Land of Iron, outside Three Wolf Mountain.
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This is a vast Snowy Plains, with heavy snow falling incessantly, dyeing the rolling mountains silver. Occasionally, a cold wind blows, swirling up the icy, crystalline snowflakes and scattering them across the sky and earth.
However, in this place where outsiders can hardly discern directions, hidden within a seemingly unremarkable mountain, lies a grand Laboratory.
This is the base that Shin'yu prepared for Orochimaru and Hiruko. Over the past year, they have been here, carrying out gene fusion experiments for Uchiha Hikari.
The reason for choosing this location is that the Land of Iron is a unique and resilient country, with its distinctive geographical environment and relatively special foreign policy, providing a layer of security for the country.
In addition to this natural geographical advantage, the perpetual snow can cover all traces, allowing the entire base to be truly "undisturbed."
The center of the mountain has long been hollowed out, revealing a different world inside. Not to mention the precise and numerous advanced experimental equipment inside, the heating system inside the mountain, powered by Chakra, is already at the forefront of technology in the entire Shinobi World.
The glass door of the Gene Sampling Room opened to both sides, and a graceful and refined figure emerged from the curling white mist.
Tall and slender, with skin as white as snow, a light purple mark adorned her brow. Her black hair was simply tied into a neat and tidy high ponytail. Her features were delicate, her eyes clear, and her pretty face was without any makeup, yet it possessed a unique beauty, as pure and cold as a daffodil.
She is Uchiha Hikari.
Hearing the movement, the two who were busy at the operating table in the Main Laboratory stopped their work and quickly walked over.
Both of these fellows were tall and thin, with long hair over their shoulders and the same sickly pale skin. Their distinct black and white hair was Light's only way to distinguish them.
The two arrived almost simultaneously, bowing respectfully and saying in respectful tones:
"Good day, Master's Wife!"
Uchiha Hikari's pretty face flushed slightly, and she parted her red lips slightly, "I've told you, don't call me that now."
The two looked at each other and tacitly changed their address: "Lord Light!"
"Mm." Light nodded, "How is the experiment progressing?"
Hiruko stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, "The key to achieving perfect fusion between Gene Liquid lies in the concentration ratio of the Kimaera solution. Its special internal structure can soften the DNA Molecular Chain. As long as the theoretical relative balance is achieved, your genes can perfectly absorb the power of Hashirama cells..."
Light glanced at him, her voice cold, "Speak plainly."
Orochimaru immediately stepped forward, in a euphemistic tone, "According to the experimental data left by the Second Hokage, perfectly fusing the power of Hashirama cells requires three steps, but we are still stuck in the first step. In the past year, we have endured countless failures, and only recently has the experimental result become stable."
Light thought for a moment and asked, "Becoming stable? Has the fusion succeeded?"
"It's the reaction after the fusion fails, it's not as violent as it used to be." Orochimaru gave a wry smile.
"Although we have used Uchiha Kagami's experimental data as a basis, and continuously adjusted and formulated the concentration of the Gene Liquid, you are not him after all. Although you are both from the Uchiha Clan, the actual difference is still very large, and we still have to verify it bit by bit."
"This first step is the most crucial. If it can be completed smoothly, the following practical problems will be easily solved." Orochimaru's voice was low, "Our current progress is already very fast."
Hiruko nodded in agreement, "Yeah, if it weren't for this data, we might have been working behind closed doors for a long time."
"Alright, if you have any difficulties, remember to tell me." Light gave the two a final look, reached out and retrieved the Blaze War Fan from the weapon rack, and was about to leave.
"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first. The samples I left this time should be enough for a while."
Orochimaru watched Light's receding figure, silently clenching his fists.
If he could realize the "cloning technology" mentioned by Master, perhaps it wouldn't be so troublesome...
Just then, the laboratory's iron door opened automatically, and a gust of cold wind poured in, with snowflakes quickly drifting into every corner of the outer hall.
Light was slightly stunned, as two familiar figures, one large and one small, appeared before her.
"Shin'yu? Aren't you with the Uzumaki Clan? Could it be..."
Her eyebrows immediately arched with a hint of surprise as she stepped forward to grab Shin'yu's wrist, like a kitten turning his palm over, trying to find the 'Karma' mark.
When a familiar rhombus-shaped mark came into view, she tilted her head slightly, a hint of confusion in her narrowed eyes.
"It didn't work?"
Shin'yu spread his hands, his tone slightly helpless, "I've hit a bottleneck. I thought the plan would go smoothly, but..."
Originally, after verifying that the Dead Demon Consuming Seal could indeed temporarily strip the 'Karma' mark from him, Shin'yu immediately began to consider a way to seal it and keep it within his body.
Because the reaper of the Dead Demon Consuming Seal has no specific consciousness, it's like an artificial intelligence that only mechanically executes the sealing commands of the caster. The caster doesn't need overly complex operations, only needing to select the sealing target and issue commands in their heart. The subsequent series of sealing manipulations, such as 'slashing,' 'grabbing,' and 'devouring,' are all completed by the reaper.
Seamless and fluid, without any pause in between.
This led to even Uzumaki Kongming being unable to stop the sealing action of the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.
Shin'yu pondered for a long time. He could activate Ame no Tokotachi again to erase the reaper's phantom from the mortal realm, but because Ame no Tokotachi had a one-second cooldown, that one second would be enough for the 'Karma' data to unfreeze again.
He thought for a long time, and inadvertently glanced at his nephew beside him, and couldn't look away.
Ideas flowed like a spring, and he instantly thought of a solution and put it into practice.
The moment he executed Ame no Tokotachi to initiate the rewind was crucial. Everyone had to act simultaneously at that moment, without any hesitation.
Uzumaki Kongming would control the reaper to swing its blade, instantly severing the Otsutsuki Clan mark on his body and spirit.
Uchiha Nen would use the Boundless Pure Heavens copied from his right eye's Eye Technique, to rewind Uzumaki Kongming's physical state, causing the reaper and the technique represented by the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to disappear.
The other elders in charge of sealing would act simultaneously, unleashing their strongest Sealing Technique to completely seal the 'Karma' within Shin'yu's Physical Body.
The first and second steps of the plan were completed flawlessly, but to Shin'yu's dismay, the Uzumaki Sealing Technique, which he was originally least worried about, failed at the crucial moment.
The elders looked at each other, stating that at this stage, their Uzumaki Clan did not have a seal that simultaneously affected the soul and the Physical Body.
They had the Four Symbols Seal, which could seal any physical object or even Chakra...
They had the Five Elements Seal, which could seal Five Elements ninjutsu...
They had the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, which could seal souls...
They even had the Adamantine Sealing Chains, which could restrain the Tailed Beasts in combat...
They even had the Contract Seal, which could seal the enemy's Summoning Technique formulas...
But, they simply didn't have a Sealing Technique that took both the body and spirit into account.
Of course, this didn't mean Shin'yu's plan was a complete failure. Under the leadership of Uzumaki Kongming, the acting Clan Head, the Uzumaki elders expressed that, in order to express their gratitude to Shin'yu, they were willing to start developing a tailor-made Sealing Technique specifically for 'Karma' from today onwards, and promised to complete it as soon as possible.
Shin'yu wasn't willing to study with these guys. Professional matters should be left to professionals.
So, he simply brought his nephew back.
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