Cultivating Dust Release

Tobirama Senju Uchiha Jun. "The essence of Kekkei Genkai is the combination of Chakra nature transformation and form transformation, arranged according to a specific formula to form a stable technique structure."

"Therefore, some exceptionally talented ninjas can also master ninjutsu-type Kekkei Genkai through learning."

"But Dust Release is different."

"Kekkei Tōta is no longer a simple 'combination,' but rather leans more towards 'fusion.'"

"The three types of Chakra are not pieced together like building blocks, but rather like three liquids, completely mixed to form a completely new substance."

Tobirama Senju's expression turned serious:

"This means that every second a user uses Dust Release, they need to simultaneously control the fusion ratio, output intensity, and form of the three Chakra types... If any one of these aspects goes wrong, at best the technique will collapse, at worst—"

"Backlash?" Uchiha Jun asked.

"No." Tobirama Senju shook his head. "If the three types of Chakra collapse in an unstable state, it will trigger a small-scale annihilation reaction, and the caster himself will be the first to be decomposed."

"It's not hard to see from this training Secret Scroll that Mujang divides the training of Dust Release into three stages. The first stage is mastering the form and nature changes of fire, earth, and wind Chakra. The second stage is possessing or even surpassing the Chakra precision of medical-nin. The third stage is also the most dangerous stage."

"The cultivator, under the guidance of a master of Dust Release, attempts to condense a geometric form of Dust Release."

Upon hearing Tobirama Senju's words, Uchiha Jun nodded thoughtfully, and then spoke.

"I plan to try practicing Dust Release."

These words were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, stirring up huge waves in the hearts of several people.

"Are you crazy?" Tobirama Senju frowned, his voice carrying a rare hint of urgency.

Didn't you hear what I just said?

"The training conditions for Dust Release are so demanding as to be almost impossible—simultaneous transformation of the form and nature of three Chakra natures, Chakra precision at the level of medical-nin, plus the risk of sudden death at any moment!"

"In the entire Shinobi World, only Mu and Ōnoki control it, you..."

"Tobirama," Uchiha Jun interrupted him, a smile playing on his lips, "You said 'almost' impossible—not 'absolutely' impossible."

Tobirama Senju was taken aback.

"Furthermore, you're wrong about one thing." Uchiha Jun extended his index finger and gently shook it. "Soon, Ōnoki won't be the only one in the Shinobi World who has mastered Dust Release."

As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Jun raised his right hand, palm facing the ground.

The next second, the shadow beneath his feet began to writhe as if alive, the black shadow rolling and expanding on the ground, as if something was breaking free from the abyss.

Tobirama Senju's pupils suddenly contracted—

That's... Space–Time Ninjutsu?!

Uchiha Jun's right hand reached into the shadows, as if extending into another dimension.

Then, he slowly withdrew his hand—

Two Sharingan were contained in a container, lying quietly in his palm.

To be precise, they are two complete Mangekyō Sharingan!

The eyeballs were immersed in a pale blue liquid of Chakra, and the patterns on them were clearly visible—one pair was a sharp, three-bladed windmill shape, and the other pair was an interlaced six-pointed star pattern.

Even after being separated from their host, the pupil energy fluctuations on these two Mangekyo remained so intense as to be suffocating, as if they might awaken at any moment.

"This is..." Senju Hashirama's eyes widened, his voice trembling with unease, "You stole the eyes of your own kind?!"

Senju Hashirama's tone was clearly one of rejection and wariness.

For Senju Hashirama, who valued bonds, Uchiha Jun's behavior was gradually aligning with his perception of the "evil Uchiha Clan."

Meanwhile, Tobirama Senju silently watched the two pairs of Mangekyo, his eyes gleaming with contemplation.

After a moment, he spoke, his voice tinged with coldness. "It's mass-produced."

"What?" Senju Hashirama turned to look at his younger brother.

"Those two Mangekyo weren't taken from a living person, or rather, they weren't taken from a normal person," Tobirama Senju said, staring at Uchiha Jun.

"Although their pupils are powerful, they lack the 'vitality' of the soul—like... products copied by some means."

"However, I'm very curious. The Mangekyo of the Uchiha Clan requires strong emotional stimulation to awaken. A clone cannot possess the objective conditions to generate such strong emotional stimulation."

"So, you used some kind of secret technique to forcibly replace your soul?"

Tobirama Senju paused, a complex look appearing in his eyes as he looked at Uchiha Jun: "You soul-manipulating bastard."

Upon hearing Uchiha Jun not only wasn't angry, but instead shrugged indifferently.

"They're all dead anyway." Uchiha Jun's tone was nonchalant, as if he were talking about something trivial. "I'm just making use of trash."

"Recycling waste?" Senju Hashirama was stunned. "You..."

"The First." Uchiha Jun turned his head to look at Senju Hashirama, his gaze calm and composed.

"The Shinobi World War has been going on for so many years, haven't a lot of people died?"

"Leaving aside others, just look at you two brothers, you must have played a lot of 'PUBG battles' when you were kids, right?"

"Once you're dead, there's nothing you can do about it."

Uchiha Jun raised the two Mangekyo in his hands and shook them gently. "Rather than let them become useless grave goods, I'd rather let them play their final role—at least, in my hands, they can be used to change this world."

Senju Hashirama opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but found himself unable to find a suitable reason.

Tobirama Senju sighed and patted his older brother on the shoulder, "Brother, he's right. In this Shinobi World, the dead are the dead. Instead of worrying about the dignity of the deceased, we should think about how to use these powers to protect the living."

Senju Hashirama remained silent for a moment, then finally lowered his head in dejection.

Seeing this, Uchiha Jun said no more, held his two Mangekyo in his palms, and closed his eyes.

The next second, the familiar panel in his mind began to flash—

[System notification: The system has detected that the host is about to undergo advanced Ninjutsu training.]

[Triggering a long-term quest chain: Shinobi World Revolution]

[Shinobi World Revolution - Prologue]

[Quest Name: The Trial on the Path to Kekkei Tōta]

[Task Difficulty: SSS]

[Task Description:]

[Dust Release, a bloodline limit surpassing Kekkei Tōta Kekkei Genkai, is the ultimate disintegration power formed by the fusion of earth, wind, and fire Chakra.]

[Since Ōnoki, no one else in the Shinobi World has mastered this technique through regular training.]

The host has been detected to meet the following conditions:

[1. Three Chakra natures (wind, fire, earth) -- activated ✓]

[2. High Kage Level Chakra manipulation precision - met the standard ✓]

[All prerequisites are met]

[Accept this task?]

Take over!

Equipment templates: [Uchiha Sasuke) ], [Pain) ]

The next moment, a massive Chakra instantly flooded into Uchiha Jun's body.

His pupils changed rapidly—from ordinary black to scarlet Sharingan, the three Tomoe spinning rapidly before finally settling into a sharp six-pointed star shape.

Mangekyō Sharingan - Awakened!

But that's far from enough.

--Transformed into Sage Transformation!

Immediately afterwards, the Senjutsu Chakra within Uchiha Jun's body exploded like a powder keg that had been ignited!

White, fairy-like eyeshadow appeared at the corners of his eyes, spreading along his temples to both sides, forming beautiful lines.

At the same time, his hair moved without wind, and his Chakra aura rose steadily, from Kage Level to Super Kage, seemingly without end.

"This Chakra..." Senju Hashirama's pupils contracted sharply, "It's more than twice as strong as before!"

"No."

"Not one time... it's five times, or even more!"

But what shocked them even more was yet to come.

Uchiha Jun connected his three pairs of Mangekyo —his own Mangekyo plus the two Mangekyo in his hands—using Senjutsu Chakra.

This is an extremely ingenious operation.

Senjutsu Chakra, like transparent threads, surged from Uchiha Jun's palms, winding around his two Mangekyo, drawing out their ocular power bit by bit, and then merging into Uchiha Jun's own Chakra network.

The three eye powers began to merge under the harmonization of Senjutsu Chakra.

In that instant, Uchiha Jun's entire body lit up!

His eyes burst forth with a dazzling crimson light, and the power of the three Mangekyo surged, collided, and merged within his body, ultimately forming a massive and terrifying torrent of power!

Uchiha Jun slowly closed his eyes, immersing his entire mind in the Chakra within his body.

The training of Dust Release is divided into three stages—

The first stage involves mastering the nature and form transformations of all three Chakra natures simultaneously.

The second stage involves raising the precision of Chakra manipulation to the level of medical-nin.

In the third stage, risking being broken down into atoms at any moment, they attempted to condense the geometry of the Dust Release.

Each of these three stages is enough to trap 99% of ninjas.

Even Ōnoki, under the personal guidance of the Second Tsuchikage Mu, spent decades barely mastering this Kekkei Tōta.

It even looks like a half-finished product, after all, Wu possesses not only Dust Release, but also the Splitting Technique which works very well with Dust Release, and the Dustless Bewildering Cover which can evade the senses of sensory ninjas.

The combination of these two Ninjutsu allows Mu to use Dust Release far more frequently in battle than Ōnoki.

But Uchiha Jun didn't intend to spend that much time.

He needs to pass the level within three minutes!

"Phase One --"

With a thought, Uchiha Jun began to distribute the Senjutsu Chakra within his body, which had been tamed by the Mangekyo Sharingan, according to different attributes.

Fire Release Chakra, Nature Transformation activated—a scorching aura emanated from his body, and the surrounding air began to distort.

Wind Release Chakra, Nature Transformation Activated—a sharp aura permeated the air, as if invisible blades were cutting through space.

Earth Release Chakra, Nature Transformation Activated—a heavy aura rose from beneath his feet, causing the entire laboratory floor to tremble slightly.

Three types of Chakra undergo simultaneous shape transformation!

"What is he doing?" Senju Hashirama stared wide-eyed, completely bewildered by what he was doing.

"He's simultaneously performing three Chakra nature transformations and form transformations." Tobirama Senju took a deep breath, his voice tinged with disbelief. "And... he succeeded."

That's right, Uchiha Jun succeeded!

Within his body, the three types of Chakra— fire, wind, and earth—have completed their respective nature and form transformations, and are now in a delicate state of balance.

This is a more aggressive and effective strategy than that of conventional Dust Release practitioners.

Only Uchiha Jun, who possesses an immortal body in his Sage Transformation Mode, could perform this!

The entire process took less than ten seconds.

"The first stage... is too easy. Is it because of Sage Transformation?" Uchiha Jun muttered to himself before entering the second stage.

The second stage involves precise manipulation of Chakra.

Next, Uchiha Jun will adjust the fusion ratio of the three Chakra types, starting from the initial 1:1:1, to find the optimal balance point.

In this process, the precision of Chakra manipulation must reach the level of medical-nin —no, it must be even more refined than that of medical-nin!

Because medical-nin only need to control Yang Release Chakra, while Uchiha Jun needs to control three styles simultaneously and constantly adjust their proportions to prevent one style from becoming too much or too little, which could lead to fusion failure.

However, with the power of three pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan, Uchiha Jun's mental strength was at an unprecedented peak.

His consciousness was like a precise scale, accurately sensing every fluctuation of Chakra within his body and then making fine adjustments.

1:1:1...

1.2:0.8:1...

1.5:1:0.5...

2:1:1...

Uchiha Jun kept adjusting the fusion ratio of the three types of Chakra, searching for the most perfect combination.

Time passed by, second by second.

Senju Hashirama, Tobirama Senju, and the others stood aside observing.

They could sense that the Chakra fluctuations within Uchiha Jun's body were becoming stable, concentrated, and powerful at an alarming rate.

"He... succeeded?" Senju Hashirama a low voice.

"No." Tobirama Senju, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes. "He hasn't even started the third stage yet."

"The third phase?"

"Condensing the geometric shape of Dust Release."

"That's the most dangerous step in the entire cultivation process. If it fails, the Dust Release will collapse within his body, disintegrating him at the atomic level."

At this moment, Uchiha Jun had already entered the third stage.

The three types of Chakra within his body, harmonized by Senjutsu Chakra, began to fuse together in a perfect ratio.

The heat of fire, the sharpness of wind, the weight of earth—

Three distinct forces, under Uchiha Jun's control, began to collide, merge, and sublimate, forming a completely new and pure form of energy.

Dust Release is being born!

Uchiha Jun slowly brought his hands together, and a faint white light began to flicker between his palms.

The white light was initially only the size of a grain of rice, but over time it began to slowly expand, becoming a ball of light the size of a fist.

Inside the sphere of light, three colors of Chakra could be seen spinning rapidly—red from fire, blue from wind, and brown from earth—and under the influence of Senjutsu Chakra, they fused together in a perfect proportion, ultimately transforming into a pure white.

"Did you succeed?" Senju Hashirama couldn't help but ask.

"Not yet..." Tobirama Senju stared intently at the orb of light in Uchiha Jun's hand. "He's trying to stabilize the structure of Dust Release."

That's right, Uchiha Jun is doing is stabilizing the geometric structure of Dust Release.

The geometric shapes of Dust Release typically take three forms: cube, cone, and sphere.

Among them, cubes are the easiest to condense, but they decompose slowly and have a small attack range.

The cone shape is the next best, with a moderate decomposition speed and a moderate attack range.

Spheres are the hardest to condense, but they decompose the fastest and have the widest attack range.

Uchiha Jun needs to do is directly condense into a sphere!

At this moment, all three pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan powers erupted, forming an invisible cage that firmly suppressed the rampage of Dust Release!

Senjutsu Chakra also surged in, merging into the sphere of light and becoming one with the energy of Dust Release, further enhancing its stability.

finally--

The ball of light stopped trembling and floated steadily in Uchiha Jun's palm.

It is pure white, with a smooth, mirror-like surface, and its interior seems to contain endless energy, radiating a chilling sense of oppression.

Dust Release: Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique - Successfully formed!

"It's a success..." Senju Hashirama murmured, his eyes filled with shock.

Orochimaru watched the whole thing in silence.

He has seen many geniuses.

From Namikaze Minato to Kakashi Hatake...

But no one else could master a forbidden technique of the Kekkei Tōta like Uchiha Jun in just a few minutes!

This is beyond the explanation of genius—it's simply monstrous!

Uchiha Jun slowly put away the Dust Release sphere in his hand, turned to look at Tobirama Senju and the others, and smiled slightly:

"Generally."

Tobirama Senju: "..."

Senju Hashirama: "..."

Orochimaru, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't help but let out a low laugh.

"Hehehe... Interesting, very interesting." Orochimaru licked his lips, his golden vertical pupils flashing with excitement. "Jun-kun, you certainly haven't disappointed me."

"Is this what you call disappointment?" Uchiha Jun stood up, cracked his knuckles, and felt his Chakra surge like a tide. "Then, I'll show you something even more surprising."

Uchiha Jun raised his right hand, palm facing up.

The next second, a Dust Release sphere twice the size of the previous one materialized out of thin air!

Moreover, this time—within the sphere of light, faint patterns of Senjutsu Chakra could be seen flowing!

"Dust Release enhanced by Senjutsu Chakra!" Uchiha Jun's voice rang out, tinged with a hint of arrogance.

"Faster condensation speed, greater stability, and attack range and distance... at least tripled!"

Tobirama Senju was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke:

"You... you really are a monster."

"Thank you for the compliment." Uchiha Jun shrugged, then put his two nearly burnt-out Mangekyo back into his Shadow Space and clapped his hands.

Before Uchiha Jun say anything, Tobirama Senju asked:

"Now that my brother and I have joined your organization, what about the research tasks assigned to us?"

Hearing this, Senju Hashirama scratched his head helplessly. "Tobirama, you've only just joined, and you're already working?"

"Anyway, he's already dead," Tobirama Senju said expressionlessly. "Let this brat fulfill his dream so we can get some rest. Brother, you've been really lax."

"Sigh..." Senju Hashirama slumped down after being scolded by his younger brother.

Orochimaru was standing nearby, couldn't help but chuckle as he watched the interaction between the Senju Clan brothers.

He stepped forward and said to Tobirama Senju, "Second Hokage, let me first introduce you to some of the current research projects. Of course, you can also organize your own research projects and apply to Uchiha Jun. As long as he approves, he will grant funding for the research."

"Research funding?" Upon hearing Tobirama Senju frowned slightly, beginning to estimate the figure in his mind.

As the former Second Hokage, he knew all too well the going rate for research funding.

A medium-sized Ninjutsu development project typically requires an investment of tens of millions of taels.

A large-scale project, such as the research on Kekkei Genkai, requires at least several hundred million taels.

Based on Uchiha Jun's current financial resources, Tobirama Senju estimates that his research funding is between tens of millions and hundreds of millions.

To be honest, for an organization that is not a ninja village, this amount of funding is already quite substantial.

After all, an organization isn't a ninja village; what other ways can it possibly make money?

They're nothing more than mercenaries working for major powers everywhere.

After the officials take their cut and the Great Ninja Village takes its cut, not much ends up in the hands of the mercenaries.

However, Orochimaru's next sentence left him stunned.

"Hehe." Orochimaru chuckled, holding up four fingers. "Even the smallest project requires at least four hundred million taels of silver in research funding."

"Four hundred million?!" Tobirama Senju raised an eyebrow.

"And projects like Kekkei Genkai, Moon Modification, the Brain in a Vat, Senjutsu, cloning, and the Giant Mangekyo— " Orochimaru's smile held a hint of amusement, "Each of them requires at least three billion ryo of research funding."

"Three billion... taels?!"

Tobirama Senju's pupils suddenly contracted.

He stood there, stunned, his mind blank.

Even when he was Hokage, the entire Konoha's research funding didn't reach this amount!

And Uchiha Jun, all by himself, managed to cover the funding for so many projects?

He looked at Uchiha Jun, his eyes filled with shock and confusion. "You... where did you get so much money?"

Seeing Uchiha Jun stopped hiding it and simply shrugged:

"Simple—use the Shimura Danzō to attack the daimyo and high-ranking government officials of several major powers."

"Those high-ranking figures are just like money bags to me."

"Out of money? Go hit a few times, and you'll get tons of Gold Coin."

"I've already used this method to extract quite a few good things from the daimyo. I've already defeated the daimyo of the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning. Next, I plan to take care of the Land of Earth Land of Wind."

"After all, good things come in pairs, we can't favor one over the other, can we?"

Tobirama Senju: "..."

Senju Hashirama: "..."