Naruto: Creating Immortal Techniques at Six, Shocking Uncle Snake

Chapter 201: A Treasure of an Experimental Subject

"It's really boring here. Not a single ghost in sight. Could it be that we're just too strong?"

Hozuki Suigetsu chuckled as he spoke. They had been in this area for several days now.

But ever since their last encounter, they hadn't come across any more ghosts.

Weren't they supposed to encounter more and stronger ghosts in this place?

Why had it been several days already, and their supplies were nearly depleted, yet not a single ghost had appeared?

"I'll go to the nearby village to buy some supplies."

Haku spoke up. If no one went, they'd probably run out of food in at most five days.

"I'll go instead. Staying here is driving me insane, so it'd be good for me to take a walk."

Hozuki Suigetsu suggested, and Haku didn't think much of it. He nodded, agreeing to the idea.

Thus, Hozuki Suigetsu carried a few sealing scrolls and headed in the direction of Konoha Village.

Yes, it was toward Konoha Village.

Although the nearest place was actually Sunagakure, the problem was that even Sunagakure struggled to maintain its own supplies.

They also needed to purchase goods from other villages. Going to Sunagakure would be a joke.

As a result, Konoha Village became his best option.

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"Huh, in that direction… is Shukaku really over there? I didn't expect my luck to be this good."

Pursuing Jin, Uchiha Madara smiled faintly. He had never expected that while chasing a particularly promising individual, he would inadvertently end up at the location of Shukaku's revival.

But in truth, this wasn't surprising. In the desert, there was indeed a high probability of Shukaku reviving.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Madara pondered whether he should continue pursuing that individual.

Perhaps just staying here and training would allow his strength to grow steadily.

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"I've found a ghost with exceptional potential. If we can recruit him, our strength might increase significantly!"

"A ghost? Isn't the current trend of ghosts that they exist solely to kill the living?

Can such a guy really join our organization?"

Uchiha Obito looked puzzled. Black Zetsu, however, chuckled.

In fact, not only had Black Zetsu found a powerful ghost, but he had also located Uchiha Madara!

However, for now, Uchiha Madara wasn't suitable for further collaboration.

Once all the Tailed Beasts were gathered, Black Zetsu could then decide who to possess.

With this in mind, Black Zetsu concluded internally, while Uchiha Obito ultimately made up his mind.

"Alright, where is he? Let me see if I can subdue him."

Obito finally gave in to the temptation. After all, he currently had no faction or support; he had to handle everything himself.

If he could acquire a ghost, it might make collecting the Tailed Beasts much easier.

At the very least, it would give him the strength to compete with other factions.

"I'll take you to him..."

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In Kirigakure, in Ishihara's laboratory...

Ishihara was engrossed in his research on the so-called Ghost King. Regardless of other traits, its regenerative abilities were indeed formidable.

"Damn you! If I ever get a chance to escape, I'll kill you! Do you hear me? I'll kill you!"

The Ghost King shouted, vowing that as long as he survived, he would…

Slap!

Ishihara delivered a slap across the Ghost King's face.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Do you really think you can escape?

Just cooperate with my research. Once I'm done, I'll naturally let you go, sending you back to the Afterworld."

With that, Ishihara pulled out a spiritual scalpel and sliced into the Ghost King's arm.

This was one of the Ghost King's limbs that contained the highest concentration of spiritual energy.

After cutting it off, Ishihara analyzed the severed arm. Calling it an arm was an oversimplification; it was essentially pure spiritual energy!

Not only could ghosts absorb such power, but Ishihara himself could too. However, absorbing it would cause one's personality to gradually align with the original owner of the energy.

Of course, this energy could be purified, though the process was somewhat troublesome.

With a flash of pure white spiritual energy in Ishihara's hand, the severed limb was broken down.

In no time, the arm was reduced to the purest form of spiritual energy, which Ishihara then absorbed into his own body.

This sight left the Ghost King utterly stunned.

Wasn't this ability exclusive to ghosts?

How could a living human possess the power of ghosts?

The Ghost King was bewildered and filled with terror.

In such a short time, this man had managed to develop a way for humans to wield the power of ghosts.

This was terrifying!

"Now let's continue with the next stage of research. If your arm is composed of spiritual energy,

then theoretically, with enough energy, it should be possible to regenerate it, right?"

Ishihara then condensed a ball of spiritual energy and pressed it against the Ghost King's severed limb.

To the Ghost King's astonishment, a new arm began to grow, slowly but surely!

He froze, realizing that staying with this man might lead to a significant increase in his strength.

After all, the newly grown arm was entirely formed from condensed spiritual energy!

At this moment, the Ghost King began to question why his predecessors had chosen to self-destruct. Clearly, they could have grown stronger. Was losing some freedom really such a big deal?

Wasn't the pain manageable?

It had to be said that Ishihara had found an excellent experimental subject this time, one that would sustain his research for a long while.