Wood-Fire Village.
Asura and his two followers entered Wood-Fire Village.
A clear stream flowed past the houses. Ancient trees towered along both banks, their lush branches and leaves shading the sun. A path paved with bluestone ran through Wood-Fire Village, lined with old wooden homes and courtyards.
The glazed tiles on the rooftops reflected dazzling colors in the sunlight, standing out brilliantly.
The faint scent of wood mingled in the air with the earthy smell of distant fields. The village's peaceful, tranquil atmosphere seemed to make one forget the troubles of the world.
Asura and his followers walked along the path, drawing the villagers' attention.
Their attire was utterly different from the villagers': their clothes were splendid, and they carried an indescribable air of authority and mystery. Yet the villagers neither panicked nor shunned them. Instead, they regarded them with friendly curiosity.
Asura noticed the welcoming atmosphere and felt a hint of warmth in his heart.
He passed an old woman drying grain and gave her a slight nod.
The old woman smiled back.
They continued on until they reached a teahouse.
Seeing that customers had arrived, the teahouse owner hurried over and warmly invited them to sit.
Asura and his followers took seats by the window and ordered a pot of local green tea. Its fragrant aroma wafted through the air, refreshing their spirits.
At the teahouse, Asura heard many tales and legends about Wood-Fire Village.
The villagers told him how the Ancestor of Sage Arts had guided them and how they lived in harmony with nature.
These stories deeply moved Asura. He realized that this seemingly ordinary village held boundless wisdom and strength.
After finishing their tea, Asura decided to stay in the village a little longer.
He hoped to learn more about its culture and way of life, and to gain something that might benefit him and his followers.
"Lord Asura, this is Wood-Fire Village. I hear it's one of the largest villages in the Land of Fire, with more than ten thousand people living here."
A man in a white robe, just like Asura's, spoke to him.
"Is that so? I heard that ten years ago, this place was just a tiny village. But after my uncle came, it grew to over ten thousand people in just ten years."
As he spoke, Asura looked at the little snack shops, hotels, and small supermarkets lining the street.
They were all things Otsutsuki Yuhao had left behind in the village.
They had given this ancient civilization a touch of modern life.
The marketplace was a busy place, full of life, where all kinds of fresh vegetables and fruit came together.
The morning sunlight fell on the many stalls, adding a splash of color to this vibrant world.
The street rang with vendors' calls, the haggling of buyers and sellers, and cheerful conversation, filling the marketplace with lively bustle.
"This is what true peace looks like!"
Asura watched the scene before him.
Although there were no major wars in the world at present, villages still fought among themselves.
Wood-Fire Village, for example, had abundant resources, making other villages jealous and turning it into a thorn in their side.
The surrounding villages were all looking to seize it.
And Asura had come here to deal with this very matter.
Wood-Fire Village had plenty of land and water, and every household raised chickens, sheep, cattle, and other livestock.
"If every village had all these things, then they wouldn't have any conflicts!
"Uncle, if you were here, you could probably solve these problems, couldn't you?"
Asura wondered to himself.
He had many ways to put an end to the fighting between villages, but none of them would address the root of the problem. If he left, things would go back to the way they were.
"Livestock-rearing techniques, commercial development techniques! Good thing Uncle made my brother and me learn them back then. Otherwise, this would be a real headache!"
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
Indra had arrived in Wood-Thunder Village, where he encountered the same situation as Asura.
Otsutsuki Tatsuten had also left this village with a culture far ahead of its time.
"Uncle once told me about these things.
"I thought he was just joking, but I never imagined they were all real.
"There really are livestock-rearing techniques, farming techniques, and commercial development techniques."
Indra stared in amazement at the surroundings in Wood-Thunder Village.
"Oh, Lord Indra, those livestock-rearing techniques you mentioned—what kind of ninjutsu are they? Are they powerful?"
Jiangye Lin asked curiously.
"They aren't ninjutsu. They're farming techniques that can help villagers live better lives. If everyone knew how to use them, there wouldn't be so much conflict in the world."
Indra replied casually.
"Farming techniques? They sound really interesting!"
Jiangye Lin couldn't help peering around, studying the village and the things she had never seen before. Her eyes sparkled with curiosity, as if she wanted to explore every corner of the place.
Three months later.
In the Sea Realm, a village surrounded by fresh green trees radiated a simple, unadorned beauty, as if it were a masterpiece of nature.
Every corner of the village brimmed with life and vitality. The little bridges, flowing water, ancient trees, old houses, and rising cooking smoke all came together to form a harmonious picture of rural life.
The first village in the Sea Realm had appeared.
In the Sea Realm, the creatures Otsutsuki Yuhao had brought over from the outside began adapting to their new environment, living freely and forming a vibrant, harmonious ecosystem.
A dense forest was home to all kinds of animals, each with its own unique form.
Birds soared through the sky, living in a variety of ecosystems.
Parrots and goshawks in the tropical rainforest were skilled at darting through the treetops to hunt.
Eagles and owls on the grasslands mainly fed on small animals such as mice and rabbits.
Mighty lions and kingly tigers, cunning foxes and wolves, herds of cattle and sheep, swift leopards, greedy wild boars... All these creatures lived together, forming a thriving ecosystem.
It was these very different creatures that gave the Sea Realm's forests such rich biodiversity, making them so beautiful and mysterious.
Sea Realm—Otsutsuki Village—Laboratory.
The laboratory was filled with an advanced scientific atmosphere. Various high-tech devices stood within it, and its many precise instruments were neatly arranged. Each represented the latest achievements in biology: the bloodline technologies researched by Otsutsuki Chentian.
Most of the animals in the Sea Realm had been cloned by Otsutsuki Chentian.
On Otsutsuki Yuhao and Chentian's desk lay pairs of Byakugan and Mangekyō Sharingan, stored in crystal boxes.
These Byakugan and Mangekyō Sharingan had been developed by Otsutsuki Chentian using his own cells, along with cells from Hagoromo, Hamura, Isshiki, and the other Otsutsuki.
Once a Mangekyō Sharingan was activated, taking in negative emotions would produce special chakra. A new technique would then awaken, one suited to the user's specialties.
That was why every Mangekyō Sharingan had different abilities.
"I thought the abilities of these Mangekyō Sharingan would be the same as mine.
"But it turns out every single one is different."
Otsutsuki Yuhao's five-tomoe Mangekyō Sharingan.
It had four ocular techniques.
They were King Realm Fist, Flying Thunder Might, Addition Release, and Destruction.
King Realm Fist: It could multiply the user's Taijutsu strength and speed countless times. As long as the body could withstand it, even a hundredfold King Realm Fist was possible.
Flying Thunder Might: After leaving a space-time mark on someone's body, the user could instantly move to that person's side. It could also transfer any object back and forth between real space and a separate dimension, combining the abilities of the Flying Thunder God Technique and Kamui.
Addition Release: It could multiply the power of any ninjutsu or Senjutsu several times over.
Destruction: It could destroy any form of energy.
When Otsutsuki Chentian first awakened the four-tomoe Mangekyō Sharingan, his only ocular techniques were [King Realm Fist] and [Flying Thunder Might].
When his four-tomoe Mangekyō Sharingan evolved into a five-tomoe Mangekyō Sharingan, he gained [Addition Release] and [Destruction].
In later generations, the Mangekyō Sharingan would only emerge after the Three Tomoe Sharingan evolved.
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