Orochimaru's laboratory.
The boy floating inside the massive glass vessel had changed again since Shinichi last saw him.
His once-pale hair had now become an incomparably vivid crimson, the color of blood.
"This is what happened after adding cells from an Uzumaki Clan member," Orochimaru explained from the side.
"I learned from ancient texts that the Uzumaki Clan and the Senju Clan are distant blood relatives. After studying them closely, I discovered that the Uzumaki Clan's constitution bears great similarities to the First Hokage's cells."
"Vitality?" Shinichi asked.
"Vitality is a rather broad term," Orochimaru said. "Because of the Uzumaki Clan's powerful constitution, the bodily energy they contain far surpasses that of ordinary people, and their Chakra reserves are greater as well."
Shinichi asked, "Can the First Hokage's cells and Uzumaki cells fuse perfectly?"
"I have not tested those two separately," Orochimaru said. "But within White Zetsu's constitution, they have fused quite well."
Shinichi gazed thoughtfully at the boy in the glass vessel. Senju Hashirama, the Uzumaki Clan, the Hyuga Clan...
Could Orochimaru truly create an Otsutsuki body?
But then he suddenly noticed something unusual about this body, though perhaps he simply had not paid attention last time.
The boy lacked the physical traits a male should have.
"Is he... a boy?" Shinichi could not help asking.
"He can be male or female. This is still in the experimental stage. In my view, sexual desire is useless. How to discard it without affecting this body's functions is also something I am researching."
After saying that, he deliberately glanced at Shinichi. "Shinichi, you may be young, but you should still take care of your body. Too many women will only become a burden."
Shinichi: "..."
Why did this suddenly turn to me? There are only two women around me...
Shinichi could