#161 - The opportunity to pick the summer flowers
“Hehe, time to report the situation here to Madara.”
White Zetsu tightened his sleeves, covering the bit of pale skin that was showing.
“Uchiha Kiyoshi, huh… I have to tell Madara about this guy. He’s a bit too outstanding.”
White Zetsu chuckled.
He had infiltrated Kirigakure on Madara's orders, waiting for the opportune moment Madara had spoken of.
The aged Third Mizukage of Kirigakure was already under Madara’s control.
A considerable number of White Zetsu had infiltrated the vast Kirigakure.
… …
The Graveyard of Mountains.
In the dim space, the walls slowly writhed.
A pale white figure emerged from within.
“Madara, the artificial human from Kirigakure told me…”
White Zetsu's figure emerged from the ground.
The other artificial beings had already transmitted the information to him through telepathy.
Uchiha Kiyoshi's growth rate had reached an astonishing level.
This talent was many times greater than Obito, whom Madara had taken a liking to.
White Zetsu didn’t know why Madara cared about him so much.
“You wouldn’t understand.”
After listening to White Zetsu's report, Madara Uchiha, his face full of wrinkles, twitched, revealing a pair of scarlet Sharingan.
These weren’t his own eyes.
His 「Rinnegan」 had already been invested in the plan, currently far away in the Land of Rain.
Uchiha Kiyoshi was good, so good that even Madara was surprised.
But that was all there was to it.
What he needed was someone prone to extremes.
Someone who could quickly turn from love to hate.
The deeper the love, the thicker the hate would be when that time came.
Uchiha Kiyoshi was too calm. This personality was suitable for other clans, but for the Uchiha clan, it was purely a negative influence.
With such strong resilience, whether he could awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan was unknown.
“The chosen one is still Obito. We can try to win Kiyoshi over.”
Madara spoke and paused for a moment.
If his current body lost the chakra supplied by the 「Outer Path Demonic Statue」 behind him, he would die before long.
He had experienced too many battles in his youth, and now he was plagued with hidden injuries in his old age.
Unless something happened to Obito, he would choose Kiyoshi.
His body didn’t have much time left.
“Understood, Madara.”
White Zetsu chuckled, burrowed into the wall, and swam away through the earth.
Feeling White Zetsu's presence grow more distant, Madara looked up at the dark ceiling.
“Uchiha Kiyoshi, huh?”
Madara savored the name.
He had known about Kiyoshi's affairs in Konoha a long time ago.
But that wasn’t the first time he had heard the name. The first time he knew of it, he was still very young.
When he was reading ancient books, he found some sporadic events from the ancient books.
And there appeared a person named Kiyoshi in them.
It was just that the time was separated by thousands of years, and it was no longer verifiable.
In the darkness, Madara sat on the stone seat and fell into slumber once more.
… … … …
Summer passed and winter came, the battle deadlocked.
“You can rest for a day today.”
Uchiha Yashiro patted Kiyoshi on the shoulder.
In the past few months, Kiyoshi had performed excellently, killing many Kirigakure ninjas whenever they attacked.
“Okay.”
Kiyoshi nodded.
This war would last for several years. This was just the beginning.
After receiving his ration for the day, Kiyoshi walked out of the stronghold.
Fire Release Genin, Medical Genin, Illusion Genin, Sealing Genin, Swordsmanship Genin, Wind Release Genin, etc., he had all upgraded them to Chūnin.
Through merits, Kiyoshi also exchanged for some Water Release ninjutsu, obtaining the Water Release Genin entry.
He only needed the final advancement of the Water Release Genin entry to turn all the Genin entries he currently possessed into blue Chūnin entries.
“Hopefully, it will give me a purple entry.”
Kiyoshi closed the entry panel.
Now, his foundation was incomparably solid, and the many bonuses made his body more perfect.
The increase in cultivation speed was actually an increase in adaptability in a certain aspect.
The chakra attributes in the ninja world could be inherited, indicating that they were all things at the genetic level.
Kiyoshi’s genes were constantly being optimized and changed. In addition to adaptability, his resistance to many jutsu was also increasing.
What it would eventually become, Kiyoshi didn’t know either.
No one in the ninja world had ever been in his situation.
If he had to say, the process of Ōtsutsuki planting the God Tree and completing their own evolution through the 「Chakra Fruit」 was very similar to Kiyoshi.
The formation of the 「Chakra Fruit」 was the condensation of a huge amount of energy and genetic information.
Because it recorded the information of all the creatures that had ever died on the ground.
“Time to do the experiment.”
Kiyoshi pretended to rest by the river near the stronghold, avoiding the Hyūga’s vigilance, and walked outwards.
As an insider, Kiyoshi was very familiar with their guard positions, and avoiding them wasn’t too difficult.
“The timing is also ripe for Hyūga Natsu. It’s time to harvest.”
Kiyoshi thought to himself.
Counting the months since he came to the battlefield, it had been more than two and nearly three years since he came to Konoha.
Hyūga Natsu was also fifteen or sixteen years old, and could be harvested.
The bodies of ninjas developed very quickly. After all, their human cells were two or three times that of the previous life, and they couldn’t be viewed according to the old concepts at all.
Hyūga Natsu didn’t even have much difference from the body of an eighteen-year-old girl.
Legally compliant, biologically compliant.
He could even propose marriage to Hyūga Natsu now.
Of course, Kiyoshi wouldn’t do that.
He already had a preset candidate for marriage.
Hyūga Natsu, at this stage, could be regarded as a supplement pack for dōjutsu.
As for whether she would be given a title, that would be a matter for the future.
… …
“Uchiha Kiyoshi killed a lot of Kirigakure ninjas again?”
Hyūga Ginka frowned.
In addition to the war between the Land of Water and the Land of Fire, wars had also broken out in other countries.
The entire ninja world was now in chaos, with mutual infighting. Many places were filled with ninja fighting and a scene of turmoil.
Especially in small countries, wandering ninjas dared not cause chaos in large countries, so they went to small countries to burn, kill, and plunder.
“That’s right.”
Hyūga Natsu nodded respectfully, with a faint palm print on her face.
Having come here, the main family was naturally still the main family.
The branch family needed to protect the main family.
Where there were people, there would be classes.
“Come, come over here.”
Hyūga Ginka’s noble and beautiful face suddenly showed a smile.
She beckoned, asking Hyūga Natsu to sit next to her, warming Hyūga Natsu from the cold.
Hyūga Natsu was terrified, knowing that this was Hyūga Ginka’s disguise.
But if she didn’t obey Hyūga Ginka, she would probably immediately turn hostile.
“Natsu, you are his classmate, please say some good words for me.”
Hyūga Ginka breathed softly, her rosy lips carrying fragrant warmth.
“Yes…”
Listening to Hyūga Ginka’s request, or rather, order.
Hyūga Natsu nodded sadly.
