In the blink of an eye, a month passed.
Shinji sat atop the Divine Tree, his face dark as he watched the storm clouds drawing nearer in the distance, rumbling with thunder.
The signs of Doomsday had appeared!
Shinji had thought the Overlord would slow its invasion of World 2 and let the world survive a little longer as bait, drawing the Shinobi World closer.
But whether the Overlord had realized Shinji had seen through its methods, or simply couldn't resist the temptation of another world, it showed no sign of going easy on World 2. Its invasion only accelerated.
So in just a month, World 2 had become a scene of utter Doomsday.
The Shinobi World.
The Research Institute.
On Shinji's orders, the Research Institute had begun pushing ahead with the "Artificial Otsutsuki" project without pause.
Amado, Orochimaru, Scorpion, and even Tsunade were experts in cell transplantation and human modification. So in just three short weeks, they had cultivated three suitable test subjects.
Looking over the medical reports his assistant had submitted, Amado instructed, "Continue the tests!"
"Yes!"
The assistant acknowledged him.
These three test subjects had emerged from over a hundred prisoners. Since all three were already guilty of heinous crimes, the Research Institute had few qualms about experimenting on them.
According to the medical reports, after undergoing several rounds of cell transplantation, all three had perfectly assimilated the Sage Bodies of the Uzumaki Clan and Senju Clan. In terms of physique alone, they had reached the level Karin had attained during her time at the Konoha Ninja Academy.
Of course!
Their exceptional physiques were part of the reason they had achieved this level, but the Research Institute's breakthroughs in cell transplantation had also played a crucial role.
This level of physical ability already met the standards for