harleyscars Chapter 76, Tail 9
Chapter 76, Tail 9
After returning to the hospital,
Xingyuan Qianshuo remembered something:
Surprisingly, the system didn't reward me for suggesting research on "puppet prosthetics" in this report.
After a moment's thought, he understood the difference—
He wasn't genuinely interested in researching "puppet prosthetics".
This technique has a very high barrier to entry; it's probably a secret technique even in Sunagakure.
It's not something that can be easily done by doing research on your own.
He only wanted to temporarily initiate the project, access the puppetry data collected in Konoha, and make some other attempts.
Puppetry, a combat technique that uses chakra threads to control puppets, is very suitable for medical ninjas.
The fighting style of Granny Chiyo in the original work is worth learning from.
Even if medical ninjas are not good at controlling puppets, they can learn to use chakra threads to control mechanical ninja tools, and then combine them with poisons, anesthetics, hypnotics, etc. to greatly enhance their combat power.
As for the project itself, he can only hope to receive relevant rewards in the future.
At that time, the technologies rewarded by the system can be compiled and reported directly, and then promoted and applied.
"It seems the system can still distinguish between sincerity and mere formality." He shook his head and chuckled.
After figuring it out, Xingyuan Qianshuo stopped worrying and began her afternoon patient reception work.
After get off work, he drove Tsunade home and stayed at the Senju family home for dinner.
Jingyin, who had just become an apprentice today, was also there and very obediently called out "Master".
Kushina's emotions are somewhat unstable because a new "guest" has moved into her body, and Minato is away on a mission.
However, perhaps because of Mito Uzumaki's passing, she has become much stronger mentally.
The system scan showed that she did not have any symptoms.
After dinner, the group sat and chatted.
Kushina suddenly said, "Chisaku, I've mastered the Rasengan now~"
"Really? That's impressive, your cultivation speed is really fast," Xingyuan Qianshuo praised.
"Let me demonstrate for you!" Kushina's eyes lit up, her desire to perform growing stronger.
She couldn't concentrate on learning the sealing technique at all today; instead, she was able to vent her emotions by making pills.
Whether it succeeds or not, bombarding the ground is incredibly satisfying.
As a result, my proficiency with the Rasengan increased dramatically, and I accidentally mastered it completely.
Bang!
She used the Shadow Clone Technique, and the clones, without saying a word, assisted the main body in creating the Rasengan.
A buzzing sound rang out as Kushina successfully lifted a chakra ball with her right hand, causing the air currents in the room to swirl wildly.
Everyone applauded and congratulated them in a very cooperative manner.
Kushina is now like a pregnant woman in her tenth month of pregnancy, and she needs to be given enough care.
The Rasengan dissipated, and she proudly raised her chin as she sat back in her chair.
She was very satisfied with everyone's attitude—they provided ample emotional support.
Xingyuan Qianshuo and Tsunade exchanged a knowing glance.
In fact, Tsunade had already mastered the Rasengan and could activate it with one hand.
Xingyuan Qianshuo also learned the chakra burst technique taught by Tsunade—the so-called "super strength".
However, he is still at the beginner level and his skills are not yet mature enough for practical application.
In the original work, Sakura named the move "Sakura Okita" after learning it, and Hoshino Senju also gave this move a name:
The super-strong punch is called "Comet Fist," and the super-strong kick is called "Meteor Explosion."
Simple and direct, it even sounds a bit like Saint Seiya at first glance.
"Ah—shut up!" Kushina suddenly frowned, clutched her head, and yelled.
"What's wrong?" everyone asked hurriedly.
"Hmph!" she said angrily. "The Nine-Tailed Fox is so annoying! It keeps talking in my head, it's so irritating!"
After saying that, she rolled her eyes and looked suspiciously at Hoshino Senju and Tsunade.
The two were completely baffled by the stares.
Kushina said, "The Nine-Tails said you looked down on my Rasengan and were talking badly about me behind my back?"
The two felt a pang of guilt, but quickly denied it: "How could that be? Kurama is trying to sow discord. Kushina, you mastered the Rasengan without much training; you're definitely a genius."
Seeing their sincere tone, Kushina squinted at them for a moment and then believed them for the time being.
The two breathed a sigh of relief and exchanged a helpless glance—they couldn't let their imaginations run wild in front of her anymore.
Xingyuan Qianshuo also gained a new understanding of the Nine-Tails' keen perception, which is indeed the source of his "malicious perception" talent.
He pondered for a moment, then said, "Kushina, have you ever considered that the Nine-Tails might be talking to you all the time because it's bored?"
"Huh?" Kushina was taken aback by this, and even Tsunade and Shizune looked surprised.
In the public's perception, tailed beasts have always been symbols of disaster and embodiments of evil, and it is only natural to put them in cages.
Few people think from the perspective of the tailed beasts, let alone consider that such a "collection of evil thoughts" could also have feelings of boredom and annoyance.
"Does the Nine-Tails get bored too?" Shizune asked curiously.
"Of course it will," Xingyuan Qianshuo answered directly. "Think about it, the Nine-Tails has intelligence and emotions, and it's been sealed away for so long, how could it not be bored?"
Shizune nodded as if she understood, and Tsunade and Kushina also somewhat agreed.
However, the Nine-Tails is too powerful, and there is no other way but to seal it.
The sealed Nine-Tails can actually hear and see external information through the five senses of its Jinchūriki.
At this moment, after hearing the young human's words, the Nine-Tails' perked ears twitched slightly, and it remained stunned for a long while.
Is it boring? Of course it is.
But it hates even more—it hates the humans who have taken away its freedom.
Having enjoyed freedom for over a thousand years, they have been experiencing a series of misfortunes in recent decades:
First, his flesh and blood were devoured inside his stomach by two Cloud Village brats;
Then he was controlled by Madara Uchiha's Sharingan and inexplicably fought a great battle;
Afterwards, he was bound by Hashirama Senju's Wood Release and there was nothing he could do;
She was then sealed inside Mito Uzumaki's body, chained up, and unable to move.
Now it can only use chakra to corrupt the Jinchuriki, and use its only source of "firepower"—its mouth—to provoke and bewitch.
Coming to her senses, the arrogant nine-tailed fox flew into a rage: "You brat! I'm not bored! I don't need human sympathy!"
"Kushina, let that brat in! I'm going to eat him!"
Kushina felt that Chisaku might have been right – it sounded like he was just being embarrassed and angry.
"Chisaku, the Nine-Tails is cursing you. It wants you to go inside and says it's going to eat you," Kushina relayed with a hint of schadenfreude.
Xingyuan Qianshuo gave a helpless twitch at the corner of his mouth.
He didn't say anything, so why was he going to be eaten?
After a moment's thought, he calmly nodded and said, "Then let's go in and see them."
"Huh? You really want to go in? The Nine-Tails is fierce." Kushina said in surprise.
Tsunade's eyes showed concern. She had seen the Nine-Tails' true form when the Jinchuriki was being handed over. Its evil and massive chakra was not something an ordinary ninja would dare to face.
Silently, her face filled with confusion: Go in? How do I go in? Is Master going to crawl into Kushina's body?
"It's alright, it's just mental energy entering," Xingyuan Qianshuo replied with a smile.
There is definitely no danger.
Konoha set up a barrier around the area to suppress the Nine-Tails, with the Senju residence at its core.
The reason why the Nine-Tails went berserk in "Minato Gaiden" was that Kushina ran out of the barrier without permission.
Since the Nine-Tailed Fox has extended a "warm invitation," he might as well take this opportunity to meet it.
Xingyuan Qianshuo placed his hand on Kushina's shoulder, closed his eyes and concentrated, his spiritual power entering the sealed space along with his chakra.
Looking up, a huge rock floated in the bright sealed space, with the nine tails fixed to it in all directions.
Its nine tails, four limbs, and torso were all nailed to wooden sticks and tightly bound by thick chains.
His head wasn't nailed down, only his neck was bound, yet he could still speak fiercely.
Xingyuan Qianshuo possesses the talent of malice perception, and the malice emanating from the Nine-Tails is like a volcanic eruption, surging in overwhelmingly.
Those who see the Nine-Tails for the first time are bound to be shocked, but he still couldn't help but think to himself:
"This treatment is far worse than inside Naruto's body... At least Minato's Eight Trigrams Seal gave him a small hut, but this Tail Lock Seal is like he's going to be tied up and slaughtered."
"Kid, scared out of your wits?" Nine-Tails grinned and turned to look at him, her tone mocking.
"No, I was just lamenting how poor your treatment is." Xingyuan Qianshuo spoke politely, as if chatting with an acquaintance.
"Hmph! I don't need human sympathy!" The arrogant nine-tailed fox roared, revealing its sharp fangs.
"It's not out of sympathy, but I feel there's room for improvement in this seal," Xingyuan Qianshuo continued.
"You brat, I'll get out here sooner or later, you just wait!"
To Nine-Tailed Fox, Xingyuan Qianshuo's words sounded more like mockery.
He didn't take Nine-Tails' harsh words to heart.
He's not strong enough right now to do anything to the Nine-Tails, nor can he gain any advantage from it.
Compared to the Nine-Tails, he was more interested in this seemingly real yet illusory sealed space.
He had always been curious about the origin of sealing techniques.
If ninjutsu is the reproduction of divine techniques, then what is the origin of sealing techniques?
Seeing him calmly looking around, Nine-Tailed Fox was furious: "Kid, come closer if you dare."
"What were we doing in the past, letting the tailed beast's chakra corrupt us? Who would be that stupid?" Hoshino Senju thought to himself.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he used the system to investigate.
Name: Nine-Lama
[Condition: Claustrophobia]
[A special condition has been diagnosed, generating a side quest: "Cure Nine Lamas's claustrophobia." Accept the quest?]
"Wow, he's really sick." Xingyuan Qianshuo raised an eyebrow and sighed inwardly, "But this illness is not easy to cure. We can't just release the Nine-Tails, can we?"
After a moment's hesitation, he decided to accept it.
This is clearly a long-term task that is difficult to resolve completely in the short term.
But he considered three options: near-term, medium-term, and long-term.
Recently, I've been having Kushina spend more time chatting with Kurama to keep her entertained and reading her some interesting storybooks.
The middle stage involves changing the sealing method. This tail-locking seal is too inhumane, so we can try to change it to the Bagua seal.
In the long term, it doesn't necessarily have to release the Nine-Tails. We could try to maintain a small clone of the tailed beast outside the body, like Killer Bee did in the Infinite Tsukuyomi dream.
These plans all need to be verified. For now, we can try communicating with the Nine-Tails.
After all, no matter which plan is chosen, getting on good terms with Kurama is the first step.
"Lord Nine-Tailed Fox, you should be able to sense that I have no ill intentions," Hoshino Senju said with a sincere smile.
"It is really too much for humans to seal you away out of fear of your power."
Only a time traveler like him could say such things so frankly, every word coming from the bottom of his heart, full of sincerity.
Nine-Tailed Fox twisted her head awkwardly and stared at him for a while, unable to tell whether his words were true or false.
However, it didn't really sense much malice from the other party.
Unaware of the Nine-Tails' inner thoughts, Xingyuan Qianshuo continued:
"You have not caused any major damage to Konoha; the blame has always been placed on Madara Uchiha. Logically, Konoha should not deprive you of your freedom."
Nine-Tailed Fox couldn't distinguish between truth and falsehood, but it absolutely agreed with this statement.
"Unfortunately, the other eight tailed beasts have also been sealed by the various ninja villages. With each of them having a Jinchuriki, Konoha cannot afford to lose you."
Xingyuan Qianshuo sighed softly, "Alas, it's all about timing and fate."
"Kid, you make it sound so nice, but you're still keeping this old man locked up." Nine-Tailed Fox scoffed.
Xingyuan Qianshuo did not deny it, calmly watching the Nine-Tails:
"You've been wandering the ninja world for over a thousand years, haven't you had enough fun yet?"
"I believe that the appearance of such powerful beings as the Tailed Beasts in the ninja world must have a reason, or even be due to some kind of mission."
"Perhaps, this mission lies among humanity, or even within Kushina herself."
Based on his memories from the original work, he vaguely mentioned the Sage of Six Paths' instructions to the Tailed Beasts.
"Hmph, it could never be this red-haired woman," Nine-Tailed Fox retorted gruffly.
A hint of a smile flashed in Xingyuan Qianshuo's eyes: They've taken the bait.
"Even if it's not her, it could be her child."
"The tailed beasts have wandered for a thousand years, but in recent decades they have been sealed away by humans. Perhaps their mission is about to begin."
Nine-Tailed Fox's pupils contracted slightly, looking somewhat bewildered.
The young man is right—this is indeed a "major change unseen in a thousand years."
"Your Excellency has existed for over a thousand years, making you our senior in terms of age. We should therefore show you respect."
"You should be able to sense that Kushina and the rest of us are not bad people and have no ill intentions."
"We sincerely hope to get along well with you, and even become friends."
"Once Kushina becomes stronger, she will be able to go out and move around."
"At that time, you will be able to experience the human world through her."
"Perhaps, we can find someone to take on the mission of the Tailed Beasts."
Xingyuan Qianshuo's "mission theory" accurately struck the core of the Nine-Tailed Fox's heart.
The tailed beasts have never forgotten what the Sage of Six Paths, who created them, said.
This is the first time in nearly a thousand years that the Nine-Tails has seriously considered the words spoken by a human.
Seeing that the Nine-Tailed Fox had fallen silent, Xingyuan Qianshuo decided to stop while he was ahead.
No matter how nicely it's said, the Nine-Tails is still tightly bound, and that's an unchangeable fact.
He bowed slightly to the Nine-Tailed Fox, said no more, and his figure disappeared into the sealed space.
Outside, Xingyuan Qianshuo opened his eyes and removed his hand from Kushina's shoulder.
The three of them looked at him with curiosity. Kushina couldn't wait and asked directly, "Chisaku, what did you talk about with Kurama? It's so quiet now."
"Kushina, the Nine-Tails has lived in the ninja world for over a thousand years; she is our senior."
Xingyuan Qianshuo said solemnly, "From now on, you must show it respect."
Seeing his serious expression, Kushina shrank back and said, "Okay... fine."
"Read more history books or interesting storybooks when you have time," Xingyuan Qianshuo reminded him. "Reading makes you progress. If you don't understand something, you can ask Senior Nine-Tailed Fox for help."
He couldn't say it outright to the proud Nine-Tails.
Kushina was a smart person. Thinking of the previous topic about "the Nine-Tails being bored," her eyes lit up, and she quickly nodded:
"Yes, reading makes people progress. We should read more history and stories."
Tsunade nodded knowingly, while Shizune blinked blankly.
Xingyuan Qianshuo didn't linger any longer, and after chatting for a while, he said goodbye and left.
After staying at the Senju family's guesthouse for a few nights, he decided to go back to his own home.
Kushina, the new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, is here, and she has been under constant surveillance by the Anbu.
He and Tsunade are currently only in a romantic relationship, so it's fine if he comes over occasionally.
However, if one lives here for an extended period, it is inevitable that they will attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.
He has many secrets, and once they attract the attention of the Root authorities, they won't be easy to resolve.