My clan was exterminated when I was three years old, and you want me to beat Uchiha Itachi? Chapter 216

These three seemingly independent systems are, in fact, inextricably linked to the essence of ninjutsu:

To condense authority and become a god, the prerequisite is to push the path of ninjutsu to its extreme, and then draw power from the Rinnegan, or other equivalent sources.

To capture the power of rules from nature, and then combine the two to become a god.

Breathing techniques, on the other hand, seem unique, bypassing the chakra system while simultaneously strengthening both spirit and body, and developing potential.

In reality, the method of cultivating the ultimate technique still involves endless training, bearing a striking resemblance to basic taijutsu in ninjutsu, or forbidden techniques like the Eight Inner Gates.

It is a path directly aimed at self-development.

Compared to the Otsutsuki clan’s path to godhood, one is internal and the other external; one advocates plundering the rule-power from heaven and earth, while the other focuses on developing one’s own potential.

Between the two, it is even possible to create something more powerful when fused, like “Rule Extremity.”

Moreover, this approach can bypass the drawback of being locked into oneself after condensing authority!

Undoubtedly, this is a broad and promising path to power laid out before Uchiha Kirin.

However, he was not satisfied with this.

Ninjutsu, rather than being a standalone art, is more accurately described as a remnant of the age of gods on this planet, a product of adaptation after being permeated by chakra…

Over thousands, even tens of thousands of years, countless inheritances have been mixed within it.

Without even looking too far, just take sealing jutsu: its operating principle is completely different from conventional ninjutsu, and its origin must predate the introduction of chakra into the ninja world!

And then there are those strange and peculiar forbidden jutsu treasured by major powers; some of them might very well be modified versions of other cultivation systems or attack methods, adapted to the chakra environment!

Such a conjecture is not without reason.

Uchiha Kirin once learned the purest senjutsu tradition from Ryūchi Cave, which did not require chakra; it could be mastered simply by compressing natural energy and letting it flow within the body.

However, after being modified for ninja cultivation,

it became Senjutsu Chakra. Although it still retained some of the power of senjutsu, it could not be stored for long periods…

A similar phenomenon was encountered during the last simulation, when he traveled through the Land of Iron.

This was regarding the cultivation of swordsmanship and sword intent. Most samurai still relied on old-fashioned methods of arduous swordsmanship training to slowly develop their own potential.

Only those with the best innate potential had the opportunity to learn a smattering of breathing techniques, thereby progressing further…

But it was clear that some samurai had already begun to use chakra sword aura to replace the sword aura generated by the body.

If the old sword saint were to die and no successor could be found to continue the essence of breathing techniques,

then once the old generation of sword masters all died out, breathing techniques would be completely cut off. If this continued, the faster-to-learn and more powerful chakra sword aura would inevitably replace it!

As for the inability to develop potential through chakra use, for young samurai eager to become stronger, this was naturally completely ignored.

Because in the early stages of potential development, the increase in combat power is simply too negligible.

This is also one of the reasons why pure taijutsu ninja are more likely to be looked down upon than pure ninjutsu or pure genjutsu ninja…

After all, even your talent, after nearly twenty years of practicing breathing techniques and sword intent in the simulation, truly broke through the shackles of 100% potential utilization, genuinely transforming potential into combat power!

It is evident that

the yesterday of Senjutsu Chakra is the today of swordsmanship and breathing technique traditions…

“Speaking of which, how many ‘Kakashis’ worth of chakra do I have now?”

『Ding, taking Kakashi as the standard unit of chakra, the holder’s chakra volume is approximately 100, 000 ‘Kakashis’.』

“Is that so? That’s too little, isn’t it?”

Hearing this answer, Uchiha Kirin felt a slight disappointment.

He hadn’t expected that with his strength, his chakra volume would only be equivalent to 100, 000 Kakashis. It was impossible not to feel a significant psychological gap.

『Ding! Please do not be disheartened, holder. You possess Otsutsuki bloodline, and your chakra’s intensity is far greater than that of ordinary ninja. If your chakra were diluted to the level of Kakashi’s intensity, it would be an immeasurable astronomical figure…』

“That does make some sense.”

Ten billion points of chakra, enough for him to form ten chakra beads. Roughly, one chakra bead is equivalent to ten thousand ‘Kakashis’.

However, even if Kakashi were to exert his utmost to unleash his most powerful ninjutsu a million times, it might not be enough to counter a single chakra bead explosion…

Uchiha Kirin nodded, put down his rice bowl, and shoved two golden-brown, fragrant roasted chicken legs into his mouth.

After easily chewing and swallowing the leg bones, he walked to the buffet table and placed five or six sizzling, oily beef steaks onto his plate.

He also got a large pile of pastries and, with a hearty appetite, devoured them all.

Who knew that

ever since he transmigrated, he had lived a life of constant apprehension, and his three-year-old body could only eat bland porridge and milk.

To secure a sliver of survival on the night of the clan massacre, Uchiha Kirin, even at a young age, had begun to strictly adhere to a ninja’s diet, almost to the point of harshness.

No greasy foods, no sugar, and he had to swallow tasteless food at precise, minute-by-minute intervals to maintain necessary nutrition…

He could only secretly reminisce about the taste of delicious food from his previous life during weary nights.

Now, with power in hand,

he no longer needed to worry about such things.

Besides, his body was too powerful; when he unleashed his serpentine true form, he was over ten meters long.

If he didn’t eat so much to provide enough energy, it would indeed affect his development and growth…

So,

on what should have been the night of the clan massacre,

you mingled with a group of Uchiha clan members, following the twenty-something-year-old youngest son of the Great Elder, and together you charged into the Akimichi clan’s newly opened all-you-can-eat restaurant to feast and celebrate.

They claimed it was a celebratory banquet for Uchiha Itachi’s misfortune, but in reality, it was all self-amusement.

Only you, the true protagonist, sat in a corner, diligently devouring nearly ninety percent of the restaurant’s inventory…

On the other hand, Obito, unable to find Uchiha Itachi,

and then temporarily informed by Danzo that the clan massacre plan was canceled, had no choice but to return home. He was fuming and constantly complaining to Black Zetsu.

To put it bluntly, Obito, with only one Mangekyo Sharingan, was a complete useless trash who couldn’t even activate Susanoo.

His taijutsu techniques were pathetic, and his strength relied on transplanted Hashirama cells and White Zetsu, yet even with both enhancements, he wasn’t much stronger than a jonin.

Few of his ninjutsu reached a passing level, and his only powerful fire release jutsu still required Kamui to distort space to achieve an effect that could be accomplished by a wind-fire composite ninjutsu.

He was practically an accessory to the Kamui Sharingan and Hashirama cells…

He only managed to get by through staying in the shadows and bullying the weak with psychological tactics.

As for Danzo,

the disappearance of over a hundred sealing squad ninja alone was enough to give him a headache for a while…

Not to mention, Uchiha Itachi was currently in the intensive care unit receiving emergency treatment.

The Fugaku family was all waiting for news at Konoha Hospital.

After all, having two dango skewers and a bamboo skewer stuck through his trachea was not a common situation.

Not everyone had Tsunade’s level of medical ninjutsu; just maintaining his breathing was already good enough…