Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 27 Tailed Beast Chakra State

In the interrogation room.

When Yamanaka Kou saw Li Yao again, he was immediately shocked. Looking at Li Yao, who looked decades older, he was both shocked and secretly troubled.

Clearly, the fact that the Third Generation tormented Li Yao in this way indicates that Li Yao possesses a secret that the Third Generation is very concerned about.

It's obvious that the third generation doesn't want to share this secret with anyone else.

However, the third generation doesn't know the secret technique of exploring other people's memories, nor does he have the talent to learn it, which is quite frustrating.

If possible, Yamanaka Kou really doesn't want to get involved in this mess.

He didn't act immediately, but turned to look at the Third Hokage, as if to say, "Third Hokage, you should find someone else to do it."

Before he could speak, the Third Generation patted him on the shoulder and said emphatically, "You are the person I trust the most."

have to.

With these words out, Yamanaka Kou, having no other choice but to bite the bullet and proceed, had no option but to do so.

He immediately formed a hand seal, then placed his right hand on Li Yao's head and began to examine Li Yao's brain.

This time it went very smoothly.

Without the protection of chakra, Li Yao's brain was quickly invaded by Yamanaka Kou's chakra, which began to read the memories recorded in the brain cells.

Kimura Yo's physical memories are only about seven years old now.

The entire exploration process was not lengthy.

From birth, the memories of Li Yao, or rather, this body, began to appear in Yamanaka Kou's mind, allowing him to see everything Kimura Yao experienced from the perspective of "I".

One year old, two years old...!

His memories before that were normal, until six months ago, on the night Kimura Yo received the news of his parents' sacrifice, when things started to go wrong.

In his memory, Kimura Yo was extremely saddened on the night he learned of his parents' sacrifice. He sat on the sofa holding a family photo until very late before finally falling asleep.

Then something unusual happened.

When Kimura You woke up the next day, he seemed like a different person. He was both excited and scared, and he didn't dare to go out. The things he said occasionally were also inexplicable.

The most frequently used phrase is "Holy crap!". I don't know what it means, but I think it's used to express shock.

A boy who was heartbroken and couldn't fall asleep until late last night after learning of his parents' sacrifice, what happened that shocked him after just one night and a good night's sleep?

Yamanaka Kou didn't know, but he had a rough idea that Kimura Yo might have a problem, and a big one that the Third Generation was very interested in.

He hadn't expected to be reborn through possession.

He didn't know much about the art of spirit transformation, and he didn't know that the art of spirit transformation also included the concept of possession and rebirth.

In reality, not many people in the entire ninja world know that the Spirit Transformation Technique also has the ability to possess another body and be reborn. Currently, only the Third Hokage and Danzo probably know this, and the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure might also know it.

"I've finished reading, Hokage-sama."

After seeing the memory of Kimura Yo being taken away by the Anbu, Yamanaka Kou stopped and put his hands away. He knew what the next memory was without even looking at the Third Hokage.

"Is there any useful information?"

The third generation asked, seemingly calm but actually excited, his eyes fixed intently on Yamanaka Kou.

This made Yamanaka Kou a little nervous, but after thinking it over carefully, he realized that there was nothing missing in Kimura Yo's memories. He calmed down and told the Third Generation about the unusual parts of Kimura Yo's memories one by one.

"Nothing else?" The Third Hokage asked, frowning. His eyes suddenly sharpened as he looked at Yamanaka Kou and asked, "For example, has he ever used any special ninjutsu?"

"No, Hokage-sama."

Yamanaka Kou nervously shook his head, then, as if remembering something, said tentatively, "But he's read his father's ninjutsu research notes on the Perfect Transformation Technique. I wonder if that counts as a special ninjutsu?"

After saying this, Yamanaka Kou lowered his head slightly, cold sweat beginning to appear on his back. He sensed that the Third Hokage was dissatisfied with his answer, clearly not getting the answer he wanted. However, that was how Kimura Yo remembered it, and there was nothing he could do about it.

"Perfect transformation technique?"

Upon hearing the name of this ninjutsu, the Third Hokage paused for a moment, then quickly realized that it was a ninjutsu researched by Takuya Kimura, but ultimately failed, only developing the Shadow Clone Technique.

This is not the perfect spiritualization technique he wanted.

However… the Third Generation Miyama Naka no Kou didn’t seem to be lying, and he had no reason or courage to lie to him. Thinking of this, his brows furrowed even deeper.

That doesn't make sense.

Once a body is possessed, the spirit transformation technique will definitely be used again to stabilize the soul. This is a necessary step. No matter how perfect the spirit transformation technique is, this step cannot be omitted.

The third generation couldn't understand it.

Does the perfect spiritualization technique not require this step?

If that's the case, then the only way to find out about the improved Perfect Spirit Transformation Technique is to hack into this guy's chakra.

There are two ways to explore memories: by exploring brain cells and by exploring chakra.

By probing the memories within the chakra, one can obtain all of Li Yao's memories, which were possessed by Kimura Yao.

But Li Yao's chakra simply couldn't penetrate it.

After half a year of torment, he thought that breaking down his body and mind would allow him to invade Li Yao's chakra, but it turned out to be even more difficult to invade.

The Third Hokage knew that if this didn't work and he couldn't invade Li Yao's chakra, then there was basically no way to proceed.

At least for now, he can't think of any way to invade Li Yao's chakra.

"Ugh!"

The third generation sighed dejectedly, then patted Yamanaka Kou on the shoulder and said, "Kou, you should go back now. Remember, I don't want anyone but you and me to know about tonight's events."

"Yes, Hokage-sama, I understand."

Yamanaka Kou breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that he no longer had to bear the pressure from the Third Hokage, and respectfully left the interrogation room.

After Yamanaka Kou left, the Third Generation used a long needle to probe Li Yao's body. After confirming that Li Yao had truly become a vegetable without any sensation, he completely gave up the idea of ​​wasting any more time on Li Yao.

The remaining question is whether to kill Li Yao or... keep him alive.

After all, Li Yao's secrets are also worth keeping.

Why is it that Li Yao's spiritual will can be so completely integrated with his chakra, almost like a tailed beast?

Tailed beasts are essentially chakra aggregates, lacking flesh and blood bodies like humans.

Their consciousness was born from chakra and merged with chakra into one.

This is why it is said that if a Jinchuriki is separated from a Tailed Beast, the Jinchuriki will die.

The reason is that the chakra of the tailed beast sealed inside the Jinchuriki is fused with the Jinchuriki's own chakra.

This means that the soul and will of the tailed beasts have also merged with the human soul.

Once a tailed beast is extracted from a Jinchūriki's body, it also takes away most of the Jinchūriki's soul.

A Jinchūriki who has lost most of their soul will generally die within a few hours.

Therefore, tailed beasts with highly integrated will and chakra are generally difficult to control with genjutsu, just like Li Yao, who is difficult to be invaded by other people's genjutsu chakra.

Throughout the entire ninja world, only the genjutsu of the Uchiha clan's Mangekyou Sharingan can control tailed beasts; the genjutsu of other ninjas are not very effective against tailed beasts.

This is also what makes the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan so terrifying and fearsome.

The Third Hokage's eyes flickered at the thought of the Uchiha clan.

For the past six months, he has focused his attention on researching how to hack into Li Yao's chakra, and has not paid as much attention to the Uchiha clan as before.

This led the Uchiha clan to believe that he was cowardly and afraid.

In the past six months, the Uchiha clan has become increasingly outrageous, even attempting to take a cut of the annual financial resources allocated to Konoha by the Daimyo.

This is the greatest proof that the Hokage is the Hokage, the recognition from the Daimyo.

The fact that the Uchiha clan wants to interfere with the funding shows their despicable intentions.

"Looks like it's time to properly utilize the root system!"

Thinking to himself, the Third Generation glanced once more at Li Yao, who remained motionless on the bed, before turning and leaving.

Li Yao is still useful.

While a perfect possession technique is hard to come by, if we could study the special tailed beast chakra state on his body and develop a corresponding ninjutsu, it would definitely be a ninjutsu that is even more effective against the Uchiha clan than Dark Walk.

Then... Hmph!

He will make the Uchiha clan pay a heavy price.

"Is that... the third generation?"

(End of this chapter)