บท 89: Ch.89 Preparation
Uchiha Shinji was unaware that Deidara's theft of White Zetsu cells had already been discovered by Zetsu and Obito, and even more unaware that Obito had blamed Itachi for it.
According to the agreement made in the 'Jikibi Space,' Deidara did not personally handle the exchange but used a clay spider to covertly deliver the stolen White Zetsu cells to a forest.
For this reason, when Deidara flew away from the town on his clay bird, Obito and Zetsu hurriedly followed him, leaving no time to search the town.
...
Three days later.
On a quiet night, Coalball used his Shadow Release to become a shadow, cautiously sneaking into the forest. He located the clay spider left by Deidara and retrieved the White Zetsu cells stored in a small culture dish.
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Inside the apartment.
Timing it right, Uchiha Shinji bit his finger, formed hand seals, and performed Summoning Jutsu.
Poof.
In a puff of white smoke, Coalball appeared.
Uchiha Shinji asked, "Did you get it?"
Coalball took a small package from his pouch, pulled out the culture dish containing White Zetsu cells, and handed it to Uchiha Shinji. "Is this what you wanted?"
Uchiha Shinji quickly accepted the dish, opened the lid, and closely examined it before letting out a long sigh of relief.
The small cluster of white cell tissue in the dish was easily recognizable.
With just a glance, Uchiha Shinji confirmed that these were indeed White Zetsu cells. The cells were highly active, and with his Mangekyō Sharingan's keen perception, he could even observe the slight pulsations of the tissue, entirely different from the cells of other organisms he'd seen in the lab.
Curious, Coalball leaned in and asked, "What is this? Can I eat it?"
Uchiha Shinji knocked Coalball on the head. "All you think about is food!"
Coalball shrank back, muttering, "You only ever order me around, never even giving me a bite to eat. Stingy!"
"I heard that!" Uchiha Shinji glanced at Coalball and then asked, "How's that woman doing?"
Uchiha Shinji had limited chakra and couldn't maintain Shadow Clones for long.
So after entering the Land of Fire, he entrusted the care of Karin's mother to Coalball.
Coalball reported, "I settled her in a small town near the Cat Fortress. I used the money you gave me to buy her a small house."
As Uchiha Shinji stored away White Zetsu cells, he asked, "How's her condition?"
Coalball nodded enthusiastically, "Yeah, she's been recovering pretty well these past few days."
Uchiha Shinji felt relieved.
After all, Karin's mother was from the Uzumaki clan. As long as she didn't continue depleting her chakra, while it was uncertain if her previous vitality could be fully restored, at the very least, her life was no longer in danger.
The next morning.
Uchiha Shinji skipped shinobi school and went directly to the medical team's lab.
Because he had been spending so much time in the lab recently, Kusadō Kaoru had helped him apply for a private laboratory within the medical team.
After locking the door to his lab, Uchiha Shinji took out White Zetsu cells and began testing them using the lab's instruments.
As the tests proceeded, Uchiha Shinji's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
While recording the data, he thought to himself, "The cell activity is 28 times that of an average person, the division speed is five times faster, and the chakra fluctuation peak is more than 60 times greater than that of a normal person. This... this is unbelievable!"
Here, 'average person' didn't mean ordinary civilians.
In the medical team's comparison data, the term 'average person' referred to individuals with shinobi talent.
And in every aspect, White Zetsu cells completely outclassed those of an average shinobi.
From a biological perspective, the difference between White Zetsu cells and a shinobi's cells was even greater than the difference between human cells and pig cells.
Suddenly realizing something, Uchiha Shinji quickly stored away White Zetsu cells, cleared the data from the instruments, and went to find Kusadō Kaoru.
"What!? You want data on the First Hokage's cells?"
Kusadō Kaoru looked surprised after hearing Uchiha Shinji's request.
Uchiha Shinji quickly explained, "You know I've been working on transplantation experiments recently. While reviewing old records, I found that the village had once conducted an experiment on the First Hokage's cells. However, the data is sealed, and I don't have access."
Kusadō Kaoru hesitated. "Everything about that experiment is classified. Even I would need special permission to access it, and it might not even be approved."
Uchiha Shinji responded, "I'm only curious about the First Hokage's cell data, not the entire experiment's records."
After some thought, Kusadō Kaoru said, "Alright, I'll try to apply for it."
The medical team in Hidden Leaf had detailed records on the First Hokage's cells.
Not only that, but Uchiha Shinji had heard that live cells from the First Hokage were still sealed in the medical team's storage.
However, due to the catastrophic results of previous experiments involving the First Hokage's cells, the village had sealed them away, halting all related research. So even Kusadō Kaoru couldn't access the live cells.
But if it was only the data on the cells, Kusadō Kaoru could obtain that.
By the afternoon, Kusadō Kaoru handed the data to Uchiha Shinji, reminding him not to take it out of the lab.
With the First Hokage's cell data in hand, Uchiha Shinji immediately compared it to White Zetsu cell's data.
In terms of cell activity, the First Hokage's cells were over 80 times that of an average person. The division speed was 15 times faster, and the chakra peak was nearly 200 times greater.
"This... this is more like a human Tailed Beast! No, it's even more ridiculous than a human Tailed Beast! No wonder Madara, even with the Nine-Tails, couldn't defeat the First Hokage..."
Uchiha Shinji marveled in disbelief.
The data was simply astounding.
In comparison, White Zetsu cells, which had already far surpassed a normal person's, paled next to the First Hokage's cells.
"No wonder so few people can handle the First Hokage's cells. Not being able to withstand them is totally understandable! For someone like Yamato to survive… it's practically a statistical miracle!"
As Uchiha Shinji reflected, he also felt relieved that he had chosen White Zetsu cells.
The First Hokage's cells were simply too overwhelming, surpassing the limits of normal biological cells. Even if someone's body could somehow accept them, they likely wouldn't be able to harness their full potential.
In contrast, White Zetsu cells, with only a third or a quarter of the First Hokage's cell data, were much gentler.
Over the next three days, Uchiha Shinji conducted over a hundred fusion experiments between Karin's cells and White Zetsu cells in a culture dish.
The results were promising.
The fusion rate exceeded 55%.
Considering the Mangekyō Sharingan in Karin's eye sockets had the ability to balance the Yang Release chakra contained in White Zetsu cells, the fusion rate could potentially increase by another 20 to 30 percentage points.
With an 80% success rate, as long as luck wasn't terrible, there shouldn't be any major issues.
After preparing for nearly a week, Uchiha Shinji donned the Akatsuki cloak, put on his mask, and in the dead of night, slipped into Karin's room...
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