Tailed Beast Chakra
Qingcheng hasn't been to the Hokage's Office these past few days. He's handed over the Hokage Building to Kakashi and the others. Now Konoha can focus on development, and Qingcheng isn't worried about the other ninja villages.
Qingcheng didn't care about either Hidden Cloud Village or Hidden Stone Village. After all, one of them was a reckless fool with a muddle-headed mind, and the other was too cautious to do anything rash.
The Fourth Raikage of Hidden Cloud Village, having initiated the Hidden Cloud Collapse Plan, is currently dealing with those trivial matters and a fight is unlikely to break out anytime soon.
As for Ōnoki! That guy is a cunning old fox. He won't make a move unless he sees an advantage. At most, there might be some minor skirmishes with Konoha, but he won't start Ninja World War."
"If Ninja World War were to break out at this time, Qingcheng felt that his Konoha could easily destroy Hidden Cloud Village, and with further development, it could even take on both of them."
Previously, Qingcheng had some reservations about Uchiha Obito, but after Lao Tu to Konoha, he was severely injured and had to flee with his backside tucked in. He definitely wouldn't dare cause trouble in Konoha again, so Qingcheng directly delegated authority, letting Kakashi and the others handle things freely.
Qingcheng then arrived at the Uchiha Clan's basement, where he saw a large group of Shadow Clone dressed in white lab coats studying the Nine-Tails' body cells.
There were also two Shadow Clones, each wielding a scalpel, analyzing the Nine-Tails' body cells.
When these Shadow Clone saw Qingcheng arrive, they all smiled and said, "Main body, I've discovered many wonderful things within my Nine-Tails' body. Its Chakra can repair itself infinitely; even a tiny remaining cell can absorb Natural Energy from the air."
Upon hearing this, Qingcheng's face lit up with joy, and he asked in surprise, "Any other discoveries? Could we make a vaccine and inject it into others?"
A Shadow Clone wearing a white lab coat said with a serious expression, "That won't work for now. We haven't eliminated the corrosive properties of the Nine-Tails cells yet. However, we've discovered that when Hashirama Cells and Nine-Tails cells are placed together, the Hashirama Cells suppress the Nine-Tails cells."
Another Shadow Clone put down the scalpel in its hand, took out an experimental form, and said excitedly, "We cultured high-quality Hashirama Cells and Nine-Tails cells together, and found that the Hashirama Cells not only suppressed the corrosiveness of the Nine-Tails cells, but also suppressed the Nine-Tails cells from absorbing energy from the air, thus preventing them from healing themselves."
Upon hearing this, Qingcheng's face lit up with anticipation, and he said happily, "The bodies of these Tailed Beast still can't beat the cells of the First Hokage. As expected, Hashirama Senju has truly realized the Sage Body Mode. No wonder Uchiha Madara was always suppressed by Hashirama. Even with the addition of the Nine-Tails, Uchiha Madara still couldn't defeat Hashirama. If he hadn't used Izanagi, Uchiha Madara would have really been dead."
Qingcheng smiled and said, "Continue researching the Nine-Tails cells and these high-quality Hashirama Cells. I want to use the Nine-Tails cells to create a bootleg Tailed Beast Power Bank to help Konoha's Jonin break through their strength."
Qingcheng's Chakra reserves were already close to reaching the High-level Kage; he was just one step away. There were still over two hundred Shadow Clone in the basement, practicing Ninjutsu, primarily Wood Release Ninjutsu.
Qingcheng plans to gain inspiration from technology to increase his Chakra reserves. Once he breaks through to the Advanced Kage-level Chakra, Qingcheng intends to go to the Shikkotsu Forest Senjutsu test the Senjutsu of the Shikkotsu Forest there.
Immediately, a Shadow Clone a white coat pulled out a syringe and said excitedly to Qingcheng, "This is a high-quality Hashirama Vaccine, just developed this month. It's at least five times more potent than the First-Generation Uchiha Vaccine and at least ten times more potent than the Second-Generation Uchiha Vaccine. It's the culmination of our shady dealings these past few days."
Even though Qingcheng was known for his deep and unfathomable cunning, upon hearing these words, his face was filled with surprise. He exclaimed in shock, "You've resorted to underhanded methods again! Didn't we tell you to focus on solid scientific research?"
The white-coated Shadow Clone, seeing Qingcheng's surprise, knew that the main body was unwilling to risk it, and said with a smile, "Uchiha Sasuke isn't afraid of death, so we can use him to try it first. After all, he has the strength of the Uchiha Enhancement Vaccine; perhaps even he might awaken Wood Release."
Looking at all the Shadow Clone, Qingcheng saw they all had expectant expressions and knew they all wanted to use Sasuke as a guinea pig.
Qingcheng's face darkened, and he said sternly, "We can't do it this way. If we kill Indra, those high-quality Hashirama Vaccine will be five times more dangerous than the weakened version of Hashirama. I'll test it myself. With my current physique, I should be able to assimilate the high-quality Hashirama Cells."
Qingcheng also planned to first enhance his Sage Body before increasing his Chakra, laying a solid foundation for cultivating Senjutsu. These high-quality Hashirama Vaccine contained at least five times more Chakra than the weakened version.
Upon hearing Qingcheng's words, the Shadow Clone glanced at Qingcheng again. Seeing that the main body was serious, they all smiled and said, "Since the main body has come to a decision, we don't need to use Uchiha Sasuke for experiments anymore."
Looking at these Shadow Clones, Qingcheng stretched out his arm and shouted, "Come on, give me an injection. After that, you can continue your research on the Tailed Beast Power Bank."
A Shadow Clone produced a high-quality Hashirama Vaccine and injected it directly into Qingcheng's right wrist. Once the Hashirama Vaccine entered Qingcheng's body...
Qingcheng's face turned bright red again, as if he were inside a steamer, feeling extremely hot, his whole body burning as if on fire.
Qingcheng immediately sat cross-legged and began to control his body's Chakra, absorbing the high-quality Chakra and completely assimilating the Chakra of these vaccines to further increase his own Chakra reserves.
The Shadow Clone of Qingcheng, looking at the main body which resembled a roasted lobster, all said with embarrassed expressions, "Taking shortcuts is still unreliable. I don't know if the main body can survive. If it dies here, it will be quite shameful if word gets out."
A Shadow Clone in a white lab coat shouted, "What do you know? I've neutralized the high-quality Hashirama Vaccine with the Nine-Tails' cells, making this superior Uchiha Enhancement Vaccine extremely powerful. Combined with my own strength fighting against the Hashirama Vaccine, the advantage is mine!"
Another Shadow Clone a white coat exclaimed in surprise, "Is it possible that the high-quality First Hokage's Cells and the Nine-Tails cells will simultaneously erode the main body, making the fusion difficulty doubled when the vaccine is injected using this method?"
While these Shadow Clones were still chattering and shifting blame, claiming that these things had nothing to do with the main body and were all due to the main body's stubborn refusal to use Uchiha Sasuke for experiments,
Unbeknownst to them, half an hour had passed, and Qingcheng's initial excruciating pain had gradually subsided, his face turning from flushed to deathly pale.
All the Shadow Clone looked completely bewildered, and then started jumping to conclusions, each claiming that the death of the main body had nothing to do with them.
A Shadow Clone in a white coat looked at Qingcheng's body, which was now draped in a scarlet Tailed Beast Cloak, and had four tails on its back. These four tails were as flexible as giant hands, able to extend and retract freely.
The white-coated Shadow Clone said with a shocked expression, "The main body survived and even benefited from the misfortune, successfully mastering the Nine-Tails 'Chakra."
All the Shadow Clone stared wide-eyed at Qingcheng, their faces beaming with glee as they said, "The main body has succeeded! Not only has it fused with high-quality Hashirama Cells, but it has also fused with the Nine-Tails' cells!"
Qingcheng retracted his Tailed Beast Cloak, his brows furrowed, and glared angrily at the Shadow Clone. He cursed, "Luckily, I have the Sage Body. Otherwise, with you all doing this to me, I'd have to reincarnate again. If I die, none of you bastards will escape!"
Upon hearing Qingcheng's furious outburst, all the Shadow Clone lowered their heads in shame and said one after another, "It has nothing to do with me, it was all done by those Shadow Clones who dabbled in shady dealings."
Qingcheng looked at the Shadow Clone in the white coat and said angrily, "You're the one who came up with this, you brilliant strategist! It's outrageous! How did you even think of combining Hashirama Cells and Nine-Tails' cells? Did you take bribes from Uchiha Obito? If you're not my Shadow Clone, I'd suspect you have a treacherous nature."
Qingcheng lost interest in continuing the tour and said with a serious expression, "Those of you who should be cultivating, cultivate; those of you who should be working, work. Don't just sit around doing nothing."