82: Freedom

In the underground room, bright yellow lights were on.

　　This is a relatively simple laboratory. Compared with the underground laboratory in Konoha, the equipment and materials that this laboratory can provide are not sufficient.

　　However, it was originally only regarded as a place where supplies could be retrieved from at any time, and of course, the high specification had to be reduced.

　　This laboratory is located in a secret base in the tea country. After raising sufficient funds, Shiraishi asked the subordinates of the organization to build such a base for supplies in many countries.

　　However, most of them are set in the territory of small countries, and only a few are located in the territory of the five major countries. Usually, the guards in the stronghold will use a special password to communicate.

　　In a huge floor-to-ceiling glass column, the clay general was placed in it, which was filled with an emerald green solution, which contained a lot of natural energy, and some recovery potions to restore its body.

　　Although Tu generals have a certain 'immortality', they are not really immortal.

　　After experiencing such a tragic explosion, no matter how strong its vitality is, it has already felt exhausted.

　　Most of the 'soil' has been synthesized into a part of the body, but a few pieces of 'soil' are still free in the solution and are slowly recovering.

　　After a while, the laboratory door opened.

　　The bug man came in from outside.

　　"It's all broken like this, can it be restored?"

　　He walked to Shiraishi and looked at General Tu in the glass column with interest, feeling incredible about the vitality of this artificial creature.

　　"The core of this guy is, after all, natural energy as an energy supply. At the moment of the explosion, it absorbs a lot of energy from the sea, offsetting most of the explosive force."

　　"That is to say, as long as the natural energy is not extinguished, does it mean that it will not die?"

　　It was the first time the bug man had heard such a thing.

　　Shiraishi smiled and said: "This is the case in theory, but only in theory. In fact, there is a limit, but if a stronger chakra is integrated in the future, it will be my ideal creation."

　　Insect Man doesn't understand this, but he also knows that the creature created by Shiraishi, to a certain extent, has violated the range that Chakra can limit.

　　If it is promoted to become a complete body, how terrible it will become is also unpredictable.

　　However, although it is a bit worrying to think so, as the creator, it is impossible not to leave something in its body.

　　As a creation, how could the creator let it betray him?

　　Surely there will be all-encompassing restrictions and controls.

　　But General Tu just looked left and right in the emerald green solution with his black-hole-like eyes emitting light golden light, as if he was seriously considering something, spit bubbles out of his mouth, and then swam and played in the glass column.

　　Even the resentment in its eyes dissipated by a lot.

　　"Is it okay with Konoha? Being away for so long?"

　　"It's okay. These two days are weekends, and the ninja school is on vacation. After another hour, General Tu's body will recover. Then let it sneak back to Konoha and channel me back. The total time will not exceed ten hours."

　　Even if there is an accident, Ruri will help him hide it.

　　Moreover, for a transparent character like himself, the only one who can be involved with the Hokage faction is Tsunade.

　　As for Sakumo, he was a representative of the commoner class. Strictly speaking, he could not belong to the Hokage family.

　　"Have you read the letter sent to you last time?"

　　Thinking of something, Shiraishi looked at Insect Man.

　　"Yes. Akatsuki's people will no longer be in contact, and the Land of Rain will also be regarded as a restricted area, and all the strongholds there will be taken back."

　　The insect man replied.

　　Although he didn't know what happened, to let Shiraishi make such a decision, as a subordinate, he only needs to execute the order.

　　"How is the arrangement of the remnants of the Uzumaki family?"

　　"People were sent to escort them back to the land of demons yesterday. This is their blood and hair."

　　The bug man took out two transparent sanitary bags, one with bright red hair, and the other with several tubes of blood.

　　Shiraishi accepted these, and still believed in the insect man's ability to do things.

　　Cautious and careful, decisive and sharp, very steady demeanor.

　　Even some important tasks, Shiraishi will hand over to him, and the degree of completion makes Shiraishi very satisfied.

　　"Didn't they say the whereabouts of the rest of the Uzumaki survivors?"

　 Shiraishi felt that the remnants of the Uzumaki clan were likely to maintain contact in secret, and he hoped to find other survivors through the remnants of the Uzumaki clan.

　　Whether it is to let them learn sealing techniques or transform them into combatants, they are much better than ordinary people.

　　Born with stronger vitality and chakra than ordinary people, it is very suitable for cultivating the natural energy system.

　　"No. But I believe it's just a matter of time."

　　"You're good to go."

　　Shiraishi didn't ask how to take care of these Uzumaki survivors, but he believed that Insect Man absolutely understood what he meant, and let him handle the specific details.

　　At present, the organization has gathered a lot of useful talents.

　　For example, some well-known blacksmiths, engineers, doctors, etc. in the ninja world, as long as they have real talents and work hard and fall into a poor life, Shiraishi will recruit them.

　　Then gather these people in the headquarters stronghold of the country of demons and do things for the organization.

　　During the primitive accumulation period of the organization, the help provided by these people may not be much, but the primitive accumulation will always be completed one day, and at that time, the organization will really take off.

　　Talents from all walks of life must be cultivated, because compared with combatants, the cultivation of these talents is the most difficult.

　　The reason is that natural energy can be achieved quickly, and knowledge and experience can only be accumulated over time.

　　The prosperity of the organization is inseparable from these ordinary people with extraordinary talents.

　　"By the way, this is a letter from the High Priestess Miroku of the land of demons to you, the leader."

　　Bug Man took out a letter from his arms and put it in Shiraishi's hand.

　　After doing this, the bug man left. As an organization cadre, he still has a lot of important things to do.

　　Shiraishi held this letter from the High Priestess of the land of demons, showing a look of surprise.

　　Because on the letter, he felt something very familiar——

　　Natural energy.

　　Miroku from the Land of Demons... also knows how to use natural energy?

　　Shiraishi felt strange.

　　Because he understands that many people in the ninja world are unaware of the existence of natural energy, even if they know about senjutsu, it is also a matter of ninjas.

　　However, compared to the total human population, ninjas account for a very small proportion of them.

　　And even in the ninja profession, only a very small group of people know about natural energy.

　　Shiraishi didn't feel that natural energy was his patent, it was too arrogant to think so.

　　Because before him, some psychic beasts have learned to use natural energy, and even combined with Chakra to form a fairy system.

　　But this was the first time Shiraishi saw a second existence with natural energy besides himself.

　　"The High Priestess of the land of demons..."

　　It is said that the shrine maiden who holds the power in the land of demons has a mysterious power that can see into the future.

　　Moreover, it also holds an unknown sealing technique, which can seal all kinds of demons and monsters handed down from ancient times.

　　"It seems that the path of natural energy is not lonely at all..."

　　Shiraishi smiled, wiped the natural energy from the letter, and took out the letter.

　　Shiraishi picked up this letter, which contained only one line—

　　Be careful with Mt. Myoboku.

　　Gone.

　　Only these five words.

　　Shiraishi frowned.

　　"Be careful of Mount Myoboku..."

　　What does it mean?

　　Why be careful with Mt. Myoboku?

　　I and the land of toads should have nothing to do with each other.

　　Why be careful with these toads?

　　Shiraishi remembered the sudden increase in the number of toads in Konoha's underground water channel a few years ago, and couldn't help but narrow his eyes, the light flickering.

　　"High Priestess? What an interesting existence..."

　　He didn't fully believe the contents of the High Priestess's letter, but a few years ago in Konoha, the number of toads suddenly increased, which aroused Ruri's vigilance.

　　It is suspected that Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, did it.

　　Now, Shiraishi has increased this part of his suspicions, thinking that the probability that this was done by Sannin Jiraiya has become higher.

　　Although he really wanted to go to the land of demons and talk to the High Priestess in person, he was too busy to go away for the time being.

　　Wait, there seems to be a way to send messages around.

　　Shiraishi looked at the clay general, who was playing in the huge floor-to-ceiling glass column. As a communication tool, there is no more suitable person than him.

　　Looking at the leisurely and carefree appearance of it now, it is known that it is very leisurely and has a lot of time to use.

　　You have to find something for it, move its body a little, so that it doesn't rust.

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　　It took more than nine hours to return to Konoha, and it was almost the next day at that time.

　　Today is Sunday, the ninja school is still on vacation, and Shiraishi is free to move around at home.

　　If it is an ordinary ninja, of course, with this meager income, it is impossible to live on, and even renting a house is a bit reluctant.

　　After all, he is not a full-time teacher, and his monthly salary can support himself, how could there be any remainder.

　　But as a foster husband of a talented girl in Uchiha, Shiraishi felt that he went to the ninja school to be Tsunade's assistant, just to experience life.

　　It doesn't matter if you have money or not, what matters is a positive and optimistic attitude towards life.

　　The Hyuga Huozhen, who was in a coma on the operating table, was also transported back by General Tu.

　　Shiraishi had slept for a few hours before he was reverse channeled. In order to ensure that he could study with plenty of energy after he came back.

　　Shiraishi didn't intend to waste time, although he had plenty of time, but after solving the caged bird, he was going to start the penetration of sage arts and focus his energy on this aspect.

　　In this way, I have more confidence in many future plans.

　　Not only can it increase the strength of himself, Ruri and Ayane, but also a huge improvement for some core cadres.

　　Shiraishi injected a special version of the sleeping agent into Hyuga Huozhen, and then used strong restraint props to fix his whole body on the operating table, and disrupted the flow of chakra in his body, so that he could not use the white eyes and soft fists to resist, so as not to wake up in time to disturb the research.

　　"Ruri hasn't woken up yet..."

　　Shiraishi thought for a while, but didn't bother Ruri anymore, so he let General Tu watch his body by the side.

　　Shiraishi walked to the side of Huozhen, his hands formed a seal, and the illusory spirit body escaped from his body. When Huozhen was unconscious, he directly entered his body, connected with his spiritual world, and obtained the secrets of byakugan.

　　If you are a ninja of the clan, you know more about the secrets of the white eyes and the caged bird.

　　This guy's status in the Hyuga family is not low.

　　Unlike the blank spiritual world that Shiraishi saw when he entered the white creature last time, there are many things in the spiritual world of Huozhen.

　　Shiraishi was wandering in this unknown world. In front of him, a stone pillar with a white rope tied in front of it stood in front of the road, preventing Shiraishi from passing.

　　"Is there really a prevention technique? I knew it wouldn't be that simple. It should be some kind of powerful sealing technique."

　　Shiraishi's face became serious.

　　The terrifying experience I encountered last time in the spiritual world of that white creature is still vivid in my mind.

　　Although these stone pillars brought him pressure, there was not as much pressure as the sharingan. From the point of view of induction, it was also a very powerful technique, and the composition of the technique was also somewhat different from the general sealing technique.

　　"It's a very challenging task."

　　Now that he knew the power of the spell, Shiraishi began to look for the specific structure of the spell, finding the weak point to break into it.

　　Shiraishi put his palm on the stone pillar with a white rope and felt it.

　　The Spiritualization Technique is a very convenient S-level Esoteric Ninjutsu, with special and comprehensive functions, especially the magic of the soul and spirit, which is involved in many aspects.

　　In any case, the spells set in the mind of Huozhen are all based on the spiritual world, so Shiraishi can use the spiritualization technique to find weaknesses and find the entrance.

　　"The weakness is here."

　　Shiraishi quickly untied the white ropes on the three stone pillars in order.

　　At the same moment, the stone pillar blocking the road in front of him immediately shattered and collapsed to the surroundings.

　　"This..."

　　Before he could finish speaking, a large number of stone pillars tied with white ropes fell from above, surrounding him in a cage, and bound Shiraishi in them.

　　Cold sweat dripped from Shiraishi's forehead.

　　"Do multiple seals exist? It's a little difficult to do..."

　　Shiraishi had no choice but to continue looking for the entrance to the spell.

　　Just waiting for him to touch these stone pillars and perceive them, he found that no matter how he moved forward, he couldn't touch the stone pillars.

　　Obviously he was walking, and the stone pillar did not change the distance, but the distance was always endless.

　　Shiraishi stopped continuing to walk, which would only exhaust his mental power excessively.

　　The second technique is obviously more complicated than the first technique.

　　Shiraishi calmed down and looked at the surrounding stone pillars carefully, trying to find something.

　　After watching for a while, Shiraishi found that the formation of the stone pillars was somewhat familiar.

　　"This formation is... a gossip map?"

　　Shiraishi muttered to himself.

　　"Infinitely invisible, all-encompassing... It seems that it will take a lot of time to crack it..."

　　Shiraishi had to cheer up and slowly search for an exit.

　　Time goes by slowly.

　　When the illusory spirit body returned to the body, Shiraishi saw that the time beside him was nine o'clock in the evening, and he felt that his stomach was empty, caused by excessive hunger.

　　"Did it take so long?"

　　He felt that he didn't consume much time in the spiritual world of Hyuga Huozhen, and as a result, a day passed like this.

　　And Huozhen on the operating table has turned white... His eyes are white.

　　But after opening them, bloodshots that were visible to the naked eye burst out from the pure white eyeballs, the corners of the mouth were drooling, and there were signs of violent struggle on the operating table.

　　On the experimental table next to it, there was some cold food, which should have been brought in by Ruri.

　　After Shiraishi simply finished eating, he asked General Tu to take out the plates.

　　He has gained a lot in the spiritual world of Huozhen. After cracking the second complex seal in one day, the road is smooth, and the various memories of Huozhen can be obtained unimpeded.

　　Among them, of course, are some unspoken secrets about caged birds and white eyes.

　　And through the physical perception of Huozhen, Shiraishi also knew the difference between the white eyes of the clan family and the white eyes of the branch families.

　　The flaws in the white eyes of the branch family are not reflected in the white eyes of the ancestral family.

　　And that part of the defect is also related to the caged bird.

　　Thanks to this, Shiraishi found the 'thread' that connected the branch family's white eyes and the caged bird.

　　It's a bit like defusing a bomb.

　　If you cut it wrong, it will explode.

　　"Take him to the country of demons, it's useless to put him here, by the way, bring this letter to the High Priestess of the country of demons."

　　Shiraishi picked up a sealed letter, let General Tu carry it, and wrapped the body of Hyuga Huozhen and sent it to the country of demons.

　　"The next step is to crack the caged bird..."

　　I happen to have a material on hand.

　　On another operating table, there was another Hyuga clan ninja, Hyuga Shingo.

　　The Hyuga branch ninja who was first captured by Shiraishi.

　　His role is to replace Ayane to find the way to undo the seal.

　　Shiraishi walked to the experimental bench and began to prepare the medicine.

　　His initial approach was actually a cracking solution, and he already had a complete feasible plan.

　　The reason for exploring the spiritual world of Huozhen is just to determine this, and to get the difference between the white eyes of the branch family and the white eyes of the clan.

　　According to Ayane, there is a blind angle in the eyes of the branch family, and only the eyes of the clan family are flawless eyes, and there is no dead angle.

　　The difference between the white eyes of the ancestral family and the white eyes of the branch families is the bird in the cage.

　　This part of the defect of the branch's eyes is obviously caused by the caged bird.

　　Only by comparing the successful case of clan white eyes, can Shiraishi accurately find the 'defect' of the branch white eyes, and then decide what kind of surgery and method to use to solve it.

　　First inject the natural energy potion in advance, then extract the chakra, and then the caged bird spell will be triggered.

　　At that time, it was not only the most dangerous time for the Hyuga branch ninja, but also the weakness of the caged bird.

　　The reason why he couldn't succeed last time was because Shiraishi couldn't determine where the 'defect' of the branchwas located, it was a very hidden explosion line.

　　Only by comparing the flawless white eyes of the clan family can we determine which the explosion line is.

　　Removing this explosive line is the key to preserving the white eye.

　　But at that time, the experimental body itself had already died because of the loss of chakra.

　　Therefore, this cracking method still uses 'death' to achieve the conditions for cracking.

　　The difference is that this form of death due to chakra, in Shiraishi's research, is a special state of 'suspended death'.

　　The natural energy that was initially maintained in the experimental body was a special energy that was reconciled through many procedures. After the death of the human body, it would actively supply energy to the living body, ensuring that the experimental body could perform life activities at a minimum.

　　This state will remain between two and three hours.

　　Finally, the recovery operation is completed within two or three hours, so that the experimental body can be revived.

　　All the steps are clear at a glance, Shiraishi carefully read it more than ten times, and simulated it more than ten times in his mind before he began to start the operation on Shingo Hyuga.

　　The theoretical structure is very complete, and there is nothing to add.

　　Next, just take a look at the results in practice.

　　The only result of failure is death.

　　Shiraishi stood in front of Hyuga Shingo and took a deep breath.

　　I hope that your belief in yearning for freedom can bless you to survive. Shiraishi thought silently in his heart.

　　He ruthlessly injected natural energy into Shingo Hyuga's body and began the operation.

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　　Dark.

　　Pain.

　　And imprisoned limbs.

　　Shingo Hyuga, who woke up from the darkness again, for some reason, has an unreal feeling of waking up from a big dream about the whole world.

　　Is your sense of existence too small for this world?

　　Sitting up with difficulty from the operating table, he looked around in a daze.

　　The cold shelves and test benches, and the serious smell of disinfectant, also made him not feel drowsy.

　　He looked down at his hands.

　　"Am I still alive?"

　　He fell into a state of thinking, and then his head hurt.

　　He always felt that his body was very rigid, like a zombie.

　　"Of course, how does it feel to be back from hell?"

　　A cold young male voice came from the side, startling Shingo.

　　Shiraishi walked over and looked at his whole body with a wonderful smile, as if he was carefully observing something.

　　Shingo wanted to jump aside, but his body wouldn't let him do it.

　　Not only is he hungry now, but he doesn't have much energy in his body.

　　Shiraishi didn't say anything, just took out a mirror and gave it to him.

　　"?"

　　"Look at your face."

　　Shingo held the mirror in his hand, and although he was very puzzled by Shiraishi's actions, there seemed to be no other way than to obey at this time.

　　He looked at his face in the mirror.

　　He was handsome and young, but his face was a little pale.

　　Other than that, it's no different than usual.

　　What is this to see for yourself?

　　"Didn't you notice?"

　　"What?"

　　"Forehead."

　　"Forehead?"

　　What's on his forehead?

　　Shingo subconsciously did not want to face this kind of thing.

　　Because every time he looked in the mirror, he would ignore his forehead.

　　For him, the things on his forehead will remind him of painful memories from a long time ago.

　　But Shiraishi's request made it difficult for him, so he had to look at his forehead.

　　He was stunned.

　　Gone.

　　The mark on the forehead is gone.

　　Nothing at all.

　　He touched his forehead, it wasn't smeared, it was really gone.

　　In a daze, he began to cry uncontrollably when he looked at himself in the mirror.

　　For him, nothing could make him weep more than this.

　　After he was planted with the imprint of a caged bird when he was six years old, this was the first time he felt something familiar and unfamiliar after being gone for more than 20 years.

　　A taste that transcended any existence and made him addicted and unable to extricate himself.

　　Freedom!