MTLNOVEL Chapter 132: Chapter 132: Deal Sealed
Early in the morning, the Raikage invited you to the training grounds for a quick spar while no one else was around.
It was obvious—if you lacked the strength to win against the Raikage in a spar, yet still held the secret to such a miraculous medicine, things wouldn't end well for you.
The Raikage suggested an arm-wrestling match.
But you knew full well that even with the Uzumaki bloodline running through your veins, without time to develop your body or specialized physical training, there was no way you could match him in raw Strength.
If you recklessly used the Light-Weight Rock Technique, it might get exposed—and that would only cheapen your victory.
So, instead, you challenged him to a proper fight.
The Raikage immediately activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, coating his entire body in chakra and lunging at you with speed far beyond normal human reflexes.
You didn't activate the Sharingan. Instead, you gathered the Fire Release chakra you had refined through countless trials, concentrating it at your fingertips.
Boom!
A tracking Fire Dragon Bullet caught the Raikage just as he hit maximum speed and was preparing a killing blow, throwing him off-balance.
The second Fire Dragon Bullet was narrowly dodged, but its shockwave blasted him into the air.
While the Fourth Raikage's taijutsu was formidable, it still couldn't match Might Guy with the Eighth Gate open—there was no way he could walk on air.
You followed up with several high-pressure Fire Dragon Bullets, tearing straight through the chakra cloak surrounding his body.
Each of these explosive bullets packed power equivalent to a full-strength Great Fire Dragon Technique.
You developed this level of chakra compression only after awakening the Six Tomoe Sharingan and further advancing your knowledge of Sealing Arts. It was a refinement—an evolution—beyond your previous peak in Fire Release.
A hundred feet high, and still climbing.
Even a Stage Two Susanoo could be cracked under this firepower!
Combined with the Raikage's slight underestimation of you, it allowed for an easy victory.
Had the Raikage gone all-out with a fight-to-the-death mindset, you might've had no choice but to reveal your Sharingan.
Despite having his chakra mode broken and suffering burns from the lingering fire, the Raikage's body held strong—he truly lived up to the reputation of a battle-hardened character found in countless works. All he sustained were minor surface burns.
With your strength proven, you were now acknowledged as being on the same level.
The Raikage agreed to the deal.
As for the Land of Lightning's daimyō, after drinking the bloodline essence diluted a million times yesterday, he had surprisingly lasted the entire night in battle—just like the Raikage. Overestimating his physical condition, he was now bedridden and unable to get up...
However, the Raikage insisted you pay with bloodline essence.
He proposed that each month, he deliver at least 300 ninja corpses to the battle arena, in exchange for ten vials of bloodline essence.
This was far from what you had in mind.
Too much bloodline essence might allow you to profit in the short term, but over time, there was the risk of it leaking out or being deciphered.
After much back-and-forth, the Raikage finally compromised. The new agreement would be settled in either chakra metal or gold.
At the arena:
A dead jōnin would be worth 50 grams of chakra metal.
A chūnin, 10 grams.
A genin, only 1 gram.
Unfortunate trainees who died during training? Free of charge.
If paid in gold, the value would double.
In private, you used ten vials of bloodline essence—packaged like mysterious medicine—to trade with the Raikage for two Kekkei Genkai from the Clan of the Chinoike: the 〖Ketsuryūgan〗.
You also asked the Raikage to keep a close eye on "Uchiha Kirin." He must be kept alive, but aside from that, he should receive no special treatment compared to the other combatants.
You were already prepared for the possibility that the Raikage might try to use "Uchiha Kirin" to mass-produce Uchiha.
As a true Uchiha, you would never allow your clan's bloodline to be spread without your knowledge.
Long before arriving here, you had already followed the "Pet Neutering Manual" that Boss Black Cat somehow got his paws on. You performed surgery on the so-called "Uchiha Kirin"—who was, in truth, Konohamaru—removing the offending parts, burning them to ash, and healing him using Mystical Palm Technique…
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〖Day 15〗
After sending off the Raikage and the visibly exhausted daimyō of the Land of Lightning, your business here was finished.
The region was a tangled web of powers, and with a sinister cult lurking dangerously close, you decided it was time to relocate.
It was time to build a force of your own.
You were a Kage-level combatant now—what, were you supposed to keep grinding missions to make money, then personally haul 300-plus ninja corpses to some secret base just to brew mysterious potions?
Even Madara had White Zetsu running errands for him.
At least Orochimaru had a freakish crew of underlings, not to mention Kabuto, who inherited his mantle.
Nagato had it even better—he went big, forming an organization where Kage-level fighters were the core, and jōnin were mere foot soldiers or expendables.
After weighing your options, you decided the Land of Water was your best bet.
It had the isolated Land of Waves, the ruins of the destroyed Uzushiogakure, and the many Kekkei Genkai users of Kirigakure—ideal research subjects.
It was far from the Akatsuki's base in the Land of Rain, Orochimaru's hideout in the Land of Fields, and the cult's nest in the Land of Hot Water—reducing the risk of unnecessary conflict.
It would also make it easier to investigate the whereabouts of Black Zetsu and Obito and wipe them out in one strike.
Also... weren't the remnants of the Hyūga clan said to be in this region too?
No matter how you looked at it, this land of spiritual fortune was meant to be yours!
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〖Day 16〗
After making a deal with the arena to deliver the next batch in a month, you began your journey.
At the border of the Land of Hot Water, you summoned a luxury carriage.
You scattered a handful of gold nuggets, hired over a dozen chūnin, and changed your appearance. Now posing as a black-market merchant from the Land of Hot Water, your journey began.
Your first destination: Konohagakure.
Along the way, you bought some local herbs native to the Land of Hot Water and picked up a few ninja corpses, helping you better sell the appearance of a shady merchant.
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〖Day 17〗
You placed various levels of barrier techniques on your own carriage and those carrying your goods to prevent spying.
Then you summoned Boss Black Cat and continued working on your Sealing Arts while petting him.
You were contemplating how to embed a special seal in diluted bloodline essence—one that wouldn't interfere with the drug's effects, but would activate and self-destruct if subjected to research…
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〖Day 18〗
You realized your understanding of sealing was still too shallow.
When it came to anti-theft seals, you had no clue where to begin.
You considered studying the Sealing Scroll Compendium, which might contain advanced techniques—but you weren't in the mood to read it right now.
Instead, you brought out a small pot of poisonous herbs, locked yourself inside the carriage, and drew your Black-Blade Tachi.
You successfully extracted the poison flame from the blade.
With the power of the Six Tomoe Sharingan and your enhanced Fire Release mastery, you refined the poison flame with ease, using only the herb as a catalyst.
You then sealed the poison flame along with the Flame of the Infested inside you using the Eight Trigrams Seal.
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〖Day 19〗
You returned to Konoha.
Thanks to Hiruzen Sarutobi's efforts to keep up appearances, the village remained peaceful and orderly on the surface.
Boss Black Cat used the Transformation Technique to take on your form, wearing the same golden mask. With the senjutsu of the Ninja Cat Clan perfectly suppressing his chakra, and a little bribery, he entered Konoha without issue.
You, on the other hand, used Transparent Escape to erase your presence and physical form, floating into Konoha with the Light-Weight Rock Technique.
Along the way, you overheard someone in a restaurant loudly bragging about their latest gossip, and your curiosity got the better of you.
—What's this about the ghost of Uchiha Madara?
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