The Thunder Pearl could be held directly in hand and used.
However, holding a fist-sized pearl during a fight would significantly hinder combat.
Therefore, embedding it in a weapon or item would yield the best results.
Coincidentally, Jokichi had a Metal Fabricator that could produce special metals.
And during the two-month journey of the Land of Snow mission, the Surprise Gourd had spat out a Thunder Stone from an elemental world, containing boundless lightning power.
Taking these materials to the Takumi Village to have someone forge a Lightning-attribute ninja sword would definitely result in immense power.
The last bottle of pills was forged from Mangetsu.
"Liquification Pills: Upon consumption, allows free transformation between liquid and physical states."
There was no need to say much about this. It naturally derived from the Hozuki clan's secret technique, the Hydrification Technique.
Although the fact that it wasn't a permanent effect made Jokichi slightly disappointed.
However, the Hydrification Technique wasn't that big of a deal either, so he didn't dwell on it too much.
As for the items forged from the fragments of the two ninja swords.
"Lightning Rod (Attractor): Insert into the surrounding ground and inject chakra to summon thunderclouds and natural lightning. The scale is proportional to the amount of chakra injected."
"Lightning Rod (Grounder): Insert into the surrounding ground to attract approaching lightning and disperse it through the ground."
"Chakra Vacuum Cleaner: A vacuum cleaner capable of absorbing, storing, and releasing chakra."
This thing sounded a bit ridiculous, but its effect was unexpectedly strong.
Jokichi had tested its power.
It could absorb any non-elemental chakra ninjutsu, and its suction was extremely strong, impossible to resist.
The suction range was about ten meters.
The chakra absorption limit was equivalent to Shukaku's total chakra.
The chakra storage time limit was five minutes.
The released chakra would turn into a powerful gale, the power of which depended on the amount of chakra released.
If it released Shukaku's entire chakra volume at once, it could level a large mountain.
Its power was even stronger than a Tailed Beast Ball or the slash of a Complete Body Susanoo.
Jokichi had the Tailed Beast rings to alternately replenish his chakra, so he could use this thing as a weapon by replenishing its chakra himself.
However, the design of the vacuum cleaner.
Just thinking about others fighting with Complete Body Susanoo or True Several Thousand Hands, while he was carrying a vacuum cleaner on his back.
It was too lame.
As for the Otsutsuki Crystals forged from the Kaguya clan's ashes, there wasn't much to say.
Their functions were the same, just the color was a bit lighter, so the effect would probably be much worse.
But these were meant for fusion and upgrading anyway, so Jokichi didn't care.
...
Worried that Utakata might leave the Land of Grass, Jokichi sprinted all the way, arriving in just three days.
In reality, Kirigakure's intelligence only stated that traces of Utakata had been found in the Land of Grass; his exact location was unknown.
Therefore, Jokichi had to wear the scouter and conduct a carpet search.
Utakata was a Jinchuriki. His chakra volume was massive, making him very conspicuous on the scouter.
Coupled with the fact that the Land of Grass wasn't very large, it only took him three hours to find him.
It was in a forest at the foot of a mountain.
Utakata was engaged in combat.
His enemies were four ninjas from Kirigakure's hunter-nin unit.
The leader was a Jonin, and the other three were elite Chunin.
In terms of raw strength, the members of the Kirigakure hunter-nin unit were absolutely no match for Utakata.
But as a missing-nin from their own village, Kirigakure understood Utakata very well, and the squad sent to hunt him down countered him perfectly.
The heavy rain mixed with special chakra caused Utakata's explosive bubbles to burst the moment they were blown out.
With his ninjutsu sealed, Utakata could only rely on taijutsu to fight.
But fighting one against four, while the opponents still had other ninjutsu available.
Utakata was at a clear disadvantage.
Jokichi hid on the sidelines, watching the battle without rushing to intervene.
Unable to use his ninjutsu, Utakata was no match using only taijutsu. If he didn't want to be captured, he had to enter a partial Tailed Beast Transformation.
Although Kirigakure's hunter-nin unit had most likely prepared for a partial Tailed Beast Transformation in advance, judging from the anime's plot, Utakata probably managed to escape anyway.
Jokichi was waiting. Waiting for Utakata to enter partial Tailed Beast Transformation, then directly snatching a bit of chakra and leaving.
If he didn't transform, Jokichi would have to invade the seal inside his body.
Sure enough, the battle developed just as he imagined.
Falling into an extremely disadvantageous situation, Utakata used the Tailed Beast's chakra to enter a partial Tailed Beast Transformation, his body enveloped in a dark red chakra cloak.
He dropped to all fours, letting out low hisses, looking exactly like a wild beast.
A Tailed Beast's chakra can merge with one's emotions and affect the Jinchuriki's thoughts.
Only by thoroughly connecting hearts with the Tailed Beast and gaining its approval can one obtain the purest chakra.
Of course, chakra carrying the Tailed Beast's emotions, although it affects one's thoughts, is more violent and powerful.
Only, the subsequent burden on the body is also extremely bad.
Jokichi's Tailed Beast rings were inanimate objects and couldn't utilize that kind of chakra carrying the Tailed Beast's emotions.
Although this was a good thing, it also meant he lacked a means of entering a berserk state to break through when pushed to a desperate situation.
However, Jokichi didn't care either.
He had many methods and didn't mind missing this one.
While Jokichi was lost in thought, the battle scene also changed.
The Kirigakure hunter-nin scattered, surrounding Utakata from the north, south, east, and west, and simultaneously pulled out a scroll and opened it.
"Ninja Art: Four Corner Seal."
Complex sealing formulas spread out under Utakata's feet, then raised a barrier to trap him in the middle, continuously shrinking.
As long as it shrank to a certain range, his Tailed Beast chakra would be sealed.
Sensing the danger, Utakata opened his mouth and fired a Tailed Beast Cannon. The violent power caused the barrier to shake violently.
However, it didn't break.
But it clearly couldn't withstand many more hits.
The tone of the Kirigakure hunter-nin became somewhat anxious. "Speed up the sealing."
Utakata obviously wouldn't let his opponents successfully seal him. Firing several Tailed Beast Cannons in succession, he successfully shattered the barrier.
The power of the explosions sent the members of the hunter-nin unit flying like kites with broken strings.
Utakata glanced at them, turned around, and leaped into the forest to escape.
Although he was a missing-nin, those pursuing him had never tried to deal a lethal blow.
He wouldn't take the initiative to do so either.
This was a kind of balance. If the balance was broken.
The next ones to come wouldn't just be enemies trying to capture him, but people aiming to kill him.
Jokichi also quietly followed behind.
Utakata's speed in partial Tailed Beast Transformation was very fast. A single step could launch him dozens of meters.
The two ran for a few minutes and were already far away from the previous battle site.
Utakata felt safe and was preparing to undo the partial Tailed Beast Transformation.
Jokichi suddenly dashed out, holding the Chakra Vacuum Cleaner, and unleashed a furious suction on Utakata.