Ninja Pot Shadow

The three people and the pig walked and stopped intermittently until they returned to land to continue their "gold retrieval" mission.

The Chunin Exams were on July 1st, and a month later on August 1st, Orochimaru launched the Konoha Crush plan. Ten days later, the Third Hokage passed away, and Jiraiya became the Fifth Hokage. Now it's mid-September, and they don't have much time left for the mission.

August 22th, drinking.

September 23, gambling.

August 24th, drinking.

September 25th, gambling...

The three people and the pig lived a carefree life, wandering around the eastern region of the Land of Fire, and eventually arrived at the Land of Tea.

They found the gullible man Tsunade knew, namely Mr. Jirocho, the president of a vibrant social organization.

Using the name of Konoha Village as collateral, Tsunade obtained 30 million ryo as start-up capital from the other party by issuing IOUs.

Shizune, the honest man, spread rumors among several small countries, such as the Land of Tea, the Land of Vegetables, and the Land of Rice, saying that the Land of Fire had a bumper harvest this year and that grain prices would fall. Several rice merchants were frantically selling off their stored grain, which Ino bought up all of. Then, they transported the grain to the Land of Water via the southern route to sell it.

The Land of Water is isolated overseas, with little farmland and high grain prices. Ino sold all the grain she transported there at high prices. Afterwards, she bought a large amount of ambergris, coral, agate and other supplies from the local area and transported them back to the Land of Tea.

Such large-scale transactions are bound to attract attention and people want to take a gamble. Countless people have tried to turn a bicycle into a motorcycle, but they are really not afraid of this!

He's an amateur at doing business, but an expert at beating people!

Want to rob Ino on the high seas? Even Kisame Hoshigaki would be in trouble.

All kinds of bandits, highwaymen, and pirates were wiped out; those with value were exchanged for bounties, and those without were sent to be reincarnated.

Sell ​​all the pirate ships, weapons, and ammunition.

They went wherever they went, killing as they went.

After all this, when they returned to the Land of Tea, the "gold-collecting" team had amassed a fortune of 100 million taels of silver, including principal and interest.

After returning the principal of 30 million taels to Mr. Jirocho and omitting some unspeakable "losses," they prepared to return to the village with the remaining 30 million taels.

Then... Tsunade gambled away ten million ryo in one night, and unsurprisingly lost it all.

Ino, Shizune, and Tonton stood silently weeping at the casino entrance, feeling sorry for the pirates and bandits along the way. "Look at you casino colleagues," they thought, "you make money just by sitting at the gambling tables. Can you imagine this scene? Why do you risk your lives to rob us? If you ran a casino too, wouldn't you make money?"

With only 20 million taels of silver left to bring back to the village, and worried about how to explain things to Jiraiya, Ino and Shizune took turns trying to persuade Tsunade.

Please stop sending money! Have pity on the thieves who come to rob us along the way. If you keep sending money, they'll surely rise up in despair.

"No... I, hiccup... I'm sure I can win back my losses, really, you guys believe me, this time my premonition is absolutely right... What? Go back to the village? I'm not going back to the village!"

Ino and Shizune exchanged bewildered glances. What had happened to this person? Wasn't she having a good time drinking with Jiraiya in the village those few days?

When pressed repeatedly about why she didn't want to go back to the village, Tsunade drunkenly gave a reason.

"They're definitely laughing at me behind my back... laughing at me, a descendant of the Senju clan..."

Tsunade still has some unresolved issues. The brilliance of her ancestors was too dazzling, while she seemed somewhat mediocre. In addition, she also suffers from hemophobia. Behind her seemingly carefree demeanor lies a deep sadness.

"What should we do?" Ino and Shizune discussed privately.

Tsunade and Shizune are like mother and daughter. Tsunade is also good to Ino, and has taken the blame for her quite a few times, both openly and secretly. It is only right and wrong that Tsunade should help this teacher resolve her inner conflicts.

Shizune asked, "Do you think Lady Tsunade can learn Wood Release? If she does, perhaps she can regain some of her fighting spirit?"

“This…” Ino thought about it seriously: “To be honest, I learned it by chance, and what I have can’t even be called Wood Release, it’s more like Flower Release at most. I’m afraid it will be difficult for you to replicate my experience.”

Shizune lowered her head for a few seconds, then said firmly, "Wood Release can be passed down through bloodlines, but I think it should also be possible through training, right? I don't have the bloodline of the Senju clan, but I think I can be used as an experiment to see if I can replicate this experience? Even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance?"

The pretty senior's expression was sincere, and Ino gestured for her to calm down. Ton-ton also chirped twice on the side.

Ino said, "Let's not disturb the teacher, let's study this ourselves first. First question, senior sister, do you currently have water, earth, and yang chakra?"

Chapter 207 Experiment

As an excellent medical ninja, Shizune certainly has no shortage of Yang Release chakra, which is why she can develop poison mist ninjutsu. She also has Water Release chakra, but she has no Earth Release at all, which she needs to train herself.

Ino doesn't require her to reach a high level, nor can she reach a high level in a short time. As long as she can condense earth-attribute chakra within her body, that's enough.

As a standard Jonin who is well-rounded, without any special advantages or physical or intellectual deficiencies, Shizune currently only has water and fire chakra natures, so there are not many issues related to mutual generation and restraint. Developing earth chakra would not be too difficult.

She also knows the Shadow Clone Technique and the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

With barely enough chakra, but with the help of shadow clones and sufficient knowledge, it took only four days to condense the earth-style chakra.

Taking advantage of Tsunade's drunkenness and gambling, the two closed the door and began their research.

If Orochimaru and Danzo were to research Wood Release, they could only work on the cells themselves, and they would hardly make any progress. It would be pure luck. Ino, on the other hand, could take a different approach.

She herself possesses Flower Release, as well as Mind Transfer Technique and Spirit Transformation Technique. She could completely use her consciousness to possess other people's bodies, replace them in chakra circulation, and use Flower Release abilities. The prerequisite for this method is that Ino knows this ability, and the recipient also has the foundation to develop this ability. Can food be grown in soil? Can food be grown in sulfuric acid? A foundation is essential.

After studying the method several times, the two felt that there was nothing wrong with the general direction of the method, and immediately decided to give it a try.

"Tuntun, be careful not to let anyone disturb us. If anyone comes, no matter who it is, wake us up immediately." Ino instructed Tuntun to keep watch.

Tsunade is already drunk, and her consciousness is about to enter Shizune's body. If they encounter an enemy at this time, it will be very dangerous.

"Puyuu!" Tuntun nodded vigorously, then revealed a mouthful of small teeth, meaning, "If any enemy comes, I'll bite you!"

Ino quickly waved her hand, "Are you a real pig? My consciousness isn't even in my body, why would you bite me?" She pointed at Shizune, meaning you should bite her later.

With its childlike intellect, Tuntun struggled to comprehend the situation. It glanced at Shizune, then tilted its head to look at Ino.

Jingyin bathes it, plays with it, carries it around all day, and strictly requires everyone not to eat pork. It must have a better relationship with Jingyin.

"Puyu Puyu," it looked at Ino, as if to confirm one more time, "Can't I bite you? Do I have to bite Silent?"

That dead pig!

The two gestured to the pet pig again until it finally understood the situation. The pig nodded vigorously to show that it understood, and then lay down by the door, nervously keeping watch for them.

Ino and Shizune immediately began their first experiment.

Shizune first took the medicine to put her cells in an active state, making it easier for Ino to extract energy from her body. Her total chakra was still a bit low for Wood Release, but fortunately the two were just testing this possibility.

Compared to the Spirit Transformation Technique, Ino is more skilled at the Mind Transfer Technique.

When it comes to controlling the body, the first thing that comes to her mind is the family's secret technique.

"Mind Turning Technique!" He formed a special hand seal and aimed it at Shizune.

Shizune offered no resistance, handing over control of her body to Ino, allowing Ino to try using the Flower Release technique with the chakra within her body.

Ino tried several times, but it didn't work.

The spiritual energy she brought with her mind was very strong, while Shizune's physical energy was relatively weak. The combined chakra was somewhat unbalanced, making it difficult to add Yang attribute nature transformation. The two coordinated in the spiritual world for a while, barely managing to do the first step. However, Ino was stuck on the subsequent harmonization of water and earth chakra. It wasn't that she couldn't, but rather that she didn't have the energy to take care of both aspects at the same time.

Trying to exploit the secret techniques of a mountain family to unlock one's bloodline limit is clearly a dead end.

"Is it my fault?" Shizune asked pitifully.

Ino was a little dejected. The challenge of Yang-attribute chakra wasn't too difficult for her, as she had anticipated it.

But the second step was too difficult. She had to devote half of her attention to suppressing and controlling the Yang attribute chakra, and then she frequently made mistakes in the allocation of the Water and Earth attribute chakra.

Ino doesn't have the ability to create miracles with brute force like the First Hokage, so she can only take a more refined approach.

Unfortunately, her "seal" wasn't strong enough, and her chakra control was a bit of a drag. She couldn't control her Yang-attribute chakra. If Shizune were to control it herself, she would be kicked out.

The Mind Transfer Technique allows only one person to control the body; it's either one or the other, there's no other option.

There was no other way but to switch to the second method: using the spiritification technique and adopting a two-person operation mode.

Ino rested for thirty minutes, then gathered Yin-attribute chakra and used the Spirit Transformation Technique to re-enter Shizune's body.

Ino first blended spiritual and physical energy to create chakra. Then the two divided the work: one added Yang-attribute chakra nature transformation, and the other added water and earth nature transformation. They mixed the chakra and then gradually injected Yang-attribute nature transformation with vitality. Finally, they created Flower Release chakra according to a unique meridian pathway and proportion.

Fifteen minutes later, Jingyin coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Ino returned to her body and stood up listlessly: "...I still can't control it."

Shizune lowered her head: "I'm sorry, it's my fault. I don't have enough chakra. Maybe..."

She glanced at Ino cautiously: "Perhaps I could try the Akimichi family's secret medicine?"

Ino didn't say anything. Don't say this in front of me!

She pondered for a few seconds: "The Spirit Transformation Technique can directly transfer chakra. I'll rest for a while, and then we'll try it again."

The mental energy was greatly depleted, and this rest took a long time. It wasn't until two hours later that Ino recovered from the loss.

The Spirit Transformation Technique differs from the Mind Transfer Technique; the Spirit Transformation Technique can directly transfer chakra.

Ino operated entirely from outside her body this time. She transformed into a spirit and then manipulated the chakra within the spirit using the Flower Release technique before transferring it into Shizune's body.

The room was filled with the fragrance of flowers and the breath of life, and tender branches were sprouting out from the cracks in the walls.

The porcupine was extremely surprised and kept barking "Puyou Puyou".

"This is your Wood Release?"

"Actually, my name is Flower Escape..."

"Too little, more, not enough, but I can take more, even more!"

Ino infused her chakra with great care. Even in her spirit form, she possessed significantly more chakra than an ordinary person. Her wood-attribute chakra was brimming with life force, making her appear even more domineering.

Shizune urged her twice, forcing her to increase her output. As a result, too much external chakra damaged Shizune's meridians, causing her to spit out another mouthful of blood. The third experiment also failed.

Chapter 208 Trial Card

On the third day of their secret experiment, Tsunade noticed something amiss: "What's wrong with you two? Why are you so weak?"

Seeing that neither of them said a word, Tsunade frowned and looked at the pet pig.

Tun Tun was sweating profusely, head down, unsure whether to tell on him.

Jingyin finally couldn't hold back and revealed the details of their experiment.

"How foolish!" Tsunade scolded sternly. The two of them lowered their heads in unison, admitting their mistake. Even Tonton looked very obedient.

"Why didn't you tell me about this? Don't you even respect me as your teacher?... This experiment is very interesting, count me in!"

Tsunade joined the experimental team forcefully and then directly took control of the experiment.

Ino's underhanded method was half rejected by Tsunade. According to Tsunade's speculation, even if she used Shizune's body to perform Flower Release, Shizune would still not be able to use Flower Release once her spirit withdrew. Bloodline Limit is a kind of imprint solidified into the cells. Can it be awakened in such a short time? You guys underestimate the seniors of the ninja world too much.

“We still need to start with the cells.” Tsunade looked Ino up and down, making her feel uneasy. “But you are also very valuable. Let’s draw ten vials of blood and study them together.”