vncnus Chapter 245 Pain and Pleasure
Chapter 245 Pain and Pleasure
Chapter 245 Pain and Pleasure (Second Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets)
In the sky, five golden chains swooped down towards Taiyi. Taiyi remained unmoved, watching helplessly as the chains coiled around him.
Four chains wrapped around Taiyi's limbs, and one chain coiled around his chest and abdomen. As soon as the chains touched his body, a sealing force entered, and the flow of chakra within Taiyi was immediately blocked.
As the chains tightened, the resistance grew stronger until Taiichi needed to concentrate a great deal of his mental energy to barely mobilize his chakra.
As Taiyi carefully sensed the sealing power emanating from the chains, he seemed to gain some insight, but the sealing power was not strong enough, and his perception was not profound enough.
"Kushina-neechan, you haven't used your full strength yet, have you? I feel that with the current strength, I can break free directly. Please, sister, use your full strength. I want to feel the true power of the Adamantine Sealing Chains."
Looking at the guy in front of her, who was bound by chains with only his head sticking out, Kushina felt helpless. But since she was willing to grant his request and he had made such a request, Kushina would no longer hold back. However, she still had to give him a necessary reminder.
"The chains are about to pierce your body, so be careful!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the heads of the five chains transformed into sharp cones, piercing into Taiyi's limbs and chest.
It didn't pierce into flesh and blood in a physical way, but rather transformed into an illusion and pierced into Taiyi's meridians, further sealing Taiyi's chakra circulation.
But whether it was a physical entity or an illusion, this blow really hurt Taiyi terribly. A scream escaped his lips, and he couldn't help but cry out in pain. It was truly too painful.
"Taiichi, are you alright?" Kushina asked with concern.
"No—it's nothing, it was just too sudden, I didn't have time to react."
This is what they call being stubborn and refusing to admit it; even when in excruciating pain, they insist on enduring it.
But you know what, although it did hurt, the direct contact between the chains and the meridians made Taiyi feel the sealing power of the Vajra Seal even more deeply.
Once Taiyi had gradually adapted to his current state, he reminded her, "Sister, I'm going to try to break free of the chains, so be careful!"
Kushina pouted. "You're tied up like this, and you still want to break free? Do you really think the reputation of the Adamantine Lock is just for show?"
"Go ahead and struggle, I will control this power!"
With Kushina's response, Taiichi began to concentrate all his mental energy and mobilize the chakra within his body. Nearly 70,000 points of chakra suddenly erupted, forming a wave of energy around Taiichi.
The chains binding Taiyi immediately rattled, all five chains were stretched taut, and the parts that were embedded in Taiyi's body were gradually forced out as Taiyi struggled to break free.
This really startled Kushina. What a little monster! If left unchecked, he could have broken free of the Adamantine Lock.
Kushina then stopped holding back, and with a massive influx of chakra, the chains tightened again, ruthlessly suppressing Taiichi.
Thus, under a strange tacit understanding, the two of them, one resisting and the other suppressing, took the opportunity to carefully comprehend everything.
Within Taiyi's body, at the point where the chains met the meridians, in this stalemate, Taiyi, through the sensation of chakra, could better understand the mechanism of the seal. Using his Lv12 sealing technique knowledge, he continuously tried to analyze and simulate it.
More than half an hour later, Taiyi collapsed to the ground, his chakra almost completely depleted, and he could no longer resist the power of the seal.
At this moment, Kushina slowly withdrew the Adamantine Lock, and the five chains withdrew from Taiichi's body, gradually dissipating into the air.
Kushina quietly wiped the thin layer of sweat from her forehead and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She really hadn't expected Taichi to be so tenacious. Although the strength of his struggle was far less than that of the Nine-Tails, it was still about one-tenth of that, which was already quite remarkable.
"How are you feeling?" Kushina walked up to Taiichi, looked at him who had collapsed on the ground, and teased him.
"Thank goodness, thank goodness, let me rest for a while."
A muffled sound came from the ground. Kushina's lips curled up slightly. "Serves you right for showing off. Now you know what's what."
Thinking this to herself, she didn't slow down. She squatted down, turned Taiyi over so he was lying face up, and said, "This is a side effect of the seal. It will be fine in a while."
Taiyi nodded weakly. His body was weak, but his mind was racing.
This Adamantine Sealing Technique truly lives up to its reputation as a sealing technique capable of sealing the Nine-Tails. It is indeed powerful. As long as you have enough chakra and enough preparation time, you can seal anyone you catch.
However, that's precisely why the Adamantine Sealing Chains require catching a target. Large creatures like the Tailed Beasts are easy to catch, but the real challenge lies in how to completely seal them away while they break free.
As for smaller targets like ninjas, the real challenge lies in how you manage to catch them.
But no matter what, Taiyi's trip was worthwhile; the Vajra Lockdown was worth the ordeal he endured.
Once Taiichi had recovered, he struggled to his feet and immediately took his leave of Kushina. He was bursting with inspiration and needed to go back to record it all.
Watching Taiichi use the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave, Kushina was filled with emotion. Perhaps this was why Taiichi was so powerful at such a young age—he never missed any opportunity to become stronger.
She couldn't help but feel regretful, wondering if she had been too lazy lately, spending her days lounging at home doing nothing.
Thinking of this, Kushina wanted to slap herself. "No, starting tomorrow, I'll work hard."
As for now, of course I should go to sleep first. I don't even know how late Taiyi has kept me up.
Taiichi, having returned home with the Flying Thunder God technique, appeared directly in the study. Without any delay, he went to his desk, picked up paper and pen, and began to record the inspiration in his mind.
Speculations about the personification of chakra —
Speculations on how the sealing ability was achieved —
Deconstructing the Rune Culture of the Vajra Lockdown —
Future improvement plans for the Kong Lockdown —
One inspiration after another flowed like ink from the tip of his pen onto the scroll. It took a full half hour, filling four scrolls, before Taiyi finally stopped writing.
It was at this moment that Taiichi noticed the change in the panel.
[After a long period of effort, you have gained a new understanding of sealing techniques. Sealing Technique - Unnamed Lv0 (1/100)]
Upon seeing the skill generated, Taiyi almost burst out laughing. Two months of diligent reading in the barrier class, the hard work on the shadow clone technique during this period, plus the personal experience of the Vajra Lockdown tonight, had finally allowed him to grind out this skill.
With the basic framework of this skill in place, it shouldn't be long before Taiyi is able to formally research it.
The next day, Taiichi, who had been excited until late the night before, woke up early in the morning due to his biological clock. After his usual morning classes, Taiichi left behind a shadow clone to train, while his main body went to the barrier class.
However, Taiyi was in an exceptionally good mood today, and anyone who saw him could tell that he was in a good mood.
"Taiichi, did something happy happen today? Why are you so happy!"
As soon as Seiji Yamanaka saw Taiichi, he noticed that he was different today. The joy emanating from his heart could be felt from a distance.
"Is it that obvious?" Taiichi chuckled, touching his face and trying to force a smile, but he couldn't hide the amusement in his eyes.
"Sigh...sigh...sigh...don't say anymore. Just watching you laugh like that is making my heart ache. You should go back to work!"
"Alright!"
Taiichi didn't mind. After saying goodbye to Kiyoji Yamanaka, he began to inspect the work of each group. As a result, everyone in the barrier class saw a different Taiichi today.
His smile showed no sign of fading throughout the entire day.
But as the saying goes, good things often come with difficulties, and excessive joy can turn into sorrow.
After a happy day, Taiichi finally received some terrible news that made him extremely depressed when he got home in the evening.
When Taiyi dispelled all the shadow clones and the memories merged, he discovered that the experience points for the Unnamed Sealing Technique had not increased at all.
If this isn't due to the wrong direction of today's research, then the rate at which this experience is growing is unimaginably slow.
Now, my good mood for the day was completely ruined. At this rate, it could take a year to develop this sealing technique.
Although this seems fast to outsiders, considering that it took Minato three years to develop the Rasengan, and he only had one year, what more could he expect? But Taiichi, who knew that time was precious, did not want to wait that long.
He flipped open the scroll he had written yesterday, both to recall his thoughts from yesterday and to think about what else he could do to speed up the development process.
When the last scroll was turned, Taichi finally had an answer. He figured he would still need Kushina's help to have her use the Adamantine Lock on him a few more times so that he could more deeply appreciate the wonders of the game and speed up the development process.
Thinking about how he would often have someone chain him with iron chains as thick as his forearm, Taiyi's face, which had been smiling all day, was now full of bitterness. Maybe he really shouldn't have smiled so brightly today. Could it be that he had used up all the smiles he would have for the next year today?
But despite his distress, he still had to endure the suffering. In order to secure Kushina's continued help, Taichi had no choice but to agree to a series of unequal treaties.
For example, you should take time to chat with her every day, cook for her every two days, and fight with her every three days, etc.
These will continue until Taichi goes out on a mission or no longer needs Kushina's help.
However, these efforts were indeed effective. During this period, Taiyi's new technique was gaining experience at a rate of 1 point per day. Although it was not fast, it still gave him hope.
This good news made Taiichi feel much better, even though he was always being pricked by the chains.
Just as Taiichi was immersed in this bittersweet experience, a reply from Tsunade finally arrived in his hands. To Taiichi's delight, the Flying Thunder God Kunai he had sent earlier was not returned.
This means that Tsunade does not object to him visiting her in the future, which is a huge step forward. In the past, they could only communicate by letter, but now they can meet at any time. So how far is it from finally coaxing Tsunade back to Konoha?
Taichi happily opened Tsunade's letter and read it carefully.
Unlike usual, aside from a few greetings at the beginning and some words relayed by Dai Jingyin, the entire letter was mostly complaints.
Despite the saying that the new year brought no new beginnings, she continued to lose money as always. In just the first few days of the year, she lost nearly a million taels of silver.
During the New Year period, apart from Taiichi's greetings, she did not receive any other blessings from anyone else.
It is said that the ninja world is becoming increasingly chaotic, and even these small countries far from the conflict have been affected by the Ninja World War and have become turbulent.
At the end of the letter, Tsunade solemnly warned: "Tai, you brat, are you trying to spy on her all the time? But the magnanimous Tsunade-sama will forgive you. She'll accept the Wind and Thunder God Kunai, but Tai, don't come to her place so often. She wants to enjoy this leisurely life a few more days."
Tai looked at the letter in his hand and remained silent. Tsunade's temper had been quite fierce lately. This was not just because of losing money. It was probably more because of the Third Hokage, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru. However, this was not something he could interfere with.
As for Tsunade's final warning, Taiichi completely ignored it. Women are often hypocritical; didn't you see that Tsunade only gave a verbal warning? The Flying Thunder God Kunai was still under his command after all.
Therefore, everything depends on action. Just like now, Taiyi folded the letter and put it away, ready to perform a super long-distance Flying Thunder God technique.
Since the Flying Thunder God kunai has already been given away, there's no reason not to go at least once.
Carefully locking onto the vague sensation emanating from that distant space, Taiyi's figure suddenly vanished from the spot.
When Taiyi reappeared, he was startled by the noisy commotion around him. Looking around, he saw a chaotic scene: a large group of people were gathered around tables, shouting excitedly. This was a gambling den that was in operation.
Taiichi broke out in a cold sweat. He really hadn't expected to be here. Fortunately, most people were focused on their own gambling tables and didn't really notice the suggestion. They would just assume it was another ninja trick.
Taiyi looked around and quickly located the spot with the largest gambling table, the most people, and the loudest shouts. Without even guessing, Tsunade must be there.
With a flick of his hands, he effortlessly parted the crowd and walked towards that direction.
Sure enough, on one side of the gambling table, Taiichi saw Tsunade standing by the table, one foot on a stool, one hand on the table, shirtless, yelling at the dealer: "Open it, open it now, I don't believe this hand will be big again."
Taiichi felt an urge to cover his face; he really hadn't expected Tsunade to be so unrestrained at the casino.
He silently approached Tsunade from behind, glanced at the few remaining chips in front of her, and sighed inwardly. It seemed she had been gambling for quite some time and was about to lose all her chips.
At that moment, after the dealer announced "Place your bets, no more betting," he abruptly overturned the dice cup, and then loudly announced, "Four, five, six, fifteen points, big!"
Immediately, everyone in the arena except Tsunade cheered. Taiichi even vaguely heard the term "big fat sheep" in the crowd.
It seems Tsunade's reputation has spread here, otherwise she wouldn't be the only one betting on big while everyone else bets on the opposite side of the table.