"Kushina, it's like this..."
"That's enough, Monkey. If you keep chatting, Konoha will be destroyed. Edo Tensei doesn't have a time limit, so there will be plenty of time to reminisce after this is over!"
Tobirama's stern shout interrupted Hiruzen Sarutobi's words.
"Yes, Lord Third Hokage, the Second Hokage is right. Although I have many questions, now is clearly not the time to chat. Let's get down to business. What do you need me to do? Please give the order."
Kushina clenched her fists.
"The four of us will use the Four Red Yang Formation to encircle this tree root. Then, I will leave Flying Thunder God Marks on the few people inside the formation. If an accident occurs, my Shadow Clone will use the Flying Thunder God to transfer you outside the formation."
The Second Hokage explained his plan.
The living people inside the formation, who needed to absorb Chakra, were Nagato and Uchiha Hikari, plus Bai Mo.
Bai Mo didn't care; he could 'phase through walls' at any time, and the Four Red Yang Formation couldn't stop him.
"Wait a minute! Can that Flying Thunder God Mark be washed off?"
Uchiha Hikari took a step back and asked anxiously.
"No, the Flying Thunder God Mark is permanent. But if you don't let me leave a Flying Thunder God Mark on you, you will surely die if something happens. Trapped in the Four Red Yang Formation, you will bear all attack damage; even Susanoo cannot withstand it."
Tobirama was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face as he answered Hikari.
"Then I'd rather die."
Hikari said the classic Uchiha-style line with great decisiveness.
Tobirama had an "I knew it" expression and then looked at Bai Mo.
Meaning, "Aren't you going to persuade her?"
"It's fine. If an accident truly happens, Lord Second Hokage, you can just use the Spirit Transformation Technique to restrain her soul and wait for me to repair it."
Bai Mo was referring to the forbidden jutsu in the original work where the Second Hokage restrained Sasuke's soul and waited for Kabuto Yakushi to rescue him.
"Whatever you two want. I'm just afraid she'll be blown to smithereens by then."
Seeing their attitudes, Tobirama didn't try to persuade them further.
After leaving a Flying Thunder God Mark on Nagato's clothes, he gestured to the other three.
Temari, Gaara, and Orochimaru, as unrelated parties, all stood on the periphery.
"Four Red Yang Formation!"
With a synchronized shout of "Four Bottles of Wanglaoji," a deep red barrier cube quickly rose.
"Summoning, Gedo Statue."
With a cry of "Mobile Toilet," Nagato also summoned the Gedo Statue at the same time.
"Then, let's begin."
Bai Mo flew into the air and placed his hand on the roots of the Dragon Vein.
As gravity inverted, the outer shell, which was so sturdy that Temari's tornado couldn't even scratch it just now, instantly broke open with a large hole.
Surging Chakra began to overflow.
"Sealing Jutsu: Phantom Dragon Nine Consuming Seals!"
Nagato formed hand signs, using the jutsu originally meant to seal and absorb Tailed Beast Chakra to begin absorbing the Dragon Vein's Chakra.
Bai Mo stopped Uchiha Hikari, who was also preparing to absorb: "There's no problem right now, don't move yet."
Bai Mo didn't deliberately control the size of the opening he cut.
This thing was like the Ten-Tails sticking a tendril into the earth and accidentally breaking it.
Normally, if it broke, it would be gone, but then a kind person passed by and sealed this tendril in the earth's molten steel, stabilizing it.
Now, if the opening were too small when cut, the impact would be enormous.
If the opening were too large, the amount released per unit of time would be too great.
Therefore, the opening could be neither too large nor too small.
However, Bai Mo was not clear about the total amount of Chakra contained in the Dragon Vein, so he could only make an estimate.
It seemed fine for now.
"When fluctuations appear, you can help absorb it."
Bai Mo spoke.
"Okay."
Hikari activated the Eight Thousand Spears ability, and the mark left on the Dragon Vein began to draw Chakra.
However, it seemed that as time passed, the outpouring of Chakra became more and more turbulent.
"I'll help!"
Hashirama, who was maintaining the Four Red Yang Formation below, created a Wood Clone, activated Sage Mode, and clasped his hands together: "Sage Art: Wood Release: Myojinmon!"
Several Myojinmon fell from the sky and were inserted into the opening.
Like interlocking rings, they controlled the rate at which Chakra surged out.
"The Chakra absorption is almost done. Transfer it into the Gedo Statue for storage."
After the rate slowed down and Hikari also stopped absorbing, Bai Mo spoke.
"Oh."
Hikari didn't ask why. She directly activated the Eight Thousand Spears mark left on the Gedo Statue and transferred the Chakra she had just absorbed into it.
This was the feeling of trust.
If it were an Uchiha who didn't trust him, they would definitely start suspecting that he wanted her to lose her power.
Bai Mo naturally had his reasons for doing this.
The amount of Chakra was indeed very important to Hikari.
As long as she had enough Chakra, she could disregard her ocular power, bypass the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, and activate a Perfect Susanoo.
Moreover, enough Chakra could also greatly reduce the consumption of using ocular jutsu.
It would have an effect similar to Hashirama cells.
But at the same time, this would also bring a problem.
That is, the body would bear an excessive amount of Chakra.
First of all, Hashirama cells are very miraculous.
To what extent are they miraculous?
Saying Hashirama is an atavistic Divine Tree is an understatement.
Obito and Madara could use Hashirama cells to strengthen their control over the Ten-Tails, and transplanting Hashirama cells could also grant a bunch of super buffs.
It can only be said that Ōtsutsuki cells are not that powerful. If this were atavism, it would have to be atavism to the Ōtsutsuki God.
In fact, according to unofficial history, the Chakra amounts of the nine Tailed Beasts were originally distributed equally.
The Six Paths Sage did not allocate them unfairly, one for One-Tail, one for Nine-Tails, one for Two-Tails, and one for Nine-Tails.
The truth is, because Hashirama tirelessly 'drilled' Uzumaki Mito, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, day and night after marriage, the Nine-Tails acted like a greedy cat inside Mito, secretly consuming a large amount of 'Hashirama cells,' thus gaining Chakra far exceeding other Tailed Beasts.
But no matter what, there was an insurmountable hurdle: Hashirama's premature death.
Well, you can't really call it premature death, as he was already a grandfather.
But compared to the miraculousness of Hashirama cells, and the vitality and longevity of the Senju and Uzumaki Clans, this really doesn't make sense.
The idea that cell division has a limit can explain it for ordinary people, but in the face of the miraculous Hashirama cells, such a thing should simply not happen.
Uchiha Madara transplanted a tiny bit of Hashirama cells onto himself, and it grew into a face.
These aren't Hashirama cells; these are Tomie cells.
With this kind of division, how could there be an upper limit to the number of divisions, and then death when that limit is reached?
Fortunately, in "Sasuke Retsuden," there is a plot that resolves this mystery.
In "Sasuke Retsuden," Naruto contracted a strange illness, becoming very weak, unable to manipulate Chakra, even facing life-threatening danger and possible death at any moment.
According to investigations, the Six Paths Sage had also suffered from this strange illness.
Both, coincidentally, contracted this strange illness because they bore an excessively large amount of Chakra within their bodies.
So, could Hashirama, who said to Naruto + Nine-Tails, "Your Chakra amount is almost catching up to mine," also have suffered from this disease?
Unfortunately, Hashirama didn't find the antidote in the Land of Retha like the Six Paths Sage and Naruto; he just directly kicked the bucket.
To prevent this from happening, Bai Mo had to control the amount of Chakra within Hikari's body.
Anyway, if she wanted to use it, there was the Gedo Statue, a large battery, available.