"Miss Raiko, are you interested in my techniques as well?" Orochimaru was surprised by Raiko's request.
For someone who was once one of the three great sages of the ninja world to be interested in his techniques was unexpected.
Raiko glanced at Orochimaru and said calmly, "Anything that can enhance power and strength interests me."
In her past life, Raiko wouldn't have cared for Orochimaru's techniques. After all, no technology could compare to her thousand-year-old sage serpent body.
But now, even the smallest gain was valuable. Anything that could accelerate her growth was worth acquiring.
"Very well, Miss Raiko, please follow me."
Orochimaru led Raiko through his laboratory.
In a room filled with rows of large glass tanks, Orochimaru explained, "Miss Raiko, these are my cloned subordinates. They possess the abilities of the Kaguya clan."
"However, for some reason, they can't fully utilize the power of the original bodies."
Orochimaru looked at Raiko, hoping to hear her insights.
He had detailed his scientific techniques to see if this great sage could help improve them.
Raiko saw through Orochimaru's thoughts immediately but didn't say anything. She walked to the tanks and placed her hand on one.
After a few minutes, Raiko spoke, "The accelerated growth period is too short. While they have the intelligence of children, their souls are too weak, not even comparable to beasts. Naturally, they can't possess strong chakra."
"However, with some sacrificial techniques, they could be useful as suicide squads."
"This is a forbidden technique for flesh fusion, allowing these clones to function as giant summoning beasts."
Raiko picked up a piece of rock from the wall and held it in her hand.
"Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation!"
With the sage technique, the rock rapidly transformed into a 20-centimeter-wide, one-meter-long piece of white paper.
Words appeared on the paper, describing a forbidden technique called 'Flesh Fusion.'
Once the forbidden technique was written, the paper folded itself into a scroll and floated to Orochimaru.
Is this the power of sage techniques?
Seeing Raiko's casual display of creation, Orochimaru was both excited and envious.
It made him crave the power of sage techniques even more.
Orochimaru took the scroll and respectfully said, "Thank you, Miss Raiko."
Raiko waved her hand, "Continue."
"Yes." Orochimaru led Raiko to observe other parts of the laboratory.
After visiting several labs, Orochimaru brought Raiko to the last one.
"Miss Raiko, this is the embryonic fusion laboratory."
Raiko raised an eyebrow. "Embryonic fusion?"
Orochimaru nodded, "By cultivating embryos using target cells and then fusing them with one's cells, we can create individuals with dual bloodline abilities."
"In theory, this technique could combine the bloodlines of the Senju, Uchiha, and other clans, creating a new embryo that develops into a complete individual."
"Such an individual would possess all the bloodline abilities, with limitless potential, making them an ideal vessel for reincarnation."
"Unfortunately, my current technology isn't advanced enough to achieve this."
Bloodline fusion?
Raiko was intrigued. If Orochimaru's words were true, she could design a vessel with immense potential that perfectly suited her needs.
This would save her the trouble of searching for other reincarnation vessels.
Moreover, Raiko had just thought of an interesting idea.
"Give me all the related data."
Orochimaru was thrilled to hear this. "Yes, Miss Raiko."
...
Nightfall.
Under a large tree in the Forest of Death, a campfire burned brightly.
"Damn Aburame brat, don't let me catch you, or you'll regret it," Ringo Ameyuri muttered irritably, carving a stick with her blade.
In principle, one shouldn't light a fire at night in the Forest of Death as it attracts other teams.
However, since their Earth Scroll was stolen by the Aburame kid, the Mist team needed to take at least two more scrolls to complete their mission and reach the Central Tower.
For the powerful Mist team, lighting a fire was a good way to lure their prey.
Haku and Chojuro were hiding nearby, leaving Ringo Ameyuri by the fire.
Whoosh!
A masked figure appeared near Ringo Ameyuri.
After celebrating with Sakura and Kiba back in Konoha, Shishou had returned to the Forest of Death to find Ringo Ameyuri.
"Who's there?"
Ringo Ameyuri hurled her lightning-infused stick towards the masked figure.
Catching the stick effortlessly, Shishou approached Ringo Ameyuri.
Seeing her attack caught so easily, Ringo Ameyuri frowned, drawing her twin blades and charging with a flash of lightning.
In response, Shishou formed a single hand sign.
"Sage Art: Earth Prison Defense Barrier!"
A four-meter-diameter half-sphere of earth enclosed Shishou.
This was a sage-modified version of the Earth Release: Earth Prison Dome, with enhanced defense that ordinary lightning techniques couldn't penetrate.
Shishou used the Earth Prison to cover himself and then used the Flying Thunder God technique to move to a shadowy area outside.
He wanted Ringo Ameyuri to use her technique from earlier so he could observe it closely.
"This isn't an ordinary Earth Release," Ringo Ameyuri muttered, seeing her lightning strikes fail.
Crossing her twin blades, her aura surged after three seconds.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Strike!"
A silver-white lightning slash erupted from Ringo Ameyuri's blades, shattering Shishou's Earth Prison.
"It really does contain sage chakra. How does she do it?"
Seeing his shattered Earth Prison, Shishou confirmed his suspicions.
He appeared before Ringo Ameyuri and asked directly, "Did Mei Terumi teach you this technique?"
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Hearing Raiko casually mention Mei Terumi's name, Ringo Ameyuri frowned, and a flash of killing intent appeared in her eyes.
Mei Terumi had not only given her the Twin Blades: Kiba but also taught her sage techniques, making her like a half-teacher to Ringo Ameyuri. She would not tolerate anyone disrespecting her.
Sensing Ringo Ameyuri's killing intent, Shishou raised an eyebrow.
Then, he lifted a finger, and a fiery red Rasengan appeared instantly.
"Huh... it's you?"
Seeing the Rasengan in Shishou's hand, Ringo Ameyuri was momentarily dumbfounded, and her killing intent dissipated immediately.
Shishou had demonstrated the Rasengan in front of her twice before, once with water and once with fire, leaving a deep impression on her.
Shishou removed his mask and smiled, "You still haven't answered my question?"
Seeing it was really Shishou, Ringo Ameyuri pouted and sat by the campfire, calling out to the shadows, "Haku, Chojuro, keep an eye on the surroundings."
The earlier commotion had naturally alerted Haku and Chojuro, but not knowing the enemy's strength, they hadn't shown themselves.
"Yes," came the responses from the shadows as the two disappeared.
Shishou sat by the campfire, facing Ringo Ameyuri, and looked up at her.
Ringo Ameyuri continued to carve her stick and said, "You're probably asking about my method of integrating sage energy into my ninjutsu, right?"
"It's actually quite simple. You absorb natural energy and immediately release it. This way, even if you can't enter Sage Mode, you can enhance your jutsu's power."
Shishou was surprised and looked at her with interest.
"Absorb and then immediately release?"
The difficulty of Sage Mode lay in the precise balance of natural energy and one's own chakra. Absorbing too much natural energy could harm the body, causing petrification.
Because of this, when teaching sage techniques, Shishou had always had the Great Slug Sage and the three snake sisters supervise to clear excess natural energy immediately.
He hadn't expected Ringo Ameyuri to come up with such a bold method—absorbing and then immediately releasing it.
This woman was indeed a genius.
However, though 'absorb and immediately release' sounded simple, successfully executing it like Ringo Ameyuri required immense chakra control.
After all, natural energy wasn't easy to tame.
Ringo Ameyuri, still carving her stick, continued, "Yes, absorb and immediately release. This way, excess natural energy can't harm the body."
"For someone like me, who hasn't fully mastered sage techniques, it's very useful."
"Of course, this method only works for me."
Shishou was curious, "Why only for you?"
Ringo Ameyuri looked at the wooden stick she had carved and started roasting it over the fire.
"Because any mistake in this method would cause severe damage to the body. So only I can use it."
Shishou looked puzzled, "You mean you've never made a mistake?"
Ringo Ameyuri shook her head, "No, I mean I don't fear mistakes."
Shishou raised an eyebrow, "Why?"
Ringo Ameyuri answered matter-of-factly, "Because I'm dying."
"..."
Hearing Ringo Ameyuri so calmly state that she was dying, Shishou was taken aback.
Firstly, he hadn't expected such a reason.
Because she was dying, she didn't fear bodily harm or making mistakes, making this method only usable by her. It was a reasonable logic chain.
Secondly, the fact that a seventeen-year-old Ringo Ameyuri could face death so calmly left him quite shocked.
He then remembered that in the original story, Ringo Ameyuri, as the second user of the Twin Blades, had indeed died young due to illness.
Shishou asked, "So you came to Konoha to seek treatment from Tsunade?"
Ringo Ameyuri nodded, waving her stick, "Yes, Lady Mei arranged it and has already contacted Konoha's Tsunade. That's why I'm here for the Chunin Exams with them."
Hearing that Ringo Ameyuri was indeed with a team of three, Shishou's face darkened, "So you replaced one of them to participate in the Chunin Exams?"
Ringo Ameyuri pouted, "Tsunade hasn't returned yet. I'm bored."
Shishou shook his head with a wry smile, "So I guessed right."
Then he asked, "Do you know what illness you have?"
Ringo Ameyuri shook her head, "They couldn't find out."
Shishou extended his right hand, "Give me your hand, I'll check you."
On Mei Terumi's behalf, Shishou decided to use his parasitic insects to examine Ringo Ameyuri's body to identify her illness.
"I didn't know you could use medical ninjutsu."
Ringo Ameyuri muttered and extended her hand to Shishou.
She had heard from Mei Terumi about this man's strength.
The strongest in the ninja world, the so-called number one.
Moreover, Mei Terumi had intended for Shishou to check her if Tsunade couldn't find the problem.
Holding Ringo Ameyuri's small hand, Shishou attentively sensed the feedback from his parasitic insects.
Before long, he opened his eyes and looked at Ringo Ameyuri with a puzzled expression.
"Your body seems perfectly normal, apart from slightly low cell activity."
According to his insects' feedback, Ringo Ameyuri's body was fine, except for slightly low cell activity.
Ringo Ameyuri, waving her stick, said indifferently, "That's what the Mist medical-nin said too, but I keep coughing up blood periodically, and it's getting worse."
"Looks like I'm doomed this time."
Hearing this, Shishou frowned, "After Tsunade checks you, if she still can't find the problem, I'll think of something."
Such a talented kunoichi, it would be a shame if she died.
Moreover, if all else failed, Mei Terumi would surely ask him to help.
If it came to that, Shishou could consider infusing her with the power of Hashirama or the sage bloodline of the White Snake Sage.
He couldn't believe that awakening the sage body in Ringo Ameyuri wouldn't save her.
Ringo Ameyuri, hearing this, clasped her hands in thanks.
"Thank you."
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This fanfiction is complete on my P@treon. If you want to read it, you can find it at p@treon.com/Betek.
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