There are two reasons why Might Duy's head was cut off.
First, I don't want Might Duy, a guy who has suffered all his life, to still be in pain at the last moment, so I want to give him a break, but this is not the main reason.
The most important reason is that he needs to study this Eight Gates.
Eight Gates, I don't know who developed it, some say it was created by Might Duy, some say it was created by Senju Tobirama.
But no matter what, he belongs to Konoha's forbidden technique, and Konoha's level is even higher than Uchiha Clan, a wealthy family from a thousand years ago. Even if Shaoyu threatened Sarutobi Hiruzen last time, Sarutobi Hiruzen would not agree to show him the sealing technique.
Moreover, after Shaoyu was strengthened by Jashin, his physical fitness has even surpassed that of Third Raikage. He also needs the technique of Eight Gates.
After all, the more powerful the body is, the more powerful it can be.
He could not imagine what kind of power it would be to activate Eight Gates with his own physical fitness.
Also, Eight Gates's technique is really suitable for Taijutsu's developed Kumogakure.
After all, most Kumogakure ninjas are dark-skinned and have unique physical talents.
Bringing Eight Gates back to Kumogakure by yourself can also greatly improve the overall combat effectiveness of Kumogakure.
As for insulting the corpse or something.
No one saw it, so who can say what happened to him Uchiha Shaoyu.
A few days later, Kumogakure.
Yamanaka Fū's hands slowly retracted from both sides of Might Duy's temples, and a thin layer of sweat oozed from his forehead.
He opened his eyes, and the strange luster from the secret technique still remained in the depths of his pupils.
"Yondaime-sama."
He stood up from the experimental table and bowed his head respectfully to Uchiha Shaoyu who pushed in the door.
The laboratory was filled with the smell of antiseptic chemicals. Might Duy's head was placed in a container filled with transparent liquid, and the rough face retained the expression of the last moment before death.
The corners of his mouth were turned up, as if he was just asleep.
"How is it?" Shaoyu walked to the container and his eyes fell on Might Duy's head.
Yamanaka Fū picked up a seal scroll from the console and presented it with both hands.
"All extractions are completed. Eight Gates--The complete cultivation method and power transport method from opening the door to Gate of Death are all in it."
Shaoyu took the scroll but did not open it immediately.
He looked at Yamanaka Fū, the boy who was kidnapped from Root Base, and now he has grown into a seventeen-year-old young man.
Her light blond hair was tied into a short ponytail, and her profile had the unique elegance of the Yamanaka Clan, but her eyes had long lost the confusion and fear of the Konoha period.
"How long did it take?"
"Three days." Yamanaka Fū answered truthfully.
"This person's memory is very pure. In addition to Eight Gates's training, which is physical exercise day after day, and... his obsession with his son. There is almost no memory barrier when retrieving it."
Shaoyu put the scroll in his sleeve and sat down on the chair opposite the experimental table.
He didn't mean to leave in a hurry, but instead motioned for Yamanaka Fū to sit down as well.
"Yamanaka Fū."
"Here."
"You are seventeen this year, right?"
Yamanaka Fū was slightly startled, then nodded. "Yes, Yondaime-sama."
"It's been several years."
Shaoyu's tone is very dull.
"When I brought you out of Root, you were still young. Now Root's seal has been broken, and Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal is gone. With your current ability, if you want to leave, Kumogakure no one can stop you."
The laboratory was quiet for a few seconds.
Yamanaka Fū did not answer immediately. He lowered his head and looked at his hands, which had just extracted the complete Eight Gates secret technique from the dead man's brain. These hands had done similar memory retrieval work countless times in the past eleven years.
He made an irreplaceable contribution to Kumogakure's intelligence system and ninjutsu library.
He remembered what happened before.
Root's training ground is always dark.
There is no name, just a number.
There are no companions, only tasks.
Danzo said, you are the root that supports Konoha. You don't need feelings or ego, you just need obedience.
Then the man appeared.
He just put himself on his shoulders and took him away.
"Sir Yondaime." Yamanaka Fū raised his head, his eyes calm and calm, "I am the ninja of Kumogakure. My home is Kumogakure."
His voice was not loud, but every word was pronounced steadily.
"Yamanaka Clan's secret technique requires blood inheritance. I will create a new Yamanaka Clan in Kumogakure."
"Go to the finance office tomorrow to find Kakuzu and receive thirty million taels."
Yamanaka Fū was stunned. "Sir Yondaime, this is..."
"Year-end bonus for these years."
Shaoyu turned around and walked towards the door, turning his back to him and waving his hand.
"In addition, Hiruko is working on a new project involving the separation mechanism of spiritual energy and physical energy. If you have time, go to his laboratory. Your perception ability and Yamanaka Secret Technique will be useful to him."
"... Yes."
Yamanaka Fū stood up and saluted Shaoyu's back.
The door closed and the laboratory became quiet again.
Yamanaka Fū sat back on the chair and his eyes fell involuntarily towards Might Duy's head in the container.
The smile he had before his death still hung on that face.
He suddenly remembered the last scene extracted from this man's memory.
It's not the magic door of Eight Gates, it's not the blue flame when Gate of Death is turned on, but the back of a child with a green tights and a watermelon head. He was pushed out of the battlefield and ran forward desperately.
That man was laughing until he died.
Yamanaka Fū withdrew his gaze and began to pack up the experimental equipment. His movements were very skillful and calm.
He is the ninja of Kumogakure.
Always has been.
Shaoyu walked out of the laboratory, Kumogakure the mountain wind blew in his face. He walked down the plank road on the cliff wall, the scroll in his sleeve was heavy against the inside of his forearm.
Eight Gates.
The forbidden technique that Might Duy spent twenty years mastering has now completely fallen into the hands of Kumogakure.
With the ability of Yamanaka Fū and the scientific research system of Hiruko, the inheritance of this forbidden technique will no longer rely on word-of-mouth transmission from master to disciple.
It can be copied, improved, and broken down into several stages for ninjas with different physiques to practice.
But it takes time.
Eight Gates has extremely high requirements on the physical fitness of practitioners. Not just any ninja can drive Seventh Gate or Eighth Gate.
Might Duy was able to master it because he only did one thing for twenty years. This kind of paranoia and purity are precisely the qualities that most ninjas do not possess.
Shaoyu thought of Kumogakure's existing ninja reserves.
That's ok too.
Kumogakure's Taijutsu ninja reserve is not comparable to the partial Konoha.
Without Might Duy, Konoha would still look down on Taijutsu ninjas in the future.