The Site of Chimera Technique Fusion

First of all, the Gelel Ore Vein was indeed not chakra. Energy like chakra generally could not be stored in external objects for long; even chakra released from the human body would quickly dissipate into the air.

Minamoto Takuya had already sensed it with the Mysterious Peacock Method: Eye and his not-yet-fully-awakened Mind's Eye of the Kagura. It had no chakra fluctuations.

Besides, even if it really were chakra, it would be of no use to him. Minamoto Takuya had no way to absorb it either.

In the world of the Hokage, there were only a few ways to absorb chakra: special ninja tools like Samehada, the Rinnegan, and the Dark Release Kekkei Genkai.

Minamoto Takuya looked at the Gelel Stone glowing in his hand. Perhaps because it was so close to the Gelel Ore Vein, it was drawing in its energy. However, even a Gelel Stone would eventually reach saturation.

Thus, the only use he could think of was using the Gelel Ore Vein to replenish the Gelel Stone's energy, then using the stone to strengthen his body's recovery ability and provide a certain degree of physical enhancement in battle.

But that seemed to be all it could do. Moreover, to fully unleash the Gelel Stone's power, it seemed that it needed to be implanted near the heart, just as it had been for Timothy.

He should first experiment according to the records in the Book of Gelel and find the best implantation method. The heart was not something to be tampered with casually.

Still, using it so simply was clearly a waste of the Gelel Ore Vein's power. Using so much energy merely to charge the Gelel Stone was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Minamoto Takuya furrowed his brows as he pondered. At last, his eyes flickered.

If there truly was no other way to use it, why not summon the Little Ten-Tails here?

He was certain that no matter what type of energy the Gelel Ore Vein possessed, the Little Ten-Tails would be able to devour it without issue.

"If the Little Ten-Tails can use it, then can other Tailed Beast Chakra work too?" Once Minamoto Takuya thought of the Little Ten-Tails, the other Tailed Beasts naturally came to mind as well.

In fact, he still had some Three-Tails chakra preserved.

He had long since found a method to cultivate Three-Tails chakra, but he had too many matters of his own to handle. His chakra had all gone toward experiments and practicing ninjutsu, so he had not cultivated much yet.

If he could find a way to use the Gelel Ore Vein's power to replenish Tailed Beast Chakra, it would save him a great deal of trouble.

Besides, wasn't this power, full of Yang Release and Natural Energy properties, quite suitable for Tailed Beast Chakra?

Then he would take back part of the ore vein for research. It would be best if it could replenish Tailed Beast Chakra.

If that failed, he could always have the Little Ten-Tails devour it later. He only needed to keep a portion to replenish the Gelel Stone's energy.

Having made his decision, Minamoto Takuya began inscribing Sealing Jutsu around the area.

That way, even if the Gelel Royal Family came to inherit the Gelel Ore Vein, they would be unable to use its power again.

Inscribing Sealing Jutsu around such an enormous lake took Minamoto Takuya quite some time.

By the time he finished, the Gelel Stone had also absorbed its fill of energy. Only then did he use the Mysterious Peacock Method: Wing to leave the sealed area and fly into the sky.

When he looked down upon the sealed area from above, he froze for a moment. He carefully examined the site atop the mountain, then looked over the surrounding rugged peaks.

At that moment, an idea surfaced in his mind.

Perhaps this was the most suitable place to perform the Chimera Technique?

In the Original Work, when Hiruko fused five bodies, he had gathered the three conditions of heaven, earth, and man.

Heaven referred to the Annular Solar Eclipse. At that time, Natural Energy was at its most unstable, making it suitable for forbidden fusion.

The Gelel Ore Vein itself also possessed Natural Energy properties. If he later used the cursed seal obtained from Jugo to absorb and suppress Natural Energy, he could create a suitable environment himself.

Earth referred to carrying out the process within a special barrier atop a high mountain, with the purpose of stabilizing chakra flow and providing energy for the fusion.

This place was not only on a high mountain itself, but was also surrounded by mountains. As for the energy needed for fusion, couldn't the Gelel Ore Vein provide that in full?

As for man, that meant corpses with suitable bloodlines.

He had yet to fully gather the bloodline vessels he wanted, but he was in no rush.

Furthermore, just a small amount of power leaking from the Gelel Ore Vein could completely heal someone severely injured. It could also stabilize his physical condition when he used the Chimera Technique.

Looking at it this way, this place could completely replace the location Hiruko had specially sought out, the one that fulfilled the conditions of favorable timing, terrain, and people. It could become the place where Minamoto Takuya used the Chimera Technique in the future.

"By the looks of it, I can't feed it to the Little Ten-Tails until I complete the Chimera Technique fusion."

Minamoto Takuya murmured as he made his decision. Places suitable for the Chimera Technique were few and far between. If he truly had to wait for an Annular Solar Eclipse, it would take far too long.

As for feeding Tailed Beast Chakra, that was still necessary. Cultivating Tailed Beast Chakra did not need to be completed all at once, and compared to the energy of the entire Gelel Ore Vein, the amount used would not be much.

After deciding, Minamoto Takuya calculated the time. He had not spent much time since leaving Konoha, and matters had progressed far more smoothly than he had expected.

He remembered Minato Namikaze telling him to spend more time outside relaxing and sightseeing.

But resting was out of the question. Since he had the time, he needed to return to the Experiment Base and study the Gelel Stone.

With the Book of Gelel, he should be able to figure this thing out quickly.

After some thought, Minamoto Takuya also contacted the people who had previously helped him investigate the Gelel Ore Vein. He asked them to buy some local specialties for him in the Land of Rivers, which he would take back after a while.

The purpose was naturally to give them to Minato Namikaze—both to build rapport and to show him that he was enjoying himself in the Land of Rivers.

After finishing his thoughts, Minamoto Takuya turned into a cloud of white mist and vanished from the Land of Rivers.

Inside the Experiment Base.

Minamoto Takuya clenched his fist, then threw a punch. Feeling the slight increase in strength, he found the degree of enhancement rather ordinary.

He had now embedded the Gelel Stone near his heart. With every beat of his heart, its power flowed throughout every part of his body.

Yet even with the Gelel Stone fully charged, the rate of enhancement could only be called average. It would take time to accumulate before any obvious results could be seen.

Still, having it was better than not having it.

Minamoto Takuya was not disappointed. This was the result he had expected.

According to his experiments, the Gelel Stone could be embedded near the heart, or it could simply be attached to the body like Heide's, and it would still have a certain effect.

However, to attain recovery ability comparable to Timothy's, it still needed to be embedded near the heart.

Aside from that, Minamoto Takuya snapped his fingers, and a bolt of lightning erupted before him. No hand seals were needed—this was a power belonging to the Gelel Stone.

Its power was roughly equal to a Rasengan before being enhanced by meteorite chakra. It was decent enough, but it was no longer of much use to him. At most, he could use it temporarily when he had no chakra.

After completing the experiments, Minamoto Takuya straightened his clothes and prepared to head for the Land of Waterfalls.

While he had been conducting experiments on the Gelel Stone, the crows he had sent out had successively found Haku and Jugo!