Chapter 53: Young Man, You've Successfully Caught My Attention
"What kind of Jutsu is this? I've never seen it before!"
Black Zetsu couldn't help but peek out, staring in disbelief at the scene before him. Even he, who had lived for over a thousand years, found it inconceivable.
He had witnessed the era of Ninja, walked the fringes of history, influenced the vendettas between the descendants of the Sage of Kaedex Paths, and watched the world evolve step by step, yet he had never seen a Jutsu like this.
Massive Life Force Transfer? Transferring the Life Force from the corpses of the dead to oneself, to be used for combat consumption? Black Zetsu acutely realized that this Jutsu possessed immense value. Corpse Release Secret Technique combined with this Secret Technique could definitely unleash extraordinary power, squeezing the value of every individual to its extreme.
"I just don't know if this Life Force Transfer Jutsu must be used in conjunction with that guy's Corpse Control Jutsu, and to what specific extent they need to cooperate. Can only the caster absorb the Life Force from the corpses?"
Can Tsukasa Kaede perform the Jutsu and allow others to obtain the Life Force from the corpses?
If living humans can obtain it, then what about the dead? If a dead person were to receive such an infusion of Life Force, would they come back to life?
Black Zetsu judged based on his own experience: They could come back to life! As long as there's enough Life Force to make the body sufficiently vibrant with life, even if the Soul has gone to the Pure Land, it's possible to pull the Soul back through the body as a "coordinate"! And this Jutsu, which can control dozens or even hundreds of corpses at once, involves an immense amount of work.
After all, the circumstances of each corpse are different; their genetic Bloodline, Chakra Pathway System, and so on are all unique. Yet Tsukasa Kaede can precisely control so many corpses to perform Jutsu at the same time. It's imaginable that there are countless difficulties, big and small, involved.
"I'm afraid this Precise Control Jutsu alone is already a Forbidden Jutsu with an extremely high learning difficulty."
Black Zetsu judged: Don't look at Tsukasa Kaede as if he only used one Jutsu; in reality, many Jutsu are involved. If every detail isn't executed perfectly, then this effect wouldn't be achieved! "This is practically another form of Resurrection Jutsu, perhaps even more practical than Rinne Rebirth!"
The more Black Zetsu thought about it, the more alarmed he became, horrified beyond measure, followed by ecstatic joy.
Look at Rinne Rebirth; it actually requires the Rinnegan to be successfully cast.
Such stringent conditions forced Madara to go to great lengths, even digging out his own eyes and secretly transplanting them to Nagato, hoping that after Nagato grew up, under extreme disappointment with this world, he would use Rinne Rebirth to resurrect him.
But what if it was Tsukasa Kaede's Jutsu instead? The casting condition is consuming a large number of corpses?
What kind of condition is that? Corpses, these worthless things, aren't they everywhere in the Shinobi World? The key is that it doesn't require corpses of noble Bloodline; even the corpses of ordinary ninja can be used!
Unique casting conditions, incredibly powerful Jutsu effects—in Black Zetsu's eyes, this was simply the most perfect Jutsu, and could greatly accelerate his progress in resurrecting his Mother Puppet.
"This generation's Indra Reincarnation will utilize this Secret Technique; this will be a crucial supplement. Unexpectedly, this era has not only seen the appearance of the Rinnegan but also such an astonishing Resurrection Jutsu."
Anyway, in Black Zetsu's eyes, the people in the Shinobi World weren't truly people at all, so it didn't matter how many died.
With this kind of Resurrection Jutsu, allowing specific individuals' life characteristics to remain in a constant state, it would be like possessing "eternal" Life, and there would be too many things that could be done.
Especially since this generation's Indra has obtained the Rinnegan and has already embarked on the path to becoming a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
"I must do something. First, I need to ensure that this guy's actions are within my surveillance range."
Under Black Zetsu's gaze, figures continuously fell on both sides of the battle.
When a zombie fell, as long as it still had its head and hands, it would eventually become a Sacrifice for Tsukasa Kaede to extract Life Force from. And when a White Zetsu fell, zombies immediately rushed forward, disregarding their own damage, to forcibly seize it.
"White Zetsu Cells must not be missed at any cost. This will be my biggest gain from this Mission."
Tsukasa Kaede stood still, with his arms crossed, bathed in the torrential rain, appearing extremely relaxed and casual as he watched this extraordinary battle.
He also noticed that White Zetsu's Main Body had disappeared somewhere—though it was called the Main Body, it was merely the first White Zetsu; even if it died, it wouldn't affect other White Zetsu.
The many zombies led by Araki of the Sand continuously annihilated the constantly reinforcing White Zetsu forces. As time passed, the rain subsided, the dark clouds gradually dispersed, and the last White Zetsu fell under the assault.
At this moment, the number of zombies directly involved in the battle had already reached seventy. Tsukasa Kaede always had an endless supply of more zombies to replenish the ranks. After all, in the past five months, he had used up thousands of zombies, and a batch was left over in the end, which he conveniently sealed away.
The White Zetsu, known for their numbers, fell one after another. Occasionally, one that wasn't quite dead yet cursed at this moment: "Damn ninja, you won't come to a good end! Soon you'll know what true terror looks like!"
No sooner had he spoken, Tsukasa Kaede walked up to him and squatted down: "You're right, but you won't get to see what it's like when I experience terror… Rest in peace. I won't waste you; I will certainly make full use of you."
Snap!
Tsukasa Kaede snapped this guy's neck, commanded the zombies to collect the many White Zetsu corpses, not even letting a scattered piece of flesh go untouched. After arranging them neatly, he took out a brand new Scroll, intending to Seal them all.
They would be of great use in the future.
On this ravaged battlefield, Tsukasa Kaede slowly stood up, surrounded by a silent throng of zombies, and turned his head to look at the reappearing White Zetsu Main Body.
And two people next to White Zetsu: one with a white swirl on his head, the other an extremely old man.
"You're back, and you brought two helpers? Too bad you were a step too late; your Comrades are all dead. Now it's your turn. I'm very curious, what exactly are you? You aren't really related to the Second Tsuchikage, are you? Fission Jutsu?"
Tsukasa Kaede deliberately spoke like this, and all the zombies shifted their positions, turning to look at these two individuals.
"Hehehe, I already knew that. You're quite capable, but it's alright; I don't care about these 'Comrades'." White Zetsu chuckled endlessly. "What happens next isn't up to me anymore. It's up to him."
Grizzled long hair covered his face, making it impossible to clearly see the elder's appearance. Although silent, he invisibly exuded an aura colder than the rain beneath his feet, naturally eroding all sunlight and warmth.
"This must be the one who created you, right?"
Tsukasa Kaede feigned surprise: "Then, unknown elder, do you have any commands? If not, I'm going to reclaim these things... Of course, even if you do have commands, it won't matter; I'm still going to reclaim them."
Finally, this elder—Madara—opened his one remaining eye.
"I've already heard about the general process from White Zetsu on the way here. I never expected such a Jutsu to exist in this world. Young man, you have successfully caught my attention. Your talent should have more room to grow."
(end of chapter)