"System, explain the Sealing Technique of Option 1."
After scanning through the three options, Kaze said somewhat speechlessly.
"Don't screw me over. I don't want to end up like my dad, sacrificing my life to seal half a bridge... and a tree."
[What's this nonsense? What kind of talk is this?] The system was dissatisfied.
[Host, do you see those two big characters shining with golden light up ahead?]
[This is a Six Paths - level Sealing Technique. Do you think it's a joke?]
"You're being unfair, System." Kaze pouted.
"I took life - threatening risks to help you achieve graduation, and all you give me as a reward is a Sealing Technique? Do you think that's right?"
System: [Host, listen to this system analyze it for you.]
Kaze sneered: "Oh, I always say this when I'm gonna pull one over on someone."
System: [...]
[According to this system's recent observation and speculation, Hashirama Senju probably practiced the Sage Art of Shikkotsu Forest back then.]
[Since he could suppress this kind of pollution with his Sage Body and the Uzumaki Sealing Technique, a Six Paths - level Sealing Technique must also work!]
"Well, what you said seems to make some sense."
Kaze stroked his chin, looking thoughtful.
"But maintaining a Sealing Technique of this intensity should consume a lot of Chakra, right?"
[Damn it, I forgot about this. Wait for me to calculate!]
Kaze: [...]
He was a bit speechless. While the system was calculating, he started admiring the beautiful girl beside him.
The system took quite a while to respond.
[According to this system's calculation, if you maintain the seal all the time, it's equivalent to permanently occupying one card of the host's Chakra.]
"Only one card of Chakra?" Kaze was a bit tempted.
Rounding it off, this Sealing Technique is almost like a perpetual - motion machine!
With just this little, if people from other villages see it, they'll think everyone in Konoha is a weakling (just kidding).
Kaze asked again.
"System, according to your calculation, what's the probability that this seal can successfully suppress this pollution?"
[70%!] The system said firmly.
Hearing such a high probability, Kaze immediately made up his mind.
"Okay, then I'll take the gamble. I choose Option 1!"
Kaze looked at the Katsuyu beside him and said firmly.
"Lady Katsuyu, I'm willing to share a part of the pollution for you!"
[... The failure rate is 70%. The success rate is 30%.] The system added slowly.
Kaze: [???]
"Damn it, System, are you messing with me again?!"
"Thank you, Kaze. You're such a good boy."
A glistening tear appeared at the corner of the woman's eye. She hugged Kaze into her arms and said touchingly.
"Um, Lady Katsuyu, well, I..."
Before Kaze could back out, the woman gently kissed him on the forehead.
A smear of intertwined black-and-white pollution, like a ball of thread, flowed into Kaze's body through the woman's lips.
The next moment, a sharp pain hit him and quickly spread throughout his body.
The terrible thing was that this pain was not only directed at his body but also at his mind and consciousness.
It was like a group of people were surrounding him with blunt knives, constantly cutting at various parts of his body.
And one person was specifically stabbing his head, and after poking into his brain, stirring it vigorously.
Kaze was in such excruciating pain that he couldn't utter a sound. He tried to scream but couldn't.
"Little Kaze, you must hold on!" The woman looked at Kaze in her arms, her face full of worry.
"If you can't bear it, you'll have to become a part of me," she murmured softly.
The pollution wriggled and distorted on Kaze's body surface like a living thing. He now looked exactly like Hidan.
[Selection successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the reward: Six Paths - Four Symbols Eight Trigrams Sealing Style!]
[The system has detected that the host is in a critical state. The system's permissions have been temporarily elevated, and the sealing style has been automatically activated for the host!]
Just when Kaze was about to lose consciousness.
The system finally intervened and began to construct the Six Paths - Four Symbols Eight Trigrams Sealing Style in his body.
Actually, the system was just joking with Kaze earlier.
Hailing from the same high - level world, it naturally had the means to resist this kind of pollution. There was no possibility of failure at all.
The system quietly analyzed the composition of the pollution and reverse-engineered the corresponding sealing formation, easily dealing with the pollution.
I don't know how much time had elapsed, but Kaze regained consciousness again.
The first thing he did after opening his eyes was to quickly check his kunai, fearing that he had turned into a slug!
"Um, little Kaze, what are you doing?"
Katsuyu was overjoyed that Kaze had survived the pollution.
But it puzzled her that he was fidgeting with his kunai in her arms.
"Uh, it's okay, it's okay..."
Kaze awkwardly set down his kunai and then said with joy on his face.
"Really, it actually worked. It seems my luck is still quite good!"
System: [Hehe.]
Katsuyu pulled Kaze's head into her arms and gently nuzzled it, saying tenderly.
"Congratulations, little Kaze. From now on, you can use the Sage Art of my Shikkotsu Forest."
"I'll teach you myself later."
Could it be...
This familiar action made Kaze think of Lady Tsunade.
Could it be that Lady Tsunade's highest etiquette was actually learned from Katsuyu?
The Slug Sage is really a great person!
"Humph, now that I've mastered this great skill, I'd like to see who in Konoha dares to give me a hard time in the future!"
Kaze thought proudly as he snuggled up.
In a dim underground palace.
A huge Demonic Statue stood tall. Its nine eyes on the face were closed, and its hands were held high like a lotus.
"Hiss, is this the legendary Demonic Statue of the Outer Path? It really looks magnificent and extraordinary."
Looking at the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path before him, Orochimaru flicked his snake tongue and showed an obsessed smile on his face.
After circling around the Demonic Statue a few times, he looked at Uchiha Rin beside him. His heterochromatic eyes, one purple and one gold, were extremely eerie.
With Rin's help, he successfully used a mysterious black substance to upgrade his own body, making it strong enough to bear the power of the Rinnegan.
"Rin-san, do you think it's time for us to start the plan to collect the tailed beasts?"
Uchiha Rin was sitting beside. She shook her head and said calmly, "Let's wait a bit longer. Within a year, the ninja world will surely be in great chaos. That will be a great chance for us to take advantage of the chaos."
"Alright." Orochimaru nodded, his eyes glinting with fanatical excitement.
"How exciting! That legendary source from which all things originate, the ultimate power that can create and destroy all things!"
Looking at the excited Orochimaru, Rin flashed a cold smile, and a subtle, sinister glint flashed across her eyes.
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