Kekkei Tōta Fusion Method

"Ah!"

A soul-stirring moan escaped, and Shimura Kentei's head lolled to the side, losing consciousness. But soon, he straightened his head again.

"Not yet!"

Muttering in confusion, Shimura Kentei found this extremely troublesome.

There were a total of 361 acupoints in the human body. These acupoints were like faucets, serving as the entrances and exits for chakra to flow outward. Thirty-six of these acupoints were located within the brain.

Previously, he had experimented with these thirty-six acupoints one by one, using them as a foundation to release chakra into the brain, and then creating thirty-six methods of brain death. None of them were successful.

Compared to other bodily organs, the brain was simply too fragile.

Of course, it wasn't without gains!

"The thirty-six acupoints all have different effects on the brain. To achieve a state of absolute rationality, it would likely require multiple acupoints, or even all of them, to operate simultaneously and release chakra. This is a massive undertaking!" Recalling the thirty-six methods of death from before, Shimura Kentei knew he had work to do.

Simply put, it was like a thirty-six-digit safe combination. He had to find the correct combination through countless errors. The amount of work involved was imaginable.

Fortunately, he had a general understanding of the functions of the thirty-six brain acupoints, which greatly narrowed down the unknown range and reduced the workload considerably. As long as he persisted, he would eventually be able to experiment with the correct combination.

This was precisely why the replica body could recover infinitely, allowing him to experiment boldly. Otherwise, the sacrifices required would be unimaginable for ordinary people.

In fact, many people knew that the acupoints within the body affected all aspects of human physiology, especially those within the internal organs and the brain. However, the organs where these acupoints were located were too fragile, and most were irreparable. Once injured, one could only wait for death.

No one was willing to gamble with their own life, so over time, few people were willing to explore the functions of those acupoints, even subconsciously ignoring that aspect.

Now, with the appearance of Shimura Kentei, a cheater with a Golden Finger, this gap could be filled, making the cultivation system of this world more complete.

After an unknown amount of time, Shimura Kentei's consciousness withdrew from the Black Cauldron Space and returned to his physical body in reality. Opening his eyes, he found his fiancée kneeling beside him, flipping through a large scroll, likely one of the techniques from the Body Strengthening Secret Technique.

As the saying goes, a man focused is most charming, and similarly, a woman focused is most alluring. Even though he had been intimately involved with the Keiko replica countless times in the Black Cauldron Space, seeing his fiancée like this still made his heart flutter.

Just a little longer, a few more years, and the giant python would return to its cave, the fierce tiger to its mountain!

"How long did I sleep?"

"Four days!"

Without looking up, Shimura Keiko replied. She had long anticipated her little man would ask this.

"Still a bit numb, but it's not a big problem!"

Getting up and stretching his limbs, Shimura Kentei twisted his neck, realizing he needed to meet up with his two teammate buddies.

He had absorbed some pollen from within the Flower Tree earlier, which had paralyzed a portion of the nerves in his body. It would take some time for his body's metabolism to break it down and expel it.

This was why he had stayed in the Black Cauldron Space for such a long time. After four days of metabolism, the residual pollen toxins in his body had been mostly cleared, and the remaining amount had little impact on his body.

He could rejoin the team and continue looking for sponsors!

After a hearty meal prepared by Shimura Lu and the others, Shimura Kentei put on his Battle Suit and headed to the Death Forest again.

Shimura Kentei's reappearance attracted the attention of many ninja clans. After all, the events of that day were bizarre, and everyone wanted to understand what the Shimura Clan had obtained from the center of the Death Forest. The Senju Clan was the most eager.

"Tsunade, that kid has woken up and is heading to the Death Forest. Go and gather some information."

Upon receiving the report from his subordinate, Senju Tōsu immediately sought out Tsunade, who was cultivating the Yin Seal on the top floor of the secret archive. He needed to know what Shimura Danzo had obtained from that Flower Tree.

Although the Flower Tree had been burned down, many people had seen the flower bud at the top being cut off.

Afterward, he sent people in protective suits to investigate, but they did not find the flower bud. It had clearly been taken by the Shimura Clan.

Although they had inspected the Flower Tree ten years ago and found nothing of value, it was possible that changes had occurred in the past decade. Even if the chance was slim, they couldn't give up.

"Got it!"

Rolling her eyes, Tsunade formed a hand seal and created a new Shadow Clone to go to the Death Forest and replace the previous one.

Although there had been an incident, she had not terminated Uchiha Mikoto and Hyuga Suzune's wilderness survival plan. She was still having the two young girls train there.

Furthermore, the second stage of the tree-climbing cultivation method that kid mentioned was indeed quite good and had even provided some improvement for her.

Emerging from the secret archive, Senju Tōsu took a deep breath and strode towards Tsunade's mansion.

His aunt had been living in that mansion during this period, and the Shimura Clan had been sending chefs in rotation to cook for her.

This should have been a good thing, but the thought of what had happened between that lecherous brat and his aunt made him feel sick, wishing he could rush to the Death Forest right now and castrate that brat.

Since it wasn't a mealtime, Uzumaki Mito was lying on the sofa, idly reading a book to pass the time. Suddenly, she threw the book on the low table, saying with dissatisfaction, "If you want to come in, just come in. Don't dither around. And you call yourself the patriarch of the Senju!"

She had sensed her nephew's arrival long ago, and he had been lingering outside the door for over ten minutes. She found his indecisive nature very unappealing.

"Aunt!"

Gathering his courage, Senju Tōsu pushed the door open and sat on the sofa opposite Uzumaki Mito. He spoke with a forced smile, "Tsunade and I want to restart the Wood Release Rebirth Project that Father terminated and sealed!"

To restart the Wood Release Rebirth Project, they needed to obtain the sealed data. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to proceed and would waste a lot of time and incur greater costs.

However, to obtain that data, they first had to get past his aunt!

"Tell me your thoughts!"

The angry scolding that Senju Tōsu had expected did not come. Uzumaki Mito was calm and serious, clearly also attaching great importance to this matter.

"What's with that look? Do you think I'm going to scold you for this?"

The bewildered look on her nephew's face made Uzumaki Mito frown. Was she the kind of unreasonable shrew who would just yell at people?

Senju Tōsu really wanted to nod and confirm that was exactly what he thought, but seeing his aunt's displeased expression, he quickly swallowed his words.

"The Wood Release Rebirth Project itself isn't wrong. Hashirama agreed to it back then. After losing Hashirama, the Senju clan truly needed Wood Release to intimidate the riff-raff.

It's just that the technology back then was insufficient, and it couldn't be successfully recreated, which is why Tobirama terminated it.

However, we never gave up. Otherwise, we would have destroyed that portion of the data directly instead of sealing it, to prevent future greed from bringing ruin to the Senju clan.

As long as the conditions are right, there's no problem in restarting the Wood Release Rebirth Project, but the premise is that it cannot cause significant sacrifices.

Now, tell me your thoughts. If they are reasonable, I can unseal that portion of the data for you."

After a brief explanation, Uzumaki Mito gestured for her nephew to speak. She was very curious to hear what ideas he had.

He was stunned for a good while before finally reacting. Senju Tōsu suppressed the excitement in his heart and said, "We believe that the Wood Release used by Uncle after he came of age was a Kekkei Tōta that fused Yang Release. The power of Kekkei Tōta is too immense, and the difficulty of recreating it is too high. It's not something we can achieve at our current stage.

So, Tsunade and I discussed it, and we've shifted our target to the Kekkei Genkai Wood Release that Uncle used when he was young. Compared to the Kekkei Tōta level of Wood Release, recreating the Kekkei Genkai level of Wood Release will be much less difficult.

Of course, if we succeed in recreating Wood Release and have the ability to fuse our own Yang Release into it, evolving it into the Kekkei Tōta level of Wood Release like Uncle's, that would be even better. This way, the risks will be greatly reduced."

He blurted out the results of his discussion with his niece Tsunade in one go, and Senju Tōsu waited for his aunt's reply with anticipation.

Success or failure hinges on this!

"A very good idea. It's largely the same as Tobirama's final line of thought back then. But where did this idea of yours come from?

I don't recall us telling you anything about Wood Release. Don't tell me you thought of this yourselves; that's not your way of thinking."

After praising him, Uzumaki Mito's expression shifted as she inquired.

She admitted that her nephew and granddaughter Tsunade were talented, but they were still far from her little brother-in-law, Senju Tobirama. They weren't on the same level at all.

Most importantly, their way of thinking was different. Based on her understanding of these two juniors, it was unlikely they would have thought of something like this.

"We learned it from that brat!"

He replied helplessly, unwilling to hide anything from her.

Speaking of which, he felt quite ashamed. Their understanding of Wood Release was not even as deep as that of the Shimura clan. In the end, they even had to rely on his reminder to find a new direction.

What a disgrace!

"The little brother said it?"

Her expression softened with understanding. She wasn't too surprised that the Shimura clan could figure out these Wood Release secrets. The Shimura clan had given her too many unexpected surprises recently.

She had indeed underestimated the Shimura clan in the past.

"Remember this: Hashirama achieved Wood Release, not the other way around. Even if you obtain the Kekkei Tōta level of Wood Release in the future, you won't be able to reach Hashirama's level. The Wood Release Rebirth Project must have its limits. Don't let greed consume you!"

With a final solemn warning, Uzumaki Mito got up and headed for the secret archives to unseal the data that had been stored away back then.

"Aunt, how exactly did Uncle fuse Yang Release into Wood Release back then?"

On the way to the secret archives, Senju Tōsu couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

He had been pondering this question for days but couldn't come up with any satisfactory answers.

Yin Release and Yang Release were far stronger than the five chakra natures of Wind, Fire, Lightning, Water, and Earth. A single Yin or Yang Release could even rival a Two-Element Kekkei Genkai.

The difficulty of fusing such a high-level Yang Release into a Two-Element Kekkei Genkai would naturally be greater, making it almost impossible.

Even the Dust Release of Iwagakure's Second Tsuchikage, Mu, and Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, seemed to have been formed with some external force rather than their own efforts.

So, how did Uncle manage to fuse Yang Release into Wood Release back then, elevating it to the Kekkei Tōta level?

If they could understand the secrets behind it, fusing Yang Release into Wood Release in the future would be much smoother for them.

"Do you really want to know this?"

Uzumaki Mito glanced at her nephew beside her with a strange expression. She felt it was better not to say anything, lest it crush his spirit.

"Please enlighten me, Aunt!"

Suppressing the immense joy in his heart, Senju Tōsu humbly asked for guidance.

"According to Hashirama, he fused Yang Release into Wood Release by accident!"

Smiling, she left him with that sentence and continued walking towards the secret archives.

Hashirama always said things that were out of this world. Back then, she and Tobirama had been quite stimulated by his words.

To be honest, Hashirama's comprehension was actually quite average, even poor in some aspects. Yet, he managed to fuse Wood Release, and in the end, he cultivated Sage Mode on his own and beat both Uchiha Madara and the Nine-Tails into submission.

Thinking about it now, sometimes heaven is truly unfair.

Senju Tōsu, left standing in place, was completely bewildered. It took him a long time to snap back to reality. Then, he clutched his chest, feeling as if hundreds of kunai had been plunged into it, causing him immense pain.

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