Cancer Clone!!

For the next three days, Genitsu stayed holed up in the laboratory.

He even began extracting his own cells, comparing them with White Zetsu cells as he attempted something new.

"This experimental equipment is far too crude. I still need to find a way to get more precise instruments..."

Genitsu frowned slightly as he began studying the White Zetsu cells.

This was also the first time he had begun systematically researching this thing.

"If I want to obtain the Godzilla exterior, I first need to feed Godzilla a massive amount of Chakra to partially awaken the big guy. That means I need a stable Chakra generator."

"White Zetsu cells can also be understood as Divine Tree cells. They possess tremendous vitality. If I can uncover this thing's secrets..."

Genitsu calmly sliced off a portion of the White Zetsu corpse.

Over the past two months, Genitsu had shone brilliantly on the western front. Aside from his bewildering bloodline abilities that left enemies at a loss—

His Nuclear Release Clones had also rendered great service.

"Using White Zetsu flesh as the vessel for the Chakra core, my own body tissue as the framework, and combining it with the replication principles of the Shadow Clone Technique, the Nuclear Release Clones I create... are, in some respects, no worse than Wood Release Clones."

The only shortcomings were endurance and stability.

Looking across all the clone techniques in the ninja world, Wood Release Clones were simply the most absurdly overpowered clones. Sent out alone, they could function as independent individuals. Their combat power, endurance, resistance to damage, and self-healing abilities had no weaknesses.

When Madara faced the Five Kage, he had simply made a whole bunch of Wood Release Clones, had each one activate Susanoo, then surrounded the Five Kage and beat them senseless. It was ridiculous.

"But the problem is that my Nuclear Release Clones are incomplete. Even White Zetsu clones cannot withstand nuclear radiation for long... all the White Zetsu cells are killed by the radiation, eventually causing the entire Nuclear Release Clone to twist and collapse."

Under the microscope, Genitsu observed the White Zetsu cells. Even though White Zetsu had been dead for so long, a large number of its cells still remained active.

That level of vitality was terrifying.

Genitsu did not possess the vitality brought by Kaguya's bloodline, but he had another thing with immense vitality in his hands.

Cancer cells.

But the greatest problem with cancer cells was their disorderliness and aggressiveness. They replicated and proliferated madly, yet there was a severe lack of means to control them.

Once cancer cells reached a certain scale, they would develop into terrible cancer.

"My Nuclear Release Clones can use White Zetsu cells as a starting point, but I cannot rely on White Zetsu cells to match Wood Release Clones..."

As powerful as White Zetsu cells were, they still could not endure nuclear radiation for extended periods. By Genitsu's estimate, a Nuclear Release Clone could maintain its health for at most fifteen minutes. Beyond fifteen minutes, the longer it lasted, the faster it would collapse.

That was without combat. If it engaged in intense battle, its lifespan would be drastically shortened.

Then he needed to find some kind of core capable of replacing White Zetsu cells while also withstanding radiation erosion...

Genitsu already had an idea. Especially when considering that White Zetsu, that bizarre thing, had no internal organs or brain. It was merely a lifeform composed of a single type of cell, and likely used spiritual energy to connect all its cells, allowing it to think and speak.

Then there was the experience-sharing property of the Shadow Clone Technique...

Genitsu pondered for a moment. After taking out a test tube and carefully observing Kazue's cancer cells—

He directly cut off a small piece of his own flesh and began attempting to cultivate his own core.

After leaving his body, the countless cells lost the stable symbiotic mechanism created by Genitsu and Godzilla. Under the devastation of nuclear radiation, they rapidly mutated.

After countless attempts, Genitsu finally induced his own cancer cells.

Then he carefully extracted the cancer cells and began cultivating them frantically.

"Directly feeding in the all-purpose power of Chakra as energy can stimulate cellular growth..."

Genitsu transferred his own Chakra over.

The next moment, an astonishing change occurred.

Those scattered cancer cells erupted with exaggerated growth, replicating wildly at an exponential rate.

Under Genitsu's enormous supply of Chakra—

A squirming mass of flesh rapidly expanded from nothing at a staggering speed.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The glass container exploded on the spot.

"This thing..."

Genitsu stood where he was and observed it. Then he spat out a Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu, scorching the mass of flesh.

Yet the impact and searing flames of the fireball did not destroy the flesh. Instead, after being injured, it became even more frenzied.

Faintly, the mass of flesh squirmed violently. Guided in some unseen manner by the power of Chakra, it also carried Genitsu's spiritual energy to a certain extent.

Then something happened that truly made Genitsu's heart skip a beat.

The more Chakra that mass of flesh devoured, the more its appearance transformed toward a humanoid form. Its shape... bore an uncanny resemblance to Genitsu!!

"Interesting. Cancer cells, Chakra, and Godzilla radiation actually produced this kind of change. Unfortunately, it is still uncontrollable. I am still missing one crucial key."

Genitsu quietly watched the thing without cutting off the Chakra supply.

What was still missing?

Kaguya's bloodline, Yin–Yang Release, or something else?

But perhaps those deficiencies could be compensated for through other means.

The next moment—

The mass of flesh barely squirmed into human form, and facial features gradually began to emerge. It was clearly a second Genitsu.

Roar!!

Its mouth formed, releasing an unconscious low growl.

Amid its frenzied distortion, it instinctively crawled step by step toward the source supplying its life and energy—Genitsu.

Genitsu took two steps back and directly cut off the supply of Chakra.

After this thing lost its energy source, its aggressive proliferation was curbed. Large numbers of cancer cells starved to death, and it began to shrivel.

"This is getting more and more interesting. Cancer cells are not omnipotent cells. Logically, they should not possess the ability to construct a body, much less create a mouth and vocal cords... Did my spiritual energy interfere with the direction of its evolution? This thing called Chakra..."

Chakra truly was worthy of being the power that connected spirit and matter, linking the living world with the Pure Land.

The thing before him was clearly composed of only cancer cells, yet it had embarked on a path similar to White Zetsu cells. Seeking the origin of life, it had begun transforming in every aspect toward the form of life's origin.

In the end, it had become something similar to White Zetsu.

At this point, Genitsu's goal had actually already been achieved. Trying to become fat with one bite was unrealistic.

"I am only missing the most critical key... Since spiritual energy combined with cellular energy can produce Chakra, then..."

"And this thing is entirely constructed from countless cancer cells. As long as I feed the cancer cells food other than Chakra, these cancer cells can be said to possess infinite vitality..."

"Infinite cellular energy. As long as I find a way to connect it to my spiritual energy, such an existence would be simply perfect..."

A clone capable of refining its own Chakra and, in some respects, possessing infinite vitality had thus been born.

This was...

Cancer Clone!!