Since Nene's laboratory was located below the shrine, it didn't take long for the puppets on the ground to summon Hisana.
As soon as she entered, she saw Ginkaku lying on the operating table. Her red pupils were slightly dilated, clearly shocked by the rich life force that Ginkaku was constantly radiating outward.
With such immense vitality, Ginkaku's body was practically marinated, to the point that it was impossible to Sensory any human scent at all.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes and it still retained human characteristics, she would have thought it was Chakra Tree that had come to life.
Hisana quickly chewed the cookie in her mouth twice, swallowed it, and couldn't help but complain:
"Spending all day on this kind of wicked and heretical research, modifying the human body like this, aren't you really afraid of going to hell?"
As she spoke, she popped two more cookies into her mouth to calm her nerves.
Kind-hearted as she was, she couldn't bear to see such a tragic scene.
Upon hearing this, Yayoi and Nene both shrugged indifferently. Going to hell? That's something to think about after death.
However, for those who have grasped the truth of Eternal Life, the concept of hell is far too distant.
"Stop talking nonsense and quickly check the condition of this body's soul. I remember you've done some research in this area."
Nene urged Hisana to quickly check Ginkaku's soul status.
"Is that so... Hey, stop pushing! Why are you in such a hurry?"
Hisana was about to nod, Nene came over and pushed her forward from behind, finally making her reluctantly stand next to the operating table.
She knew that the two of them calling her to the lab together definitely wasn't to invite her to a music party.
Just like last time Yayoi tricked her into going on a trip, she ended up being dragged to Great Snow Mountain thousands of meters high, where she was forced to work herself to death setting up a sealing array, treated like a beast of burden.
It wasn't that she was unwilling, it's just that this kind of treatment, like being treated like a beast of burden, made her uncomfortable.
Compared to this kind of enslavement, she felt that another kind of enslavement would be more sexually exciting for her.
"Let me see..."
Hisana began to examine Ginkaku's physical condition, gently placing her palm on Ginkaku's forehead.
In her Sensory, Ginkaku's body was not dead, but for some special reason, he was unable to wake up, like a living dead.
Hisana felt that this strange state was very similar to a situation mentioned in the Sealing Jutsu course taught by the Uzumaki Clan's chief priest.
After all, ninja techniques have a wide variety of abilities, and the injuries they cause are naturally varied and unpredictable.
While such injuries, where the body remains alive but the soul and spirit are damaged, are extremely rare in the history of the Ninja World, they are not unheard of.
Some of the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Jutsu, which target the soul, can achieve similar effects.
However, Sealing Jutsu targeting the soul are too dangerous, and are often Forbidden Jutsu accompanied by some kind of risk. Although she has mastered quite a few of these Forbidden Jutsu, she has never actually used them in combat.
Some Forbidden Jutsu are simply too difficult to practice. For example, the Sealing Jutsu she learned, Reaper Death Seal, is Forbidden Jutsu that results in mutual destruction with the enemy.
"His soul wasn't taken away; it was separated from his body using magic and then sealed inside."
About ten minutes later, Hisana removed her hand from Ginkaku's forehead, having roughly assessed Ginkaku current condition.
No matter how much life force is injected or the body is activated, it is impossible to awaken the other person if their soul is not freed.
Moreover, this method of constantly injecting vitality is merely a short-sighted solution.
Once the body develops resistance, the person will still die when the time comes.
Following this process, the other person's body may reach its limit and die completely after about six months.
As the body dies, the seal within it will be released, freeing the soul.
This is a very evil Ninjutsu.
"Is that so? I didn't expect that you, Hisana, could even Sensory souls."
Yayoi, who was standing nearby, was surprised.
Although he knew Hisana had strong Sensory abilities, he didn't expect Sensory to reach this level.
He and Nene tried various methods, but they were unable to detect Ginkaku's soul condition. Therefore, they could only inject life energy into his body to preserve his physical activity and buy him more time.
"Normally, it's impossible to Sensory. It's only because this body has a hidden space created by the caster using Sealing Jutsu, and because I happen to have Sealing Jutsu involving the soul, that I can Sensory these things."
Hisana didn't boast; in terms of Sensory Ninjutsu and Sealing Jutsu alone, she was an expert.
Her Chakra, which was as vast as that of Tailed Beasts, further enhanced her Sensory abilities and Sealing Jutsu.
Among all the ninjas currently existing in the entire Ninja World, the only one who can rival her in these two aspects is probably Mito from Konoha, who is from the same Uzumaki Clan as her.
"So, can it be resolved?"
Yayoi asked the key question.
"Hmm... I need to investigate this. I must say, the caster is quite ingenious. This kind of technique targeting the soul is probably a reverse application of some kind of Forbidden Jutsu. It turns what was originally a technique to save lives by fixing the soul into a technique to kill by separating the soul."
However, due to the limitations of the technique itself, it's impossible to directly extract the soul. Therefore, after separating the soul from the body, the only option is to use the target's body as a vessel, creating a sealed space within it to imprison the soul.
Hisana frowned, but did not give a definite answer immediately.
Although she was proficient in Sealing Jutsu and skilled at breaking Sealing Jutsu, this unknown Sealing Jutsu that could imprison the soul was extremely troublesome to deal with.
Even a single mistake in any step could damage the soul of this body.
In that case, even if the Sealing Jutsu is broken, it will not be possible to bring the soul back completely, and the final result will still be death.
Since Yayoi and Nene asked her to come here, they certainly don't want the original owner of this body to die.
"Then I'll leave it to you. Don't worry if you fail; don't put too much pressure on yourself."
Upon hearing Hisana's reply, Yayoi offered a simple word of comfort, without putting too much pressure on Hisana.
If Ginkaku can save someone, he will; if not, there's no need for him to keep watching.
Even if things go wrong, there's still Kinkaku around. At most, the frequency and amount of Nine-Tails Chakra he extracts will decrease, but it won't affect the success or failure of his plan.
In any case, the project on the Great Snow Mountain will take at least two more years to be fully completed.
Before that, he had ample time to collect the Tailed-Beast Chakra, preparing for further Chakra Transformation of his body.
In addition, his Divine Blade, Murasame Maru, also needs the support of a large amount of Tailed-Beast Chakra to complete its final transformation.
Yayoi thought that perhaps they could try trading Tailed-Beast Chakra with other villages to make up for the shortage of Tailed-Beast Chakra.
Through this war, he used the Netherworld Orb to collect a considerable amount of Two-Tails and Eight-Tails Chakra from two Jinchūriki of Hidden Cloud Village.
With the Seven-Tails and Nine-Tails Chakra already at hand, only the One-Tail, Three-Tails, Four-Tails, Five-Tails, and Six-Tails Chakra remain to be collected.
He'd always had this idea: what would he get if he collected the Tailed-Beast Chakra and combined them?
Because of their good relations with Hidden Sand Village and Iwagakure, obtaining the Chakra of the One-Tail, Four-Tails, and Five-Tails was not difficult.
However, due to its good relations with Iwagakure, the relationship between the Land of Night and Hidden Mist Village is among the worst.
Therefore, obtaining the Chakra of the Three-Tails and Six-Tails from Hidden Mist Village is probably impossible through normal means.