Advancing to Third Level (I)

Konoha 61.

Thanks to the sweeping reforms of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, and the full support of his many ninjas, Konoha Konoha returned to the right track.

Furthermore, unlike Minato Namikaze Sarutobi Hiruzen, Minato Namikaze personally led Diplomatic Mission to Uzushiogakure after stabilizing the internal situation of Konoha. He discussed with Shiraha the matter of deepening the alliance between the two villages, truly placing Konoha in the position of the Mutual Defense Alliance of Uzushiogakure, rather than a competitor, with Uzushiogakure being outwardly united but inwardly divided.

Shiraha was naturally pleased to see this situation.

He has already brought the two great clans, Uchiha and Hyūga, into Uzushiogakure. Although other Konoha Ninja Clan all have their own unique and powerful secret techniques, they are not indispensable to Shiraha.

Unlike the Third Hokage and Danzo, Minato Namikaze did not make a series of blunders. He quickly stabilized Konoha shortly after waking up.

After Orochimaru joined Uzushiogakure, the only threats to Shiraha in the entire Shinobi World world were Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and his Kara.

Furthermore, Sasuke, who is the reincarnation of Indra's Chakra, and Naruto, who is the reincarnation of Asura Chakra, may grow into powerful beings approaching the level of Six Paths in the future.

According to the timeline of the Parallel World, their strength increased by leaps and bounds in only about three years, and by Konoha Year 64, they had directly surpassed the combat power of other ninjas by a whole dimension.

However, for Shiraha, Naruto and Sasuke were not a threat, and there was no real hatred between them.

Most importantly, after Shiraha broke through the bottleneck and reached the Second-Level Crystallization Stage, the process of materializing his Mental Power rapidly improved with the help of the Samadhi Fire and the Gelel Stone. After more than a year of cultivation, he is about to complete the process of Mental Power Crystallization. The next step is to prepare for the advancement to the Third Level "Spirit Summoning Warlock".

Shiraha is only 36 years old this year, yet he has already begun the process of being promoted to the Third Level, which is probably an extremely outrageous thing in the Wizarding World.

The current Shiraha is similar to Orochimaru before, with strength roughly at the ceiling of the Super Kage-level. He possesses methods to threaten Six Paths level opponents, but he cannot engage in prolonged combat with Six Paths level powerhouses.

However, the so-called Super Kage-level and Six Paths level are not as clearly and specifically divided as Level 1, Level 2, and Third Level sorcerers. Basically, it depends on actual combat.

As long as you have the means to threaten the opponent, it is entirely possible, and it can even be said, not difficult, to defeat the strong with the weak.

Orochimaru relied on the Chakra of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki within his body.

Shiraha's strengths lie in his powerful physique and Mental Power, as well as various powerful spells.

Under normal circumstances, in the Formal Wizard (sorcerer) stage, Third Level is not a qualitative change level, but only a great increase in strength and lifespan. However, for Shiraha, a "Spirit Summoning Warlock" who has cultivated the "Guindo Advanced Warlock Meditation Method", each level advancement brings a surge in combat power.

Whether a normal Third-Level Wizard can match a level Six Paths Third-Level Wizard, especially someone like Six Paths Six Paths Madara who excels in every aspect and has no weaknesses, is still unknown.

However, if Shiraha advances, he might be able to suppress Six Paths level cultivator using pure attributes.

Over the course of more than a year, with the support of Shiraha's resources, Orochimaru not only recovered from his injuries but also advanced to the first-level "Symbiotic Serpent Warlock," greatly increasing his strength. Without considering bloodline suppression, his strength was in no way inferior to Shiraha's.

Of course, this is mainly because Orochimaru absorbed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, which allowed his strength to explode dramatically in a short period of time. Once he has fully digested Isshiki's Chakra, his subsequent advancement will probably not be so easy.

However, to Shiraha's surprise, the one whose strength improved the fastest among them was not Orochimaru, but Kushina.

After more than half a year of the Tenseigan's Tenseigan Gestation Period, Kushina's Eye Power finally stabilized after a second round of growth, and her strength surpassed that of Shiraha and Orochimaru.

At this time, east of the Land of Fire, near the sea.

A figure enveloped in light blue Chakra descended from the clouds; it was Kushina, dressed in an orange fitted suit.

She opened her palm, and a ball of pale golden Chakra gathered in her hand.

At this moment, two Truth-Seeking Orb, resembling black spheres, floated behind her.

Under Kushina's control, the two Truth-Seeking Orb hovered in mid-air around her palm. Then, one of the Truth-Seeking Orb fell into her palm and merged with the golden Chakra in her palm.

Buzz—

Kushina raised her right hand, and a golden Chakra giant sword grew in the wind, exceeding a hundred meters in the blink of an eye.

' Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!'

The Chakra lightsaber sliced through the air and fell rapidly, as if space itself had been torn apart.

boom--

The sea, dotted with whitecaps, was suddenly split in the middle, and along the path of the hundred-meter-long sword light, waves tens of meters high surged up on both sides.

Where Kushina her sword, a vacuum zone more than five meters wide was created in a short time.

The sword light pierced through the sea and landed on the seabed more than ten meters deep in the nearshore waters.

A large number of sea fish were blasted into the sky by this sword!

Shiraha:.

Orochimaru:!!!

Kurama: (☉_☉)

The power of the Tenseigan! Terrifying indeed!

Although they knew that the Tenseigan and Rinnegan were ocular techniques of the same level, Shiraha and the others were still somewhat shocked to see the Tenseigan unleash such terrifying power in Kushina's hands.

After all, Nagato, who possessed the Rinnegan, was captured alive by Kushina despite having a relative advantage in strength.

Kushina has only recently awakened the Tenseigan, yet she already possesses such exaggerated combat power; it's simply outrageous!

Keep in mind that Kushina hadn't even used the Kurama ' power yet. With just the Tenseigan, her strength was probably already on par with Shiraha and Orochimaru, only slightly weaker.

With the addition of the Nine-Tails Chakra and Nine-Tails Sage Art, Kushina's overall strength has now become the strongest in the Shinobi World.

It's hard to say whether this current setup can withstand Kaguya Otsutsuki in her complete form. Although Kaguya's combat skills are terrible, her spatial abilities are very troublesome, making her difficult to deal with.

However, against other Otsutsuki, they'd probably win easily.

" With Kushina possessing such strength, I can now safely go into seclusion." Shiraha felt reassured as he watched Kushina move across the sea with lightning speed.

The biggest threat right now is Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who is hiding in Alternate Space dimension. Unfortunately, although Shiraha has learned Space-type magic, his space abilities are not as free as the eye techniques that come with the Rinnegan.

Moreover, either don't go, or if you go, deliver Isshiki fatal blow.

It wouldn't be difficult for the three of them to defeat Isshiki if they joined forces, but killing him, or even capturing Isshiki, would be much more difficult.

Therefore, Shiraha will either advance to the Third Level or awaken the Rinnegan; otherwise, he will not attack Isshiki for the time being.

His bloodline purity has reached a critical point. Even the pure Otsutsuki Chakra by Orochimaru will affect the purity of Shiraha's bloodline. Therefore, he can only purify and absorb it little by little. After all, his bloodline purity has been raised with great difficulty, and Shiraha cannot accept a slight decrease.

Given his current bloodline purity, if he advances to the next level, it will further stimulate his bloodline power, and it's not impossible for him to skip the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan stage from the Mangekyō Sharingan stage and directly awaken the Rinnegan.

As long as I get promoted, I can be sure that everything will go smoothly.

Although Shiraha is also skilled at fighting opponents of higher levels, he prefers to rely on sheer strength to overwhelm them if possible.

"Shiraha, what do you think? I feel the Tenseigan is perfect for my fighting style, it's an absolute match! I think it's great!"

Kushina stopped adjusting to the power of the Tenseigan, flew to Shiraha's side, and asked excitedly.

Her fighting style has always been rather reckless, especially since she started practicing the "Crimson Dragon Calamity," she has gone all the way down this reckless path.

Even though she has now mastered the Nine-Tails Sage Art, gaining a huge boost in speed and Chakra, and her Sealing Jutsu are more powerful, even surpassing Shiraha in some aspects, her favorite fighting style is still head-on confrontation.

If it weren't for the fact that it's too late to learn the Eight Gates now, Kushina would have even considered learning the Eight Gates and opening the Gate of Death to test its power.

According to Shiraha's description, using the Eight Gates Formation does not necessarily lead to death, as long as one's physique is strong enough.

Might Duy originally planned to die from a heart rupture after using the Eight Gates Formation, but he was saved by Shiraha.

Might Duy currently paralyzed due to the aftereffects and is lying in Konoha Hospital, but he is still alive. As long as his physique continues to improve, it is not impossible for him to make a full recovery in the future.

Actually, Shiraha has a way to help Might Duy recover as soon as possible, but there's no need for it.

He had some dealings with Might Duy before, but he had already saved Might Duy once during Third Shinobi World War.

Might Duy now clearly determined to stay and serve Konoha. If a conflict arises with Konoha in the future, Shiraha might not be afraid of Might Duy's Eight Gates Formation, but it's hard to say what might happen to others.

Let him stay in bed for a few more years until Shiraha unifies the Shinobi World and ushers in a new era, then let him get out of bed.

"Don't even think about it. You can't master the Eight Gates. Once your body transforms into Perfect Sage Body, I'll teach you an even stronger explosive technique!" Seeing Kushina's eager expression, Shiraha knew she hadn't given up on the Eight Gates and advised her.

"Okay." Kushina nodded; it was just a spur-of-the-moment decision.

"I'd better hurry up and fully master my power. Although the Tenseigan is strong, I am still superior!" Kurama- Tails said with its forelimbs crossed and a proud look on its face.

"Okay, okay, I got it."

Kushina's perfunctory response.

"What kind of attitude is this?!" Kurama roared.

"Alright, stop fooling around." Shiraha said, "I won't be in the village for a while, so you all need to be careful."

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's strength should not be underestimated. His Kara has many powerful members. You may not be afraid, but others cannot fight against so many powerful individuals.

Furthermore, Urashiki Otsutsuki will appear is also unknown. In short, be careful.

Shiraha gave a serious instruction, explaining that he had already informed Kurama and Kushina about the Parallel World, as well as the threat Isshiki and future plans.

"Don't worry, I'll be careful. But how long will it take you to come back this time? It won't be several years again, will it?!" Kushina nodded, looking somewhat reluctant.

Shiraha smiled and said, "The plan will begin in about three years at most, so I will be back in three years at the latest."

I'm only a little short of reaching the bottleneck. Returning to the Gelel Ore Vein will greatly increase my advancement speed. After I advance to Third Level, my cultivation speed will probably slow down significantly.

Once the trouble is completely resolved, we can slowly develop this planet. We'll be together for hundreds or thousands of years to come, so what's a little time now?

Once you gather all the Tailed Beast and become a complete Otsutsuki, your lifespan will far exceed mine.

"Alas, after all, I only have a little over a thousand years left to live."

Shiraha sighed, as if a thousand years of lifespan was not much different from ten years in his words.

"Alright, you're so good at talking." Kushina said reproachfully, stepping forward to straighten Shiraha's collar. "Be careful, don't be impatient."

Although Shiraha never spoke of the dangers of the cultivation process, Kushina knew from his many preparations when his two children, Hikari Taichi, advanced that the advancement of a sorcerer was not safe, especially since Shiraha was now trying to break through the bottleneck of Third Level. Therefore, Kushina was very worried.

"Don't worry." Shiraha grabbed Kushina's hand.

After spending a brief, intimate moment alone, Shiraha approached Orochimaru and said, "Orochimaru-sensei, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you from now on."

"Yes." Orochimaru said solemnly, "None of Shion and the others will be harmed unless I die."

Although Orochimaru chose to side with Shiraha due to various factors, Shiraha always treated him as an equal and regarded him as his former 'teacher'. Therefore, Orochimaru gradually changed from making a choice based on weighing the pros and cons to wholeheartedly following him.

"If there's anything you can't handle, notify me immediately." Shiraha nodded. After recruiting Orochimaru as a powerful assistant, many of his previous concerns were eliminated.

After all, although Shiraha and Kushina were very strong in the past, they always had to leave people to guard the village to prevent their homes from being raided.

Now that Orochimaru has joined the team, he is not only very accomplished in scientific research and experimentation, but also very experienced in the management of the village. He is a well-rounded talent who excels in all aspects.

This gave Shiraha and Kushina more time to train.

the next day.

Shiraha Yu arrived at a deserted island in the Outer Sea without anyone noticing.

At this moment, Uzumaki ripples appeared in the space, and Obito's figure appeared.

"Are we ready to start the plan?!" Obito asked excitedly as soon as he appeared, his usual aloofness gone from when he was disguised as Uchiha Madara.

Ever since he planted a dojutsu in Kakashi's eyes to pledge allegiance to Shiraha, Obito had been waiting for Shiraha to capture Black Zetsu and White Zetsu so that he could openly appear in Uzushiogakure to find his Rin.

Compared to his dreams of becoming Hokage or world peace, Obito felt that the living, breathing Rin was more important.

Although Obito had entrusted Kakashi to take care of Rin before he died, now that he is alive, he naturally doesn't need Kakashi's help anymore.

"The operation will be suspended for a maximum of three years," Shiraha replied.

Obito: "Huh? No way? Three more years?!"

"This way, we can solve all the problems at once," Shiraha continued. "Next, you can try to contact Danzo of Konoha. He will definitely be willing to play the role of the final boss."

"Danzo?" Obito's eyes narrowed as he realized what was going on.

"I understand, I know what to do."