"Teacher Shiraishi, you seem to be a little depressed."
When Lin came to the laboratory, she immediately saw Shiraishi sitting in a chair, not engaged in research work.
The other person's eyes were dull, as if he was thinking about something.
He didn't react until Lin reminded him.
"It's Lin, why are you here?"
Shiraishi asked.
If I remember correctly, Lin should not need to work here in the laboratory for the time being, and can just focus on the training of the perfect jinchūriki.
"And why am I here? Miss Kiriko gave a report a few days ago, right? The training of a perfect Jinchuuriki is almost completed. Next, we just need to slowly adjust."
Lin glanced at Shiraishi strangely, and then responded seriously.
"Uh, is this happening? Maybe I didn't pay attention... That's right. It's been more than two years since the beginning, which is close to the time originally thought. Congratulations, Lin."
Only then did Baishi remember that there seemed to be such a thing.
However, I was distracted by other things at the time.
"So, Teacher Shiraishi, are you really okay?"
To be able to make Shiraishi look so decadent, Lin thought that something might have happened at home.
When it comes to work and research, she has never seen Shiraishi lose his composure like this.
"It's okay, I'm just a little troubled."
Shiraishi shook his body and stood up from the chair, waving his hands.
A little? Lin tilted her head, this look was unusual.
"If you're upset, you can go and take a rest. I can take over the work here."
"You haven't touched the equipment here for a long time, right?"
"It doesn't matter, this is my job, I can get started soon."
Lin answered confidently.
"Forget it, I'd better stay. The government affairs over there have been taken care of, and only the busy side here is left."
Shiraishi decided to stay and work in the laboratory.
In terms of government affairs, the subordinate departments are actually able to operate on their own, and the monitoring personnel are also trustworthy people.
What's more, there are several of his clones who hold important positions. If there is a problem, he can save it as soon as possible.
Most of the time, Shiraishi feels that it is better to delegate power. If he takes everything on himself, he will not only appear incompetent to his subordinates, but also make himself exhausted.
Because his subordinates are very motivated because they have beliefs and goals, Baishi is still willing to believe that these people do not dare to be lazy when it comes to important matters.
And once speculators are discovered, the penalties are quite severe.
"Okay, but it's really rare for Mr. Shiraishi to be like this. Is it because of Ruri-senpai or Ayane-senpai? Or is it both?"
Lin put on a white coat and gloves outside and carried out formal research work.
Since they have basically tamed the seven tails in their bodies, they can save a lot of effort in researching the tailed beasts.
"When did you become such a gossip, Lin?"
Shiraishi became slightly speechless.
"It's really worrying that Mr. Shiraishi is like this."
"Instead of worrying about me, you should pay more attention to Obito. That guy's slowness is really worrying."
"Even if he is a fool, it is better than Mr. Shiraishi having two boats."
Poof! Being stabbed in the heart by his disciple without mercy, Bai Shi suddenly felt his heart hurt.
"Sorry, sorry, Teacher Shiraishi, I didn't mean it."
Although he was apologizing, Shiraishi could not hear the sincerity of the apology. Instead, his face gave people the feeling of smiling.
This disciple is also in trouble.
Obviously, when she was in Konoha, she was still a pure white lotus.
"Really, my feng shui has been bad lately."
Shiraishi sighed again.
"In other words, Teacher Shiraishi has become superstitious recently?"
Lin smiled interestingly.
Shiraishi hummed slightly without retorting.
In fact, what happened recently really made him feel that the feng shui in his family was not good.
I thought that after Ichiki, the little witch, was sent away, the family would usher in a relatively peaceful life, but the matter of Aya's crossdressing came to light, and the adopted daughter Fenghua Xiaoxue didn't know what was wrong in her brain, and she didn't want to be a daimyo. , but wanted to be a movie actor...
"Then why don't you go to the shrine to slay the demons? Teacher Shiraishi and Maitreya Miko should have a good relationship, right?"
Lin said as she remembered something.
"I'm thinking about it... But since you're here, the research on the tailed beast will be left to you. After work, you must also remember to hone the power of the tailed beast and don't let down your guard."
Shiraishi reminded Lin.
"Is it because of 'Xiao'?"
The Akatsuki organization in the Country of Rain has resurrected. Although there is no definite news from the five major countries, the Country of Ghosts and Kirigakure Village have launched a secret investigation.
However, due to the secret cooperation between Shiraishi and Nagato, the Demon Country's investigation of Akatsuki has been suspended recently, which is regarded as a promise to Nagato.
But this does not mean that Shiraishi will relax his surveillance of Akatsuki. He promised not to take action against Akatsuki in the contract, but Kirigakure did not sign a contract with Nagato and promised not to take action against Akatsuki organization.
Yagura secretly dispatched his subordinate Kisame Ingakaki, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen with the sword Samehada, to the Demon Country military for spy training, in order to spy on the intelligence of 'Akatsuki'.
The organization that gathered S-class defected ninjas such as Orochimaru, Akasaka Scorpion, and Beiruhu, Nagato was playing a big game.
In order to achieve Akatsuki's goal, Nagato will definitely take action against the tailed beasts.
Lin's existence cannot be said to be without threat.
As far as Shiraishi knows, the limit of the Sharingan is the Rinnegan, which has a terrifying suppressive power against tailed beasts and jinchūriki.
This suppressive force is probably even greater than the Sharingan and Wood Release.
Although Lin is a medical and researcher, she also needs to master some necessary combat skills.
The many abilities of the Samsara Eye are still unknown, so don't be careless.
Shiraishi's silence is the best answer.
Lin is a smart girl who knows exactly what her situation is.
From the moment she was reborn, she had nothing to do with Konoha.
This is her second life, but this second life, like a new life, does not seem to be smooth sailing.
"Infinite Tsukuyomi...is it really that wonderful?"
Lin asked.
As Shiraishi's personal disciple, Lin has access to far more information than outsiders know.
Otherwise, she wouldn't be standing here, conducting research on tailed beasts.
In her opinion, unlimited moon reading is just a form of self-deception, and such peace cannot be called peace at all.
"Nagato's purpose is not the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Moreover, even if it is the Infinite Tsukuyomi, we actually don't know much about it. The living dragon did not witness that battle in person, and what it knows is limited."
Shiraishi knew most of the secrets of the ninja world.
But in many places, there is still no way to get a better explanation.
Rather than losing one of his own people to test Akatsuki's depth, it would be more in Shiraishi's interests to let Akatsuki and the five major nations fight in a lose-lose situation.
As long as Kisame Kisaki can successfully enter Akatsuki.
At the right time, Akatsuki's threat can be neutralized from within.
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Shiraishi is located in the private laboratory further inside, conducting experiments alone.
After the transaction with Nagato that day, he became obsessed with Yin Yang.
In addition to work and research, I will never forget to practice the secret technique of Yin Yang Escape.
Although it is named Yin Yang Dun, it is actually fundamentally different from Yin Dun and Yang Dun.
The profoundness of its techniques is far more difficult to understand than Yin Escape and Yang Escape alone.
Yin-Yang Escape is a legendary technique that creates something out of nothing. To a certain extent, it is complementary to one's own soul clone.
This is also the reason why he made a deal with Nagato, because Yin Yang Dun can improve all his ninjutsu systems.
Not only can it be used as a clone, it can also be used in medical ninjutsu.
His medical ninjutsu has been added to the senjutsu system of the Shiggou Forest. If the yin-yang escape that creates life is integrated into it...does it mean that severed limbs can be reborn?
Or, can it further delay aging and increase lifespan?
In Shiraishi's opinion, this is something that has great potential.
The reason why Ruri and Ayane's bodies have remained at the age of eighteen or nineteen is because of his magic, which delayed the aging of human body functions and kept their appearance youthful.
For women, aging may be the enemy.
But this kind of youth is actually time-limited and cannot be superimposed forever.
In the final analysis, Shiraishi has not yet reached a higher level in his exploration of life.
His medical ninjutsu can only be used to connect severed limbs without seals. If the fatal part is damaged, he will still die.
But now that there is Yin Yang Escape, it's different.
According to Shiraishi, Yin Yang Escape is the secret technique of exploring life.
To create something out of nothing, to create life... If it can be combined with his magic, immortality... is theoretically possible.
Of course, this is only theoretically, the power of the technique has been reached, but the human body has its limits.
To be honest, if you abandon the natural energy and chakra, the creatures in the ninja world are actually very fragile.
The essence of human beings is that they are still borrowing external forces to change themselves, and they continue to accumulate the burden of magic. Sooner or later, it will be backlashed.
In Shiraishi's view, this kind of thing also follows the laws of nature.
But thinking of immortality, Shiraishi thought of the immortal Kakuzu who was working as a debt collector at the Shion Flower Merchant Guild.
The opponent is a ninja left over from the Warring States Period.
The ninja of his generation, Senju Hashirama, was dead. Uchiha Madara survived, but he was also a withered old man and became old, weak and sick.
But the power of time has not worked on both sides.
The local resentment in Kakudu can be preserved over time by constantly exchanging fresh hearts.
But in Shiraishi's view, this is still a way to capture life force to maintain body functions.
Shiraishi has studied Kakuzu's body and found that all the life sources of Kakuzu are on the tentacles of the Earthly Resentment.
It can be said that Kakuzu is already inhuman, and his example cannot actually become a universal example.
Earthly Resentment and Yu are equally difficult to copy.
Playing with the art of life will sooner or later be counterattacked by the art of life... Shiraishi, who used the art of spiritualization to cut his own soul and create a soul clone, can be said to be the most rigorous explorer of the art of life in the ninja world. One of the ninjas.
Yin-Yang Escape can not only strengthen the soul clone and increase the medical ninjutsu, but it is also a good medicine for Shiraishi to expel the backlash of the spells from within the body.
Needless to say, exploring immortality, Shiraishi had the idea a long time ago. He is not yet thirty years old, and he is not yet old enough to lament that time is fleeting.
"Yin Yang escape is also a technique based on chakra. Sure enough, my initial guess was correct. Let's give it a try... If it works, things will be more interesting than imagined."
Many sciences in the ninja world are based on chakra and natural energy.
If you want to explore faster and more conveniently, you cannot do without the study of techniques.
Chakra and natural energy are only the foundation, while magic is a tool used to better explore science.
When it comes to advanced knowledge about chakra and natural energy, the current scientific instruments are actually very limited in what we can explore.
For example, when it comes to the level of soul and life, spells are often required to construct and maintain them.
The goal of the experiment is already there.
There is a very deep color in Shiraishi's eyes.
He walked to the glass cylinder on the side. There was a human body growing inside. It was just an irregular human body, or to be more accurate, it was an embryo. His bones, his flesh and blood were only in their embryonic form.
But Baishi felt a gaze staring directly at him.
This gaze comes from this unformed embryo.
"It seems that I have gained the preliminary wisdom to distinguish the world. It took shape a little faster than I thought. Yin Yang Escape. That guy Nagato really gave me a great gift..."
If Nagato hadn't come to negotiate Yin Yang Escape, I'm afraid it would have taken him at least ten years to make up for this gap.
Yin Yang Escape opened a convenient door for him.
The role of these clones is not only to improve combat capabilities and protect one's own life safety, but in essence, they are also the pathfinding stones used by Shiraishi himself to explore the science of chakra and natural energy.
"I really want to see you take shape soon..."
The Yang clone is Shiraishi's last clone.
It also means that Shiraishi's science of exploring chakra and natural energy has temporarily reached its end.
But Yin Yang Dun has paved the way for him again, and on this road, Bai Shi will feel that he can go further.
After Shiraishi finished murmuring these words, the embryo inside the glass cylinder suddenly started to squirm, its small red eyes narrowed, shining with a mysterious blood-colored light, and spread out in the solution inside the container.
"Don't worry, it's not the time for you to be born yet. As a 'Ninja Killer', I have high expectations for you..."
This might be the trump card he uses to deal with Nagato's samsara eyes.
Preparing for a rainy day is Shiraishi's favorite thing.
Shiraishi doesn't like the word "always victorious". No matter how powerful a person is, he will fail one day.
Therefore, fully preparing various means is just to increase the winning rate.
Although he has very high confidence in the unborn Yang clone, there are many secrets hidden in the ninja world, and the Samsara Eye should not be underestimated.
Therefore, as for means, no matter how many Baishi come, they will not be dissatisfied.
"Teacher Shiraishi."
The door was pushed open, and Lin's head appeared on the other side of the door.
Although this laboratory is relatively secretive, Lin is allowed to enter it at any time.
"What's up?"
"I have some questions I would like to ask."
"Have you encountered any difficulties?"
"Yes."
"Okay, I'll be there right away."
After hearing this, Lin nodded. Just when she was about to exit, her eyes met the blood eyes of the embryo in the cylindrical container, and her body couldn't help but tremble.
How should I put it, very strange.
It was obviously still an embryo, but it gave Lin a very dangerous feeling.
The Nanao in her body was also roaring something extremely violently. This feeling was like encountering a natural enemy.
——This thing is more terrifying than Wood Release and Sharingan. What on earth is your teacher creating?
Nanao said this to Lin's body.
That chilling aura was conveyed through the blood eyes, making Nanao unable to remain indifferent.
Obviously he does not have the power of the Six Paths Sage, nor does he have the limit of blood inheritance. In the final analysis, he is just a mortal who learned senjutsu by luck... However, the embryo is more frightening to Nanao than Sharingan and Wooden.
Lin knew that it was the Yang clone created by Shiraishi.
It's just that compared to the past, the Yang clone has undergone some earth-shaking changes.
However, this kind of thing is not something she can interfere with for the time being. It is obvious that Shiraishi has given the Yang clone a more powerful spell system.
Lin felt relieved when she thought that Shiraishi seemed to have mastered the Yin Yang Escape recently.
It's probably because of the Yin-Yang Escape technique that it became so terrifying.
After Lin exited the room, Shiraishi didn't stay long.
The road paved by Yin Yang Escape, don't rush for the moment.
Only after the Yang clone is completely formed can he determine how 'accurate' his guess is.
After staying in front of the container for a while, Shiraishi left the laboratory.
Staring at Shiraishi's back, the embryo in the container closed its pair of bloody eyes that could see through the essence, fell into a steady and powerful breath, and fell asleep.
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Yuyin Village.
The never-ending rain of sorrow.
Sitting on the rain platform of the high tower, with her long red hair hanging down, her samsara eyes, which have lost all emotions and desires, are looking down at the entire Yuyin Village with great indifference.
After many years, Amegakure Village has gradually regained its vitality. Business, ninja schools, and various people's livelihood issues have gradually improved due to the assistance of Orochimaru and others.
And with enough spare power, it can spread its influence to the surrounding areas of Yuyin Village.
If this continues, it won't take long before the Kingdom of Rain can be controlled here again. At least the people will no longer have to worry about food.
Nagato felt more and more that recruiting Orochimaru into Akatsuki was the right answer.
Orochimaru's strength comes second. He pays more attention to Orochimaru's smart brain, his genius-like ideas, and his ability to put those ideas into practice. This is where Orochimaru's real power lies.
As for the past festivals, they seem insignificant in the face of national justice.
Nagato felt that he should abandon some of the mundane rules that were originally created by him, because the more powerful he became, he could also feel that the rules were made by the strong.
It's like the five major countries have made rules for small countries, but they don't abide by the rules themselves and repeatedly break the rules.
This is the power that comes with strength.
If one day, he could formulate a way that even the strong would follow the 'rules'... Nagato looked at the gray rain in the sky.
Realize that you still have a long way to go in exploring the path of peace.
At least with the new 'rules', he was still at a loss.
Pure violence is definitely not advisable, but excessive tolerance and compassion will only indulge human selfish desires.
But no matter what, at the end of the road to peace, strength is indispensable.
Just like the God of Ninja, Nagato wants to imitate him, no, he wants to create a more reasonable system than that God of Ninja, so that everyone can abide by it, and then eliminate the war.
He originally thought Shiraishi could tell him the answer, but it turned out that Shiraishi was not a pacifist. He was a more terrifying hegemon than the five major powers.
However, if you force your will on others, wouldn’t you be a hegemon? Nagato laughed to himself.
I am deviating more and more from the path set by Yahiko in the past.
This is probably the real hell.
No matter how hard it is, he is still ready to give it a try.
Human beings can only grow by experiencing pain.
"Nagato."
Xiaonan's voice sounded from behind.
"What's the matter, Xiaonan?"
"They're already here."
Xiaonan's voice penetrated the rain curtain.
"Really? Before I knew it, I had been sitting here for a long time..."
Ever since Yahiko's death, he had liked the atmosphere of being soaked in the rain.
However, this sad rain could never extinguish the fire of hope in his heart.
The reason why he chose to be in the rain was because he wanted to prove that no matter how painful and frustrating the road ahead was, many people would die in front of him, even Xiaonan... But he would not give in to this. .
Fighting to the last moment for the great cause of peace...just like Master Hanzo, he brings the determination to regain courage for this village and this country.
Nagato was prepared to die and to have his relatives and friends sacrifice in pain before his eyes again.
Entering the tower, all the rain stains on his clothes had disappeared.
Black Zetsu, White Zetsu, Orochimaru, Scorpion, Bei Liuhu, and Konan, who followed him in, have all gathered here.
Nagato glanced at Orochimaru and asked rather strangely: "Did Mr. Orochimaru fight anyone when he came here?"
Orochimaru was looking a little embarrassed at the moment, Akatsuki's uniform was also a little damaged, and he looked tired, obviously having experienced a big battle.
Orochimaru's hoarse voice sounded: "I had a fight with Konoha's ANBU. Konoha has been a little tight on me recently... If I can't find Chiba Shiraishi and the others, I can only use me as a punching bag. ”
Smiling rather self-deprecatingly.
Because he is only one person, it is easier to deal with in Konoha's eyes.
After all, allowing an S-class defector ninja to wander outside would be very detrimental to Konoha's rule.
Orochimaru knows too many secrets of Konoha, which is one of the reasons why Konoha ANBU is unwilling to let him go.
"Do you need help from me?"
It is true that the people in the organization are arrogant, but if danger occurs, Nagato will not sit idly by and ignore it.
"No need, because I didn't act with Scorpion during this period, so Konoha's Anbu took advantage of the loophole, so next time it won't necessarily be who is chasing whom."
Orochimaru laughed sadly.
"That's it. Anyway, be careful, Mr. Orochimaru. Konoha's ANBU is composed of elite ninjas, so they should not be underestimated."
Although he believed that there were more dangerous enemies, Nagato did not underestimate Konoha.
No matter how poor the village where the ninja god was handed down is, it is still an unshakable behemoth to the current Akatsuki and Amegakure villages.
The way to defeat Konoha is not from outside, but from within.
This is why Nagato supports Black Zetsu to dismantle Konoha and Uchiha.
If you want to defeat Konoha, you can only start from within, and Uchiha is the easiest nail to shake within Konoha.
As long as this nail is pulled out, Konoha's vitality will be severely damaged.
"So, what's the purpose of calling us here this time?"
Scorpion interjected at this time and asked.
"The next action steps will be slightly different from before. But for you, this is not difficult."
Nagato said calmly.
But no one would go beyond Nagato's calmness.
The most dangerous thing about Nagato is not feeling the pressure.
"That's no problem, as long as the pay is enough."
This is Beiliuhu’s view.
He joined Akatsuki not just for fun like Orochimaru, but because Akatsuki could give him all kinds of help, such as intelligence and research help.
"Of course. Konan."
Nagato turned to look at Konan.
Xiaonan understood and stretched out his palm.
From the darkness of the room, a human body wrapped in white paper flew out.
He landed safely in front of Beiliuhu.
The white pieces of paper flew apart under Konan's control, revealing the true face of this ninja.
Judging from the fact that the ninja is still breathing, he is not dead yet, he is a living person.
"This is the first reward given to the Blood Succession Limit Ninja with the Dark Release. The next four Blood Succession Limit Ninjas will also be sent to you in the next few months."
Nagato said calmly.
"Thank you very much, I will work hard from now on."
A deep smile appeared on Bei Liuhu's face, and he was very satisfied with this blood inheritance limit.
"Deep Escape? It seems to be the blood inheritance limit that can absorb ninjutsu..."
Orochimaru thought thoughtfully, he had heard of this blood inheritance limit.
Nagato nodded, then flew two scrolls out of his sleeves and flew towards Orochimaru and Scorpion.
"This is a gift for you two, I hope you like it too."
"That's very kind of you."
Although he said this, Orochimaru did not shirk and naturally accepted the gift given to them by Nagato.
When Orochimaru opened the scroll, three words came into his eyes - Yin Yang Escape.
A gleam appeared in Orochimaru's eyes, and the smile on his face grew wider.
With this, immortality is one step closer.
"Then, in the next few years, please work hard for Akatsuki."
Nagato then began to arrange organizational tasks for the next few years, which were more formalized than in the past. At the same time, he also required the development of new team members and expansion of manpower.
Whether they are full members or non-staff members, they are all parts that Xiao is in urgent need of.
After the meeting, Orochimaru and others also disappeared from Amegakure Village in different directions.
Nagato watched their leaving figures and walked towards the rain platform outside the tower again.
The sound of rain came again.
