Chapter 169: The Mangekyo Is the Key
"You make it sound simple." The White Snake Sage sighed. "Is immortality so easy to achieve?"
"Everyone wants the Bloodline Encompassing. But except for Kaguya Otsutsuki using the Divine Tree fruit, after all these years, not one has succeeded."
"You can't possibly cultivate a second Divine Tree fruit, can you?"
"A Divine Tree fruit isn't necessarily required to achieve the Bloodline Encompassing."
Yasushi smiled and raised his head, revealing his unique intelligence.
"In fact, true immortality may not necessarily require the Bloodline Encompassing."
"The Bloodline Encompassing is merely the only currently known immortality technique, but it's not truly the only immortality technique."
"In the near future, more Otsutsuki clan members will come to the shinobi world. Every one of them is immortal, yet none possess the Bloodline Encompassing!"
"This proves that in the distant depths of the cosmos, the Otsutsuki clan already has more mature immortality techniques, far simpler to achieve than the Bloodline Encompassing."
"What?!" Now even the White Snake Sage couldn't remain calm. Her body involuntarily thrust forward again, coming before Yasushi. Her gaze pierced at Yasushi, her voice threatening.
"Boy, don't try deceiving me. If you anger me, no one in this world can protect you!"
"Haha..." Yasushi raised an eyebrow, laughing loudly: "White Snake Sage needn't frighten me. Since I dare speak this, naturally I have evidence to prove it."
"The future arriving Otsutsuki still need over ten years—can't be verified immediately."
"But Otsutsuki Isshiki, who came to the shinobi world with Kaguya Otsutsuki originally, is still alive. Just find him and naturally you can obtain sufficient intelligence from him."
"Incidentally, Zetsu is already searching for him. News should return soon."
"Otsutsuki Isshiki?" The White Snake Sage hesitated, turning her head to think carefully for a long time before finally recalling such a person.
"Wasn't he killed by Kaguya Otsutsuki? Is he still not dead?"
"How could an immortal Otsutsuki die so easily?" Yasushi answered with a grin: "He has a divine technique called Karma that can back up all his personal information as chakra, branding it on others."
"He treats those branded as vessels, using Karma's ability to slowly alter the vessel's physical condition, drawing it closer to his original body."
"As time passes, Karma's information gradually decompresses. When Karma fully decompresses, the Otsutsuki can directly reincarnate into the vessel, completing revival."
"Essentially, this is also an immortality technique!"
"That's right—the Otsutsuki clan's immortality techniques aren't just one type. There are many!"
"Relying on these immortality techniques, those Otsutsuki can run around the cosmos, seeking various planets with life, casually planting trees, growing Divine Tree fruits, without worrying about life ending before benefiting others."
After finishing, Yasushi couldn't help sighing:
"The shinobi world's history is truly too brief. Research on natural energy is completely insufficient—no way to compare with the Otsutsuki clan's chakra research."
"We haven't developed a single immortality method based on natural energy, yet the Otsutsuki clan already has multiple immortality techniques."
"Not only can they achieve immortality, but that legendary Otsutsuki God, after devouring chakra fruits that grew from countless planets, even became divine in one stroke, reaching a realm of omniscience, omnipotence, and eternal life, ultimately transcending this world and ascending to higher dimensions."
"What?!" Now the White Snake Sage was even more shocked, completely unable to believe what she heard.
"Boy, you're deceiving me, right?"
"Hehe..." Yasushi shrugged nonchalantly. "Who knows? Maybe the Otsutsuki clan is just boasting. After all, I haven't seen it myself."
"Wait until we find Otsutsuki Isshiki later. Just ask him yourself directly."
Yasushi's attitude actually made the White Snake Sage believe more.
Her heart burned restlessly. She truly couldn't sit still anymore. Her massive body turned round and round in the great hall, displaying agitated behavior.
After a long while, she finally reacted, staring at Yasushi with suspicious eyes.
"You've said so much about Otsutsuki matters. What does this have to do with your Mangekyo Sharingan?"
"The key! The key!" Yasushi called loudly.
"You're not Otsutsuki clan. How can you use Otsutsuki clan immortality techniques?"
"You're not planning to have Otsutsuki Isshiki brand Karma on you, are you?"
"If that's the case, Otsutsuki Isshiki would definitely be delighted!"
"Karma has extremely high requirements for vessels—ordinary people can't meet them. But your body, White Snake Sage, is definitely strong enough to satisfy Otsutsuki Isshiki's requirements."
"Hmph!" The White Snake Sage snorted coldly, sitting back in her seat again without speaking.
Yasushi continued explaining:
"Actually, the best key should be the Rinnegan."
"Many Otsutsuki clan members possess Rinnegan. Many powerful ninjutsu are used based on the Rinnegan foundation."
"On this foundation, one can cultivate all the way to Six Tomoe Rinnegan, Nine Tomoe Rinnegan—the upper limit is extremely high."
"However, there's currently only one pair of Rinnegan in the shinobi world. It's very difficult for you to obtain them."
"But Mangekyo Sharingan is different. I have them right here and can give them to you directly."
"You just need to provide sufficiently high-quality Yang Release nourishment, generating Yin-Yang Release chakra, and very likely evolve the Mangekyo Sharingan into Rinnegan."
"But I'll say the ugly truth first—I'm only providing a direction for you. Whether you can truly achieve it, I don't guarantee. Everything depends on your own efforts."
The White Snake Sage's eyes lowered, thinking carefully for a long time before asking with furrowed brow:
"In my impression, Kaguya Otsutsuki seemed to have Byakugan. Only after eating the Divine Tree fruit did she generate Nine Tomoe Rinnegan."
"If I'm switching to the Otsutsuki route, shouldn't I use Byakugan as the foundation?"
Damn! Sure enough, old-timers who've lived long are hard to deceive!
He naturally knew the Otsutsuki clan actually had Byakugan bloodline as foundation, but saying so didn't serve his interests!
After cursing internally, Yasushi said impatiently:
"Fine! Konoha has Byakugan—go grab them!"
"The main family only has so many eyes—quantity is limited. Let's see how you cultivate enough for the eyes to start evolving!"
The White Snake Sage had nothing to say this time. She didn't know about the moon's situation. Otherwise she'd definitely kick Yasushi flying and go directly to the moon to seize the Tenseigan.
After thinking carefully for a long while, she finally nodded:
"Alright. What you say makes sense. I've decided to switch to the chakra route and try."
"Present your Mangekyo Sharingan."