Naruto: Kurotsuchi Mayuri

"You've played with building blocks before, right? The kind where you can use different parts to create endless shapes and forms?"

Seeing Tsunade nod, Kagetsu continued, "What if the 'surgery' I'm referring to means the ability to cut the human body and other objects into components—like building blocks—and then reassemble them however I want?"

"Cut the human body and other objects into pieces... and then reassemble them like building blocks?"

Tsunade silently repeated his words in her mind, gradually analyzing and trying to understand his concept.

"If I could really do that, then why wouldn't I just use brute strength to crush my enemies instead?" Tsunade asked after thinking for a while, looking directly at Kagetsu as she posed the counter-question.

This approach did sound interesting—but if it was meant for dealing with enemies, then why not just focus on doing damage?

After all, the kind of opponent that would require her to activate the Hōgyoku Mode was someone who stood at the very peak of the ninja world.

And from a traditional shinobi standpoint, where destructive power is king, this "surgical" concept seemed to contradict her earlier claim.

But if it wasn't meant for combat—and instead used to advance forbidden medical techniques—then this path actually made a lot more sense.

Thinking this way, Tsunade suddenly felt like she understood a bit of Kagetsu's intentions.

"When you say 'surgery,' simply put, it's a form of control! It's about reshaping the entire shinobi world according to one's own will.

Like someone assembling building blocks—the final shape depends entirely on what that person wants.

It's not just the body or something physical—even the soul can be cut out from a person and imprisoned inside a lifeless object."

After hearing Tsunade's words, Kagetsu realized that her understanding was quite different from what he actually meant.

In a way, her own experience had become a shackle, trapping her thoughts in a narrow space she couldn't fully escape from.

Originally, if she had come to that realization on her own, her path in the future might have been smoother.

But for now, he had to explain in more detail to bridge the gap between their ways of thinking.

"Soul?" Tsunade's face momentarily showed a look of shock she couldn't hide—she hadn't expected Kagetsu to bring up something she had never considered.

In the world of shinobi, the soul is taboo. Any secret techniques involving the soul are often considered forbidden jutsu.

But using surgery as a means to manipulate the soul—this was something Tsunade had never imagined.

To her, surgery was meant to save lives. As long as someone lived, their soul remained. When they died, the soul returned to the Pure Land.

Surgery, in her mind, was a way to "reorganize" a living person's body.

But now, she realized clearly—what Kagetsu called "surgery" was something completely different from her definition.

The "surgery" he spoke of was merely a metaphor for a certain kind of power.

It wasn't limited to literal surgery—it was just that the process of using that power resembled surgery, so he borrowed the term to help her understand.

After all, operating on the soul goes beyond what is normally understood as surgery.

In fact, it's more like a conceptual ability.

But at the same time, Kagetsu's words truly broke the deep barrier that Tsunade had set for herself.

"Yes, the soul. If you can master this ability, then when the souls of people like Nawaki are summoned from the Pure Land, you can perfectly transplant them into a newborn body using your power. And if any accidents happen, you will have the ability to solve those problems.

Also, if you master this ability, all soul and spiritual secret techniques might see you as their nemesis. You may have touched the authority of the Shinigami of the Pure Land." Kagetsu chuckled softly at the end.

The two paths he mentioned were inspired by the Bankai of a certain first-generation Kenpachi and the power of a certain surgical fruit.

If it can finally appear in Tsunade, the display of power might look very similar, but in essence, what Tsunade creates might have some fundamental differences from those two and should not be confused or lumped together.

At most, it could be called the ninja world's version of the surgical fruit and Bankai "Minazuki".

Because of the nature of ninjutsu and senjutsu, this can indeed be integrated and created.

For example, the Yamanaka clan's mind transfer technique can do something similar to the surgical fruit's spirit consciousness transfer. Though similar, the difference is actually very big.

"Can it really be done?" Tsunade, who had opened her mind, suddenly had a kind of unbelievable imagination about the limits of this ability.

The fact that even the soul can be cut and transferred — just this alone — would be considered a forbidden technique among forbidden techniques.

No matter what, as long as the soul can be pulled out from a ninja's body, without the soul—which controls the spirit and consciousness—the ninja's body is nothing more than a living corpse.

Especially when it comes to reviving Nawaki and the others, and Kagetsu words, Tsunade's troubling ritual to merge soul and body also gave her a new idea.

Originally, she planned to improve the forbidden technique of Living Corpse Reincarnation created by Orochimaru, to house Nawaki and the others' souls.

But as Orochimaru said, this technique has some flaws. It can let a person's soul and consciousness enter a new body, but it's hard to say how long the spirit can stay in that body. Even if the reincarnated body is a specially made clone, it's still the same.

But now, there is a better way and method.

"Of course it's possible. Many things are already prepared. You just need to gather more materials and integrate them, then use the power of the Hogyoku to combine everything."

"When your spirit tool is ready, you can store these divided souls inside it to nurture them," Kagetsu answered without hesitation.

"Then, which path should I choose?" Tsunade hesitated. over-healing suits her well, but the surgery concept also fits her and involves Nawaki's reincarnation.

From what she sees now, it looks like she has no choice.

"Why not choose both paths?" Kagetsu asked in surprise, noticing Tsunade's stunned look.

"Yes, why not choose both paths?" Tsunade's eyes lit up immediately. Though this would mean more work and harder challenges ahead, when she succeeds, she might finally achieve the perfect Hogyoku mode.

"Also, prepare to forge the spirit tool. I've already made an agreement with the Slug Sage. She agreed to give a part of her body as material," Tsunade nodded firmly.

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