Mayuri Kurotsuchi Card Game, starting from Naruto

Chapter 303

"How do you control the illusory form?"

Seeing the two Hollows standing quietly beside Hiruko, Zetsu's tone was filled with disbelief. From what he knew, Hollows were chaotic and mindless beings, driven only by destructive desires.

Once it appears, it will only bring death and destruction.

But the two Hollows were standing quietly beside Hiruko, as if they were following his orders, which made Jueqing involuntarily widen her eyes.

Does this mean that the virtual world can be controlled?

"I naturally have my own methods," Hiruko said softly. "Not all Hollows can be controlled; some Hollows possess the ability to communicate and have their own will."

"I see." Zetsu nodded. To him, the stronger Hiruko's power was, the more beneficial it would be to their plans.

It's still uncertain whether Kirigakure can reclaim the Rinnegan from Nagato with just their own strength. However, the addition of Hollow power will undoubtedly increase their strength and improve their chances of success.

"As long as we can retrieve the Rinnegan, your problem can be solved," Zetsu assured Hiruko.

"I hope so," Hiruko replied. At this point, perhaps only the legendary Madara could help him.

At least it can't solve his own problems, but it would be good enough to get rid of Orochimaru, that troublesome guy.

"Summoning the Hollow Legion requires a large amount of chakra, so we can only use the Tailed Beasts." Uchiha Setsuna narrowed his eyes slightly. "Currently, the Land of Water has two Tailed Beasts, the Three-Tails and the Six-Tails, and the Three-Tails does not yet have a Jinchuriki."

"A wild tailed beast?" Hiruko grinned, his teeth bared beneath his bandages.

"I will arrange for the capture of the Three-Tails and prepare for your summons," Setsuna Uchiha said softly. Currently, the Third Mizukage of Kirigakure is still under his Mangekyou Sharingan genjutsu control. Although he has not completely controlled the power of Kirigakure, he can still easily issue some orders and achieve some goals as the Third Mizukage.

"Thank you very much. Once the Three-Tails is captured, I can summon the Hollow Army at any time. Of course, it would be best to place the Three-Tails near the Land of Rain," Hiruko reminded him.

"No problem."

Zetsu nodded. He never intended to use the tailed beasts to attack Amegakure; that would be like throwing a meat bun to a dog—a one-way trip.

The Rinnegan is more effective at controlling tailed beasts than the Mangekyou Sharingan.

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The Land of Wind.

"So, in order to effectively damage a Hollow, one must first master its power?" Rasa had already received an answer from Rokuni that was not unexpected.

The ninjutsu and other techniques of ninjas are difficult to effectively kill Hollows, which makes the Sand Ninjas mostly restrained when fighting Hollows and easily suffer casualties.

"Yes, the essence of a Hollow is a soul composed of spirit particles, which is somewhat different from chakra. Chakra is certainly an energy with an extremely wide range of applications, but in terms of quality, it is quite different from a Hollow."

Based on our understanding of Hollows, the Hollows you are currently encountering are mostly minor Hollows, with very few being true Hollows. These minor Hollows can be dealt with using ninjutsu and ninja techniques, but if it were a true Hollow, heavy casualties would be inevitable.

Even the Void Spirits mostly possess relatively tough, steel-like skin, rapid regeneration after being injured, and their attacks are not weak. Aside from lacking intelligence, they are far more powerful than ninjas.

Lu Nie explained the problem to Luo Sha in a soft voice.

"How do I master the power of Hollows? Hollow masks?" Rasa's expression was somewhat cautious. Having witnessed the Hollows wreak havoc on the battlefield, he knew very well that once a Hollow mask was worn, survival was almost certain!

"There is a better way." Seeing the unease in Rasa's heart, Lu Nie comforted him, "Both Konoha and Kumogakure already have mature techniques for mastering the power of intangibility."

"But what does Sunagakure need to pay?" Rasa asked calmly.

The mature application of the ethereal technology is certainly good news for Sunagakure, and it seems that Konoha, where Shiro is located, doesn't have the intention of hoarding its secrets, which is another piece of good news.

But what does Sunagakure need to give up?

We can't just share our technology with those Sand Village ninja for free, can we? Rasa wouldn't even dare to dream of such a thing.

Undoubtedly, the appearance of Hollows from time to time is an inevitable fact in the dragon veins that have evolved into sacred lands. Ninjas with chakra are extremely tempting to Hollows and will be attacked by them.

Therefore, as hunter and prey, Hollows and ninjas are naturally opposites!

In this situation, Sunagakure would inevitably need to possess its own intangibility abilities. They couldn't possibly entrust the safety of the oasis to Konoha and Kumogakure, could they?

What is the purpose of the existence of Sunagakure?

At that point, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind will probably have to cut the military budget of Sunagakure again and give the missions to Konoha and Kumogakure.

"This can be discussed between Lord Kazekage and Master later." Lu Nie shook his head and did not reply.

Although according to his and Orochimaru's plan, they did not mind the Hollowfication technology, or rather, its power, being circulated widely, because only with sufficient circulation could it be more beneficial to the development of Hueco Mundo.

If it can replace chakra, it would be equivalent to the third power system update in the ninja world. Perhaps then, ninjas, like the samurai of the past, will gradually be phased out.

This is a plan that will take a long time to gradually promote and implement. The technology of etherealization still needs further optimization in order to achieve the popularization of chakra.

But before that, the ninja world needs to be made aware of the threat posed by the Hollows and reach a consensus.

The current number of imaginary entities in Hueco Mundo is sufficient to achieve this goal.

"The training and mastery of Hollowfication power cannot be achieved overnight. Therefore, Konoha can currently provide some auxiliary equipment that can be used to fight Hollows. It is somewhat insufficient to deal with Great Hollows, but with proper coordination after equipping it, clearing out minor Hollows is not a problem."

Lu Nie continued, and in front of Rasa and the other Sand Ninja, he used hand seals to unlock a storage scroll and release the equipment stored inside.

Seeing the equipment that appeared before them with a puff of white smoke, a look of surprise flashed in Luo Sha's eyes: swords, shuriken, and several bows.

These weapons are engraved with dense runes, and their material distinguishes them from ordinary ninja tools.

"These weapons can convert a certain proportion of chakra and release it as intangible power. However, they require a considerable amount of chakra from the user. For those with little chakra, using these weapons would be a heavy burden."

Lu Nie explained.

"There is also an upper limit to the conversion rate. These weapons can be used to clear out and deal with some miscellaneous Hollows, but they are not very effective against Great Hollows."

(End of this chapter)