Spore Clone! Setsuna: Bastard, how much chakra did you drain from me!

"Aunt Mikoto, thank you for having me today, but I should be heading back now."

Seeing Uchiha Izumi take her leave, Mikoto spoke up, "Izumi, leaving so soon? Why not stay for dinner?"

"Thank you so much for the invitation, Aunt Mikoto!" After politely expressing her gratitude, Izumi hesitated. "It's just that my mother..."

Remembering that Izumi's father had just passed away, leaving her alone with her mother, Mikoto didn't press the matter. "Alright then, but you must come over often, or little Sasuke will miss you."

"I... I..." Glancing at Sasuke, Izumi felt the weight of Uchiha Mikoto's earlier joke resurface in her mind. She appeared flustered and could only offer a slight bow. "Goodbye, Aunt Mikoto, Itachi, and... um, little Sasuke."

With that, she ran out the door as if fleeing.

"Pfft~" Mikoto couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, sighing, "Little Izumi is truly adorable."

"Mother." At this moment, Itachi spoke up. "Were you serious about what you just said?"

Looking at his earnest expression, Mikoto ruffled his hair and smiled. "And what do you think, Itachi?"

"Me?" Itachi was taken aback, then recalled the harmonious scene of Sasuke and Izumi together. "Judging by the situation, they do seem quite compatible."

Quite compatible?

Mikoto blinked, wondering if he hadn't understood that she was joking.

Why was he already considering whether they were compatible?

"Sasuke is still young; he doesn't have that kind of awareness yet. Mother was just joking," Mikoto explained, then added with a meaningful look, "But little Izumi is a good girl."

"So it was a joke..." Itachi didn't catch the point of his mother's words at all. He looked at Sasuke and murmured softly, "That's true, Sasuke is still too young for such things..."

Mikoto gave Itachi a deep look, not intending to delve further into the topic.

Her words just now were merely a playful mother teasing her child.

Having walked the path of childhood herself, she had experienced plenty of such banter from her own parents and other adults.

At the same time, she knew very well that friendships between children were easily changed; childhood playmates might drift apart or become strangers at any moment.

Therefore, she hadn't taken her own words to heart.

"Alright, Itachi, Sasuke is a bit sleepy. Take him to his room to rest."

"Oh, right, I understand, Mother." Snapping back to reality, Itachi nodded.

After placing Sasuke in his crib and seeing his steady breathing, Itachi quietly left the room once he was certain the boy was asleep.

A short while later, through Setsuna's sensory abilities, Sasuke confirmed that Itachi had moved far away, and he opened his eyes.

Finally, a chance to be alone...

With that thought, he focused his mind.

Extract White Zetsu ability.

Ding!

Extraction and fusion in progress... Fusion successful.

After the successful fusion, Sasuke felt his spirit and energy improve significantly, with a noticeable boost to his vitality and self-healing capabilities.

White Zetsu is the incarnation of humans trapped in the Infinite Tsukuyomi, awakened by Hashirama's cells...

I wonder if there is still any Asura chakra in these few cells to draw out the power of the Sage of Six Paths and awaken the Rinnegan...

As the thought arose, even he felt it was far too whimsical.

When the two opposing forces are combined, one gains the power of creation.

At the very least, one would need the two types of chakra to reach a certain ratio to trigger the Six Paths chakra and awaken the Rinnegan.

Madara had obtained a large piece of Hashirama's flesh and only succeeded in converting his chakra into Six Paths chakra to awaken the Rinnegan when his life was nearing its end and he was completely drained.

Only then did he summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to extend his life.

As for the tiny bit of Hashirama cells left over, they had been used to cultivate a whole army of White Zetsu through constant division.

The White Zetsu from which Sasuke obtained this ability was likely an Nth-generation clone, divided countless times.

Besides, Asura's chakra had already reincarnated into Naruto...

Whether there was any Asura chakra left in this tiny, tiny bit of Nth-generation cells was another matter entirely.

Even if there were, the content would be infinitesimally small.

To expect a successful conversion with this ratio—what else could it be but a fantasy?

Without dwelling on the problem, Sasuke shifted his thoughts:

I originally thought I would need to wait three to five years for my body to develop before I could secretly make plans for the Uchiha clan.

But now that I have the abilities of a White Zetsu, I am no longer limited by my physical body...

Some plans can be set in motion early...

And Minato, Kushina...

The card that is Naruto can also be placed on the table...

With a rough plan in mind, he connected his consciousness to the Soul Space.

"Setsuna, I need to borrow some of your chakra."

Sasuke's physical body was only three months old and still underdeveloped; naturally, he could not extract chakra from within himself.

Even if he could, his meridians had not finished growing, making it impossible for chakra to circulate through his body.

Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't even be able to borrow the Nine-Tails' chakra.

After all, to perform a technique using Tailed Beast chakra, it must pass through the body's meridians.

But now, he possessed the constitution of a White Zetsu!

White Zetsu lacked human meridians, and their techniques did not require chakra to circulate through them.

Inside the Tailed Beast's exclusive space.

The playful Setsuna was hopping about, chasing butterflies and having the time of her life.

Hearing Sasuke's words, she replied nonchalantly:

"Mm, Master, go ahead."

Receiving her response, Sasuke first drew a small amount of chakra to activate the Spore Technique. His presence instantly merged with nature, and his body phased through the crib, the room's floor, and sank deep into the earth.

Afterward, he drew upon Setsuna's chakra again to activate the Spore Technique!

!!!!

In the exclusive space, Setsuna, who had just leaped into the air while chasing a butterfly, felt her chakra instantly drained. Her body went limp, and she face-planted into the dirt!

"You bastard Master!"

She shook the grass clippings from her fur, stood up shakily, and snapped indignantly, "Just how much chakra did you drain from me!?"

"Eh?" Sasuke blinked, looking innocent. "Setsuna, didn't I just greet you?"

"Bastard! You didn't say you were going to drain this much! Are you trying to destroy Konoha!!?"

Konoha was the future foundation of the Uchiha; how could Sasuke easily destroy it?

"Alright, alright, there'll be milk later, I'll share some with you."

Hmph, trying to bribe me with a bit of milk?

What kind of fox do you take me for?

"Hmph!" Setsuna snorted disdainfully, held up her two paws, and gestured to a certain height. "I want half a bottle!"

"Fine! Half a bottle!"

"Don't you dare go back on your word!"

"I won't, I won't."

While pacifying Setsuna, he continued his work.

Spores containing vast amounts of chakra split off from his body, expanding and growing until they took on Sasuke's appearance—well, in his infant state.

But that didn't matter!

The Spore Technique created White Zetsu clones; their size and form did not hinder their actions.

An ordinary White Zetsu was limited by its own chakra and could not split into many spores.

But Sasuke had a "Setsuna-brand" power bank, allowing him to split into dozens, hundreds, or even thousands!

However, considering he was using Setsuna's chakra, the spore clones were incomplete and could not automatically generate or recover chakra, so he only split off five.

Well, among the five spore clones, three possessed 10% of Setsuna's chakra, and two possessed 20%...

Five clones had drained 70% of Setsuna's chakra in one go...

As long as they didn't fight and only maintained the Spore Technique to stay hidden, it was enough for these five clones to last for a year or two.

When their chakra ran low, they could just find a few lone ninjas and slowly drain them.

Putting these thoughts aside, Sasuke shifted his focus!

Immediately, the five spore clones activated the Spore Technique and scattered in different directions.

Two of them even left Konoha, speeding rapidly toward the Land of Wind!