

When Tsunade arrived, Uchiha Yue nodded without hesitation.

At the same time, Uchiha Yue was also aware of Tsunade's good intentions. Clearly, Tsunade did not want Orochimaru's personality to influence Uchiha Yue's personality.

Indeed, even Tsunade herself knew very well that it would be the best choice for Uchiha Yue to join Orochimaru Anbu. This was because, whether it was Tsunade, Jiraiya, or the Third Hokage, they all inevitably worried about Uchiha Yue's safety when training him. However, Orochimaru treated everyone equally, whether himself or his subordinates, and his demands were extremely strict. Therefore, Uchiha Yue joined Orochimaru could definitely train Uchiha Yue to improve his strength several levels in a short period of time.

However, the training under Orochimaru also had many negative effects, Tsunade felt she needed to remind Uchiha Yue to avoid losing his true self. However, Tsunade's concerns obviously couldn't apply to Uchiha Yue, because Uchiha Yue too had clearly recognized the path he wanted to take, so Orochimaru's methods could absolutely not influence Uchiha Yue. Don't forget, Uchiha Yue had lived two lives; his personality wasn't so easily changed.

Immediately afterwards...

After Tsunade gave Uchiha Yue instructions, she prepared to take him back to rest.

After all, there were still ten days left before Uchiha Yue would be going to Orochimaru for Anbu training.

When that time comes, Uchiha Yue probably won't even have enough time to rest.

However, just as Uchiha Yue followed Tsunade back to their room and was about to say goodbye to Tsunade to continue her training, Uchiha Yue suddenly remembered something and prepared to ask Tsunade, "Master, do you know about the Piranha that live in the Doomsday Forest? When I was competing for the Anbu in the Doomsday Forest, I discovered a very strange crystal inside the Piranha. Master, do you know what the function of that crystal hidden inside the Piranha is?"

"Oh? Is that so?"

Upon hearing Uchiha Yue's question, Tsunade frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and said, "Yue, let's go to the Doomsday Forest together sometime and see what uses the crystals hidden inside the Piranha have. If I remember correctly, the Hyuga Clan seems to really enjoy hunting Piranha. If my deduction is correct, those strange crystals hidden inside the Piranha should be very helpful for the Hyuga Clan training!"

With that, Tsunade relaxed her furrowed brows and smiled, saying, "Alright, Yue, you've just finished the test for the Anbu selection, so take a good rest. I'll send someone to find you tomorrow, and then we'll go to the Doomsday Forest together. Now, even I'm a little curious about the strange crystals hidden inside the Piranha —what exactly is their purpose!"

"Okay, Master."

Upon receiving Tsunade's reply, Uchiha Yue smiled and nodded. He then cultivated in his room for a while, preparing to go to the Doomsday Forest with Tsunade the next day. As expected, Tsunade kept her word and sent her Anbu to summon Uchiha Yue early in the morning, intending to take him to the Doomsday Forest to study the strange crystals hidden inside the Piranha and find out what their uses were.

However, even Tsunade had no idea that Uchiha Yue already knew the purpose of that strange crystal from Hyuga Anya. The real reason Uchiha Yue had asked Tsunade to accompany him to the Doomsday Forest was to have her protect him. That way, if there were any side effects from ingesting the strange crystal from the Piranha Uchiha Yue, with Tsunade by his side, Uchiha Yue wouldn't need to worry Tsunade his safety.

Moreover, with Tsunade by his side, Uchiha Yue had no need to worry about hunting Piranha.

In just a few minutes, Tsunade and her Anbu had hunted down many Piranha and placed them before Uchiha Yue. After finding the strange crystals within the piranha carcasses, Uchiha Yue selected all the crystals from the Piranha. Then, under Tsunade's protection, Uchiha Yue consumed the strange crystals for the first time, intending to see if they could help him cultivate Piranha Purple Eye.

But...

The instant Uchiha Yue the strange crystal, he suddenly felt a shock to his spiritual energy. However, thanks to his powerful spiritual energy, he was able to endure the inexplicable shock. Moreover, after the brief shock to his spiritual energy following the ingestion of the strange crystal, when Uchiha Yue his spiritual energy again, a look of surprise suddenly appeared in his pupils!

"As expected, the crystal that can help the Hyuga Clan quickly master the Byakugan without any Byakugan can also help me cultivate the Purple Eye!"

"Now, I've only ingested a strange crystal hidden within the Piranha's body, and the impurities in the spiritual energy I possess have actually been greatly reduced!"

"It seems that as long as I consume more crystals from the Piranha, I'll be able to sort out those chaotic spiritual energies!"

"Anya, I owe you another favor!"