Chimera Technique Improved Version
On the observation platform, Uchiha Nara and Hiruko side by side, with Hiruko carefully sensing the Natural Energy.
"Is this Natural Energy? My Chakra is surging again..."
Hiruko softly to Naraku about her insights, but after only a short while of enjoying the beauty, her brows began to furrow, her expression turned ferocious, and she could no longer stand, half-kneeling on the ground.
"Ugh!"
Hiruko the back of his neck and cried out in pain.
"Your Chimera Technique, while incredibly powerful, has its flaws. You've devoured and fused with the bodies and souls of many people, making your soul somewhat mixed and chaotic."
Naraku's eyes were bloodshot Sharingan to observe Hiruko's condition.
Hiruko quickly adapted to the Cursed Seal Level 1, Naraku happened to be there and personally operated Hiruko, pushing Hiruko Cursed Seal to the Cursed Seal Level 2.
The current Hiruko, due to the amplification of the new power, has experienced abnormalities in his previously stable body and Chakra. His soul and physical energy are both very strong, but somewhat impure. When stable, he is incredibly powerful. When unstable, he suffers backlash and abnormalities, just like now, and has clearly lost most of his fighting ability.
While Hiruko's symptoms differed from Orochimaru's, as she repeatedly split her soul into fragments, their situations were similar: both showed a significant decrease in resistance to Genjutsu and were somewhat unstable.
Orochimaru's current state likely involves more than just splitting his soul into fragments; his possession of the body through the Living Corpse Reincarnation must have been successful as well. His soul is weakened, and its recovery is too slow, making it difficult for him to become compatible with the new body's soul in the short term. His resistance to Genjutsu should be even worse than that of Hiruko.
Hiruko the back of his neck, his skin turning grayish-black, the grayish-black glowing like magma, returning to the back of his neck.
After the Cursed Seal Level 2 was lifted, Hiruko's condition improved.
Hiruko stood up, frowning. Hiruko well aware of his own condition.
"The Chimera Technique is far too slow to completely absorb the person it devours, and it also infuses me with memories that don't belong to me. It will take a lot of time to become familiar with these things."
Hiruko softly, recounting the Chimera Technique.
"Naraku, you also practiced the Chimera Technique, so why didn't this happen to you?"
"Ah, the Chimera Technique is very powerful, but I made a slight modification; I did not fuse with the soul and memories of the devoured."
I simply absorb their soul energy slowly. As for their memories, I usually use soul techniques to access them, so they aren't as mixed up as yours."
Naraku slowly and methodically explained his alternative modifications to the Chimera Technique.
"Ah, you're right. My approach was too hasty and short-sighted."
Hiruko practiced the Chimera Technique for many years, which has not only increased his strength but also broadened his horizons. Now, his views on the Chimera Technique have changed, but he has already devoured five people, and their souls have become mixed together.
When you've reached this stage of spiritual practice, realizing your mistakes and having regrets is useless; you can only continue down this path to the bitter end.
"You created the Chimera Technique; I merely built upon and improved upon it."
This is a slightly modified Chimera Technique. You can take a look, but you must never reveal it.
Naraku's palm rippled, and a small scroll appeared, which he handed to Hiruko.
Hiruko's eyes widened in surprise, not expecting Naraku to share. After taking the Ninjutsu scroll, Hiruko immediately opened it and began to read it.
As the creator of the Chimera Technique, Hiruko ten lines at a glance, skipping over her own thought process and quickly seeing the improvements made by Naraku.
"You actually used Natural Energy to improve my requirements for favorable timing, location, and human relationships, allowing me to infinitely absorb and merge with other beings?"
The Soul Stripping, its power absorbed, and its memories reviewed, but not hastily merged; to avoid a mixed soul and confused consciousness?
Wonderful, wonderful! I never knew such a soul Ninjutsu existed in this world! It's truly amazing!
Hiruko saw what was behind him, his eyes widened, and his hands trembled as he loudly praised.
"If I had practiced using your improved Chimera Technique, how could I have turned into this grotesque creature!"
Hiruko his face wrapped in bandages. Because of Chimera's devouring and merging, his face looked like a vengeful ghost, which was extremely terrifying.
"This is something you started; I'm just improving upon it. Building upon the work of those who came before is much easier than creating something from nothing."
Naraku showed no pride, speaking humbly as if improving the Chimera Technique was nothing to boast about.
In this world, the most difficult thing is always going from zero to one, creating something from nothing—that kind of thinking and feat. Improving something that already exists may require some talent, but compared to the pioneers, it always pales in comparison.
"Naraku, you don't need to be so modest! This improvement is simply too outstanding! It's a level that even I, as the creator, cannot reach!"
Hiruko admiration, but his eyes revealed disappointment. Hiruko slowly closed the scroll, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath. His pride had been severely damaged at that moment.
It's entirely a matter of perspective. It's like two engineers, one focused on researching more powerful bombs, the other on nuclear weapons. It's not that the person researching bombs wasn't good enough; it's that he didn't know nuclear weapons existed.
Seeing Hiruko's dejected look, Naraku patted Hiruko shoulder and whispered:
"It's never too late to start cultivating yourself and making changes. Work hard, this is the reward you deserve."
Naraku became much closer to Hiruko, who God Cursed Seal, and stopped hiding his abilities, even considering ways to improve Hiruko's health.
Furthermore, the Chimera Technique was originally Hiruko's unique secret technique, and it was somewhat dishonorable that Naraku obtained it at a small cost. This settles the matter of Naraku's illicit acquisition of the secret technique.
"Hiruko, you were able to absorb one of the three Wood Release ninjas you successfully experimented with back then Wood Release Kekkei Genkai would be of great benefit to the repair of your body."
Hiruko, after all, was a genius who created her own Devouring Technique. Hearing Naraku's words of comfort, her dejected mood calmed down somewhat, and she regained some of her faith. She asked with some doubt:
"Wood Release Kekkei Genkai? While those individuals are quite strong, I really can't see anything particularly outstanding about their Wood Release Kekkei Genkai."
"That's only because they're weak, not because their Kekkei Genkai inferior. Trust me, you won't be wrong."
Naraku a soft suggestion.
Naraku generally doesn't explain the Power of All Creation in detail.
These kinds of secret information are only recorded on the Uchiha stone tablets. Unless absolutely necessary, it should be kept confidential and not revealed.
Hiruko has obtained the Sharingan Kekkei Genkai through cloning technology. In addition, with the power of the First Hokage Cells from the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, his strength will be further enhanced and elevated, and his physical aptitude will be improved.
"Hi..."
Hiruko listened to Naraku's words, and although she was somewhat puzzled, she still softly agreed and kept them in mind.
"Is there some secret about the power of Wood Release that I don't know about? Konoha has spent a lot of manpower and resources, and even went so far as to desecrate the First Hokage's body, to create Wood Release ninjas. There must be some secret behind it."
I was so foolish to notice the subtlety of it all.
Hiruko looked at Naraku with a respectful expression, his mind racing as he considered many things.
Naraku looked at Hiruko, smiled again, and patted him on the shoulder in an encouraging manner, thinking to himself:
"Hiruko is very strong. The Akatsuki is probably lacking some powerful ninjas right now. If we send Hiruko the Akatsuki, I wonder what interesting things might happen..."
Naraku pondered for a moment, then changed his mind and dismissed the idea.
"Orochimaru infiltrating Akatsuki is enough. Hiruko is also a rare talent in biotechnology. These people are difficult to control, lest we throw good money after bad."
If you truly believe the loyalty of these cruel, biologically-minded terrorists, you're probably not far from death. You can listen to their loyalty, but you must never take it as gospel.
Naraku thought of Orochimaru. After defecting from Konoha, Orochimaru initially behaved himself, contacting Naraku every six months to report on his situation and intelligence about his region or country.
However, we lost contact in the past year and haven't submitted any task reports for the past two periods.
Naraku still needs to find this snake and properly promote the Will of Fire and the Will of Root to him.