Chapter 97: Orochimaru: An Unforeseen Path

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Satoru Hyūga pressed his finger against his chin, his brows slightly furrowed as he stared at the strange wriggling life form in front of him.

It was called a life form, but it was more like a metallic, sticky tentacle.

It was about as thick as his forearm. It had just stood up, twitched a few times, and then gone limp.

It went completely still and seemed to be dead.

He let out a breath.

He recorded in the doujinshi on the nearby table:

"Experiment No. 139: The concept of the 'core' was successful. This 'core', similar to a certain program setting, can indeed endow nano - robots with biological activity.

However, for now, this activity is too fragile.

It is far from reaching the level of a weapon of war.

The next step is to create more 'cores' and distribute them inside the humanoid metallic life - form to act as organs.

The experiment continues."

Satoru Hyūga let out a breath and moved his somewhat stiff neck.

Finally, when he turned his direction to creating a life form similar to Scorpion, he achieved results.

It was the opposite of Orochimaru's path.

Scorpion chose mechanical technology.

He abandoned his physical body and transferred his consciousness to the regenerative core to achieve mechanical ascension.

This gave Satoru Hyūga inspiration.

The 'core' was born.

By combining nano - robots and chakra, and implanting consciousness like a program, biological activity was endowed to the nano - robots.

It was somewhat similar to AI.

But also completely different.

It was more like a certain organ.

Similar to Scorpion's regenerative core.

In principle, Satoru Hyūga's current nanoscale Electromagnetic Force could indeed transform his physical body.

And achieve mechanical ascension.

But Satoru Hyūga wouldn't do this.

Evolution!

His physical body was evolving.

Each upgrade of his Electromagnetic Force transformed his body. Now, his physical body had surpassed that of most humans.

This was also the reason why Aunt Snake lusted after his body.

It's obviously not worth it in Satoru Hyūga's view to give up this almost limitless evolution and defect to the cult of mechanics.

The abilities of a nano - mechanical body could be completely replaced by a clone.

Just as he was doing now, creating a special nano - life form to serve as his clone.

The main body ascends physically, and the clone ascends mechanically.

Isn't it a great idea?

The thing Satoru Hyūga created already possessed a certain degree of biological activity.

The root cause lies in the remarkable memory characteristics of the nano - robots material and the extraordinary nature of chakra.

Chakra itself could endow inanimate objects with a certain degree of activity.

Especially Yang Release chakra.

The Sage of Six Paths split the Divine Tree and forcefully created nine different tailed beasts using Yin - Yang Release.

Chiyo developed the Reincarnation of the Dead, which could even bring the puppet back to life and turn them into new life forms.

The ultimate Earth Style ninjutsu, Dead Soil, could use corpse soil to mold people and create a large number of clay life forms.

In the ninja world, the unscientific thing of creating life was not that rare.

The key is to create a powerful enough life.

Just like the mechanical sentinels!

The direction is correct.

Now it's just a matter of continuous trial and error.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Satoru Hyūga gave a slight frown, gathered his things, and opened the door.

"Lord Satoru Hyūga, Lord Orochimaru requests your presence at his tent."

The messenger ninja's voice was a bit trembly. After that battle, Satoru Hyūga's popularity in the camp had skyrocketed, and he had become an idol to many.

"I understand," Satoru Hyūga replied gravely.

Coincidentally, he also had something to discuss with Orochimaru.

Creak!

The tent door was pushed open.

Orochimaru looked at the approaching figure, pleasantly surprised.

"Satoru, you're here."

"Yes, I heard you wanted to see me."

"That's right," Orochimaru pondered. "Sunagakure has sent someone with a cease - fire agreement."

"Oh," Satoru Hyūga wasn't surprised.

Chiyo was rendered useless by him, Rasa was defeated in public, and the One - Tail was lost.

If Sunagakure doesn't surrender, they're being really thick - headed.

"You've made great contributions in this war, but I advise you to be more careful in the future," Orochimaru said, looking directly at Satoru Hyūga.

The meaning in his eyes was obvious to those in the know.

Satoru Hyūga nodded, indicating that he got it.

Tanzō? Or perhaps... the Hokage?

The strength he had shown was likely to give them a shock!

Satoru Hyūga didn't know what those high - ups were thinking, but he could guess it was all about power struggles.

His status as a branch family member should have added some points to his situation.

It represented absolute control.

Of course, no one knew yet that the thing on his forehead had become useless.

The main family... might also have some thoughts.

This trouble needed to be resolved as soon as possible.

There were still many things to do after this war ended!

Satoru Hyūga couldn't help but sigh softly.

"By the way, Orochimaru, do you have a secret technique for splitting souls?" he suddenly asked.

"I do, but what do you need it for, Satoru - kun?" Orochimaru stared at Satoru Hyūga suspiciously.

The reincarnation technique he developed involves related secret techniques for soul splitting, but he hasn't put it into practice yet.

"It's useful. If you have it, I can exchange something for it."

"You're being too polite, Satoru - kun. Your contributions in the war are already enough to exchange for a whole bunch of secret techniques," Orochimaru smiled and opened his mouth.

He spat out a sticky Scroll.

Satoru Hyūga pinched it with two fingers in disgust and looked at him playfully.

"Orochimaru, have you ever considered transferring your soul into a more promising body?"

Orochimaru was taken aback for a moment, then laughed awkwardly.

"I didn't expect you to notice, Satoru - kun. I do have such an idea."

"However, Satoru - kun's strength has probably surpassed mine. Naturally, I wouldn't have such an intention towards you.

"Then have you ever thought about this: if you take over someone else's body, are you still yourself?"

Satoru Hyūga stared straight at him with a faint smile.

Are you still yourself?

Orochimaru frowned and fell into deep thought.

The question (Mondai) from Satoru Hyūga kept echoing in his ears.

This is a philosophical Mondai, outside the scope of his research.

Satoru Hyūga paused and continued, "In other words, have you ever thought about using your own body to cultivate a stronger one and then replacing it?"

"You'll become stronger, but you'll still be you."

Something seemed to explode in Orochimaru's mind.

Cultivate a new body with his own body?

How to cultivate it?

Fission? Cloning? Or...

Fertilized eggs?

Then what about the eggs?

Can he select powerful genes through genetic screening? What about the eggs?

Does he have to change his gender?

Orochimaru's eyes gleamed, lost in thought.

Gender was not a concern for him at all. As long as he could achieve immortality, those minor differences could be completely ignored.

It seemed that in experiments, females had a longer lifespan.

Moreover, reincarnation through self - cultivation can also eliminate many drawbacks of possessing others' bodies.

The embryo could be accelerated to grow with nutrient solution, and age was not a problem either.

I've given birth to myself???

Orochimaru's face looked strange.

Satoru Hyūga shook his head and smiled, then walked out of the tent.