The Dimensional Tavern of the Mefilas Alien

The half-dead monster opened one eye and stared at Belial in disbelief.

The way you're putting it, who's the villain between us?

Chapter 131 Similar Flowers

The words are divided into two parts.

At the bar, after regretfully hanging up the phone, Murphy couldn't help but sigh softly.

I should have been more tactful. If I had just said it was to save Naruto, would Belial have helped me create a few solidified life forms?

Throughout the entire universe, everyone who knows about life solidification technology is interested in it.

Murphy was no exception.

Although he wasn't determined to win, he wouldn't mind studying it thoroughly if given the opportunity.

Hearing Murphy sigh, Jiraiya asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Is it that the seal didn't break smoothly? Or is there something wrong with Naruto?"

When Murphy was talking to Belial, he used the universal language and didn't include Jiraiya in the telepathic connection, so when he saw Murphy sigh after making the call, he thought something had happened to Naruto.

If even the all-powerful Monster Tavern Manager sighed, Jiraiya couldn't imagine how serious the situation must be.

"No, that's not it. It's just that one of our backup plans fell through."

Murphy shook his head and turned to look at the data on the computer.

"What kind of backup plan is it?" Jiraiya was a little curious. What kind of plan was it that even Murphy had to seek outside help?

"It's nothing. It's just letting Naruto die once and then bringing him back to life!"

Murphy said it casually.

"Huh?" Jiraiya's eyes widened.

"I don't want to die, ya-ba-yo!" Naruto was so scared that he developed a verbal tic.

However, after the initial shock, Jiraiya calmed down and immediately realized that the feasibility of this plan was indeed quite high.

In the manga, Gaara, the future Kazekage of Sunagakure and the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Shukaku, survived in this way: after the Akatsuki extracted the Tailed Beast from his body, Granny Chiyo of Sunagakure used the forbidden technique, Reanimation Jutsu, at the cost of her own life force to revive Gaara.

The Third Hokage and Jiraiya, who had read the manga, were immediately intrigued by this technique.

But this was a forbidden technique that Chiyo secretly developed herself. Even the current Kazekage of Sunagakure, Rasa, was unaware of it. Unless they revealed the existence of the tavern, the Third Hokage and the others had no way of explaining how they knew this information.

Moreover, although Konoha and Sunagakure are nominally allies, they are actually constantly at odds with each other. Sunagakure is always plotting to betray Konoha.

Under these circumstances, there was absolutely no way they could peacefully obtain the Reanimation Jutsu from Sunagakure.

But to my surprise, Murphy had come up with a similar idea. Is this a case of great minds thinking alike?

"Have you encountered any obstacles? Is there anything we can do to help?"

As soon as Jiraiya finished asking, Naruto became anxious: "Do we really have to die? Isn't there any safer way?"

Murphy smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Are you scared?"

Feeling slighted, Naruto reflexively shouted, "No way!"

But then he immediately scrunched up his face: "I just thought we could try other methods first. After all, if I die, won't Kurama die with me? I'm worried about him!"

Naruto, in a moment of quick thinking, used the concept of Jinchuriki and Tailed Beasts coexisting to save face.

"In that case, maybe we should just forget about it."

When the Nine Lamas spoke, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue.

"Huh?" Naruto was stunned.

"Naruto is right. If he dies, I'll die too. In that case, let's just forget about it."

Nine Lama spoke with feigned reluctance, but inwardly he was quite relieved.

This was like a godsend, a godsend. It had actually been regretting its decision a little, but it was too proud to ask.

Unexpectedly, Murphy and Naruto provided a ready-made excuse.

"Anyway, a human's lifespan is just a fleeting moment to a tailed beast. It's the same if I leave when Naruto gets old."

"Don't worry, little monster! There are plenty of ways to free you. This one is just the most efficient." Murphy reassured Nine-Ra.

"..."

Nine Lama remained silent for a long time, then sighed silently.

Shop manager, you have no heart!

The scan was completed shortly afterward. Murphy untied all the straps and equipment.

Is that all?

Naruto asked, still confused.

"It's still early!"

Murphy first extracted some chakra from Naruto, and then took out several syringes.

"Next is the blood draw!"

Upon seeing the syringe, Naruto froze, his face contorted in pain.

"Do I need another shot?!"

Naruto looked at the small syringe, and cold sweat began to bead on his forehead.

“These are necessary steps,” Murphy shrugged. Although his equipment could perform cellular-level scans of Naruto, blood tests and other procedures were still essential to obtain sufficient data.

"I hate getting shots the most..." Naruto said softly with a pained expression.

"Aren't you going to become a Hokage recognized by everyone? How can you be afraid of injections!" Jiraiya retorted.

Just as Jiraiya was about to teach Naruto to be braver, Murphy turned to him and said, "By the way, give me some blood too. I need a control group."

"Haha!" Naruto laughed gleefully.

"Idiot!" Jiraiya tapped Naruto on the head, speechless.

They continued to toss and turn for a long time until Naruto was drowsy before Murphy finally let him go.

"Alright, everything's done. You can all rest now."

As he spoke, Murphy carved out a space in the laboratory and conjured up two beds for Naruto and Jiraiya.

"Manager, aren't you going to take a break?" Seeing Murphy looking like he was about to work late into the night, Jiraiya felt a little embarrassed: "How about I help out too!"

"No need, an outsider helping me will only slow me down."

Murphy's blunt refusal gave Jiraiya a sense of nostalgia, reminding him of the past. Orochimaru had rejected him in the same way back then. Of course, he wasn't nearly as sincere then; most of the time it was just polite formalities.

"Moreover, as a superior cosmic being, I have long since given up sleep. For me, sleep is nothing more than a pastime."

Therefore, it's perfectly normal for Murphy to forgo sleep when there are more interesting pastimes than sleeping.

"Alright then..." Jiraiya once again experienced the enormous gap between humans and aliens.

After Naruto and Jiraiya went to rest, Murphy began to test Naruto and Jiraiya's blood and body tissues.

Soon, it was the next day.

"Good morning!"

Jiraiya and Naruto emerged from their room, still half-asleep, and greeted the ecstatic Murphy.

Naruto, wearing his pajamas, yawned, and two tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.

"Uncle Store Manager, how's the research going?"

"Hehe!" Murphy laughed heartily, "I've discovered something very interesting."

For example, ninjas actually possess 130 trillion cells, three times that of humans in this universe. From this perspective, ninjas could actually be considered a kind of extraterrestrial being compared to humans in this universe.

However, this setting was explained at the beginning of the comic, so there's no need to elaborate further.

"I discovered that the little monster's chakra was actually pure Yang attribute. So under its influence, Naruto's genes underwent some benign mutations."

Upon hearing "mutation," Jiraiya, who had been somewhat dazed, snapped back to reality. He wasn't Naruto; he possessed basic biological knowledge. But after listening carefully and realizing it was benign, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Thinking about it carefully, that makes sense. If some kind of malignant mutation had occurred, Naruto wouldn't have been able to become the strongest ninja in the world and become the Seventh Hokage.

What is mutation?

Naruto raised his hand. He had been attending school diligently lately, but four years' worth of missed studies couldn't be made up in just one month.

"It's a change in the body." Jiraiya explained in a way that Naruto could understand, taking into account Naruto's level of understanding.

"I don't feel any changes in my body?" Naruto touched himself, looking puzzled.

"Your powerful vitality, and the beard and birthmark on your face, are caused by the little monster."

"However, the little monster itself is not complete. According to my research, a complete monster should possess both yin and yang attributes."

"Because half of my body was sealed away by the Fourth Hokage using the Reaper Death Seal." Kurama remained calm.

“I had this suspicion before. I didn’t expect it to be true.” Jiraiya said, resting his chin on his hand.

"Hey, can we free up that half of Kurama too?" Naruto immediately asked.

“Probably not.” Jiraiya shook his head: “The souls of those who use the Reaper Death Seal and those who are sealed by it will be imprisoned in the stomach of the Shinigami.”

"What?" Upon hearing that his father's soul was also trapped inside the Grim Reaper's stomach, Naruto immediately panicked.

"How can we rescue Dad and Nine-Tailed Fox?"

"Unless we find the Grim Reaper, perhaps we can find a way. But we can only see it by using the Corpse Demon Seal. However, the Corpse Demon Seal is extremely difficult to use, and it comes at the cost of the caster's life..."

Naruto lowered his head in dejection. Kind-hearted as he was, he could never bring himself to sacrifice someone else to save his father.

Jiraiya sighed softly, unsure how to comfort Naruto. Anything he said at that moment would seem like a sarcastic remark.

Nine Lamas remained silent.

Although it was under control, and strictly speaking, it was Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju who first captured it. But ultimately, it was it that delivered the fatal blow to Minato and his wife. Therefore, whatever it said felt like hell, so they remained silent.

"Manager, how will this research help in liberating Kurama?" Jiraiya changed the subject, not wanting Naruto to remain immersed in sadness.

"of course."

Murphy snapped his fingers: "Originally, I just had a guess. But now that it's been confirmed that the little monster can be divided, we just need to divide its chakra in two and leave a portion inside Naruto."

"It's that simple?"

Jiraiya and Kurama were astonished.

"It's that simple."

Murphy shrugged.

That's just how many things are; what's easy for some is difficult for others. For Murphy, freeing Nine-Tailed Fox was less difficult than restoring Fissna to human form. His biggest dilemma was perhaps that there were too many options, and he didn't know which one to choose.

"That sounds a bit like that guy Ushioni's ability..."

Nine-Lama muttered something.

The Eight-Tails, Gyūki, is a bull-headed octopus. It can create advanced clone techniques, such as splitting its tentacles that even the Mangekyou Sharingan cannot distinguish between real and fake clones. Furthermore, the split tentacles can serve as substitutes to sustain the life force of the Jinchūriki. It's even possible to create multiple Jinchūriki using this method.

"And that's not all the interesting stuff!"

Murphy shook his finger: "Besides the little monster's chakra, Naruto has three other chakra within him."

"Three streams of chakra?"

Nine Lamas was greatly surprised.

If we're talking about Minato's chakra, he certainly knows, having read the manga. But whose are the other two?

It stayed inside Naruto's body for ten years, how come no one noticed?

Jiraiya pondered for a moment: "One of them should be Minato's... then could the other one be Kushina's?"

"perhaps."

Murphy didn't keep anyone in suspense.

"I could only sense a fiery will within that chakra. However, it contained even more love for Naruto."

"It really is Kushina!" Jiraiya was not surprised at all.

"Mother?"