"System, does chakra have flaws?" After discovering that the system still had a conscience, Uchiha Yinglang realized he could ask it some questions. It cost nothing anyway, so he might as well ask!
After all, his teachers in his previous life had said he could ask them about anything he did not understand.
Now that I have a "good teacher" like the system, what reason do I have not to ask?
[Ding! Host! It certainly does!]
"The problem lies in the chakra seeds, right?" Uchiha Yinglang asked again in his mind.
[That's right, host!]
After receiving the system's confirmation, Uchiha Yinglang immediately sank into thought.
Uchiha Yinglang had long suspected that chakra had flaws! What world's supernatural power could be this shameless? Rather than extending lifespans, it shortened them.
Ninjas had an average lifespan of no more than forty years, and supreme powerhouses like Hashirama Senju had died in their prime! Madara Uchiha had needed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to prolong his life!
Chakra was not even as good as the cultivation system of a certain bottom-tier fantasy world!
Of course, chakra itself was not to blame for its practitioners' inability to live long lives. The fault lay with the person who had distributed it.
Kaguya Otsutsuki, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and the others also cultivated chakra, yet they could live indefinitely while ninjas could not! Wasn't the problem obvious?
There was something wrong with the chakra seeds distributed by the Sage of Six Paths!
Having read plenty of fantasy novels in his previous life, Uchiha Yinglang had reason to believe that the Sage of Six Paths had held something back when it came to the chakra seeds.
For example, he could have added restrictions that limited or completely prevented chakra from nourishing the human body's vital essence, leaving ninjas unable to live long lives.
Or he could have "improved" them so that extracting chakra consumed vital essence, making ninjas stronger but shortening their lives.
Even more likely, he had installed a "back door" in the chakra seeds, such as implanting a special cursed seal in them. This cursed seal would normally remain dormant, but if anyone became an enemy of the Sage of Six Paths, he could use it to kill them.
If calling it a cursed seal was hard to understand, there was another name for it.
The Caged Bird Seal!
And that was only one possible "back door." The Sage of Six Paths could also have infused the chakra seeds with energy that influenced people's personalities! It could make chakra practitioners extremely evil or extremely kind!
Take Naruto, for instance: no matter what wrongs an enemy committed, they would be forgiven as long as they admitted their mistakes.
Even though Obito had killed his parents, he could still forgive him, without caring at all what his parents thought.
Uchiha Yinglang had only one thing to say to that: Bastard!
Then Uchiha Yinglang realized that the Sage of Six Paths must have tampered with his two sons' souls.
Otherwise, how could he be so indifferent toward his own flesh and blood and leave their conflict unchecked?
The Sage of Six Paths himself had already hidden away in the Pure Land like some old turtle!
He had left his two sons to reincarnate endlessly in the real world, fighting each other in every incarnation and keeping the Shinobi World in chaos for a thousand years!
Never mind any claim that the Sage of Six Paths was already dead! Even Orochimaru in later years had a life-extending method like Living Corpse Reincarnation. How could the Sage of Six Paths, the forefather of ninjas, not have something more advanced?
Uchiha Yinglang guessed that the Sage of Six Paths was something akin to a ghost cultivator. It was also possible that he was following the path of a false god, using the Pure Land as his divine kingdom.
More likely still, it was both.
He had taken two paths of cultivation!
Even more troublesome, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths, had a brother, Hamura Otsutsuki!
If Hagoromo Otsutsuki was still alive, there was no reason Hamura Otsutsuki would be dead!
For the Sage of Six Paths to be the mastermind behind the Shinobi World, his strength is most likely at the six paths peak! Any lower, and he couldn't keep things under control. Any higher, and he could counterattack the Ōtsutsuki Clan! Hamura Otsutsuki should be at that level too. The more Uchiha Yinglang thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. So my opponents are at least two six paths peak powerhouses.
Then Uchiha Yinglang began planning his development in his head.
First, prioritize taijutsu over ninjutsu. The Sage of Six Paths has Truth-Seeking Orbs, so ninjutsu is ineffective against him. That means I must prioritize taijutsu training and master some taijutsu moves that can damage souls. If the Shinobi World's taijutsu won't do, I'll use the draws and create some taijutsu moves.
Second, I must not cultivate chakra. Until I find a way to solve the problem with the chakra seeds, I will always be nothing more than an Uchiha clansman with scant chakra reserves as far as outsiders are concerned!
Third, I must create my own senjutsu. What is the Sage of Six Paths? A sage! He's most likely a top expert in senjutsu too! The senjutsu of the Three Great Sage Lands couldn't possibly affect him! I must create my own senjutsu and Sage Mode, and even use Sage Mode to develop an immortal cultivation system.
In summary, focus on taijutsu and extract small amounts of chakra, presenting myself to outsiders as something like Rock Lee or Kakashi Hatake in later years. In secret, develop senjutsu with the system's help and resolve chakra's flaws.
Right! There's also the Great Toad Sage! Uchiha Yinglang began analyzing that old toad in his mind.
He has the ability to prophesy. That's a troublesome ability.
No! The Great Toad Sage's prophetic ability isn't invincible! It has flaws!
First, the visions themselves are fragmented. He can only see disjointed fragments of dreams and knows nothing else. That flaw really screwed Jiraiya over in later years!
Then there are blind spots in the prophecies. The prophecy said the Shinobi World would achieve lasting peace, but Boruto: Naruto Next Generations overturned that outright! Momoshiki Otsutsuki, Urashiki Otsutsuki, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and the others weren't in the prophecy at all! The prophecies might not be able to see threats from beyond the Shinobi World! Or threats outside the ninja system!
Finally, the Great Toad Sage is too old! Most elderly people have failing eyesight, poor memory, and limited energy. The old toad would have those weaknesses too, and all of them would directly affect the accuracy of his prophecies!
Having learned that the prophecies were not invincible, Uchiha Yinglang began considering how to target and defeat them.
Since the prophecies have blind spots, I can search for a new continent beyond the Shinobi World, then establish a country there and build up my forces. Earth couldn't possibly have only the Shinobi World's continent. There have always been other continents!
The Great Toad Sage is too old, so I'll hide among the crowds to blur his view of me, flood his prophecies with vast numbers of insignificant little events, such as conflicts between small countries, and draw his attention with seemingly crucial events, such as a Shinobi World War!
With everything planned out, Uchiha Yinglang began his first draw.
Uchiha Yinglang silently said to himself, One draw every seven days. I hope I get something good today. System! Draw!
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have received "A taijutsu genius's training experience (from a certain high-martial world)."]
The system's icy notification rang out in Uchiha Tianxiu's mind, but to Uchiha Yinglang, who had just drawn a "golden legendary," what a crisp, delightful sound it was. He truly hoped he would hear similar sounds from now on...
All right, back to the matter at hand.
Memories appeared in Uchiha Yinglang's mind, and he instantly learned countless techniques for exerting force, weaknesses in the human body's meridians, body-tempering methods that pushed beyond the limits, and all manner of bizarre, vicious close-combat killing arts. This knowledge did not come from the Shinobi World, and some of its principles even involved concepts from completely unfamiliar systems, such as "qi," "True qi," "Inner power," "Dark force," and "gang force."
A pillow delivered just as I was getting sleepy, Uchiha Yinglang thought. I feel so refreshed right now!
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