Ninja Blade Warriors of the Land of Stars

The detailed physical examination finally ended.

Menma dressed quickly and waited in silence for a moment.

Hiruko and Orochimaru, meanwhile, took their respective assistants and gathered around several instruments flashing with complex data and charts, exchanging words in low, rapid voices as they recorded the various parameters.

A moment later, Hiruko looked at the analysis report that had just been printed out, and unconcealable shock appeared on his face. He could not help crying out, "This is unbelievable! Lord Asura's physical data—he has perfectly fused all the characteristics of the Chimera Technique. Cellular activity, chakra affinity, natural energy absorption efficiency—they have all reached the theoretical optimum! Could this be the legendary Sage Body?"

Beside him, Orochimaru also set down the cellular slice images he had been observing. Admiration and an undisguised hunger for research flickered in his golden snake pupils, and his hoarse voice carried complicated emotion. "The cells of your body are not only equal in activity to the cells of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama—they are even continuing to evolve and grow at a slow but steady pace."

"How truly... exciting, Asura-kun. I am very curious to see where your endpoint will ultimately be." He could not help thinking of that legend passed down among the highest levels of the Shinobi World, one that was almost mythical.

A thousand years ago, he had founded the Ninjutsu Sect and was revered as the Sage of Six Paths!

Standing off to the side, the assistant Katasuke Tono pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, stepped forward, and reported respectfully, "My lord, the more detailed comparative analysis at the cellular level, in-depth breakdown of chakra nature, and construction of the potential evaluation model are expected to require at least another seventy-two hours to complete. Please wait a few