In this world, whether it's people or numbers, none of it matters. It's either you die, or I die.
Ryujiro's sole focus was on enhancing his own strength, swiftly advancing through the templates, unlocking the second template.
Merely having the Mihawk template was insufficient for dominating the entire ninja world. What he needed was a template even more terrifying than the Six Paths.
After slaying Orochimaru, Ryujiro's Mihawk template increased by 0.5%. Though not much, Ryujiro was satisfied.
It's worth noting that if he were to only refine his swordsmanship through battles within his spiritual space and with the Mihawk, he would need to go through at least thousands of battles to gain that 0.5%.
In the later stages, it would be impossible to rapidly progress through the templates as he did before by simply engaging in continuous battles.
Ryujiro's development of Armament Haki, Observation Haki and Conqueror's Haki had recently hit a bottleneck.
He had reached a high-level mastery in advanced Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki techniques like Emission, Internal Destruction and Infusion but he wanted to completely master it.
But it was proving really difficult for him as he had no one guiding him, his only source of knowledge regarding all these techniques were just coming from the One Piece anime.
He had also tried to improve these techniques by fighting Mihawk continuously, but that also didn't give him desired results.
If he could master it, perhaps his strength would increase a few notches.
As for the Future Vision of Observation Haki, aside from those with innate talent, reaching that level was no easy task, but he had made somewhat progress in that area.
His current strength was beyond that of a Kage, he was about to level of powerhouses like Hashirama and Madara.
Perhaps only a ninja like the Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure, with lightning-like speed, could pose somewhat of a threat to Ryujiro.
No even Raikage won't pose that much of threat to him.
If it were a Tailed Beast...
Ryujiro could still manage it. Whether he could sever a Tailed Beast Bomb, even Ryujiro himself wasn't sure if he could accomplish it as he had never tried it before.
But he wasn't too worried about it, because he knew with this level of Mihawk template unlocked, right now only someone like Madara could challenge him in the entire shinobi world.
A Tailed Beast Bomb was a cannon of highly compressed chakra energy. Once unleashed, destroying a small mountain was child's play.
In the quiet of the night, Ryujiro rose to his feet. The surroundings were incredibly serene, only the bustling chirping of insects could be heard.
That guy Orochimaru...
After killing him, Ryujiro didn't receive any notification from the system, nor did his progress increase.
Orochimaru hadn't truly died. In the original work, Sasuke revived Orochimaru from Anko's body using the Cursed Seal and some of his DNA.
Perhaps the condition for resurrection only required someone marked with the Cursed Seal of Heaven.
Ryujiro felt that Orochimaru's revival wasn't truly resurrection.
It was as if the Cursed Seal of Heaven acted as a checkpoint; Orochimaru merely divided his body and soul, leaving some cells in the person he marked with the seal.
Through these cells, Orochimaru could achieve a certain degree of resurrection.
After all, Orochimaru mastered core technology.
If Orochimaru had truly died so easily, it would be too dull. This was also an experiment conducted by Ryujiro.
Moreover, no one knew what he and Orochimaru had discussed in the end.
For a mad scientist like Orochimaru, he couldn't refuse what Ryujiro said, that is, the artificial creation of Kekkei Genkai.
It could even produce a large number of cloned Kekkei Genkai.
In the sequel Boruto, Shin is not a member of the Uchiha clan.
Originally, he was one of Orochimaru's experiments, possessing a special physique that allowed him to undergo organ transplants without rejection. Later, he mass-produced cloned individuals.
The cloning of Kekkei Genkai was feasible.
Although Shin wasn't a member of the Uchiha clan, as long as he received Uchiha DNA and had no rejection, he could activate the Sharingan, and even the Mangekyo Sharingan.
With Shin's cells as a medium, coupled with the cells of Hashirama Senju, Ryujiro couldn't imagine if his desired outcome could truly be achieved.
The final evolution of the Sharingan is the Rinnegan.
To awaken the Rinnegan, the cells of Hashirama Senju are indispensable. Of course, awakening the Rinnegan is not so easy.
It's worth noting that among the Uchiha clan, only Madara Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha have awakened the Rinnegan.
If awakening the Rinnegan only required the cells of Hashirama Senju, then the eyes known as the Eye of Six Paths would be too cheap.
Ryujiro didn't care when Orochimaru would be resurrected. He knew that once Orochimaru was revived, he would come looking for him.
As for how long it would take, Ryujiro had plenty of time.
For Ryujiro, both the Sharingan and Rinnegan held no allure.
The reason he tempted Orochimaru was to help Hinata evolve her Byakugan to its pinnacle, to awaken the Tenseigan.
This way, he wouldn't have to worry excessively about the people around him.
Perhaps by then, Ryujiro might have unlocked a template even higher than the Mihawk.
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Under Jiraiya's and Naruto's repeated persuasion, Tsunade agreed to take on the role of the Fifth Hokage of Konoha.
At this moment, Ryujiro also came down from upstairs.
Tsunade looked at Ryujiro with a knowing smile.
"Kid, when I officially assume the position of the Fifth Hokage, come join the Anbu."
The Anbu was originally established by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, as a department directly under the Hokage's command.
Generally, it was responsible for protecting the Hokage and preventing foreign invasions into Konoha.
Ryujiro glanced lightly at Tsunade, hands behind his back.
"Wait until you've become the Fifth Hokage of Konoha."
"Jiraiya's words were just wishful thinking. The higher-ups in Konoha haven't agreed to this yet."
"Although we, the Jonins of Konoha, have no objections, inheriting the position of Hokage won't be so easy for you."
Huh?
Tsunade turned her head with a fierce gaze, locking onto Jiraiya.
"Jiraiya, is what this little brat is saying, the truth?"
"Didn't you say the village had already agreed to let me take the position of the Fifth Hokage?"
"Ah..."
"Hahaha."
"Tsunade, it's just a matter of time. Those stubborn old guys in the higher-ups will definitely agree to you inheriting the position of Hokage.
Besides, you're the granddaughter of the First Hokage, you're practically the princess of Konoha."
Jiraiya chuckled awkwardly, retreating cautiously step by step.
"Jiraiya!"
Jiraiya realized the situation wasn't right and bolted.
"Jiraiya, stop right there!"
"Tsunade, spare me!"
"Ah!"
"Don't hit my face!"
"Ah!"
*Bam bam bam*
Outside, passersby hurriedly retreated to their homes. Even in the taverns, one could feel the commotion outside.
Inside a tavern, an elderly man with a somewhat wretched face sipped his drink, a smile appearing on his face.
"Ah, it's great to be young."
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