"Well, I suppose we should call him the Red Sand Scorpion now," Kai shrugged as he spoke.
The Red Sand Scorpion!
"Tell me where Scorpion is right now, or I'll kill you!" Chiyo demanded sharply.
Kai sneered, his tone dripping with disdain. "Do you think you can?"
Chiyo fell silent for a moment before reluctantly asking, "What do you want?"
"The Jutsu of One's Own Life Reincarnation."
Kai spoke plainly, but his gaze locked intensely onto Chiyo. He was determined to obtain this jutsu at all costs.
A forbidden technique that transcends death, using life as its medium!
By channeling all of the caster's chakra, this jutsu transfers the caster's life force to the recipient. It can be used on both the living and the dead.
When used on the living, it functions like a medical jutsu, but its effects surpass even the Mitotic Regeneration Jutsu! However, when used on the dead, the caster's chakra transforms into the soul of the deceased.
What made the jutsu even more extraordinary was Chiyo's claim that it could grant life to puppets!
The multifaceted applications of the Jutsu of One's Own Life Reincarnation indicated one thing: it was a technique capable of converting life force and soul into each other. As the possessor of a perfect Sage Body and mastery of Yang Release, Kai had an abundance of life force.
This jutsu seemed almost tailor-made for Kai.
Moreover, if he could fully understand the Jutsu of One's Own Life Reincarnation, he believed he could reverse-engineer it into the Reincarnation to One's Own Life Jutsu, enabling him to extract life force from others for his own use.
In Kai's view, the potential of this jutsu ranked among the top ten in the entire Naruto universe. Leaving it in Chiyo's hands was nothing short of a waste.
"The Jutsu of One's Own Life Reincarnation! How do you know about this technique?!" Chiyo exclaimed in shock. This jutsu was her private creation, developed in secret to resurrect Scorpion's parents. Not even her brother, Ebizo, knew about it.
How could an outsider like Kai possibly know?
Kai smiled but offered no explanation, simply staring at Chiyo, waiting for her response.
After a moment of silence, Chiyo finally spoke. "Fine, but how can I be sure you're telling the truth?"
"You can choose to believe me or not. The choice is yours." Hearing Chiyo's question, Kai already knew what her decision would be.
Chiyo stared at Kai, her anger slowly fading, leaving only the weariness of age. In her heart, nothing mattered more than her grandson, Scorpion—not even the entirety of Sunagakure.
She pulled a scroll from her robes and tossed it to Kai, saying, "This scroll contains the details of the Jutsu of One's Own Life Reincarnation. Now tell me everything you know about my Scorpion."
Seeing the words "Jutsu of One's Own Life Reincarnation" written on the scroll, Kai tucked it away without questioning its authenticity. After all, Chiyo wouldn't carry a fake scroll on her person.
Kai began to speak. "I told you five years ago: the Third Kazekage knows his whereabouts best."
"You..." Chiyo glared at Kai, thinking he was mocking her. But as she listened to his next words, her eyes widened in shock.
"The Third Kazekage is always by the Red Sand Scorpion's side. That's because Scorpion killed him and turned him into a human puppet."
"Impossible! My Scorpion killed the Third Kazekage?!" Chiyo's face was filled with bitterness. Suddenly realizing something, she urgently asked, "Then where is my Scorpion now?"
"Probably hiding somewhere in the ninja world, working on turning himself into a human puppet," Kai replied indifferently.
"What did you say?!" Chiyo was stunned. "Scorpion wants to turn himself into a puppet?!"
Ignoring Chiyo's shock, Kai continued, "I don't know exactly where he's hiding now, but you might want to look into an organization called 'Akatsuki.' Within two years, the Red Sand Scorpion will join them."
"Two years?!" Chiyo's gaze at Kai was filled with confusion. She couldn't understand how he could know about events two years into the future.
"Well, our deal is done. Consider the Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees as a bonus for our transaction. Farewell, Chiyo."
In the next moment, Kai vanished.
"The Jutsu of One's Own Life Reincarnation... its manipulation of life force is truly astonishing," Kai murmured as he looked at the scroll in his hand, feeling a newfound respect for Chiyo.
"Even with the vitality of a perfect Sage Body, hundreds of times stronger than an ordinary person's, what if this Jutsu of One's Own Life Reincarnation is one-way and irreversible?" Kai couldn't help but worry.
At that moment, a graceful figure leapt into his mind.
"That's it—Lady Tsunade!"
Kai's eyes lit up. The ninja world's greatest medical ninja wasn't just a title; as a member of the Senju clan, her expertise in life force research was unparalleled.
Although Tsunade had disappeared from the ninja world, Kai knew finding her would be easy.
In the ninja world, there might be others who could rival the title of the "Legendary Sannin." But in the gambling world, the "Legendary Big Loser" was one of a kind.
And in the entire ninja world, there was only one famous gambling spot.
The Land of Fire, Short Book Street!
Kai didn't even need to activate his Kagura's Mind Eye to know exactly where Tsunade was.
"Hurry! Hurry! The legendary big loser is at the casino again! Let's go win some money and have a drink tonight!"
Short Book Street was bustling with groups of people rushing toward the casino.
"Hey, brother, why are you just standing there? Come on!" A passerby called out to Kai, puzzled by his inaction.
Kai's mouth twitched, his forehead lined with black marks. For a moment, he doubted whether seeking out Tsunade was the right decision.
Shaking his head, he made his way toward the casino.
Before even stepping inside, Kai could hear a familiar voice: "Big! I'm betting on big this time!"
"Small! We're all betting on small!"
The gamblers frantically placed their bets on "small," piling the table high with money. On the "big" side, only Tsunade's bet stood.
"You...!" Tsunade was clearly on the verge of exploding.
"I'll bet on big!" Kai declared.
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