Chapter 275: The Perpetual Regeneration Core
The violent force of the thunder instantly carbonized Ebizō's heart, annihilating his final consciousness. His body froze, and the poison and terror in his eyes finally faded.
"Old man!"
"Damn White-Haired Demon! Everyone, join forces and avenge the Elder!"
Numerous puppeteers rushed in from outside. Although their eyes were filled with fear, they refused to retreat, unleashing their ultimate attacks and surrounding him. Unfortunately for Sasuke, who had mastered the Wind Style Chakra Mode, their limited strength prevented them from even touching his clothes.
Like a dancer, he weaved his way through the hordes. The Thunder God Sword swung like an antelope's horns, making them fall like mown wheat. In a matter of seconds, the puppeteers were completely annihilated.
"Senior Sakumo, do you need help?", he asked, even finding time to check on his companion's situation.
Seeing that Sasuke had already taken down the formidable Ebizō, Sakumo stopped testing his attack and finally unleashed his power. "White Fang Secret Technique: Lightning Flash!"
He leaned forward, transforming into a silver-white flash, whose speed surpassed the limits of vision. Arashi tried to control his puppet to block, but the puppet was cut in two. However, taking advantage of the brief opportunity, he avoided the fatal blow. A white lightning bolt passed like a flash, and the White Fang Sword barely cut a layer of his alloy armor.
"White Fang Secret Technique: Lightning Thrust!"
Sakumo's dagger launched a counterattack, like a sharp spear, that pierced the core of Arashi's chest.
"Lan, be careful!", Ruriyu, witnessing it, instinctively stood in front of him. But with a dull thud, the Lightning Thrust went through her chest, piercing her heart, and continued its attack.
Just as Arashi was recovering from his paralysis, his body froze. With a look of disbelief, he looked at the proud regeneration core on his chest.
"Hiss!", Sasuke's eyes froze and he gasped. As expected of White Fang, his combat power was formidable. With a single blow, he killed both Arashi and Ruriyu.
The light in Ruriyu's eyes dimmed and she collapsed. Meanwhile, Arashi's body burst into a scorching light.
"I'll be right back!", he roared with a metallic sound. As soon as he finished speaking, a crowd of black talismans landed on his body. With a dull thump, the white smoke dissipated and his body disappeared.
"A summoning technique?!", Sasuke's face darkened. He looked toward Ebizō's corpse, and a ripple ran through space as his body also disappeared.
Sasuke reacted with astonishing speed, instantly arriving next to Ruriyu and placing his hands on her chest. "Flying Thunder God Seal!"
A black talisman vanished into her body. However, after a long wait, Ruriyu's body did not disappear.
"What a shame," he shook his head, with a hint of regret.
The bodies of Arashi and Ebizō were the perfect material to create human puppets. By then, the shadow clone had already reached the secret chamber and had acquired knowledge about human puppet forbidden techniques. If he managed to obtain these two corpses, his combat power would undoubtedly increase significantly.
"It's not in vain," he said, looking at Ruriyu's corpse beneath him. He quickly formed seals and performed a sealing technique, sealing it, even sparing her soul.
"Konoha's White Fang? Run!"
Seeing Ebizō and Arashi dead, the puppeteers who had come to support them lost the will to fight and fled.
"Eliminate them all!"
Sasuke and Sakumo exchanged a glance before speeding off. Sakumo's sword shone so fast it was impossible to discern its trajectory. The battle ended quickly.
"Wait! Sakumo, don't put the explosive tag on yet."
Sasuke stopped Sakumo's destructive actions and decided to move the puppet production line to the Land of Waves.
"Nonsense?", Umino Sasuke curled his lips and smiled. "This isn't a nuisance, it's a gold mine. A complete puppet production line: this is the core technology of the Sand Village. It would be a shame to destroy it."
"Summoning Technique!", he formed seals, and an astonishingly large sealing scroll appeared.
"Sasuke, how many ultra-large scrolls do you have?", Sakumo asked, astonished.
"I only ordered a batch. If I want to empty this production line, I'll have to come back twice."
"A batch? Well, poverty limits my imagination."
While he was packing, Sasuke reassured him: "I've only saved a small fortune. Senior Sakumo, don't worry. This expedition has yielded a great harvest, and you will have a share. This loot will be enough for you to hire a master to forge a chakra dagger for your talented son. I remember that Kakashi is about to start school, right?"
Upon mentioning his son, Sakumo's severe face softened. "Well, it's almost finished. I'll thank you on behalf of Kakashi for this generous gift."
Soon, the entire production line was empty.
"Alright, we can't stay here any longer," Sasuke clapped his hands. "Senior Sakumo, please retreat along the planned route. I will go assemble the line and check for leaks. If there's no problem, I will come back and destroy this place."
He handed him a specially designed kunai. "This is my Flying Thunder God Kunai. If you have any emergency, infuse chakra into it and I will be here."
"Understood. I'll take care of the trip."
"Be careful!", Sasuke said, and with a spatial wave, he disappeared, reappearing in a workshop in the Land of Waves.
"Everything is inside! This is Sunagakure's newest production line. It must be assembled and debugged as quickly as possible," he declared, tossing the scroll to Hiruko.
"Yes, sir!", Hiruko's eyes shone with excitement.
Sasuke gave some instructions before unleashing the Flying Thunder God Technique, descending to the Zero Laboratory.
"Unleash!"
Ruriyu's body appeared on the laboratory table. Sasuke's gaze was concentrated. "The corpse of a near-Kage level expert is simply perfect material," he murmured.
Then he accepted the secret scroll of human puppet forbidden techniques from his clone. "What a forbidden technique!"
Even a cursory reading revealed significant information. More so than the mechanical modifications, the treatment the scroll gave to the corpses was valuable, a testament to the Second Kazekage's incredible talent.
"Can they really preserve Kekkei Genkai abilities for life?", he had already anticipated it, but he remained stunned.
However, the biggest gain was not the forbidden technique, but a complementary technology: the manufacturing of chakra regeneration cores.
"If the chakra regeneration core can be installed in the mecha puppet, wouldn't it solve its energy problem?", his eyes lit up. "Huh? If Hashirama's cells are used to make cores, it would be perfect!"
Compared to cores made with common ninja cells, Hashirama's cells were a more perfect material. It was even possible to use sealing techniques to integrate the Nine-Tails' chakra and create a perpetual regeneration core.
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