Simu and Orochimaru's hands met once again.
This time, there was no release of chakra to test one another. Instead, a sense of mutual appreciation between kindred spirits emerged.
"Simu-kun, I hope we have the opportunity to cooperate in the future," Orochimaru invited with a smile.
"As long as you have the idea, Mr. Orochimaru, I am available at any time," Simu responded in kind.
After admiring Simu's work for a moment longer, Orochimaru politely took his leave.
Once Orochimaru had departed, Sasori stared in the direction he had gone and said indifferently, "I don't like that guy. He carries the cold aura of a snake."
Simu adjusted his glasses.
"Regardless, Mr. Orochimaru's talent is quite outstanding. Sasori, we should allow for the existence of different types of art, shouldn't we?"
"Senior Simu is right."
In the following period, Sasori began researching the sealing jutsu handed over by Pain.
As for Simu, he had his clones begin learning sealing jutsu while the main body focused most of its energy on analyzing the Tailed Beast chakra.
Since the outbreak of the Shukaku incident in the Hidden Sand Village, the reputation of the Jashin Religion had soared once again.
After all, previous actions like annihilating the Sakamoto Company or destroying the Hidden Steam Village were merely small-scale skirmishes.
This time, the Jashin Religion had directly attacked the Hidden Sand Village, one of the Five Great Shinobi Nations. While causing massive destruction, they had also snatched away the only Tailed Beast of the Hidden Sand right under the nose of the Kazekage.
This level of strength was enough to terrify the entire shinobi world. Consequently, not only the Land of Wind but also the other four great nations intensified their searches for the Jashin Religion within their borders to prevent this terrorist organization from developing in their countries.
Even so, by relying on the doctrine of "Truth, Goodness, and Beauty," the Jashin Religion rapidly flourished among the lower classes of many small nations.
After all, the food promised by the Jashin Religion was actually delivered!
Ask yourself, if you were starving to death, would you care which deity you believed in?
Furthermore, the Jashin Religion could provide them with power, allowing them to stand up and revolt against the noble lords who had always ruled over them.
For a time, the reputation of the Jashin Religion surged.
[养成系游戏 of Lord Jashin]
[Level]: 5 (Next level requires 200,000 reputation)
[Jashin Reputation]: 156,940
[Ability 1]:
[Womb of the Primordial Creator]
[Gene Bank]: Human genes, Zerg genes, RC genes
[Currently Analyzing Projects]:
Jashin Gene (Analysis progress 37.9%), Yang Style Ninjutsu (47.5%), Yin Style Ninjutsu (45.3%), Sage Gene (35.2%), Tailed Beast Chakra (One-Tailed Shukaku) (21.25%), Sealing Jutsu (56.1%).
[Producible Races]:
Three-Headed Evil-Faced Ghost Snake (I have three heads, each one is different)
Harpie (I'm going to start releasing poison)
Desert Nasus (The dog-headed strategist in the desert)
Tailed Beast · Shell (You are a Jinchuriki, I am a Jinchuriki, everyone is a Jinchuriki)
[Ability 2]:
[Blessing of Jashin]: Your body has received the blessing of Jashin. Until Jashin falls, you will possess an immortal body.
[Description]: I will create a world with Lord Jashin!
With the level up, Simu's panel underwent another massive update.
In addition to the routine updates and progress increases for various research projects, three new units were updated in the race column.
First, the old unit, the Evil-Faced Ghost Snake, had seen its appearance rate gradually decline. In this new version, it received a buff, increasing from one head to three.
The Three-Headed Evil-Faced Ghost Snake could release different ninjutsu from these three heads to form combined ninjutsu, greatly increasing its power.
Coupled with the various kagune all over its body, the Evil-Faced Ghost Snake received a huge boost in both close-quarters and long-range combat.
Aside from the Evil-Faced Ghost Snake, another unit was also upgraded.
That was the Harpie, represented by Shana.
This time, Simu added the poison sac of a salamander to her original sonic-wave attacks and genjutsu. This allowed her to release terrifying toxic gas in coordination with Wind Style ninjutsu.
Moreover, Simu improved the toxic gas. Besides possessing a terrifying toxicity that could kill a person in a short time, it also integrated some fearsome pathogens.
If Simu wished, he could use the Harpies to trigger a terrifying plague in a very short period.
Third was the addition of a new unit, the Desert Nasus.
It was actually part of a set with the Wind Scorpions, Poison Centipedes, and Dragonflies in the desert.
Simu intended to assemble a complete combat legion in the Land of Wind.
Among them, the Ghost-Faced Wind Scorpion served as the main combat unit, responsible for large-scale engagements.
The Poison Blade Centipede was a lurking assassin. Relying on its stealth, it could set ambushes to eliminate important enemy figures or destroy enemy transport units.
The Desert Dragonfly served as the eyes of the entire force. When necessary, it could carry explosive insects to conduct bombing raids on the enemy.
As for the Desert Nasus.
Its image was that of a fierce humanoid hound holding a sinister bone scythe. It possessed a certain degree of intelligence and self-awareness, allowing it to exist as a commander for small-scale battles and take responsibility for conveying the Broodmother's orders more accurately.
Its own combat strength was also quite good, and it could be used as a warrior when necessary.
Simu intended to help the Land of Wind and the Hidden Sand Village push open the door that heaven had opened for them a bit wider, letting them become a testing ground for Simu to experiment with the combat effectiveness of various units.
Finally, the Tailed Beast · Shell was a new species he obtained after leveling up, using his powerful computing power to research and analyze the mini-Shukaku.
It was a parasite similar to the Blood Spirit Insect that could store a large amount of chakra. However, while the Blood Spirit Insect stored Yang Style chakra, this one stored Tailed Beast chakra.
Once activated by the host, it would rapidly release the stored Tailed Beast chakra to form a Tailed Beast chakra cloak on the host's body surface, providing powerful offensive and defensive capabilities.
In other words, if Simu was willing, he could extract chakra from the mini-Shukaku and inject it into the Shell, giving Hidan and Sasori the chance to control Tailed Beast chakra.
Truly, everyone can be a Jinchuriki.
In fact, Simu did exactly that.
Hidan, acting as the test subject, was the first to experience the joy of using Tailed Beast chakra.
Furthermore, what was transplanted into him was the plus version of the Tailed Beast · Shell.
Since Hidan possessed an immortal body, Simu did not need to consider his body's endurance. He could transplant the maximum number of parasites onto him.
Theoretically, as long as the mini-Shukaku's chakra did not run out, Hidan could use the Tailed Beast chakra cloak indefinitely.
Of course, that was impossible.
After all, the mini-Shukaku's chakra was limited. Simu only extracted some of it for experiments.
At least until more Tailed Beasts were captured, the Tailed Beast · Shell could not be implemented on a large scale for the time being.
Villages like the Hidden Sand, which lacked a Tailed Beast, couldn't even dream of it.