"Lord Feng!"
Inside Orochimaru's laboratory beneath Amegakure...
Orochimaru had just finished a human experiment and was carefully examining the results in his hand.
The flickering shadow behind him, cast by the laboratory lights, caught his attention.
Without even turning around, he smiled.
"How did it go?"
Ning Feng had rushed back as quickly as possible for this very reason.
Orochimaru slowly turned around.
Excitement flickered in his eyes.
"Extremely well."
"Extracting the tailed beast from Hōzuki Zangetsu can now be done safely and easily."
A flash of delight crossed Ning Feng's eyes.
The reason Orochimaru had achieved this breakthrough so quickly was largely thanks to the advanced research equipment available in Amegakure.
Ning Feng had provided everything Orochimaru could possibly need.
Live subjects.
Corpses.
Research materials.
Even his own cells.
For the sake of advancing tailed beast extraction, Ning Feng had spared no expense.
"Excellent."
"Let's extract the Three-Tails and Seven-Tails as soon as possible."
A smile appeared on Ning Feng's face.
That would finally free Fū from the burden of being a jinchūriki.
Including the One-Tails still being held in custody, Ning Feng now possessed a total of eight tailed beasts.
"Lord Feng, this way."
Orochimaru stepped aside with a smile.
As he led the way, he began explaining various precautions.
For example, although extraction would no longer endanger the jinchūriki's life, they would be unable to use chakra for roughly a week afterward.
Their strength would also fall to an extremely low level during recovery.
"Orochimaru, I never expected you to secretly build such a huge underground facility."
At the end of the underground passageway, Orochimaru pushed open a stone door.
The sight beyond immediately astonished Ning Feng.
A vast underground complex, nearly the size of Amegakure's central tower, stretched before him.
"After all, extracting tailed beasts isn't something that should attract attention."
Orochimaru shrugged casually.
"It wouldn't be good for Lord Feng if this became public knowledge."
He hadn't asked permission before building the facility.
But he was confident Ning Feng wouldn't care.
After spending so much time together, Orochimaru had learned that as long as results were delivered, Ning Feng was easy to work with.
No matter how morally questionable Orochimaru's requests were, Ning Feng always tried to accommodate them.
Back in Konoha, Orochimaru wouldn't even dare let the Third Hokage discover he was performing human experiments.
Forget requesting live subjects openly.
"Let's begin."
Ning Feng raised an eyebrow.
The enormous facility was illuminated only by faint, eerie lights.
At its center stood a large cultivation tank surrounded by various experimental instruments.
The entire laboratory seemed built specifically for tailed beast extraction.
"Understood, Lord Feng."
Orochimaru chuckled softly and walked toward the tank.
The container was filled with green nutrient solution, sustaining Hōzuki Zangetsu's life functions.
"Then I'll begin the extraction."
Standing before the machinery, Orochimaru glanced back one final time.
"Hurry up."
A fierce smile spread across Ning Feng's face.
He was eager to see the Three-Tails emerge.
"Lord Feng! It's coming out!"
While Ning Feng watched Orochimaru operate the equipment, Orochimaru suddenly shouted.
The next moment—
A giant turtle-like creature covered in spikes and possessing three tails abruptly appeared inside the underground facility.
The previously spacious laboratory instantly felt cramped.
"ROOOAAARR!"
Panic flashed through the massive eyes of Isobu, the Three-Tails.
While residing inside Hōzuki Zangetsu, it had naturally witnessed everything occurring outside.
It knew exactly how powerful Ning Feng had become.
And it knew it stood absolutely no chance against him.
Whoosh!
A stone pillar crashed downward.
Ning Feng instantly dodged aside, grabbed Orochimaru, and retreated a safe distance.
He could feel all the tailed beasts inside his body reacting simultaneously.
"Uuuugh... UUUUGH!"
Isobu let out a series of roars.
Its mountain-like body twisted restlessly.
"Looks like I'll need to beat it into submission first..."
Ning Feng's eyes rapidly transformed into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
After placing Orochimaru safely aside, he stared directly at Isobu.
The underground chamber was too confined for a tailed beast.
Even his Perfect Susanoo would struggle to fully manifest here.
Thump.
Just as Ning Feng was preparing to enter Sage Mode and engage in battle—
The Three-Tails suddenly lowered its head.
Then it closed its eyes.
"...Huh?"
Ning Feng blinked in confusion.
He pointed at Isobu before looking toward Orochimaru.
"What does that mean?"
"T-This..."
Even Orochimaru was stunned.
"Lord Feng... perhaps it's because it sensed the tailed beasts inside your body."
"And it also understands your strength."
He swallowed.
"It seems... it wishes to submit to you."
Orochimaru stared at the Three-Tails in disbelief.
Since when did tailed beasts become this obedient?
If the person standing here were Madara or Hashirama, such behavior might be understandable.
But now Isobu was acting like a domesticated pet before Ning Feng.
That meant...
Ning Feng had already reached the same realm as Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara.
"It wants to surrender voluntarily?"
Ning Feng paused.
The chakra fluctuations from the tailed beasts within him continued.
He released a trace of chakra and suppressed their reactions.
The explanation made sense.
The chakra of the beasts already inside him was probably intimidating Isobu.
Among the nine tailed beasts, the Three-Tails ranked near the bottom.
Meanwhile, Ning Feng carried both the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails—two of the strongest.
Being suppressed by their chakra was perfectly natural.
"Then should I just seal it directly?"
Ning Feng looked uncertainly toward Orochimaru.
He had never experienced a tailed beast willingly offering itself before.
"This..."
Orochimaru awkwardly glanced between Isobu and Ning Feng.
He didn't know either.
Who could have experience with something like this?
These were tailed beasts!
The ultimate military weapons treasured by every great nation.
And now one was voluntarily bowing its head before Ning Feng?
"Forget it."
"We'll seal it directly."
After studying Isobu for a while, Ning Feng finally made his decision.
He leapt onto the Three-Tails' head.
The giant turtle remained completely still.
It offered no resistance whatsoever.
"You're really this obedient?"
Even Ning Feng found it difficult to believe.
This looked less like a tailed beast and more like livestock.
He gathered chakra.
Mysterious and ancient sealing formulas instantly appeared across both palms.
Smack!
Ning Feng slammed his hands onto Isobu's face.
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