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Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
At the moment Hidan screamed, Kakuzu immediately took action. He didn't want to hear any more from Hidan, so he used black threads from his fingers to sew Hidan's lips shut in an instant.
Snap!
Kakuzu cut the black thread and casually tied a knot at the ends.
The entire process was seamless, comparable to a surgeon's precision.
After Kakuzu sewed Hidan's mouth shut, Hidan could only make muffled grunts.
"Shut up!"
Kakuzu pointed at Hidan, and in his mind, there was only one label for his teammate now.
"Pig!"
"Hum hum hum~"
Hidan continued to hum, and the sound really did resemble a pig, which made Kakuzu even more annoyed.
"Hidan, if you stay quiet, I'll undo it later. If not, I'll cut your tongue out!"
Kakuzu glared at Hidan threateningly.
For this pig of a teammate, he had no reservations about being rough.
After all, Hidan couldn't die!
Cutting off Hidan's tongue was like muting him using admin privileges. When Kakuzu felt like it, he could sew it back on, and the "mute" would be lifted!
"..."
Hidan immediately fell silent and became obedient.
The muting was temporary.
If he could endure it, the stitches could be removed.
But if he angered Kakuzu and his tongue got cut out, he wouldn't be able to speak for a long time!
Hidan could tolerate anything, but he couldn't stay silent forever!
Choosing the lesser of two evils, Hidan hesitated not for a moment and stayed quiet.
Seeing Hidan comply, Kakuzu was satisfied.
"Quite the commotion!"
Hashirama's voice echoed from the corridor, and soon his figure, clad in red armor, appeared before Kakuzu and Konan.
The two of them instantly tensed up.
"Nothing... nothing much..."
Kakuzu's voice trembled, his green eyes fixed on Hashirama with deep reverence.
"No need to be so tense."
Hashirama waved his hand at Kakuzu. Before meeting him, Hashirama had thought Kakuzu might have some skill.
But now, he understood!
Kakuzu was adept at assessing situations!
Without some insight, no amount of extra hearts could have kept him alive this long. His ability to avoid danger was unparalleled.
"Squeak~"
A cute voice popped into Hashirama's mind. It was clear that ying ying had woken up.
"Carry on."
Hashirama waved his hand at Konan and Kakuzu, then took a step forward. His immense chakra flowed into the ground, causing wooden pillars to rise and form a small, isolated room at the top of the tower.
Such a scene was no longer surprising to the two of them.
Although it was still astonishing, anything was possible with the First Hokage.
Standard procedure!
You can only say it's standard procedure!
With the two of them watching, Hashirama opened the door to the room and walked straight in.
At this moment, he needed to have a deep conversation with ying ying.
It was time to understand this system's functions in more detail.
Based on past experiences, every time the ying ying system rebooted, it would gain new functions. Now, he was very eager to find out what the new features were.
After closing the door, Hashirama sat on a recliner and leaned back, looking extremely relaxed.
"ying ying. Host, I successfully rebooted! This time, the reboot was faster. Did you notice?"
ying ying floated out as Hashirama lay down. Its twin pigtails had transformed into twin buns, making it look even cuter. It blinked its big eyes at Hashirama, clearly seeking praise.
"Yes, I noticed. It was much faster. Very impressive!"
Hashirama cooperatively gave a thumbs-up, delivering the response Squeaker wanted.
"Giggle, giggle, giggle..."
ying ying laughed like a silver bell, its face blooming with a smile. It immediately took out its kawaii flip phone and opened it.
"Host!"
"This time, you completed an S-rank mission!"
"You've gained 10% of Hashirama cells!"
"Now, the Hashirama cells in your body have reached 38%!"
"Do you feel anything special?"
"Tell me!"
ying ying fluttered its wings, circling around Hashirama, curiously examining him with wide eyes.
"So much?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Hashirama's eyes. He had roughly estimated a gain of 7%-8%, but it turned out to be 10%.
This system was quite generous!
If the increase continued at this rate, completing a few more S-rank missions could restore him to 100%!
"Something special..."
"I was just about to ask you."
"I feel like I've unlocked a shackle!"
"Check if I've unlocked any new skills."
Hashirama asked ying ying. Sometimes, he felt like he didn't get a system but rather a ying ying.
The system seemed to belong to ying ying!
Wait a minute...
That actually made more sense!
Hashirama had never seen any system interface; he always learned about it through ying ying.
Could it be that ying ying was the main character?
And it had some pet-raising system, with him as the pet...
Hashirama shook his head immediately. What was he thinking? This was ridiculous!
"Let me take a look!"
ying ying immediately pressed buttons on its phone.
"Loading skill information…"
"Loading successful!"
[Skill Information]
Wood Release: MAX.
Super Strength: MAX.
Summoning Jutsu: MAX.
Signless Healing: MAX (Unavailable).
Sage Mode: MAX (Unavailable).
"It really is a new skill!"
"Host, you've mastered Summoning Jutsu!"
"Congratulations!"
After saying this, ying ying pressed a few more buttons on its phone, and a rush of information flowed into Hashirama's mind.
Buzz!
Hashirama felt a surge of spatial power within his body. This spatial power allowed him to forcibly activate Summoning Jutsu without needing a blood contract.
As for what he could summon…
There were two options.
One was the Rashomon!
This was an inanimate object with no quantity limit. The number he could summon depended entirely on his chakra!
He could summon not only the Fivefold Rashomon but also the Sevenfold or even Ninefold Rashomon!
The other was the Slug!
Hashirama clearly felt that he could summon parts of the Slug's body using Summoning Jutsu.
Similarly, the amount he could summon depended on the chakra used for the jutsu.
"Just as I thought!"
Hashirama's lips curved into a slight smile. Unlocking the Summoning Jutsu broadened his combat capabilities even further.
" ying ying, what new functions did you add?"
(The end of this chapter)