Escape from Konoha.

For an ordinary ninja, such a meager income would certainly not be enough to make a living, and even renting a place would be a struggle.

After all, he wasn't a full-time teacher; his monthly salary was enough to support himself, with some left over.

However, as the childhood sweetheart of the Uchiha genius girl, Shiraishi felt that going to the Ninja Academy to be Tsunade's teaching assistant was just to experience life.

Money doesn't matter; what's important is a positive and optimistic attitude towards life.

Hyuga Kajin, who was unconscious on the operating table, was also transported back by Tsuchi-shogun.

Before being channeled through reverse, Shiraishi had slept for several hours to ensure he could have plenty of energy for his research upon his return.

Bai Shi didn't intend to waste time. Although he had plenty of time, once he solved the problem of the caged bird, he would start working on the infiltration of immortal techniques and concentrate his energy on this aspect.

That would give us more confidence in many of our future plans.

It can not only increase the strength of myself, Ruri, and Ayane, but also greatly enhance the strength of some core cadres.

They injected Hyuga Kajin with a special sleeping drug, then used powerful restraints to fix his entire body to the operating table, and disrupted the flow of chakra within his body, preventing him from using his Byakugan and Gentle Fist to resist, so as to avoid waking up and disturbing his research.

"Liuli probably hasn't gotten up yet at this time..."

After thinking for a moment, Shiroshi decided not to disturb Ruri and instead asked General Tu to watch over his body.

Bai Shi walked to the side of the fire array, formed a hand seal, and a phantom spirit detached from his body. Without the fire array's awareness, it directly entered his body, connected with his spiritual world, and obtained the secret of the Byakugan.

The main branch ninjas probably know more about the Byakugan and the secrets of the Caged Bird Seal.

This guy's status in the Hyuga clan isn't low.

Unlike the blank spiritual world of the white creature I entered last time, the spiritual world of the fire array contained many more things.

Shiraishi wandered through this unknown world. Before him stood rows of stone pillars with white ropes tied to them, blocking his path.

"So there really is a defensive technique? I knew it wouldn't be that simple. This must be some kind of powerful sealing technique."

Shiraishi's expression turned serious.

The terrifying experience I had in the mental world of those white creatures is still vivid in my mind.

Although the pressure from these stone pillars was not as immense as that from the Sharingan, it was still a very powerful technique, and its composition was somewhat different from ordinary sealing techniques.

"This is quite a challenging task."

Now that he knew the power of the spell, Shiraishi began to search for the spell's specific structure and find its weak points to exploit and break through.

Bai Shi placed his palm on the stone pillar with the white rope attached to it to sense the movement.

The Spirit Transformation Technique is an extremely convenient S-rank ultimate ninjutsu with unique and comprehensive functions, especially its wonderful applications on the soul and spirit, involving many aspects.

Regardless, the spells set up in Huozhen's mind are based on the spiritual world. Therefore, Baishi can use the Spirit Transformation Technique to find weaknesses and breakthroughs.

"The weakness is here."

Following the order, Bai Shi quickly untied the white ropes from the three stone pillars.

At the same moment, the stone pillar blocking their path shattered and collapsed in all directions.

"In that case..."

Before he could finish speaking, a large number of stone pillars tied with white ropes fell from above, forming a cage-like structure that bound the white stone within.

Cold sweat beaded on Shiraishi's forehead.

"Does the technique for complex numbers exist? This is a bit tricky..."

Shiraishi had no choice but to continue searching for a breakthrough point in the technique.

But when he tried to touch the stone pillars to sense them, he found that no matter how he moved forward, he could not touch them.

Even though I was walking, the stone pillar didn't change distance, yet the distance always seemed endless.

Shiraishi stopped; continuing would only deplete his mental energy.

The second technique is significantly more complex than the first.

Shiraishi calmed down and carefully examined the surrounding stone pillars, trying to discover something.

After watching for a while, Baishi found the formation of the stone pillars somewhat familiar.

"This formation is... a Bagua diagram?"

Shiraishi murmured to himself.

"Infinite and formless, encompassing everything... It seems it will take a long time to decipher..."

Bai Shi had no choice but to pull himself together and slowly search for an exit.

Time passed slowly.

When the illusory spirit returned to his body, Shiraishi saw the time next to him and realized it was already nine o'clock at night. He felt his stomach was empty, due to excessive hunger.

"Did it really take this long?"

He felt that he hadn't spent much time in the spiritual world of the Hyuga Fire Formation, and as a result, a whole day had passed.

On the operating table, Huo Zhen's eyes had already rolled back... his eyes were originally white.

But when he opened his eyes, visible blood vessels burst from his pure white eyeballs, drool dripped from the corner of his mouth, and there were signs of a violent struggle on the operating table.

On the lab table next to it, there was a slightly cold meal, which must have been brought in by Liuli.

After finishing his simple meal, Shiroshi asked General Tu to hand out the plates.

He gained a lot from the spiritual world of the Fire Array. After deciphering the second multiple existence spell in a single day, his path was smooth and he was able to acquire all the memories of the Fire Array without any obstacles.

Of course, this includes some closely guarded secrets about the caged bird and the white-eyed bird.

Furthermore, through his physical perception of the fire array, Shiraishi also clearly understood the difference between the main family's Byakugan and the branch family's Byakugan.

The flaws present in the Byakugan of the branch family are not reflected in the Byakugan of the main family.

That defect is also related to caged birds.

Thanks to this, Shiraishi found the 'thread' that connected the Byakugan and the caged bird.

This is somewhat similar to defusing a bomb.

If you cut it wrong, it will explode.

"Take him to the Land of Demons. He's no use here anymore. Also, take this letter to the priestess of the Land of Demons."

Shiraishi picked up a sealed letter and had Tsuchi General carry it, wrapping Hyuga Kajin's body inside, and sent it to the Land of Demons.

"Next, we need to crack the Bird in the Cage..."

I happen to have a sample on hand.

On another operating table lay another Hyuga clan ninja—Hyuga Shingo.

The Hyuga branch family ninjas who were initially captured by Shiraishi's men.

His role was to scout ahead in place of Ayane.

Shiraishi walked to the lab bench and began mixing the medicine.

His initial approach was actually a solution, and he already had a complete and feasible plan.

The reason for exploring the spiritual world of the fire array was simply to confirm this point, and also to find out the difference between the branch family's Byakugan and the main family's Byakugan.

According to Ayane, the Byakugan of the branch family has a blind spot, while only the Byakugan of the main family is flawless and has no blind spots.

The difference between the main family's Byakugan and the branch family's Byakugan lies in the caged bird.

This defect of having white eyes when separated from the family is clearly caused by being a caged bird.

Only by comparing the successful case of the main family's Byakugan could Shiraishi accurately identify the 'defects' of the branch family's Byakugan and then determine what techniques and methods to use to solve it.

First, inject a natural energy potion, then extract chakra, after which the Caged Bird Seal will be triggered.

At that time, it was not only the most dangerous time for the Hyuga branch family ninjas, but also the weak point of the Caged Bird Technique.

The reason it failed last time was because Shiraishi couldn't pinpoint the location of the Byakugan's 'flaw,' which was a very hidden explosive line.

Only by comparing it with the flawless white eyes of the main family can one determine which line of explosion it is.

Removing this explosive line is the key to preserving the white eye.

But by then, the test subject had already died from losing chakra.

Therefore, this method of cracking still utilizes 'death' as ​​the condition for cracking.

The difference is that this form of death due to chakra is, in Shiraishi's research, a special state of 'apparent death'.

The natural energy initially maintained within the experimental subject is a special energy that has undergone many processes of adjustment. After the human body dies, it will actively supply energy to the living body, ensuring that the experimental subject can carry out life activities at a minimum.

This state will last between two and three hours.

Finally, the recovery surgery was completed within two or three hours, allowing the experimental subject to be revived.

All the steps were clear at a glance. Shiraishi carefully read them more than ten times and simulated them in his mind more than ten times before he began to perform the surgery on Hinata Shingo.

The theoretical structure is very complete, and there is nothing that needs to be added.

Next, we just need to see how the results are in practice.

The only consequence of failure is death.

Shiraishi stood in front of Hinata Shingo and took a deep breath.

"May your yearning for freedom grant you the blessing of survival," Shiraishi murmured to himself.

Without hesitation, natural energy was injected into Hyuga Shingo's body, and the surgery began.

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dark.

pain.

There are also imprisoned personalities.

Shingo Hyuga, who had just woken up from the darkness, felt a sense of unreality about the world, as if he had just woken up from a dream.

Do I feel like I have too little presence in this world?

He struggled to sit up from the operating table, looking around blankly and helplessly.

The normally cold shelves and lab benches, along with the serious smell of disinfectant, didn't bother him at all.