"Traitors! You village traitors!"
Why did the Yamanaka Clan betray Konoha?
Upon seeing several ninjas from the Yamanaka Clan appear, Danzo couldn't help but start cursing.
As the head of the Root, he knew better than anyone the terror of the Yamanaka Clan.
Among his several capable subordinates was one from the Yamanaka Clan, which shows his appreciation for the Yamanaka Clan abilities.
Unfortunately, today, this ability will be used on him.
"Someone come here. I've already subdued him, and I've completely sealed off his meridians. He can't launch any attacks."
"I need you to reveal all of his memories completely, without missing a single detail."
Xu Xiao glanced at the ninjas from several Yamanaka Clan, wanting to see how they read memories.
Although Xu Xiao possesses great mental strength, he is decent at perceiving emotions, but he hasn't yet grasped the basics of reading memories.
The main problem is the lack of a certain skill, so I can learn from observing.
"Yes, sir."
Under Xu Xiao's intense gaze, the ninjas of the Yamanaka Clan had no choice but to step forward.
Having witnessed Xu Xiao's power on the ground, they dared not harbor any other thoughts.
Even if they were to attack the villagers, it would be the same. After all, the Hokage was gone, and the other Konoha High Command had submitted. The Yamanaka Clan didn't want to be purged.
Working for anyone is all about survival; under absolute power, there are simply no other choices.
"I apologize, Danzo."
Two ninjas from the Yamanaka Clan stepped forward. One pressed down on Danzo's head, while the other Hand Seals and aimed them at Danzo.
"Secret Technique: The Mind Body Switch Technique!"
The Ninjutsu of the Yamanaka Clan belongs to Yin Release, which is a type of spiritual power.
It relies on unique mental power to briefly exert mental control over the target, while simultaneously probing the target's thoughts and reading their memories.
"No! I have a protective barrier; you can't break through my defenses!"
Danzo roared in frustration; he had indeed placed a restriction on himself.
As the leader of underground activities, he was ruthless not only to his subordinates, imposing various restrictions on himself to prevent the leakage of intelligence, but also showed no mercy to himself.
As expected, the Yamanaka Clan ninjas returned empty-handed after their spell was cast.
The caster shook his head at Xu Xiao, "Sir, he has a restriction within his body, and his mental strength is stronger than mine. I cannot break through his mental defenses."
"Yes, I saw it!" Xu Xiao didn't blame the two of them too much.
As they began to use the Mind Body Switch Technique, Xu Xiao had already sensed the process through his Divine Sense.
This method differs from Xu Xiao's approach, which relies on brute force to penetrate and explore others' minds.
The secret arts of the Yamanaka Clan are indeed unique. They concentrate a person's consciousness into spiritual power and use a hypnotic method to paralyze the other person's main consciousness.
Subsequently, under the cover of powerful mental strength, one's own consciousness directly entered the Sea of Consciousness, briefly taking over the position of the other party's main consciousness.
This was something Xu Xiao hadn't anticipated. He could forcefully break into someone else's Sea of Consciousness, but he couldn't replace their main consciousness; he could only slightly modify and destroy it.
It must be said that the ninjas of this world have developed a unique path in terms of spiritual power.
'Indeed, lessons from others can be useful in self-improvement; this alone is quite a gain.'
The Mind Body Switch Secret Technique in the Yamanaka gave Xu Xiao a little inspiration; with a little practice, he might be able to do it too.
"Tell me about the principles behind your Yamanaka Clan's secret techniques. I'm very interested."
Xu Xiao smiled as he looked at the mountain Chunin.
The ninjas wore constipated expressions. Their secret techniques were the foundation of their clan's survival; if they handed them over, what value would the Yamanaka Clan have left?
But... if I don't hand it over, it seems like there's no future for me!
"Yes, sir. The Mind Body Switch Technique uses Yin Release Chakra..."
After a long and complicated explanation, the mountain Chunin hesitated for two seconds before finally succumbing to reality.
"Okay, I understand."
Xu Xiao listened to the explanation of the principles while pondering them, and even simulated it in his mind.
It's actually not that difficult.
With NZT-49 present, Xu Xiao's learning ability is no less than that of geniuses, not to mention that mental strength is his forte.
Soon, Xu Xiao felt he had grasped the essence and even practiced with two Root ninjas.
The first one was accidentally turned into an idiot; the second one easily broke through the Sea of Consciousness and successfully replaced the other's consciousness.
From another person's perspective, Xu Xiao felt as if he were watching a first-person movie, quickly reviewing most of the ninja's life.
'It was an amazing experience. With the right method, prying into other people's memories was a piece of cake for me.'
'Furthermore, could this method of temporarily replacing another person's consciousness be used to control Guangchengzi's physical puppet?'
'After all, that body had no consciousness whatsoever; it was merely an indestructible physical form.'
Xu Xiao applied this knowledge to other situations. After mastering the method, his mental strength was sufficient to allow him to easily achieve his goal of peering into memories.
At the same time, he also thought of a way to utilize Guangchengzi's physical body.
The God of War had mentioned before that Guangchengzi's remains were an excellent treasure, whether for crafting puppets or anything else.
Xu Xiao had conducted his own experiments and found that he couldn't harm that body with his current strength.
Even after dominating the Great Tang Twin Dragons World, it fully utilized the natural forces of the world, and volcanoes, storms, lightning, and underground compression could not harm it in the slightest.
'If possible, this body might become one of my avatars or even my trump card. I really want to see just how powerful the so-called Sage Body is!'
Xu Xiao was thinking about the future, but of course he didn't forget the most important thing right now.
Danzo, others can't do anything to you, so why can't I?
Xu Xiao looked at Danzo a cold smile, then placed his palm directly on the other's head.
What are you going to do...?
Danzo in terror; the restrictions within his body were completely unable to hinder Xu Xiao's mental power.
As for his Kage Level mental strength, it was nothing more than a drop in the ocean when facing Xu Xiao's mental power.
Soon, Xu Xiao's consciousness temporarily suppressed Danzo's main consciousness and began to usurp the other's memories.
From growth to ambition, and then to gradual distortion, Xu Xiao seems to have experienced another life.
Consequently, Xu Xiao's own Dao of Desire also improved slightly.
By traversing the life experiences of another ruthless villain, Xu Xiao also underwent a form of spiritual cultivation, deepening his understanding of desire.
The secrets and resentments hidden deep within Danzo's body were all revealed to Xu Xiao.
Xu Xiao read through the document one by one, memorized some of the key points, and then prepared to leave.
However, Xu Xiao had one more experiment to conduct before leaving.