I am Jinshan Youxia

He didn't think this thing could hurt Matt Kai in the slightest.

"Boom!" A burst of flames, like meteors, exploded in the ruins, and the seemingly powerful Sand Iron Realm was instantly destroyed.

Iron sand sounds impressive, with its magnetic properties reminiscent of Magneto, its ability to subtly invade, and its potent poison. However, it is essentially just iron sand infused with chakra. Once the chakra is destroyed or depleted, it becomes utterly useless.

Morning peacock.

Zhang Chengyi recognized that this skill, which had now become Might Guy's basic attack, meant the battle should be over.

Scorpion might be able to abandon everything and escape by transferring its regenerative core, but it is destined to lose.

There are many secret techniques and bloodline limits that can counter physical techniques. Shikotsumyaku, Gentle Fist, and Magnet Release: Iron Sand are all said to counter hard fist physical techniques, but what is the result?

Numbers are king.

Mechanisms often have one problem or another.

"Boom!" This time the explosion didn't happen from the ruins, but right beneath Zhang Chengyi's feet.

"drink!"

Deidara suddenly appeared, a smug smile on his face, shouting:

"Die!"

Zhang Chengyi jumped back to dodge the clay centipede on the ground. In the midst of the deafening explosion, he seemed completely unaware that a 'self-destructing clone' identical to Deidara was pouncing on him with outstretched arms.

He stared at Deidara with a smile that seemed to be watching the kid make a fool of himself. He produced a Rasengan in his left hand and pressed it backward without looking back. Before he could even touch anyone, the Rasengan automatically dissipated, turning into a chaotic tornado that propelled his body forward.

"Whoosh! Thump!"

Deidara's vision blurred, and he was pinned to the ground, his vision reduced to a pair of scarlet Mangekyou Sharingan. He passed out without uttering a sound.

"Boom!" The self-destructing clone, which was affected by the tornado after being exploded by the Rasengan, was also pushed a distance away and then exploded.

To reiterate, numbers are king.

Zhang Chengyi stood quietly on the ground, holding Gaara in one hand and Deidara in the other.

Before long, Might Guy jumped to the side, carrying the empty Scorpion Puppet and the Third Kazekage Puppet, saying, "He got away."

As long as one doesn't want to die, Scorpion, with his ability to transfer regeneration cores out of thin air and control other puppets, is practically an expert at escaping.

"It doesn't matter." Zhang Chengyi left Deidara, who had been subdued by illusion magic, and reached out to take the ring off Sasori's hand and toss it to Might Guy. "Put it on. I don't think I'll see Sasori again for a while."

Putting aside the battles in the manga where he deliberately threw his life away, Sasori was an absolute master of cunning. He developed an intelligence system that spanned the entire ninja world. Even after leaving Sunagakure, he destroyed a country without gaining any fame. Even Sunagakure, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, couldn't find any information about him. The Third Kazekage had been dead for many years, and it wasn't until the beginning of Shippuden, when he saw his grandmother Chiyo preparing to die, that his true identity was revealed.

Among the many extraordinary figures in Akatsuki, Sasori is a true embodiment of the ninja profession (puppet?).

He gathered intelligence, carried out assassinations, created puppets, developed ninja tools, developed poisons, and concealed his own information until his death; no one knew how many secrets he actually knew.

It's fair to say that if Sasori hadn't been killed, Akatsuki would have been a much more formidable opponent in Shippuden.

Now that Scorpion isn't planning to die, he's run away and probably won't show his face for a while. Losing his main body puppet isn't a particularly heavy blow; a new puppet might not be much worse than the original. It just requires rebuilding. Given his style, he's probably already prepared all sorts of backups.

On the contrary, the loss of the Third Kazekage puppet, which could be used to refine iron sand, would probably be more painful for him.

Matt Kai put on the Scorpion ring, glanced at it, and didn't pay much attention.

He realized that Zhang Chengyi had no intention of following Xiao Hun at all; he was just there to cause trouble.

"I can give you my reincarnation."

Chiyo, who had remained silent the entire time but whose 'physique' was still at its peak despite being several decades old, finally spoke up.

"What are the conditions?" Zhang Chengyi was not surprised that the old lady had lied to him before, because he knew very well the old lady's feelings for Scorpion.

In the manga, if Sasori hadn't pulled out the Third Kazekage, Chiyo wouldn't have even planned to fight her grandson. Instead, she wanted to sacrifice herself to use her Reincarnation technique to revive her son and daughter-in-law, thereby calling back the traitorous Sasori.

It's important to know that even after so many years of defection, Sasori is still only 'missing,' not a rogue ninja, and there's no warrant for his arrest.

It's no wonder they're grandfather and granddaughter; the moment they meet, they're both thinking about how to kill each other. It's just a pity for Akatsuki and Sakura Haruno.

Chapter 453 The Allure of Numbers

"I hope you can return the remains of the Third Kazekage to Sunagakure."

When Chiyo spoke, her already aged face looked even more haggard. Even though there was no battle, she looked as if she had just fought a life-or-death battle.

The self-sacrificing ninjutsu, Reanimation Jutsu, seems powerful and extremely difficult, but as a forbidden technique, it actually has very little room for use.

Just like the Eight Gates Formation of Konoha Village, those who can learn it generally don't put in the hard work to practice it. It's too time-consuming to practice to the point where it can be used. Unless someone is born with the Eight Gates Formation, no one will waste a lot of time learning it. Even if someone can open all eight gates, they will only use it once in their lifetime.

The Reincarnation Technique is even more extreme. Its control over chakra is so powerful that probably only a handful of people in the entire ninja world could learn it. Whether or not one can learn it is another matter entirely. Its learning difficulty is as high as S-rank, and it is recognized as one of the most difficult S-rank forbidden techniques.

The Reincarnation Technique and the Eight Gates are essentially the same, and using it to exchange for the Third Kazekage's human puppet is an incredibly profitable deal.

After all, for many years, the Kazekage of Sunagakure developed and sold ninjutsu. If Reanimation Jutsu could be sold, it would have been sold long ago. She has been constantly improving and developing it, but to this day, she has not been able to change the flaw that the user dies after fully resurrecting a person. In the future, there is probably no possibility of reducing the cost. If she were to switch to another village now, no one would say anything.

“Okay.” Zhang Chengyi agreed readily; he had no use for the Third Kazekage puppet.

He had absolutely no interest in magnetic sand and iron.

While Naruto may seem like a series of flashy and complex mechanics, in the mid-to-late game it really comes down to a battle of stats.

The most typical example is the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and his son, Naruto Uzumaki. Minato himself said that his Flying Thunder God Technique was inferior to Obito's Kamui, but he could still easily overwhelm the young Obito during the Nine-Tails' attack. The most important reason was that his reaction speed was too fast.

What about Flying Thunder God Technique and Rasengan? The reason he became a Kage and played a supporting role in the Fourth Shinobi World War, helping Guy kick Madara Uchiha with Eight Gates, was because of his reaction speed. Even Madara Uchiha couldn't surpass his reaction speed.

In the character design book, it is clearly stated that Naruto's Six Paths Sage Mode reaction speed surpasses that of Madara Uchiha, the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. When fighting Kaguya, he was able to prevent her from reacting to his space-time ninjutsu just by using taijutsu. In contrast, even with Amenotejikara, Sasuke could not hit Kaguya. The difference in their reaction speed is too great.

In their final showdown, when Sasuke woke up, Naruto had already been awake for a long time, so it's easy to imagine whether Naruto held back or not.

A typical example of someone who only has mechanics but no stats is Nagato. He wasn't someone who fought often in the first half of his life. After he became crippled and sat in a wheelchair, he relied on his mechanics to bully others. When he finally controlled Pain and came to the forefront, just being ambushed by Konohamaru showed how poor his reaction ability was and how unsuitable he was for fighting.

Even if you control six bodies at the same time, you can't wash away his deficiencies in basic stats. No matter how perfect the mechanism is, it's hard to make up for the numerical problems.

Madara Uchiha, the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, was even evaluated by the Six Paths as having chakra similar to Kaguya's, yet he still couldn't react in time and was brutally beaten by Naruto and Sasuke.

Given Nagato's reaction to Konohamaru's sneak attack, he would probably be quickly defeated by Minato Namikaze, who could outmaneuver Madara Uchiha.

Zhang Chengyi's arrogance, achieved by casually increasing his physique and chakra, and his ability to go toe-to-toe with Obito, is due to his exceptional reaction speed, which is comparable across all realms. In a true contest of reaction speed, the infamous (and notorious) Kingsoft Ranger, a household name in all realms, was genuinely honed in the martial arts world and developed rapidly in various high-energy worlds. With multiple bodies utilizing computing power, his reaction speed, while not cumulative, can still reach its highest value.

If the most powerful God's Light Sphere were to utilize all its computing power, it would allow Planck time for him to think and react, meaning his physical limitations would restrict his performance.

At the same time, Kamui's speed is too slow, and he has no chance of winning against a tough opponent. Otherwise, he would have rushed into Konoha immediately, captured Danzo, and taken Kotoamatsukami and Hashirama's cells. He could have played with Obito slowly. It's the same logic. He doesn't have a sure chance of winning in the end, so he might as well be a troublemaker, slowly collect ninjutsu and tailed beasts, see if he can strengthen himself, develop a bit, and then go all out.

He's used to this old trick: if he can succeed in logging into a world, he goes all in; if not, he waits and develops before going all in. It always works.

Since Zhang Chengyi has already reached the highest level in the strongest basic attribute 'reaction' in the Naruto world, he is only limited by his body. He just needs to find a way to break through the shackles of his physical attributes. As for the mechanism, he only needs the space-time eye technique Kamui. It would be best if he could get a pair, but he can use one as long as the mechanism is sufficient.

Once he breaks through the limitations of his physical abilities, he won't be afraid to face Kaguya.

Chiyo was clearly somewhat skeptical and didn't speak up, but instead looked at Might Guy.

Zhang Chengyi gestured to Might Guy to hand over the Third Kazekage puppet, and generously said, "You can take this thing back to Sunagakure first, and I'll come and ask you for the Reincarnation of the Living Dead later."

The most important thing right now is to take advantage of the time difference and capture the two Jinchūriki, the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails.

Upon hearing this, Chiyo's expression finally softened as she held the Third Kazekage puppet in her hand. She sealed the puppet into a scroll she carried with her while reciting the Reincarnation of Himself.

Logically, this technique is not difficult. It uses chakra as a medium to transfer life force to the target. Using it on the dead will directly deplete the life force until the dead die.

The only problem is that it's too difficult, requiring extremely high chakra control.

After Chiyo finished explaining the usage and taboos, she thought to herself that she could use her cultivation techniques to buy some time until she could send the scroll that sealed the Third Kazekage puppet back through a spy.

The next second, a blue light shone from Zhang Chengyi's hand.

Chiyo's eyes, which had been half-open, suddenly widened.

Because it requires a large amount of chakra as a medium, the body of the person who releases the Reincarnation Technique will glow with a blue light, which is a characteristic of ninjutsu, along with genuine chakra fluctuations and a life force aura.

How can someone learn one of the most difficult forbidden techniques in S-rank after just one listen?

Ignoring the stunned Chiyo, Zhang Chengyi enthusiastically rummaged through the ruins and found a puppet, activating his Reincarnation ability and pressing it onto the puppet.

"?!"

Chiyo was even more shocked. Reviving the dead was a taboo among taboos. Who would learn a forbidden technique just to commit suicide?

She turned to look at Might Guy, hoping that her idiot companion would step forward to stop her, but Might Guy remained unmoved. She opened her mouth, a complicated expression on her face.

The azure light emanating from Zhang Chengyi grew stronger and brighter. The surging life force, under the influence of chakra, was transferred to the puppet before him, and the body that had already been modified slowly transformed back into flesh and blood.

"Huh?"

Chapter 454 Resurrection and Interception

The soul has returned.

Zhang Chengyi had previously used chakra to reshape Might Guy's body and had deactivated this thing; the texture was very peculiar, and he wouldn't mistake it.

A human puppet that had been dead for an unknown period of time, with over 95% of its body transformed into wood and steel, was able to have its soul arrive from elsewhere, even with a continuous infusion of life energy.

It is space. The soul has jumped through space. The source should be the Pure Land. Why can life energy provided to the Pure Land be exchanged for the soul?

In comparison, the idea of ​​life energy reshaping the physical body is irrelevant.

The bodies in the Naruto world are incredibly amazing. They have far more cells than normal humans on Earth. Their eyes, organs, and arms can be inserted and removed at will. When using ninjutsu, the A-rank medical ninjutsu, Regeneration Technique, can use hair to fill gaps in the body. Not to mention, Tsunade's Hundred Healings Technique can infinitely regenerate all parts of her body with her chakra when she activates it. It's just too exaggerated.

Even if we consider a normal human from the other side of Earth, he believes that hair certainly cannot be used as raw material to fill the body's cells.

It is perfectly reasonable to use a piece of flesh that originally belonged to a living person, whose vitality was preserved by puppetry techniques and could generate chakra, to create a complete body.

Zhang Chengyi felt that if he invited biologists from neighboring Earth over, they would probably laugh with relief.

In short, after he unleashed the Reanimation Jutsu by activating all his chakra, an additional attribute, [Life Force (Reanimation Jutsu)], appeared on his stats.

Just like the thought waves transformed by chakra using the Illusion Body Technique, the life force extracted by the Reanimation Jutsu is quite different from normal life force. However, like the thought waves, it is a pure black box technology, which is basically just something that can be used.

If we can really figure out why this thing can be generated, and what characteristics it has after it is generated, then self-reincarnation will no longer be a forbidden technique.

Similar to the secret techniques of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans, the development process is largely based on luck. Once these techniques are developed, their characteristics are inherited through chakra. The Six Paths Elder himself said that his son inherited his power. Therefore, Ashura and Indra's chakra combined can draw out his power, which is the Rinnegan.

A normal combination of Mangekyou Sharingan and Wood Release cannot awaken the Rinnegan.

Further research would surely uncover many powers that touch upon the essence of chakra, but he was too lazy to delve into it. As long as it was usable, that was enough. After all, it would be too much trouble for him to research it alone. He couldn't afford to use so much computing power to push it forward; it wasn't worth it for the sake of the power system in the Naruto world.

The resurrected ninja regained consciousness, a look of shock on his face:

"you--"

"Boom!"