Escape from Konoha.

The Nine-Tailed Fox is a giant fox demon with nine tails. It was once controlled by Madara Uchiha, a ninja of the Uchiha clan. Later, the First Hokage defeated Madara Uchiha and felt that the Nine-Tailed Fox's power was too evil and strong, so he took this opportunity to seal the Nine-Tailed Fox and suppress it in Konoha.

The record abruptly ends here.

However, knowing this is enough for Shiraishi.

Tailed beasts are life forms created from the materialization of chakra.

It possesses power akin to natural disasters.

Thinking of Shukaku's rampage that day, even just looking at it from afar evokes a sense of overwhelming fear.

Shiraishi felt that giving the Tailed Beasts symbolic names for natural disasters was not wrong at all.

This power is indeed difficult for humans to control.

Most importantly, even if the tailed beasts are killed, they will resurrect randomly somewhere in the ninja world after a period of time.

Therefore, sealing techniques are the only way to deal with tailed beasts.

Shiraishi glanced at the closed glass column within the recess of the testing instrument next to him, where a ball of solid chakra emitting a pale purple light was condensing.

"It is definitely chakra, but it seems to have incorporated yin-yang chakra nature transformation..."

Based on the knowledge Shiraishi gained and the information he obtained through practice, chakra has a volatile nature.

In other words, if chakra were materialized, it would disappear on its own after a period of time.

Tailed beasts, on the other hand, maintain their form purely with physical chakra, and are not in a state of chakra evaporation.

Based on the information available, the Tailed Beasts do not possess this continuous volatile property.

"Is it because of the addition of Yin and Yang attributes and changes in nature? And there is also something mysterious and unknown. If I hadn't conducted experiments on natural energy beforehand, I really wouldn't have been able to detect this."

Shiraishi then stared with a puzzled look at the strange-looking Tailed Beast chakra.

This tailed beast chakra originates from Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast of Sunagakure.

Shiraishi felt that this kind of chakra had very high research value, so when he was on the run, he took some back with him using an experimental bottle that could automatically absorb chakra.

Shiraishi has a basic understanding of the Tailed Beast chakra.

However, there is still a lack of an effective path to explore and decipher the deeper aspects.

Most importantly, while he is proficient in the transformations of Yang attributes, he is not very proficient in the transformations of Yin attributes.

The Spirit Transformation Technique that Ruri had taught him was also a type of Yin-attribute chakra nature transformation ninjutsu, which could ignore any defenses and enter the enemy's mental world to cause destruction and control.

Therefore, to explore the secrets of the Tailed Beasts' chakra, one must first be proficient in the nature transformation of Yin and Yang attributes.

Just as Shiraishi was pondering, the laboratory door above opened, and footsteps approached from afar.

A petite figure slowly descended the stairs of the passageway.

"You're back? That's been a long time."

When Shiraishi saw that it was Ruri who had returned, he teased her.

You were right.

Liuli said those words.

Shiraishi paused for a moment, then rested his chin on his hand, looking as if he was thinking seriously.

"I see. The Hokage faction was prepared to offer other benefits in exchange for the Uchiha not pursuing the matter. And the Uchiha's higher-ups rejected your proposal, as if this never happened, is that right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a kunai flew towards his face.

Shiraishi easily caught the flying kunai with two fingers, hooked it onto the handle, and twirled it on his finger.

He leaned slightly against the lab table behind him, smiled, and said, "That's a rather cold-blooded reaction. Didn't I already say that although the Uchiha clan as a whole will benefit, the way things are handled won't satisfy you personally? Politics requires compromise from both sides to maintain balance. When one side refuses to compromise, that's when bloodshed is necessary."

Neither the Uchiha nor the Konoha leadership had any intention of doing such a thing.

"Your jinx is really sharp."

"After all, you are a staunch believer in power, which brings strength rather than profiting from politics. For you, as long as you have power, you can take things by force or fight for them, and you cannot accept profiting through compromise. This is the biggest point of contention between you two."

Ruri looked at Shiraishi with a hint of disgust.

I always felt like he had stripped me naked and could see right through me.

"However, I think the Uchiha leadership's actions are actually a strategic move. You see, the Uchiha clan isn't some insignificant family; politics, economics, and military affairs are an inseparable trinity, and politics is inherently a complex and intricate web..."

"Enough with the rambling. I didn't come here to listen to your long-winded rant."

Faced with Ruri's tough attitude, Shiraishi didn't say anything, but simply spread his hands innocently to show his helplessness.

"Okay, let's leave this topic here. Let's change the subject. I need your help with something."

Shiraishi was already very adept at asking Ruri for favors, and there was no embarrassment on his face at all.

"what?"

"I want to collect information on the Tailed Beasts. The Uchiha clan should have more information on this, right?"

"Yes, I do. You want this..."

As Liuli spoke, she glanced at the glass column in the testing instrument next to her, which contained a solid chakra emitting a pale purple light.

"Shukaku's chakra?"

Liuli understood Baishi's intention.

"Ah, yes, didn't you think the power that guy displayed that day was incredibly impressive? And I think my research on the Tailed Beasts and mine actually leads to the same goal, and there's a lot in common. If we could get more data on the Tailed Beasts, or even just more chakra..."

Shiraishi's seemingly nonchalant talk here is actually meant to tell Ruri that the tailed beast chakra is of great research value.

As for whether it is related to his research, only he himself knows.

"I can find the information for you, but don't even think about the tailed beast chakra. Jinchuriki are a core secret of each village, and they won't allow unrelated people to access them."

"That's true."

Shiraishi wasn't disappointed; he was already satisfied with obtaining more information on the tailed beasts.

However, he did not deceive Liuli with what he said before.

There are indeed many points of resonance between the tailed beast chakra and his experimental research.

Especially natural energy.

"In addition, I also need detailed information on the nature transformation of Yin-attribute chakra. I'll leave that to you."

After requesting information on the Tailed Beasts, Shiraishi made a second request.

Tailed beast chakra contains Yin-Yang chakra nature transformations. If you really want to understand the secrets of the tailed beasts, it is correct to first learn the Yin-Yang chakra nature transformations.

Liuli suddenly felt an urge to stomp on the other person's smiling face a few times.

What did they take her for? A tool for withdrawing money?

"Oh, right."

Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, Shiraishi blurted out something.

Liuli couldn't help but frown.

"Is there anything else?"

"When you reported to Orochimaru that day, did you mention anything about the Tailed Beasts?"

The Sand Village is secretly preparing to use the Tailed Beast weapons; this is no joke.

"There's no need. If we hadn't known beforehand that Shukaku was sealed there, the Root ninjas would never have misled us to go there. The Konoha ninjas at the front lines already had this information. Besides, it's uncertain whether Sunagakure will use Shukaku's power after seeing that our pursuing forces have failed."

Ruri thought for a moment before answering Shiraishi's question.

"I see... then it's all right."

“After something like this, the village will probably give us the cold shoulder for a long time. You have plenty of time to do your research, so don’t waste this window of opportunity.”

"Of course, when it comes to this, we really have to thank those people in the Root."

Shiraishi said with a smile.

I'll give them an even bigger gift later. I silently added this to my mind.

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Just as Ruri said, apart from Captain Hatake Sakumo carrying out his mission as usual, the other three members of Sakumo Squad received leave notices.

Due to the mishandling of the secret service, the mission went awry. To calm the nerves of Shiraishi and his two companions, a two-month leave was granted for them to rest and recuperate.

This is an official notification from the Naruto website; it's roughly like this.

Shiraishi glanced at it once and then paid no further attention to the matter.

This also gave him enough time to deal with research matters.

He has so much research to do.

Training in Yin-attribute chakra nature transformation, Sage Mode, Spirit Transformation Technique, verifying whether the loss of chakra in the human body equals death, Tailed Beast Chakra... and so on.

With so much to do, two months seemed like too much of a rush for Bai Shi.

Fortunately, many experiments can be conducted simultaneously, so neither can be neglected.

For example, experiments on Sage Mode and experiments to verify whether a human dies after losing chakra can all be conducted simultaneously.

He can also cultivate Yin-attribute chakra nature transformation techniques to quickly master the Spirit Transformation Technique.

The price he paid was that, aside from eating and sleeping, he would spend all his time in the laboratory doing research and practicing.

Mastering the nature transformation of Yin-attribute chakra was not difficult for Shiraishi.

When I first learned Yang Release Chakra Nature Transformation, it didn't take me very long, so learning Yin Release Chakra Nature Transformation to the same degree was naturally a piece of cake for me.

In less than a week, Shiraishi mastered the Yin-attribute chakra nature transformation.

After mastering it, Shiraishi even asked Ruri to teach him a simple basic illusion technique—the Naraku Appearance Technique.

An illusion that allows the enemy to see the most terrifying things in their own mind.

This can be considered a beginner-level illusion.

The purpose of learning this illusion technique is not for fighting enemies, but to warm up before learning the art of spiritification.

Compared to basic illusion techniques like the Naraku-sight Technique, the spiritualization technique, which involves the soul, is infinitely more difficult to learn.