Although he was keeping his level capped, that did not mean he could just leave a pile of Experience Points unused.
After such a long period of research, he had discovered that whether he raised his own attributes, mastered new Ninjutsu, or even improved passive abilities, all of it increased his overall combat power rating.
Yet there was one type of skill whose improvement did not raise his combat power rating.
It was the "Auxiliary Skills" he had never paid much attention to before.
After discovering this, he dumped all his remaining Experience Points into them.
Auxiliary Skills Ninjutsu Research LV1 (0/50) Ninjutsu Theory LV3 (0/70) Human Anatomy Knowledge LV7 (0/70) Pharmacology Knowledge LV2 (0/40) Basic Poison Theory LV2 (0/40) Genjutsu Explanation LV2 (3/40)
In particular, he raised Human Anatomy Knowledge, the skill most crucial to Orochimaru's research projects, directly to Level 7.
Orochimaru, who occasionally appeared in the laboratory, had lavishly praised him for it.
Kyosuke could feel that Orochimaru's opinion of him was steadily improving. The day he truly gained access to those "Forbidden Techniques" was probably not far off.
Of course, the clan still urged him along from time to time, but not nearly as often as before.
After all, Kyosuke had awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan at the age of five and could even defeat a Hyuga Clan Chunin. No matter how demanding someone was, they probably could not expect more from him.
Especially now that Orochimaru was covering for him. Sometimes, he did not even return to the clan compound and simply stayed at Orochimaru's place. No one in the clan, including the Elders, dared say anything.
Still, it was not as if he had no troubles.
Other than Uchiha Nagisa occasionally getting upset because she could not find him, there was also the matter of patrol duty.
The Second Elder and the Great Elder had both approached him more than once, hoping he would stop doing that damned patrol duty. Rather than wasting time on that, he might as well learn more from Orochimaru.
But Kyosuke had turned them down every time.
What a joke. This was currently his only source of Experience Points. How could he possibly cut it off just like that?
Still, he felt this matter could not be delayed much longer. At most, he could fool around for another month before the clan Elders would refuse to let him continue being so willful.
What kind of sense did it make for a genius of the Uchiha Clan, a disciple of one of the Sannin, to patrol the streets all day?
It gave Kyosuke a tremendous headache.
Soon, another month passed.
Just as Kyosuke had expected, three days ago, the Great Elder personally sent someone to find him and inform him that he had been removed from his position in the Military Police Force.
Left with no choice, Kyosuke accepted reality and began searching for another stable source of Experience Points.
As for the Experience Points he had earned over that month, he unhesitatingly poured them into his Auxiliary Skills again.
Human Anatomy Knowledge LV10 (MAX) Ninjutsu Research LV3 (0/70)
He had invested a great deal of Experience Points into these two skills.
Of course, effort always brought rewards.
During one of Orochimaru's assessment tasks, Kyosuke had used a store of knowledge nearly on par with Orochimaru's to completely "disassemble" a human body into different "units."
Stunned, Orochimaru hesitated for a long time before teaching Kyosuke another advanced field of knowledge.
It was precisely the Human Modification he had been eagerly awaiting.
Human Modification LV1 (0/100)
After experimenting for a long time and finally mastering this skill, Kyosuke discovered that upgrading it required an enormous amount of Experience Points.
At the same time, this also proved just how powerful this "technology" was.
Gritting his teeth, Kyosuke directly invested his remaining 100 Experience Points into it, successfully raising Human Modification to Level 2.
He could now begin conducting Human Experimentation.
As for experimental materials, Orochimaru periodically brought some back. Kyosuke never asked who these people were or where they came from, merely throwing himself into the experiments.
In the blink of an eye, another month passed, and winter had arrived.
Over that month, Kyosuke still had not found a way to steadily acquire Experience Points.
Helpless, he could only devote all his attention to his experiments.
The results were encouraging as well. Through his unremitting efforts, Human Modification had successfully reached Level 3 a few days ago.
Because of this, Orochimaru specifically sought him out. After praising him, he gave him another powerful technique.
Genetic Modification Technique
This technique was a branch of Human Modification. Kyosuke had assumed it would be easy to master, but reality ultimately dealt him a heavy blow.
For an entire month, he had failed to turn it into one of his own skills.
It was only after Orochimaru noticed his predicament and offered some guidance that he successfully converted it.
Only afterward did Kyosuke understand why Human Modification had been so easy to learn. He had possessed prerequisite skills to lay the groundwork, so he could master it without anyone teaching him.
But genetic matters were something he had barely encountered at all, which was why learning them had been so difficult.
Fortunately, he had already converted it into one of his own skills. As long as he had enough Experience Points, raising it would not be particularly difficult.
However, whenever Experience Points came up, Kyosuke felt a sharp ache in his heart.
After all, he had only gained the right to "stay out overnight" by using Orochimaru as a cover.
Did he have to sneak out and look for missions just for Experience Points? And if he was discovered, how would he explain it?
Thus, the problem of Experience Points continued to trouble Kyosuke.
Still, priorities came first. If he could not obtain Experience Points, then so be it. His main goal right now was still to "drain Orochimaru dry."
Although he had gotten his hands on Genetic Modification and Human Modification, he still had no clue about the most crucial Cell Transplantation Technique and Cloning Technique.
Therefore, he still had to stay at Orochimaru's place for a while longer.
As for why Kyosuke had chosen the path of scientific research, that had to do with some enemies he might face in the future.
Akatsuki, the Masked Man Obito, one hundred thousand White Zetsu, Six Paths Obito, Madara, Kaguya, and then... members of the Otsutsuki Clan, Kinshiki, Momoshiki, as well as the Kara Organization, whose depths remained unknown.
With so many enemies, could they really rely on Naruto and Sasuke alone to handle them? Or rely on "Boruto"?
Taking a step back, now that Kyosuke had come to this world, no one knew how things would develop.
What if Naruto and Sasuke's growth did not go smoothly? Would Kyosuke have to bear everything by himself?
Therefore, as long as he mastered Snake Uncle's core technology, Konoha might produce a large number of Kage-level, God-level, and even Six Paths Level experts in the future.
That was Kyosuke's ultimate goal.
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