Chapter – 667 A New Art to Pursue

To make almost all the Shinobis in existence obediently stand on the Chakra Transmission Array while their chakra is being sucked dry until they all die…? Even if Kuroto were to become Hokage, he still wouldn't be able to do such an outrageous thing.

What's more, he doesn't want his Kekkei Genkai Absorption Ceremony to become public knowledge to avoid involving unnecessary people in it in any way, to make sure that the ceremony isn't interfered with by outsiders in any way, because the more people involved in it, the more troublesome it would become and the more difficult it would be to manage.

In fact, if circumstances were to permit, Kuroto would much rather prefer to carry out the ritual alone.

However, the problem of chakra is still a problem that has to be solved.

"Maybe I can…!" Suddenly Kuroto thought of an idea, but it was discarded soon, and Kuroto drove this thought out of his mind.

The method he thought of to solve the problem of chakra source was actually very simple, that is, to allow Black Zetsu's Project Tsuki No Me to continue and allow him to rescue Kaguya… As long as Jūbi is resurrected, the Infinite Tsukuyomi is cast upon the Shinobi World, and the entire Shinobi World is bound to the roots of the God Tree, then there will be no problem with chakra as the chakra of the entire Shinobi World would gather together.

But this idea is too risky, which is why this approach can't be used.

If the Akatsuki Organization were to revive the Jūbi and cast the light of Infinite Tsukuyomi on the moon, at that time, Kuroto would be forced to face either Nagato in the Six Path state, Obito in the Six Path state, or Madara in the Six Path State or probably unsealed Kaguya…

Regardless of which of the four he ends up dealing with, Kuroto knows that he wouldn't be able to put up much of a fight, therefore, it is better to not allow Akatsuki to revive Jūbi.

Of course, there is one more approach, Kuroto himself can try to collect all the Nine Bijū, revive Jūbi, then cast the light of Infinite Tsukuyomi on the moon to unit all the chakra into himself, but Kuroto knows that if he were to do such a thing, the Sage of Six Path won't stand by silently… he will definitely take some kind of action… and by that time, Kuroto's fate would be no different from any typical villain

In conclusion, it can be said that reviving the Jūbi and using the Infinite Tsukuyomi is not an appropriate solution to the problem.

"Looks like I will have to find some other way…" With these words, Kuroto highlighted the Chakra problem and closed his ledger.

In fact, there are quite a lot of Chakra sources scattered all over the Shinobi World… Reviving Jūbi or extracting Chakra from Shinobis are just two of those methods that are on the dangerous and crueler side.

The other methods are…

The method that Hiruko adopted, absorbing energy from celestial phenomena, such as Aurora Waves or perhaps Solar or Lunar Eclipse, then There is also the option of using some kind of medication, such as Takigakure's Hero Water, or Akimichi Clan's Three-Colored Pills which would temporarily give him high Chakra.

In fact, these are not the only options, Kuroto can also opt for something else, such as using Fuinjutsu such as Yin-Seal to store Chakra Reserves over the years that he can use during the ritual or perhaps some kind of Forbidden Jutsu like Hachiman Tonkou that would temporarily increase his chakra while the gates are open, or maybe some other Forbidden Jutsu that would give him incredible Chakra boost at the cost of burning away his life.

Other than all these options, Giant Tenseigan on the Moon and the other Giant Tenseigan that is probably hidden somewhere in the Shinobi World are two of the many Chakra Sources that can be used during the ritual to maintain the chakra supply… As long as Kuroto obtains these two Giant Tenseigans, to some extent, he will be able to solve the problem of Chakra.

In short, there are many methods to solve the problem of Chakra… All Kuroto has to do is identify the useful ones, and get his hands on them.

After making a list of things he could use to solve the problem of Chakra, Kuroto walked out of the archive room of Ancor Vantian and came to the Cloning Room.

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Cloning Room.

Inside the cloning room, a large number of Cloning Tanks were placed, and in each of these tanks, a Clone was floating… In total, there were 30 Cloning Tanks, hence a total of 30 Clones.

The clones were of various varieties, some had long hair, while some had small hair with various shades of golden blonde, blackish-brown, and reddish-brown… Some were tall, some were short, some were males, while the others were females…

One thing common in all of them was that they all had white eyes that were unfinished Byakugan.

These 30 or so clones are Earth Chakra Nature Clones that Kuroto cultivated, their quality is very high as they were created using the most cutting-edge technology that the Shinobi World has to offer at this point in time…

But that's not important, what's important is that all these 30 clones are second-generation clones, and all these 30 clones carry the genetic material of four people at the same time, unlike all the previous ones that carry only the genetic material of only two people.

The purpose of incorporating the genetic material of four people is to bring the best out of all four and make a clone that is in perfect synchronization with the Earth Chakra Nature Clone, such that the final clone has no problem learning the Dust Release Kekkei Tōta.

Among the four people whose genetic material Kuroto used, one is obviously himself, while the other three are Deidara, Terumi Mei, and finally Kurotsuchi.

Although this is the first time, he created a clone using the genetic material of four people, given the status of clones before him, he would say the result is not bad.

Of course, it would still take around a month for the clones to be ready, but based on the data he has collected of these clones so far, two clones seem to meet his requirements.

After a while of observation, Kuroto couldn't help but mutter with a sigh, "Although quite unexpected Deidara's cells seem to have a very good aptitude for fusion, and only because of that aptitude was I able to fuse the genetic material of four people… I suppose I should thank him…"

With that, Kuroto turned off the lights of the Cloning room…

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Iwagakure.

"Aaaachoooo…."

At the same time as Kuroto was appreciating Deidara's cells, there was a loud sneeze in the Tsuchikage's office…

Deidara wiped clean his nose, then did a dogeza in front of Sandaime Tsuchikage and apologized, "Old man… the shinobi world is too dangerous, I understand I was wrong, I shouldn't have stolen the forbidden Jutsu, please forgive me this time, and take me back into the village… otherwise, those people from the Akatsuki and Amatsukami Organization wouldn't leave me alone!"

Ōnoki snorted coldly, "Humph… you betrayed the village by stealing a secret scroll, do you think it is so easy for you to come back?" Although he said so on the surface, internally, Ōnoki was very happy with Deidara's return.

The situation of today's Iwagakure is very bad, that's not to say that the strength of the village is weak or anything, the strength of the village is fine and there are many elite shinobis in Iwagakure, the only problem is all of them are elites, there is no other Kage Class shinobi in Iwagakure except him, as such, the burden on his shoulders is a bit too much.

Fortunately, Ōnoki has been able to hold his own up until now even with his small stature and old shoulders, otherwise, Iwagakure would have fallen by now, and its status as one of the five great shinobi villages would be in jeopardy.

But Ōnoki has already passed his prime, and he is aware that his strength is declining with each passing day, so he needs someone, possibly a Kage Class shinobi as his successor… Someone who can lead Iwagakure and carry the village on their shoulders.

But it's a pity that Ōnoki wasn't able to find such a candidate up until now…

In Ōnoki's eyes, Deidara did have that potential, but the kid turned out to be defiant and had no other interests other than his art and how that art is an explosion…

The waste of potential really ached Ōnoki's heart.

But now that Deidara has returned, hope has awakened in Ōnoki's heart. He may not show anything on the surface, but as said before, he is really joyful within.

Ōnoki feels that the future of the shinobi world is full of stormy waves, therefore, he knows that Iwagakure would need a strong Tsuchikage such that Iwagakure can stand tall in those storms, and Deidara is a candidate who can lead Iwagakure in those troubled times.

While Ōnoki was having an inner monologue, Deidara looked at him with a determined expression and said, "Old man Ōnoki, I want to learn your Dust Release!"

Ōnoki was taken aback by Deidara's sudden words, he studied Deidara's expression for a while, then questioned with a smile, "You want to learn Dust Release? Then what about your art? If I remember correctly, once you stated that you only care about your art… why a sudden change of heart?"

Deidara recalled the embarrassment he experienced when fighting against Homusubi, and how he was mesmerized by that goddess-like figure bathed in golden flames and even questioned his belief in art, recalling that feeling, he couldn't help but grit his teeth, and say, "I just… I suddenly started to think that breaking down things at the molecular level is also very artistic… which is why I want to learn Dust Release."

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