Chapter 384: The Perfect Vessel
Yasushi led Nagato and others back to Rain Village. Orochimaru approached with everyone.
Seeing Yasushi's current appearance, Orochimaru's eyes began glowing green.
"Oh, so this is Six Paths Mode?
"The energy fluctuation seems even stronger than Tenseigan.
"Why doesn't Nagato have those Truth-Seeking Orbs behind him?
"Is it because he lacks Ten-Tails energy support?
"These Truth-Seeking Orbs' energy feels far stronger than Tenseigan's!
"Can you achieve immortality now?"
Facing Orochimaru's barrage of questions, Yasushi hurriedly waved him off.
"We'll discuss this later. First, call Hiruko over. I have something good for him."
Orochimaru pouted, leaving with a belly full of unsatisfied curiosity.
Soon Hiruko arrived. Yasushi pointed at Isshiki:
"See that?
"This is your fifth bloodline fusion vessel!
"Your celestial phenomenon should arrive soon anyway. After obtaining Jigen's body, you can break through bloodline limits in one go. Maybe even achieve Bloodline Encompassing immediately!"
Yasushi introduced both the Chimera Technique and Karma in detail to both parties, then told Isshiki:
"Though Hiruko's current body might not exceed Nagato's, once he completes the bloodline fusion ceremony incorporating Jigen, he'll definitely far surpass Nagato.
"Your Karma was originally branded on Jigen. After bloodline fusion, it'll definitely transfer directly to Hiruko—even saving you the Karma resurrection process."
Isshiki's gaze examined Hiruko carefully. His heart felt very satisfied.
This body possessed all seven attributes—earth, water, fire, wind, lightning, yin, yang—relatively balanced. This already formed the foundation for Bloodline Encompassing.
After possessing Jigen for years, this body's essence had infinitely approached an Ōtsutsuki clan member. Even his black eye and dojutsu could manifest in Jigen's body.
If Hiruko could truly fuse Jigen's body as well, he might genuinely synthesize the perfect vessel Isshiki had always dreamed of.
Originally he'd planned feeding this body to the miniature Ten-Tails for Divine Tree evolution. But if it could contribute toward his perfect vessel, he could accept that too.
Moreover, if everything proved as Yasushi claimed—when they fought Kaguya, perhaps Karma would fully release during intense battle, letting him resurrect on the spot. Then with this perfect body, he could overwhelm all enemies.
Then he could sacrifice Kaguya to regrow the Divine Tree. Whether he had Jigen's body wouldn't matter anymore.
Isshiki ultimately couldn't resist the perfect vessel's temptation. He nodded in agreement.
"Fine, I'll let you have this body!"
"Good. First release Konan, then Hiruko and I will discuss the details."
Yasushi pulled Hiruko aside. Hiruko glared:
"That Karma seal obviously isn't good news. What scheme are you plotting now?"
Yasushi replied with a grin:
"Don't worry about that.
"Shin has been studying Orochimaru's curse seals lately with significant results.
"This Karma seal is just more complex than curse seals, but the essence should be similar. And as long as it's knowledge under the chakra system, Shin has no reason he can't analyze it.
"After you complete fusion, have Shin analyze the Karma on you.
"Even if he can't immediately replicate or remove it, just sealing it should be achievable."
"Ah, so you're relying on Shin's Mangekyo Sharingan ability?" Hiruko finally understood.
He researched things himself, so like Orochimaru, he envied Shin's dojutsu tremendously—wishing he could trade his own for it.
Unfortunately, he hadn't completed the bloodline fusion ceremony yet. He hadn't awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, much less obtained dojutsu.
Even if he had, Shin definitely wouldn't bear to trade.
Seeing Hiruko still hesitating, Yasushi continued:
"That's Ōtsutsuki clan bloodline. Miss this opportunity and the next one comes many years later.
"Your bloodline fusion's required celestial phenomenon can't wait that long!"
After considerable persuasion, Hiruko was finally convinced. He agreed to risk using Jigen—bearing the Karma seal—as his bloodline fusion's final piece.
After both sides reached consensus, Isshiki released Konan.
Yasushi had Isshiki and Hiruko lead two teams operating separately, searching for locations where celestial phenomena appeared, preparing for the Chimera ceremony's final bloodline fusion.
He specifically arranged for Uchiha Shin to accompany them, beginning research on Karma's principles beforehand.
Boruto had already proven to the world that technology's power was limitless. Nothing in the shinobi world couldn't be solved through technology!
Now with the perfect vessel as bait, Isshiki proved even more eager than Yasushi. No need to worry about him scheming secretly.
After they left, Neji approached with people.
"Hokage-sama, Rain Village has been completely secured. Should we continue pushing inward, sweeping all shinobi villages in one stroke to unify the shinobi world?"
Yasushi glanced at the Sand Village forces behind Neji—eager to prove themselves—and waved dismissively:
"Quick battle, quick decision!
"Divide forces. You and Rasa lead one team to subjugate Wind Country. Nagato leads one team to subjugate Earth Country. Orochimaru's team sweeps surrounding small nations.
"After finishing these nations, we'll handle the others."
"Understood. Will Hokage-sama hold position in Konoha Village or rest here in Rain Village?"
"Me?" Yasushi looked skyward, smiling faintly. "I'm going to help Black Zetsu revive his mother. Can't keep him waiting too anxiously."
Though they'd reached cooperation, Isshiki remained tight-lipped about the miniature Ten-Tails.
After all, this item represented extremely important strategic resources for him too—absolutely couldn't give it away.
So if Yasushi wanted to revive Kaguya, he'd either use himself as sacrifice or find the miniature Ten-Tails.
Finding the Shell Organization's inner sanctum base hidden in dimensional space across this vast shinobi world wasn't easy—like finding a needle in a haystack.
But Yasushi now possessed nothing if not lifespan. He could slowly, methodically search until finding the miniature Ten-Tails.
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