Research

After browsing through a great deal of material from the Genjutsu Space, especially information on ninjutsu and its systems, Middle-aged Uchiha Sasuke finally found himself unable to hold back any longer.

"This… sir."

Although he did not know Yota’s exact identity, Middle-aged Uchiha Sasuke could tell from the Akatsuki ring alone that Yota’s status was anything but ordinary. He should know quite a bit as well, so Sasuke asked directly, "When will we be able to return to our world?"

Even the Sharingan possessed mechanical memory comparable to a camera, let alone the Rinnegan wielded by Middle-aged Uchiha Sasuke. In a very short time, he had memorized a large amount of non-confidential ninjutsu and many books concerning systems of governance. Now, all he wanted was to return to his own world as soon as possible and begin reforming it.

"I don’t think you need to be in such a hurry," Yota said. "The device that brought you here should be able to set the time for your return, right?"

"That’s a good thing. The Genjutsu Space’s mainframe is currently trying to crack and study it. Once the research is finished, you’ll naturally be allowed to return."

"What?" Uzumaki Boruto shouted. "You’re saying Karasuki is being studied? You’re not going to break it, are you?"

"Of course not." Yota spoke with a perfectly serious expression. "How could we conduct destructive research on such a rare tool?"

Yota was absolutely lying. With his Munch-Munch Fruit, all he needed to do was swallow Karasuki and memorize its structure, then Red Queen could carry out all kinds of research and reverse engineering on it.

Even if it were dismantled into parts that could never be put back together, Yota could restore it directly with the Munch-Munch Fruit. Though it looked like a turtle, it was more like an electronic intelligence and did not truly possess the concept of life, so Yota did not have to worry about breaking it beyond repair.

There was no way Yota would return something this useful before thoroughly studying it. Figuring out its principles would be troublesome, but with the Munch-Munch Fruit, as long as Red Queen could analyze and synthesize all the raw materials, blindly replicating and manufacturing another one would be easy.

Naturally, Uzumaki Boruto and Middle-aged Uchiha Sasuke did not see it that way. The moment they heard that Karasuki was being studied, both looked extremely anxious. Middle-aged Uchiha Sasuke said, "Something as high-tech as Karasuki shouldn’t be easy to manufacture, should it?"

"For the Genjutsu Space’s mainframe to directly produce something like that… no matter how you look at it, that’s far too absurd!"

Hinata Hyuga snorted and stepped in front of the two. "Do you know who Brother Yota is? He created this Genjutsu Space. If he says he can replicate it, then he can definitely make it."

"What!?" Both versions of Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Boruto wore shocked expressions. Boruto even glanced at Sasuke. "You can’t even recognize the current Leader of your Akatsuki?"

Sasuke rolled his eyes and said quietly, "Our Leader is incredibly low-key and mysterious. Aside from those who met him back then and some Akatsuki members, hardly anyone knows him. No one knows his name either."

The reason no one knew Yota’s name was because he had been born a commoner and did not even have a surname. In the Naruto World, that was considered a disgraceful matter.

Yota himself did not care, but the ninjas avoided speaking the name of someone they revered, so they rarely mentioned it.

"That’s right. I can guarantee that in at most one or two years, I’ll be able to send you back. And when you return, no more than three days will have passed since you arrived here," Yota said, casually making grand promises. "Besides, you can work hard and further your studies here in the meantime, can’t you?"

Since Yota had already said so much, Middle-aged Uchiha Sasuke naturally had no other choice. He did not think his little arm could possibly twist the thigh.

As for Uzumaki Boruto, he had just been taught a lesson, so naturally he did not dare talk back.

Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Boruto from the future world were indeed somewhat novel, and they did have research value. After all, one possessed the Rinnegan, while the other had the so-called Jōgan. But when all was said and done, their value to Yota was only so-so.

After wandering around for a while, Yota merely instructed Red Queen to keep a closer eye on them. Their genes had already fallen into the hands of the Genjutsu Space from the beginning, and researching them slowly over the next year or two would be enough.

Besides, there was Urashiki Ōtsutsuki—the real feast. At most, the two of them could only be considered appetizers.

Yota had only interacted with them out of curiosity. Afterward, he stopped meeting with them and began researching Urashiki Ōtsutsuki.

Directly absorbing Urashiki Ōtsutsuki with the Munch-Munch Fruit would have been the simplest method, but it was not so easy to make the Ōtsutsuki bloodline fully exert its greatest potential.

After all, Yota possessed a bloodline derived from Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, and there were still some differences between it and Urashiki Ōtsutsuki’s.

It took several months before Yota finally acquired bloodline power equal to that of a pure-blooded Ōtsutsuki, without affecting any of his other abilities.

As the bloodlines, Devil Fruits, and various bodily modifications he had absorbed continued to increase, his abilities became increasingly complex. Even Yota himself found it harder and harder to absorb additional powers.

It was like painting on blank paper at first. Now, however, it was painting upon layer after layer of existing artwork, and each time he painted over those layers, he still had to make the overall painting better. Naturally, the difficulties were immense.

If not for the Munch-Munch Fruit’s ability to return all modifications to their original state, allowing him to erase mistakes and start over, Yota estimated that after so many ability experiments, his entire body would have exploded long ago.

Besides himself, Yota also gave several of his trusted subordinates, and even Hinata Hyuga, some Ōtsutsuki bloodline modifications.

Putting aside everything else, after her bloodline evolved, Hinata Hyuga had awakened the Tenseigan. Although that was largely due to her resonance with the Tenseigan that formed the Genjutsu Space, it still meant she was guaranteed to reach the Six Paths Level. Given how close she was to him, Yota naturally had to place a heavier bet on her.

In fact, if not for her young age and slightly insufficient Chakra, Hinata Hyuga would already be at the Six Paths Level. One could even say that aside from Yota, that cheating bastard, and the pure-blooded Ōtsutsuki, she would have been the first person to reach the Six Paths Level.