The Chimera Technique is very special. The basic application allows one to fuse with a summoning beast, while the advanced application can even fuse with Kekkei Genkai.
Hiruko had no interest in fusing with summoning beasts.
As the person who successfully researched the Chimera Technique, his goal from the very beginning was to fuse five different Kekkei Genkai.
However, fusing with Kekkei Genkai is a bit difficult.
For example, it must be done at a specific time and place for it to work.
It's not impossible to fuse at other times, but the difficulty increases to an epic level. Unless luck is truly on your side, failure is certain.
And the consequence of failure is death.
Today, Hiruko finally awaited his first chance to fuse with a Kekkei Genkai.
Looking at the corpse of Pakura lying within the ritual circle, Hiruko's face showed extreme excitement and fanaticism.
"My first step to success starts with Scorch Release!"
With that, Hiruko activated the ritual circle and began to fuse Scorch Release from Pakura's body.
Speaking of Pakura, Hiruko was quite lucky.
Years ago, after fleeing from Konoha Village, he wandered to the Land of Water, where he just happened to witness Pakura being ambushed by the Hidden Mist ninjas.
As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold.
Hiruko, seizing the opportunity when the Mist ninjas were caught off guard, snatched Pakura's corpse and quickly ran off without leaving a trace.
Perhaps because they were certain Pakura was dead, the Mist ninjas didn't make things complicated. After chasing Hiruko for a short distance, they returned to their village to report.
Just like that, Hiruko took advantage of Pakura's still-warm body and quickly used some methods to preserve it.
Years later, the body still retained the freshness it had when it died, not at all like a decayed, old corpse.
This undoubtedly increased Hiruko's chances of successfully merging the Kekkei Genkai.
"Ah~"
As the Kekkei Genkai fusion began, Hiruko felt an unprecedented pain.
The pain came not just from his body, but more from his soul.
It felt like someone had placed his and Pakura's souls into a container and started stirring them wildly.
However, Hiruko could also feel that he seemed to be improving, bit by bit.
As time passed, the pain decreased, and the feeling of comfort grew stronger.
When the last bit of pain left Hiruko, he understood that he had succeeded.
"Haha."
On the ground, drenched in sweat, Hiruko was breathing heavily, greedily inhaling every breath of air.
"This feeling... is just amazing."
He clenched his fist, feeling better than he had ever felt before.
Lying on the ground for a while, he quickly stood up again, excited.
He couldn't wait to experience the feeling of Scorch Release.
Closing his eyes, he carefully focused on the new ability within him, and then, with the utmost concentration, he clapped his hands together.
"Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder"
This move was Pakura's signature technique.
When this technique is used, several fireball-like objects appear around the user. In close combat, if they touch the enemy's body, it evaporates the water within the enemy's body, turning them into a dried corpse.
Unfortunately, this move was not activated by Hiruko.
When others clap their hands, what they want happens.
When he clapped his hands, nothing happened.
"Strange, this shouldn't be the case. Did I use the jutsu incorrectly?"
Scratching his head, Hiruko's small eyes were filled with confusion.
Fortunately, he didn't give up and tried again a few times.
But all failed.
"Why? I clearly merged successfully, so why can't I use Scorch Release?"
Hiruko howled at the sky. If a song like "One Cut Plum" played at this moment, it would better reflect his feelings.
"Forget it, I'll just consider this a failed fusion."
"Next, I'll have Zetsu help and capture the rest of the Kekkei Genkai users."
"After merging a few more times, I don't believe every time will fail like this."
Adjusting his mood, Hiruko thought about going back to sleep.
But just as he lifted his foot to walk, as soon as he took one step, his body moved uncontrollably and zoomed out, slamming hard into the mountain wall.
Hiruko: ????
"Peanut kidney grindstone?"
The battered and bruised Hiruko calmly looked around first. After confirming no one had witnessed his embarrassing moment, he immediately put on a painful expression.
"It really hurts."
Fortunately, after the fusion, Hiruko's pain tolerance had greatly improved, and he quickly recovered.
"Was that just now… Swift Release?"
He calmed down and thought carefully, quickly realizing something.
The Kekkei Genkai he obtained after merging with Pakura was not Scorch Release, but it seemed to be Swift Release?
"Why is it Swift Release and not Scorch Release?"
Hiruko couldn't figure it out right away.
He could only blame it on the Chimera Technique.
After all, this technique was so mysterious and strange that even he hadn't fully understood it.
"Well, it's still a good thing. At least it proves that the technique can indeed merge Kekkei Genkais."
"It's just that the fused Kekkei Genkai might change."
"No big deal, Swift Release it is."
"Maybe in the future, I could even earn a title like 'Silver Flash.'"
At this point, Hiruko's mindset was really good, completely unlike the arrogant and foolish character in the movie.
The sun rose and set, and soon it was noon the next day.
Konoha Village was as lively as always, and Naruto, following Kushina's instructions, had called Hinata and Neji over to his house for lunch.
During this time, a small incident occurred.
Because Naruto first called out to Hinata, the two of them went to find Neji together.
When Neji found out that Hinata was going to Naruto's house for lunch, before Naruto could even invite him, Neji immediately spoke up, saying he would go with Hinata.
He then subtly placed himself behind Hinata, making sure to prevent Naruto from taking any advantage.
Although Naruto never intended to take advantage in the first place, seeing Neji's actions made him feel a bit awkward.
Hinata, on the other hand, was so embarrassed she nearly fainted.
Seeing this, Neji directly carried Hinata on his back and started walking toward Naruto's house, which helped Hinata regain her composure.
"Eat more, you're still growing, you can't afford to be hungry."
At mealtime, Kushina happily served food to Hinata, making sure she didn't go hungry.
Hinata, too shy to refuse Kushina's kindness, ate as much as Kushina served her.
By the time Naruto served himself, he realized that the large bowl of rice had somehow disappeared without him noticing.
"Huh? Mom, where's the rice?"
"Huh? Impossible! I made ten servings of rice today!"
When Naruto spoke, Kushina thought her son had done something foolish again.
After giving Naruto a punch, she lifted the lid of the rice pot and saw that, indeed, the rice was gone.
"Sorry... Did I eat too much?"
At that moment, Hinata nervously raised her hand, her face completely red from embarrassment.
"Seriously, Hinata, can you eat that much?"
Before Kushina could say anything, Naruto immediately exclaimed in surprise, making Hinata feel even more embarrassed.
"Idiot."
Kushina gave Naruto a punch, then turned to Hinata with a smile and said, "It's okay, Auntie still has plenty of food here. You can eat as much as you want."
After saying that, she looked over at Minato, who was eating slowly.
"Minato, go to that XX shop in the east of the village and bring some food back."
"Isn't that shop too far from our place?"
"Don't you have the Flying Thunder God technique? There should be a mark you left in the village's east."
"You want me to use Flying Thunder God to go buy food?"
"What, is that a problem?"
"...Fine."
Minato put down his chopsticks and used Flying Thunder God, disappearing in a flash.
"Wow~ This technique of Dad's is so useful! If we ever run out of money, he can use it to deliver food."
Upon hearing this, Neji immediately gave Naruto a thumbs up.
"Only you, Naruto, would think of using the Fourth Hokage's Flying Thunder God technique to deliver food. I think you're the only one in the whole village with that kind of idea."
"Really? Hahaha, Neji, you're overpraising me."
Kushina covered her face, feeling a bit embarrassed to watch.
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