"Probably dead."
In the dim underground laboratory, candle flames flickered.
It wasn't that there was no electricity. Because of Konoha, the power supply had basically been cut off, making it unusable. The little remaining resources had to be spent on Steel Blade.
The conditions were harsh, but operations had not come to a complete halt.
Hiruko reported the situation to his superior, the fugitive Fourth Mizukage, Terumi Homura.
"I've run out of patience for waiting slowly." The Fourth Mizukage, Terumi Homura, stared at Hiruko. "Given our current progress, how confident are you?"
Sweat streamed down his face. Facing Homura's murderous gaze, he swallowed with difficulty.
"If we don't worry about losses, we can produce one elite Bloodline Troop. As for the final number, it's hard to say."
It was purely a gamble. Even with a fifty-percent success rate, the possibility of failing every time was by no means zero. If they failed ten times in a row, it would be hard to hold on.
"Besides, we don't have that many people left."
"One Bloodline Fusion requires two Bloodline Limit Users. Only one can survive a success, while both die in a failure."
Hiruko hesitated.
"You're asking for a fusion user with at least five Kekkei Genkai. The difficulty is too great."
"I'm not here to listen to you complain," Homura said.
"In theory, it's possible, but in reality, it's extremely impractical." Hiruko braced himself and said, "Kira has its limits. Although it can forcibly piece together different flesh, if they're low-level beasts, there's no problem fusing as many as you want. It's different from Insect Princess's technique. Since this isn't genetic reorganization, there's no danger of genetic collapse, but it also can't be passed down through successive generations. The key issue lies with the soul. Without a powerful soul to