A week passed quickly. For the sake of his research, Neji had even skipped Uchiha Sasuke's classic show-off moment. What a pity!
However, he had gained a preliminary understanding of Hashirama Cells, confirmed quite a few of his conjectures, and would soon be able to conduct initial tests on issues such as rejection reactions.
He would not fuse with Hashirama Cells. Instead, he would use the Life Blueprint—the "Lineage Factor" technology—to modify genes and add bloodlines.
This was still somewhat challenging for him. Although Judge of the Vinsmoke Family had successfully instilled the concept of "fearing no death and never betraying" into the clone soldiers under his command.
He had even begun modifying his own children's genes from the embryonic stage, granting them superhuman physiques, tough skin, and powerful recovery abilities, but at the cost of their emotions.
But Neji was already an adult. Genes were like programming; once the data went wrong, the program would crash.
For a human, a genetic collapse was basically beyond saving—instant death. So he had to be cautious, especially since he had yet to find anything that could be exchanged for another Revival Coin.
The difficulty was high, but he was not in a hurry. He still had time to grow, and if possible, he also wanted to obtain some White Zetsu Cells. Those were gentler and had compatibility as well.
"For now, I'll wait. After the Chunin Exams, I'll head to the Land of Waves to experiment. I might even clone a batch of subordinates and have Zabuza and the others gather enough materials as soon as possible."
Having made his decision, Neji stopped his work. He also temporarily halted his cultivation of the Spirit Transformation Jutsu; there were too many unstable factors.
Stability came first. He had plenty of time and plenty