Socratic Education
After spending several days in the Land of Iron, the Four Kage parted ways, each returning home to lick their wounds while working hard to develop and strengthen themselves in preparation for the next Great Ninja War.
Although they had suffered considerable losses in this Great Ninja War, their gains had been just as substantial.
Setting aside what they had traded for from Kumogakure, the corpses of Konoha shinobi obtained from the battlefield alone were already priceless.
It was not only their Kekkei Genkai, but also Konoha's bloodline transplantation techniques.
Although all Five Great Ninja Villages were researching Kekkei Genkai transplantation, Konoha was undoubtedly the most successful.
They could reverse-engineer quite a few techniques from those corpses, and even Ōnoki could not help coveting some of the bloodline Kekkei Genkai.
The moment he returned, he underwent surgery. He transplanted a pair of Three Tomoe Sharingan into his eye sockets, placed a heart into his body, added a pair of Byakugan, and finally transplanted a portion of First Hokage's cells.
This war had made him realize his many shortcomings. Dust Release was powerful, but it was useless if he could not hit his opponent. Then there was his Chakra Quantity.
To a certain extent, all these problems could be solved through surgery, which was why he had undergone the operation.
"Dad, how do you feel?"
Kitsuchi had been standing guard nearby. When he saw his father wake up, he hurried forward anxiously.
"I feel excellent. Especially after being injected with these First Hokage's cells—I feel as though I've become ten years younger. Even the erosion from my Sage Jutsu Curse Mark has somewhat recovered."
Ōnoki felt better than ever. Everything transplanted into him had been obtained from the battlefield, including the First Hokage's cells.
Of course, those First Hokage's