Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 40 I need more material
"You're really in a hurry, aren't you? So eager to see where my limits are?"

Kaede saw the corpse secretly transported by two Root ninjas, and took the documents from them, carefully examining the information about the bloodline ninja recorded on them.

"Tsugu Masato, Explosion Release Kekkei Genkai... Is this Danzo-sama's will, or Ryuma-sama's?" Kaede Tsukasa closed the document in his hand and beckoned to an unremarkable corpse beside him.

The corpse immediately got up and howled as it walked to Kaedeji's side.

In front of two Root ninjas, Kaede Tsukasa shoved the document into the zombie's mouth.

"...That's a really peculiar hobby. I will report it to my superiors as such."

"Whether it's Lord Danzo, Lord Ryuma, or any other lord, they are all beings you cannot reach. Don't inquire about things you shouldn't be inquiring about."

The two Root ninjas spoke in a serious and methodical manner.

Kaede Tsukasa smiled and said, "You two don't need to hide it anymore. I learned more about Root from Lady Tsunade. Looking at the shape of your masks and the special patterns, I can tell that you are from Root and not Anbu."

The two Root ninjas did not respond further, but simply watched Kaedeji quietly.

Kaede Tsukasa didn't mind and began to carefully examine the bloodline corpse in front of him.

This was the second bloodline corpse he had encountered, and to him, it was a decent weapon.

Snapped!
With one hand on the corpse, Kaede Tsukasa injected the virus, consuming some of his own chakra to accelerate its spread.

But he quickly stopped this behavior and then let the virus multiply on its own. His chakra was precious and he wouldn't waste it on a bloodline ninja.

"Has it started yet?" a Root ninja asked.

"It has ended."

Kaede Tsukasa replied, "Modifying a corpse is not a simple matter, let alone a bloodline ninja. His body is more complex, and it is also necessary to ensure that he can use the bloodline ninjutsu he was born with, which makes it even more difficult."

"So you can do it? How long will it take?"

"About 24 hours, come back tomorrow night," Kaedeji Tsukasa replied ambiguously.

The two Root ninjas pressed for details about how the body of Sandstorm Araki had been disposed of, but Kaedeji Tsukasa did not give a direct answer to either of them.

Not giving a direct answer is itself a response.

After the Root ninjas left, Kaedeji closed the door to the body disposal area and began his work.

"Explosion Release is an acquired bloodline limit obtained by fusing earth-style chakra and lightning-style chakra, which is good at creating various explosions."

There are generally two combat styles among Explosion Release ninjas: one is Deidara, who creates explosives and throws them out; the other is Gari, who concentrates chakra in his hands and explodes wherever he touches it.

The vast majority of Explosion Release ninjas are of the Hunting type.

"The Iwagakure demolition squad is also a renowned elite force, just like the Sunagakure puppet squad, which is famous throughout the ninja world... If I were to face such an opponent, the best way to deal with it would be to use cheap zombies to deplete the opponent's chakra."

Kaede Tsukasa didn't really take this Explosion Release ninja seriously. After all, he had been dead for several days, and the zombie he had transformed into couldn't exert his former strength. He was not even in the same league as the Sandstorm Araki.

"You should still focus on cultivating your own rebirth."

It must be said that the difficulty of learning the Reincarnation Technique is astonishing. In essence, it involves using chakra to tear apart one's own life energy, which is extremely difficult in itself, let alone transferring that life energy to the target.

The slightest mistake will damage one's own life force, resulting in a waste of resources. Even if life force can be transferred to the maximum extent, the efficiency of the transfer is frighteningly low, and the losses are even more astonishing.

This technique is still not perfect. But that's okay, Kaedeji may lack time, but he has plenty of materials.

We can simply use a large number of corpses to test the waters.

At the same time, he ordered more than a dozen zombies to begin tearing at the few remaining life force within their bodies. Every now and then, a zombie would kill itself, but Kaede Tsukasa didn't even blink.

I don't care, I don't care at all.

While each zombie has different physical characteristics and meridian differences, the results of each zombie's trial and error will be summarized and analyzed by Kaede Tsukasa.

For the past three days, apart from necessary rest and meal times, Kaede Tsukasa had devoted all his time to cultivation, and the analysis he wrote had already reached more than 300,000 words, with 413 points of attention marked.

This is just the beginning.

"At this rate, I don't know how long it will take to learn this imperfect Reincarnation Technique... The simplest way is to control more zombies; quantity is power."

Kaede Tsukasa doesn't know the Shadow Clone Technique yet, let alone the forbidden technique of Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

Even if he learns it, it's useless; he won't be able to use it well.

The characteristic of shadow clones is that chakra is evenly distributed. The more chakra a shadow clone has, the more shadow clones it can create. Each shadow clone can last for a longer time. If you send them out to train and accumulate experience points, the reward will be greater.

Kaede Tsukasa felt that even if he exchanged for and learned the Shadow Clone Technique, he could only manage to create three or four shadow clones at most, and that would be the result of greatly shortening the lifespan of the shadow clones.

"Unbeknownst to me, I have made a name for myself by using the techniques of corpse transformation and spirit communication, but it is not enough."

Kaede sighed. He knew he had to do something; staying alive was the most important thing.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to gather enough corpses to accelerate his cultivation on his own.

Like Naruto practicing the Rasenshuriken, starting with a thousand shadow clones? And each shadow clone has enough chakra to be used for studying chakra nature transformation?

Impossible, absolutely impossible. The Child of Prophecy is an overpowered stat monster, far beyond what Kaede Tsukasa can compare to.

crunch--

Kaede Tsukasa opened the gate again, looking at the silent cemetery outside. Behind him, the Explosion-Style zombies followed faithfully. If he were wearing a straw hat and a trench coat, he would look just like a normal ninja.

"The transformation is complete. From now on, the Explosion Release ninjas of Iwagakure will become the most loyal weapons of Konoha. I think my technique will still have some practical value to you."

As soon as Kaede Tsukasa finished speaking, a Root ninja appeared in front of him.

The Root ninja carefully examined the Explosion Release ninja, then drew his sword and thrust it forward, only to be precisely dodged by the Explosion Release ninja.

Snapped!
The Explosion Release ninja reached out, revealing his brown palm—the hemoglobin in his blood had long since decomposed, the lividity was intermittent, and it had finally decayed into its current state.

The zombie's hand rested on the blade, chakra surged forth, followed by a deafening roar. This extremely close-range explosion sent all the impact towards the Root ninja.

The Root ninja nimbly retreated several meters without uttering a word.

"His reaction speed is not as good as it was when he was alive. Considering his Explosion Release bloodline limit, he is probably a special Jonin, at least stronger than a regular Chunin."

Kaede Tsukasa said, "I've already proven my talent, haven't I?"

(End of this chapter)