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Chapter 154: Speaking, and Impure World Reincarnation!
Partial Multi-Size...
This jutsu... Alex felt strange. Why did Konan suddenly mention this? Are my white lines, which can extend and retract freely with adjustable diameter, not comparable to the Partial Multi-Size Technique...?
But come to think of it, after mastering this ninjutsu, controlling the Earth Grudge Fear's white lines would be even more flexible. Before, a single white line could only enlarge or lengthen as a whole. Now, he could control the thickness of a single line at will—thick in one section, thin in the next; large here, small there. Infinite variations, free as his heart desired.
As Alex thought, a white line extended from his paper body, demonstrating the higher-level transformation to Konan on the spot. Watching it made Konan's breathing slightly rapid, her body growing hotter and softer.
"Alex... put it back quickly." She hurriedly turned her head away, not daring to look, her cheeks flushing. However, her peripheral vision occasionally glanced at the white line transforming at will in mid-air. Images of heart-pounding moments she had experienced flashed through her mind.
I'm blessed...
Konan subconsciously thought of these words, secretly praising: Alex, you're even better, even more amazing now...
Alex looked at Konan, who seemed a bit off, and retracted the white line. [Konan, are you okay? You seem very hot.]
Phew...
Konan breathed a sigh of relief internally, turning her head to look at him, her emotions calming down quickly. "I'm fine. Maybe it's not well-ventilated deep underground."
She then pointed to the Scroll of Seals on the ground and changed the subject. "How should we deal with this? Destroy it?"
[No.] Alex shook his head. "Better to keep it. It will be one of the foundations of the Akatsuki Organization in the future."
"Mhm... Hmm??!"
Konan nodded in agreement subconsciously, but then suddenly realized something was wrong. Her eyes widened violently. Shocked, she asked, "Alex? Was that you speaking just now?"
Yes!!
Just now, the first half of Alex's "No" was written on paper, but the second half of the sentence was spoken directly. She heard it clearly. The voice was extremely familiar, almost identical to hers, just more neutral.
"Alex?? Was that you speaking?" Afraid she had heard wrong or was hallucinating, Konan asked again, her tone urgent.
"Heh heh." The same voice came into her mind again, full of frivolous pride.
"!!!"
Her heart almost leaped out of her throat. She stared intently at Alex, her expression filled with unprecedented anticipation.
"That's right, it's me!" Alex walked in a human-like manner in mid-air, very spirited. "The Scroll of Seals contains the Yamanaka clan's secret technique—Mind Body Transmission Technique—which allows for direct mental communication!"
After mastering this secret technique, he wouldn't need to write on white paper anymore; he could talk to Konan directly. Perhaps because he was born from Konan's Paper Ninjutsu chakra, his tone was so similar to hers.
"Alex!" Confirming that Alex could really speak, Konan was overjoyed. She hugged him tight, kneading him into her embrace. Immediately, there were turbulent waves and an overflow of softness.
"Alex, congratulations! You can finally speak!"
Although words on paper could express meaning clearly, it was nowhere near as vivid as direct spoken communication. From now on, she could perceive Alex's emotional fluctuations, joys, and sorrows through his voice. Being able to speak was truly wonderful!
"Konan, alright, calm down a bit..."
Alex's voice rang in her mind.
Konan smiled and said, "Don't you like it? I'm letting you feel it more."
Saying that, she hugged him tighter. She could hear from his voice that Alex was very comfortable and content right now; he was just saying the opposite of what he meant.
After a moment, Konan finally let go, and Alex flew away unsteadily. His mind was still filled with patches of massive white waves.
Phew...
He let out a long breath internally, the amorous feelings fading. They were still in the Root base; there was serious business to attend to.
Alex stored the Scroll of Seals on the ground into the Storage White Paper. Then he floated to Hashirama Senju's cultivation tank. Seeing the half-mutilated corpse soaking inside, he felt it was terrifying and chilling. He debated which part to take...
"Alex." Just then, Konan walked over, holding a test tube of green solution. "Don't take it from the corpse. This is Hashirama Cell solution. It's the same as the Ice Release and Shikotsumyaku solutions we took from Kirigakure last time. Using this will suffice."
She also felt that taking chunks of meat directly from a corpse was a bit gross. Although the Chimera Technique only extracted the Senju bloodline from the meat and didn't require merging the meat directly, psychologically, the Hashirama Cell solution was definitely more acceptable.
Alex turned around, looking at the solution. "This is good. Keep it then. Are there other Bloodline Limits?"
Konan put the Hashirama Cell solution into the Storage White Paper and shook her head. "There are, but they are all low-level Bloodline Limits. To the current me, they don't have much value."
"Mhm, you're right. Better not take those low-level ones to avoid burdening your body."
Crack!
Alex controlled a sheet of white paper to slice open a cultivation tank. The corpse inside, along with the green solution, gushed out with a splash. It was a white-haired middle-aged man with a robust build—Sakumo Hatake.
Alex manipulated the paper to scrape some flesh and blood from his right arm, speaking with slight excitement, "Konan, take out a few White Zetsu. I want to try the Impure World Reincarnation technique."
Konan nodded and dumped three White Zetsu out of the Storage White Paper. During their battles with Obito Uchiha, they had seized the opportunity to capture a few. These creatures were magical. The internal space of the Storage White Paper had no oxygen and no conditions for biological survival; living things would die quickly inside. But White Zetsu were an exception. Stored inside, they seemed to go directly into dormancy while maintaining vitality. Now released, they quickly revived, completely coming alive, equivalent to living humans. They were the best material for Edo Tensei sacrifices.
The three White Zetsu were thrown onto the ground, comatose, their aura no different from living people.
Alex placed Sakumo Hatake's biological sample together with one of the White Zetsu using paper. Then he floated in front of them and activated the ninjutsu.
Impure World Reincarnation!
In an instant, a cluster of twisted black runes appeared on the ground beneath the White Zetsu. Piles of gray paper debris began to spread rapidly upward from his feet. However, just as it reached the calves, the paper debris stopped moving and quickly dissipated.
"Hmm?" Alex was puzzled. If the activation was successful, the paper debris should have wrapped around the entire White Zetsu, transforming into Sakumo Hatake's appearance.
"Alex?" Konan asked in confusion. "What went wrong?"
"Edo Tensei failed." Alex shook his head, observing the White Zetsu carefully. The paper debris on its body had completely disappeared, and its life force was dissipating rapidly, eventually resulting in total death.
"If Edo Tensei fails, the sacrifice dies too..."
He pondered for a moment and had a guess about the reason for the failure. In the Fourth Great Ninja War, if an Edo Tensei body truly found peace, fulfilled their obsession, or let go of their regrets, their soul would no longer be controlled by Kabuto. It would naturally drift away from the Edo body and return to the Pure Land.
When Pain invaded Konoha and killed Kakashi, Sakumo Hatake's soul had met with Kakashi. The father and son had a peaceful and honest conversation. Sakumo saw the grown-up Kakashi, learned of his experiences, and heard from his son's own mouth that he had never blamed him and had always regarded him as his pride. Perhaps at that time, Sakumo Hatake's obsession completely dissipated. His soul in the Pure Land found true peace and refused the summons of the Impure World Reincarnation, causing the ninjutsu to fail.
Alex could only think of this possibility; in the original work, Sakumo never appeared in the Fourth War.
"Forget it. If it failed, it failed. Next one then."
He set his sights on the cultivation tank nearby, containing a woman with a head of red hair. Breaking the jar and taking a bit of flesh as before, Alex began to activate Impure World Reincarnation.
Revive... my...
Ah, no, it should be: Accept the summons, Kushina Uzumaki!!
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