From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

Unlike Kakuzu, Kakuzu's lightning chakra mode is the conventional form, just like the Fourth Raikage and the Third Raikage. They all have rich lightning chakra attached to their body surface, thus achieving the integration of offense and defense in ninjutsu, which is equivalent to wearing a layer of armor.

But Diarmait... he made it look like Susanoo, so tall!

Diarmait's Lightning Chakra mode is about five meters high. It is no longer attached to the surface of the body, but like Susanoo, it "floats" in the air, wrapped in a large amount of Lightning Chakra.

The rich lightning chakra condensed into the shape of a small giant warrior, wearing armor and holding a chakra sword, so lifelike that if he didn't have a Mangekyō, anyone would think he was Susanoo!

This situation is indeed completely different from the conventional Lightning Chakra mode.

That’s right, this is what Diarmait has figured out through his own research over the past six months, and it can be considered an innovation in this technique.

Of course, the basis is still the basis of this technique. In fact, this kind of innovation is not a very high-end technology, but just some simple changes.

When Diarmuid was studying the Lightning Release Chakra mode, he discovered that the principle of this technique was very similar to Susanoo.

It can even be said that they come from the same source.

It's not just Susanoo. Diarmuid thought a lot about it later and felt that the Tailed Beast Coat, Molten Chakra Mode and other related techniques are actually the same to some extent!

The principle of Susanoo, to a certain extent, is to materialize chakra through the Sharingan, forming a huge chakra entity that covers itself and achieves its purpose.

However, Susanoo focuses more on spiritual power, while the Sharingan can guide spiritual power into materialized chakra through spiritual guidance.

Therefore, although the Uchiha clan cannot match the total amount of chakra of the Senju clan, they can still condense enough chakra to use Susanoo by relying on their spiritual power.

The same principle applies to the Tailed Beast Coat. It is formed by strengthening the chakra of the tailed beasts. However, because the chakra of the tailed beasts is very corrosive, when using the Tailed Beast Coat, the person will become a person who is neither human nor ghost, as if their skin has been peeled off.

The Lightning Chakra mode is essentially a principle of condensing and releasing chakra to form armor.

It's just that Lightning Chakra is for "ordinary people". Whether it is the Third Raikage or the Fourth Raikage, they are both very strong, but in the end, neither their chakra amount nor their eyes are special.

Therefore, when they use this technique, they naturally have to be more "calculating". It is impossible for them to suddenly transform into a giant, otherwise they will exhaust themselves to death before killing the enemy.

But Diarmuid is different. The production of chakra itself is closely related to physical fitness. The stronger the vitality of an individual, the greater the amount of chakra he possesses.

This is true for the Senju clan, the Uzumaki clan, and even the half-human, half-fish Hoshigaki Kisame takes advantage of this.

Diarmuid's physical fitness and vitality are already very strong, and he also has a Dark-Dark Fruit, which converts the infinite power of dark elements into a large amount of chakra in his body at all times.

He is basically a walking tailed beast, and even has more chakra than the tailed beasts.

Therefore, when he was researching the Lightning Release Armor, he could use it recklessly, raising the upper limit of this technique again, and forcibly transforming the Lightning Release Chakra mode into a 'Lightning Release version of Susanoo'.

It's just that because he didn't use more chakra, it's not as big as Susanoo, but if he wanted to, he could do it.

As a result, Kakuzu almost became autistic.

Chapter 497: Transplanting the First Generation's Cells? Inheriting the Wood Release Bloodline Limit?

Slowly putting away the huge amount of lightning chakra, Diarmuid landed on the ground, touched his chin, and thought about some questions.

From the perspective of defense and attack power, this more powerful Thunder Escape divergence mode is undoubtedly stronger.

But there are also disadvantages. Originally, this technique can greatly increase reaction speed and attack speed, but once the gigantism is activated, this speed will drop sharply, and it is far less agile than the original Lightning Chakra mode.

"But it can be divided into two modes. To deal with enemies of regular size, the original technique is enough and more convenient. But to deal with enemies in the Susanoo and Tailed Beast modes, you can use gigantism." Diarmait thought for a while and said to himself.

As he said that, he turned his head to look at Kakuzu and asked curiously, "Why are you staring at me?"

"Look at the monster." Jiao Du said calmly.

Diarmuid smiled and asked, "It seems you've become quite proficient in using the Lightning Release Chakra Mode. The next step is just a matter of continuous practice. By the way, how are the rest of your Lightning Release Ninjutsu going? How's your progress?"

"I can't compare to you, but I'm not really interested in those things either." Kakuzu said after thinking for a while.

Related killing moves such as Hell Stab, Thunder Plow Hot Knife, and Thunder-Swallowing Chiyo Dance are all lightning-style ninjutsu used in conjunction with the lightning-style chakra mode.

Diarmait has basically mastered all of them, it's just a matter of proficiency.

However, Kakuzu seemed not very interested in these. He was more concerned about the defensive power of the Lightning Release Armor in the Lightning Release Chakra mode, which could greatly make up for his shortcomings in this aspect.

It has to be said that after Kakuzu made up for this shortcoming, it became very difficult for anyone to pierce his heart. In this way, his strength can be said to have increased dramatically.

It is even more difficult to kill him now. You have to break through his lightning armor first, and then you must destroy all five hearts before you can truly kill Kakuzu.

For most people, this is already impossible to do one-on-one.

Just as Diarmait and Kakuzu were sharing these experiences, not far away, Orochimaru walked out of the forest with a somewhat depressed expression.

During the past six months, Orochimaru has been studying the secret of Diarmuid's immortality and has not studied any of the Raikage's techniques.

But at the moment, Orochimaru's research has completely failed.

He couldn't solve Diarmait's situation at all, let alone replicate this kind of immortality in himself.

Just like the cell tissue of the First Hokage, we can only study and understand what is going on, but we cannot use it on ourselves at will, which is very uncomfortable.

Half a year is not enough time to conduct a thorough study.

But before that, Orochimaru had studied the first generation cells for many years. After a series of comparisons, the conditions of Hashirama Senju and Diarmait were not much different. The only difference was that Hashirama Senju's cells were more corrosive and aggressive due to his Wood Release bloodline limit, while Diarmait's powerful vitality was relatively mild and not so corrosive.

Orochimaru also tried to transplant some of Diarmait's cells into himself, and there was some effect. He could clearly feel that he was a little "younger", but that was all.

"Failed again?" Diarmuid asked with a smile as he saw Orochimaru approaching.

Orochimaru glanced at Diarmuid unhappily, then said, "Whether it's you or the First Hokage, you're all the same, always making people yearn for you, yet also despairing."

"It's only been half a year, are you planning to give up already?" Diarmait said jokingly.

"The properties are similar. If you understand one thing, you will understand everything. So theoretically speaking, I have been researching in this area for several years, not just half a year. The more I study, the more I understand. It is a pipe dream to want to achieve the evolution of my own physical fitness through you." Orochimaru shook his head.

The first generation's cells fused with the Uchiha clan's Sharingan were able to achieve a relative balance, thereby comprehensively enhancing their physical fitness, and even enabling them to use the power of Wood Release and Sharingan.

Orochimaru later understood this principle better than anyone else.

But he did not take this path. Instead, he gave his research results to the old bastard Danzo Shimura.

why?

Because Orochimaru knew very well that this balance was fragile. If an accident occurred, he would probably die miserably. He didn't want to end up like this.

And after years of research on the first generation of cells, Orochimaru did feel "despair" about this research in the later period and began to change his mind.

They no longer studied techniques to achieve immortality through physical fitness, but instead turned to more fundamental aspects of the soul and spirit.

It's no wonder that after changing his thinking and direction, Orochimaru began to make great progress and developed many related methods. The most famous and his favorite one is the "Reincarnation Technique".

He compared the body to a container and the soul to the foundation. As long as the soul is immortal, people can achieve eternal life.

And the facts proved that he was successful. He changed back and forth countless "containers", and he had been both male and female, sometimes Uncle Snake, sometimes Aunt Snake.

However, the Reincarnation of the Dead also has its relative disadvantages, that is, as the frequency of use increases, the soul and mental power will also face the problem of weakness caused by frequent changes of containers.

This problem also led to Orochimaru's resistance to illusions becoming lower and lower, so that he was killed instantly by Uchiha Itachi with just a glance.

Because of this reduction in resistance to illusion, he and Diarmait came up with the same idea, which was to make up for this shortcoming through the Sharingan, and then set their sights on the Uchiha clan.

In the end, he flipped over and finished himself off.

"Really?" Diarmait responded, feeling a little disappointed. It seemed that the research he was curious about would not yield any answers.

"I'm going to change my mindset and stop being so obsessed with the body. Perhaps my consideration of immortality is a bit one-sided. It's true that an immortal body like yours is immortal, but isn't an immortal soul also immortal?" Orochimaru's mentality changed quite quickly, and he suddenly smiled again.

"Oh? That's a good idea." Diarmait praised.

"I haven't been back to Konoha for more than half a year. It's time for me to go back. This time I came here to say goodbye to you." Orochimaru changed the tone.

"Are you leaving now? You've been busy for more than half a year and haven't had a good rest. How about staying for two more days?" Diarmait said with a smile.

Orochimaru shook his head and said, "No, we'll see each other someday. Of course, if there's anything good, don't forget to keep in touch. We're companions, hehe."

Looking at Orochimaru's sinister smile, Diarmuid wanted to say, "If you don't know how to laugh, then don't laugh. It's creepy."

But he finally nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely not forget you if something good happens."

"Well, before I leave, I'm going to give you a gift. Come with me." Orochimaru said to Diarmait, then turned around and returned the same way.

Diarmait was a little curious and followed him, while Kakuzu continued to practice here.

Soon, Diarmuid and Orochimaru returned to the base together. On Scorpion's side, the corpse of the Third Raikage had been completely developed into a human puppet. Now it was another important trump card in his hand after the Third Kazekage.

It's no wonder that with the "joining" of the Third Raikage, although Scorpion cannot learn those Lightning Release Ninjutsu, his strength has increased dramatically, and he is even stronger than when he was at his peak in the original story.

As soon as he entered the laboratory, Scorpion glanced at Orochimaru and Diarmait, then said, "I think it's better to think about it again."

Orochimaru said, "After my tests, there is absolutely no danger. I only intend to leave a seedling for Diarmait. Whether it can truly grow into a towering tree depends on him."

Diarmait???

What are you two talking about?

I don't understand at all, okay?

"What does it mean? What gift?" Diarmait asked.

Scorpion said calmly: "That guy plans to transplant the cells of the First Hokage into you, so that you can use the power of Wood Release."

Orochimaru also said with a smile: "Don't you often say that you are very interested in Wood Release? How about it? Do you want to try it? Theoretically speaking, with your vitality, it can be perfectly compatible with the first generation cells, thus truly achieving complete fusion without any hidden dangers."

Theoretically speaking, Wood Release is a combination of water and earth attributes, activated by powerful vitality and chakra, and Diarmait himself should be able to do it.

But in reality, he had tried many times with the help of Orochimaru, but never succeeded, not even a hint of it.

Therefore, Diarmuid came up with another possibility, that is, the difference in "chakra". Hashirama Senju is actually the reincarnation of Ashura's chakra, and Wood Release does have a certain relationship with the sacred tree at its root.

So maybe it takes a certain opportunity to truly activate this kind of wood escape technique?

Anyway, Diarmuid is an alien and doesn't have these "connections".

Then from another perspective, Hashirama Senju's cells may be the key to opening this last lock. After all, there is a successful precedent. Isn't that what happened to Yamato?

It's true that he is a user of Wood Release's Kekkei Genkai ability.

The reason why his strength is poor is because his foundation is not good enough!

When Orochimaru left Konoha, he deliberately brought a portion of Hashirama Senju's cells with him, originally intending to come here for further comparison and experiments.

The study failed.

However, he attempted to fuse Diarmait's blood and tissue cells with Hashirama Senju's cells.

The experimental results can almost be described as perfect.

Also possessing powerful (Zhao Nuo's) vitality, Hashirama Senju's cells and Diarmait's blood reached a harmonious level, and there was no swallowing phenomenon at all.

It was because of this that Orochimaru came up with a bold idea, which was to let Diarmuid transplant Hashirama Senju's cells. He didn't need too many, just a little bit, as a starter.

Once Hashirama Senju's cells are integrated into Diarmait's body, they will become "water without a source". On the contrary, Diarmait's vitality is endless. In contrast, Diarmait must have completely integrated this primer without any consequences.