"You're forging a new path for the village, and I haven't been idle either."
The Third Raikage was even more pleased with himself. This was the result of one of his research and training projects.
"This is the method of becoming one with your weapon that I developed. It's not just a fusion of your spirit and will with the weapon—it also fuses chakra and the body, even the power of life..."
Listening to the Third Raikage explain, even Tamura Hiroshi was astonished. This was so similar to the settings in fantasy and cultivation novels. In those stories, people could store weapons inside their bodies and nourish them there, usually in places like the Dantian.
For instance, in the neighboring world of Shrouding the Heavens, weapons were stored and refined within the Sea of Reincarnation.
Now, the Third Raikage had used a Sealing Technique to create a space at his navel, sealing the Spear of Hell inside just as one would seal a Tailed Beast. He had even linked his life force to it, like a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki.
This allowed him to fuse with and nourish the weapon more effectively. If Tamura Hiroshi hadn't known his teacher so well, he would have thought some fantasy-world powerhouse had crossed over.
"The idea came mainly from watching you seal Samehada. Samehada was originally just a Ninja Sword, but after your forging, famous blades and weapons like it could be considered living things. So I gave it a try, and to my surprise, it worked."
The Third Raikage smiled cheerfully. His idea had been inspired by his disciple, and after exploring and experimenting with people like Uzumaki Tamayou, he had eventually developed this unique method of becoming one with a weapon.
"Like a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, it has a flaw: if the