Chapter – 59: 18

The graves of Senju ancestors were in a hidden underground place beneath one of the unassuming houses in the Senju compound. Without Tsunade's knowledge, it would have taken a long time for me to just find it.

'I hope there are some weaker ones buried here, that way just a couple and I would have all the inactive genes I need…'

Of course, this is just a shadow clone I am here with, as I don't want to take a risk with either my main body or my clones.

The next part is to study the seals and find a loophole to exploit and get inside.

'This is gonna take a while,' I smile wryly looking at the entrance to the hidden cemetery which was blocked by humongous tree roots! These roots were knotted in countless ways and each root had a bunch of Uzumaki seals placed on them creating a massive network of seals.

Even with the A.I chip analyzing and interpreting the seals, with the huge number of them present here, it is not something that can be accomplished within a day. But to my luck, no one should ever come here. So, this shadow clone is free to camp here and do its work until I get what I want. If by some accident, something happens to it, all I need to do is send in a different one…

Two weeks later.

'Two weeks! it took me two weeks!' I exclaim at the amount of time and energy spent just to get into the cemetery without letting any of the seals go crazy on me.

The problem was not the seals themselves, but there is a correct order in which they need to be taken down. If I mess up even once, I will suffer their collective attack. Thankfully this place is hidden, and even Hiruzen might not necessarily know about it otherwise he would have set up some kind of alerting system. Tsunade herself has done so, but with her memories, it was a piece of cake to make my way without alerting her.

Finally, after two weeks of hard work, and with massive help from the A.I chip, I successfully cracked the seals. By cracked I am not saying destroyed them, no, that would have been way easier. What I want is to find a way to disable them with all the seals intact; without making a single change to them. If I can do that, after my work here is done, I could set them back in their original place so that even Tsunade will not notice a difference.

A few seconds later, the tree roots that were blocking my way unknot themselves and reveal a passageway that led downwards; towards the actual resting place of Senju ancestors.

Seeing hundreds of gravestones, I am gobsmacked. My initial estimate was that there should at least be tens of them here, but in this place, I could see them all around me.

'I have struck gold I think… if all of the Senjus ancestors' graves were moved here, then there is a high chance for some other incarnation of Ashura to be here too… if he is then…' I smile just thinking about it.

'Time to get to work'

** Time skip - seven months later **

I completed my analysis of Ashura's genes a month ago. It took me three months to collect all the samples in the grave and develop the dead cells, and three more to analyze all of them. But I found something interesting…

First of all, a pure Senju, also like the Uchiha, has Twenty-seven Otsutsuki genes and they are completely different than mine. This confirms my assumption before that the Uzumaki have successfully mutated some more genes afterward resulting in the mutation of their healing ability.

Second, I did find someone in the Senju grave who had Twenty-five active genes! I suspect him to be a previous Ashura incarnation, but this raises a question, is Hashirama the only one who completely activated all his genes? because that could be true since there is only Madara who activated EMS in the history of the Uchiha clan!

'So, the last incarnations of Indra and Ashura were somehow special' was my interpretation of it.

There is one little problem if this is true. Since the previous incarnations of Indra and Ashura were unique and were the only two people to activate all their genes, I probably will not be able to find those active genes in someone else too. The Hasirama's genes will be a bit easier as I am anyway going to meet Orochimaru, but what about Uchiha ones? That was my plan to activate EMS, so it's not possible unless I wait till Sasuke activates this gene?

'I hope Orochimaru has Madara's too… or I will have to make a riskier plan…'

Suddenly, I hear a beep from the A.I chip that wakes me up from my thoughts.

[Beep! Based on analysis of the Host's DNA, the Uchiha bloodline is getting stronger, and will soon undergo a transition. Estimated time: 12 days 23 hours.]

'So, it's finally time…' I smile.

Eight months ago, I authorized the A.I chip to use all resources to find a way to make the activating of the genes faster. I did try to simulated casting multiple seals, but I found that the body will not be able to handle the burden and might explode right away. So, I had to let that option go. After a month and countless simulations later, the A.I chip was able to optimize the Seal of Ouroboros to reduce the time needed to about Two months.

By the time I cast my first enhanced Seal of Ouroboros six months ago, I had already activated my Fifteenth gene and now, six months later, I am ready to activate my Eighteenth.

According to the A.I chip, there will be a huge change to my body, especially my eyes after this transition. I was eagerly waiting for this day for a long time now…

'Two weeks later I will have my own Mangekyo!'