Chapter 70: Techniques

Inside the room, Sato's figure vanished without warning, then reappeared in the corner without warning.

If you look closely, you'll find a spell engraved on the wall next to the corner where Sato appeared.

And this technique is the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Unlike Senju Tobirama's rune and Namikaze Minato's Kunai, Sato's Flying Thunder God spell is a black lotus flower.

This lotus pattern is exactly the same as that of his Mangekyō Sharingan.

The disappearance and appearance without warning earlier is Sato experiencing the feeling of time and space teleportation.

"Is this the feeling of space teleportation? It's completely different from the Phantom Body Flicker Technique."

After experiencing the Flying Thunder God Technique, Sato gave this evaluation: "In terms of short distance, it is not as good as the Phantom Body Flicker Technique, and in terms of distance, it surpasses the Phantom Body Flicker Technique.

Yes, Sato's evaluation of the short-distance teleportation of the Flying Thunder God Technique is not as good as that of the Phantom Body Flicker Technique.

The Flying Thunder God Technique requires the help of spells to teleport. If the surroundings are full of Flying Thunder God spells, the speed will be incredible, like flashing.

Namikaze Minato also relied on the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique + Flying Thunder God Technique with a shuriken, instantly killing dozens of Rock Shinobi and becoming famous in his first battle.

But this trick is only suitable for ambushing.

When facing an opponent of the same level or someone stronger, unless the spell is left on the opponent, the Flying Thunder God Technique will be completely restricted.

At such times, the Flying Thunder God Technique is not as effective as the Phantom Body Flicker Technique, which is indistinguishable from the real body.

However, the strongest aspect of the Flying Thunder God Technique is its long-distance teleportation and its inherent abilities.

Especially when combined with the Phantom Body Flicker Technique.

In the future, when using the Phantom Body Flicker Technique to deal with enemies, Sato doesn't need to attack the opponent. He only needs to seize the opportunity and leave the Flying Thunder God Technique mark on the opponent, turning them into an easy target.

"Wood Style: Wood Clone Technique!"

Sato, who had already figured out how to use the Flying Thunder God Technique, suddenly created four Wood Clones with one hand.

Then the four Wood Clones all turned transparent, used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the house through the balcony, and began leaving Flying Thunder God marks all over Konoha.

With Konoha filled with Flying Thunder God marks, it would become Sato's home turf.

Unless Konoha is destroyed instantly, anyone fighting Sato in Konoha will be at a disadvantage.

"Wood Style Multiple Wood Clone Technique!"

Four Wood Clones aren't enough.

Sato created another batch of Wood Clones, this time totaling twelve.

"Wood Style·Wood Transformation Technique."

After this batch of Wood Clones appeared, they didn't immediately turn transparent. Instead, they used Wood Transformation to take on different appearances, including men, women, and children.

Once the camouflage was complete, they used Transformation to leave the house, then left Konoha and went to other places in the ninja world, leaving Flying Thunder God marks wherever they went, whether populated or deserted.

Although Wood Clones can't generate Chakra on their own, they can absorb Chakra.

If there is no Chakra on their path, they can find a ninja and mutually absorb Chakra to replenish themselves.

Hence, the workload for the dozen or so Wood Clones is heavy, and Sato doesn't need to create a third or fourth batch of Wood Clones.

By the time the first batch of Wood Clones had left Flying Thunder God marks all over Konoha, it was already past five o'clock in the morning.

At this time, the lights in Sato's room had also been turned off.

However, Sato himself couldn't sleep.

To be precise, he wanted to sleep but couldn't.

Just as he devoured Uchiha Shisui when he was a child, he had also consumed two Hokage's wives, three Hokage souls, and part of the Shinigami's spiritual body. Sato's soul was undergoing a transformation, resulting in his inability to sleep and lack of fatigue.

Sato didn't waste any time and started going through the memory movies of Uzumaki Kushina and Uzumaki Mito. He had already acquired all the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan.

Among them was the Hundred Healings Mark specially prepared for the three girls.

And...the Sealing Technique · Dead Demon Consuming Seal!

The moment Sato obtained the sealing technique, Dead Demon Consuming Seal, he immediately attempted to summon the Shinigami.

But it ended in failure!

Clearly, the Shinigami was afraid.

Sato, who had planned to use this opportunity to consume the rest of the Shinigami's spiritual body, regretted it deeply.

After dawn, Sato's soul transformation was still incomplete, and the mysterious bead continued emitting a blue halo of energy.

For a long time, Sato hadn't faced such a situation.

Digesting Uchiha Shisui when he was a child took a few days because Sato was young, and his body was still in its infancy.

However, as he grew older, he could digest an opponent like uncut and white in half a day.

During the Konoha collapse plan a few months later, Sato digested Yamato within a few hours.

For a long time, Sato hadn't encountered such a challenging target, taking more than six hours to refine fully.

Yet, it took thirty-two hours to refine the three Hokages, two Hokage wives, and part of the Shinigami's spiritual body contained in the mysterious bead.

Sato's soul also took thirty-two hours to complete the transformation.

Swish——

As the mutation of his soul concluded, Sato's physical body remained in the room while his consciousness, having assigned tasks to the Wood Clones, experienced a change in perspective.

Similar to Kato Dan's Spiritualization Technique, Sato's perspective suddenly rose, floating in the air, enabling him to observe his body from above.

Clearly, Sato's soul had left his body.

If it were just the soul leaving the body, this mutation wouldn't be significant. Sato could simply perform the Impure World Reincarnation on himself, consume the soul, and promptly master the Spiritualization Technique.

However, what surprised Sato was that, after his soul left his body, the lower part of his soul emerged from his body. The body that should have been motionless like a corpse suddenly looked up at Sato, who was in his soul state.

F...

To be precise, it was Sato's body that suddenly looked up at his own soul.

Yes, body and soul were looking at each other.

In Sato's eyes, his perspective split into two, similar to Rinnegan's Six Paths of Pain. He could share the perspective of the soul.

And the soul above Sato's head wasn't his true soul but a manifestation of his soul's power.

Following the completion of the soul mutation, a new entity was born within Sato, similar to the Sage Body that devoured the Uzumaki family. This was a secret technique, asoul-like secret technique.

Sato named it the "Soul Split Technique."

This Split Technique, similar to the Second Tsuchikage's Particle Style: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu, consumed the soul's power to create a 'soul clone.'

This soul clone could traverse any distance and eliminate enemies, just like a spirit technique. It could possess and control the opponent's body or enter others' spiritual worlds.

Even if the soul clone was destroyed by an attack targeting the soul, it would only consume part of Sato's soul power. With the consumption of living bodies, Sato's soul power would quickly replenish.

Swish

In an instant, Sato, with his heightened thinking, had a moment of inspiration.

He immediately thought of the best use for this "Soul Split Technique."

Sato withdrew the spiritual body floating above his head, and his body vanished without warning.

When he reappeared, Sato found himself in a remote field in the Land of Fire.

Engraved on the bark of a large tree next to him was a black lotus pattern, which was exactly the Flying Thunder God Technique.

At this moment, Sato activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, and a scarlet light emanated from his left eye.

Then, a surge of time and space distorted the space ahead, forming an Uzumaki figure.

From the Uzumaki figure, ten twisted figures emerged.

When the Uzumaki figure disappeared, a sallow-skinned corpse stood before Sato.

And this sallow corpse was the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, with his long silver hair.

"Soul Split Technique!"

After summoning Senju Tobirama, Sato used his new ability to consume part of the soul power, creating a soul clone that shot out of his body like a blue streak, penetrating Senju Tobirama's body.

In the next instant, Senju Tobirama, with an expressionless face, exhibited a foreign aura on his face and body.

If not for the sallow skin and black eyes, Senju Tobirama would appear alive.

"Success! So, this is what it feels like to be possessed," Sato observed as he looked at Senju Tobirama.

Under Sato's gaze, Senju Tobirama suddenly looked down at his hands, let out a sigh, and then sat cross-legged.

After a while, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Senju Tobirama's mouth as he said, "After being possessed, it is indeed possible to extract Chakra."

Sato also displayed a satisfied smile and replied, "Very well. With the Nirvana Sharingan and the ability to resurrect the dead, the illusion of reality will be truly convincing."

Yes, Sato intended to enhance the "Resurrection of the Dead" ability of the Nirvana Sharingan using the "Soul Split Technique."

In the refining space, there were memory movies of the deceased. By consuming a living target and assimilating their complete memory movie, Sato could use the Transformation Technique to perfectly imitate the original person.

If he could manipulate the target's corpse, Sato could even pass as the real person.

The "Resurrection of the Dead" ability of the Nirvana Sharingan would be significantly improved.

However, manipulating the opponent's corpse had its limitations. Even if the Transformation Technique concealed the sallow skin and black eyes, certain flaws would remain. A corpse was still a corpse, devoid of a soul. Chakra would still require Sato's body as a source.

But now, with the soul clone attached to the corpse, Sato could not only control it like the Six Paths of Pain but also share its perspective. The corpse could move freely like the Wood Clones, and even possess the ability to refine Chakra.

Not only did the possessed corpse retain all the original abilities of its former self, but Sato could also utilize all his own abilities, excluding bloodline limits.

In this regard, Sato's "Soul Split Technique" far exceeded the Second Tsuchikage's Particle Style: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu.