Naruto: Systematic Shinobi Chapter 322: Monkey On Hold - 10

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Daiki materialized in his office via the Flying Thunder God technique. He entered to find two elderly gentlemen lounging in the two plush armchairs positioned before his desk.

Naturally, these chairs were no match for the enormous, supremely comfortable one behind his desk – the Hokage's chair, after all. And as the Hokage, he undeniably required the largest and most comfortable seating arrangement available.

It was still a far cry from the ideal chair, of course; one equipped with a built-in mini-fridge in the armrests, a cup holder, integrated surround sound, a massage function, and an automated defense system.

However, that particular task was Orochimaru's responsibility, and he would have to wait until his pioneering efforts in the Konoha Video Games, or KVG for short, were concluded.

'Now that I consider it, I ought to recruit a few more scientific minds like Orochimaru to expedite the production process,' Daiki mused as he settled into his own seat. "So, what brings you two relics here today?" he inquired, feigning concern. "I have a rather important meeting, you know."

"Yes, the meeting that you have kept the Raikage waiting for over an hour," Sarutobi Hiruzen observed with a dry tone.

"I am an exceptionally busy individual, being the Hokage and all," Daiki stated with an easy shrug, stifling a grin. "It's not like being the Raikage, leading some inferior village of monkeys. I actually have meaningful work to do, unlike them, who presumably spend their days eating bananas and picking their noses, or whatever it is monkeys do while pretending to be leaders."

The elder statesman regarded him with a completely impassive expression. "I am uncertain whether to take offense at that remark or not," he replied. "Do keep in mind that my clan has maintained close ties with monkeys and their summonings for centuries."

Daiki simply waved a dismissive hand. "Superior Konoha Simians are vastly different from inferior Cloud Monkeys," he countered with logic that was, to him, impeccable. "Do not insult the monkey clan like that, old man. You cannot possibly compare them to the trash from the Cloud."

The only thing more insulting than being equated to a Cloud Monkey was being likened to a Stone Pig.

Those detestable, mud-rolling, dirt-ingesting swine.

"Indeed, Hiruzen," Danzo Shimura chimed in with agreement. "Do endeavor to cultivate some tact, won't you? You truly should be more open-minded. Kindness and acceptance are virtues, are they not?"

The elder gave them both a blank look. "You two should never be left unsupervised together," he stated flatly. "However, setting jokes aside. Daiki-kun, I comprehend the power play you are attempting here, but are you not overdoing it somewhat? Making the Raikage, of all people, wait for over an hour while you are with your concubine?"

Daiki tilted his head. "I was not engaging in sexual activity with Tayuya, where did you get that notion?"

Admittedly, things had gotten a little carried away for a brief period, but he hadn't actually had intercourse with her. He was almost insulted, in fact, as if a mere hour would suffice for his vigorous exertions.

He did not have relations with that woman.

...Yet.

Hiruzen's gaze somehow became even more devoid of expression. Danzo offered a subtle nod, tilting his head slightly.

Daiki blinked. Oh, right.

The hickey. He had completely forgotten about the mark Tayuya had given him. "I truly did not have sex with her. We did engage in some playful activity for about five minutes. But I was genuinely training with her," he clarified. "I was attempting to help her unlock the Uzumaki's Adamantine Sealing Chains."

"Hoh?" Danzo hummed with evident interest, leaning forward slightly. "Did you achieve any success in this endeavor?"

"Not yet," Daiki replied with a shrug. "But it wasn't a complete waste of time, and I have a solid understanding of the approach needed."

This was because what he had discovered during his time with Tayuya presented a most intriguing revelation.

Had it not been for his eyes and their capacity to zoom in on any object within his sight to such an extreme degree that it was akin to viewing her internal organs under a remarkably potent magnifying glass, he likely would not have noticed.

The Adamantine Sealing Chains of the Uzumaki were not a bloodline in the conventional sense.

They were not inherited by birth within the Uzumaki lineage, or at least not initially. They were not exclusively genetic gifts.

In practice, they bore a closer resemblance to his own Bloodline Usurpation seal.

The Adamantine Sealing Chains, in reality, were forged through fuinjutsu and subsequently sealed into the very blood, genome, and tenketsu of the Uzumaki bloodline.

For all practical purposes, the Adamantine Sealing Chains constituted a successful artificial bloodline, passed down through the inherent chakra of the Uzumaki clan itself.

And, technically speaking, any individual possessing the blood and chakra of the Uzumaki clan could manifest them.

It was, in fact, quite astonishing to observe.

And, regrettably, far beyond his current capabilities concerning fuinjutsu to replicate. He had a clear idea on how to awaken the chains, but to reproduce them himself?

Far too distant.

By some means or another, the Uzumaki descendant had succeeded in compressing fuinjutsu into every single tenketsu belonging to those who possessed the blood and chakra of the Uzumaki lineage.

This very artificial bloodline, he presumed, inscribed the seals within the tenketsu at the moment of birth.

The blood bore the chakra, and the chakra, in turn, carried the seals. It was a technique leagues beyond anything he himself knew how to create using his own chakra for seals.

He possessed only the most rudimentary grasp of how one might even begin to approach such a feat, let alone actually achieve it at this moment.

In essence, it merged the principles of not only crafting seals with chakra but also the compression techniques he employed to forge the seal for his Bloodline Usurpation Seal, incorporating even many of the core concepts within that very seal.

...However, he did conceive of a way to exploit it for his own benefit if the need arose. He recalled how he had obtained all the elemental bloodlines artificially by sealing chakra metal into his tenketsu.

That would scarcely be the most advantageous path, mind you.

He possessed three hundred and sixty-one tenketsu, yet he only had three of the necessary components to exploit this method for himself.

He supposed, in a technical sense, he had a vast reserve of Naruto's chakra constantly expanding within the seal on his shoulder, and it might be possible for him to awaken the chains once he fully integrated it with his own chakra.

But that matter is neither here nor there at the present time.