However, this was the work of Uchiha Brahman, although there was no concrete evidence proving that these things were created by Uchiha Brahman.
Indeed, in the former Land of Fire, on the surface, the Divine Blessing Potion was not created by Uchiha Brahman; rather, it was somehow procured by the former daimyo of the Land of Fire from parts unknown.
Yet, what were those daimyo, really? Didn't everyone know? At first, no one noticed any problems, but upon closer reflection now, the issues became glaringly obvious.
How could those daimyo possibly mass-produce and manufacture such wonderful things in massive quantities, export them abroad at extremely low prices, and even establish factories overseas?
Any ordinary citizen could purchase a Divine Blessing Potion. Even the hospitals in various countries had listed the Divine Blessing Potion as an essential medicine, and would even take the initiative to seek out those who were on the verge of death and truly too poor to afford treatment, injecting them for free.
Bestowing the great blessing—this magnificent stroke of fortune—upon them.
How could that be possible?
Ah, benevolence, supreme goodness, supreme holiness—this was the great Brahman! Everyone is equal below me! After injecting the Divine Blessing Potion, unless Uchiha Brahman issued an order, these people would not even realize that they had already become the sustenance of the Great Benevolent Father! Oh no, lovely children! Lovely friends!
Sustenance? Hahaha, how could that be? This was why, before the Holy Merciful Father Redeemer Empire was established, these ninja failed to notice the problem.
Because prior to that, those who had injected the Divine Blessing Potion—aside from becoming kinder, gentler, and gaining power—seemed to have no connection to Uchiha Brahman whatsoever.
Even some ninja had injected this potion and felt as if they were experiencing a second youth.
...
"What are you doing! I have shed blood for the village! I have made achievements for the village! I am a loyal subject! What are you doing?!"
A ninja was grabbed by several other ninja and dragged into the Tsuchikage's office.
"Lord Tsuchikage, why?! I have shed blood for the village! I have made achievements for the village! Why are you arresting me?!"
The ninja looked at Ohnoki not far away and cried out in agitation. He had done nothing wrong; he had been eating just a moment ago when a group of Anbu ninja suddenly seized him.
Up to this moment, he had no idea what was happening or why he was being arrested. His mind was completely blank, and he was utterly clueless about the situation.
"Ikegami Hantaro, are you still playing dumb? How long do you plan to keep this act up?"
Ohnoki looked at the ninja before him with a gloomy expression.
Ikegami Hantaro, a chunin of Iwagakure, had his right arm severed in a previous battle against Konoha, leaving him disabled and ending his career as a ninja. Not long ago, however, he managed to purchase a Divine Blessing Potion. After injecting it, not only did his severed arm grow back, but the chakra within his body also increased exponentially.
In terms of strength, he had even leaped from the level of a chunin to one that could rival a jounin.
However, that was in the past. The Divine Blessing Potion was poisonous!
"Playing dumb? Lord Tsuchikage, playing dumb about what?"
Ikegami Hantaro froze, looking at Ohnoki in utter bewilderment and confusion. He had no way of understanding what Lord Tsuchikage was talking about.
"You're still acting innocent at a time like this?"
Ohnoki frowned as he looked at Ikegami Hantaro's expression, then pulled out the vial of potion.
"Ikegami Hantaro, stop pretending! The moment you injected this thing, you were no longer yourself—you were controlled by Uchiha Brahman! Right now, you must be desperately eager to leak the village's intelligence to your master!"
Ohnoki stared intently into Ikegami Hantaro's eyes, as if trying to read something from them. Yet, what met his gaze was still that same clueless expression.
"Lord Tsuchikage, I haven't been controlled! I am utterly loyal to Iwagakure, how could I ever betray the village?!"
An innocent voice rang out, and Ohnoki frowned.
At that moment, several more ninja who had injected the Divine Blessing Potion were brought in under guard. After interrogation, he discovered that none of them seemed to have any problems. Following that, Ohnoki had someone read the memories of these ninja.
The final result left him in silence.
There was no problem whatsoever.
Inside the minds of these people, there indeed existed information regarding Uchiha Brahman, but it was information that everyone else's minds held as well: the news that Uchiha Brahman had defeated Sarutobi Hiruzen and become the Hokage.
Aside from that, these individuals held no particular feelings toward Uchiha Brahman.
They had not been controlled by Uchiha Brahman at all.
In the end, all of these people were locked away in the dungeons of Iwagakure.
Ohnoki breathed a sigh of relief. He guessed that Uchiha Brahman must have used some special ninjutsu to manipulate those who had injected the Divine Blessing Potion. However, this manipulation was not infinite; it had its limits and could not even affect the mind, acting as nothing more than a crude form of remote control.
In other words, the reason those daimyo had forcibly dissolved their own nations and merged them into a brand-new empire was entirely because they were being manipulated by Uchiha Brahman.
As long as Uchiha Brahman was killed, everything would return to how it was before.
And perhaps, if he could somehow acquire this method of control...
...
The Imperial Capital!
"The time has come! The great empire has been established! Now, it is time to completely conquer this world!"
Uchiha Brahman opened his eyes. At present, only those few hidden villages and a few rats lurking in the shadows remained unconverted as his believers; those ordinary people and weak hidden villages were not worth worrying about.
Within the major hidden villages, those little animals who had injected the Divine Blessing Potion and become his familiars quietly watched the ninja of these villages.
"Then, first of all... Iwagakure! Hehehe!!!"
Uchiha Brahman said softly, then summoned the ninja of Konoha and began marching toward Iwagakure.
"Praise be to Brahman!"
"Praise be to the Grand President!"
"Praise be to the Benevolent Father!"
The empire's ninja knelt before Uchiha Brahman with faces full of piety.
By now, every single ninja in Konoha had injected the Divine Blessing Potion. Those who were initially unwilling had, under Uchiha Brahman's persuasive efforts, also tearfully and gratefully injected the Divine Blessing Potion.
Uchiha Brahman looked at one white-haired man among them: Kakashi.
This was the one he had personally persuaded.
That Sharingan, after Kakashi injected the Divine Blessing Potion, reacted with Kakashi's body and truly became Kakashi's own eye.