"Have we dug up something incredible?"
Gen'yō raised an eyebrow and took the scroll sealed with the highest-level encryption technique of Iwagakure from Obito's hand.
Unrolling the scroll, Ōnoki's signature flamboyant handwriting came into view, but between the lines was an undisguised shock and a hint of fear.
Lord Gen'yō personally declares:
While recently consolidating the ten mines you bestowed upon me, I discovered that beneath the deepest shaft of one of them lies what appears to be a vast, unknown underground void. We dispatched our most elite Earth Release ninjas to investigate, but they all went mad. The survivors' reports were incoherent, repeatedly mentioning only a few words: living veins, the breath of a dragon, and a golden ocean of Chakra.
I dare not venture deeper without authorization; this matter is of great importance, and the mine has been completely sealed off. I fear only you can make the decision. I suspect that some ancient monster may be suppressed beneath it.
Ancient monsters? Living mineral veins?
Gen'yō's eyes instantly sharpened.
He almost immediately connected the contents of the letter with the quest to find the Dragon Vein vein that the system had just released.
This isn't some monster at all! This is clearly an incredible opportunity delivered to our doorstep by the system!
"Boss, what's this old man up to?" Obito muttered from the side. "Could he be trying to set us up?"
"He wouldn't dare." Gen'yō casually crushed the scroll into ashes, his tone calm yet brimming with absolute confidence. "Even if he had a hundred lives, he wouldn't dare test me with something like this. He's genuinely afraid, afraid of digging up something he can't handle, and wants me to be the cleaner."
"Shall we go?" Shisui walked over as well, his expression grave.
"Go, of course I'll go." A cold smile curled at the corner of Gen'yō's lips. "Not only will I go, but I'll make him willingly hand that dragon to me."
He turned to Itachi, who had just recovered from his meditation and was still somewhat pale, and said, "Itachi, from today onwards, your training ground will be in my castle tower. You are not allowed to leave without my permission."
"Yes, teacher," Itachi replied respectfully. He knew that Gen'yō was going to take action personally.
Gen'yō nodded, then ordered Obito and Shisui: "Pass on my orders! Assemble the entire Shadow Guard! Bring the latest 100 sets of ' Flame Demon ' standard armor and ' Lightning Blade ' katana produced by the Forge of the Lord of War."
" Shisui, you lead the vanguard to the mine that Ōnoki mentioned immediately. Remember, surround it but don't probe; keep all news of it blocked."
" Obito, come with me. We're going to Iwagakure. I want to see what kind of thing could scare Ōnoki like this."
"Alright, boss!" Obito clenched his fist excitedly.
Half an hour later, in the Tsuchikage's office in Iwagakure.
When Uchiha Gen'yō's figure appeared silently in the center of the office as if by teleportation, Ōnoki, who was pacing back and forth anxiously, was so startled that he almost fell to the ground.
"Xuan... Lord Gen'yō! What's wrong...?"
"I received the letter." Gen'yō ignored his lapse in composure and went straight to the point, "Take me to see him."
Looking into Gen'yō's unfathomable purple-gold eyes, Ōnoki swallowed hard and nodded repeatedly, "Yes! Yes! This way, please!"
Under the personal guidance of the Tsuchikage, Gen'yō and Obito quickly arrived at the heavily guarded mine.
As soon as you approach the mine entrance, a surge of pure Chakra, so immense it's almost suffocating, and brimming with life, washes over you.
The purity of that Chakra even far surpasses that of the Tailed Beast!
"Boss, what's down there..." Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan spun rapidly. He could feel his body trembling with excitement because of this enormous Natural Energy.
"It really is Dragon Vein." Gen'yō realized.
This is not a monster at all; it is a massive mineral vein that has been dormant for thousands of years, formed from the convergence of high-purity Chakra Metal and Natural Energy. It has developed a faint consciousness, which is why those Earth Release ninjas mistook it for a living creature.
" Lord Gen'yō, look..." Ōnoki carefully observed Gen'yō's expression from the side.
Gen'yō glanced down expressionlessly, then frowned as if to appear serious.
"The situation is more serious than I imagined." Gen'yō's voice was deep and filled with a sense of oppression. "This is not a monster. This is one of the sealing sites used by the Sage of Six Paths to suppress something ominous in ancient times. This aura is of the same origin as Princess Kaguya. Once it fully awakens, the entire Land of Earth and even the entire Shinobi World will be turned into a wasteland."
Princess Kaguya?!
Upon hearing this legendary name, Ōnoki's old face turned deathly pale, and his legs nearly gave way, causing him to lose his balance.
"Then... what should we do?!" His voice trembled.
"There is a way," Gen'yō, his hands behind his back, his tone becoming enigmatic. "Only the Eye of God of my Uchiha Clan, combined with the power of the World Tree of our sacred land, can completely purify and seal this level of evil."
"But..." Gen'yō changed the subject, sighing, "Transferring and purifying such a massive amount of ominous energy would be a huge burden on my Uchiha Sacred Land. I would need to expend enormous resources to build an unprecedented Demon-Suppressing Furnace, and at least a hundred clansmen with awakened Mangekyo Sharingan would be needed to guard it day and night. The price is too high."
Upon hearing this, Ōnoki immediately understood what Gen'yō meant.
This is an attempt to get something in return from him!
But at this moment, compared to the life and death of the entire Iwagakure, what does any price matter?
"My lord!" Ōnoki suddenly knelt down on one knee with a thud, his attitude extremely sincere. "I beg you to save my Iwagakure! Save the Land of Earth! As long as you are willing to help, don't mention the price! From this day forward, my Iwagakure and the entire Land of Earth will follow your lead!"
"Whatever you need, I'll give you! Even if you wanted my head, I wouldn't bat an eye!"
This statement left Obito nearby, completely dumbfounded.
The boss's ability to get something for nothing is truly amazing!
Gen'yō looked at Tsuchikage Ying kneeling before him, a cold smile playing on his lips, but his face still wore a sorrowful expression of "for the sake of all living beings."
"Fine. For Akahoshi's sake, I'll take care of this."
He slowly reached out and placed his hand on Ōnoki's shoulder.
"However, the purification site must be located in my Uchiha Sacred Land. This mineral vein, along with the land within three hundred li around it, will be designated as a forbidden area for my Uchiha from today onwards. No one is allowed to approach."
"That's natural! That's natural!" Ōnoki nodded vigorously.
Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully acquired ownership of the " Dragon Vein-Level Chakra Mine "!
The mission " The Cornerstone of the Empire " is complete! The " Empire Foundation Gift Pack " is being distributed!
Congratulations, host, you have obtained:
1. Divine Building Blueprint: Heavenly Floating City Construction Module (Core Power Reactor)!
2. Rare Kekkei Genkai: Crystal Release Development Scroll!
3. Clan Prosperity increased by 100,000 points!
A barely perceptible fervor flashed deep within Gen'yō's eyes.
Heavenly Floating City!
He originally only wanted to build a ground-based military fortress, but the system gave him much more!
He wanted to establish a true Divine Kingdom that floated above the nine heavens!
However, just as he was preparing to return to the Holy Land with this enormous gain, his evolving Eye of God suddenly detected an extremely faint yet incredibly familiar sense of being watched.
That feeling came from the deepest part of the Dragon Vein beneath my feet.
Gen'yō frowned slightly, and subtly infused a trace of Kamui power into it.
At the core of the Dragon Vein, tens of thousands of meters underground, he "saw" a black substance, not belonging to this world, encased in golden ore.
On the surface of that black substance, a scarlet, single -Tomoe eye was staring intently at him.
"This is..." Gen'yō's pupils suddenly contracted.
Those aren't eyes.
Was it a living cell, filled with endless malice and resentment?
"Boss, what's wrong?" Obito noticed the sudden change in Gen'yō's aura.
Gen'yō withdrew his gaze, his expression returning to normal, but the killing intent in his eyes was extremely intense.
"Nothing," he said casually, "Just found a bug that needs to be dealt with."
He looked up at the northern sky, a cruel smile curling at the corner of his lips.
" Obito, it seems our Ōtsutsuki Exploration Plan will need to add a new exhibit."