Multiverse Skill System

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Yi Shuihan was unaware that the reason the Uchiha clan had not been wiped out was largely due to him. Because of the hot spring resort, Konoha's strength had grown rapidly in recent years, making it easy to suppress the Uchiha clan and deter them from making any rash moves.

With the fourth generation still alive, and the third and fourth generations joining forces, Danzo's plan to exterminate his clan was simply impossible to implement.

Another reason is that, compared to the Uchiha clan, the hot spring resort was Danzo's biggest threat!

Leaving aside Yi Shuihan, the three main employees alone left Danzo helpless.

"So, what are all these people doing here?"

After taking their seats, Yi Shuihan got straight to the point and asked.

Everyone looked at each other, and finally turned their attention to the Third Hokage. However, the Third Hokage gave the Fourth Hokage a look that said, "You're on your way."

"That's right. Konoha has become more prosperous because of the hot spring resort, so we've come to thank the hot spring resort for its contributions to Konoha, and also to bring the younger generation here to meet you, the great contributor."

Yi Shuihan didn't believe a word Minato Namikaze said, but she listened quietly nonetheless.

In fact, the reason why so many people came today was because they knew that Yi Shuihan had returned and were worried about the number of spots. Even though Yi Shuihan was no longer there and there was no dragon blood, this hot spring resort was still a good place to train ninjas. From ordinary people to Jonin, they could improve quickly.

Such words could not be said directly, so I first exchanged pleasantries.

“Before you were here, the hot spring resort underwent some changes. We want to know if it will continue to operate as before after you return.”

At this point, Minato Namikaze felt a little embarrassed, repeatedly telling himself that it was for the sake of the village.

"The old pattern, are you referring to when I'm present, or when I'm not?"

Yi Shuihan said with a half-smile.

"I will not pursue any matter what happened while I was away. I will just reiterate one point: this hot spring resort belongs to me, and everything is done according to my will. This should be clearly written on the stone tablet, shouldn't it?"

His attitude was unexpectedly tough, but it was also within everyone's expectations. They would have found it strange if Yi Shuihan had softened his stance!

He didn't actually say, "Don't think that I'll give in just because you're bringing kids along."

"I'm in a good mood today. Here's what we'll do: any children under 10 years old here can come to my hot springs anytime. Of course, I'll still charge you. Men will be charged twice the regular price, and women will be charged half."

His blatant sexism made everyone look at him strangely.

"Sasuke, quickly thank your uncle." Uchiha Fugaku was overjoyed. Originally, due to the Hokage's suppression, their Uchiha clan had been basically cut off from this place. Now that such a good thing had happened, he was very excited. Fortunately, he had brought Sasuke here, otherwise they would not have had this opportunity.

As for the price being twice that of a boy, Uchiha Fugaku said he wasn't short of money and hadn't thought about how nice it would be if Sasuke were a girl.

"Thank you, Uncle." Sasuke called out sensibly, and it has to be said that he actually looked quite cute before he turned evil.

“He beat me to it.” Nara Shikaku nudged his son, and Shikamaru mimicked Sasuke’s way of thanking Yi Shuihan.

Words of gratitude rose and fell, and even the children who didn't quite understand Yi Shuihan's language expressed their thanks to him at the request of their parents.

"This isn't fair." A somewhat childish voice rang out, drawing everyone's attention.

Hyuga Hizashi's expression changed drastically. He slapped his son across the face and said, "I'm sorry, Lord Yi. My son is still young and doesn't know any better. Please don't take it to heart."

"Please, Lord Yi, give the Hyuga clan some face." Hyuga Hiashi also stepped forward.

"No, don't blame me, Neji-nii-san." Nunu's voice was very low; if you weren't good at hearing, you probably wouldn't be able to hear what she was saying.

Hyuga Neji covered his face, bewildered and filled with terror. He didn't understand why his usually kind father was hitting him, nor did he understand why his father and uncle were so afraid of that uncle who didn't look very old.

"The Hyuga clan's face! Do I need to give it to them?" Yi Shuihan said coldly, but the next moment his expression softened. "However, we still need to give Hinata face. Let it go this time."

Chapter 376, Taking Itachi as a Disciple

Yi Shuihan's words left everyone puzzled.

Does he have a thing for young girls? Once this thought took hold, it wouldn't go away.

It seems I should bring more little girls from my tribe to meet this person in the future!

"That...that..."

With so many people watching, Hinata's face turned as red as an apple, and she even started to steam. She lowered her head, looking like she was about to faint.

"This uncle is a very nice person!"

Because Yi Shuihan didn't pursue Neji's case for her sake, Hinata's affection for Yi Shuihan increased greatly, completely oblivious to her father's unpredictable expression.

Even in front of Hiashi Hyuga, the head of the Hyuga clan, Yi Shuihan showed no respect to the clan, making Hiashi feel very embarrassed, but he was powerless to do anything about it. Yi Shuihan was right; the Hyuga clan's face was truly worthless in front of him.

The Hyuga clan's reputation is useless, but his daughter's reputation is. This doesn't mean that in Yi Shuihan's eyes, the entire Hyuga clan is not as important as Hinata alone.

Even though Hinata is his daughter and also belongs to the Hyuga clan, Hiashi Hyuga finds it ironic.

No matter how angry Hiashi Hyuga was, it was to no avail, and he didn't even dare to show it. Otherwise, even if Yi Shuihan didn't take action, the Hyuga clan would still decline.

No matter what, if he treats Hinata badly, I will fight tooth and nail to get an explanation.

Well, it turns out that Hiashi Hyuga has already considered Hinata as one of Yi Shuihan's people, and even if Yi Shuihan does something to Hinata, he only plans to protest.

If Yi Shuihan knew what Hyuga Hiashi was thinking at this moment, he would definitely give Hyuga Hiashi a thumbs up. As expected of the head of a clan, he really thinks long-term.

"Ino, you can talk to this older brother more often in the future," Yamanaka Ino's father secretly said to her using telepathy.

"I understand, Father," Ino answered in her heart, feeling a little strange about why her father had previously told her to call him "uncle," but now he was calling him "brother."

At this time, Ino was unaware of her father's predicament. At this moment, most of her attention was on Sasuke, thinking about how to win him over.

It is indeed a difficult thing to get Sasuke, who is focused on his brother, to focus his attention on other people.

The brotherly bond between Sasuke and Itachi far exceeds what ordinary people can imagine.

Ignoring Hyuga Neji's resentful gaze, Yi Shuihan didn't feel he owed him anything. In fact, if it weren't for him, Hyuga Neji would be a fatherless child now.

"By the way, I find this little fellow quite pleasing to the eye and would like to take him as my apprentice. I wonder what Chief Fuqiu thinks?"

Suddenly, Yi Shuihan pointed at Uchiha Itachi and said that the reason he wanted to take Uchiha Itachi as his disciple was just a spur-of-the-moment thing. When he watched the anime before, he liked the character of Uchiha Itachi. He was selfless in his dedication to the village, put the greater good before his own family, and shouldered everything.

Especially after seeing what Itachi Uchiha did to help Sasuke grow, Yi Shuihan felt it was unacceptable that such a loyal and righteous person would meet such an end.

"You mean you want to take Itachi as your apprentice?"

Uchiha Fugaku asked in disbelief, not expecting Yi Shuihan to suddenly say such a thing.

It should be noted that Yi Shuihan was a true powerhouse, arguably the number one ninja in the world. Countless people wanted to become his disciples, especially given his teaching methods, which allowed the Fourth Hokage to improve so much in just a few days—a fact still vivid in their minds.

Yi Shuihan's only known disciple, Ye Gucheng, was a top-tier ninja in the ninja world. Uchiha Fugaku could even imagine what it would be like if his son Itachi really became Itachi's disciple and Itachi grew into a ninja who surpassed the Kage level.

"What! Is it not allowed?"

"Yes, of course. It's a blessing for Itachi to become your apprentice."

Under the envious and jealous gazes of everyone, Uchiha Fugaku hurriedly agreed on behalf of his son. As for Uchiha Itachi's opinion, there was no need to consider it at all. Even if he was unwilling, he had no choice but to comply, because this was for the rise of the Uchiha clan.

With this connection, the Uchiha clan will likely have a much better time in Konoha, and they might even have a chance to become Hokage.

"Little one, what do you think? If you don't want to, then forget it."

While Uchiha Fugaku didn't ask Itachi's opinion, Yi Shuihan wouldn't ignore it, because a forced relationship is never sweet.

Looking at his father's anxious eyes, Itachi Uchiha, being as intelligent as he was, understood his father's meaning perfectly well. He knew in his heart that becoming his disciple was inevitable, but before that, he had some questions he wanted to ask.

"I wonder what exactly my master can teach me?"

Sasuke looked at Yi Shuihan curiously, waiting for his answer. In his eyes, his brother was a true genius, whose strength was far superior to that of ordinary ninjas. What qualifications did Yi Shuihan have to become his genius brother's master?

Upon hearing Itachi Uchiha's question, Yi Shuihan smiled. The way Itachi addressed him in the question indicated that the other party had agreed to become his disciple and was now asking him questions as a student.

But what exactly should he teach him? Yi Shuihan hadn't really decided yet.

After a moment of contemplation, Yi Shuihan slowly spoke, "I know a lot of things. If I were to teach you everything, I'm afraid you would never finish learning them in your entire life."

"You could never learn it all in a lifetime?" Itachi Uchiha was slightly taken aback. He had great confidence in his talent, so he didn't believe that he could learn Yi Shuihan's skills in a lifetime.

Putting aside Itachi Uchiha himself, no one else believes that there is anything that cannot be fully learned in a lifetime. At most, it's just that some things cannot be learned due to insufficient talent.

If Yi Shuihan could never finish learning everything in a lifetime, how did he manage to learn it all at such a young age?

Seeing everyone's expressions, Yi Shuihan naturally understood their thoughts, but he wouldn't explain that he had the cheat code of the Myriad Realms Skill System.

Besides the combat system, I also have so many secondary professions!

Chapter 377, Desiring to Cultivate Immortality

"I'll give you a brief overview of what I can do, so you have a general idea."

"Well, first of all, as everyone knows, I am not a ninja and I don't know chakra, but I think that apart from the Sage of Six Paths, no one has a deeper understanding of ninjutsu than me. So, I can teach you ninjutsu, genjutsu, or taijutsu."

Not a ninja? Doesn't know chakra. No one present believed this except for Yi Shuihan himself. As for Yi Shuihan's later explanation of his understanding of ninjutsu, everyone just took it as boasting. However, even if it was boasting, they believed that Yi Shuihan must have a certain level of mastery over ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu, and not just ordinary mastery.

"Besides ninjas, I also have some experience in swordsmanship. I won't say more, but if you choose swordsmanship, I am confident that I can train you to become the strongest swordsman in the world."

"I'm also into calligraphy, tea ceremony, archery, cooking, alchemy, chemistry, physics, psychology, interpersonal communication, scientific research, politics, astronomy..."

Yi Shuihan only stopped after listing nearly a hundred skills, and everyone was staring at him in utter bewilderment.

Many of the things he said were things they had never even heard of. However, if even one-tenth of what Yi Shuihan said was true, then Yi Shuihan was a near-omnipotent person, or perhaps not a god, since such a perfect person was impossible.

If anyone else claimed to know so many things, no one would believe them; they would think the person was a fool. But when it came to Yi Shuihan, it made people somewhat skeptical.

"Wow, that's amazing! He knows so many things." Among those present, only Naruto was so quick to believe it. At this moment, he looked at Yi Shuihan with shining eyes, full of admiration.

"Hey, Uncle Ye, would you like to take me as your apprentice too?"

"You're destined to become Hokage, so you can learn from your father. You can't become Hokage if you learn from me."

"If I can't become Hokage by learning from you, then there's nothing I can do. After all, I'm destined to become Hokage."

Naruto's chuunibyou-esque remarks made the adults present hold back their laughter, and Minato Namikaze was also slightly embarrassed.

Son! You've lost the watermelon for a sesame seed! If you were really taken in as his disciple, your future achievements would definitely be no less than those of the Hokage, and becoming the Hokage would be an incredibly easy thing for you.

"Disciple! I can teach you everything I know, but you need to think it through carefully. After all, your talent isn't very good. I only took you as my disciple because I liked you. If you're greedy, your future achievements might only be slightly better than a Kage level, which would be a loss."

"Not very talented? I only took you as my disciple because I liked you." This statement has been met with much slander. Uchiha Itachi was a renowned genius in Konoha. How could someone with such talent not be considered talented?

The fact that the final achievement was only slightly better than Kage level is even more baffling. Did you even consider the feelings of everyone present when you said that? Most of them haven't even reached the edge of Kage level.

After the slander came deep envy. They did not doubt Yi Shuihan's words. If they really became his land, becoming a Shadow-level would be extremely easy. Even a pig could probably be directly piled up to become a Shadow-level. As for being stronger than a Shadow-level, that was an undeniable fact.

"I wonder what Master is most skilled at?"

Itachi Uchiha truly deserves to be called a genius. Even now, he can still ask questions calmly, and he gets straight to the heart of the matter. If you're going to learn something, shouldn't you learn the most powerful things?

"The most powerful? Hmm," Yi Shuihan said, resting his chin on his hand, "As of now, it should be cultivating immortality!"

"Cultivating immortality!?"

This term was being mentioned for the first time in the world, and everyone was baffled, not knowing its specific meaning.

"Simply put, it's about cultivating oneself from a human to a deity."

"Becoming an immortal? Does that mean becoming an existence like the Sage of Six Paths?"

"No, the Sage of Six Paths, his title of sage does not mean he is a true sage, and he did not embark on the path of cultivation. His strength is still far from that of a true sage, much further than mine."

Yi Shuihan's words once again baffled everyone; he was implying that he was far more powerful than the Six Paths Immortal!

Moreover, the Sage of Six Paths has appeared, which is now considered a legend.

The fact that humans could cultivate themselves into immortals was an unheard-of event that broadened everyone's horizons.

"I think some of you have heard of Sage Mode! Cultivating immortality involves using only natural energy, completely abandoning chakra."

Speaking of Sage Mode, the Third and Fourth Hokage present knew quite a bit about it, since Jiraiya, the Third Hokage's disciple and the Fourth Hokage's master, had successfully mastered Sage Mode.

Jiraiya had told them about Sage Arts before, so they knew how difficult it was to cultivate them. Yi Shuihan's point was that cultivating immortality was even more difficult than cultivating Sage Arts, which already illustrated the difficulty of cultivating immortality. As for gaining greater power after successfully cultivating it, it was not surprising.

"I won't go into the specifics, but if you want to learn, I can teach you. However, cultivating immortality is extremely difficult and takes much longer than other paths. If you don't have the aptitude, you might reach the Shadow level in a year, but it could take you decades to reach the same level of cultivation as immortals."

Itachi Uchiha was able to go very far on the path of ninjas, and his bloodline played a large part in that. However, if he had chosen to cultivate immortality, even with Yi Shuihan's help, it would have been an extremely difficult path.

Of course, the future prospects of cultivating immortality are definitely better, that much is certain.

Yi Shuihan's words had a great impact on everyone. After he finished speaking, everyone fell silent, each with their own thoughts.

Our other protagonist, Uchiha Itachi, was also in a state of utter confusion, feeling that his values ​​had been overturned. His newly recognized master was actually a cultivator, and he could tell from his words that his master had extreme disdain for the ninja system.

Itachi Uchiha developed a great interest in cultivating immortality, but he was also worried about his aptitude. Moreover, if he chose to cultivate immortality, wouldn't the bloodline of his Uchiha clan be wasted?

"Master, may I try cultivating immortality first?"

Ultimately, Itachi Uchiha made this request, and to be honest, even he himself didn't know why he was so interested in cultivating immortality.

"Of course, it's worth a try."

Yi Shuihan readily agreed, wondering what would happen if Uchiha Itachi really went too far down the path of cultivation.

While cultivating immortality, you can also teach ninjas at the same time, so that your strength will not stagnate.