บท 45: Chapter 45: The Future is Chaos
Performing a transplant on oneself involves considerable risk. However, Aoba understood that achieving a 100% success rate with the transplant of Hashirama's cells was impossible.
He had gathered three essential conditions: Hashirama's cells, White Zetsu's cells, and natural energy as a harmonizer.
In his case, natural energy played a role similar to that of the Sharingan.
Danzo also had Hashirama's cells. But his attempt was considered a failure. He had grafted ten Sharingan with three tomoe each onto his arm, just to barely suppress the Hashirama cells in his right arm.
To Aoba, Danzo's approach was rather crude.
Hashirama's cells and the Sharingan represent the forces of Yang and Yin, respectively. Their true interaction should be a balance of creation and destruction.
Danzo, however, only used brute force. Unable to cope with Hashirama's cells, he forcibly suppressed them with the Yin power of the Sharingan. This led to a state of imbalance between creation and destruction.
Aoba didn't have the Sharingan. But he had White Zetsu, a special harmonizer that could counteract the erosion caused by Hashirama's cells. He had also discovered that natural energy could play a neutralizing role during the fusion process.
This discovery was actually the greatest gain from the entire experiment.
Danzo had never discovered this because few people in this world could control natural energy. Root was likely among those who couldn't.
In fact, Aoba's discovery led him to deduce many things. Orochimaru's later human experiments became increasingly outrageous, likely due to the influence of Jūgo.
Jūgo was a naturally flawed Sage Body. But it still involved natural energy. This might be why Orochimaru's biological experiments went so wrong. Natural energy seemed to have a special effect, acting as a kind of adhesive during the fusion of different biological systems.
Aoba classified this discovery as high-level intelligence. It aligned with a secret inference he had made a long time ago. However, his current skills and capabilities were not sufficient to grasp the essence of these things. So, he had to temporarily shelve it and wait for a chance to restart the research.
Looking at the twitching back of Aoba, Kakashi still found it hard to believe.
"How did you manage to do this?"
"Well, it's complicated. Simply put, you can understand it as me having mastered a method for transplanting Hashirama's cells. The success rate is around fifty percent."
This fifty percent is the probability without natural energy. Aoba didn't want to reveal this secret yet. Moreover, since he didn't control natural energy himself, relying on external help for the fusion process was futile. Outsiders couldn't grasp the transplant recipient's body condition in detail.
So, to use natural energy to neutralize, one would need to master Sage Mode. If mastered, the success rate could reach seventy to eighty percent.
However, he didn't expect the fusion process to be so much slower than he imagined. According to the plot, both erosion and fusion should be very rapid.
But for him, the fusion was incredibly slow. However, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing. He remembered that even Madara, who directly fused with Hashirama's cells, had Hashirama's face appear on his chest.
This suggested that such rapid fusion might have flaws.
In contrast, his slow fusion process was likely allowing his body to thoroughly absorb and integrate Hashirama's cells, combining the strengths of both to create an entirely new body.
This was also the reason he had been staying at home. The process was not only slow but also rendered his chakra almost unusable throughout the entire procedure.
Indeed, all his chakra was involved in this bodily transformation. This meant that he couldn't use ninjutsu until the fusion was complete.
Of course, physical techniques were still possible. In fact, he was already beginning to feel an increase in physical strength. High-intensity exercise also benefited the acceleration of the fusion. So, he had been vigorously training his body these days.
"So, this is your secret. You independently completed the transplant of the First Hokage's cells. What will this grant you? Mokuton (Wood Release)?"
The reason for transplanting Hashirama's cells was, of course, Mokuton. This was the justification Konoha used to initiate human experiments back in the day.
"Heh. Kakashi, whether you believe it or not, I'm actually not that interested in Mokuton. What I truly yearn for is the First Hokage's powerful self-healing ability and chakra as vast as a Tailed Beast. These are what I lack.
As for combat methods, I'm confident that my fighting techniques are as good as, if not better than, any ninjutsu."
"So, you're conducting these experiments to enhance your power? Is that all?"
Kakashi found it hard to believe that Aoba would undertake such an experiment with Hashirama's cells just to become stronger. Aoba didn't seem like the type to act out of sheer desperation.
"Yes, the basic idea is to become stronger. But why I want to become stronger is the key."
Kakashi's mind sharpened. He felt that the upcoming conversation was crucial.
"Who do you intend to confront? The Third Hokage?" Kakashi knew Aoba didn't like the Third Hokage.
"Heh, I must say, the Third Hokage is not worth such a scheme. The enemy I am preparing for is ten or a hundred times more dangerous than the Third Hokage."
"Impossible, how could there be such a powerful presence in the ninja world? Even if the Third Hokage is old now, his strength is still formidable. How could..."
"That only means you don't understand this world enough, Kakashi. The ninja world is far more complex and dangerous than you think. The enemy I anticipate is far more terrifying than any of the so-called Kage."
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Aoba had a doubt: why hadn't the higher-ups in Konoha inquired about Sage Mode?
This left only one possibility: Jiraiya hadn't reported it. At the time, Jiraiya was the only one who could detect natural energy. Since he didn't report it, outsiders naturally wouldn't know.
What puzzled him was that he had expected Jiraiya to privately contact him to discuss the matter.
But in reality, after the Cloud Ninja incident, Jiraiya had disappeared without a trace. He didn't return to the village, didn't report his Sage Mode, and didn't approach him, as if nothing had happened.
This was the most perplexing part for Aoba.
At this moment, at one of the Three Great Sage Lands, Mount Myoboku, Jiraiya sat before the Great Toad Sage, ready to hear the new prophecy.
However, the words of the Great Toad Sage were difficult for him to accept.
"The future has become a chaos. I can no longer see what is to come."
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