Chapter 161 Experiment
Is this the Broken Jade?
Looking at the dazzling bead on the platform, which was shining like glass in the sun, Tsunade had to admit that Orochimaru and his disciple had indeed created a lot of good things over the years.
Just like the bead in front of you called Broken Jade.
From its inconspicuous beginning to the changes felt when its power is activated, it is intoxicating and shocking.
It seems to be able to see through people's inner emptiness, weaknesses, or pursuits. No matter what your ideas are, it can always fit your psychology and make you believe in its power.
Just like right now, she actually sensed the incomparable Yang power from this bead. In other words, it was a power similar to Yang attribute and medical ninjutsu, with restorative properties!
It seems that as long as she can obtain its power, her medical ninjutsu will undergo a transformation.
This feeling continued to solidify in her mind as time went by.
"This bead is magical!"
Tsunade forcibly interrupted her sight and perception of the Hogyoku, closed her eyes, took two steps back, took two deep breaths, and said with some lingering fear.
She almost immersed herself in the illusion that the Broken Jade had created for her. She could feel that if the Broken Jade saw through her deepest weakness, she would really be trapped.
"You are the only person besides me and Luna who has truly felt its power up close." Orochimaru activated the seal on the stage to re-imprison the power of the Hogyoku, causing it to fall silent.
"I'm surprised, are you still awake now, Orochimaru?"
At this moment, Tsunade was doubtful about the mental state of Orochimaru and Kakure. In her opinion, after spending so much time together, it would be difficult for both Orochimaru and Kakure to escape the illusory feeling brought to them by the Hogyoku.
Especially Orochimaru. As a friend who grew up with her, she didn't believe that Orochimaru would have any resistance to this kind of power.
"Are you suspecting that I have been brainwashed and influenced by the power of the Hogyoku and become its puppet?" Orochimaru immediately saw through Tsunade's suspicion of him.
Tsunade said nothing, just looked at Orochimaru.
"Don't worry, I have cut off my narrow-minded self and stood at a higher place.
In addition, as one of its researchers, I know the power of Collapse Jade better than you do. It is good at seeing through people's inner thoughts and tempting them according to their thoughts.
If you indulge in its temptation and endlessly enslave its power, you will eventually become a monster that loses your mind and your own consciousness.
But if you can grasp your heart and not fall into it, you can receive its gifts while maintaining your own consciousness!
This is the risk you need to face when practicing the Broken Jade Mode! Only when you face your own heart, stabilize your heart, and not be tempted by anything, can you successfully master the Broken Jade Mode. "
Orochimaru smiled and patiently explained to Tsunade.
"Are you sure I can do this?" Tsunade said with a thoughtful expression on her face. She understood what Orochimaru said, so at this moment, she was even more hesitant.
But this time her hesitation was due to her lack of trust in herself.
"If you face the most fundamental power of Collapse Jade, you will receive more gifts and have greater potential for growth. But if you don't trust yourself, I can also use other means to reduce the danger as much as possible to assist you in completing the practice of Collapse Jade Mode.
In terms of the final benefits of these two methods, the difference may not be big, but it may also be very different, depending on the strength of the obsession. What is your choice?"
The solution proposed by Orochimaru actually aroused Tsunade's heart.
"Have you ever faced the power of the Hogyoku?" Tsunade looked at Orochimaru.
"Of course!"
"You backed off?"
"No surprise there."
"Because among the three of us, you are the one who cherishes your life the most, Orochimaru! You always make the most stable and cold-blooded decisions, with the least losses.
You always judge the situation and don't believe in miracles!"
Tsunade stated her understanding of Orochimaru without hesitation. Shisui, Red Bean, and Shizune all subconsciously stepped back quietly, leaving only Luna who stood out because of their retreat.
"Your impression of me is still stuck in the past, Tsunade!" Orochimaru narrowed his eyes.
"So, you chose to face the power of the Broken Jade?"
"It's better to say that it's about facing your own obsessions and desires!" Orochimaru said softly. "You know, the training of the Hogyoku and the Sage Trial in the Ryuchi Cave have a lot in common.
They all need to face their own desires. But the broken jade is more detailed and more targeted. I have already retreated once. If I retreat again, I have a strong premonition that I may never be able to achieve my ideals and pursuits again!
I will do my best to prepare myself for the most demanding test possible."
"Your changes have given me a new understanding of you." Tsunade heard the answer in Orochimaru's words, was stunned for a moment, then slowly nodded.
"No, you are right. The premise of my decision is that I have a plan for what to do after failure.
I still cherish my life! Because only with life and consciousness can I continue my research and pursue my ideals. Those who risk everything without any retreat are fools like Jiraiya! "
Orochimaru stabbed Jiraiya who was not present.
"Prepare for me. I really want to know what kind of power you value so much. As long as it is useful for the plan, I will do it at all costs!" Tsunade gritted her teeth.
……
Time passed minute by minute, and Jingyin, who was waiting outside the laboratory, paced back and forth anxiously in front of the door, glancing at the laboratory door and lights from time to time.
"Shizune, could you please sit down? Don't worry about Tsunade-senpai, she's a Sannin!"
Hongdou, who was also somewhat upset by Shizune's behavior, waved at her, motioning for Shizune to sit next to her.
"Of course I believe in Lady Tsunade! But, it's been ten hours!"
Shizune suppressed her inner irritation and didn't dare to shout, so she could only walk closer, forcibly suppressing her anxiety and voice, and said to Hongdou.
"That's how the Collapse Jade Trial works. If it's the Immortal Trial in the Longdi Cave, the time required would be calculated in months and years."
Hongdou spread her hands and replied. "Have you ever taken the Collapsing Jade Trial, Hongdou?" Shizune looked at Hongdou and asked.
"I haven't. Orochimaru-sensei thinks I'm not yet at the stage of accepting the power of the Hogyoku. But Shisui has activated the Hogyoku mode."
Hongdou shook her head and pointed in the direction of Shisui. She was the only one in Orochimaru's team who had not yet received the power of the Hogyoku, which made her a little unhappy. But as the optimist in the team, after that emotion passed, she subconsciously stopped thinking about it and let herself immerse herself in that depressed mood.
"Are you okay?" Feeling Shizune's gaze, Shisui turned his head after listening to the conversation between the two and gave a subconscious answer.
"Don't be greedy, restrain your endless desires and bring them back to the right path." Shisui spoke out the core of his own experience and trials.
He felt it was quite simple, because he himself was not a person with big desires, but a person with a high sense of sacrifice.
This allowed him to gain power relatively smoothly during the Beng Yu test.
Shizune was a little confused, Shisui's answer did nothing to calm her worries, but she also knew that the risks involved were not inevitable.
Another ten hours passed, and just when Jingyin couldn't bear it any longer, the lights in the laboratory suddenly went out.
Shizune's heart skipped a beat, but the next moment, the door opened and Orochimaru, Kaname, and Tsunade walked out of the door one after another.
"Tsunade-sama!"
The moment she saw Tsunade, Shizune rushed over, followed by a pink pig, grunting behind her.
"How do you feel?"
"Feeling? Great!"
Facing Shizune's worried gaze and questioning, Tsunade clenched her fists, feeling the strange power in her body, and answered truthfully.
"How about it? Do you want to test your Broken Jade Mode?"
Although he had not rested for nearly two days, Orochimaru was still in high spirits. He looked at Tsunade with a smile, his eyes full of anticipation.
"Okay." Tsunade agreed readily. She also wanted to test her new power. She looked at Orochimaru and asked, "How do we test it?"
"Go outside. I'm afraid you'll destroy my base." Orochimaru took the initiative to speak. He didn't have many bases of this scale and with relatively complete equipment and instruments. They were all exchanged for his half-life accumulation. Destroying any of them would make him feel extremely heartbroken.
Tsunade did not reject Orochimaru's proposal. She also felt that this base was too restrictive for her to use. If she really went all out and used all her strength, she felt that this base would collapse in an instant and become ruins.
Jingyin quickly reached out and picked up Tuntun's body, held it in her arms, and then hurriedly chased after it.
The group left the base far enough to come to the place where Shisui conducted the test last time. The environment that was once severely damaged by Shisui's Collapse Mode has seen new vegetation.
Tsunade, standing on the field, was instantly covered with a layer of green clothes in front of everyone's eyes. A faint eye shadow appeared around her eye sockets, and her aura seemed to be condensed into substance. Even if she was dozens of meters away, she still made people feel heavy in their hearts.
Shizune could even feel that under the gaze of her lady Tsunade, not only her mind but also her body was feeling numb and stiff.
"Would you like to have a sparring match, Orochimaru?" Tsunade invited Orochimaru, feeling the power flowing through her body.
"Want to use me to test your own strength?" Orochimaru instantly understood Tsunade's thoughts. He also wanted to see what kind of power Tsunade's Hogyoku mode had!
"Are you sure there's nothing wrong? I'm going to fight you with the determination to kill you!" Orochimaru pulled the Kusanagi sword out of his mouth, held it in his palm, and reminded Tsunade opposite him.
He also wanted to know what kind of results Tsunade, who had been decadent for so many years, could achieve under his offensive with the support of the power of the Hogyoku.
"Cut the nonsense!"
Tsunade slammed her fist on the ground and yelled.
"Get out of the way!"
Lu Nie's shadow instantly connected to Shizune's body, and took her back quickly. As for Shisui and Anko, they had already followed Lu Nie and retreated quickly before Tsunade's fist hit the ground.
boom!
The earth shook as if it were an earthquake. With Tsunade's fist as the origin of force, a huge crack nearly a hundred meters long and ten meters deep appeared on the ground in front of her.
The ground cracked forward like a tree trunk, and the cracks spread out on the ground like branches on the tree trunk.
The power of this strike is more shocking than some B-level large-scale powerful earth-style ninjutsu.
"No matter when and where, your strange power is always shocking!" Orochimaru was running quickly on the battlefield. Because of his speed, his body left a blurry afterimage in the air. His voice came from all directions into Tsunade's ears who was in the center of the battlefield.
Tsunade ignored Orochimaru and just followed his figure with focused eyes. While determining his movement trajectory, she was also guessing where he would end up next.
Bang!
Tsunade applied a little force with her feet, and the ground beneath her feet collapsed instantly, forming a hole with a diameter of several meters.
The next moment, her figure disappeared instantly and she punched Orochimaru.
The bright red blood instantly splashed in all directions, leaving a puddle of blood on Tsunade's face and clothes.
Orochimaru's chest was dented by Tsunade's fist, and he collapsed to the ground limply, as if all his bones and internal organs were broken by the powerful force, and he was no longer in human form.
"Don't play dead, Orochimaru! Get up and continue!" Tsunade was a little dissatisfied when she saw Orochimaru being smashed out like a rag bag and lying on the ground like mud: "How can you test my current limit like this!"
vomit!
Orochimaru's body on the ground suddenly shook, and his limp upper body seemed to have regained support and sat up, vomiting violently.
A pair of pale hands supported the lower jaw of the corpse, propping up the mouth into a huge mouth like a snake, and a mucus-covered, intact Orochimaru slipped out of the mouth.
"One punch can bring my current body to the brink of death. Your strange power has become even stronger with the blessing of the Hogyoku." Orochimaru felt the fist hitting his body from before, which shattered his body into pieces like an explosion. He raised his eyebrows slightly.
Soon, he also noticed that the blood he had deliberately splashed on Tsunade did not have the desired effect.
"Also, it looks like your hemophobia has been cured."
"After all, it's just a mental illness! I faced my own heart and desires, and walked out of the laboratory alive, so isn't it natural for it to disappear?"
Tsunade looked at Orochimaru, who was covered in slime, with some disdain: "I still can't accept your weird technique. Let me take care of your injuries from now on, and save some chakra for yourself."
(End of this chapter)