The Perils of Merging

Uchiha Fugaku led two squads of Special Police Division, along with elite Jonin from his clan, bringing the total number of personnel to nearly two hundred.

These are the elite forces of the Uchiha and the Special Police Division. These two hundred men, if placed on the battlefield, could easily defeat a thousand-strong elite force from other major powers.

"Fugaku, what's going on? Why are so many of us being mobilized? Is there something wrong with Konoha?"

The Second Elder Uchiha Kyo, standing next to Fugaku, seemed somewhat puzzled by Fugaku's summons.

Second Elder Uchiha Kyo was unaware that his beloved grandson, Uchiha Zensui, whom he considered the pride of his faction, had betrayed Uchiha Nara, the clan leader elected by many Uchiha elites.

Uchiha Kyo to appoint his favorite grandson as Uchiha Nara's bodyguard was a sign of his submission and support for Naraku.

Uchiha Kyo could never have imagined that his seemingly obedient, polite, and skilled Ninjutsu master, with his Sharingan, was actually so wild and ambitious.

"A large number of Konoha's Anbu have been mobilized, even the Third Hokage has been dispatched. Naraku happens to be on his way to the Capital City, and I'm worried something might happen to Naraku."

Fugaku replied solemnly.

"Naraku is very composed, Third Hokage is broad-minded. It's unlikely that something like this would happen."

Uchiha Kyo, however, did not believe it, and did not believe that Konoha would dare to attack their Uchiha leader.

"Fugaku is also a very prudent person, and I don't think Fugaku would speak without reason."

"Fugaku, if Konoha investigates this mobilization of ninjas, it might cause some trouble. How will we explain it then?"

Behind him, Uchiha Yashiro, Uchiha Yakumi, Uchiha Ruofeng, and others looked at Fugaku and asked questions.

"It's alright, we're just out on patrol."

Uchiha Fugaku was aware of all this, but even if he was held accountable, he couldn't stay cooped up in the village, because Fugaku's Dōjutsu made Fugaku uneasy.

Fugaku concealed information about his Mangekyo, which was exposed after Naraku interrogated him, but he still kept his Dōjutsu a secret.

Fugaku had no ambition, loved peace, and concealed his Dōjutsu, simply hoping that Uchiha Nara wouldn't become too obsessed with power. If Naraku knew about his Dōjutsu, he might assign him tasks against his will.

This was not what Fugaku had in mind, so he kept quiet about things like Dōjutsu and never mentioned them to anyone.

In Fugaku's left eye resides a Dōjutsu called Destiny, through which he can deduce a great deal of information about the future.

Fugaku used his Destiny Eye technique on Naraku and observed Naraku's future. However, in Fugaku's Destiny Dōjutsu, Naraku's future fragments were often completely black. The few fragments that Fugaku saw actually appeared to be true.

The Dōjutsu Destiny predict the future determines how long it will remain dormant; for example, if it observes for a year, the eye will remain dormant for a year.

Therefore, Fugaku usually observes for ten days to half a month before using it, and only uses it after the cooldown period is over. He has also gained a better understanding of the Dōjutsu of Destiny.

The future in the Dōjutsu Destiny is not immutable. Fugaku changed some details. For example, in the Dōjutsu Destiny, he wanted to eat sushi for lunch, but Fugaku deliberately ate ramen instead.

This change has had no impact on the future.

However, in this twist of Destiny, Fugaku saw the unfavorable aspects.

This simulation lasted for fifteen days, and the target of the simulation was himself. During these fifteen days, he stayed in Konoha to work, while Uchiha Nara, who had gone to the Capital City, did not return to Konoha.

It wasn't until the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato that news of Naraku spread. Uchiha Nara massacred fellow village ninja and was declared missing-nin by the Third Hokage and killed.

Fugaku knew Naraku very well and knew that Naraku was not a bloodthirsty person. The key to all of this was likely the reason why the Third Hokage led the Anbu out of the village.

Therefore, Fugaku urgently summoned his followers, who also rushed to the Capital City to aid their leader Uchiha Nara.

"So many people, even our Uchiha is patrolling outside the village?"

Uchiha Zen looked at Fugaku with some surprise and asked.

"Otherwise what?"

Fugaku answered softly, his face expressionless.

"But Fugaku, our Police Force doesn't have the authority to patrol outside the village; that responsibility falls to the Anbu."

As a high-ranking member of the Police Force, Uchiha Yakumi was well aware of the Police Force's authority and couldn't help but ask with puzzlement. He found Fugaku's unusual Yakumi strange.

"It's alright. The order was issued by Naraku, the leader of the Police Force. Naraku and the Hokage will explain it when the time comes. I'm sure Naraku has his reasons."

Okay, stop worrying about that, let's speed things up!

With his expressionless face and lifeless words, Fugaku, having served as Naraku's second-in-command for so many years, had come to understand Naraku's style of doing things quite well.

Fugaku understood that at this point, any excuse would suffice; to take it too seriously would be foolish.

"Call!"

Naraku a deep breath, frowning slightly. The absorption and fusion were not going as smoothly as he had imagined.

"Is this the bloodline of the Uzumaki? Is this the Wood Release power of the First Hokage?"

Naraku carefully sensed the changes within himself, and the power in his eyes shifted, becoming much more solid.

Just as Naraku predicted, Wood Release and First Hokage Cells can greatly enhance the Sharingan.

Wow!

Naraku cried out in pain, his body swelling like a balloon. Naraku reacted quickly, his hands forming a Hand Seals as he manipulated the Chakra within his body.

Naraku's balloon-like body Chakra and returned to its original state. However, his chest would still swell, his waist and abdomen would swell, and his thighs would swell, as if someone wanted to come out of his body.

Naraku frowned, manipulating all his Chakra to suppress his body, which was on the verge of collapse due to its sudden increase in power.

After about half a minute, Naraku lowered his hands, which had been Hand Seals, and exhaled.

"This Uzumaki Bloodline is too powerful; it cannot be integrated into him in a short time! It will take at least three days to digest it, and during this period, I'm afraid I cannot easily use my Chakra."

Having absorbed the Uzumaki Bloodline, Naraku's own bloodline merged with the Uzumaki Bloodline, and he needed time to digest the red-haired man's power.

Having just been swallowed, Naraku's fighting power decreased instead of increased, and he needed to use most of his Chakra to suppress this new power.

Naraku estimated that it would take at least three days to slowly release this Uzumaki and the power of the First Hokage's bloodline.

"The Kekkei Genkai ninjas I devoured before might have been quite good, but compared to this red-haired man, they were far inferior."

After this fusion, my Chakra and power will likely be unmatched in the Shinobi World.

Naraku Chimera Technique was highly refined, and the time it took to devour others was getting shorter and shorter. However, when he devoured this red-haired man, he felt a sense of crisis.

As a powerful figure of Naraku's caliber, he dared not ignore such a premonition of impending danger.

They understood that if the fusion were sudden, there was a risk of the body exploding.

As Naraku had predicted, Chimera's absorption process was blocked by an excessive amount of Chakra. He needed to use all his Chakra to suppress the red-haired man's power, which would take some time to release the power slowly.

Naraku had a pretty good grasp of his body's sensations, and he raised his hand to touch his eyes.

"Due to the influence of Wood Release and the Uzumaki bloodline, the consumption of Sharingan eye techniques has decreased, and the duration of control seems to be longer?"

What benefited Naraku the most was that this absorption, the Uzumaki and the First Hokage's Wood Release power, significantly enhanced Naraku's Sharingan.

Naraku sensed things most deeply through his own eyes; he noticed even the slightest change.

"Ten years, thirteen years, fifteen years—the increase is nearly 50%. After completely absorbing this person, there might be even more increases..."