Bloodline Tempering Potion, Obito's Shock!

Black Zetsu, clinging to half of White Zetsu's body, began plotting in secret.

Obito did not know the full story, but Black Zetsu, who had lived for over a thousand years, knew it very well.

"Where did that brat Lu Ming learn such a world-shaking secret?"

Black Zetsu pondered silently.

"The Uchiha are Indra's descendants, and the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, combined with the power of the Senju, can evolve into the legendary Rinnegan! This confirms the Uchiha's connection to the Sage of Six Paths!"

Black Zetsu knew full well that once this secret was made public, it would trigger a chain reaction.

Killing intent flashed in Obito's single eye.

The appearance of Lu Ming, Shisui, and Fugaku—three Mangekyō Sharingan wielders within the Uchiha—was enough to destroy the Eye of the Moon Plan he had cultivated for years.

Those three Mangekyō wielders had already surpassed Obito's control, becoming variables on his path to overturning the Shinobi World.

"An Uchiha empowered by three Mangekyō Sharingan has already exceeded my expectations in strength."

Obito clenched his fists.

"We absolutely cannot allow them to keep growing. Otherwise, the entire plan will be ruined."

Obito made his decision.

"White Zetsu, send more men to monitor Konoha."

"I need to find an opportunity to test Lu Ming and the Uchiha's strength."

"At the same time, shift the plan's focus onto the Uchiha Clan. We must use this chance to suppress them."

A conspiracy targeting the Uchiha Clan and Lu Ming began taking shape in Obito and Black Zetsu's minds.

Meanwhile, in Konoha, at Root's underground base.

Candlelight flickered across the walls, illuminating Shimura Danzō's face.

Danzo sat in his chair, his right wrist wrapped in bandages—the mark left by Lu Ming severing it.

"Uchiha Lu Ming... three Mangekyō wielders..."

Danzo muttered to himself. Every time he spoke that name, his killing intent surged another degree.

Footsteps shattered the silence of the underground chamber.

An elite Root operative wearing an animal mask led a man in a black cloak into the room.

"Lord Danzo."

The elite Root operative dropped to one knee and reported, "The envoy from Kumogakure has arrived."

Danzo waved his hand, signaling his subordinate to withdraw.

The man removed his hood, revealing a face marked by Kumogakure's distinctive features.

"Lord Danzo, sorry for the disturbance at this late hour."

The Kumogakure envoy took out a scroll bearing the Raikage's seal and handed it to Danzo.

"This is an order issued by the Fourth Raikage."

Danzo accepted the scroll with his left hand and unrolled it.

He read its contents.

"The Raikage is uneasy over the changes within Konoha's Uchiha Clan, especially their new clan head, Lu Ming."

The Kumogakure envoy conveyed the Raikage's will.

"Lu Ming's public declaration at the banquet that the Uchiha are descendants of the Sage of Six Paths has already reached Kumogakure through our intelligence network."

"The Raikage has concluded that the Uchiha Clan's three Mangekyō-level combatants and their bloodline foundation now threaten the balance of the Shinobi World."

The envoy looked at Danzo and revealed the Raikage's ultimate objective.

"The Raikage has issued an order targeting the Uchiha Clan."

"Lu Ming's claim of being descendants of the Sage of Six Paths has led the Raikage to conclude that the Uchiha must be studied and monitored to prevent them from losing control."

Deep within the Uchiha District lay a completely sealed underground chamber.

The surrounding walls were carved with intricate soundproofing and defensive runes, completely isolating the room from the outside world.

Lu Ming stood before a stone platform at the center of the chamber, sweat covering his forehead. His hands maintained the formation's gestures as golden light poured from his palms, enveloping ten bundles of medicinal ingredients on the platform.

This was the Basic Alchemy granted to him by the system!

"Condense!"

Lu Ming let out a low shout as chakra poured from his body.

The century-old wild ginseng, exceedingly rare chakra crystals,

and more than a dozen precious herbs unavailable anywhere on the market rapidly dissolved, purified, and fused beneath the golden light of alchemy.

The process allowed no room for distraction. One small mistake, and these priceless medicinal ingredients would turn to ash.

After three full hours of extreme effort.

With a soft hum, the golden light withdrew.

Three bottles of liquid, contained in transparent glass test tubes and giving off an eerie dark-red glow, rested quietly on the stone platform before Lu Ming.

"It finally worked."

Lu Ming let out a breath and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

It had taken ten sets of extremely precious ingredients and seven failures just to barely produce these three bottles of Basic Bloodline Tempering Potion.

He picked up one of them and looked at the dark-red liquid swirling inside.

This was a heaven-defying treasure capable of directly purifying one's bloodline and breaking through the shackles of talent!

"It's good stuff, but I need someone to test its exact effects and tolerance limit first."

Lu Ming did not hesitate. He immediately ordered the guards outside, "Go. Bring Nanami here."

Less than five minutes later, Nanami Uchiha, dressed in a dark combat uniform, hurried into the chamber.

"Clan Head, you summoned me?" Nanami dropped to one knee, her expression respectful.

"Get up." Lu Ming held a Bloodline Tempering Potion out before Nanami. "Drink this."

Nanami did not even look at what was inside the test tube. She pulled out the stopper, raised her head, and drained it in one gulp.

The members of the Temple held fanatical devotion and trust toward Lu Ming. Even if he handed them poison that would burn through their guts, they would swallow it.

The instant the potion entered her throat.

"Urgh!"

Nanami's face turned deathly pale. She clutched her throat and collapsed uncontrollably to her knees.

Violent power coursed through her meridians, flowing through every cell and every inch of bone in her body!

"It hurts... Clan Head... my body is going to split apart!"

Nanami gritted her teeth. Veins bulged across her forehead, and blood seeped from the corners of her mouth.

This process of forcibly removing impurities from her body and purifying her bloodline was ten times more painful than being cut by a thousand blades!

"Steady your mind! Don't resist that power!"

Lu Ming shouted, his eyes fixed on the flow of chakra within Nanami's body.

"Do as I say! Guide that scorching current through your main meridians and use it to strike at your chakra bottleneck!"

Nanami gathered every last shred of consciousness and, following Lu Ming's instructions, guided the violent medicinal power into a charge.

Once! Twice! Three times!

Under the torment of such extreme agony, the concentration of Uchiha blood within Nanami's body began skyrocketing madly!

After several impacts, a sound like shackles breaking came from within Nanami's body.

Vast chakra erupted from Nanami's body!

A violent shockwave swept through the entire underground chamber. The defensive runes on the walls lit up, letting out groans as though they could barely endure the strain!

"This amount of chakra..."

Lu Ming stood at the center of the blast, his black ceremonial robe snapping in the wind. He looked at Nanami kneeling on the ground.

Nanami opened her eyes!

The three tomoe in her eyes spun wildly, their color deepening into a blood-red so rich it seemed ready to drip. The tomoe had condensed to the extreme, nearly connecting together!

Even more terrifying was the aura emanating from her body.

That was not an aura an Elite Jonin could possess.

"Kage Level! She forcibly broke through the shackles of Jonin and entered the Kage Level directly!" Lu Ming burst into laughter.

Nanami stared blankly at her hands, feeling the vast, surging chakra within her body—chakra so immense it seemed as though it would never run out. She was utterly stunned.

"Clan Head... I... I broke through?"

Nanami had been stuck at the Elite Jonin bottleneck for two full years. No matter how desperately she trained, she could not advance a single step.

Yet now, with just one bottle of potion,

she had actually crossed the chasm that countless shinobi could never cross in their entire lives!

"Thank you, Clan Head, for granting me this potion! Nanami is willing to brave fire and water for you, even unto death!"

Nanami slammed her forehead heavily against the floor, tears filling her eyes.