Multiverse Skill System

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Rao's expression changed for a moment, but he gave up the idea of ​​leaving. He decided to observe for a while first. The employees of this hot spring resort were definitely not ordinary employees. There must be something fishy about it.

"No problem, come with me."

Mighty warmly greeted Rao and began to tell him about the hot spring resort without missing a single detail.

Chapter 443, Sanctions against the United Front Work Department

In two days, Rao became familiar with the Myriad Realms Hot Spring Resort and even learned almost everything about Yi Shuihan.

However, it's not that the more you know, the better. On the contrary, the more Rao knew, the less he could see through Yi Shuihan. He didn't even realize that a shadow had formed in his heart when he thought about Yi Shuihan.

He put himself in Yi Shuihan's shoes and compared himself to Yi Shuihan, only to find that he was far inferior. At least there were many things that Yi Shuihan could do that he simply could not.

The hot spring resort, which was already suspected to be unusual, was indeed extraordinary. After learning the true nature of the hot spring resort, Rao felt a strong sense of upheaval!

When did improving one's strength become so easy? No talent is needed, no hard work is required, and even cultivation methods are unnecessary. All you need to do is soak in a hot spring to gain the strength you desire.

Rao had to admit that although the strength gained from soaking in hot springs was definitely not as good as his own, compared to those who practiced boxing in his original world, almost 99% of them practiced for a lifetime but their strength was still not as good as after soaking in hot springs!

How can this be acceptable to others? Is the difference between people really that great?

Rao wondered if those people would go insane from a mental breakdown if they found out about the hot spring resort; even he himself hadn't recovered for most of the day.

Knowing that hot springs could increase chakra, Rao even went to try it out to see if he could also increase his chakra.

The result was naturally a pleasant surprise. His chakra did not regenerate, but his fighting spirit increased slightly. Although it was only a little, and not even as much as he could have achieved through his own cultivation, it was still a miracle for Rao.

The hot springs helped Rao's spiritual practice, allowing him to completely let go of his reservations and no longer reject the identity of a hot spring resort employee; on the contrary, he found it quite nice.

On the third day, Rao finally saw Yi Shuihan again.

"How have you been these past couple of days?"

Yi Shuihan smiled, clearly in a good mood, and even his tone of voice softened considerably.

How could she not be gentle? He's been feeling incredibly comfortable these past two days. Because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, Tsunade has been very cooperative, unlocking several positions and catering to him, making him thoroughly enjoy himself!

If Tsunade hadn't been so exhausted from being unable to get out of bed and couldn't withstand his continued actions, Yi Shuihan might not have come out at all.

However, this also just fulfills what Yi Shuihan said about seeing each other again the day after tomorrow.

"I love it here."

Rao nodded, saying that he was indeed very satisfied with the environment here.

"Have you gone out for a walk? You should know this area very well."

Rao wasn't surprised by Yi Shuihan's words. Although it was his first time here, he had been to this place called Konoha in another world, and most of the places were similar, so he was naturally very familiar with it.

This is Konoha. When Rao first heard this from Might Guy, he was quite surprised, especially after hearing that the Third Hokage was not dead and the Fourth Hokage was still alive in this village. Rao was completely dumbfounded.

In the past two days, he met the boy named Namikaze Naruto, who was in a completely different state from Uzumaki Naruto. Apart from their similar personalities, they were very different in every other way.

And then there's Uchiha Sasuke, that little guy, happily clinging to his older brother Uchiha Itachi's back, with a joyful expression on his face. He's a completely different person from the Uchiha Sasuke of that world!

"There's nothing to see."

After confirming the benefits of the hot springs, he spent most of his time soaking in them. For him, everything else was secondary; only the improvement of his strength mattered to him. Therefore, he didn't even go out to explore and experience the differences between the two worlds.

Even Naruto and his friends might not have met Rao yet if they hadn't come to the hot spring resort.

"Has anything changed in the ninja world right now?"

This question was directed at Matt Day.

Actually, he didn't need to ask, because when the Dragon Vein traveled back through time, only a moment should have passed. However, this time he traveled in an unconventional way, and only after returning did he discover that the time flow of this world was 11:2 with that of the other world. In other words, he had been away from this world for more than two months. This is why he returned to Konoha and found that Tsunade had already returned.

Two months may not seem like a long time, and generally nothing major will happen, but this is not an ordinary time. Yi Shuihan clearly remembers that before he went to another world, the ninja world was already in turmoil, the Akatsuki's power had emerged, and the conflict between martial arts practitioners and ninjas had been ignited.

"We haven't encountered any problems here yet, but we've heard that quite a few Jinchūriki from other countries have gone missing in the past two months. It's said that a force called Akatsuki is responsible."

"Furthermore, it seems that the five major powers are holding a secret meeting to establish a joint sanctioning department!"

At this point, Matt Day's expression became somewhat strange.

"Sanction the United Front Work Department? And what exactly are you sanctioning?"

Yi Shuihan was not surprised by the disappearance of the human jinchūriki; instead, he was more interested in the subsequent sanctions against the United Front Work Department.

"The Sanctions United Front Department is a department composed of the five major powers that specifically targets martial arts practitioners. It seems that the martial arts practitioners' open attack on the ninjas has caused resentment among the ninjas, who have filed numerous protests, which led to the creation of this department."

Yi Shuihan was speechless when he heard what the United Front Work Department was supposed to do, but he also felt that it was understandable. The power of martial artists was no longer what it used to be, and ninjas could easily manipulate them. It was just that the power of one country could not have a big impact on them. Only by gathering the ninjas of several major countries could the martial artists feel the pressure!

Ultimately, the fact that this sanction against the United Front Work Department came about was largely due to his own actions, since the trigger was his own Ninja Collapse Plan.

However, this is a good thing! With this cooperation, the relationship between the five great nations will become more harmonious. Perhaps, as things develop, the pressure from the martial artists will lead to the complete integration of the ninjas of the five great nations. At that time, the chances of war between the ninja nations will be greatly reduced. Reducing the occurrence of war is surely a good thing.

Chapter 444, Correcting the Development of Technology

"Have they specifically come to see me? Logically speaking, I should be able to represent most Chinese martial arts practitioners!"

It's not that Yi Shuihan is being self-deprecating, but if he were to stand up and say something now, probably eight or nine out of ten people who have studied Chinese martial arts would give him some face, whether that face is specifically because he is a propagator of Chinese martial arts, because of the Myriad Realms Hot Spring Resort, or because of his powerful strength.

"That's right. They did come to see the boss at the time, and it should be about this matter. But you weren't there, so they didn't explain in detail."

Matt Day nodded and said that when the shadows of several major powers appeared in front of him, it really startled him.

Fortunately, they were sensible enough not to ignore me. However, I'd better not get involved in this joint sanction against the United Front Work Department. Their plan is quite clever; they want to drag me into this mess.

"They're still in the meeting stage. They're really dragging their feet. The Fourth Shinobi World War is about to break out, and they're still just talking. Their ability to take action is terrible!"

Yi Shuihan sighed, uttering shocking words, but he didn't really care. A world war broke out? So what? It wouldn't affect him anyway.

"Fourth Shinobi World War? Boss, are you kidding? It can't be that bad! Have the conflict between martial arts practitioners and ninjas really reached this point? Should we stop the conflict from escalating further?"

Matt Day was startled by Yi Shuihan's words, but he seemed to have misunderstood something. The instigation of the world war had nothing to do with martial arts practitioners! It was just the plan of some guy who was always thinking about his mother.

"Wouldn't it be more interesting if the internal war among ninjas turned into a confrontation between martial arts and ninjas?" Yi Shuihan stroked his chin thoughtfully, a dangerous thought growing within him.

Matt Dae had no idea what Yi Shuihan was thinking at this moment, and thought that Yi Shuihan was considering his words! Even though he was thick-skinned and didn't care about most things, he still took the war very seriously.

Those who have never experienced war will never understand its cruelty. "Better to be a dog in times of peace than a human in times of chaos"—this is not just a saying.

Leaving aside modern warfare, the ninja wars in this world are even more brutal. A group of children with an average age of only 8 or 9 are already killing on the battlefield, which is simply inhuman.

"Forget it, although I'm not exactly a good person either, it's really a bit..."

Having abandoned his newly conceived idea, Yi Shuihan decided to let things take their natural course.

In fact, if the system were to issue a mission, he might do anything, even start a war or destroy the world, as long as the reward met his expectations.

From the moment he embarked on the path of evolution, Yi Shuihan's fate was forever altered. On the road to the summit, every single one of them had walked through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. At Yi Shuihan's level of strength, no one dared to speak loudly unless they had hundreds of lives on their hands.

Maintaining a high bottom line without compromising one's own interests is the limit that Yi Shuihan can do.

"But in that case, there's basically nothing left for me to do in this world."

With a flicker in his eyes, Yi Shuihan still felt he needed to find something to do; wasting time like this was not a good thing.

Yi Shuihan gave up on the idea of ​​going directly to the next world after only a moment's thought. He had to deal with Black Zetsu first. Otherwise, even if Black Zetsu caused trouble and posed no threat to him, some people he cared about would probably suffer, such as Might Guy and his disciples, who would be staying in this world in the future. It was normal that he couldn't outmaneuver Black Zetsu in terms of underhanded tactics.

As for the idea of ​​having Yi Shuihan directly find Black Zetsu and kill him, and then eliminate some people in his memory who might cause turmoil in the ninja world, Yi Shuihan rejected this idea from the very beginning. He was not a babysitter. Besides, if one person was eliminated, there was no guarantee that others wouldn't continue to cause trouble in the future. It was better to solve the problem once and for all.

More importantly, Yi Shuihan did not intend to be so simple and crude, and wanted to try other methods.

"Perhaps it could spark a revolution and bring the technology tree back on track! Technology liberates productivity and makes humanity progress—this is not just a slogan."

The thought of the invention of firearms, guns, tanks, airplanes, space-based weapons, laser weapons, spaceships, and all sorts of high technology appearing in this ninja world made Yi Shuihan feel a surge of excitement.

Moreover, if technology advances further, not just in weapons, but also if we can deeply study genes, everyone could easily awaken their bloodline limit and become a superhuman. With more Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and Rinnegan appearing, Kaguya Otsutsuki would be completely defeated.

Okay, that's overthinking it. While it's possible, it would take at least several decades, or even hundreds of years, for things to really develop to that point. The main reason is that Yi Shuihan himself isn't very good at technology; at most, he can only provide some basic things for the people of this world to study.

Unless dozens of geniuses like Einstein emerge in this ninja world, it will be impossible to advance technology in a short period of time.

"For now, let's just let firearms appear in this world! A world where science and martial arts are combined—I'll consider this a significant contribution to the world's development!"

Having come up with an idea, the next step was to implement it. After much thought, Yi Shuihan could only think of Orochimaru as a candidate. There was no other way, since in his mind, Orochimaru was the image of a scientist!

Orochimaru's obsession with life simply makes him more inclined towards genetics. However, Yi Shuihan believes that Orochimaru will definitely be interested in the technology tree.

The prerequisite for becoming a scientist is to always maintain curiosity about things, using it as motivation to discover and create new things.

"Fortunately, in the world of One Piece, with the idea of ​​learning a little bit of everything, my weapon skills are also at the perfect level. I even have records of many technological weapons, whether they are finished products or from the initial material selection to the final manufacturing process."

This made Yi Shuihan realize the benefits of the system again. Without the system, it would be impossible for him to spend a lot of time climbing the technological ladder. Compared to technology, he valued personal strength more.

Rather than piloting a Gundam in battle, Yi Shuihan prefers to destroy enemies with his own fists.

Chapter 445, The Second Grim Reaper Acquired

After finding Orochimaru, Yi Shuihan gave him a bunch of technological weapons and various theoretical books, and instilled a lot of advanced ideas in him, he became a hands-off manager.

With nothing else to do, Yi Shuihan sought out Kushina Uzumaki, intending to subdue the Shinigami of this world, then open a research lab to tinker with this pair of Shinigami.

When Yi Shuihan saw Kushina Uzumaki, he was slightly moved. Compared to Minato Namikaze, the marks of time on her were almost invisible. She looked to be only about 18 years old and was still full of youthful energy.

She had a diamond-shaped mark on her forehead, which was probably due to the trial of the Yin Seal.

Kushina Uzumaki was delighted to see Yi Shuihan arrive, a smile on her face.

"Brother Yi, what brings you here? Aren't you afraid Tsunade will get jealous?" Kushina Uzumaki teased.

Yi Shuihan showed no embarrassment whatsoever and calmly said, "She doesn't have time to be jealous right now; she can't get out of bed!"

"Is she injured?" Kushina Uzumaki blurted out, then her face turned bright red the next instant, clearly realizing the true meaning behind Yi Shuihan's words.

"Indeed, the injuries are not clear!" Yi Shuihan said, feigning emotion.

Kushina Uzumaki stared at Yi Shuihan with her mouth slightly agape, utterly astonished by his powerful abilities. She knew how strong Tsunade's regenerative abilities were; it was unimaginable that someone like her could be so exhausted that she couldn't even get out of bed.

"Alright, let's not talk about that. The reason I came to see you today is because I need your help with something."

With a serious expression, Yi Shuihan spoke with a slightly solemn tone.

"You want my help? How can I help you?"

Kushina Uzumaki was surprised again. She really couldn't believe that Yi Shuihan, who was so powerful and seemed to be omnipotent, would need her help.

"Do you know how to use the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique?"

"Shiki Fuujin?"

"That's right, it's the sealing technique of your Uzumaki clan, the one that can seal the soul after it's cast."

As he spoke, Yi Shuihan flipped his hand and took out a miniature version of the Grim Reaper.

The appearance of the Shinigami immediately caught Kushina Uzumaki's attention because its appearance was so similar to the Shinigami summoned by the Reaper Death Seal; they were practically identical.

As the Uzumaki clan, who created the Reaper Death Seal, they naturally possess the image of the Grim Reaper, which has been passed down through generations. Anyone who has studied the Reaper Death Seal will know its phenomenon.

"It...it's alive?"

At first, Kushina Uzumaki was only shocked that the Grim Reaper in Yi Shuihan's hands was just like the one she remembered. Then, the Grim Reaper suddenly looked at her, and there was a hint of liveliness in its eyes. This immediately made Kushina Uzumaki realize that this Grim Reaper was not a lifeless statue, but a living thing. This instantly stirred up a huge wave in her heart.

Could it be that Brother Yi captured a living Grim Reaper? But why is it so small, and where did Brother Yi capture it? Brother Yi asked me what the Reaper Death Seal means?

A series of questions popped into Kushina's mind, making her increasingly confused.

Seeing Kushina's confusion, Yi Shuihan said straightforwardly, "That's right, this is the Shinigami that was summoned after the Reaper Death Seal. I just captured it using a certain method. The reason I came to you this time is that I hope you can use the Reaper Death Seal once so that I can capture another Shinigami."

"Capture Death!?"

Knowing Yi Shuihan's purpose, Kushina Uzumaki fell silent. She didn't know whether she should trust Yi Shuihan. The Reaper Death Seal was a ninjutsu that would kill the user once it was used. If Yi Shuihan was lying, wouldn't she be doomed?

But Brother Yi has no reason to target me! If he wanted to, it wouldn't be this complicated at all.

Thinking of Yi Shuihan's strength and all the moments they had shared in the past, Kushina Uzumaki finally made up her mind.

"I agree, please come with me!"

Yi Shuihan felt quite pleased that Kushina Uzumaki agreed so quickly. What did that prove? It proved that his character was solid!

"Should we wait for Minato to come back and ask him what he thinks?"

They asked a very thoughtful question.

"No need, I'll be fine anyway, right?"

"Indeed, I assure you you will be fine."

Since everyone else has cooperated, Yi Shuihan will naturally not let Kushina Uzumaki get into trouble. Even if Kushina Uzumaki really dies because of this, he will revive her.

Following Kushina into the courtyard, Kushina took a deep breath and began forming hand seals.

"Si Hai Wei Mao Xu Zi You Wu Si"

With the last seal completed, the Reaper Death Seal was fully released, and the surrounding air seemed to grow a bit colder. A familiar figure appeared behind Kushina Uzumaki.