Chapter 41: New Ideas

Inside the arena, even though the previous fighter had caused a problem by attacking the spectators, the next battle was arranged quickly nonetheless.

The audience, who had just been panicked by the attack, soon returned to the stands, and their fervent atmosphere gave off a very abnormal feeling.

Qimu Chao hadn't noticed before; only now, seeing the abnormal red veins in the eyes of the nearby spectators, he twitched his nose twice and said, "The air down here seems to be laced with a nerve‑stimulating drug. Inhaling a little won't cause any trouble, but over time it could turn people like the ones here into blood‑thirsty monsters."

Hm.

Upon hearing Qimu Chao, Orochimaru grew even more satisfied: "Indeed, the arena's master has spread a nerve‑stimulating drug inside the arena, radiating outward from the arena to the entire Underground City. Inhaling it for a long time can truly make people more blood‑thirsty and fanatical; such a drug was actually present in the past in the soldier‑ration pills."

However, when the Second Hokage discovered that the drug damages brain nerves and that long‑term use makes the mind abnormal and the body weaker, he ordered that the soldier‑ration pills no longer contain it, and the other four villages subsequently followed suit.

While explaining, Orochimaru grew more interested in Qimu Chao; his gaze at Qimu Chao carried a clear sense of possessiveness.

The Second Hokage had to conduct careful research to determine the drug's specific effects, yet he could sense its general impact with just a light sniff…

This is a raw jade of higher quality than Shui Men's, no, this jade has already been polished; I must make its radiance even brighter!

At such a young age, with such strong power, talent, and keen perception, if I could make him my disciple, my assistant, and guide him…

"Perhaps I can cultivate a monster that alone can rival the First Hokage and the Second Hokage!"

After bidding farewell to Orochimaru and leaving the Underground City, the two returned to the room they had been in before.

Qimu Chao, who had previously been indifferent to the whole mission, became interested in the island's hidden secrets because of Orochimaru's mention of the Immortal Body.

He wants to obtain relevant information—more detailed, not just vague legends.

Even a tiny bit would suffice; those data could serve as blueprints for developing the two Magnetic Field Techniques, Shura Immortal Body and Shura Rebirth Secret.

After returning to the village, I also need to practice higher‑level medical ninjutsu; these will be the material I use to develop the Magnetic Field Techniques.

Fortunately, Konoha Village's medical ninjutsu, thanks to the First Hokage and Gongshou, is virtually unrivaled throughout the Ninja World; no one can match it, and the other villages can only try to catch up by taking a sharp‑edge sword approach.

For example, my father's enemy, Chiyo of Sunagakure, can only match Gongshou in poison usage; in other medical ninjutsu she falls short of Gongshou.

My father once told me he had seen the First Hokage's medical ninjutsu, which could be called peerless; even the ninja‑world's Shura Madara Uchiha praised it, saying it could swiftly heal all wounds without needing a Seal Formation, and his medical ninjutsu could also rapidly heal the injuries of those around him.

That isn't merely due to physical constitution; many hereditary traits and Bloodline Limits in the Ninja World can achieve rapid wound healing.

For example, the Uzumaki clan and the Taketori clan.

However, none of the members of those families possess healing abilities that reach the level of the First Hokage.

The reason is the First Hokage's super‑human level of medical ninjutsu.

Even Gongshou, now hailed as one of the Legendary Sannin, cannot match the First Hokage's former level of medical ninjutsu.

All along, because Magnetic Field Rotation can accelerate wound recovery and enable cellular regeneration, Qimu Chao has, consciously or not, neglected this aspect.

But today, Orochimaru's words made him recall those two techniques.

Especially the Shura Immortal Body; its ultimate secret can restore one even when flesh and blood have been pulverized into a vacuum, a level of recovery that is simply terrifying!

Moreover, these two techniques are like a key—a key that can usher a person into the ultimate realm!

Recalling the scenes he had previously seen, Qimu Chao suddenly got some inspiration.

However, this inspiration isn't about the Shura Immortal Body's body‑reconstruction ability; it's the inspiration he's long wanted to create for Kakashi—a technique that could boost his combat power.

To that end, he had previously studied the Eight Gates.

But that technique has many restrictions, great risk, and imposes extremely harsh requirements on its user, so it isn't suitable for Kakashi.

Qimu Chao, what have you thought of now?

In the Sea Tiger Worldview, the Shura Immortal Body first appeared during the clash between the two supreme masters, Tiandao and Darkness, who were both at the pinnacle of Magnetic Field Rotation.

Because of emotion and righteousness, Tiandao, the great white shark who had always driven his power with overwhelming murderous intent, abandoned that intent and became a little goldfish, living idly beyond the world.

However, to stop Darkness from killing his disciple Bai Cinan, whom he regarded as a son, Tiandao decided to slay Darkness; during the great battle he reclaimed the murderous intent he had abandoned, and with that overwhelming force propelled himself to his ultimate peak.

Moreover, as he unleashed his limit power, a shark‑spine protruded from his back, and its emergence pushed his strength beyond even his previous pinnacle.

Concentrating power along the spine, breaking limits, permeating the limbs—Qimu Chao recalled another world's secret technique similar to this state.

In the Death God world, the Four Maple Court family's unsaid mystery—Shun Hong.

The original world also had the saying that one should develop the spine first in martial training; in fantasy novels, mastering the spine can turn one into a dragon.

All these sayings suggest that this method might… be feasible!

Thinking of this, Qimu Chao, who had just returned to the room, greeted Shui Men: "Shui Men, I'm stepping out again."

"Ah? Do you have something else?"

Shui Men was startled; he'd just come back and was already preparing to leave again—truly not taking the mission seriously.

"Ah, just a tiny idea that needs to be tested outside."

Qimu Chao smiled, pushed open the room's door, giving Shui Men no chance to stop him: "I'll go ahead; I'll leave this place to you."

Snap—

The door shut, leaving Shui Men alone in the room, helpless.