Chapter 58: The True Cause of the Disease

"That's how it is. Kimimaro asked me to cooperate with him in this act, with the goal of treating your fear of blood. I originally thought it wouldn't succeed, but unexpectedly, just as Kimimaro said, you overcame your psychological barrier and regained your ability as a medical master."

Shizune said, feeling somewhat excited.

Witnessing Tsunade's rebirth could be said to be her greatest wish.

Now that this wish had come true, she was naturally overjoyed.

At this moment, Tsunade felt as if she had been struck by lightning.

Was everything a scheme set up by that young man?

To cure her fear of blood, he actually went to such lengths.

He was risking his life to treat her illness.

For a moment, Tsunade's heart was filled with warmth.

"Tsunade-sama, don't blame Kimimaro, he did it for your own good."

After the joy, Shizune also began to worry that Tsunade would blame Kimimaro.

No one likes to be calculated.

Especially someone as proud as Tsunade.

Tsunade didn't answer Shizune's words, she directly got up and went to Kimimaro's room.

Shizune quickly followed.

Pushing open the door, Kimimaro was lying on the bed, sleeping soundly.

Pikachu sat beside him, looking at him with concern.

It didn't even shift its gaze when Tsunade entered.

Its focused and worried look made it even more adorable.

For the past two years, it had always been with Kimimaro, and their relationship was naturally excellent.

Seeing him so haggard now, Pikachu was very sad.

Looking at his even paler face, Tsunade didn't have any thoughts of blame, only heartache.

In this world, how many people would be willing to gamble their lives to save you?

"Silly boy."

Tsunade reached out, gently brushing away the messy hair from Kimimaro's face, and then placed her palm on his face.

Just like last night, when Kimimaro's hand was on her face.

"I won't let your body temperature disappear, definitely not."

Tsunade murmured softly, her words full of determination.

Suddenly, she frowned slightly, her pupils shrinking, as if she had discovered something.

But soon, her expression returned to normal.

"What's wrong, Tsunade-sama?"

Shizune asked immediately when she saw Tsunade's unusual expression.

"It's nothing. Kimimaro's condition is not bad, the Kaguya clan's bloodline has strong hematopoietic ability, he should be fine after a good sleep."

"That's great."

Just then, Kimimaro opened his eyes in a daze.

"Tsunade-senpai, Shizune-nee..."

"Don't move, your body is still very weak, just lie down."

Seeing that Kimimaro was about to get up, Tsunade quickly stopped him.

"I'm already much better."

"You're also a medical ninja, don't you know to follow the doctor's orders?"

Tsunade's furrowed brows carried a hint of anger.

Kimimaro smiled helplessly and obediently lay back down on the bed.

"Kimimaro, since you're awake, I'll tell you some things. These past two years, I've been researching how to make your body adapt to this energy, but you've seen the final result.

The failure of the surgery confirmed the conclusion I least wanted to see. That is, your body lacks the genes to cope with this energy. So, no matter how strong or weak this energy is, you can't withstand it, nor can you produce corresponding antibodies.

The bloodline disease you have, including your white hair that's different from other Kaguya clan members, should all be atavistic phenomena. The ancestor of the Kaguya clan was very powerful, and he could control this corrosive energy in the bones.

And you, you only inherited this energy, but lack the genes that allow your body to adapt to this energy, so this is the current situation.

The only solution to this disease is to complete your genes."

"Complete my genes?"

Kimimaro frowned.

"That's right. This treatment method is extremely difficult. The difficulty lies not in the treatment itself, but in finding the missing genes. If the Kaguya clan still existed and had enough samples, we might be able to extract the corresponding things from them.

Unfortunately, the Kaguya clan has disappeared, so there aren't enough samples. I can only extract from your genes and slowly cultivate them. The chances of success for this method are very slim.

With luck, it might succeed in three to five years. With bad luck, even after a hundred years, it might end in failure."

Tsunade said, feeling somewhat pessimistic.

Cultivating the missing link from existing genes was unimaginably difficult.

And in Kimimaro's current situation, he could only hold on for another seven years at most. She didn't have much time for experiments.

If she couldn't find the missing genes within seven years, he was doomed.

Hearing this, Kimimaro fell into deep thought.

Missing genes?

He had thought about this cause before, but he couldn't be sure.

Treating a disease couldn't be done based on guesswork, that was the practice of a quack doctor.

He needed to be 100% sure before he could think of a treatment plan based on the cause.

And now, he finally confirmed it, and also learned the corresponding treatment method from Tsunade.

From the previous experiments, it could be concluded that the terrifying energy in his bones should be the Shikotsumyaku.

And the person who could control this power was Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Kaguya Otsutsuki's genes should be the key to controlling the power of the Shikotsumyaku.

There were currently five known clans with Kaguya Otsutsuki's genes.

Senju, Uchiha, Hyuga, Uzumaki, and Kaguya.

The missing genes in the Kaguya clan should be within the remaining four clans.

Based on this deduction, the other four clans should also be missing some genes that needed to be supplemented.

Just like the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan.

In the past, the endpoint of the Sharingan was thought to be the Mangekyo Sharingan, and there was no direction beyond that.

However, that was not the case. After Uchiha Madara fused with Uchiha Izuna's Mangekyo Sharingan, the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan came into being.

Later, he fused with Hashirama's cells and awakened the Rinnegan.

As the reincarnations of Asura and Indra, Hashirama and Madara had superior genes compared to ordinary clan members.

The combination of two genes and two types of chakra complemented the missing genes, and the Rinnegan was born.

If Hashirama had transplanted Madara's Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, he should also have been able to awaken the Rinnegan.

And Kimimaro, as the most powerful bloodline inheritor of the Kaguya clan in hundreds of years, should be the same as Hashirama and Madara.

It was just that their bloodline limits didn't cause as much damage to their bodies, while Kimimaro's bloodline limit was so strong that it threatened his life.

The bloodlines of the Senju and Uchiha clans could complement each other's genes, so which clan could complement the Kaguya clan's genes?

Senju for the body, Uchiha for the eyes.

And Kaguya was also about the body, so the clan that could complement the Kaguya genes couldn't be the Senju or Uzumaki, both of which were also about the body.

That left only two choices.

Hyuga and Uchiha!

The Uchiha clan complemented the Senju, so the possibility of them complementing the Kaguya clan was slightly lower.

That left only the Hyuga.

Most importantly, Kaguya Otsutsuki also had a pair of Byakugan.

Her third eye was also a Rinne Sharingan, not an ordinary Sharingan.

From this, it could be deduced that the Byakugan should be the bloodline limit manifested by Kimimaro's missing genes.

Thinking of this, he could already confirm the direction of the treatment plan.

(End of Chapter)