In the Wet Bone Forest, a round and thick slug about the size of a train carriage lay quietly on the ground.
Hanyu and Shiko stood on one side of the slug, then he reached out and gently stroked the skin on the slug's side. Then, under his hand, the surface of the slug's body began to fluctuate, and then a rough sarcophagus was slowly "spit out".
When the sarcophagus was fully revealed, Hanyu then opened it, and the Impure World Reincarnation inside was also revealed... Compared to ordinary living and dead people, the Impure World Reincarnation ninjas always have strange black stripes on their bodies, as if this body was temporarily pieced together.
And in a sense, he was indeed pieced together.
Then, Hanyu reached out and took out a scroll from the ninja tool bag behind him. After unfolding it, he covered the face of the reincarnated person.
"I'm sorry."
This scroll depicts the Impure World Technique of the Third Hokage. It is a "key". With this thing, other non-casters will have certain special operations authority over the reincarnated person.
"It's time to start, Shiko."
As Hanyu said this, he made room on the side of the sarcophagus and motioned for Uzumaki to come forward.
"Yes, Master Hanyu."
Shiko came to the sarcophagus, she rolled up her sleeves, revealing her slender, pale white arms, and then began to rearrange the "Four Symbols Seal" that locked the Nine-Tailed Fox in the body of the reincarnated person.
To be precise, Hanyu needed her to change the "Four Symbols Seal" to the "Eight Trigrams Seal".
Although it is not an easy task to change one seal into another, it is just the opposite here and it is not a difficult task... For the Uzumaki ninja who can use the Four Symbols Seal, he can also use the Eight Trigrams Seal because the two are inherently interconnected.
To put it simply, the Eight Trigrams Seal is the Four Symbols Seal - the so-called Eight Trigrams Seal is formed by two Four Symbols Seals being put on top of each other. It is a kind of "double insurance".
In addition to being more solid, the design concept of the Eight Trigrams Seal is different from that of the Four Symbols Seal in that it is not a 100% tight seal. The Eight Trigrams Seal deliberately designed a "gap" to communicate with the outside world... The chakra of the tailed beasts can flow out naturally through the gap left between the two Four Symbols Seals.
In this way, it can ensure that the tailed beasts can be firmly imprisoned, and at the same time it can allow the jinchūriki to adapt to, control and use the chakra of the tailed beasts imperceptibly - it must be said that humans always have a unique mindset when killing tailed beasts. Not only do they want to eliminate the harm of the tailed beasts, they even want to take advantage of the benefits of the tailed beasts.
Hanyu's goal is to make use of the idle Nine Beasts Chakra, so he is now prepared to use this method to allow the sealed Nine-Tails Chakra to dissipate naturally.
The seal on the reincarnated person was set by the Uzumaki clan, and with the permission of the Third Hokage's technique, Shiko could of course operate it.
But in order to be wary of the Nine-Tailed Fox breaking the seal, Shiko was extremely cautious and careful. In the humid environment of the Wet Bone Forest, her long red hair on her forehead was soon wet with sweat and stuck to her cheeks.
She first placed another Four Symbols Seal outside the existing Four Symbols Seal, and then used the seal key to open a gap in the inner Four Symbols Seal large enough to allow the Nine-Tails' chakra to flow out - because the reincarnated people were not real Jinchūriki, they were already dead, so there was no need to worry about the Nine-Tails' chakra escaping too much, causing it to run away or become confused.
There is no need to worry about the Nine-Tails Chakra eroding and damaging their bodies... For a body reborn from the Impure World Reincarnation, there is no need to be afraid of any damage.
In fact, Hanyu's requirement is that as long as the Nine-Tailed Fox cannot escape, the gap in the seal can be as big as possible.
It took about two hours to modify such a seal, and the energy expended by Shiko during the process was equivalent to performing a delicate operation.
Hanyu handed a face towel to Shiko. Shiko first let out a long sigh, then took the face towel and wiped the sweat off his face. Then he took a few steps back, sat on a tree stump and began to rest.
"Master Hanyu, when I set up the second Four Symbols Seal, I also used the reincarnated person's chakra instead of my own chakra, so there is no need to worry about it weakening and loosening over time."
Hanyu nodded. This cautious approach was advisable when dealing with the Nine-Tailed Fox. After all, no one knew how long the Nine-Tailed Fox would be sealed in the body of the person who transformed, so the issue of "shelf life" should be considered when designing the seal.
After resting for a while, Shiko felt that she had almost recovered, and then she started the second operation on the second person.
In total, it took Shiko four days to complete the redesign and arrangement of all seven seals.
Now the seven sarcophagi have been sealed again, and then placed in a row horizontally, two meters apart.
However, they were not placed randomly on the ground, but were placed on a particularly large scroll paper that looked like a large carpet.
This was the penultimate step. Shiko drew special rituals in circles on each sarcophagus and on the paper under the sarcophagus. Eventually, each ritual would extend into a line, and then the seven lines would converge at one point like blood vessels converging into the heart.
Because this matter is too confidential, all the work here can only be done by Shiko alone. Such a complicated sealing and chakra guiding technique consumed a lot of Shiko's energy and effort, so she has visibly lost weight in the past few days.
Hanyu was totally unable to help, he just watched from the side like a vicious overseer... Fortunately, he knew his position well, he just had to serve tea and water "gently and considerately" and at least he didn't sit around and make comments.
After gathering the chakras emitted by the seven sources together, the slug individual crawled forward, and then slowly and completely swallowed the sarcophagus and the spell underneath it.
The next step is the final "packaging" work. Shiko needs to set up another spell on the slug so that it can temporarily store the Nine-Tails' chakra instead of letting it dissipate at will - but this spell is ready-made, so just copy the spell on the slug that is storing the Two-Tails' chakra and is currently stationed in the Shadow Stream's underground base.
By the time this last step was completed, the sky had darkened again.
The mission was finally completed, and Shiko completely relaxed. Her body swayed and she almost fell down due to weakness. Fortunately, Hanyu was quick to reach out and hold her shoulders.
To entrust such a complex and systematic work to one person, even though Shiko is a talented Uzumaki ninja, she is not Mito after all, so if you think about it carefully, Hanyu is quite inhuman.
"Master Hanyu, I'm fine." Shiko shook her head, trying to stay awake. "Now we have to see if the technique can work normally."
"Um."
Hanyu helped Shiko back a distance, and then Zikou formed seals with her hands. When her seals were completed, the ritual patterns on the slug's body were lit up by chakra full of explosive energy, and then extinguished and fell silent.
But this slug has become very different from the one just now. The slug no longer feels like a slug. It is like the beating heart of a prehistoric beast... A huge amount of energy is breathing and beating in a regular pattern.
This is...
The feeling brought by the Nine-Tailed Fox.
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