Chapter 60

Zetsu appeared, carrying the heavily wounded Suika Sand Jinchūriki and the Great Sword Samehada, and said in a low voice:

"Orochimaru appeared and attacked our people."

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

Obito's expression darkened. "That bastard Orochimaru simply doesn't know what's good for him. Once I finish dealing with things here, I'll go take care of him!"

The Mist Village's plan concerned Rin's revenge—anyone who dared to obstruct him had to die!

Zetsu said, "Something's off about this incident. Take a look at this and you'll understand."

After speaking, he directly played back the visual record he had just captured.

It was the moment Ishihara used Lightning Waterfall!

An astonishing amount of chakra, an unprecedented ninjutsu, and a terrifying power capable of reshaping the terrain!

Obito was silent for a moment, then asked, "Who is he?"

"Orochimaru's disciple, Ishihara!"

Obito's brows immediately furrowed tightly.

Ishihara's strength was formidable, but more importantly, Ishihara was far too mysterious.

He had not a shred of intel on him, and combined with Ishihara's strength, this made him quite wary.

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

"Gather intel on him immediately—the more, the better!"

Without sufficient intel, Obito had no intention of confronting Ishihara for now.

His instincts told him this was a tough one to handle!

"Understood!"

Zetsu's figure vanished. Obito looked at the still-unconscious Suika Sand Jinchūriki and Great Sword Samehada and said coldly:

"Useless trash. The Great Sword Samehada is wasted in your hands!"

After speaking, he directly used Kamui to draw the Suika Sand Jinchūriki and Great Sword Samehada into the other dimension.

Then, looking through the window at the people gradually gathering in the Mist Village, his expression turned ice-cold.

"Let chaos reign—the more, the better!"

……

Inside the base.

Terumi Mei stared at Ishihara with a strange look. "I heard everything you just said, Longevity!"

She spoke those last two words with heavy emphasis.

Ishihara's expression paused for a beat, then he looked at her and smiled.

"We were just joking."

Infuriating this old lady!

Terumi Mei gritted her teeth in anger.

Still, she knew such a thing couldn't be handed off to anyone else.

As long as she stayed by his side, an opportunity would come one day.

"Fine, bring it on. Who's afraid of whom!"

Without needing Ishihara to instruct her, she voluntarily walked over and lay down on the operating table.

Heh~

Ishihara chuckled at her retreating back and said with a smile, "Actually, you don't need to lie down there!"

Terumi Mei's body stiffened, her face flushing slightly red, yet she still lay on the operating table without a word.

Ishihara found it somewhat amusing, but didn't tease her further.

Compared to these trivial matters, the research was more important!

He came to Terumi Mei's side, sensed that she was a bit nervous, and couldn't help but speak up:

"Don't worry. The upcoming research won't harm you—in fact, it'll benefit you. But I'll need your full cooperation!"

Beneficial?

Terumi Mei was somewhat puzzled, but still nodded.

After hearing several of Ishihara's 'disappointing' statements, she knew well that whatever Ishihara called a benefit would likely exceed her imagination!

A hint of anticipation stirred in her heart.

Ishihara calmly extended his hand, suspending it above Terumi Mei, and then:

Life Chains!

Hum—

Chakra spread out from his hand, flowing like water as it fell onto Terumi Mei's body, completely enveloping her!

Hoo……

The instant the chakra descended, Terumi Mei involuntarily broke out in goosebumps all over. She let out a breath, controlling her body to resist its instinctive urge to fight back.

"Guide my chakra into your body!"

Ishihara said in a deep voice.

After Terumi Mei complied, she immediately felt a peculiar sensation—as if something special was inside her body. The strange feeling made her utterly uncomfortable.

It was as if Ishihara had entered her body.

The odd sensation made her face flush slightly red.

"Now begin condensing Boil Release chakra!"

Ishihara's voice rang out, instantly snapping Terumi Mei out of her reverie. She hurriedly complied.

"So this is Boil Release chakra?"

The moment Ishihara activated his Byakugan, he saw the chakra inside Terumi Mei's body, and at the same time used his Life Chains to sense even further.

Under these circumstances, he nearly felt the entire process of chakra change within Terumi Mei's body.

"Water Release chakra, and Fire Release chakra — the two kinds of chakra have already completed their nature transformation inside Terumi Mei's body!"

"Not only that, they have also fused within her body — this is what is called Boil Release chakra!"

"It's just that this ratio is extremely delicate; once the ratio is off, it will likely cause severe damage to the meridian system within the body, or even death!"

"The ratio is close to 6:4, with the amount of Water Release chakra being slightly greater!"

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

Ishihara said not a word, his attention entirely focused on his research.

In this state, his concentration was unprecedented; he could barely perceive anything else.

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

Terumi Mei tilted her head back, watching Ishihara in a slight daze.

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

This feeling made Terumi Mei very much enjoy it.

Orochimaru stood beside them in silence, staring intently at Ishihara. Although his observation just now had still failed to detect anything, he still did not wish to let slip a single detail.

Time slowly passed.

【You observed the formation process of Boil Release chakra, and thoroughly discerned the trajectory of Boil Release chakra. You have created the Boil Release Cultivation Method】

The voice in his mind jolted Ishihara awake.

Haa…

He let out a long breath. Although his mind was somewhat weary, at this moment he was extremely excited.

It was not because of the Boil Release Cultivation Method.

Rather, it was because he had discovered the principle behind Kekkei Genkai. Once he mastered this point, researching other Kekkei Genkai would become extremely easy for him.

【Boil Release Cultivation Method: After cultivating according to this method, one will master Boil Release!】

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

However, after Ishihara carefully read through it once, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

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

"Only when the two have reached a certain level, or one already possesses Boil Release chakra within their body, can it be cultivated!"