Chapter 122: The Way to Bridge the Gap

A new chakra attribute appeared, and Sasuke immediately felt that his chakra had become slightly thicker.

This feeling wasn't that the total amount of chakra increased.

Rather, it was that its weight increased.

Originally, Sasuke's chakra only had two nature transformations: Fire and Lightning.

Fire was the one Sasuke originally mastered.

And Lightning was the new one he had mastered.

Now, with the addition of the Water attribute, Sasuke had mastered three nature transformations.

The feeling of thickness in his chakra became noticeably different.

It was like Sasuke's chakra power had been boosted from a certain level to one and a half times that.

Perhaps one wouldn't feel it when performing nature transformations, but if one didn't perform a nature transformation and just used chakra to attack directly,

The increase in power would be very obvious.

The increase in chakra's power directly brought changes to Sasuke's body, speed, strength, and reflexes, all of which were enhanced by the chakra.

"I can feel it just from mastering three nature transformations."

"Then... what about Hiruzen Sarutobi!"

The man known as the "King of Ninjas" in the ninja world was able to master five types of chakra nature transformations simultaneously.

No wonder he was able to withstand attacks from the First and Second Hokage in the original story and didn't seem to fall behind too much in taijutsu.

Mastering five nature transformations, Hiruzen Sarutobi's physical abilities in all aspects must have been incredibly formidable.

Even with the attacks from the First Hokage, relying solely on taijutsu wouldn't be enough to defeat Sarutobi.

Moreover, at that time, Sarutobi was already old.

If it were in his prime... perhaps, just in terms of physical condition—not considering recovery, endurance, or self-healing—he should have been the strongest.

"It seems that mastering five attributes of nature transformation is very necessary!"

With this thought, Sasuke suddenly remembered another question.

If the five basic nature transformations could enhance chakra...

So, what if I could also master the derivative changes in nature?

That is to say, the so-called Kekkei Genkai. If I could master all of them, would it enhance the effect of Chakra on my body?

Just thinking about this possibility for a moment, Sasuke felt it was very likely.

If he could master all the Kekkei Genkai, then even without using his hands, perhaps he could press Hashirama down and beat him senseless...

Thinking this, Sasuke suddenly felt that the things he needed to train had increased again.

But, well, there's plenty of time.

There was still one more reward from the system for him.

[Complete the Fated Battle]

[Reward: One special Dojutsu]

[Unlocked after awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan]

He hadn't claimed the reward for defeating Naruto yet.

A special Dojutsu!

This was even more exciting for Sasuke than a Kekkei Genkai.

However, in order to get this reward, the first task was to upgrade his Sharingan to the Mangekyō Sharingan.

This battle made Sasuke feel that his Sharingan might already be showing signs of breaking through.

In his final fight against Jiraiya.

Sasuke, in that state, was still able to forcefully activate the second form of the cursed seal, and he could also unleash the Seventh Form of Thunder Breathing.

Much of this relied on the power of his Sharingan.

The three-tomoe Sharingan didn't just provide Sasuke with incredible insight; it also increased his combat responsiveness.

The extreme activation of the Sharingan was what allowed Sasuke to successfully unleash the Seventh Form.

Now, after waking up, Sasuke could already feel that his Sharingan seemed to be showing signs of evolving toward the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Without the help of cultivation methods, perhaps breaking through to the final stage would indeed require a huge mental stimulus, like Itachi or Madara.

But now Sasuke had cultivation methods.

He didn't need to use such a method, but breaking through with cultivation techniques would probably take some time.

According to Sasuke's estimate, two days.

If he devoted himself fully to training the Sharingan, he might succeed in two days.

As for Orochimaru searching for Tsunade, it would likely take at least one or two days as well.

After all, Tsunade's whereabouts weren't easy to find.

"Once I awaken the Mangekyō, my power will be different…"

Sasuke smiled.

Once he successfully awakened the Mangekyō, it would mean that he had instantly reached the true level of a Kage.

Of course, if he couldn't use the Mangekyō's power skillfully, he would still be far from a true Kage-level ninja.

But at the very least, he would have Kage-level power.

This is also why both Konoha and the entire ninja world feared the Uchiha clan.

Once the Mangekyō was activated, one became a Kage-level ninja.

With just the power of a Kekkei Genkai, the Uchiha clan could achieve such feats.

If the Uchiha clan hadn't been wiped out.

If the secret of awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan was discovered by others.

And if the entire Uchiha clan knew about it, they would indeed have the qualifications to dominate the entire ninja world.

All it took was to eliminate their friends to gain Kage-level power.

How many people could resist such a temptation?

Thinking this, Sasuke closed his eyes, fully concentrating on training his Sharingan.

He needed to awaken the Mangekyō quickly. After his fight with Jiraiya, Sasuke understood.

There was still a huge gap between him and truly strong opponents.

To erase this gap quickly, he needed the power of the Sharingan.

...

While Sasuke was starting to train his Mangekyō Sharingan.

At the same time, Naruto and Jiraiya, who had just left Konoha.

They had also embarked on the journey to find Tsunade.

However, this time, it was different from the original story.

Jiraiya's injuries hadn't fully healed, so their movements weren't fast.

Additionally, Jiraiya also wanted to take this opportunity to help Naruto train.

"Pervy Sage, do you think I can surpass Sasuke?"

Hearing this, Jiraiya smiled. It seemed that Naruto had no idea how terrifying his talent was!

He remembered that when he first taught Naruto, even with the interference of the Nine-Tails' chakra, Naruto was still able to learn the Rasengan quickly.

This already showed that Naruto's talent was not inferior to Sasuke's, and when Naruto controlled the Nine-Tails' chakra during the Chūnin Exams, it showed that he could now begin to tap into some of the Tailed Beast's chakra.

"Kid... it seems you still don't know. In terms of talent, perhaps Uchiha Sasuke is truly unique."

"But... in terms of potential, your potential is even greater than his!"

"Do you remember the power you unleashed during the Chūnin Exams?"

"If you can control that power, then you... will surpass Sasuke overnight and become someone he looks up to!"

Naruto's eyes lit up.

Become someone Sasuke looks up to, huh?

But that power... he had already forgotten how to control it!

"Don't worry, I'll help you. Let's try to control that power. If you succeed, you'll be able to bring your friend back to Konoha!"

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