Who are you calling a stable boy?!

"Zheng Jing, did you... succeed?"

"With me, Old Zheng, taking charge, how could things go wrong?"

Laughing, Zheng Jing jumped to the side of Nagato, found a high spot to sit down, and leaned over to say to Nagato and Konan, "So, the mouth of the King of Hell leads to your underworld, the place where your souls go after you die. When I got there, hehe, guess who I saw?"

Konan and Nagato, of course, didn't know who to guess. Seeing the curiosity in their eyes, Zheng Jing didn't keep them in suspense any longer.

"I saw the Sage of Six Paths."

This was an answer that neither Konan nor Nagato could have imagined.

Seeing the two people's surprised expressions, Zheng Jing scratched his cheek.

Actually, he himself never expected to meet the Sage of Six Paths in this way.

"all in all--"

Zheng Jing leaped forward, landed on the ground, twirled the golden cudgel in his hand, and slammed it into the ground.

"King Yama, come out!"

With this shout, a dim purple light suddenly appeared on the ground in front of Zheng Jing.

And the King of Hell, who had just fled, slowly returned to the world of the living under the watchful eyes of Konan and Nagato.

“With some effort, I can still revive people who meet the necessary conditions here.”

As he spoke, Zheng Jing raised his golden cudgel and swung it at Yama's round face. Yama then silently retreated back into the purple light gate and disappeared in an instant.

"Now, all that's left is to get you a reliable body. I've got a lead on that. Wait a minute, once everything's ready, I, Old Zheng, will come find you."

With that, Zheng Jing walked out of the secret gate.

Xiao Nan only then realized what was happening and instinctively tried to call out to Zheng Jing.

For her, the whole situation was far from simple and could not be summed up in a single sentence. Moreover, given that it concerned the safety of the Changmen clan, she naturally wanted Zheng Jing to explain things more clearly.

But Nagato pulled her back again.

"Nagato?"

All we can do is wait.

"Can......"

"I know, I also find it incredible."

Nagato's voice was as hoarse as ever, but to Konan, it seemed clearer than ever.

"But we just need the incredible."

-

At Zheng Jing's speed, it wouldn't take long for him to return from the Land of Rain to the Qitian Prefecture branch in the Land of Whirlpools.

Zheng Jing considered using the method of resurrection to repair Nagato's mutilated body, but after actual observation, he felt that this method would only treat the symptoms and not the root cause.

One reason why Nagato has become the way he is now is that he is not able to bear the power of the Rinnegan. Every time he uses the Rinnegan, it is almost like risking his life. Especially now, the Rinnegan is just left on him, and it can be said that it is tormenting him every moment.

In other words, if you want Nagato to avoid reverting to his miserable state after his rebirth, you either need to remove his Rinnegan or make him more comfortable with it.

Nagato would definitely not agree, and it's uncertain whether Konan could persuade him.

But Zheng Jing thinks the latter is worth a try.

Orochimaru has many samples of Hashirama cells.

In addition, there is another person who knows where Ban's remains are.

Using Hashirama's cells and Madara's flesh as materials, reshape Nagato's body so that Nagato can truly control the Rinnegan. Wouldn't that solve the problem?

Of course, this will definitely be difficult. If Nagato is about to die before it is completed, Zheng Jing has also thought of a backup plan.

He still had a cybernetic body given to him by Urahara A-mu in his backpack. If all else failed, he could have Nagato use the cybernetic body to hold out for a while.

"Old Lan! I'm back!"

With few people in the branch, once Zheng Jing returned, almost everyone in the area had seen what he looked like, so naturally no one dared to stop him from running around.

He kept asking around until he found out that Lao Lan was in his office, so he went straight there and flung open the door.

"I'm home."

Aizen, now in his male form, looked up from the documents and smiled at Zheng Jing: "It seems everything went smoothly?"

"That is!"

Zheng Jing chuckled and walked into the room, glancing at the two figures in the office besides Aizen.

One of them is an old acquaintance, Yagura Goji.

The other one was a complete stranger.

She wore a light-colored long dress, her long, light blue hair cascading over her shoulders. Her beautiful face inexplicably carried an air of old age. She held a teacup in her hand, motionless.

Zheng Jing blinked, his golden eyes scanning the woman, who looked to be around twenty years old, up and down.

"Zheng Jing, do you need me to introduce you?"

"Of course not."

He waved his hand: "Mitsuo Isobu! Everyone could see it coming. I never expected, Old Lan, that it actually worked! And so quickly!"

As they were talking, Zheng Jing came to the side of the Gouqi Yagura.

"Hey Yagura, isn't a successful experiment a good thing? Why do you look so gloomy—"

He reached out to pat Yagura on the shoulder.

"Wow! Don't touch me!"

But just as his hand got a little closer, Yagura suddenly screamed.

Perhaps because he was too flustered, his voice sounded somewhat high-pitched.

Why such a big reaction?

Zheng Jing scratched his cheek, puzzled.

"It will take some time to explain this, which is perfect..."

Aizen adjusted his glasses.

“Let’s talk somewhere else. Ms. Goji is still a bit confused, so let her and Isobu calm down here for a while.”

Chapter 260: The next step is often arranged marriage before birth.

"As a result, due to the special nature of chakra, when a tailed beast that has been affected by the Spring of Drowned Girl is sealed into a jinchūriki, the tailed beast's chakra will inevitably affect the jinchūriki's body and mind. The closer the connection between the tailed beast and the jinchūriki, the stronger this effect will be."

After taking a sip of the black tea brewed by Zheng Jing, Aizen paused and said, "Lady Goji's case is very typical. The connection between her and Isobu is extremely close. Rather than calling it a seal, I prefer to call this form of connection symbiosis."

"That's true."

Zheng Jing scratched his cheek.

Throughout the entire experiment, Yagura was never in any danger.

Of course, this was not only because Old Blue was skilled and well-prepared, but also because Isobu was very cooperative.

She also seems very interested in obtaining a human body.

Unexpectedly, problems arose precisely when it came to getting Isobu back into Yagura's body.

Given Yagura's age and experience, a gender swap shouldn't be such a big deal—

Ok.

Zheng Jing felt that he shouldn't have spoken so casually without understanding the situation.

What terrible situations did Yagura experience during this process of change?

In conclusion, the experiment was a success.

The Isobu in Old Blue's office just now was a part of her chakra that she separated from Yagura's body. Isobu can use this form to move freely in the outside world without leaving Yagura's main body.

After a simple test, it was determined that this split body possesses five senses similar to those of humans, which explains why Isobu was so engrossed in the fragrant tea in his cup.

That was probably the first time in her life that she had tasted tea through her own body.

"By the way, Lao Lan, the Mother's Drowning Spring shouldn't affect women, but if it goes through the Tailed Beasts, will there be any changes?"

"We'll have to do experiments to find out."

"Hmm... I think I'll go to Konoha first."

"Should we bring some gifts over?"

"That's true, Lao Lan, what kind of gift do you think I should prepare?"

"A gift that can be used to bless a newborn."

"what?"

-

On the official road leading to Konoha, a tall traveler wearing a straw hat stopped in his tracks.

"Well......"

Holding the booklet in one hand and a pen in the other, the traveler poked the paper with the pen tip and muttered, "This doesn't feel right. The feel back then was softer, the kind that you could hold entirely in one hand, in your palm... um?"

The traveler, who was completely absorbed in his work, suddenly looked up at the sky.

The sky was cloudless, the sun was shining brightly, it was a beautiful day.

Then, he was suddenly patted on the right shoulder.

—The traveler suddenly turned around!

His movements were swift; he was clearly no ordinary person.

However, all he saw was an empty asphalt road.

"hey-hey!"

At the same time, with a chuckle, he was patted on the left shoulder.

This time, the traveler made no move.

He stood there, one hand inside his robe, the other gripping the brim of his straw hat, his head bowed slightly.

"Hey buddy, what are you doing standing in the middle of the road? Lost?"

"...It's nothing, I probably just got a bit of heatstroke from traveling for so long."

Slowly withdrawing his hand from his robes, the traveler turned around and looked at the grinning Zheng Jing.

"Thank you for your concern, young man."

"Oh, you're too kind! My mother always said that when you're traveling, you should make many good connections. You're suffering from heatstroke, aren't you? Come, come."

Zheng Jing flipped his wrist and pulled out a box of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water.

"Go to the shade of a tree and drink two bottles first. It'll definitely cure heatstroke! Keep the rest; you never know when you might need them."

"this......"

The traveler hesitated, as if he wanted to decline, but before he could speak, Zheng Jing, who had leaned closer, winked and said, "Why are you being so polite with me, Old Zheng? You're Master Men's mentor. If he gets heatstroke, how can I just leave him to fend for himself?"

"Young man, are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else? Which doorman are you? I don't know..."

"Which door master are we? We're all door masters! Here, take it!"

As he spoke, he stuffed the Zhengqi Water into the traveler's arms: "Everyone says that Jiraiya is generous and forthright, so why are you being so polite with me, Old Zheng?"

"..."

Jiraiya, having been recognized, suppressed his smile.

"The monster slayer, Zheng Jing?"

"Hey, it's me, Lao Zheng. I have some intelligence."

Zheng Jing chuckled and patted the box of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water he placed in Jiraiya's hand: "Judging from your condition, are you going back to Konoha? What a coincidence, I'm also planning to go to Konoha, wanna go together?"

"......it is good."

Jiraiya sighed.