Experiment Success! Mini Tailed Beasts!

In the deepest biological laboratory of the base, cold white light focused on the central experimental platform. The air seemed to solidify, with only the faint hum of precision instruments and the rhythmic dripping of liquid breaking the silence. Orochimaru stood before a complex console, the excitement in his golden snake-like pupils nearly overflowing; he slowly licked his lips with his long tongue, suppressing a sense of achievement that bordered on the fanatical.

After countless failures, the sacrifice of massive amounts of experimental materials, and the consumption of the vast resources provided by Shuoyue, he had finally broken through that seemingly impossible technical barrier.

Before him stood four specially crafted, transparent cultivation tanks covered in sealing runes. Inside were not complete Tailed Beasts, but four mini energy bodies of varying forms, each emitting a soft glow:

· A mini Shukaku, composed of flowing sand, curled up and sleeping while clutching its short tail.

· A mini Matatabi, entirely deep blue, with tails like two flickering flames.

· A mini Isobu, appearing quiet with its small head tucked in and three short tails.

· A mini Chomei, fluttering its six tiny wings and scattering specks of glowing, scale-like dust.

These were not true life forms, nor were they clones of the Tailed Beasts. Rather, through his incredible biological technology and profound understanding of the essence of chakra, Orochimaru had extracted and reconstructed the primordial chakra cores of the corresponding Tailed Beasts to create "Tailed Beast Chakra Essence." They possessed all the traits and power attributes of their respective beasts, but their consciousnesses were as pure as a newborn's. While their total power was far less than the originals, it was extremely refined and... absolutely controllable.

"Perfect creations..." Orochimaru's voice was hoarse and intoxicated. "By using these 'Essences' as a core to construct a reverse resonance channel... one can act like a key opening a corresponding lock, allowing the massive, homologous Tailed Beast chakra within a jinchuriki to be 'exchanged' out... safely and completely."

His first "clinical" subject was none other than Nadeshiko Haku.

Haku lay on the platform connected to the instruments, her expression calm yet tinged with a hint of nervousness. Complex conduits and glowing runes connected the Three-Tails seal on her abdomen to the tank containing the mini Isobu.

Shuoyue stood in the observation area, expressionless, though the light of the Eighty Gods Mirror flickered subtly in his eyes, recording every moment of the energy flow.

"Begin." Orochimaru pressed the final button.

Hum--!

Light instantly flooded the laboratory! The mini Isobu seemed to be activated, swimming restlessly within the tank! Haku's body shuddered violently, and she let out a suppressed groan of pain as a blinding crimson light ignited at the seal on her abdomen! The massive, wild Three-Tails chakra was guided by a gentle yet irresistible force, continuously drawn out from her body, passing through the conduits, and injected into the mini Isobu!

The energy fluctuations during the process were intense, causing the laboratory to tremble slightly. However, Orochimaru's control was precise to the extreme, and Shuoyue remained as steady as a rock, stabilizing the surrounding space.

When the final trace of chakra belonging to the Three-Tails Isobu left Haku's body, the mini Isobu expanded and solidified at a visible rate, becoming more agile. Meanwhile, the seal marks that had troubled Haku for so long vanished from her abdomen, leaving only smooth skin. She fell into an exhausted sleep, her face showing a peace and lightness she had never known before.

"Success!" Orochimaru could not hide his excitement.

Shuoyue stepped forward to check Haku's condition, a flicker of something indiscernible passing through his eyes. He looked toward the four cultivation tanks: "Next step, replacement."

Land of Wind, a secret stronghold outside Sunagakure.

The imprisoned Yubuchi Sunako watched in terror as Shuoyue and Orochimaru approached. Without offering any explanation, Shuoyue suppressed her with absolute power, and the same apparatus was connected between her and the mini Shukaku.

The process repeated. The Shukaku chakra within Sunako was forcibly extracted and injected into the mini Shukaku. She endured immense pain and the void left by the stripping of her power, eventually losing consciousness. The mini Shukaku, meanwhile, became solid and active.

Kumogakure, secret prison.

The same situation occurred with the Two-Tails jinchuriki, Yugito. The deep blue Matatabi chakra was extracted and injected into the mini Matatabi. Before losing consciousness, Yugito's eyes were filled with resentment and despair.

Base secret chamber.

The Seven-Tails jinchuriki, Fu, looked at the device and the mini Chomei before her with a complex expression. She had witnessed Haku's safe separation from her Tailed Beast and had sensed Shuoyue's slight partiality toward the orphans. In the end, she gritted her teeth and offered little resistance. As her power was stripped away, she too fell into a coma.

Thus, the Tailed Beasts within the four jinchuriki had been safely extracted. Their vital signs were stable, and they were merely temporarily weak and unconscious. The four corresponding mini Tailed Beasts, however, were now glowing brilliantly, containing pure and massive primordial power.

Shuoyue brought these four "concentrated Tailed Beasts" back to the altar of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

There was no need for a strenuous summoning; through the previous connection and using the mini Tailed Beasts as the ultimate fuses, the upper half of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was easily summoned from the other dimension once again! Its withered body seemed even more eager, and the eye sockets corresponding to the four Tailed Beasts twitched slightly.

Shuoyue formed hand seals, the light of the Eighty Gods Mirror in his eyes flaring brilliantly!

"Sealing Technique: Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals - Modified!"

Four incredibly condensed chakra phantom dragons roared out, precisely snatching up the four radiant mini Tailed Beasts!

The mini Tailed Beasts let out silent cries, but they could not resist the attraction originating from the Ten-Tails and Shuoyue's powerful sealing formation!

The phantom dragons carried them and plunged them violently into the corresponding giant mouths of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Four muffled, thunderous roars erupted in succession! Terrifying torrents of energy exploded one after another!

The four eyes of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path corresponding to the One-Tails, Two-Tails, Three-Tails, and Seven-Tails suddenly snapped open in sequence!

Dark yellow, deep blue, crimson, and seven-colored—the four eyes shone brilliantly, emitting suffocating waves of power! The massive body of the statue trembled violently, its withered skin seeming to fill out slightly, and the pressure it radiated became incredibly solid and terrifying! It was as if an ancient, slumbering beast was gradually awakening!

Shuoyue stood tall amidst the energy storm, exerting all his effort to maintain the stability of the seal, feeling the surging, extreme power pouring into the statue's body.

When the last trace of energy was fully absorbed, the four eyes of the statue remained wide open, no longer closing, signaling the complete return of these four powers.

Shuoyue slowly lowered his hands and let out a long breath. Even for him, completing these continuous, high-precision operations was a massive drain.

He looked up at the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which now stared with four eyes and radiated an aura of world-ending destruction. Deep within his cold eyes, a scorching flame—one that bordered on the feeling of "the goal is near"—finally ignited.

One-Tails, Two-Tails, Three-Tails, Seven-Tails.

The primordial power of the four Tailed Beasts had been perfectly obtained in a way that transcended traditional methods.

The jinchuriki survived, and the Tailed Beast power was reclaimed.

The plan was advancing with efficiency beyond imagination. They were one giant step closer to that ultimate goal.