One talisman swallowed down; tastes like chicken, crunchy and crispy.
Jokichi comforted himself with imagination and swallowed it in one gulp. Instantly, a glittering golden character for "Lock" appeared on the palms of his hands.
Information about the Adamantine Sealing Chains also appeared in his mind, including their functions and how to use them.
Then, the character flashed twice and vanished into his palms.
Jokichi channeled chakra into his palms, and the "Lock" character lit up again.
Jokichi nodded, aimed his hands at a large tree on the opposite bank of the river, and then increased the chakra output.
Two thick chains emitting golden light shot out from his palms, instantly piercing through a large tree that would take five or six people to wrap their arms around, and then shattered the giant rock behind it before stopping.
That's right, although it was a sealing jutsu, it could also be used as a weapon.
Of course, using a highly effective sealing jutsu as a weapon was clearly somewhat of a waste.
With a thought, the chains retracted into his palms with a rattling sound, and the "Lock" character faded away along with them.
Having finished testing Karin's four items, he finally took out Orochimaru's blood.
[Ding! Detected special material "Blood of the Great Snake", can forge special items "Shedding the Golden Cicada's Shell", "Horcrux", "Gate of Truth", "Replacement Pod", "Lady White Snake", "Snake Cave", "Yamata no Orochi", "Rubber Bodysuit". Do you wish to forge?]
As expected of Uncle Snake, able to forge 7 items.
However, that last Rubber Bodysuit feels a bit out of character for Uncle Snake!
Could it be said at this time that it was a disguise by Might Guy?
With doubts in mind, Jokichi chose to forge.
Instantly, 7 items floated in front of him.
A piece of sheer clothing, as thin and transparent as cicada wings, with patterns like dragonfly wings.
A chain seemingly made of obsidian, with a skull pendant at the end.
A palm-sized ball emitting a soft light.
A palm-sized thing resembling a cryo-pod.
A palm-sized figurine of Bai Suzhen—well, the older version's image.
A palm-sized rockery with a cave underneath.
An egg-sized glass ball filled with black mist.
A silicone bodysuit, the kind that makes you wonder if it would inflate if you farted while wearing it.
Jokichi reached out and caught the sheer clothing as thin as a cicada's wings.
"Shedding the Golden Cicada's Shell: The sheer clothing will take one fatal attack in place of the wearer."
A chance to save his life.
It could be worn over the Sage's Feather Robe.
Jokichi nodded in satisfaction and placed the clothing into the system space.
Next, he set his sights on the obsidian skull necklace.
"Horcrux: Leave behind the master's chakra imprint. When the master dies, they will awaken again from the Horcrux."
Seeing the system's description clearly, Jokichi fell into deep thought.
Rebirth after death—how exactly does this rebirth work?
Is it just the soul and consciousness, or is a new physical body generated?
If a new physical body is generated, is this new body in the state before death, or a newborn baby?
If it's a newborn baby, wouldn't relying on this thing mean eternal life and immortality?
[Ding! After consciousness awakens in the Horcrux, the Horcrux will shape a body based on the consciousness's life. The physical condition will be maintained in the state before death, and any injuries or illnesses will automatically heal.]
[System's friendly reminder: Any eternal life is relative; true eternity does not exist in this world.]
"In other words, the Horcrux can only be used to resurrect from accidental death, right!"
Jokichi nodded slightly.
If one died naturally of old age, even if resurrected from the Horcrux, they would die of old age again the next moment; it was meaningless.
As for the system's friendly reminder...
Jokichi hadn't thought about being eternally immortal anyway.
He was still young now, not at the age to think about this issue.
If, when the time came, he had lived a long time, it was also possible he wouldn't want to live anymore.
The living seek immortality, while true immortals seek death.
This kind of thing happens in many stories.
But right now, he didn't want to die yet.
Jokichi took the Horcrux and injected chakra into it.
Blue flames of soul ignited in the eye sockets of the skull.
Then, they extinguished.
And then, it returned to calm.
Jokichi felt the connection between the necklace and himself; it was profound, the kind that couldn't be described.
Jokichi didn't dwell on it too much, but instead considered where to put this thing.
First of all, he definitely couldn't wear it on his body.
It was a respawn point, after all.
If he died, it would definitely be by someone stronger. If he wore it on his body, he would respawn right there.
If that enemy was only slightly stronger than him, it might be fine; respawning on the spot might give him a chance to turn the tables.
But what if the opponent was much stronger than him?
Wouldn't he just respawn and be killed by the opponent again?
But, where would be a good place to put it?
Such an important item concerning life and death definitely had to be kept in a trustworthy and secret place.
However, after thinking for a while, Jokichi couldn't think of anywhere he could safely store it, so he had no choice but to put it on for now.
Not going to lie, a handsome boy covered in bloodstains with an evenly proportioned, firm body wearing an obsidian skull necklace really had a bit of a metal vibe to it.
Setting aside thoughts about the Horcrux, Jokichi turned his gaze to the next item, the palm-sized ball emitting a soft light.
"Gate of Truth: A gate of contract connecting to the truth of the world. It holds all the knowledge of this world. As long as the corresponding price is paid, it can be viewed."
This seemed like a very badass item.
But Jokichi only took one look and threw it into the system space.
Items that require paying a price to obtain, especially those that don't clearly state what price needs to be paid, generally have pitfalls.
That Second-Hand Recycling Station was like that.
It scammed him out of a Slacker Heart for an ordinary rice bowl.
Moreover, Jokichi learned knowledge to become stronger; he didn't inherently like studying.
Next item.
A palm-sized thing resembling a cryo-pod. Inside was a double cabin. As long as chakra was injected, it would enlarge to the point where two people could lie inside.
"Replacement Pod: Put yourself and the body you want to swap with inside and start it up to swap bodies. The Replacement Pod will automatically adjust the compatibility of the body and soul, making them 100% compatible."
The system's description was simple and clear. It likely originated from the forbidden jutsu, Living Corpse Reincarnation.
However, without the side effects.
If Orochimaru knew about this thing, he would definitely cry himself to sleep in the bathroom.
However, he couldn't use this thing for the time being.
Jokichi put the item into the system space, then looked at the next item, the Bai Suzhen figurine.
"Lady White Snake: A figurine containing life. Inject chakra to activate. After activation, the host will transform into Lady White Snake."
"..."
Jokichi fell silent.
His first thought was of the popular internet memes from his past life.
Internet trolls pointing at their pets, shouting at various animal girls in front of the computer: Transform, transform for me quickly.