Naruto's civilian cannon fodder starts with the three-body technique

Chapter 283 Seeking the Jade Elixir

"Why does this chakra regeneration core feel a bit like a demonic external core?!"

Umino Sasuke's eyes were sharp, and his heart was shocked.

I used to think that the chakra cultivated in the ninja world was a weakened and incomplete version of demonic magic. The chakra cultivated not only had no ability to nourish the body, but also allowed people to have world-destroying power in just a few years.

It looks like cultivating the demonic path, although it lacks the various benefits and abilities of the demonic cultivation system, the side effects are just as numerous.

Now, the chakra regeneration core he created using Hashirama's cancer cells and Nine-Tails' chakra has surprisingly possessed some of the abilities of a demonic outer core, which makes him think twice.

Then, thinking about the Infinite Tsukuyomi, the Divine Tree was able to absorb the energy of the ninja world and the chakra of ninjas to produce Divine Tree Fruit. This is not the demonic path, but it is even more demonic than the demonic path.

"It seems that chakra can only serve as the foundation for unlocking Sage Mode; mastering Sage Mode is the true path."

Sasuke Umino already had a plan in mind: to temporarily use chakra to increase his strength and gain more living space and training resources in the ninja world. Once he was strong enough, he would use this as a foundation to focus on training in Sage Mode and Taijutsu.

Of course, there's no need to completely abandon the various magical abilities of chakra. We can use scientific ninjutsu techniques to integrate these abilities into the chakra regeneration core and forge it into a protective weapon. It's even possible that it could evolve into a Truth-Seeking Ball core.

"Seeking the Jade Elixir is too far off. The most urgent task is to create a Shadow-level puppet as a means of protecting the Dao."

Sasuke Umino opened the culture tank and carefully removed the chakra regeneration core. The culture medium dripped onto the ground, making a soft sound.

The core felt warm to the touch, and one could clearly feel the immense, liquid-like life force and the scarlet, violent energy of the Nine-Tails flowing within. The high-purity energy entangled within the core was compressed and tamed by the sealing technique, pulsating at a specific frequency, like a miniature reactor, emitting intense chakra fluctuations.

"Implant a regenerative core!"

Umino Sasuke took a deep breath, his eyes shining brightly with intense focus. He immediately pressed his hand against the chest of the glass mechanical princess and injected chakra.

On the chest of the Glass Mechanical Princess, a perfectly recessed interface opened up at the energy core. Countless hair-thin chakra nerve bundles and energy conduits emerged from the recessed interface, connecting with the corresponding interfaces on the surface of the chakra regeneration core with extreme precision, like the tentacles of a parasitic beast.

hum-

The moment the connection was completed, the chakra regeneration core suddenly burst forth with a blinding light.

The emerald green liquid life force, like greedy vines, surged wildly along the nerve bundles and ducts into the body of the Glass Mecha Princess, attempting to erode and assimilate the host. At the same time, the scarlet Nine-Tails chakra also became extremely agitated.

Liuli Yu, who had been dead for a long time, was now convulsing and spasming as if she were alive.

On the surface of the activated flesh, strange wood-style patterns and scarlet chakra clothing appeared, and even tiny buds tried to break through the body.

The sophisticated instruments on the experimental table emitted a piercing alarm. The modifications and enhancements brought about by the chakra regeneration core were very significant. The physical strength, chakra capacity, and meridian resilience of the Glass Mechanical Princess were all rapidly increasing. However, it soon reached the upper limit that this body could withstand. If this continued, if this precious material exceeded its limit and trees grew from its body, then the modification would have to be declared a failure.

Just then, Umino Sasuke quickly formed hand seals and unleashed an extremely powerful sealing technique.

"Gossip seal!"

A large number of black tadpole-like runes gushed out from his palm, transforming into jet-black rune chains that instantly wrapped around the restless chakra regeneration core.

The talisman chains tightened as if they were alive, embedding themselves deeply into the core and forming a stable Bagua seal pattern. The powerful sealing forcefully suppressed the excessive proliferation and erosion of Hashirama's cells, imprisoned the raging Nine-Tails chakra, and restrained it all within the core, forming a stable and controllable chakra core circulation.

At the same time, Sasuke Umino cleverly left a gap in this sealing structure, through which the Ruri Machine Princess could extract large amounts of energy from the chakra regeneration core at any time.

As the seal was completed, the spasms and convulsions of the Glass Mecha Princess's body gradually subsided. The emerald light and scarlet chakra were firmly locked back into the core, leaving only a circular mark of the Bagua pattern at the seal point on her chest.

The wood-style patterns and scarlet chakra clothing that had appeared on her body also disappeared, and her skin returned to its vibrant, elastic whiteness.

All the alarms went out, and the laboratory returned to silence. Umino Sasuke gazed at the glass mechanical girl lying quietly on the experimental table.

With perfectly sculpted body curves, an exquisitely beautiful face, and eyes tightly closed, the towering peaks exude a heart-pounding energy. The mechanical alloy structure and meridian circuits that are perfectly integrated with flesh and blood throughout the body all demonstrate the artistic height of this creation.

A powerful chakra fluctuation, surpassing even that of a typical Kage-level powerhouse, slowly emanated from this body. Seemingly restrained, it was actually like a dormant volcano, containing world-destroying power.

"untie!"

Umino Sasuke formed the Tiger Seal with one hand and placed his right hand on the forehead of the Ruri Mechanical Princess, finally releasing the soul imprisonment of the Ruri Jade after it had been cleansed.

hum~
The Glass Mecha Princess suddenly opened her tightly closed eyes, revealing a pair of empty, cold, and emotionless eyes that stared straight at Umino Sasuke, like a long-dead demon peering at a living person.

The air in the laboratory seemed to freeze instantly, exuding a chilling aura.

However, Sasuke Umino was not surprised but delighted. A satisfied smile appeared on his lips, as if he had finally created this powerful protective humanoid weapon after much effort.

A powerful yet restrained chakra fluctuation, like breathing, flowed within the body of the Glass Mecha Princess, making her appear less lifeless. Her various attribute assessments far exceeded expectations. Although she was far inferior to true peak Kage-level powerhouses, such as the Third Raikage and the Third Hokage, she had indeed stepped into the threshold of Kage-level.

"Even a weak shadow is still a shadow, and it's quite good." Sasuke Umino looked at his masterpiece, his smile deepening with satisfaction.

The current strength assessment of the Ruri Mechanical Girl is almost equivalent to a human-modified version of Ebizo. Not only does she possess powerful puppetry and wind-style abilities, but her chakra capacity and overall attributes have also been greatly enhanced. Her reaction speed, superhuman strength from her alloy skeleton, and adaptability to complex environments all exceed the standards of some regular Kage-level characters. Although her defensive capabilities are inferior to those of mecha puppets, she is unmatched by mecha puppets in other aspects.

The ability to unleash ninjutsu alone makes it more versatile than mecha puppets.

Of course, once there are enough Hashirama cells to regenerate chakra, we can upgrade the mecha puppet again. With the mecha puppet's ability to create miracles, it might not be much weaker than the Ruri Mechanical Princess.

After all, although the Ruri Mechanical Princess had alloyed her entire skeleton and modified her internal organs into a mechanical puppet, in order to maintain her ninjutsu abilities, her physical body was still a flesh and blood body that had undergone activation treatment. She could not undergo a complete rubberization and molten release modification like Tsuchida. Naturally, she could not compare with a pure steel mecha puppet. When faced with relatively strong ninjutsu attacks, her defense was a minor weakness.

Fortunately, since the glass mechanical girl is not a living person, there is no risk of death. This weakness is not obvious; it only increases the cost of maintenance and repair.

"It seems that only the corpses of bloodline limit ninjas can maximize the function of human puppets."

Sasuke Unno understood that Ruri-dama only had near-Kage level combat power in her lifetime and did not have a bloodline limit. The core advantage of human puppet technology is to preserve the original body's bloodline limit ability, such as Kaguya's Shikotsumyaku (Corpse Bone Pulse) and Tsuchikage's Gum-Gum Melt Release. These are the core advantages of human puppets.

Ruri Mechanical Princess has reached Kage-level standards in terms of the number of puppets she can control, her chakra capacity, and her superhuman strength and taijutsu. However, she lacks the unique bloodline ability that can change the course of a battle. She is essentially an enhanced version of Ebizo who only has a large amount of chakra and superhuman strength.

"Fortunately, with the technical support of Hiruko and Orochimaru, she was transformed into a mechanical girl form, which greatly improved her overall performance and made up for some of the shortcomings of not having a bloodline limit."

Sasuke Umino stopped lamenting and finally turned his gaze to the earthen platform on the experimental table next to him, saying with some anticipation, "Compared to the glass jade, this material has much greater potential."

At this moment, Tu Tai's body lay quietly on the experimental table, like a living dead.

Sasuke Umino arrived at a thermostat and took out a chakra regeneration core. It was also a product created from Hashirama's cells and the Nine-Tails' chakra. However, the energy contained in this chakra regeneration core was much gentler than that of the Ruri Mechanical Princess.

Depending on the different mixing ratios and quantities of Hashirama cells and Nine-Tails chakra, he created a total of nine chakra regeneration cores. Only three of them were ultimately usable. The one he had in his hand was the gentlest and smallest. Although it was only the size of a quail egg, the energy it contained was not small at all, even more than the amount of chakra of a regular Kage-level powerhouse.

"Implant a chakra regeneration core, no, more accurately, implant a chakra outer core!"

This time, Sasuke Umino did not choose the heart as the location for implanting the chakra regeneration core. Instead, he targeted the lower dantian area of ​​the earthen platform, which is an important node for chakra gathering and the core of the bloodline limit ability.

There was a soft pop.

The scalpel precisely cut open the skin and muscles of the earthen platform's abdomen, revealing a vast network of meridians inside. The modified organs and meridians extended into fine, hair-like tendrils, enveloping the embedded chakra regeneration core.

"Ah..." Even in a state of being alive, when the chakra regeneration core was forcibly embedded in the dantian and brutally connected to the meridian network, Tsuchida's body arched as if he had been electrocuted, and he instinctively let out a wild, hoarse, and meaningless scream.

The intense conditioned reflex caused even the empty shell of a body to produce an instinctive convulsive reaction.

However, this time, as soon as the Chakra Regeneration Core entered Tsuchikage's body, before it could even release its liquefied life force, and before even a trace of Nine-Tails Chakra could seep out, Umino Sasuke formed hand seals and unleashed a powerful sealing technique at the level of transferring a Jinchuriki.

This sealing technique is more complex. A large number of tadpole-like black runes transformed into chains of black runes, locking the chakra regeneration core. At the same time, these rune chains spread like vines, like roots, deeply penetrating the meridian network and organs around the dantian.

"call……"

Sasuke Unno breathed a sigh of relief. This modification was far riskier than the Ruri Mechanical Princess, especially in terms of sealing techniques, which were no less demanding than sealing a small tailed beast.

Once the seal was complete, Tu Tai's body slumped down like a deflated balloon. The violent convulsions that had occurred earlier immediately ceased, with only his body still trembling slightly from inertia. Faint emerald green and dark red light flowed beneath the seal's patterns on his skin.

"A chakra core? A fake Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!"

Compared to Xia Rixing, a pseudo-Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who requires a lot of time to take shape, this earthen platform is completed in one step, making it almost a special pseudo-Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

This chakra regeneration core, like the Nine-Tails' inner core, partially fused into his body. The liquefied life force within it transformed into a trickle, continuously nourishing and transforming his body, accelerating the complete fusion of his Rubber-Layer Release bloodline limit and his physical body, and gradually increasing his physical strength and chakra reserves.

With the regenerative properties of the Nine-Tails' chakra, there's no need to worry about insufficient life force within the regeneration core. The real concern is the erosion and assimilation side effects of this life force. However, since Tsuchikage's body was originally intended to be transformed into a human puppet, it's sufficient to completely transform it into a human puppet rubber before the erosion and assimilation side effects fully erupt.

After all, there's no need to consider the side effects of the dead.

"The rubberization of human puppets requires long-term integration and transformation, which cannot be rushed."

Sasuke Umino was quite cautious and did not rush things. The rubberization of this puppet was a long process that required patience. Extending the time would undoubtedly minimize the risks and increase the success rate exponentially.

He waved his hand and ordered the shadow clone in charge of the platform's modification: "The subsequent modification and monitoring are your responsibility. Focus on guiding the regenerated nuclear energy to promote the rubberization and fusion of the flesh, and record the data regularly to accumulate technical experience for modifying other bloodline limit puppets in the future."

"Understood." The shadow clone nodded in agreement.

After giving some instructions, Umino Sasuke finally strolled over to Sajuhachi's operating table.

At this point, the modification surgery was nearing its end.

(End of this chapter)