Sealing a Tailed Beast has never been a simple task.
Especially during the initial stage—suppressing the beast's chakra is the most difficult part.
The difficulty is like trying to wrestle an elephant down with bare hands!
Don't let how easy it looked back then fool you—when the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, sealed the Nine-Tails.
That was only possible thanks to the Whirling Clan's [Adamantine Sealing Chains] combined with the ultimate sealing technique, [Dead Demon Consuming Seal], which managed to suppress the Nine-Tails.
Even so, both individuals still paid with their lives.
This alone proves just how challenging it is.
However, if you already possess strength superior to that of the Tailed Beasts, then it becomes a completely different matter.
Just as Hashirama Senju once did.
He could easily capture the "Nine-Tails kitten" using a Daibutsu hand, without even needing to resort to suppression seals.
As for Shimoku now, although there's still a slight gap between him and the peak power of Hashirama—the Sage Body plus Wood Release plus Sage Mode—he could still handle an Eight-Tails with ease.
Let alone just a portion of its chakra.
With the enhancement of his immense [Sage Body] chakra, this bit of Tailed Beast chakra simply couldn't cause any turbulence.
Before long, through gradual compression and using the [Eight Trigrams Sealing Style], it was sealed into Yueji's body.
...
The sealing was complete.
Shimoku examined Yueji's abdomen carefully for quite some time afterward.
Only after confirming the seal was intact and flawless did he finally relax.
"Miss Yueji, how do you feel?"
"Not too bad, just a little tired."
Lying flat on the ritual altar, Yueji breathed slightly heavily, her face somewhat pale.
Yet her breath remained steady, showing no abnormalities.
After all, this Tailed Beast chakra was far denser than that of ordinary ninja.
Especially when it came to such a massive amount of unconscious chakra.
Violently crammed into one person's body—
Even though suppressed by the seal, it was definitely unbearable.
Yueji herself had to mobilize a large portion of her own chakra to contain and adapt to it...
Of course, once she passed through this initial hardship phase, things would get much better later.
Ultimately, the [Eight Trigrams Sealing Style], a top-tier sealing technique composed from the [Four Symbols Seal], was extremely refined.
The outer layer of the seal could gradually return the leaking Eight-Tails chakra within the inner Four Symbols Seal, enhancing Yueji's chakra little by little.
"As long as nothing serious happened, it's fine."
"Just take a good rest first and get familiar with the Tailed Beast chakra slowly."
"In the future, Miss Yueji, you'll become the village's very first Jinchuriki!"
Shimoku gave instructions, advising Yueji to rest well.
Then he pulled Orochimaru along and left together.
Since the sealing ritual had succeeded, the following processes would become much easier.
By continuing with this exact method, they could mass-produce numerous [Pseudo-Jinchuriki].
Even if not ten or eight, as long as four or five Kage-level combat-capable [Pseudo-Jinchuriki] were produced,
the entire Homura Hidden Village would quickly ascend into a new force capable of rivaling the Five Great Hidden Villages.
Even if Shimoku himself wasn't in the village,
Homura Hidden Village wouldn't fall easily to external threats.
This was the real reason why Shimoku had pushed forward with the "Pseudo-Jinchuriki Plan".
After all, across the entire Ninja World, Shimoku had no equal when it came to covert attacks and sabotage.
Precisely for this reason, Shimoku had to keep his faction strong enough to avoid being ambushed or caught off guard later...
After leaving the sealing laboratory,
Orochimaru locked eyes on Shimoku, his pupils gleaming with excitement—without a word, he lunged forward, seized Shimoku's arm, and began sniffing it frantically,
Looking like he couldn't resist taking a bite—right then and there.
What else could he do? This was a real, living Sage Body—perfect and untouched!
So much more enticing than those Hashirama's cells floating in nutrient tanks!
If possible, Orochimaru would have traded everything he had for it!
Of course, even though he appeared crazed now,
He still retained his senses and did not attack Shimoku.
Because Orochimaru understood perfectly well—
Even when Shimoku had only possessed a pair of Mangekyō previously, he had barely managed to fight him and had been forced to feign defeat.
Now facing this perfect Sage Body along with those Sharingan eyes whose abilities were unknown but certainly further developed, there was no way he could win.
Trying to take over this flawless body was practically impossible.
Moreover, the kid was dangerously clever—always on edge and fully alert.
And never give him even the slimmest chance to pull it off…
"Stop sniffing! It's disgusting!"
Shimoku angrily kicked Orochimaru away.
He had known from the beginning that once his Sage Body was exposed, Orochimaru would surely cling onto him like a madman!
He needed to find a way to throw Orochimaru off his trail!
Otherwise, he'd never get a moment's peace again!
...
"Oh! What a massive chakra presence! So vibrant, so alive—the sheer vitality in these cells!"
"Absolutely amazing!"
"Shimoku-kun... Lord Shimoku, where exactly did you obtain this complete Sage Body?"
Orochimaru peeled away his disguise, instantly transforming into a beautiful young girl. Flirting shamelessly with fake girlish tones, she pursued relentlessly.
For his goals, Lady Serpent had long abandoned any concept of gender.
In fact, his own physical form was nothing but disposable vessels—discardable the moment they were no longer useful.
Of course, if he could manage to take over a perfect Sage Body,
That would be absolutely ideal!
For the next few decades, he wouldn't have to worry about his soul rotting the body from within and forcing yet another switch.
"Tsk!"
"Don't even think about it. There's no way I'll tell you. And besides, you can't copy it either!"
Shimoku shuddered visibly and rejected without hesitation.
After all, he couldn't possibly say,
That it was all obtained through the System...
Not that you'd ever manage to copy it anyway...
At this, a flash of sharp light flickered across Orochimaru's eyes.
Obviously,
He hadn't given up yet.
Still thinking hard about how to extract information regarding the Sage Body from Shimoku.
When it came to science and the pursuit of immortality,
No one was more determined than him...
However, just at this moment,
The [Kongō] ring from the Akatsuki in Orochimaru's hand suddenly lit up,
Emitting a streak of red light.
It seemed to signal him that the regular Akatsuki meeting would soon begin.
This scene quickly caught Shimoku's attention.
In an instant, several schemes flashed through Shimoku's mind, and he swiftly made his decision.
"Orochimaru, that's a message from Akatsuki, right?"
Shimoku asked with a wicked grin.
Orochimaru nodded naturally as well, without hiding anything.
After all, the first flicker of the signal was simply a reminder for members to wrap up their current tasks quickly.
The meeting would begin in ten minutes.
So there was no rush just yet.
...
"Is there anything else Lord Shimoku wishes to instruct me?"
"Orochimaru, let's make another deal."
"Oh? I'm all ears."
"What you want is nothing more than a perfect body possessing [Kekkei Genkai], or one capable of immortality, right?"
Shimoku asked directly.
He clearly knew that Orochimaru's trump card technique—[Living Corpse Reincarnation]—was precisely the fundamental guarantee of his immortality. It let him transfer his consciousness into another body, granting him eternal life.
However, such a heretical technique also caused the soul to greatly accelerate the rate at which it consumed the flesh; often making the host body Orochimaru inhabited lose its vitality and nearly collapse within a short time.
Therefore, in order to achieve true immortality,
he crazily longed for a more perfect body for reincarnation.
"You plan to exchange the secret of [Sage Body]?"
A spark of delight flashed across Orochimaru's heart, and his breathing quickened slightly.
"Not exactly."
"But besides [Sage Body], there are two other options that can satisfy your desire for immortality. Interested in hearing them out?"
Upon hearing this, Orochimaru became genuinely interested.
Despite priding himself on being knowledgeable and widely read,
he had never heard of anything stronger than [Sage Body] or [Sharingan] when it came to [Kekkei Genkai]—especially something suitable for his own reincarnation!
Still, even though this brat Shimoku was sly,
he wouldn't be stupid enough to lie just to trick him.
Not that easy to deceive, he assured himself.
Orochimaru smirked slightly. "Fine then."
Might as well hear him out and see what angle this kid was working on.
"Of course I'm interested. Please, go ahead!"
Orochimaru nodded in agreement, indicating for Shimoku to proceed.
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