[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-grind-is-my-ninja-way":3,"chapter-grind-is-my-ninja-way-grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-906":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Grind is My Ninja Way",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1481877,1929,"Chapter 906 903: Research and Dilemma","grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-906",906,"\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, more than two, nearly three hours had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was now late morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside a small wooden cabin—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beam of sunlight fell across Seimei's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyelids twitched slightly, trembled a few times, and then slowly opened in a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who am I?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where am I?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What am I supposed to be doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of nowhere, those three classic philosophical questions popped into Seimei's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his consciousness snapped back into focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting up, Seimei glanced at the time and mumbled, \"It's already 10 a.m., huh…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack crack crack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rolled his neck, stretched hard, and let out a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Phew\\\\~\\\\~\\\\~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following an instinctual mental link, he sensed the shadow clone he'd left behind in the village. Everything seemed normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like that whole situation's settled—for now. I can finally get back to training properly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he jumped out of bed, quickly washed up, popped a few upgraded soldier pills to fill his stomach, and headed to the massive boulder at the center of the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of immediately summoning shadow clones to begin training, Seimei first took out a sealing scroll from his ninja pouch—the one containing the Edo Tensei body of Shimura Danzō.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placing his palm on the seal and injecting his chakra, Seimei's mind entered the space within the scroll. There he saw Danzō, tightly restrained like a puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzō saw him too—and immediately started ranting:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brat, I'm the elder advisor of Konoha! Do you have any idea what consequences your actions will bring? Do you know what kind of burden this will place on the Uchiha clan—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei couldn't stand the noise. Before Danzō could finish, he activated the power of Shinra Banshō Fūjin and sealed his ability to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, not just his voice—even his ability to struggle was sealed off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Danzō was like a silent, hanging puppet—suspended in mid-air by eight chakra chains, completely helpless as Seimei conducted his research.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He studied Danzō's body. His soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even went so far as to tear open the Edo Tensei \"outer shell\" that made up his reanimated body to dig deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, using Reika no Jutsu (Spirit Transformation Technique), Seimei reached out with his soul to touch Danzō's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's when he saw something different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike normal souls, which float freely, Danzō's soul had two chains attached to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well—maybe \"chains\" isn't quite accurate. They were more like seals or markings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them looked like a massive net, tightly wrapped around the surface of his soul, completely restraining it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the right techniques, this net could be used to manipulate the soul trapped inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some testing, Seimei confirmed: this was the Edo Tensei binding seal—the one that Orochimaru uses to control reanimated shinobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given how strong the seal was, Seimei realized most techniques wouldn't be enough to free a soul once it's caught in this net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words—once someone is made into an Edo Tensei puppet, breaking free on their own is basically impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harsh, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the second mark on Danzō's soul was even more disturbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Edo Tensei seal only covered the surface of the soul, this one dug deep—like a spike nailed into the very core of his essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If pulled out recklessly, the soul would completely collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei had two theories about this second mark:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, it was a branding forced on by the Pure Land itself—meant to control the souls of shinobi after death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that's true, then the implications are terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rikudō Sennin—the Sage of Six Paths—might be using this method to collect and enslave souls across the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if you consider that his mother, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, once harvested humanity through the God Tree to create an army of White Zetsu… this idea doesn't sound so far-fetched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, it could be a natural law of the shinobi world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a spiritual rule—every soul of a dead ninja gets branded automatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To verify which is correct, Seimei would need to observe a few shinobi deaths firsthand to see exactly when and how the mark appears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But anything that might provoke the Sage of Six Paths… yeah, that's not something Seimei was ready to mess with yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So for now, he focused on one thing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How to make use of Danzō.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His first goal was to improve a technique he'd once conceptualized:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fūshin Sōkon: Keiyaku Shunshin no In — the \"Soul-Binding Contracted Instant Mark.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, it was just a rough idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after observing Danzō's soul, he now had a clearer understanding of how to actually implement the \"soul-binding\" part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he needed deeper knowledge of souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant improving his Reika no Jutsu even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's exactly what he was working on now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So—for the time being—all he could do was be patient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His second goal: taking advantage of the unlimited chakra supplied by the Edo Tensei body, effectively turning Danzō into a chakra generator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here's where the problem kicks in:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would siphoning too much chakra draw the attention of the Sage of Six Paths?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Seimei's first theory was right—that the second soul mark came from the Pure Land—then draining chakra from an Edo Tensei body might be seen as tampering with his system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would definitely get the Sage's attention—and not in a good way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it was the second theory—that it's a natural law—Danzō's Edo Tensei body still seemed to pull chakra from the Pure Land itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And guess who lives there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So either way, heavy chakra extraction might trigger a response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But giving up this \"chakra battery\"—no, chakra nuclear reactor—wasn't an option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was Seimei chronically short on chakra, this source could greatly boost his training speed. Plus, he was sure Orochimaru wouldn't want him to give it up either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the connection between Danzō and Orochimaru hadn't been severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Seimei believed his Shinra Banshō Fūjin could cut the bond between the summoned soul and the summoner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his latest research, he discovered that Edo Tensei's hold on a soul was far stronger than he'd assumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru likely still had a line of influence over Danzō.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just that, thanks to Seimei's seal, that link was dampened, not removed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru could still cancel the jutsu any time he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that happened, Seimei's seal wouldn't be able to stop the soul from returning to the Pure Land due to the second mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would mean losing access to Danzō's chakra… and possibly leaking sensitive information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why hasn't Orochimaru pulled the plug yet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simple. He's probably using this as a way to plant a spy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Seimei ever releases Danzō, Orochimaru could track the chakra connection back to this island—and to Seimei himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, as long as Danzō is here, Orochimaru can continue gathering intel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's a win-win for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why Seimei has to learn how to control souls before Orochimaru ends the jutsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then can he ensure that no information gets out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the quickest way to do that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finish developing the Soul-Binding Instant Contract Mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which means… he must level up his Reika no Jutsu even faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, his current 286,000 daily chakra investment wasn't enough anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since he didn't want to take chakra from other techniques, the only option left…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was to drain Danzō's chakra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But again—that might alert the Sage of Six Paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We're back to square one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei was caught in a dilemma once more.\u003C\u002Fp>",1243,"2026-06-06T03:31:02.936Z",1,"novelbin.me","859f4d43e5a0760132a3e446e2aec876ac8184e14ff09ea77ec50c369ed88025","grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-907","grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-905",1097,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrind-is-my-ninja-way-cover.jpg"]