The Nine-Tails, in its sealed space, initially didn't know what the two were trying to do. After observing for a while, however, it noticed something was amiss. That irritating brat actually wanted to use its chakra for some kind of training!
After realizing this, the Nine-Tails became even more furious. Last time, it was just a war of words within the seal, but this time, he was actually trying to pluck its fur. This was beyond endurance! The Nine-Tails instantly increased its chakra output. Previously, Mito was actively extracting its chakra, but now, it directly injected an even more massive amount, far exceeding what Mito was drawing.
But unfortunately, Mito had been with the Nine-Tails for many years and understood its temperament quite well. She had already prepared for this. The excess chakra was directly sealed by her, and the flow supplied to Kyuushin remained stable. One plan failed, so another was devised. After realizing it couldn't move, the Nine-Tails began its verbal assault.
"Hah! How could this great sage's chakra be so easy to bear? Look, that brat is trembling with fear."
"Old hag, are you trying to kill that little mortal? Look at him, he's probably going to kick the bucket any second now."
"More, more! Didn't you hear him asking for more? Give him all the chakra I'm lending you!"
"Oh, it's starting! Look at that brat, his skin is peeling off in layers. What a beautiful sight."
Mito automatically filtered out the Nine-Tails' taunts, but when she saw Kyuushin's skin gradually peeling off after she increased the chakra flow, she still showed a worried expression. If Kyuushin could barely handle the previous amount of chakra, then for the amount that surged in now, his body was indeed overwhelmed. The Nine-Tails' violent and highly aggressive energy was causing him substantial damage.
As the damage deepened, Kyuushin seemed to find it difficult to even maintain his cross-legged posture. The chakra wrapped around him felt like countless fine needles, constantly penetrating his body. As the Nine-Tails' chakra eroded him, the sense of crisis surging in his mind grew deeper and deeper. He felt as if he was at the bottom of the ocean, ten thousand meters deep, and the extremely dense sense of crisis was like viscous seawater, constantly suffocating him.
Finally, as if a certain threshold had been crossed, a sturdy lock in his mind finally shattered. In that instant, a brand new door opened to him. His heart rate accelerated, making his blood flow rapidly. Muscles that were previously unusable began to contract quickly, and then, they violently expanded.
"Ah—"
Kyuushin let out a long cry, his whole body vibrating rapidly. Accompanied by the explosion of his body's muscles and chakra, he actually managed to briefly shake off the Nine-Tails' chakra that was attached to him. He stood up again, and the chakra he had briefly shaken off quickly reattached to his body. However, this time, Kyuushin controlled his own incredibly smooth chakra, covering his body with a protective layer. The Nine-Tails' chakra, which had previously caused him great harm, could no longer damage him.
Mito also quickly withdrew the Nine-Tails' chakra and resealed it. She looked at Kyuushin and asked, "Did you succeed?"
Kyuushin's eyes were blank, but his mind was incredibly clear. "Yes, Grandma, I succeeded."
The Second Stage Gene Lock was completely incomparable to the First Stage. He could now feel his entire body being controlled by him at will. Every part of his muscles, every nerve, every blood vessel could move according to his command, and the chakra within his body flowed much more smoothly than before. He controlled the muscles in his arm and casually threw a punch, but it directly caused a sonic boom, and the fierce punch wind blew a large tree more than ten meters away to pieces. He then simply moved his body around, felt it carefully again, and then closed the Gene Lock.
And then, the side effects began. However, the side effects of the Second Stage were no longer as fatal as the First Stage. They only caused muscle swelling, blood vessel blockage, and other adverse symptoms from using power beyond the body's original limit. At this moment, Kyuushin gasped violently, sweating profusely, and his whole body went limp, collapsing to the ground. His right arm, which had just thrown the punch, quickly swelled up.
Mito quickly came to his side, examined his entire body, and then breathed a sigh of relief. "There's only some blood accumulation and muscle swelling. It's indeed much better than last time." After speaking, green chakra instantly lit up in her hand as she began to heal him.
"How do you feel?" she asked.
"Very strong," Kyuushin panted. "Much stronger than before. This time it's mainly a physical enhancement. I just felt it carefully. My pure physical strength is at least ten times stronger. I estimate a casual punch now has the power of my previous Monstrous Strength Fist, and my speed has also increased by more than twofold. In addition, my previous abilities have also been strengthened."
Mito nodded. "It wasn't in vain that you put so much effort into this, but you still need to be careful. Such a large increase at once will inevitably have repercussions. If you use this power beyond your limit multiple times, your body will definitely collapse."
"Yes, I will be careful," Kyuushin said.
"Not only that, but you also need to master medical ninjutsu. Before, it was just to give you an extra means, but looking at the current situation, you absolutely must learn it," Mito added. "Tsunade is unavailable these days. Oh well, my medical ninjutsu is also quite good, so I will teach you in the early stages."
"Thank you, Grandma." Kyuushin didn't refuse, but he seemed to have thought of something else. He smiled and said, "But this time, I also have to thank the Nine-Tails for its help."
"Hehe, it's cursing up a storm right now," Mito also laughed. The Nine-Tails was indeed cursing vehemently. It hadn't expected the brat's act of 'plucking its fur' to actually succeed. Although it didn't know exactly what had happened, when Kyuushin activated the Second Stage, with its powerful perception, it instantly sensed the unusual power within his body. The last two intense emotional fluctuations it had felt were both because of this brat. The Nine-Tails had now deeply etched Kyuushin into its memory.
"Oh, and that jutsu you mentioned this morning, you should still offer it to the village," Mito suddenly said again.
"Okay." Kyuushin thought for a moment and understood Mito's meaning. Although he was nominally Tsunade's disciple, and thus the Third Hokage's grand-disciple, his relationship with the Hokage's lineage was still too shallow. Mito could provide him with all the ninja resources he needed. In contrast, the Third Hokage's side had almost nothing to offer. Now, Mito wanted him to give the Rasengan to the village, which was an opportunity for the Third Hokage to strengthen their relationship. It was a way to add a "Hokage" label to his prominent "Senju" one. Furthermore, as a figure of the Uzumaki clan, doing this could also deepen the relationship between his clan and Konoha. It was a win-win situation.
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