Konoha's Invitation

The next morning.

Shiraha, who hadn't slept all night, got out of bed, put on his clothes, and then pulled back a corner of the curtains. The warm morning sunlight streamed into the room through the gap in the curtains, illuminating his face.

Today is another sunny day, perfect for spiritual practice.

Shiraha turned his head slightly, looked at Kushina who had just fallen asleep, and smiled. He drew the curtains again, got dressed, and quietly left the room so that Kushina had been up all night, could get some rest.

Although he hadn't slept all night, he still felt refreshed and full of energy. This feeling became especially noticeable after he cultivated the "Colossus Skill" to the third level.

After advancing to the level of "Spirit Summoning Warlock", in a sense, he can no longer be considered a human being.

As long as there are enough Energy Particles for him to absorb, and without suffering external injuries or consuming large amounts of Magic Power and Mental Power, he basically does not need to recover his energy and physical strength through sleep and food; meditation can solve these problems.

Of course, Shiraha's body still has this function, or rather, he still retains the complete habits of a human being. Eating still gives him a sense of satisfaction, and sleeping is the same at certain times.

However, the food he eats is completely absorbed by his body, and sometimes after conducting experiments for a long time without sleep, he can sleep for three days and three nights straight without waking up.

This is something that Chakra and the Kurama Kushina, a life level as high as Third Level, cannot do. Although her physique and strength are already close to inhuman, she still needs to maintain her energy and physical strength by eating and sleeping, just like a normal human.

Perhaps this is the advantage of the Wizarding World, something that the Chakra Civilization cannot match.

Of course, nothing is ever that absolute.

Shiraha left the room and went to the office next door. He wiped the messy and wet desk clean, then tidied up the documents that had fallen to the floor, and then dealt with the follow-up work that he hadn't finished yesterday.

As he reviewed the documents, he pondered the blood ties within the ninja world.

Judging from the success of the Chimera Technique and the fact that the descendants of the Sage of Six Paths formed the Senju and Uchiha, two of the top ninja Ninja Clan in the Shinobi World, it is possible that many Kekkei Genkai in the Shinobi World were concentrated in one person thousands of years ago.

Just like Shiraha, the source of this bloodline, if he hadn't had a special fortuitous encounter and hadn't been able to break through to Fourth-Level and reach level Fifth-Level or six, then his descendants would only be able to reach the peak of Third Level at most. After his death, the bloodline of his descendants would become weaker and weaker, and the power they could inherit would be even less. In the end, they might not even be able to advance one level.

The Fourth-Level bloodline source, "World Tree Companion Serpent," can currently differentiate into the "Divine Tree" bloodline and the "White Phosphorus Serpent" bloodline. The "Divine Tree" bloodline and the "White Phosphorus Serpent" bloodline can further weaken and divide into even more bloodlines, just like the many Kekkei Genkai in the Shinobi World today.

Perhaps by fusing all the Kekkei Genkai of the Shinobi World into one person, one could eventually reach a level of Chakra that is no less than that of Fourth-Level, Fifth-Level, or even a level six Wizard (sorcerer).

Of course, this is just Shiraha's conjecture.

He naturally wanted to focus on the path of a "Spirit Summoning Warlock," and the Chimera Technique was just a new approach.

However, the path of fusing all Kekkei Genkai may provide a new path of advancement for his descendants and close relatives, and might even play a role in the advancement path of "Spirit Summoning Warlock".

"Although Kimimaro is still young, his Bloodline Disease is very troublesome. The Hyuga clan and the Kaguya Clan are distant relatives, which means that they shared a common ancestor a long time ago. Perhaps the Hyuga clan's bloodline can help Kimimaro cure his Shikotsumyaku Bloodline Disease."

After finishing processing the documents, Shiraha began to ponder the issue of bloodline fusion, and the first person he thought of was his subordinate Kimimaro.

The problem now is that the Caged Bird Curse Seal on Hizashi Hyuga cannot be resolved immediately, so Shiraha needs more samples to assist in the experiment.

This requires starting with the Hyuga clan of Konoha.

Of the current Hyuga clan forces, Shiraha is confident that he can win over two people: one is Hyuga Hideto, with whom he has a life-or-death bond and has gone through life and death together.

The other one is naturally Neji Hyuga, the son of Hizashi Hyuga.

In the original work, Neji is also an outstanding genius in the story. He left the Branch Family and was the first to complete the training of the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms without any guidance. At the same time, based on the characteristics of Gentle Fist, he also mastered the "Rotation" technique, which is only qualified to be learned by the Main Family. Such a genius must have excellent Hyūga bloodline.

If a bloodline transplant were to be performed, Neji would be an excellent candidate.

"It seems I need to go to Hyūga and bring Hideto over first. Kimimaro's Bloodline Disease needs to be resolved as soon as possible. The sooner it's resolved, the less it will affect his future success."

Shiraha thought to himself, "In the first part of the story Kimimaro was only 16 years old. Even when he was terminally Jōnin, he was able to kill the Fourth Kazekage Rasa and the Orochimaru who were protecting him by relying on the power of Shikotsumyaku."

It's easy to imagine how strong Kimimaro's talent was; if the power of the Shikotsumyaku (Shikotsumyaku) continues to be developed, it will definitely be extraordinary.

When Shiraha was 16 years old, he had just achieved Kage Level strength, and this was only with Kushina's substantial financial support.

Although Shiraha's potential is now higher, and with his and Kushina's strength, Kage Level ninjas are somewhat outmatched by them, this does not mean that Kage Level ninjas are weak.

The strength of any force can be determined by how many Kage Level experts it possesses.

Just like the Great Nations, each nation does indeed have only one Kage. No matter how strong the others are, their positions are only Jōnin. But when a real war breaks out, what matters is actual strength, not position.

Kimimaro is a talent who would normally be Kage Level, so Shiraha naturally wants to nurture him well, especially since he suffers from the Bloodline Disease. If the Bloodline Disease is allowed to develop, he will surely die in the future. Therefore, Shiraha has no psychological pressure in any of the experiments he conducts on him.

Because if he didn't participate in the experiment, he would definitely die, but if he participated in Shiraha's experiment, he would have at least a 50% chance of surviving. This was Kimimaro's own choice, and he was probably very willing to accept it.

Especially now that Kimimaro is wholeheartedly loyal to Shiraha, even if Shiraha ordered him to die immediately, Kimimaro wouldn't even flinch.

This makes one marvel at Orochimaru's good fortune. Although Orochimaru in the original work was indeed very charismatic, the children he encountered were all those who lacked emotional support, which is why they were more likely to regard him as a god-like figure in their hearts.

"Hmm? This is... the Chunin Ninja Exams?" When Shiraha finished reviewing the documents at the bottom, he found that it was a letter. The words in the letter were almost a plea, and it was signed by the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Since the incident involving the Kumogakure Delegation six months ago, Konoha's reputation has plummeted, and some internal problems have also emerged.

Especially since Shiraha overpowered the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, at the same time, forcing Iwagakure to back down, the Iwagakure Uzumaki Clan's prestige soared. Meanwhile, the Third Raikage, A, wrote a letter to the Uzumaki Clan to express his Jōnin to Shiraha for saving their village's Jonin.

In a short time, the Uzumaki Clan had gained the momentum to stand on equal footing with the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

In particular, the Uzumaki Clan first defeated the Kirigakure army, then forced the Iwagakure to submit, and then made the Kumogakure take the initiative to befriend them.

Now, Konoha only has Sunagakure as its ally, which was crippled in the Third Shinobi World War Sunagakure World War. Especially since this ally harbors ulterior motives, Konoha feels a strong sense of crisis and has taken the initiative to befriend the Uzumaki Clan.

Previously, when Shiraha was in the Demon Country, he received a message from Kushina saying that Konoha had taken the initiative to make goodwill.

At that time, Shiraha was busy with experiments and had no time to pay attention to Konoha, so he just let Kushina keep Konoha hanging on, neither too close nor too distant, just like how Konoha treated the Uzumaki Clan after the Third Shinobi World War.

Unexpectedly Konoha, in this letter, Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed a bit anxious, inviting Shiraha to Konoha to watch this year 'Chunin Selection Exam. Among the candidates this year was Uchiha Itachi, the son of the Uchiha Clan Head, a top genius of the new generation who awakened the Double Tomoe Sharingan at the age of eight. This Chunin Ninja Exams were even being held in groups of one person each, making it a very exciting event. Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen extended invitations to the entire Land of Fire and nearby small countries to come and watch.

"It seems that this Third Hokage also knows that Konoha will run into problems if things continue like this, so he is in a hurry to show off Konoha's strength and resources." Shiraha chuckled inwardly. Unfortunately, Wolong Fengchu is enough to secure the world, Danzo's policy towards the Uchiha Clan will not change.

"Uchiha Itachi." Shiraha was quite interested in this important figure who wiped out the entire Uchiha Clan in the original work. Through the perspective of "Uchiha Issei", Itachi now seemed very normal, not at all as heartless and insane as he was portrayed in the original work, who actually killed his own parents and his neighbors with whom he had a good relationship.

"This is indeed a good opportunity to make contact with the Uchiha." Looking at the date on the letter, it had been sent to the Uzumaki Clan ten days ago. However, the Chunin Selection Exam Konoha were still 18 days away in early July, so there was still plenty of time.

Thinking of this, Shiraha immediately took out a blank scroll and quickly replied to the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, indicating that he would definitely be there on time to attend the Chunin Selection Exam Konoha.

Although Shiraha had been working within the Uchiha Clan through "Uchiha Issei," the meaning of him sending signals and extending an olive branch to the Uchiha Clan while representing the Uzumaki Clan in his true form was completely different.

Those Uchiha Clan who were previously hesitant about leaving Konoha will surely waver because of this.

Whether Shiraha's actions would deepen and intensify the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and the Konoha High-Level was beyond his consideration.

Since the Uchiha Clan will remain in Konoha according to the original storyline, only a few members will die in the future anyway. Rather than that, it would be better to join the more inclusive Land of Whirlpools and work together to build the Land of Whirlpools. With Shiraha's strength, he doesn't need to show his authority by suppressing and excluding anyone.

"It's been so long since I've seen Nawaki and Tsunade. I wonder how they are doing now?"

Shiraha thought of Nawaki and Tsunade's voices and appearances again, and couldn't help but sigh at how fast time had passed. When he met Konoha and Tsunade in Nawaki, he was only 6 years old. In the blink of an eye, 22 years had passed.

After Nawaki's Limb Regeneration, his strength increased rapidly, and he quickly became one of the most prominent Jonin Jōnin Konoha. In recent years, he has been busy with missions and has rarely met with Shiraha.

Tsunade, on the other hand, continues to carry on her great charitable work throughout the Shinobi World. In recent years, apart from borrowing more and more money from Shiraha, she has never seen him once.

While I'm in Konoha to watch the Chunin Selection Exam, I'll take this opportunity to inform Tsunade and ask her to pay back the money, with interest.

With Tsunade around, the Katsuyu Sage of Shikkotsu Forest should be much easier to talk to.

Regarding Konoha, the matters concerning the Uchiha Clan and Hyuga clan can proceed slowly, but on the other hand, improving the strength of the "Kodama" needs to be done as soon as possible.

The Katsuyu Sage's cells should be able to further enhance Kodama's strength. As for whether it can reach the Peak Kage Level level, that depends on whether the Kekkei Genkai fused later is suitable for Kodama.

As for Mount Myōboku, we'll have to find another way. Jiraiya's relationship with him isn't as close as with Nawaki or Tsunade, and Shiraha's consistent approach to these creatures that have lived for thousands of years is to keep his distance.

After finishing writing the letter to Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shiraha got up and summoned the ninja on duty outside the office, instructing him to deliver the letter to Konoha. He then went to the next room, opened the door, and saw that Kushina was sleeping soundly. He didn't wake her, but instead turned around, went downstairs, left the office building, and returned home.

In the room on the second floor, Taichi and his sister Hikari were fast asleep, Shiraha could hear their even breathing.

Because Shiraha didn't try to hide it, the moment he pushed the door open, Hikari suddenly opened her eyes, looked warily at the door, and when she saw it was Shiraha, her expression relaxed. "Dad."

"Hikari, get up quickly, it's time to cultivate," Shiraha said with a smile.

"Yes, Dad." Hikari rubbed her eyes and sat up in bed.

Shiraha closed the door and went to the next room. When he pushed the door open, he found Taichi sleeping soundly with a doll between his legs and drool at the corner of his mouth. He didn't even notice Shiraha's obvious movements.

Taichi only opened his eyes, half-asleep, after Shiraha pulled the doll out of his arms and asked, "Dad? What are you doing?"

"Get up and prepare to cultivate." Shiraha's attitude towards Taichi was not so gentle. Mainly because the kid was too lazy and always tried to be clever, unlike Hikari who had extraordinary intelligence at a young age and was very enthusiastic about improving his strength.

"It's too early, it's only seven o'clock!" Taichi looked at the alarm clock next to him with a confused expression and couldn't help but complain.

Upon hearing this, Shiraha said to himself, "Never mind then, don't get up. I'm going to Konoha next month to watch the Chunin Selection Exam. I was originally planning to take you guys with me, but seeing how lazy you are, you'd only embarrass me if you went. It seems I can only take Hikari with me."

With that, Shiraha made a move to leave.

"Wait! Go to Konoha?!" Taichi's eyes widened suddenly, and he jumped out of bed like a spring, rushing over to hug Shiraha's leg. "Dad, I want to go, I definitely won't perform worse than Hikari."

"Look at you, all you do is brag!" At this moment, Hikari, already dressed in a black fitted training uniform, appeared at the room door. Looking at Taichi, whose hair was a mess from sleeping, she said with disdain, "Hurry up and get dressed, what kind of behavior is this!"

"Did you hear that, Taichi? Hurry up and get ready." Shiraha pinched Taichi's cheek a little harder.

"Immediately!"