Sealing Crystal

Chapter 6: The Son of the Pot's Essential Battle Armor

"Hoo!"

Shimura Kentei woke up on time in the early morning, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, still shaken by the grueling experience of last night's battle.

Shimura Keiko possessed the chakra attributes of Yin, Yang, Wind, and Lightning. Although her talent in ninjutsu was average, her strength as a special jonin allowed her to master several B-rank ninjutsu. Her Wind Release and Lightning Release ninjutsu were particularly brutal. Last night, he was either receiving electrotherapy from Lightning Release or being sliced into dumpling filling by Wind Release; his fate was truly miserable.

"Morning, Keiko-nee!"

He sat up and greeted his fiancée, who was still engrossed in her writing. Just as he was about to get up, dress, and wash, he suddenly felt a chill down below. Glancing down, his heartbeat skipped a beat.

"What did you do to me last night?"

Twisting his stiff neck, Shimura Kentei knew that the changes to his body must have been her doing.

"It's just what you're thinking. Don't worry, I've completely destroyed the hair follicles there with Lightning Release. From now on, you'll always be a little kid who hasn't grown any hair. Big sis will take care of you!"

Putting down her pen, Shimura Keiko turned her head and dotingly pinched Shimura Kentei's cheek.

"(*⊙ω⊙)!"

These doting words left Shimura Kentei completely bewildered. After realizing what she meant, the skin on his face couldn't help but twitch.

"You'll lose me by doing this!"

Gazing resentfully at his fiancée, Shimura Kentei felt an urge to divorce her!

"In my dictionary, there's only widowhood, not divorce. You'll never escape my grasp in this lifetime!"

Her fair, slender hand reached out towards her little man, making a grasping motion, the threat completely undisguised.

Although this little man's talent was astonishing, his current strength was what it was. She was confident she could keep him under her thumb for a lifetime.

"You're not pure anymore!"

Sighing, Shimura Kentei regretted giving her that E-rank body strengthening technique three years ago.

Ever since then, she had become more and more casual in front of him, letting herself go completely. From a tsundere girl back then, she had transformed into a manipulative woman now.

Finally, accepting the reality that he had become one of the Four Sacred Beasts, Shimura Kentei stopped dwelling on this troublesome reality. He used his chakra to unlock the seal on the basement door and began preparing to assemble the battle armor.

The various parts of the battle armor had been crafted last month, and only the final assembly was left. This was also the source of his greatest confidence as a ninja.

Out of curiosity, Shimura Keiko created a Shadow Clone to continue reading the scroll of the Body Strengthening Technique, while she herself followed him into the basement.

"You're still as flashy as ever!"

Unfolding the battle armor blueprint and looking at the complete battle armor diagram, Shimura Keiko gave him a look of disdain, but a sense of longing grew in her heart.

This battle armor was too magnificent; it even made her heart flutter.

Although battle armor didn't quite fit the mainstream of the current ninja world, it was quite popular during the Warring States Period. Even the First and Second Hokages of their Konoha wore battle armor when fighting.

Even some veteran powerhouses in the village now wore battle armor, and even her uncle, Sarutobi Hiruzen, had some protective battle armor.

However, in the past, it was only simple layered armor, and its appearance was far from comparable to the set designed by her little man. They weren't even in the same league!

As a taijutsu-focused ninja, if she could have such a set of battle armor, her combat power would at least double.

"It's not easy to wear this battle armor. You need to have a load-bearing capacity of one thousand kilograms in your normal state!"

Shimura Kentei said casually while embedding scales onto the chainmail. This was the minimum standard for this battle armor, and not just anyone could wear it.

Although a ninja's physical fitness was much stronger than that of ordinary people, and their load-bearing capacity was also very strong, for example, in the original work, the master and disciple duo of Might Guy and Rock Lee often trained with exaggerated weights.

However, that was an exception. Ninjas primarily focused on ninjutsu, and their taijutsu and physical fitness were generally average.

If they were to wear this 1,080-kilogram battle armor, let alone fight, it would be a question of whether they could even stand up.

It would be ridiculous if they were crushed by the battle armor before they could even start fighting.

"One thousand kilograms? Did you forge this entire battle armor with Heavy Gold?"

Her beautiful eyes widened. Shimura Keiko felt that her little man might have a problem with his brain. Who would use Heavy Gold to make battle armor?

Heavy Gold was a special metal, extremely dense, more than ten times heavier than gold.

Although as a high-density special metal, Heavy Gold had extremely high hardness, much harder than diamond, and possessed great toughness, its weight was truly astonishing.

Basically, no one would use Heavy Gold to forge weapons or armor. Besides, Heavy Gold was a by-product mineral of gold, extremely rare, and its price was comparable to Chakra Metal.

When this little man had asked her to collect and purchase Heavy Gold before, she hadn't known what it was for. She hadn't expected it to be used for battle armor.

"Not entirely. Seventy percent is Heavy Gold, twenty percent is various Chakra Metals, and the last ten percent is Sealing Crystals."

Without concealment, Shimura Kentei revealed the material composition of the battle armor. There was no need to hide this.

However, this composition made Shimura Keiko's beautiful eyes widen again. She felt that her little man truly had a screw loose.

Sealing Crystals were very rare gemstones that possessed a special radiation capable of disrupting any energy. Whether it was the spiritual power of monks, the qi of samurai, or the chakra of their ninjas, as long as they were within a certain range of the Sealing Crystal, the energy within their bodies would become uncontrollable and run wild.

Some places even used Sealing Crystals as torture devices to restrain powerful individuals.

Fortunately, Sealing Crystals were extremely rare and prohibitively expensive, making them impossible to popularize. Otherwise, they would be the nightmare of all cultivators.

"What are you doing?"

Looking at his fiancée, who had placed her small hand on his forehead, Shimura Kentei was bewildered, not understanding what she was trying to do.

"Did you burn your brain?!"

Responding with a gloomy opening, Shimura Keiko was quite satisfied with this little man. After all, he could not only create secret techniques to strengthen the body but also earn a lot of money to support the family. Such a good man is hard to find.

"Slap!"

"Your brain is the one with the problem!"

Impatiently swatting away her hand, Shimura Kentei flicked his fingers, extending a chakra thread to drag a giant shield from the corner and hold it in his hand.

"Although the Sealing Crystal can disrupt energy, it's not absolute. As long as one's chakra is sufficiently refined and their control is strong enough, they can reduce or even become immune to this influence. Moreover, it can also be used as an auxiliary tool to train chakra control."

While explaining, Shimura Kentei applied the Super Strength Technique to himself and swung the heavy shield a few times.

This shield was made of Heavy Gold, Chakra Metal, and Sealing Crystal, and its weight also reached an astonishing thousand kilograms, no lighter than the battle suit.

In fact, if it weren't for his strong physique and the enhancement of the D-rank Super Strength Technique, he wouldn't even be able to lift this thing, let alone swing it.

But this was necessary. In his opinion, the current ninja system had problems. The attack power far surpassed the physical defense, making them incredibly fragile. Even Uchiha Madara was killed by a single sword. Sometimes, even if you max out your evasion, it's useless, as some ninjutsu are on a massive scale. For example, that Fire Style used by Edo Tensei Madara in the Fourth Shinobi World War, how could you dodge it?

Since the defense was insufficient, it was natural to stack armor.

As the saying goes, wear the thickest armor and take the most poisonous hits. Only those who laugh last are truly right.

The ninjas in the Warring States Period had a very proper style, all wearing armor. But in the ninja village era, the style changed. Although being light and agile was beneficial for assassination, as the young master of the Shimura clan, did he need to assassinate others at a discount?

A true man naturally faces challenges head-on, so a sturdy set of armor is very necessary.

Of course, the most important thing is that his own Pot Kage father is too notorious, with enemies all over the world. Even within Konoha, there are many who wish for him to outlive his children. As the Son of the Pot, he doesn't need to kill enemies; his top priority is survival.

If he had the technology, he would have built a giant robot to travel in, or at the very least, a tank.

At this stage, this battle suit was acceptable. To harm him, one must break through this layer of battle suit. Anything that cannot break through is trash.

Besides these factors, the development of this battle suit was mainly in preparation for the future Fourth Shinobi World War. After all, when dealing with Six Paths Madara and later Otsutsuki Momoshiki, ninjutsu would be basically useless. The only things that could be used were Sage Mode and taijutsu, which were also his main development directions for the future.

He currently had no channels for Sage Mode, and the barrier to entry was a bit high, so he wasn't researching it yet. However, he could practice taijutsu. He even planned to spread that body-strengthening secret technique and see if he could cultivate hundreds of Might Guy subordinates. Even if the Sage of Six Paths came back to life, they could suppress him, allowing him to win by doing nothing.

"It will take many years to train to your level!"

Silently complaining about the monster, Shimura Keiko couldn't understand her little man's thought process.

The Sealing Crystal, which others avoided like the plague, was treated by him as a treasure for auxiliary training, and he had even succeeded in cultivating it.

Even in the Sand Village, very few people could drag a thousand kilograms of weight with chakra threads. In terms of the toughness of chakra threads, it was probably comparable to that of Elder Chiyo.

"You can try it. The effect is very good. Once you adapt to it, not only will your strength increase significantly, but you can also integrate the Sealing Crystal into your Bright Silver Spear, making it even more effective at countering ninjas.

However, if you want to try, you must deplete 99.9% of the chakra in your body, bringing it to the brink of exhaustion."

Putting down the large shield in his hand, Shimura Kentei recommended this self-abusive training method to his fiancée.

Although the training process was arduous, once successfully cultivated, it would greatly enhance the refinement and control of chakra, leading to a significant improvement in strength.

Of course, the cultivator's chakra cannot be too much, otherwise, the rampaging chakra under the influence of the Sealing Crystal radiation would be enough to cause them to explode, equivalent to releasing ninjutsu within the human body. The danger is imaginable.

"Can't it be sealed?"

Frowning slightly, Shimura Keiko disliked the state of near-exhausted chakra.

"Sealing techniques are also based on chakra. Do you think that thing can resist the radiation of the Sealing Crystal for a long time?"

He said irritably, Shimura Kentei had considerable knowledge in this area.

Even the meager amount of chakra within his own body, when it went berserk, had killed his clone in the Black Cauldron space countless times, let alone a Special Jonin like Shimura Keiko.

After all, the human body is too fragile, especially organs like the internal organs, brain, and spinal cord, which are extremely vulnerable. Any slight mistake could lead to death.

He had a clone in the Black Cauldron space, allowing him to make countless mistakes. Even if his body was blown to pieces, it would be fine. However, Shimura Keiko was not a cheat like him; she only had one life.

"I'll try!"

Pouting, Shimura Keiko finally decided to try.

Although her talent was not bad, if she continued to cultivate according to the usual methods, she would at most become an Elite Jonin in this life. Reaching the Kage level, even the lowest tier of quasi-Kage, would be extremely difficult.

This was a problem of physical talent. After all, she was born into the Sarutobi clan, which was only a secret technique clan, not a bloodline clan.

Moreover, she did not have the Fire Release affinity among her chakra natures, so she could not learn the Sarutobi clan's secret Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique. Otherwise, she would not have been used as a tool for marriage and married into the Shimura clan.

To achieve the Kage level, she had to seize every opportunity to become stronger.

"What is this thing?"

After looking around the spacious basement, Shimura Keiko's attention was drawn to two large nutrient tanks, inside which a dark, viscous mass was suspended.

And that thing was still wriggling slightly, clearly not inanimate.

"That's called Venom. It's a special creature with no intelligence, only instinct. After refining it with chakra, it can be used as a biological ninja tool.

I've only developed one function for it so far, which covers the entire body. It can effectively prevent enemy poison gas from touching the body, and it can also fill wounds to temporarily stop bleeding.

The one on the left was cultivated specifically for you. With your amount of chakra, feeding it for half a year should allow you to control it freely."

Walking slowly, Shimura Kentei explained as he opened the left nutrient tank and took out the mass of Venom.

This thing was cultivated by him from a special creature that could absorb chakra in small amounts to grow. He had cultivated it for a full eight years to possess these two characteristics.

In fact, the inspiration for this thing came from Venom in the Marvel universe next door and White Zetsu in the Naruto world. In Naruto, there was a Black Zetsu, Tobi, who could wrap around others like an outer garment, enhancing their abilities in various aspects.

In the original work, Uchiha Obito was once enveloped by Black Zetsu. During the Fourth Great Ninja War, Black Zetsu also enveloped Yamato, using the Wood Style within him to strengthen its own Wood Style power, unleashing the non-Sage Mode version of True Several Thousand Hands, a super ninjutsu.

Of course, his current Venomous Cloak wasn't that amazing, not even close, but it was sufficient to envelop the entire body and prevent poison gas from penetrating.

At the same time, the Venomous Cloak could effectively isolate the user's scent, allowing for better concealment, which was quite practical for a ninja.

"It still needs to be fed for another half a year before it can be used!"

Pouting her red lips again in dissatisfaction, Shimura Keiko felt this thing was a bit of a rip-off.

"It's already quite good. I've been feeding this thing for a full three years."

Glaring at her, Shimura Kentei felt the woman was ungrateful.

"Want it or not? If not, forget it!"

"I want it, of course I want it!"

Quickly snatching the constantly wriggling mass of Venom, Shimura Keiko wouldn't let go of such a good thing.

Although its effect was a bit underwhelming, it might prove incredibly useful at certain times. Moreover, she was about to deplete her internal chakra to condense chakra using the Sealing Crystal, and she could use that chakra to feed this thing.

Just then, a surge of memories suddenly appeared in her mind, causing Shimura Keiko to pause slightly.

"You do your thing, I'm going up to continue studying your cultivation method."

With that, Shimura Keiko quickly went back up the stairs to the room above, where she saw a middle-aged, handsome man with a cold expression.

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