Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village.

“Look, this is the attitude a normal Kage should show. When you were under the control of the genjutsu, the whole village was in this situation, and you still made me lead Kirigakure to continue fighting on the front line. That’s why I could tell at a glance that you weren’t… the strange chakra in your brain.”

Night shrugged: "Of course, all we need to do next is wait for Konoha to negotiate peace and transfer all the reparations to the village's construction and development. We can proceed steadily and cautiously, step by step, and that will be enough!"

"If that's the case, why do you still treat Minato Namikaze that way?"

The Third Mizukage asked with some doubt, "Aren't you really afraid that Konoha will fight us to the death?"

“Everyone cherishes their lives, especially the Third Hokage. Konoha is so powerful and wealthy. If they fight us to the death, they will be the ones who suffer.” Night shook his head with a smile: “They have fought Iwagakure to such an extent that they have no choice but to negotiate with us. Under such circumstances, I naturally have to take a ruthless approach to secure the greatest benefit for the village.”

"You really are the most suitable person to become Shadow, Night..."

"Master Ye!"

Upon seeing Yumi's sudden appearance, Yoru paused slightly and waved to the Third Mizukage: "Excuse me, Third Hokage."

"Ah, go do what you're supposed to do!"

The Third Mizukage waved, and Yoru smiled calmly, disappearing from his sight with Yumi in an instant.

The next moment, the two figures appeared in a dark underground place.

"How's it going, Yumi? Is everything ready?"

"Yes, Lord Ye, we have set up the brand new laboratory next to the original bloodline laboratory located in the southeast corner of the Dark Side base. There will be more experimental equipment there, and it will be more convenient to move it over directly."

"well done!"

Night used a unique spell to open the invisible barrier in front of her, and then pushed open the door in front of her.

In an instant, a world filled with bottles, jars, and various organ specimens came into view, along with two figures that looked exactly like Yumi, who were processing something within it.

Don't get me wrong, it's not a clone, but a water clone.

The effects of Water Clone are similar to those of Shadow Clone. The only drawback is that it is more dependent on the environment and is more fragile. Its strength is not as limited as that of Shadow Clone, and it can be freely transformed by infusing chakra.

However, in other aspects, the two clone techniques are not much different. In addition, the humidity in Kirigakure is high, so the water clones will not easily dissipate, making them quite practical.

"The 'Soul Technology' and 'Artificial Body Technology' that you gave me are the most exquisite technological achievements I have ever seen. They exclude chakra and analyze and study the human body and soul separately... This is absolutely the crystallization of the wisdom of countless geniuses!"

Yumi led Ye to an experimental table. One of Yumi's clones was operating in front of two huge nutrient tanks. Inside the tanks, two curled-up humanoid figures had their eyes closed. Although they looked like adults, they were silently absorbing nutrients like children.

Most importantly, these two human figures are exactly the same!

"To ensure the stability of the experiment, I did not choose a bloodline family. This is a physical clone of a Jonin from the Momochi clan... no, it should be described as creating a prosthetic body, which is more appropriate."

"With the technical support provided by you, Lord Night, I successfully created a one-to-one prosthetic body based on the flesh and blood cells of that Momochi ninja. These two prosthetic bodies were created by incorporating chakra and natural energy respectively."

"As you can see, both prosthetic bodies are cultivated perfectly. However, according to the data, the body cultivated by natural energy is slightly stronger. But since it has not yet undergone soul experiments, it cannot be determined whether the prosthetic body fused with chakra is more compatible with the soul, or the prosthetic body fused with natural energy is more compatible."

Ye nodded in satisfaction.

After handing over the two techniques to Yumi, he specifically instructed her to understand the connection between chakra, natural energy, and the power of flesh and blood, so that Yumi would make comparisons during her experiments.

Clearly, Yumi took his words to heart, and the experiment was a great success!

"Secondly, there is the soul experiment."

Yumi led Yoru further inside, and soon Yoru saw a light blue glass bottle.

No, it's not light blue. It's a transparent glass bottle that emits a light blue glow due to the substance inside!

Most importantly, from that pale blue glow, Ye felt a power that was all too familiar to her.

Spiritual power!

"Has your soul been able to exist stably in the mortal world? How far have you progressed?" Night asked impatiently, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

"I'm sorry, Lord Ye, although I have successfully conducted several soul experiments with the help of the technical data you provided, allowing the soul to remain in the mortal world, I am unable to make it resonate with any physical body."

Yumi shook her head and said, "The two seem to have no connection at all, but this soul is indeed that of Momochi, the ninja."

"No connection?" Ye frowned slightly.

"Yes, I initially suspected it was a problem with the prosthetic body. I even created a prosthetic body that combined chakra and natural energy. However, during the creation process, that prosthetic body showed obvious distortions and did not resonate with the soul at all, so I simply abandoned it."

"After numerous experiments, I discovered that simply possessing a 'physical body' and a 'soul' is insufficient to complete the fusion of the two; a 'lubricant' is also needed."

"Lubricant..." Night murmured, "The 'self' among the four forces, perhaps."

"should be."

Yumi nodded: "In ancient legends, people could connect with the power of heaven and earth through meditation. In modern times, when our self-awareness is strong enough, we can indeed influence natural energy to a certain extent, and even control chakra!"

"However, the problem I am currently facing is how to unleash this power of my own."

“I used specific experimental methods to materialize his soul, but even after materializing it, I was unable to unleash the hidden power within it…”

"To unleash one's own potential."

Night murmured softly, gazing at the pale blue soul encased within the glass, and suddenly said, "I'll give it a try."

Ye stepped forward, and amidst Yumi's astonished gaze, drew the Hyōrinmaru from his waist and slowly closed his eyes.

The expected chill didn't arrive. On the contrary, Yumi even sensed that Yoru's chakra was suppressed to the extreme, almost as if it were sealed. But then, an invisible, terrifying power suddenly surged from Yoru's body!

"Pfft!"

In just a moment, Yumi felt dizzy and fell to the ground in a disheveled state.

"I'm sorry, I don't usually use this power. At most, I use it to stimulate my chakra."

A power called spiritual energy covered his entire body, making the night seem as if it were shrouded in an invisible glow.

Because of the unique nature of this world, all souls are stored in the Yellow Springs Pure Land, so that apart from consuming cards (using the 'Spiritual Power Cultivation Cards' obtained from the Mysterious Gift Box), Ye could find no other way to cultivate his soul.

I can't absorb any spiritual particles at all!

This resulted in Ye's soul strength not being much higher than that of an ordinary person, even after more than ten years (he couldn't open gift boxes without points, and the drop rate was low). Therefore, in daily battles, Ye always fought with chakra, and at most used spiritual power to replenish his chakra and avoid genjutsu.

Not to mention anything like Conqueror's Haki, where you can directly crush someone with spiritual pressure—there's simply no such condition!

The palm covered in spiritual pressure slowly broke through the glass protective layer and landed on the pale blue soul. The contact between the night's spiritual power and the soul was only for a moment. The pale blue soul seemed to be stimulated and began to tremble continuously.

Upon seeing this, Ye raised an eyebrow, and Yu Mei's face also showed a hint of joy.

Soon, the trembling of the soul became more and more intense, and its entire form began to change significantly with the trembling, gradually transforming from an irregular, chaotic mass into a human form.

It's like the data that was stored on the USB drive has been read out.

A moment later, a figure that bore a striking resemblance to the person inside the nutrient tank slowly floated in front of Ye. It was none other than Momochi, the ninja!

"What exactly is this..."

As if opening his eyes from a dream, the soul of the Momoji ninja showed a slightly confused expression, especially when he saw the dark surroundings and the figure of Night, the look of doubt on his face became more and more intense.

"You are... that genius Minazuki from the Anbu..."

Before the words were finished, the soul and body of the Momoji ninja suddenly shattered, like water droplets hitting the ground, instantly breaking into countless tiny spiritual energy particles.

Most of the souls were drawn by an invisible force and flew towards the sky, then disappeared into the world. Only a small portion merged into Ye's body.

"Lord Ye, this!"

"Ah, failed."

This guy's soul has shattered!

……

Thank you, Flying General Sun Yuanliang, for the generous donation! Thank you, brother! Extra chapter! Definitely!

Chapter 93 Danzo: Hiruzen! I understand everything you've been carrying!

Watching the rapidly dissipating soul power, Ye was not too disappointed.

Creating something from nothing requires countless experiments to try and verify; it is obviously impossible to achieve it overnight.

And this time, it wasn't all for naught!

“While it is true that spiritual power can stimulate the self-power contained within the soul, this practice will greatly harm the soul and destroy the soul itself.”

"What if we use other forces to stimulate it?"

Chakra and the power of nature can restrict the soul, as can be seen from the Spirit Transformation Technique, the Impure World Reincarnation, and even the Summoning Technique created by Yumi.

However, chakra and natural energy cannot unleash the power within, so what other energy can do so?

"Perhaps, we can try using mental power..."

Mental strength and ego strength are actually the same thing; using the same type of energy may yield better results.

"Yumi, summon another soul!"

"Yes, Lord Ye."

Without hesitation, Yu Mei took out a lump of flesh from a container and quickly formed hand seals.

The spell involved a large number of hand seals, which were extremely complex. As the hand seals were completed, densely packed incantation patterns appeared on the surface of the flesh.

The next moment, a wisp of soul light burst forth from that mass of flesh and blood, and soon, a sphere of soul appeared out of thin air, floating in front of Ye.

This is the 'Spirit Summoning Technique' that Yumi possesses. It is a ninjutsu that Yumi created based on the records of the Uzumaki clan and Kirigakure regarding souls and chakra.

The principle behind it is to use a 'medium' to call upon the soul of the living, which is similar to the concept of reincarnation.

However, the soul summoned by this technique can only stay for a short time. Once the caster's chakra is exhausted or the medium is consumed, the soul will be sent back to the Pure Land of the Dead.

and.

The soul summoned by the Summoning Spell is essentially 'dead' and is just a mass of 'soul energy', making the spell rather useless. However, it is quite suitable for experimentation.

Yumi used chakra to maintain control over the soul, while Yoru removed the mask from his right eye, revealing a scarlet three-tomoe gem.

Release your pupil power, concentrate your consciousness, and unleash your spiritual power!

Everyone possesses spiritual power, but the strength varies from person to person. Ye's spiritual power is quite good, but this power is formless and intangible, and cannot be actively activated or released under normal circumstances.

With the help of the Sharingan, Yoru is able to better control and release this power.

Three magatama swirled in the night's eye sockets, and an invisible force descended upon that soul.

Soon, violent fluctuations began to appear on the surface of that soul!

"It really works!"

Upon seeing this, Yu Mei's face immediately lit up with joy.

The swirling soul power trembled continuously, and soon transformed into the appearance of a ninja dressed in the uniform of the Hidden Mist Anbu.

His bewildered eyes slowly opened, but soon, the bewilderment in the eyes of this operative turned into anger.

"You bastard, you actually sold information, you bastard!"

"Sushiyama Fuguki, as the captain of the Dark Army and the head of the intelligence group, you actually leaked information on your own initiative. You deserve to die!"

"I will report all of this to the Third Hokage... I..."

The soul of the Hidden Mist Anbu continued to curse inexplicably, yet its human form became increasingly solid.

A moment later, Ye withdrew his spiritual power, but the soul remained in human form until Yumi deliberately dispersed his chakra, at which point the soul disappeared again and returned to the Pure Land of the Underworld.

"Lord Ye, just now..."

"I used my mental power to stimulate his soul, successfully drawing out his inner self, and then used illusion magic, which is why he was talking nonsense there."

Ye Chen spoke in a deep voice, and Yu Mei said excitedly, "I see, so that means it's possible to use mental power to stimulate one's own power?"

"Yes, not only that, if one can constantly stimulate the soul with strong obsession and emotion, it can also make its self-solidification even higher."

"A strong obsession and emotion, I understand!"

"You can summon the soul, stimulate it with illusion magic, and then conduct soul experiments on it to completely solidify and fix its self-power... Hmm, Minato Namikaze is here. Oh well, I'll just find a water clone to deal with him. Let's continue."

"However, this process would likely be extremely painful for the soul, and we cannot continue to torment the souls of the village's elite ninjas like this..."

As the soon-to-be fourth generation leader, Yoru, who was conducting soul experiments, took a look at the deceased in his village: "Let's start with the prisoners and war captives in the prison. We can even observe and compare the differences between the souls of people who died with strong obsessions and emotions and the souls that were pulled from the Pure Land of the Underworld and reactivated."

"Yes, Lord Ye!"

……

"Lord Third Hokage, Minazuki Yoru has accepted the ceasefire agreement. As for the specific amount of war reparations, he said he doesn't want to waste any more time and requested that we send the 'Kage' directly to negotiate!"

Inside the Hokage Building.

Minato Namikaze, who had returned, spoke in a deep voice, recounting the latest developments.