Natsu: Come to Think of It, We're Fellow Countrymen
Natsu looked at the helpless bitter smile on Jin's face, waved her hand gently, and raised her eyes to signal the Yakumi beside her to take the item.
"We're from the same place, so you must have heard of One Piece, right?"
Yakumi understood immediately, reached into his ninja tool pouch, took out a well-preserved First-Generation Gene Serum, and steadily stepped forward to hand it to Natsu.
The glass vial was clear and transparent, with a clear, light blue liquid inside. It looked unremarkable, but it contained a power that could overturn the Ninja World.
Upon hearing those three words, Uchiha King's body stiffened slightly, and his pupils suddenly contracted sharply.
His usual calm and composed demeanor suddenly crumbled, his eyes surging with disbelief and shock, and his voice trembled slightly.
"You... you've actually been to that world?"
"Um."
Natsu held the cool medicine tube between her fingertips, her tone light and tinged with a sense of detachment born of wandering and hardship.
"I left my homeland in a sorry state and wandered aimlessly, eventually settling down there. I originally intended to find my way back home, but fate played a cruel trick on me, and I ended up in this Ninja World by accident. It was quite an unexpected turn of events."
He raised his hand and held up the medicine in the dim light of the room, gently waving it. The liquid inside the tube flowed slowly, shimmering with tiny, shimmering lights.
"This is the first generation of Gene Serum jointly developed by our researchers, combining the top scientific research system of the One Piece World."
Its core function is simple: to deeply explore and elevate the hidden bloodline Origin of the Uchiha Clan to its extreme.
Natsu looked up at Jin, whose expression was shaken, and spoke each word clearly and firmly.
"Its final effect truly surpasses that of Hashirama Senju's cell transplant. Its value is self-evident; you should understand it better than anyone else."
Jin's eyes lit up instantly, his long-dormant ambition and expectations surging forth at this moment.
In fact, from the moment he formed an alliance with the Uzumaki Clan and established the Flame Ninja Village, he secretly built a hidden laboratory, focusing on studying bloodline genes, attempting to break the bloodline shackles of the Uchiha Clan and uncover the ultimate power hidden within the clan members.
However, the entire research was stuck at the most critical bottleneck from beginning to end.
He lacks a sufficiently top-tier Origin element.
Looking across the entire Ninja World, only Hashirama Senju's Sage Body cells could serve as a core sample to break through the limitations. But how could he dare to touch them?
If he dares to make even the slightest move against Hashirama's body, Tobirama Senju, with his ruthless decisiveness, will undoubtedly Flying Thunder God attack immediately, fighting to the death.
At that time, the entire Konoha will regard him as a major threat and relentlessly pursue and attack him. The accumulated strength of the Flame Ninja Village over the years will be destroyed in an instant.
He had considered attacking Tobirama, but then completely rejected the idea. If he were to severely injure or kill Tobirama, Hashirama would be unstoppable in Hashirama rage, and no one in the world could protect the Flame Ninja Village.
The Uzumaki Clan does indeed retain the bloodline of the Sage Body, but it is ultimately only an incomplete and simplified version. It is not on the same level Hashirama's towering and Origin Sage Body, and it cannot support groundbreaking experiments at all.
Over the years, his Mangekyo Sharingan eye power had already reached the ceiling of his current level, stuck at a bottleneck, with no further progress.
If he could obtain this Gene Serum and fully activate the Uchiha's ultimate bloodline, would it mean he had a chance to unlock the complete Susanoo?
Does this mean he can break through his own limits and possess terrifying combat power comparable to Madara Uchiha at his current level?
Upon realizing this, Jin's breathing slowed unconsciously, his eyes filled with fervent anticipation.
The shackles that had weighed on my heart for so many years seemed to finally see the light of dawn breaking through them.
Jin slowly inhaled, forcibly suppressing the surging anticipation in his heart. He straightened his back again, crossed his hands and placed them flat on the table, and the composure he used to display when dealing with various parties returned to his former self.
He knew perfectly well that this conversation was not just casual chatter; Natsu was scrutinizing him, and every word he uttered would determine the future fate of the entire Flame Ninja Village.
"Whatever Your Excellency Natsu wishes to ask, I will tell you everything."
Jin reached out and pushed the map of the Land of Fire spread out on the table between the two of them. His fingertips landed steadily on the territory markers of the Flame Ninja Village, slowly dismantling the entire layout he had painstakingly built over the years.
"Let's start with the dealings with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire."
The Daimyo never favored the Uchiha; he simply needed a force to restrain Konoha.
Hashirama may have been peace-loving, but his strength was simply too outstanding. The Daimyo knew that if Konoha continued to grow stronger, no force in the entire country could restrain the Senju Clan. Flame Ninja Village was the bargaining chip I handed him.
As long as Konoha remains standing, this pawn will have value.
But there's always another side to everything. If Konoha were to fall, the Daimyo would not offer any protection to the Flame Ninja Village, which would lose its checks and balances.
Next, let's talk about the three clans that depend on this place: Kaguya Clan, Yuki, and Uzumaki.
The Kaguya Clan clan are naturally skilled in close combat. During the Sengoku period, they were regarded as weapons of slaughter and hated by everyone. I gave them a safe place to settle down and not have to run away, and that's why they were willing to submit to me.
Yuki's situation is similar; his Ice Release Bloodline has always been coveted by major nations, and the crisis of his entire clan's annihilation hangs over him year-round.
The only one whose thoughts were hard to fathom Ashina Uzumaki. He chose to stand on my side, regardless of our relationship, simply because I presented concrete evidence that convinced him the threat posed by the Ōtsutsuki Clan was not unfounded.
He turned his head to look at Natsu, "You seem to see this secret more clearly than I do."
Finally, let's look at the situation on Konoha's side.
Hashirama nature, and his unwavering ideals would never allow him to initiate a war among his own people.
Tobirama stark contrast, Tobirama has been tirelessly lobbying the Konoha higher-ups, constantly submitting proposals to restrict and sanction Flame Ninja Village.
As long as Madara remains on this land, Hashirama can still suppress his brother's radical ideas. But once Madara leaves with you, Tobirama's influence will only grow stronger day by day.
"By then, even if Hashirama has no intention of starting a war, the pro-war faction within Konoha will coerce him into launching a military campaign."
His fingertip traced a clear line between Konoha and Flame Ninja Village on the map, his brow furrowing slightly. "Originally, I planned to use Madara's power to balance Hashirama, but now that Madara is determined to leave, this plan has to be scrapped and rebuilt."