Flesh Melting Furnace

To continue perfecting the Blood Style of Mufeng Uchiha, Orochimaru used various means to extend the duration of Mufeng Uchiha's missions.

Orochimaru bought enough time, and by combining the knowledge of Tobirama Senju with his own, he finally succeeded in researching a new Blood Style ninjutsu.

At this moment, Orochimaru brought out the long-treasured corpse of a ninja from the Hozuki Clan; his time in the Village of the Bloody Mist had allowed him to collect quite a few corpses of ninjas possessing Kekkei Genkai.

"This is the experiment between us. If it succeeds, Mufeng-kun, the Blood Style you awaken will be enough to overturn the entire ninja world."

Indeed, the ability to devour the Kekkei Genkai of others was simply too shocking.

If Kumogakure were to discover this, Mufeng Uchiha would undoubtedly be treated as a precious treasure, and they would spare no cost to ensure he left his bloodline within Kumogakure.

"Blood Style: Flesh Melting Furnace."

Mufeng Uchiha sat cross-legged on the ground, and a massive amount of blood surged from his center toward his surroundings. These streams of blood, formed from Chakra, all converged upon the corpse of the Hozuki Clan ninja, wrapping it into a pulsating cocoon.

"Flesh Melting Furnace—by absorbing the opponent's blood to extract their Kekkei Genkai and forcibly fusing it, you can also use their Kekkei Genkai. This is merely a theory, Mufeng-kun. Can you truly achieve it?"

At this moment, Mufeng Uchiha's eyes were tightly shut. The corpse of the Hozuki Clan ninja had already vanished, and subsequently, the blood turned back to wrap around Mufeng Uchiha, forming a sphere.

It was only then that Mufeng Uchiha discovered the problem: his body was rejecting the process, and continuing might lead to a collapse that would cause him to die suddenly.

Things had reached this point; there was no turning back. Under such duress, his consciousness gradually sank into the Trans-Dimensional Space.

In the conference room, only Hokage Mufeng, Jujutsu Mufeng, and Pokemon Mufeng remained. Once the memories of Hokage Mufeng were shared, Jujutsu Mufeng immediately offered a suggestion.

"Flesh Melting Furnace? I don't think this is a good idea. Rather than absorbing the bloodlines of these Kekkei Genkai ninjas, it would be better to choose to absorb the Uchiha Clan to purify your own bloodline."

"Or perhaps absorbing those descendants of the Otsutsuki, like the Hyuga, Senju, or Kaguya Clan, would be better."

As a user of Blood Manipulation, he was well aware of the dangers of such behavior; this was undoubtedly playing with his own life.

"The ability to possess multiple Kekkei Genkai is simply too tempting; I couldn't help but want to experiment, but I didn't expect to mess it up."

Hokage Mufeng attempted to mask his embarrassment with a smile, but Pokemon Mufeng spoke up directly.

"Hmph, mere side paths. Only constant, persistent training is the true way!"

Pokemon Mufeng spoke righteously, clearly looking down on such shortcut methods used by Mufeng Uchiha.

"There's no helping it. The ninja world is a world that emphasizes bloodlines. Aside from the exception of Minato Namikaze, the talent of commoners is locked away. Furthermore, the future enemy, the Otsutsuki, are not at a level that can be easily defeated by effort alone."

This is reality. Look at the powerhouses in the later stages; don't they all rely on bloodlines, or have monsters sealed within their bodies to act as cheats? Although the Mangekyo is still formidable in the future, it is far from enough.

"Don't say your brother didn't help you. My newly learned Blood Manipulation is all here. Mastering these should be able to solve your problem."

Jujutsu Mufeng shared all the Blood Manipulation techniques he had researched during this time with Mufeng Uchiha, and the meeting ended in such a clamor.

Crack—

The blood wrapping Mufeng Uchiha shattered like an eggshell, revealing Mufeng Uchiha inside. Not a single drop of blood stained him; instead, his skin was so delicate it could reflect light.

Mufeng Uchiha seemed to have undergone a metamorphosis, and Orochimaru, standing to the side, could no longer sense Mufeng Uchiha's presence.

"It failed, so only a corpse remains. What a heaven-sent opportunity—it is simply the perfect vessel. Mufeng Uchiha, I shall graciously accept your body."

Orochimaru transformed into a giant snake, opened his blood-red maw, and lunged into the air, aiming at the seated Mufeng Uchiha, and bit down.

"Orochimaru, you broke your word in the end."

When the giant snake opened its maw and lunged at Mufeng Uchiha, it passed directly through his body.

Splatter—

The giant snake's body was as if it had been hacked into eight pieces, leaving only a pile of fragments on the ground.

Looking closely, Mufeng Uchiha's body had actually turned into water; this was the Hydrification Technique of the Hozuki Clan.

"What an enviable talent. While I was attacking, you used the Hydrification Technique to weave a net within your body, and you even gave the water the ability to cut. Blood Style is truly a terrifying ability. To be able to achieve this much on the first attempt at absorption—Mufeng-kun, are you really not considering letting me study you?"

Orochimaru's body trembled with excitement. Eternal life—Mufeng Uchiha's current situation might truly allow him to achieve it.

Only those who have experienced it personally would know that Mufeng Uchiha's current physical condition could not be better; it was just a pity he hadn't awakened the Mangekyo.

"Orochimaru, since you just attacked me, can I assume that you intend to be my enemy?"

As soon as the words fell, Mufeng Uchiha transformed into a pool of flowing water, circling behind Orochimaru like a swimming dragon.

"Mufeng-kun, that was just a small joke. As compensation, let this serve as my apology."

Mufeng Uchiha saw Orochimaru produce the corpse of Rasa; this was the bargaining chip he had brought out.

"Mufeng-kun, this is also something I would like to ask of you. Please do not stop me going forward."

"If you do not block my path, I will not stop you."

The Konoha Crush Plan—he had been out for long enough; it was time to return.

At this moment in Konoha, inside the Hokage's office, a group of Jonin had already gathered to discuss the participants for the Chunin Exams.

Everything was just like the original story; the Konoha 12 were all participating in the Chunin Exams. As for Mufeng Uchiha, he was not counted as part of Team 7, but was participating alone.

After a dusty journey, Mufeng Uchiha returned to Konoha after haggling with Orochimaru. By now, some people from Sunagakure had already arrived in Konoha ahead of time.

"Yo, you're finally back. Mufeng, sign this first."

He had just returned when he was spotted by Kakashi Hatake, who immediately handed over the pledge regarding the Chunin Exams.

Mufeng Uchiha quickly signed his name, and Kakashi Hatake patted Mufeng Uchiha on the shoulder.

"Sasuke Uchiha and the others have been secretly training a combination technique, and there are quite a few experts from other villages in this Chunin Exams. It starts tomorrow, so you need to prepare in advance."

Studying a combination technique, those two rivals... I'll have to see what that's all about.

When Mufeng Uchiha returned home, he happened to see the Rasengan of Naruto Uzumaki and the Chidori of Sasuke Uchiha attempting to fuse together.

In an instant, it exploded, leaving a crater dozens of meters in diameter on the ground.

"With power like this, it looks like I'll really have to take this Chunin Exams seriously."