The Seventy-First Chapter: Living Hyuga Tensei, the Hyuga Clan's Shikotsumyaku
They said wild animals envied domesticated pets. But once a collar was fastened around the neck of the Nine-Tails, which was used to running free, it wished it could kill itself on the spot.
But kill itself?
Not a chance!
Whenever the Nine-Tails showed its displeasure, Uchiha Madara would immediately activate his Mangekyō Sharingan and skillfully use Susanoo to hammer it into submission.
Even after finishing the beating, he still felt unsatisfied. He would follow up with genjutsu, torturing it mentally as well. With its body and mind both wounded, even the Nine-Tails had no choice but to submit.
The Ninja Cat contracted by Izuna Uchiha sent word that the experiment involving the Shikotsumyaku Kekkei Genkai was close to succeeding. Uchiha Jobu had arrived early at the entrance to the underground laboratory and was waiting there. He had not gone inside because he was unaccustomed to the smell. Breathing the outside air was better.
"Ying, how far have you progressed with your Shikotsumyaku? Can you use Dance of the Larch?"
Uchiha Jobu was not the only member of the Uchiha Clan with Shikotsumyaku. His maid Ying possessed it as well.
If he had not been unable to manage without Ying in his daily life, Uchiha Jobu would have liked to try having her lead a ninja squad to subjugate those foolish ninja clans and expand the Uchiha Clan's territory.
Ying said softly, "My lord, my talent as a ninja is poor. I still haven't mastered Shikotsumyaku."
"Your talent isn't poor. Your state of mind simply isn't suited to being a ninja."
"But forget it. The Uchiha don't lack a Shikotsumyaku user now."
Indeed, the Uchiha could now be called a colossal force. More than thirty ninja clans had become their