novelraw Chapter 173 Cultivation, Spiritualization, Yamato
Chapter 173 Cultivation, Spiritualization, Yamato
Chapter 164 Cultivation, Spiritualization, Yamato
When Xingyuan Qianshuo left, he did not leave behind any shadow clones, leaving Huimei alone in the same place.
Huimei sat on the wooden chair, surrounded by silence, with only the sound of the wind.
A sense of loneliness quietly welled up in my heart, yet it was mixed with a bit of expectation and a trace of inexplicable melancholy.
Her feelings toward Chisaku-sensei, who rescued her from the hellish life in Kusagakure, were complex and difficult to express.
Before long, two figures suddenly appeared.
"Teacher!" Huimei's eyes lit up and she called out with a smile.
"Hmm." Hoshino Senju nodded with a smile, then introduced, "Emi, this is Tsunade, my lover."
"Greetings, Lady Tsunade," Emi greeted respectfully.
"Hello, Huimei, don't be so polite," Tsunade said gently, her tone warm and friendly. "You're Chisaku's student and a member of the Uzumaki clan, so you're one of us—just call me older sister."
"Tsunade-neechan!" Emi smiled and changed her address, her voice clear and crisp.
Xingyuan Qianshuo's lips curled slightly, wondering to himself if the generational order was messed up, but he didn't dare to say anything to remind him.
"Have a seat," he said to Tsunade, gesturing to the wooden chair.
There was only a wooden table and two wooden chairs at the moment. With a wave of his hand, he activated Wood Release, and another wooden chair materialized.
"Huh—Chisaku, you've already mastered Wood Release?" Tsunade's eyes lit up as she looked at him in surprise.
"Haha, how about it? This is a little surprise for you," Xingyuan Qianshuo said with a smile.
"Chisaku, you're amazing!" Tsunade reached out and touched the newly made wooden chair, her voice full of admiration.
Hui Mei blinked. Although she didn't quite understand the power of Wood Release, she could tell that her teacher's ability to create tables and chairs out of thin air was quite remarkable.
"Tsunade, do you want to learn? I'll teach you."
"Huh? This—can I really learn it?" Tsunade asked instinctively.
"We can give it a try. If you can master Magnet Release, you should also have a chance to master Wood Release," Hoshino Senju said seriously. "Let's try the same training method we used last time in a bit."
The teaching scrolls were extremely effective and can be used to train loyal followers in the future. Right now, however, it's best to focus on improving Tsunade's strength.
"Okay, sure!" Tsunade nodded emphatically, her eyes full of anticipation.
Remembering the important matter, Xingyuan Qianshuo turned to Huimei: "Huimei, demonstrate how to make a healing pom-pom. First, make one yourself, then take one from Tsunade."
"Okay, teacher," Huimei replied, then focused on demonstrating.
"Dandelions?" Tsunade looked down at the green plants sprouting on her fair arm, her face full of surprise.
A golden, fluffy ball slowly emerged from the top of the plant and floated gently upwards.
Tsunade casually caught it and examined it in her palm.
"Tsunade, can you sense how much chakra you've used?" Hoshino Sensaku asked.
Tsunade hadn't noticed before, but now, after a moment's awareness, she exclaimed in surprise, "So little?"
"Yes. Moreover, taking healing fluff balls from other people consumes almost no energy for Hui Mei," Hoshino Senju explained. "The better the donor's constitution, the stronger the healing effect. If properly stored in a storage scroll, it can be enough to heal fatal injuries in critical moments."
Tsunade instantly realized the strategic value of this ability, her eyes shining as she looked at Emi and clicked her tongue in admiration.
Hui Mei, however, focused her gaze on Teacher Qian Shuo—she naturally knew the source of this ability: a peculiar fruit brought to her by her teacher.
The teacher had previously instructed us not to reveal the truth, but only to say that it was our bloodline limit.
Even her teacher's lover is unaware of this. This creates a strange sense of connection in Huimei's heart, as if there's a little secret between her and her teacher.
"Tsunade, I've recruited several ninjas in the ninja world to establish a free charitable medical organization," said Hoshino Senju. "Emi will be an important medical staff member in this organization from now on."
"Once Emi's abilities are exposed, I'm afraid they'll attract a lot of covetous people, right?" Tsunade frowned slightly, her tone revealing worry.
"Indeed. However, peace also requires strength," Xingyuan Qianshuo said in a deep voice. "This is a good opportunity to flex our muscles to the outside world."
"It's good that you have a plan." Tsunade knew that Chisaku's ultimate goal, a charitable medical organization, was just an appetizer.
"Yes, I established this organization in the Land of Fields under a concealed identity. It's under construction there; I'll take you there for a visit later."
"OK."
After a conversation, it was nearly noon.
Xingyuan Qianshuo took out spare food from his personal space and smiled, "Alright, let's not talk about that now. Let's have lunch in this wilderness today—we can cultivate after we eat."
The three of them finished their meal chatting and laughing, and after drinking a few cups of tea, they prepared to begin their cultivation.
Xingyuan Qianshuo formed hand seals, creating a shadow clone, and pondered, "Huimei, I'll begin teaching you the Shadow Clone Technique today. You have enough chakra; after learning it, you can use the shadow clone to accumulate training experience."
"Yes, thank you, teacher!" Huimei nodded hurriedly. She had been spending almost every day with her teacher's shadow clones lately and had been looking forward to this ninjutsu for a long time.
The shadow clone, Chisaku, led Huimei to a nearby place and began teaching her the Shadow Clone Technique.
Xingyuan Qianshuo turned to Tsunade: "Then let's try training Wood Release the way we did last time."
"Okay." Tsunade nodded, her eyes filled with both anticipation and solemnity. After all, Wood Release held special significance for her and the Senju clan.
Xingyuan Qianshuo placed his palm on her back, and their chakra connected and merged.
Immediately, with a slight thought, he used an intermediate teaching scroll that he had saved in his inventory.
Tsunade suddenly focused her mind and entered a profound state of enlightenment.
Xingyuan Qianshuo simultaneously transformed water and earth attribute chakra within her body and guided them to merge.
He didn't directly attempt to fuse the three attributes of water, earth, and yang, as that would be too difficult; a gradual approach was the right way.
First, teach Tsunade how to integrate water and earth elements, then gradually add yang attributes.
Tsunade stretched out her arm, and a piece of reddish-brown wood materialized in her fair palm. The wood continued to extend, twisting on the ground into a simple wooden chair.
She focused intently, imprinting this refined and integrated rhythm deep into her mind.
Most Wood Release ninjutsu require hand seals for control, but for now, it's just about refining and fusing two types of chakra simultaneously, so it doesn't need to be that complicated.
After making a dozen or so wooden chairs, Xingyuan Qianshuo began to slowly hand over control of his chakra.
This process was repeated, allowing Tsunade to experience the fusion of water and earth chakra through continuous practice.
Forty minutes later, Xingyuan Qianshuo's chakra completely withdrew from Tsunade's body.
With intense concentration, Tsunade slowly created twisted pieces of wood with her arms.
Her mind was almost entirely focused on refining and fusing water and earth chakra, leaving no time to consider the changes in form, so the wood she created had no specific shape.
However, even so, it is already quite considerable.
Xingyuan Qianshuo did not interrupt her, but sat quietly to the side, pondering to himself.
"This method of training to connect and merge chakra is indeed incredibly effective. However, only those with exceptional chakra control, like Tsunade and me, can coordinate perfectly to execute it."
"With the addition of the intermediate teaching scroll, Tsunade's comprehension and understanding have been greatly enhanced."
"She's now at the beginner level of Wood Release. However, if she relies solely on her own training, it will probably take her a long time to reach the level of the late Yamato stage."
"Let her accumulate experience slowly first. We can exchange her for an intermediate tutorial scroll later, or wait for the system to reward us with an advanced scroll."
Twenty minutes later, the intermediate teaching scroll effect disappeared, and Tsunade's concentration decreased, but she still persisted in creating the twisted wood.
Seven or eight minutes later, she let out a long breath and finally stopped.
Xingyuan Qianshuo handed her a glass of warm water, which Tsunade took and drank in one gulp.
"Thank you, Qian Shuo." She looked a little tired, but couldn't hide the excitement in her eyes.
"There's no need for such formalities between us," Xingyuan Qianshuo said gently, holding her hand.
"Mmm." Tsunade nodded gently and leaned into his arms.
Wood Release holds immense significance for the Senju clan. Now, with Chisaku's help, she has finally begun to master it—her heart is filled with joy, excitement, and indescribable happiness.
Not far away, Huimei had also mastered the Shadow Clone Technique and was practicing with her own Shadow Clone with great interest.
With the blessing of Xingyuan Qianshuo's "Benevolent Heart Inheritance" and the Uzumaki clan's innate suitability for the Shadow Clone Technique, Huimei's cultivation speed is astonishingly fast.
The two snuggled together, watching Huimei passionately "beat" herself.
"Chisaku—" After a while, Tsunade spoke softly.
"Um?"
"I've noticed you've been looking through your great-uncle's research on souls lately," Tsunade said calmly. "Actually, I also have an S-rank ninjutsu related to souls here."
Upon hearing this, Xingyuan Qianshuo immediately understood which ninjutsu it was.
"This is—the spiritification technique left behind by Kato Dan." Tsunade paused slightly before regaining her composure. "This technique is extremely difficult to master. I originally intended to leave it to Shizune to see if she could learn it."
"If you're interested, give it a try. You happen to be Jingyin's teacher, so you can teach her in the future."
Hoshino Senju was momentarily stunned. He was indeed very interested in the Spirit Transformation Technique, but teaching Shizune, an S-rank ninjutsu, sounded a bit far-fetched.
However, with a systematic teaching reel, it's not entirely impossible.
"Thank you, Tsunade," he said gently.
"Hmph, now it's your turn to be polite." Tsunade raised the corners of her mouth slightly and snorted softly.
"Haha, it's my fault," Xingyuan Qianshuo laughed, lowered his head and gently kissed her golden hair, then pulled her into a tight embrace.
After resting for a while, the two continued their cultivation.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, they said goodbye to Huimei and returned to the office.
The shadow clone in the office was dispelled, and no major events occurred during the memory recovery process.
After get off work, the two returned to the Senju residence.
During dinner, they did not mention Emi to Minato and Kushina.
Back in the bedroom, Tsunade took a scroll from the wardrobe drawer and casually handed it to Chisaku.
"This is the scroll of the Spirit Transformation Technique. I'll entrust it to you for safekeeping. You'll also be fully responsible for teaching Jingyin in the future." She spoke casually, as if she were passing on a troublesome task. "You look at it first, I'm going to take a bath."
Xingyuan Qianshuo held the scroll, watching Tsunade's retreating figure as she walked towards the bathroom, and shook his head helplessly.
His gaze fell on the words "spiritualization" on the scroll, and he thought to himself, "This is probably the last trace that Kato Dan left by Tsunade's side."
Without thinking further, he opened the scroll and began to read carefully.
The Spirit Transformation Technique might not significantly enhance his strength, but as a rare soul-related secret technique, it is of great value for reference.
A few minutes later, he finished reading it and sighed to himself, "As expected of an S-rank ninjutsu, it is indeed quite difficult. However, it is not too difficult for me."
He had originally thought that the Spirit Transformation Technique was a purely Yin Release skill, but now he realized that this technique required both Yin Release and Yang Release.
The soul of an ordinary person cannot take shape, let alone move outside the body.
The principle of the Spirit Transformation Technique is to infuse the power of Yang Release into the soul, achieving a preliminary fusion of Yin Release and Yang Release, and giving the soul vitality.
This fusion is far inferior to the true Yin-Yang Release technique, but for ordinary ninjas, the threshold is still extremely high, requiring profound mastery of both Yin and Yang Release.
The soul must be strong enough to withstand the infusion of Yang Release, which requires extremely powerful spiritual energy.
Another key is maintaining the balance between Yin and Yang Release powers within the spirit body, which requires precise refinement and control of Yang Release chakra.
Xingyuan Qianshuo possesses both Yin and Yang power as his origins, and with his microscopic level of chakra control, he has all the necessary conditions to cultivate the Spirit Transformation Technique.
Moreover, he already possesses the experience and memories of a master-level "reincarnation," giving him both a theoretical foundation and practical experience with the soul.
After going through the process in his mind, he casually put the reel into his personal storage space, got up, and headed for the bathroom.
Tsunade passed on Kato Dan's secret techniques to him, so naturally he had to repay her kindness with utmost devotion.
They spent the night in passion, without saying a word.
The next day.
Xingyuan Qianshuo proceeded as usual.
The only difference is that he not only used shadow clones to operate on multiple fronts, but also secretly controlled Shimura Danzo.
Fortunately, although the main body and the external body are connected in consciousness, they can easily do two things at the same time without affecting the main body's life in the slightest.
Around 9 a.m., Aizen, the shadow clone of Orochimaru, evaded Orochimaru and left the Flying Thunder God seal at a hidden spot. He then entered his personal space, actively consuming chakra to deactivate it.
Xingyuan Qianshuo retrieved his memories and created another shadow clone, which instantly teleported to the base to take over.
The new shadow clone Aizen walked into the laboratory on the side, looked at Orochimaru who was focused on studying Reiko's body data, and said in a deep voice: "Orochimaru, Danzo's matter has been resolved."
Orochimaru paused slightly upon hearing this, then quickly regained his composure, turned to face Aizen, and said with a sinister smile, "The organization's power is truly formidable."
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"Just treat Danzo as one of the organization. However, his subordinates are unaware of the organization's and my existence," the shadow clone Aizen continued.
"Is that so?" Orochimaru chuckled. "It seems I don't need to defect for the time being."
He was curious—how exactly did this organization manage to get Danzo to cooperate? Was it a threat? Or were they offering an irresistible bargaining chip?
"I will gradually heal the children here," Aizen, the shadow clone, repeated. "You can extract their blood and cells for research without harming them. However, the healed children will be sent to one of the organization's bases for further development."
"The subsequent training data is also very important," Orochimaru reminded him.
"They are first and foremost the organization's reserve talent, and only secondly experimental subjects," the shadow clone Aizen said calmly. "During the training process, the organization will conduct regular physical examinations on them to prevent any adverse symptoms from appearing. You can be in charge of the examination work."
"That's good." Orochimaru nodded in agreement.
Aizen, the shadow clone, pondered for a moment and asked, "Of these children, which ones are in the best physical condition? Let's heal one more now."
"Numbers 32, 44, and 47," Orochimaru answered without hesitation.
The two left the laboratory, and Aizen, a shadow clone, observed the children in the three nutrient tanks.
All three were boys. Number 44 had the biggest eyes, his dark pupils revealing a hint of innocence—he vaguely resembled Yamato.
[Name: Shotaro]
[Disease: Invasion by foreign cells]
"Let's treat him today," said Aizen, the shadow clone.
Orochimaru didn't say much; he also wanted more healed test subjects so he could compare and analyze the data.
After a series of actions, the shadow clone Aizen dressed the boy in spare clothes and carried him back to the laboratory.
The combination of Yin-attribute chakra and the healing pom-pom has an immediate effect.
The system popped up a notification after using only two healing poultices:
[You have alleviated the erosion caused by Shotaro's alien cell power, and his own cells and alien cells have reached a symbiotic balance. You have received the following reward: Wood Release: Four Pillars (Mastery), Chakra +500]
"Ha, it really is him—Kagami, Tenzo, Yamato." The shadow clone Aizen smiled to himself.