Performing surgery—although it had been a while since he had last operated on someone, Soji showed no sign of rustiness.
After all, he had the experience of transplanting Hashirama Cells into Uchiha Homura. As long as Soji pulled up the data from last time, this surgery would only be safer and faster!
Soji had begun preparing for this operation over half a month ago.
It could be said that as long as Itachi remained conscious throughout the procedure and did not allow his mind to be consumed by Hashirama Senju's overbearing cells—
The surgery was practically guaranteed to succeed.
And in this regard, Soji trusted Itachi even more than his companions!
Soji refused to believe that Uchiha Homura had been able to endure that stage, while Itachi, whose willpower was clearly stronger, would fall here.
"Are you ready?"
Once all the preliminary preparations were complete, Soji asked Itachi, who lay on the operating table.
"Senior, please proceed without reservation!"
Itachi answered firmly.
"Good! Then remember this: no matter how much pain you feel during the operation, you must remain conscious.
Your Dojutsu Power will be your greatest aid in fighting that pain!
If you lose consciousness and cannot mobilize your Dojutsu Power, you will be consumed.
At that point, forget restoring your sight—even your life will be lost.
If you truly cannot endure it, think more about your family."
This was Soji's final warning before transplanting Hashirama Cells into Itachi.
He had said something similar when operating on Uchiha Homura.
Of course, for the current Soji, even if Itachi could not withstand that pain, it did not mean there was no chance of survival.
Once he activated the Tenseigan, he could simply reach in and pull out whatever Hashirama Cells were there, interrupting the procedure.
However, Soji would not tell