Chapter 129 : Chapter 129 Problem Children
"My initial Wood Release wasn't actually much worse than yours."
Meeting their gazes, Minamikawa Yuu shook his head. "The reason I appeared stronger than you isn't because of a difference in the Wood Release we devoured, but because of something else."
"Something else?"
Hiruko's expression grew urgent. "What is it?"
"The flesh and blood of the Nine-Tails."
Minamikawa Yuu spoke softly.
As his voice fell, he reached out his hand.
A wisp of pale golden Chakra gathered in his hand, condensing into a Rasengan.
In an instant, the Chakra belonging to the Nine-Tails was revealed, becoming extremely obvious at this moment.
"Is this the Nine-Tails Chakra?"
Feeling the power of the Nine-Tails Chakra that Minamikawa Yuu was displaying, both Orochimaru and the other were somewhat shocked.
"Without Shodai-sama's massive Chakra as support, pure Wood Release is actually just a slightly more powerful Bloodline Limit. While it is strong, it's not significantly different from Bloodline Limits like Ice Release."
Minamikawa Yuu spoke, "To truly unleash the power of Wood Release, one must possess sufficiently strong Chakra."
"The Nine-Tails..."
Hiruko's face grew heated. "Can the flesh and blood of the Nine-Tails also be devoured using the Chimera Technique?"
"Teacher, I..."
His gaze fell on Minamikawa Yuu. Although the words weren't spoken, the meaning was clearer than ever.
"You want to devour the Nine-Tails' flesh and blood just like me?"
Without the other saying anything more, Minamikawa Yuu immediately understood his thoughts.
Or rather, given Hiruko's fanatical pursuit of power, it would be strange if he didn't have such thoughts.
"That is a quite dangerous idea."
Minamikawa Yuu spoke, "Devouring the flesh and blood of the Nine-Tails is far more dangerous than devouring first hokages cells."
No matter how powerful Senju Hashirama's cells were, they ultimately lacked their own consciousness.
As long as one could withstand the backlash of the Shodai cells, one could successfully devour and seize them.
But the flesh of a Tailed Beast is different.
Tailed Beasts are very special existences; their flesh and cells are also filled with a terrifying instinctive consciousness.
If one tries to devour the flesh of a Tailed Beast, a single slip-up could lead to being overwhelmed by the instincts remaining in the Tailed Beast Chakra, eventually resulting in total madness.
"Given your current situation, if you were to forcibly devour the Nine-Tails' flesh, you would likely go insane."
He stated plainly.
"Is there no way at all?"
Hiruko was unwilling to give up.
He had always been a paranoid person. Since he had finally found a way to make himself stronger, he naturally wouldn't give up easily.
"There is a way, of course."
Minamikawa Yuu spoke, "Temper your will. As long as you temper your will to be incredibly strong, to the point where you can easily suppress the Tailed Beast's instincts, then naturally there will be no danger."
"However, for now, you are still far from it."
Inside the laboratory, Minamikawa Yuu spent a good deal of effort before finally persuading Hiruko to temporarily abandon the idea.
A moment later, Hiruko left with a face full of preoccupation.
"Keep a closer eye on him during this time."
Standing in place and watching Hiruko's departing back, Minamikawa Yuu shook his head. "Though he promised me verbally that he wouldn't try, he probably won't be content in secret."
"Indeed."
A look of agreement appeared on Orochimaru's face. "With his temperament, he's likely already thinking about how to try it in secret."
"I'll prepare the materials for him."
Minamikawa Yuu spoke calmly, "With his personality, if he doesn't personally experience failure, he won't be satisfied no matter what."
"Since that's the case, let's find an opportunity to let him try."
"Won't there be a problem?"
Orochimaru looked surprised. "What if he fails..."
"I'll leave him a safe sample. I'll adjust the concentration to be very low, just to let him feel the power."
Minamikawa Yuu said, "Even if he fails, nothing serious will happen."
It couldn't be helped.
While Orochimaru and Hiruko were useful, they also had many issues.
If one treated these two like good little boys, something would go wrong sooner or later.
Relatively speaking, Orochimaru was better than Hiruko.
Though he had his own ambitions, he also possessed his own emotions and rationality.
With his character, as long as you could satisfy his various needs and didn't block his path forward, he would stay obediently and not do anything unnecessary.
Hiruko was more troublesome.
This guy's temper was too extreme; it was very hard to change his mind once it was set.
Such a person, who happened to have an obsession with becoming stronger, would often end up making things very complicated.
Fortunately, with Minamikawa Yuu around, the situation was generally under control.
Otherwise, if Hiruko were left to his own devices, he would likely play himself to death sooner or later.
"Go and get some good rest."
He patted Orochimaru's shoulder. "For the sake of this experiment, you haven't rested for a long time. It's time to stop."
"Go for a walk outside the lab; your friend is still waiting for you there."
He pointed outside the laboratory, where a burst of hearty laughter could be heard faintly, sounding like Jiraiya's voice.
"A friend?"
Orochimaru looked toward the outside, appearing thoughtful at this moment.
He didn't refuse Minamikawa Yuu's kindness; he simply nodded and walked out.
Time passed slowly.
By late night, the laboratory had gradually become quiet.
The staff who were originally busy in the lab had each gone home and entered a state of rest.
And at this time, a figure walked out from a corner, moving forward stealthily.
It was Hiruko.
"It should be here."
Walking in from the outside, he cautiously slipped into the interior of the laboratory.
This was the place where Minamikawa Yuu kept some precious materials. Normally, besides Minamikawa Yuu, only a few people were qualified to enter.
Hiruko was precisely one of them.
As Minamikawa Yuu's assistant, he frequently came and went from this place and was very familiar with everything here, which was why he could find his way here without alerting the guards.
And his purpose was also very simple.
"Given Teacher's personality, since he collected the Nine-Tails' flesh and blood, it's impossible for him not to leave a backup."
Walking to this spot, various thoughts flashed through his mind. "It must be here..."
He searched around for a while, and soon his gaze focused on a corner.
There, a large container stood quietly, within which a bottle of crimson potion was visible.
That bottle of potion looked ordinary, but an inexplicable power flowed within it, giving off an eerie feeling.
As Hiruko approached, a faint aura of Nine-Tails Chakra diffused from it.
"Found it!"
His mood immediately became excited. "This is it!"
Without the slightest hesitation, he took the item and quickly left the place.
And just moments after he left, Minamikawa Yuu's figure appeared.