I am Jinshan Youxia

Zhang Chengyi didn't throw Shukaku out directly; he just kept it inside his body. After reducing the tailed beast's chakra to the minimum and using the effects of a crude sealing technique, Shukaku completely lost its ability to resist. He kept it for now, as it might be useful in the future.

At present, the biggest surprise for Shukaku is that he obtained some information about chakra materialization and orthodox Yin-Yang Release through information reading, as well as the structural diagram of the energy body.

Incidentally, there's also some information about the Ten-Tails, but that's pretty useless; he already knew that from reading the manga in his previous life.

[Is Shukaku completely sealed away?]

Might Guy stood to the side, watching with a pounding heart. He had no idea that Zhang Chengyi could artificially lower the chakra of Shukaku in his stomach. He simply thought that he had used a sealing technique to prevent the tailed beast's chakra from leaking out. In his opinion, no one in Konoha Village could match this level of sealing technique. Perhaps the Fourth Hokage back then was at a similar level.

"So that's how it is. Old Man Six Paths really has some skills. Chakra, energy body, materialization, Yin-Yang Release, I see. Hehehe..."

Zhang Chengyi chuckled to himself, then multitasked, studying the information and knowledge brought by Shukaku in his mind while using the Reincarnation Technique to revive Gaara.

"call!"

Gaara, with his body intact, revived much faster than the previous mutilated puppet after dying not long ago. He regained consciousness in just over ten seconds, opened his eyes, and saw the person who had destroyed the seal on the tailed beast within him. Without hesitation, he controlled the sand to begin his attack.

"Snapped!"

Zhang Chengyi casually brushed away the sand filled with chakra, stood up, and said, "Akai, let's get ready to go."

Shukaku was taken away, and the person was resurrected. A boy playing in the sand lost his value to him.

Fortunately, he was in a stage where he wasn't worried about his life, so his bottom line had slightly improved. He looked down at Gaara, who was sitting on the ground trying to remain calm, and said:

Do you have any wishes?

Actually, before meeting Naruto, this kid was a troublemaker no less than Long Xiaoyun from Little Li Flying Dagger. He was quick to kill people and his emotions were extremely unstable. If he hadn't been so low-minded, he wouldn't have killed a child. In the past, Gaara would definitely have met a bad end if he had run into him.

However, considering Shukaku's influence and its harsh growing environment, and the fact that Gaara had already met Naruto and genuinely wanted to improve, he would always offer some compensation for taking Shukaku.

"..."

Gaara sat expressionless, continuously refining his chakra, preparing for a final stand. He didn't know why he was still alive after his tailed beast was extracted, but he would never communicate with the people who attacked the village and kidnapped him.

Zhang Chengyi shook his head. Even after being tormented and discriminated against by the village to this extent, they still tried to protect and love their ninja village. It felt like they had been brainwashed.

“If you don’t tell me now, you can make your wish anytime in the future, and I will try my best to fulfill it.” He said, making a running motion and gesturing to Matt Kai to follow.

"Whoosh!" x2

Gaara's vision blurred, and his dynamic vision failed to capture when the two people disappeared. He just stared blankly at the empty mountain peak and remained silent for a long time.

[This guy... seems to be empty?]

The voice, tone, and physique were very similar to 'Kong' from the Zodiac Society, who had been inexplicably pulled into the illusion before.

"A wish...?" He remained silent for a long time before getting up and leaving.

Obito, who had been standing on the mountainside gazing into the distance, suddenly had a dangerous look in his eyes, and his hesitant thoughts finally settled down at this moment.

[A forbidden technique to steal tailed beasts, become a jinchūriki, and revive others...]

Zhang Chengyi's level of danger far exceeded his expectations; he had to find a way to kill this guy.

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So, half a day later, in the dark cave...

Seven figures sat cross-legged on the fingers of the heretical demon statue.

"Why are you in such a hurry to start a meeting..."

Hidan looked around and saw that neither Deidara, who was usually short-tempered, nor Sasori, who was taciturn, were there. He grinned and asked, "Were those two taken down?"

"The new recruits attacked Deidara and Sasori today," Pain said in a low voice. "Sasori's whereabouts are unknown, and Deidara has been rescued, but both of his rings have been stolen."

After he finished speaking, no one said anything.

Even if they were very confident in their own abilities, no one else thought they could take down the art duo so quickly and easily. Even if they weren't killed, it could be described as a 'rescue' or 'missing,' and they probably wouldn't have a good ending.

Pain spoke again: "The newcomer has become a threat to the organization; we must eliminate him as soon as possible."

Hidan asked flippantly again, "Boss, what if he suddenly pops up while we're in a meeting?"

Pain's voice was icy as he said, "I used the Gedo Mazo to shield that guy's chakra and thought waves."

"Also, I will take action this time."

Did the meeting with everyone prove that even the leader wasn't entirely confident in eliminating the newcomer?

More than one person had this idea in mind, and at the same time realized that everyone might have to be present for this operation.

"The newcomer has arrived in the Land of Iron, and his target is the Land of Lightning." Pain reported the intelligence Zetsu had given him. Zhang Chengyi had never concealed his movements, but he moved too fast for others to relay information, and it was impossible to stop him.

"Everyone, head to the Land of Lightning as quickly as possible. Jue will be responsible for contacting you newcomers about the time and place of your arrival."

"That's it, let's break up the meeting."

Chapter 457 Self-Transformation

Nighttime, the Land of Iron, a small town, a certain inn.

"The first phase of renovation is almost finished. How do you feel about it?"

Zhang Chengyi withdrew his hand from Mitekai's body.

As his initial creation, this body, while powerful, also had many problems. Whether it was the low growth potential, the slow progress of energy transformation, or the interference of external chakra on control, all these factors prevented the body, which should have been stronger, from reaching its expected level.

Based on the information he obtained from Shukaku, he had many ideas and approaches for improvement. So, after leaving the area of ​​Takigakure Village, he found a place to rest and put them into practice.

However, since Might Guy's body is functioning normally now, major modifications are definitely not an option, regardless of any bugs or problems. It would be very troublesome if mistakes were made during the modifications.

It's easy to deal with death, but the real fear is cellular-level collapse, which would be irreversible. Even reincarnation requires a large amount of body tissue to be resurrected.

Might Guy carefully examined his body and said, "The use of chakra is smoother now, but my strength has decreased slightly."

“This is normal.” Zhang Chengyi nodded. The first phase of the modification reduces the strength and cell density of some muscle tissue, so it’s perfectly normal to experience a decrease in strength in return.

When modified by external forces, the more powerful a body is, the less effective it is at converting energy.

In reality, Six Paths level masters don't have much of a physical advantage. Even Naruto Uzumaki's ultimate taijutsu in Six Paths Sage Mode, "One-Piece Combo," is only about the same as Rock Lee's Eight Gates in the official setting.

It's worth noting that the manga clearly shows Kaguya attempting to block a barrage of attacks with her Eighty Gods Vacuum Strike, only to have it pierced through by Naruto's Shadow Clone. Although it didn't create any further results, and the subsequent exchange of blows didn't cause any damage to Kaguya, he still wasn't knocked away by her.

It's clear from the look that the two are evenly matched in physical strength, and Kaguya could only escape using space-time ninjutsu.

In terms of pure physical strength, Might Guy can now proudly say that he has surpassed Kaguya.

However, compared to an indestructible body, a mortal body is far inferior in every other aspect except for strength.

It's not hard to understand why external modifications can cause the body to become energy-based; it's simply because Might Guy himself doesn't have enough chakra.

Zhang Chengyi's chakra contained a weak enough self-will, which was a physical problem. After all, the actual time he had memories was short, so he couldn't really talk about willpower. The strength and resilience of the synthesized chakra were much worse, relying entirely on the quantity and the changes brought about by the crazy compression under the condition that it could not be dissipated.

Even with such low-willpower chakra, Might Guy's control over his body will be affected. If he uses all external chakra, even if Might Guy can energize it, he will still face the problem of decreased control. At that time, he may not be able to freely release many taijutsu, let alone complex ninjutsu.

In the end, it will be a complete loss.

Based on the body structure of the tailed beasts, he roughly divided the modification plan into five phases: reducing body strength, energizing the internal chakra circuits and internal organs, and then increasing body strength in three steps, followed by adjusting the body structure and fully energizing it.

Once the three-step process is completed, the chakra generated by Might Guy will become stronger and more abundant due to his physical condition. After accumulating for a period of time and adjusting his body structure, he can temporarily abandon the large amount of chakra that Zhang Chengyi has stored in his body. Until the final complete energy transformation, the weakest body should be at the level of a tailed beast.

"Go and rest."

Zhang Chengyi gave a command, and only after Matt Kai left did he carefully begin to work on his own body.

Energy transformation may not be the most correct path, but he really needs to try using energy transformation of parts of his body to increase his chakra output and physical limits.

In any case, based on the knowledge and deductions he gained from the tailed beasts, the partial energy transformation should be a reversible state. In particular, the Yin-Yang Release information belonging to the Sage of Six Paths, combined with the special Expansion Technique, allowed him to refine part of his ability to reshape his body through deduction and simulation, which gave him a lot of confidence.

Compared to the Yin-Yang Release creations of the Sage of Six Paths, which are created and exist permanently, his body reconstruction technique requires a continuous expenditure of chakra to maintain, making it a lower-end version. However, he is absolutely authoritative in the area of ​​unlimited chakra.

Might Guy's entire body is temporary, and it's unlikely that the nature of a ninjutsu creation can be changed before it's energized.

Just like the water and fire expelled by ninjutsu, they disappear immediately after the ninjutsu ends, but as long as there is enough chakra, they can last longer.

"Internal organ energy conversion, complete."

"Meridian energy transformation, complete."

Zhang Chengyi was quite adept at manipulating his own body; in just a few minutes, he had completed the energy transformation of his internal structure.

"The internal circulation of chakra no longer needs to follow a set pattern; it's faster, which is useless to me." Ordinary ninjas need to refine their chakra before sending it to the location where they release ninjutsu, but he usually has it fully replenished in his body and can mobilize it at any time. The benefit of energy transformation is that the stinging pain caused by the fullness of chakra has disappeared.

An energy-based body has a much higher tolerance than a physical body.

"The ability to repair parts of the body through energy has been significantly enhanced, but some vital parts of the body have become ineffective. Even with Izanagi, it's still not very useful."

"The enhanced instantaneous release of chakra is useful, but it will damage the surface muscles and skin..."

"Izanagi."

"Is the principle behind the increased upper limit of physical fitness that the internal energy structure can support more and stronger muscles and bones?"

"Add more for me!"

"..."

He still doesn't understand whether the Otsutsuki are energy beings, but he has modified almost half of his body.

Drawing inspiration from the power systems and physical structures of other worlds, he decisively abandoned his fragile meridians, energized his blood vessels to facilitate the circulation of chakra, and energized all the parts that affected his power output, thereby further enhancing his physical attributes.

Whether a normal person could refine chakra after such modifications is another matter, but once he locked it in, the chakra couldn't escape even if it wanted to. In the end, it was locked in the blood vessels by his underhanded sealing technique and super strong control ability.

"Perhaps we should try to acquire more sealing techniques. The Fourth Hokage and Kushina Uzumaki? The Book of Sealing Techniques in Konoha should be a good thing. After capturing the Two-Tails Jinchuriki and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, we should go back to Konoha."

Zhang Chengyi spent the entire night tinkering in his hotel room, successfully transforming himself to be further and further away from humanity.

The next morning, he got up early, full of energy, and set off again with Might Guy, who had been unable to sleep at all the night before due to the wildly fluctuating and powerful chakra.

Once you've entered the Land of Iron, the shortest way to get to the Land of Lightning is by ship.

While the land transportation relies entirely on horse-drawn carriages, sedan chairs, and walking, the sea travel in the Naruto world is done using modern ships. Zhang Chengyi was too lazy to complain about the bizarre technology tree. Anyway, it would only take a little over two days to get to the Land of Lightning by cargo ship, so he could afford to delay.

Chapter 458 Squad and Encirclement

One day later, in the Jonin meeting room of Sunagakure.

"Did they lose Shukaku?"

Sunagakure, a high-ranking official of Sunagakure, looked at Gaara, the former Jinchuriki, who was standing outside the conference table, and asked a well-known question, then questioned him expressionlessly: "If that's the case, why were you able to come back alive?"

In the recently failed Konoha Crush, Sunagakure suffered heavy losses, with its strength, reputation, and economy all being hit hard. In addition, the Kazekage died again, plunging the entire village into crisis.