Chapter 268: Dōjutsu Ascendant: The Power of Heavenly Might
Uchiha Shunichi stood rigidly on the highest rooftop of the Land of Wind's captured Daimyō's Residence, overlooking the capital city. The sprawling urban area, the political and economic heart of the nation, had been completely brought under Konoha's control.
It had only taken a single week from the moment Konoha's main force crossed the border to the swift, surgical takeover of the Land of Wind's capital and the annihilation of its elite.
There wasn't even a decent, coordinated battle of resistance. Just submission.
This is the crushing power brought by absolute, overwhelming strength, Shunichi thought to himself, his Sharingan deactivated, but his mind sharp.
"Hokage-sama's strategic gaze has long since seen past the petty squabbles of the Five Great Nations," he murmured to the silent city below.
"And we... we are the sharpest blade in his hand, clearing all obstacles in his path to the new world order."
Inside the Hokage Office, Konohagakure.
Miles away, Uchiha Akira slowly closed the last scroll he had reviewed—a detailed report on the new West District city's construction schedule.
Outside the large floor-to-ceiling window, Konoha Village pulsed with unnatural vitality. The sun shone on the construction site.
In the vast West District, thousands of Sunagakure prisoners of war, shackled by their circumstances and supervised by Konoha ninja, toiled away. They were transforming barren land into the sprawling foundation of a new, massive Konoha city extension.
The dividends of war—labor, resources, land—were being directly and visibly converted into Konoha Village's surging strength.
The moment Uchiha Akira's gaze withdrew from the map, settling on the silent ceiling, a cold, clear, resonant voice, audible only to him, echoed deep in his mind.
[Ding!]
[Detected that the Host's sphere of influence has expanded significantly, successfully annexing the entire Land of Wind and Land of Rivers, and achieving the military conquest of Sunagakure!]
[Overall geopolitical evaluation: S-rank!]
[System rewards are being distributed...]
[Rewards are being settled...]
[Congratulations, Host! Your left eye's exclusive Dōjutsu, Divinity · Jutsu Amplification, has successfully advanced!]
Uchiha Akira's body trembled slightly in the Hokage chair, but not from pain. An indescribably vast, raw, and ancient power surged madly, violently, into his left eye.
[Dōjutsu advancement complete!]
[New Dōjutsu named: Divinity · Heavenly Might (Tenryoku)!]
[Skill Effect One: Technique Amplification]
Retains original effect. Can elevate the power, range, and effect of any Ninjutsu to a conceptual level. (Turning one into ten.)
[Skill Effect Two: Absolute Hit] (New effect)
Any skill amplified by Heavenly Might will gain the Guaranteed Hit attribute.
Enemies cannot evade attacks through any physical dodge, spatial Ninjutsu (Hiraishin no Jutsu), Substitution Technique (Kawarimi no Jutsu), or other conventional means. If the attack is launched, it will connect.
[Skill Effect Three: Rank Suppression] (New effect)
Can activate 'Heavenly Might Domain', with the host at the center and a radius of ten kilometers.
Within the domain, any enemy whose strength is not more than two major realms higher than the host will have their overall combat power forcibly suppressed by ten percent (10%).
Simultaneously, the Chakra cost of any skill they release will be forcibly doubled (200%).
Absolute Hit!
Rank Suppression!
Uchiha Akira's breath hissed out between his teeth. He felt a profound, cold satisfaction spread through his consciousness.
This... he thought, his Rinnegan blazing with power. This is the true meaning of Divinity!
If the previous Technique Amplification was turning one unit of power into ten...
Then now, this was turning the strategic uncertainty of "possible" into the ultimate assurance of "absolute"!
"From now on," Akira murmured to the silent office, "in front of my amplified jutsu... there is no longer such a concept as evasion."
Uchiha Akira slowly stood up, feeling the immense, surging power—power capable of rewriting battlefield physics—contained within his left eye. A strong, irresistible desire to test these new abilities welled up in his heart.
He needed a subject. A powerful, durable, resilient subject.
Looking at Konoha's current elite forces, there was only one most suitable candidate: Tsunade. The legendary Sannin.
Konoha Hospital, Medical Department Chief's Office.
The office door was pushed open.
Tsunade didn't look up from her desk. She was buried in a pile of complex medical reports and supply manifests—the grueling work of rebuilding Konoha's military medical corps. She was focused, slightly irritable.
She didn't recognize the light step. "Didn't I tell you I'm very busy right now, Shizune? I'm not to be disturbed by anyone—"
She finally looked up, her voice cutting off instantly.
Uchiha Akira stood quietly at the doorway, his hands relaxed at his sides, watching Tsunade with a faint, unreadable smile.
"Akira? Why are you here? You're supposed to be in the Tower!"
Tsunade's tone instantly softened. The frustration vanished, and a barely noticeable, familiar blush appeared on her cheeks.
Uchiha Akira walked slowly to her, stopping right beside the desk. Before she could ask another question, he reached out, grasped her arm, and directly pulled her up from her chair.
"Let's go."
"Where?" Tsunade asked, bewildered, looking at the piles of paperwork she was abandoning.
"To the training ground," Akira answered simply, pulling her towards the door.
"My strength has made... a small, internal breakthrough."
He looked at her, his eyes serious. "Accompany me, Tsunade. I need a durable, reliable subject to test it out."
Tsunade looked at his intense, focused face. She smiled slightly, the thrill of combat and curiosity overriding her administrative duties. She always knew he was a powerhouse, but a new breakthrough? Against her?
"Okay, Akira," she conceded, nodding in eager agreement. "But you're buying the sake afterward."
Training Ground Number Seven.
Tsunade stood in the center of the scarred, expansive training ground, flexing her wrists, cracking her knuckles. Her golden hair was tied back tightly.
She looked across the dry earth at Uchiha Akira, who was calm, composed, and utterly focused. A hint of competitive fighting spirit ignited in her amber eyes.
"Alright, pretty boy," Tsunade snorted playfully. "We agreed it's just an experiment. A demonstration."
She held up a warning finger. "If you actually manage to hurt me, I swear, I won't talk to you for a week. And you'll owe me a month's worth of sake."
Uchiha Akira chuckled softly at her bravado. "Don't worry."
"I'll be very... careful."
As soon as his voice fell, Uchiha Akira's expression instantly became serious, his usual playful facade replaced by the intensity of a god.
The Dōjutsu, Heavenly Might, in his left eye activated. The purple ripples intensified, flaring with absolute, conceptual power.
OM—!
A silent, invisible wave of oppressive force instantly spread out from Uchiha Akira's center in all directions, encompassing the entire training ground.
Tsunade's body felt instantly heavy!
The surrounding air became incredibly viscous, thick as syrup. An indescribable sense of oppression squeezed her body from all sides—it wasn't physical pressure, but a suppression of energy.
"What is this...?"
Tsunade was greatly alarmed. Every muscle, every fiber of her being, protested the alien feeling.
As a top-tier Kage-level expert in the Ninja World, Tsunade immediately sensed the profound anomaly.
"This power... it seems to be directly suppressing my own strength!" she thought, forcing herself to move.
"My raw strength, my speed, my available chakra... my overall combat power has been forcibly weakened by at least ten percent!"
"It's starting." Akira's voice was now sharp, the voice of the operator.
He formed a single hand seal.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."
A seemingly unremarkable, palm-sized fireball shot towards Tsunade. It was slow, controllable, and contained very little chakra. It was clearly the weakest Great Fireball Technique Uchiha Akira could consciously release.
Seeing this, Tsunade frowned.
"This level of Ninjutsu... is he looking down on me, even when weakened?" she thought, annoyed.
Although she was puzzled by the jutsu's weakness, that strange, powerful sense of oppression had put her on high alert.
Her hands instantly formed the E-rank hand seal!
"Substitution Technique!" (Kawarimi no Jutsu!)
Bang!
Tsunade's figure vanished from her original spot, replaced by a scorched wooden log.
The small fireball hit the log, harmlessly igniting it.
Tsunade's figure, meanwhile, reappeared a solid hundred meters away, perfectly executed. She was about to open her mouth to scoff a bit at the simple attack.
But before the sound could escape her lips...
"Something's not right!"
Tsunade's entire body tensed. The Substitution Technique just now...
"That Substitution Technique just now, the chakra it consumed... why was it so much?!"
It was just a basic E-rank Ninjutsu, the simplest trick in the book! Yet, the amount of chakra consumed felt almost double the normal cost! It was equivalent to performing a high-level C-rank Ninjutsu!
My chakra cost has doubled! The realization hit her with sickening clarity.
Just as she stood there, shocked and reeling from the realization of the Rank Suppression effect, a sudden, terrifying change occurred!
The small fireball that had hit the log, after burning it, not only didn't extinguish but, as if it had gained consciousness and eyes, it instantly changed direction! It shot directly towards her new position!
Its speed was several times faster than before—amplified, focused!
The second effect!
"How is that possible?!" Tsunade gasped in surprise. She had no time to think.
She exerted force with her feet!
Boom!
The ground beneath Tsunade's feet instantly cracked and erupted under her power, and she shot backward like a cannonball, desperately trying to create distance!
However, that persistent fireball, now moving with the terrifying logic of the Absolute Hit effect, flew relentlessly towards Tsunade!
No matter how she changed direction—turning left, leaping high—or how she accelerated, she simply could not shake it off! It matched her speed perfectly! It was like trying to outrun her own shadow!
"Damn it!"
Tsunade gritted her silver teeth, fury and desperation overriding her strategic mind. She knew evasion was impossible. The thing was locked onto her!
She simply stopped dodging.
"Chakra-Enhanced Strength!" (Kairiki!)
She instantly condensed her precious, suppressed chakra into her right fist, focusing all her strength. She prepared to meet the attack head-on, planning to shatter this strange, unstoppable fireball!
The already-doubled chakra consumed to condense the Chakra-Enhanced Strength punch doubled again for the effort!
"Again! The cost doubled again!" Tsunade's heart sank, but her punch was already launched. There was no way to retreat!
She slammed her fist hard at the fireball, which was now directly in front of her face!
"SHATTER!!!"
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