Chapter 104

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"Forbidden Technique: Edo Tensei!"

With a clap of his hands, Gensou summoned a coffin from the ground. The lid opened, and a familiar figure he had recently dealt with slowly emerged from within.

"We meet again, Danzo."

Gensou approached, smiling at the Edo Tensei form of Shimura Danzo, whose body was now covered in cracks.

Despite being completely consumed by the underworld in his final battle, the blow Gensou delivered before his death had taken enough flesh and blood to summon him back.

As for the sacrifice, the surrounding area was never short of bandits and thieves. Though their quality was low, they were sufficient for Gensou to practice the Edo Tensei technique he had acquired from Konoha's Sealed Book.

Although the technique had succeeded, it was an incomplete version.

In response to his greeting, Danzo, now silent and expressionless, stood there like a soulless puppet.

Gensou wasn't surprised. This was the original version of Edo Tensei created by Tobirama, intended primarily to complement the Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags technique.

After Orochimaru obtained Edo Tensei, he spent years refining and perfecting it, creating the finished product seen at the Chunin Exams.

Although Gensou didn't possess the final version, Tobirama's version was sufficient for his current needs.

After dismissing Danzo, Gensou summoned another coffin. This time, what emerged was himself.

More accurately, it was a fragment of his soul from the underworld, summoned to the physical world through Edo Tensei.

Gensou examined the Edo Tensei form, identical to himself but with a cracked exterior and vacant eyes, and began to ponder.

Due to the nature of Edo Tensei, his soul fragment could easily transition from the underworld to the physical realm. However, fully extracting it without leaving any residual issues and completely restoring his soul was not an easy task.

To some extent, the soul fragment in the underworld had become an independent entity, making it impossible for him to control.

Gensou thought of another technique he had specifically learned from the Sealed Book: the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.

This was the only technique designed to forcibly extract a target's soul from their body.

Having the Shinigami endure the pressure of the underworld and extract the soul from the Edo Tensei body was a possibility Gensou had considered before going to Konoha.

After all, the Shinigami had a history of snatching souls from the underworld multiple times.

Most recently, the unfortunate examples were Hashirama and Tobirama.

Though they had been peacefully resting in the underworld, they were summoned back to the physical world for a battle, only to be consumed by the Shinigami afterward, denying them eternal rest.

If he used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal now, he could definitely extract the soul from the Edo Tensei body.

However, the problem was that the Shinigami was a greedy entity. Not only would it tightly grasp the extracted soul, but it would also devour the life and soul of the caster.

Gensou certainly wouldn't commit suicide by directly using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.

"I need to spend more time studying the technique to achieve the goal of snatching from the tiger's mouth."

Gensou made up his mind.

Further developing the Edo Tensei technique was not crucial at the moment. Although he wanted to catch up with old friends, his current focus had to remain on perfecting the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.

"But before that, I need to handle another small matter."

Gensou glanced towards Jomae Village, and in a flash, he disappeared.

...

At the training ground in Jomae Village.

The piercing sound of a thousand birds chirping echoed constantly.

Dressed in Uchiha attire, Uchiha was training diligently as usual.

Not far away, Izumi watched with some surprise as Sasuke surrounded himself with a blue electric net, enveloping his entire body.

"The development of his lightning chakra has reached this level? Sasuke's progress is really fast."

"It's rare to hear you praise someone."

Uchiha Jin approached from a distance, his eyes gleaming as he watched Sasuke practice the Chidori Nagashi, and eagerly said, "I want to spar with Sasuke and see how effective his training is in battle."

The Uchiha clan members were all battle enthusiasts.

Izumi wasn't surprised by Jin's thoughts and smiled slightly, "Just don't embarrass yourself."

"How could I?" Jin crossed his arms and snorted.

Among the Uchiha descendants in Jomae Village, he and Izumi were the strongest.

As three-tomoe Sharingan wielders, even the elite Jonin of the Five Great Shinobi Villages rarely matched them in one-on-one combat.

As for why none of the Uchiha who escaped the night of the massacre had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, even Sasuke, the reincarnation of Indra, had only awakened the single-tomoe Sharingan during that traumatic night. Awakening the Mangekyou required not just intense emotional stimulation but also a certain aptitude.

During the Warring States period, despite the intense battles and countless deaths of close friends and family, not all Uchiha awakened the Mangekyou. If they had, the Senju would have been overwhelmed, and Konoha would never have been established.

"I'm going," Jin said, preparing to step onto the field as Sasuke finished his training.

Suddenly!

A painful scream echoed through the training ground.

Izumi and Jin's expressions changed as they quickly turned to look.

Sasuke had dropped to one knee, his body curling up in pain.

"What's happening to him?" Jin noticed strange black marks rapidly covering Sasuke's body.

As Sasuke's mentor, familiar with many of his details, Izumi frowned, "That's a curse mark. Orochimaru specifically planted it on Sasuke."

"That Orochimaru, who covets the Uchiha's power?"

With the intelligence from Jomae Village, Jin knew that Orochimaru had previously invited Sasuke. If not for Gensou, Sasuke might have gone to Orochimaru. Jin snorted coldly.

Izumi didn't respond. She swiftly moved to Sasuke's side, examining the curse mark on his neck and the fading seal around it.

"The power of the Evil Sealing Method is weakening?"

"Jin, let's help Sasuke."

Seeing Sasuke losing control under the influence of the curse mark, Izumi prepared to act with a serious expression.

Jin, who had arrived behind her, nodded in agreement.

"No need. I'll handle this."

Gensou suddenly appeared, looking at the ominously marked Sasuke with a calm demeanor.

(End of Chapter)