With an excited heart, Shimoku quickly read through the explanation of [Baryon Mode].
He already fully understood the effectiveness of [Baryon Mode] and the immense explosive power it could unleash.
No need to elaborate further on that.
What surprised him, however, was the method required to activate it.
In short, 'Baryon Mode' involves combining numerous light particles to generate heavy particles, fully merging the chakra of a tailed beast with the jinchuriki's own chakra.
This process creates an entirely new type of chakra, instantly releasing massive amounts of energy—similar to nuclear fusion.
Therefore, activating 'Baryon Mode' requires a deep and high-level fusion between a ninja's chakra and a tailed beast's chakra!
And this isn't just about casually mixing them together—it's about fusing them into a completely new, high-energy form of chakra. It's a technique that consumes one's very life force, unleashing power beyond normal limits!
At its core, it bears some resemblance to [Eight Gates].
The difference lies in what gets burned away—one burns the ninja's life force, while the other burns the tailed beast's.
Thus, activating 'Baryon Mode' absolutely requires the willing cooperation of the tailed beast.
So he'd have to capture a tailed beast first and seal it inside his body?
To become a jinchuriki?
Then convince the tailed beast to willingly activate [Baryon Mode]?
That's no small feat!
After all, capturing a tailed beast isn't too hard, and becoming a jinchuriki isn't impossible either.
But convincing a tailed beast to willingly sacrifice itself—
Asking a tailed beast to activate [Baryon Mode] at the cost of its own life? Easier said than done!
Not every tailed beast was as foolish as the Nine-Tails, which had formed such a bond with Naruto that it willingly offered its life for the jinchuriki!
Even his well-trained Three-Tails Isobu was only outwardly obedient due to being overpowered.
Expecting it to willingly give up its life was simply impossible!
Shimoku didn't flatter himself into thinking he possessed such charm.
Moreover, even with the Nine-Tails' immense chakra reserves and strong vitality, [Baryon Mode] could only last for a few minutes at most.
Activating it once meant sacrificing an innocent tailed beast!
If he used another tailed beast instead—even if he drained it completely…
Would it even last long enough?
Maybe half a minute?
Or perhaps just ten seconds?
Too short!
What about using genjutsu to control the tailed beast and make it activate [Baryon Mode] willingly?
Shimoku wasn't sure, but odds were it wouldn't work.
After all, fusing tailed beast chakra with a ninja's chakra to create heavy particles is a delicate process.
It's not something crude like regular genjutsu could successfully control.
Unless it were a supreme genjutsu like [Tsukuyomi], there might be a slight chance.
Still, even then, success couldn't be guaranteed.
Because if the fusion failed during the process,
There was a good chance the [Baryon Mode] wouldn't activate—and he'd be blown to ashes instead.
...
After deep thought, Shimoku finally came up with another clever workaround.
Namely: using the system again to redeem another [Tailed Beast Form]!
That way, he could use his own tailed beast chakra to activate [Baryon Mode]...
Just like how he used [Immortal God Body] to bypass the system and activate [Eight Gates].
Although his current physical strength and proficiency weren't enough to open the Eighth Gate of the Eight Gates Release, this [Baryon Mode] seemed to have no restrictions. As long as he exchanged for the [Tailed Beast Form], he could use it.
But the [Tailed Beast Form] also cost ten thousand coins—it was still pretty expensive!
According to the system description, the [Tailed Beast Form] and [Immortal God Body] couldn't coexist! Not even a normal switch between them was possible!
After all, the former activated chakra to near plasma state, abandoning the normal body—making it even more active than the [Sage Body]. The latter made body cells completely inert, reaching an almost indestructible state.
This wasn't just a conflict anymore—it was a physical contradiction...
In other words, if he wanted to exchange for the [Tailed Beast Form] and activate 'Baryon Mode,' his [Immortal God Body] would be replaced, wasting a full ten thousand coins! That would be an insane waste!
Therefore, unless it was a critical moment, he couldn't easily exchange for the [Tailed Beast Form] or activate 'Baryon Mode'!
Mainly because it was just too damn expensive...
Of course, even if he couldn't easily use it, Shimoku had at least gained one last trump card!
If any unexpected situations happened again—even if Lord Madara were reborn or the Otsutsuki clan descended—he'd still have a chance to fight back!
What?
[Baryon Mode] doesn't last long enough and can't kill people?
Then I'll just open the [Eight Gates Release] again and keep kicking your ass until you die, right?
It's like that old saying goes:
There's a big difference between *having* a nuclear bomb and actually being willing to use it!
Shimoku took a deep breath and silently memorized the activation method for [Baryon Mode] several times before finally suppressing his urge to immediately exchange for the [Tailed Beast Form].
These four Ten-Turn Gachas consumed a total of 3552 coins, but brought him over one hundred thousand coins in return!
It almost had Shimoku wondering if he was dreaming.
Of course, even if it was just a beautiful dream…
It still felt great!
At the same time, this dream-like fortune promptly suppressed Shimoku's gambling instinct, making him decisively stop.
He'd already scored a huge profit this round—if he couldn't tell when to quit now, he'd be a real gambling addict…
After deducting 3552 coins, Shimoku still had more than ten thousand coins left.
Originally, Shimoku had planned to use this large sum to further enhance his power.
But since he already obtained the method to activate [Baryon Mode], there was no rush to exchange for other abilities.
After all, spending all his remaining coins wouldn't let him break through to the [Six Paths Level] immediately or trigger a qualitative leap in strength.
Better to save them up for now.
Moreover, keeping over ten thousand coins ensured he could instantly exchange for the [Tailed Beast Form] anytime and activate [Baryon Mode].
...
Shimoku pulled out the previously drawn [Scarler Soul Ring (Common)] and [Excellent Scarlet Soul Pendant].
The effects of these two accessories were merely average—completely incomparable to his [Sealing Amulet (Legendary)].
But it was still a pretty decent item to give to other clan members.
It can also be seen as a kind of reward.
After all, this was one of a kind in the entire Ninja World.
There's nothing better for winning people's loyalty than such a unique reward...
As for the other [Ordinary Chakra-infused Crystal Pendant], it wasn't quite unique.
It was said that Hashirama Senju himself once owned a [Chakra-infused Crystal Pendant]. It helped him greatly in his early days. That pendant could practically store all his chakra, and its quality was far beyond this one.
Still, this pendant was pretty good too.
Especially since it could be inscribed with sealing techniques—For a [Pseudo-Jinchuriki], wearing it would be like gaining an extra layer of protection.
It was indeed extremely precious.
Therefore, Shimoku also planned to give it to Sister Yueji.
It would help keep her from losing control of the tailed beast chakra again...
"Hmm..."
"Never given a girl a pendant before... This is actually my first time!"
"I wonder if Sister Yueji will take this the wrong way?"
Shimoku grinned proudly as he began inscribing the [Sealing Technique] onto the pendant.
He intended to inscribe his most proficient technique—the [Four Symbols Seal]—onto the crystal pendant once more.
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