Multiverse Skill System

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"Orochimaru, you don't mind letting him go, do you?"

Yi Shuihan said this with a hint of sarcasm.

"Hehe, if that's what you want," Orochimaru said, knowing that even if he didn't want to, he couldn't stop it now. Putting aside Yi Shuihan's attitude, the outcome of another battle with Rao was still uncertain, and he was even more likely to lose.

Of course, even if he couldn't defeat Raoh, Orochimaru still believed that he could easily save his life.

"I'll settle our accounts properly later."

Rao smiled at Orochimaru, but his words were not so harmonious.

"Anytime."

Orochimaru was not to be outdone; his snake eyes radiated an extremely dangerous aura, and his killing intent was released without reservation. However, since his opponent was Rao, he appeared to be the one at a disadvantage.

Yi Shuihan watched all this without saying a word. After all, Rao had done nothing wrong, and Yi Shuihan wasn't afraid that Rao would kill Orochimaru. At most, Orochimaru would just suffer a little.

Even if Orochimaru really did court death and got killed, in this world where he can be resurrected infinitely, it's not a big deal.

In this world, the only thing that can truly be destroyed is the physical body. The only way to deal with the soul is to seal it; there is no way to completely annihilate it.

Of course, Yi Shuihan is an exception, as he can harm the soul. There are also Tsunade and Itachi Uchiha, who may be able to harm the soul in the future.

"Lord Orochimaru, Lord Yi Shuihan."

When Dou saw Yi Shuihan and his group, he first greeted them, but then looked at Rao with surprise, wondering why this former prisoner would appear here in this manner.

Orochimaru's expression remained unchanged, but Kabuto knew that Orochimaru was slightly angry, so he wisely refrained from asking any questions.

"Is this the copied dragon blood?"

Yi Shuihan looked at the liquid in his hand and expressed some doubt. No matter how he looked at it, it didn't look like the original at all!

"Indeed, experiments have shown that this replicated dragon blood has the same life-extending and snake-evolutionary functions as real dragon blood."

Speaking of his research, Orochimaru tilted his head slightly, looking very proud.

Orochimaru certainly has reason to be proud; he's probably the only one in the world who has been able to research dragon blood.

"Really? I wonder how much dragon blood there is now, and whether it's difficult to produce."

Yi Shuihan was asking if dragon blood could be mass-produced.

"That's all," Orochimaru said, pointing to a box next to him. The box was filled with cloned dragon blood, enough to fill about a ton.

"The method of making it is not difficult once you master it. It's just that the raw materials are a bit hard to come by. It requires a few special things. Even my collection is only enough to make a few more."

As Orochimaru spoke, he handed Yi Shuihan a piece of paper filled with writing.

"Ginseng, Fire Moon Flower, Dew-Gathering Leaf, Stone Dragon Fruit..."

The sheer quantity of raw materials made Yi Shuihan realize how incredibly difficult it must have been for Orochimaru to replicate the dragon's blood.

"I will try my best to take care of the raw materials. You just need to focus on making them."

Yi Shuihan waved his hand and said, feeling quite happy. With this formula, he wouldn't have to worry too much about the dragon blood anymore.

Considering that they might need to create dragon blood directly in the future, Yi Shuihan stayed in the research institute and watched Orochimaru create and replicate dragon blood until he learned how to do it himself before leaving with Rao.

Yi Shuihan did not return to Konoha, but instead immediately took Rao to Loulan.

If there's anything in the ninja world that could catch Yi Shuihan's attention, it's definitely the Dragon Vein—the power to travel through time, something even Yi Shuihan is very curious about.

On the way to find the dragon vein, Yi Shuihan also gave Rao a general introduction to the history of the ninja world, and let Rao practice against some ignorant ninjas, so that Rao could finally begin to integrate into this world.

Rao was initially very curious about chakra and wanted to try condensing it, but he failed in the end. It was at this moment that Yi Shuihan realized that chakra might be a unique product of the ninja world, or perhaps unique to the Divine Tree.

After all, the power of chakra was initially possessed only by Kaguya, who consumed the God Tree, and in the end, Kaguya's two sons obtained chakra from her.

The reason why later generations were able to possess chakra was because the Sage of Six Paths distributed chakra to them, and it was passed down from generation to generation. Over the years, people in the ninja world have inherited the bloodline to varying degrees, which is why they are able to refine chakra.

Thinking about it this way, it's true that ninjas need bloodlines to reach the top more easily.

Rao wasn't too disappointed that he couldn't condense chakra. After all, what this man really cared about was his fists. Hokuto Shinken and various other fist techniques were no weaker than the ninjutsu of this world, just not as convenient.

In Rao's world, the energy that drives his fist techniques is similar to battle qi. In terms of foundation, their world's system is even stronger. It's just that the spiritual energy is relatively thin. When Rao came to this world, he found that even without cultivation, his battle qi was slowly increasing, and his physique could be easily strengthened.

Rao was very confident that given some time, he would definitely be able to stand at the top of the world again, and he even secretly regarded Yi Shuihan as his goal.

Yi Shuihan was aware of this, but he didn't take it seriously. Rao wanting to surpass him was, to be honest, simply impossible.

"This is it. This feeling is spotless. This is the location of the dragon vein."

Yi Shuihan could fully sense that strange power. This power felt to him as if it were an energy at a higher level than spiritual energy, similar to the power of rules.

"What should we do next? Activate its power and travel through time and space?"

Thinking that even if he traveled through time, he would return quickly, Yi Shuihan made a decision to give it a try.

"Rao, something strange might happen next, so be careful."

Regardless of Rao's reaction, Yi Shuihan began to activate the dragon vein.

A strange fluctuation arose from the darkness, and the power of the dragon vein was fully awakened.

Yi Shuihan felt as if he had been detached from the world and was in an extremely special passage. Everything around him was constantly changing, time was chaotic, space was unclear, and everything was so magical.

"This feels completely different from traveling through time using a system!"

Chapter 405, Parallel World

The sudden change startled even Yi Shuihan, who was prepared, with the power of the dragon vein, let alone Rao.

Even a powerful ruler, who had experienced traveling through a black hole, was extremely flustered. It was already quite good that he didn't scream in terror.

"Travel to the past? Or the future?"

In the original novel of Yi Shui Han, Naruto seems to have traveled back to the past, while another person came from the future to the present by relying on the Dragon Vein. It seems that the function of the Dragon Vein is more inclined to travel back to the past.

Is there some special reason why we can't travel to the future?

"Huh, there are so many exits." Suddenly, Yi Shuihan sensed that the power of the dragon vein seemed to be calming down. The next step was to exit, but he discovered quite a few exits.

Of these exports, one is the largest, and all the other exports combined are not even one percent of its size.

If Yi Shuihan doesn't take any action, there's no doubt that he and Rao will have the best way out.

A sudden flash of inspiration struck Yi Shuihan, and he abruptly began to move.

Using all their might, they changed their direction and moved towards a hole just big enough for two people to pass through.

"If I'm not mistaken, the reason why those guys who use the dragon vein to travel through time can only go back to the past is probably because their own strength is not enough. They can only passively exit through the largest exit, while the other exits may be different."

Yi Shuihan was quite bold. Although his conjecture was very likely to be correct, if he was wrong, what was the other end of the exit—a black hole in the universe? That would be disastrous.

In the dense forest, the void suddenly rippled, and then two people appeared.

"boom"

"Looks like I'm lucky."

Ignoring Rao who was falling from the sky, Yi Shuihan stood in the void, muttering to himself.

Because the height wasn't too high, Rao only got his clothes a little dirty, but he was fine. After what had just happened, Rao himself hadn't fully recovered, and he didn't even express surprise at Yi Shuihan standing in mid-air like that.

Will this feeling return in two months?

Yi Shuihan noticed his difference; a strange power was wrapped around him, and as time passed, this power was constantly being consumed. He immediately understood that when this power disappeared, it would be time for him and Rao to return.

"Luckily, things didn't go too far, but I don't know what time it is now."

After resting for a while, the two headed in one direction.

Perhaps because he had just traveled through time and space, Yi Shuihan found that his spatial abilities seemed to be limited and he could not use them well for the time being.

……

"It's the Land of Waves, and at this particular time."

Yi Shuihan's guess came true; he and Rao did not return to the past, and even more miraculously, he did not go to the future either.

To be precise, this is more like the original world than the previous ninja world, a Naruto world without traditional martial arts or the Yi Shui Han.

It's really similar to the parallel universe of Dragon Ball! At a certain point in time, different results occurred, thus forming a new world.

"Naruto Uzumaki, not Naruto Namikaze?"

Looking at the sunny-faced boy not far away, Yi Shuihan was filled with emotion.

"Judging from their situation, it must be from that mission in the Land of Waves, Zabuza and Haku?"

Yi Shuihan pondered what he should do and finally decided to go see the play.

"Hey, big brother, why are you staring at me like that?"

Naruto ran over from not far away, staring wide-eyed at Yi Shuihan, as if he could see something just by looking at him.

"How did you know I was looking at you? Maybe I was looking at her?"

Yi Shuihan pointed at Xiaoying and said with a smile.

"Is that right?"

Naruto was confused. He had been trying to talk to Sakura, so the two were very close, and it was possible that Yi Shuihan could speak to him.

"Besides, I'm just taking a look, it shouldn't be a problem!"

"right!"

Naruto nodded, suddenly realizing what was going on.

"Um, um, is this gentleman your companion?"

Pointing at the indifferent-looking Raoh, Naruto asked curiously.

"Not bad!"

Yi Shuihan nodded, wanting to see what Naruto would say.

"Could you introduce me to him?"

"Let me introduce you?" Yi Shuihan looked at Naruto, puzzled. Naruto was so familiar with him, so why did he have to introduce Rao to him?

Unbeknownst to Yi Shuihan, Naruto said this because he felt that if he took the initiative to talk to Rao, he would definitely not get a response. On the contrary, Yi Shuihan gave him the feeling of being someone he could talk to casually.

Naruto keenly sensed the true nature of Yi Shuihan and Rao's personalities.

"He is Rao, and yes, a martial artist even stronger than the Hokage!"

"A martial artist stronger than the Hokage? Impossible. The Hokage is the strongest. There's no way he could be stronger than the Hokage. And how could a martial artist be stronger than a ninja?"

Naruto immediately retorted. In his mind, the so-called Hokage was basically someone recognized by everyone and whose strength was the greatest in the world.

At that moment, Rao looked at Naruto with a gaze that was filled with intense pressure, causing Naruto to freeze in place.

What is this? I feel like I can't move my body at all, and I can't breathe...

Naruto was utterly horrified. This was the first time he had ever faced something like this. He had never met Zabuza, never felt any killing intent, and had no idea what a true strongman was like.

Naruto's heart pounded faster and faster, his whole body was soaked in sweat, and a trace of red chakra began to emanate from his body.

Under this pressure, he became mentally unstable and started to go berserk.

"Rao!"

Yi Shuihan suddenly called out, and Rao looked away.

"...Huff...Huff"

Naruto gasped for breath; he felt like he had almost suffocated to death.

"Naruto, what's wrong!"

Kakashi noticed something was wrong with Naruto, rushed over, shielded Naruto behind him, and warily watched Yi Shuihan and Rao.

Sakura and Sasuke also came over, looking at Naruto in surprise, not understanding what had happened. Their level was far below Raoh's, so it was normal that they couldn't understand.

It was just a glance, how could it be so terrifying?

"I don't know how strong the Hokage is, but a martial artist is no weaker than a ninja."

Rao's voice rang out softly.

Chapter 406, The Mission Continues

Rao's words resonated with Yi Shuihan, who even considered fist techniques far superior to those of ninjas who used ninjutsu.

Fist techniques exist in virtually every world, even in those times of decline, where people still use them. Ninjutsu, on the other hand, is only used by ninjas.