After fusing a Magnet Release bloodline into Karin's body,
You still have two bloodlines left: Scorch Release, and Rasa's Magnet Release.
Perfect. You were already planning to expand your influence beyond just building up Gato's commercial empire. The Mask Organization would also need to grow across the shinobi continent.
Naturally, your subordinates need to be strengthened as well.
The first person that came to mind was Zabuza. Since pledging his loyalty to you, he's remained steadfast and played a significant role in Gato Company's expansion.
Though his strength as an elite jonin has grown over the years,
He's still limited by the ceiling of a typical ninja. Age is also catching up with him. At this rate, he may never reach Kage-level strength in his lifetime.
So, you decided to reward him with Rasa's Magnet Release bloodline.
Magnet Release—paired with the Executioner's Blade that absorbs blood to continuously regenerate—should give Zabuza a second wind. He definitely won't let you down.
As for Scorch Release...
You've never been quite sure who to give it to.
Sure, over the years, Gato has recruited and trained quite a few promising young shinobi. But in your eyes, even if they trained their whole lives, they'd never reach jonin level.
They're passable when it comes to guarding branch outposts, selling product, or doing grunt work in the Mask Organization...
But giving them a Kekkei Genkai? That'd be a waste.
Even though you have the ability to extract bloodlines, you're not about to waste them like that.
When in doubt... give it to Haku.
Under his command, the Water Country branch has secretly seized control of more than half the black market and has even infiltrated Kirigakure's internal networks.
Even though Haku and Mizukage Mei Terumi have clashed many times, and Mask operations in the Water Country are constantly suppressed by Kirigakure, there's no denying that Haku has contributed greatly.
If you give him Scorch Release, he'll become a dual-Kekkei ninja. By then, he'll have the power to go head-to-head with Mei and seize half the Water Country outright.
Unfortunately, when you previously extracted his blood to analyze his Ice Release, you found no sign of Fire nature.
Fusing him with Scorch Release recklessly could cause a backlash.
...
"Wait... around this time in the original story, shouldn't the Chūnin Exams be coming up?"
You quickly pull up some intel to confirm—and sure enough!
Naruto has actually been taken under the Third Hokage's wing as a god-grandson. Unbelievable!
If that's the case...
Then maybe this Scorch Release bloodline should go to Konohamaru?
But there's one condition: after learning the truth about himself and appearing in the Chūnin Exams, he must still remain completely loyal to you.
If that's the case, it means you've truly tamed him.
In that case, to reward his devotion, you'll bestow the Scorch Release Kekkei Genkai upon him!
But if Konohamaru shows even a shred of disloyalty toward you—or dies in Konoha—then so be it.
At least you'll have had a good show.
This way, you can ensure the precious Scorch Release bloodline is used wisely.
...
〖Year Six〗
Originally, you planned to retrieve Konohamaru directly from the ninja arena in the Land of Hot Water.
But news came from Karin—she was ambushed by a mysterious figure. You had no choice but to rush to her location.
By the time you arrived, Karin and her subordinates had already completely wiped out the White Zetsu clones.
And Karin, now possessing dual Kekkei Genkai, had successfully repelled the attacker.
Still, you sharply sensed fluctuations in space.
"Obito? You've got some guts—sneaking right up to me!"
You transformed instantly. Other than the white bone mask on your face, you assumed the appearance of Minato Namikaze.
Effortlessly, you caught up to Obito.
Replicating Minato's fighting style, you slammed a Rasengan into Obito and left a Flying Thunder God seal burned into him.
Faced with the sudden reappearance of Minato—the man who had once killed by him—and being defeated again using the same blinding speed...
Obito's shame and rage hit their peak. He lashed out, unleashing Wood Release at you.
But in your eyes, his Wood Release was nothing more than child's play. You shattered it with brute force.
One punch.
A gaping hole exploded in Obito's chest, blasting straight through his back!
If you hadn't held back—and if White Zetsu hadn't been barely keeping him alive—Obito would've died on the spot.
Only then, under the cold moonlight, did Obito finally see the white bone mask on your face.
Mask!
Thanks to Black Zetsu's collected intel, Obito already knew the Mask Organization's ranking structure.
From the lowest Iron Mask errand-runners, to the Jonin-level Copper Mask, to elite Jonin-level Silver Mask—
And above all, Gold Mask—Kage-level power or higher!
Even the mysterious Uchiha with a six-tomoe Sharingan who appeared on the night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre—upon later investigation—turned out to be only a Gold Mask!
That kind of person had utterly crushed Uchiha Itachi, and Obito had been so terrified he abandoned the entire massacre plan on the spot.
Now, confronted by the Mask leader himself—
And with that battle against Minato practically re-enacted down to every move...
Even his prized Wood Release was useless.
How could Obito not panic?
How could he not be afraid?
His resolve to create a new world shattered like broken glass.
This kind of monster... unless he could resurrect Uchiha Madara, Obito—with his barely functioning IQ—had no idea how to handle it.
You fired off a magnetic burst beam, knocking Obito unconscious.
When he came to, he found himself hanging from a tree.
Both arms and legs were gone.
Just a torso suspended in the air—while on the ground, his severed limbs had been arranged into the kanji for "You crossed the line."
It wasn't time yet to wipe out Black Zetsu and Obito completely.
So instead, you decided to give Obito an unforgettable lesson. Worst case, he could just replace his limbs with White Zetsu parts—still usable.
Hopefully, he'd come to appreciate your painstaking efforts as his "teacher"... and turn over a new leaf!
...
At that moment, you finally arrived at the capital of the Land of Hot Water.
The Flying Thunder God seal you'd left on Obito's back disappeared, then reappeared.
Proof that your plan had worked perfectly.
Terrified out of his wits, Obito actually used Kamui to escape back to the outskirts of the Water Country.
The very cave where Uchiha Madara once lived. The same cave you'd been searching for all this time.
"So that's where your hideout is... finally found it!"
You removed the white bone mask from your face and donned your old Gold Mask mask instead.
Then, you knocked on the gates of the ninja arena.
After gifting the arena master a vial of diluted bloodline essence,
Your wish was granted. You came face to face with Sarutobi Konohamaru—
No. Uchiha Kirin!
After six years of dancing on the edge of life and death...
The Uchiha Kirin before you had blood-red eyes with three tomoe spinning in each, a body marked with countless scars, and a movement style as deadly as it was precise.
A beast of war, with the word "bloodlust" carved into his very bones!
Through sheer non-stop torment, he had trained his strength and technique to the level of a Jonin—using nothing but basic Fire Release, shuriken, and kunai.
Even the Raikage's so-called "special treatment" had only amounted to saving his life a few times when he was on the brink of death.
Other than that, his food, clothing, and living conditions were no different from the lowest-ranked arena slaves.
Who knows how many Chūnin—maybe even Jonin-level fighters—he's killed over the years?
Their corpses turned into flesh-and-blood ornaments in the homes of nobles and merchants...
"What a blood-soaked Uchiha you've become."
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