Chapter 28

How is that any different from being stripped bare?

No, even being stripped bare wouldn't be this shameful!

"No! It's too shameful!"

Mei Terumi shouted with a flushed face.

Shi Yuan sneered, "Itachi don't have the qualifications to resist!"

Mei Terumi was still severely injured, and even moving was difficult, let alone resisting!

Shi Yuan walked to her side, made a light cut on his hand, and a drop of blood appeared.

Then he condensed chakra into the blood and, under Mei Terumi’s uneasy gaze, pressed it onto her neck.

*Hum—*

Mei Terumi trembled all over, the intense throbbing causing her to collapse onto the ground instantly.

Intense pain swept through her entire body!

"Ah!!! What did Itachi do to me?"

A painful, hoarse roar came from the depths of Mei Terumi’s throat, and her entire face turned deathly pale.

"Just a small experiment. I hope Itachi don't disappoint me!"

Shi Yuan looked at the suffering Mei Terumi with anticipation.

Just now, he had applied the Heavenly Demon Tattoo to Mei Terumi!

He wanted to see if anyone could withstand his power!

If they could, perhaps they could accompany him for a long time in the future, and he wouldn't have to be alone in his eternal life.

That was a punishment, not what he wanted.

Shi Yuan added calmly, "If Itachi can endure it, the benefits Itachi receive will be beyond your imagination!"

Orochimaru’s pupils constricted.

He hadn't expected Shi Yuan to think so highly of Mei Terumi, and for a moment, his mood became somewhat complex.

"Are Itachi going to teach her the immortality method?"

Shi Yuan said calmly, "No, but other secret arts will be enough."

Orochimaru nodded, feeling relieved.

The immortality method was too important and absolutely could not be easily given to others.

"Immortality?!"

Mei Terumi, wracked with pain, widened her eyes in shock upon hearing this word.

In an instant, the pain throughout her body seemed to disappear.

This was immortality!

For thousands of years in the ninja world, the thirst and pursuit for immortality had never ceased!

But until now, she hadn't heard of a single person who had succeeded!

But now, it seemed Shi Yuan had already found the method!

Although Shi Yuan didn't intend to give it to her, as long as she stayed by his side, there would always be a chance to obtain it!

A single thought remained in Mei Terumi’s mind:

Hold on!

No matter what, I must hold on!

No one could refuse the temptation of immortality, and neither could she!

And she still had a village to save!

She hadn't dealt with that dog of a man yet!

She...

She still had too many things left to do; how could she not hold on!

Time passed slowly.

In the quiet base, only the sound of Mei Terumi’s painful roars echoed.

"Stop, if Itachi continue like this, Itachi will die!"

Shi Yuan took a deep breath and said.

"No, I... can!"

Mei Terumi gritted her teeth and roared with difficulty.

Conversations like this had happened I don't know how many times.

But Mei Terumi had always managed to endure it with difficulty.

"Ah!!!"

Suddenly, Mei Terumi let out a heart-wrenching cry, rolling on the ground in agony.

Shi Yuan watched calmly, but his hands tightened involuntarily.

"This is the final rejection reaction. As long as Itachi endure it, Itachi will succeed!"

Mei Terumi didn't respond; she had already been completely overwhelmed by the pain that felt like it was tearing her apart.

The roars continued to echo.

Mei Terumi’s voice had become completely hoarse.

She had even lost all her strength, her body collapsing limply onto the ground, twitching.

A mysterious transformation was taking place within her body.

I don't know how much time passed.

Mei Terumi’s body suddenly calmed down.

"Success!"

Shi Yuan smiled in pleasant surprise.

He was even more excited than when he created a secret art.

He turned to look at Orochimaru. "In the future, there will be one more companion on our path to immortality!"

Orochimaru nodded.

The willpower Mei Terumi had just displayed was indeed surprising.

"I... endured... it."

Mei Terumi said in a hoarse voice.

"Congratulations! Next, do not resist my chakra."

Shi Yuan said with a smile, then activated the Life Chain, linking his own chakra with Mei Terumi’s.

*Hum—*

Terrifying, life-filled chakra surged into Mei Terumi’s body.

Instantly, the injuries on Mei Terumi’s body began to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, all the injuries on Mei Terumi’s body were healed!

"This... my injuries are healed?"

She looked at her body, feeling it was incredible.

"That's right, your body has completely recovered, healthier than at any period in the past!"

Shi Yuan continued, "Next, do not resist, and cooperate well with me in my research."

Mei Terumi had just stood up straight when she staggered, looking at him with resentment.

Can Itachi just act like a human being!

I just went through such a painful test, and Itachi're already making me a research subject?

Hidden Mist Village.

Just as Mei Terumi had thought.

After discovering she was missing, the Hozuki clan, the Kaguya clan, the Terumi clan, and the Kekkei Genkai ninjas began to gather.

Preparing to launch a rebellion!

The entire Hidden Mist Village instantly fell into turmoil.

And at this moment, in the Mizukage building.

Zetsu appeared with the severely injured Fuguki Suikazan and the Great Sword Samehada, saying gloomily:

"Orochimaru appeared and attacked our people."

"Fortunately, they took Mei Terumi away, so our plan can proceed smoothly."

Obito looked displeased. "That bastard Orochimaru is simply ungrateful. Once I finish dealing with things here, I'll go and take care of him!"

The plan for the Hidden Mist Village was related to Rin’s revenge; whoever dared to hinder him had to die!

Zetsu said, "Something is wrong with this incident. Take a look at this and Itachi'll know."

After saying this, he directly played the recorded footage from earlier.

It was exactly the scene where Shi Yuan used the Lightning Waterfall!

The astonishing amount of chakra, the unprecedented ninjutsu, and the terrifying power capable of changing the terrain!

Obito was silent for a while before asking, "Who is he?"

"Orochimaru’s disciple, Shi Yuan!"

Obito’s brow furrowed instantly.

Shi Yuan’s strength was immense, but more importantly, Shi Yuan was too mysterious.

He had absolutely no intelligence on him, and coupled with Shi Yuan’s strength, it made him quite wary.

After all, apart from Kamui, his true strength wasn't particularly powerful!

"Collect intelligence on him immediately, the more the better!"

Without sufficient intelligence, Obito didn't plan to clash with Shi Yuan for the time being.

Intuition told him that this was a guy who was not easy to deal with!

"Understood!"

Zetsu’s figure disappeared, and Obito looked at the still-unconscious Fuguki Suikazan and the Great Sword Samehada, saying coldly:

"Useless things, leaving the Great Sword Samehada in your hands is a waste!"

After saying this, he directly activated Kamui to store Fuguki Suikazan and the Great Sword Samehada into another dimension.

Then he looked through the window at the people gradually gathering in the Hidden Mist Village, his expression becoming incomparably cold.

"Let it be chaotic, the more chaotic the better!"

In the base.

Mei Terumi looked at Shi Yuan gloomily. "I heard everything Itachi said just now—immortality!"

She emphasized the last two words heavily.

Shi Yuan paused, then looked at her and smiled.

"We were just joking."

I'm so angry I could die!

Mei Terumi gritted her teeth in anger.

However, she also knew that such a thing couldn't be given to others.

As long as she stayed by his side, there would be a chance one day.

"Bring it on, who's afraid of whom!"

Without needing Shi Yuan to order her, she took the initiative to go to the operating table and lie down.

*Heh~*

Shi Yuan smiled as he watched her back, saying with a laugh, "Actually, Itachi don't need to lie there!"

Mei Terumi’s body stiffened, her face turning red, but she still lay on the operating table without a word.

Shi Yuan felt it was somewhat funny, but he didn't tease her anymore.

Compared to these small matters, research was more important!

He came to Mei Terumi’s side, feeling that she was a bit nervous, and couldn't help but say:

"Don't worry, the following research won't harm Itachi; it might even be beneficial to Itachi, but it requires your full cooperation!"

Beneficial?

Mei Terumi was a bit confused, but she nodded anyway.

After hearing Shi Yuan’s "disappointment" remarks a few times, she knew in her heart that the benefits Shi Yuan spoke of would likely exceed her imagination!

She couldn't help but feel a bit expectant.

Shi Yuan calmly extended his hand, hovering above Mei Terumi, and then:

Life Chain!

*Hum—*

Chakra spread from his hand, falling onto Mei Terumi like flowing water, completely enveloping her!

*Hoo...*

The moment the chakra fell, Mei Terumi involuntarily got goosebumps; she let out a long breath, controlling her body not to instinctively resist.

"Guide my chakra into your body!"

Shi Yuan said in a deep voice.

After Mei Terumi did as she was told, she immediately had a peculiar feeling; it seemed as if some special thing was inside her body, and the strange feeling made her feel very uncomfortable all over.

It was as if Shi Yuan had entered her body.

It felt weird, making her face turn a bit red.

"Now, start condensing Boil Release chakra!"

Shi Yuan’s voice rang out, instantly waking Mei Terumi from her fantasies, and she hurriedly did as she was told.

"Is this Boil Release chakra?"

Shi Yuan activated the Byakugan and instantly saw the chakra within Mei Terumi’s body, while simultaneously using the Life Chain to sense it further.

In this situation, he almost felt the entire process of the chakra change within Mei Terumi’s body.

"Water Release chakra, and Fire Release chakra—the two types of chakra have already completed their nature transformation within Mei Terumi’s body!"

"Not only that, they have also fused within the body; this is the so-called Boil Release chakra!"

"It's just that this ratio is very subtle; if the ratio is wrong, I'm afraid it will cause serious injury to the meridian system within the body, or even death!"

"The ratio is close to 6:4, with a larger amount of Water Release chakra!"

"I must further refine the fusion ratio of the two, as well as the timing of the fusion..."

Shi Yuan didn't say a word, his attention entirely focused on the research.

In this state, his concentration was unprecedented, and he could barely feel anything else.

Only his brain was running at high speed, countless sparks of inspiration and knowledge colliding and combining, thereby birthing a new secret art!

Mei Terumi looked up at Shi Yuan, somewhat dazed.

At this moment, it looked as if the two of them were staring at each other.

This feeling was something Mei Terumi enjoyed.

Orochimaru stood by the side without a word, staring closely at Shi Yuan; although he still hadn't detected anything from the observation just now, he still didn't want to miss any details.

Time passed slowly.

[Itachi have observed the formation process of Boil Release chakra and completely insighted the operating trajectory of Boil Release chakra. Itachi have created the Boil Release Cultivation Method]

The voice in his mind startled Shi Yuan.

*Hoo...*

He let out a long breath; although his mind was somewhat exhausted, he was very excited at this moment.

Not because of the Boil Release Cultivation Method.

But because he had discovered the principle of Kekkei Genkai; after mastering this point, it would become extremely easy for him to research other Kekkei Genkai.

[Boil Release Cultivation Method: After cultivating according to this method, Itachi will master Boil Release!]

The explanation was extremely simple, but the effect was extremely astonishing.

But after Shi Yuan read it carefully once, he showed a look of surprise.

"Although it seems to be the Boil Release Cultivation Method, in reality, the focus of the cultivation falls on the cultivation of the nature transformation of Water Release and Fire Release chakra!"

"Only when both reach a certain level, or if one originally has Boil Release chakra in their body, can it be cultivated!"