Mayuri's card from Naruto

Chapter 18 Chongwu
"Natural energy? What is that?" After hearing her teacher's explanation, Hongdou felt that she didn't understand.

"Natural energy is the power to activate fairy arts. You don't need to understand this for now." Orochimaru simply explained to Anko. "This place has rich natural energy, which is a good place to practice fairy arts. It's a pity that it's useless to us."

"Why didn't it work? Is the magic really that powerful?" Hongdou asked.

"Ninjutsu is activated by chakra. What is the source of chakra?" Orochimaru, in a good mood, summoned a giant snake and threw the unconscious Libra Jūgo onto the snake while testing Anko.

"Chakra is the product of an equal mixture of the human body's spiritual energy and physical energy." Hongdou gave her answer without hesitation.

"Xian Jutsu is the product of the balance and fusion of human spiritual energy, physical energy, and natural energy. You can think of it as a high-level energy above the chakra level.

Ninjutsu that uses the energy of senjutsu will be more destructive and lethal. And this is just one of its characteristics. "Orochimaru motioned for Hongdou and the others to follow him, and explained to Hongdou as he left.

Regardless, as a teacher, Orochimaru is still very qualified. Any child who is valued and taught by him can learn what he wants to learn from him.

"Isn't this place very important?" Hongdou said subconsciously. Since this place has rich natural energy and the magic is so powerful, shouldn't this place be marked?

"Natural energy is very dangerous! Just look at this young man. His body and mind have been eroded so badly by natural energy that he can't maintain his mental state.

The fact that he is still alive without being assimilated by the natural energy is surprising to me.”

Orochimaru pointed at the young man on the snake's body and said, "Natural energy is difficult to control. Even the three holy places that have clearly passed down immortal arts cannot guarantee that people can master immortal arts perfectly."

"But teacher, you still didn't tell me why we don't need this place." Hongdou pouted.

"Because there are better places for us to choose." Lu Nie stretched out his finger and poked Hongdou's arm. "The three holy places where immortal arts are passed down are Myoboku Mountain, where Jiraiya-sama has a contract, the Wet Bone Forest, where Tsunade-sama has a contract, and Ryuchi Cave, where Orochimaru-sensei has a contract."

"Did Orochimaru teacher say that?" Red Bean was confused when she heard this. Could it be that Orochimaru teacher secretly left her to tutor Lu Nie?

This is not impossible!
After all, Lord Orochimaru had almost let her go some time ago.

"Lu Nie is right. But you are still far from being able to practice immortal arts." Orochimaru poured cold water on the excited Anko. The immortal arts trial in the Ryuchi Cave was not a kind trial. It was extremely dangerous. Even Orochimaru himself did not have the confidence to succeed in his practice.

But he knew that Jiraiya had practiced the magic of Mount Myoboku and had seen the power of the magic. That kind of powerful force was very intoxicating and exciting.

The figures of the three people were getting farther and farther away and gradually disappeared into the dense forest.

Two days later.

In a hotel.

Hongdou squatted and suddenly put her face close to the face of Libra Jūgo who had woken up.

"Why don't you speak?" Hongdou was a little confused.

After waking up, the boy had been acting strangely and was silent. He was not as violent and crazy as when they first met, and he did not ask who they were, where they were taking him, or what they were doing.
It was like a puppet that had sealed itself off and didn't run away, but just followed them blindly.

"Ahhh! Why don't you answer me? Are you looking down on me?" Hongdou has been defeated by Tenbin Juugo's silence many times in the past two days. She even thinks he is a mute! If he hadn't spoken when they first met.

"leave me alone."

The sudden words made the mad Hongdou calm down immediately. She looked at Libra Jūgo in surprise when he spoke.

"Why should I stay away from you?" Hongdou asked as she moved closer.

"I'm dangerous." Libra Jūgo looked at his outstretched hands and said with a dazed look in his eyes.

"It is quite dangerous. But Orochimaru told me that you were just acting uncontrollably due to the stimulation of natural energy." Hongdou sat face to face with him and comforted him.

At least after these two days of contact, Hongdou could still feel a peaceful and kind character from him. Whenever he saw a small animal in the wild, he would stop and pet it, and the animals he petted would also be very well-behaved.

It seemed that he could attract the closeness and love of many small animals. Some small animals even took out their prey and storage to treat him, which made Hongdou jealous.

I have been communicating non-stop these past two days, just to find out how Libra Shigeo manages to attract the little animals, but I have been hitting a wall for two consecutive days.

"You know natural energy?" Libra Jūgo looked at Hongdou in surprise.

"Of course!" Hongdou opened her mouth to introduce her family background, but after thinking it over, she held back and just picked out some things to say to prove that she did know about natural energy.

"I was in a lot of pain. My body would explode out of control every once in a while. In that state, I couldn't control myself and wanted to see blood and hear miserable screams.

In the past, there were people in the village who could control me when I lost control, but after that, no one could stop me. The only thing I could do was to run away and vent in the forest when I was about to have an attack.

Everything that happened during the out-of-control phase is a bit blurry to me, and it's like there's another me in my mind. I didn't mean to attack you. I'm very grateful that you knocked me out."

Libra Jūgo lowered his head and spoke with a tone full of self-blame and pain.

"So, this is the reason why you woke up and didn't run away, and cooperated?" Lu Nie's voice came from outside the door.

Red Bean and Libra Jūgo turned their heads and saw Lunae walking in with Orochimaru, holding a big bag full of food.

At this moment, Libra Jūgo seemed to have lost the ability to speak again and fell silent.

"Is it because you don't want to hurt others anymore, and you want to find someone who can control you when you go crazy? A person with a very gentle heart." Orochimaru put down the food, and looked at the somewhat helpless Libra Jūgo with his golden eyes, his eyes full of admiration.

Of course, he did not admire Libra Jūgo's kind and gentle character, but only admired his physique that could spontaneously absorb natural energy, use natural energy, and still stay alive.

Naturally, a person with a gentle and kind heart who doesn't want to cause trouble to others is much less troublesome than a rebellious person.

"So this is what you were planning?" Hongdou realized belatedly.

"I'm sorry." Feeling that he had caused trouble and trouble to the other party, Jūgo immediately bowed his head and apologized. "It's okay, the purpose of my going there was to find you." Orochimaru answered very frankly.

"Looking for me?" Shigeo looked up, a little confused. He didn't know why someone would come to find him, a person who always brought bad luck and trouble?
"I need your help, Jūgo-kun." Orochimaru walked in front of Jūgo, squatted down to level his eyes with his, and Jūgo's face was reflected in his golden pupils, his eyes were full of greed and surprise.

"Me?" Being needed for the first time, Jūgo pointed at himself, a little confused. He was not uncomfortable with the greed and surprise in Orochimaru's eyes.

He had seen too many disgusted and hostile looks, and he could always clearly sense some people's emotions towards him. Although Orochimaru in front of him was not friendly, he did not care when he saw the malicious intent of Jūgo.

What he couldn't understand was why he was being sought after and needed by someone.

"Your body is a treasure, Jūgo-kun, let me study it. I'm sure you will give me a big surprise." Orochimaru revealed his purpose in front of Jūgo without hiding anything.

Orochimaru doesn't mind deceiving, but he will be honest enough when deceiving is not necessary.

For example, when he saw the three children giving them flowers in the Rain Country, he said to Jiraiya in a seemingly cold tone that the best way to help them was to kill them and let them be free.

He really believed that in the war-torn environment of the Rain Country, it would be difficult for these three children to survive, even if they did have some tricks.

The most merciful thing to do for children living in war is not to let them live one more day, but to get them out of this hellish life as soon as possible. He did not think that his idea was cold-blooded.

It's just that he didn't expect Jiraiya to choose to stay and take care of the three children until they grow up to be able to protect themselves.

"Hey, teacher, are you going to use him for an experiment?" Red Bean subconsciously looked at Orochimaru for a moment, and then glanced at Kane, who seemed to have a tacit understanding with her next to her. She felt that she was excluded by the two of them again, and she puffed her lips and felt depressed.

"I am willing." Shigeo raised his hand: "As long as you can stop me from killing and stop me when I go crazy, I am willing to cooperate."

"Don't worry, maybe we can find a way to help you calm down." Lu Nie added.

"Is it really possible?" When Shigeo heard what Lu Nie said, his eyes lit up for a moment, and his face was full of excitement and joy.

"If you have enough physical data, you can give it a try. The reason you go crazy is that you can't control the huge natural energy. But as long as you can control it, you can control your crazy self." Lu Nie yawned, rubbed his eyes and comforted him.

Orochimaru glanced at Shikagawa and did not deny anything.

In fact, according to his heart, he didn't care whether Shigeo could control himself or not. He was a pragmatist. As long as Shigeo actively cooperated, it was enough for him to be able to study.

Other minor details are all extra costs. The usually cold Orochimaru doesn't want to waste his thoughts and energy on an experimental subject.

Even if this experimental subject is very important, he doesn't need to take care of the other party's psychology or help the other party solve any difficult problems unless it is necessary.

Shigeo suddenly felt happier and more energetic. Although he didn't believe Lu Nie's promise, the other party gave him such a hope, which was worth looking forward to.

Anyway, even without this promise, he would still actively cooperate with them, right?

……

Three more days passed on the journey.

boom!
Suddenly, a loud noise was heard from inside a forest.

"Kill you!" The transformed Chougo punched Hongdou.

Latent Shadow Snake Hand!

As Hongdou dodged instantly, a snake with bared fangs emerged from her sleeves and bit towards Shigeo.

Just as Jūgo was about to swing his arm to knock away the snake that was pouncing on him, his body suddenly became stiff, with his raised arm hanging in the air. His yellow eyes swept towards Nara Shikagawa, who was using Red Bean as a cover and blocking his view.

Shadow mimicry.

Lu Nie maintained the seal, and under the impact of Jūgo's violent natural energy, the control of the shadow secret technique was greatly hindered, as if Jūgo would be able to regain control of his body through an explosion in the next moment.

But Lu Nie didn't need to control it for long, because in the next moment, the snake summoned by Hongdou had bitten the skin on Jūgo's neck.

The hardened skin was no match for the fangs of the poisonous snake. After the venom in the fangs was injected into him, Chougo's resistance suddenly plummeted.

puff!
The snake connecting Jūgo and Anko also turned into smoke and disappeared. Lu Nie also dispersed his shadow imitation technique.

However, Jūgo on the field remained motionless, like a stone statue.

"That neurotoxin of yours really works!" Seeing Chougo losing the ability to move, Hongdou breathed a sigh of relief.

Orochimaru turned Jūgo, who would go crazy every two or three days, into a test for them, requiring them to use different methods to deal with Jūgo every time before reaching the destination, in order to cultivate their actual combat ability and tacit understanding.

To be honest, if she hadn't mastered the blood-activating suit, she felt that she would not be able to last long under the maddened Jūgo.

Although Jūgo does not know ninjutsu and relies entirely on brute force in battle, his fighting style is sharp and brutal enough. With the blessing of natural energy, his body can change into various modes to resist the attacks of the two.

Last time, she delayed Jūgo for a long time, and only at the last moment, with the cooperation of Lu Nie, she controlled Jūgo with the Naraku-ken Jutsu. This time, it was easier, using the neurotoxin that Lu Nie had prepared and cultivated from a certain type of venomous snake in the Ryuchi Cave.

Just a tiny bit is enough to make a huge wild boar unable to move, and if it is not treated urgently, it will die from suffocation.

"Is he okay?" Seeing how powerful the poison was, Hongdou looked at Shigeo with some concern.

"According to the last data, the dosage I set will not harm him. The natural energy in his body is currently competing with the neurotoxins for control of his body's nerves. When the neurotoxins are almost eliminated, the excess natural energy in his body should also be almost completely dissipated."

Lu Nie walked forward and observed for a while, then used medical ninjutsu to check Jūgo's physical condition and made a conclusion.

(End of this chapter)