Inside the Biological Science Research Institute.
Four glass vessels sat on the table before Zhen, filled with solution that constantly bubbled. Inside the solution were four fingernail-sized chunks of flesh.
"Both the First Hokage's cells and the Uzumaki Clan's cells possess great potential. Orochimaru and the Second Hokage both chose to use them on human bodies," Kabuto explained from the side.
But Zhen said, "The word 'potential' is far too useless when it comes to a machine. Potential itself implies weakness."
What he wanted to do was skip over the process of growth. Otherwise, he might as well cultivate Jinchuriki.
Kabuto pondered, "Unearth the cells' potential... but how could that be done?"
The four chunks of flesh in the vessels before them were Hashirama Cells, Uzumaki Cells, White Zetsu Cells, and a cell mass formed by combining all three.
Of them, the Hashirama Cells possessed the greatest vitality, but they were also extremely corrosive. Only when paired with White Zetsu Cells could they be contained.
"Train them," Zhen said.
Kabuto froze for a moment, not understanding what he meant.
Zhen explained, "Take flesh made up of these cells and train it tirelessly, day and night."
Kabuto found the idea absurd. Cells were not people; they had no independent consciousness. How could they train? And unless they formed a human body, they could only be a lump of flesh, a cluster of tissue, a tiny individual.
Yet this was precisely what Zhen excelled at. All along, Zhen had tempered himself by using Chakra vibrations to hammer every part of his body.
Zhen had Kabuto bring him a single limb, then demonstrated on the spot how he used Chakra to temper the body. Kabuto was immediately stunned.
They could engrave this method of inducing Chakra vibrations and mass-produce some devices. These things