Researching the Tenseigan, Turning Edo Hashirama and Edo Tobirama into Puppets?

"Does my body hold some secret?"

After his consciousness returned to reality, Chiba murmured thoughtfully.

Hamura was right. Chiba's Tenseigan was highly unusual.

After Otsutsuki Toneri obtained the Tenseigan, what followed was "Fetal Movement."

But for Chiba, it was "Awakening."

During the First Awakening, his Tenseigan had actually been fairly normal.

Yet after the Second Awakening, his Tenseigan underwent a world-shaking transformation.

Space-time abilities, Illusion Techniques, replication, the ability to generate Yin and Yang Power on its own, and enhanced old abilities such as the "Tenseigan Puppet"—each new ability was more extraordinary than the last.

Not to mention, this was not yet the limit of Chiba's Tenseigan. It could continue awakening.

The terrifying strength of his future self was proof enough.

"Come to think of it, it makes sense. Even being reincarnated into the Hokage World before birth has happened to me." Chiba smiled and murmured, "So what would be strange about me having a few other secrets?"

Of course, given the chance, Chiba still hoped to uncover the secrets of his own body.

Even if those so-called secrets would not bring harm as Hamura claimed, he did not want to remain confused forever.

Thus, not long afterward!

Orochimaru's Laboratory!

"Chiba-kun, are you truly willing to let me study your Tenseigan?"

Orochimaru asked Chiba before him, his emotions tinged with surprise and excitement.

As Chiba rose to prominence, Orochimaru remained interested in the Sharingan, but what interested him most without question was the former's Tenseigan.

He had merely feared Chiba's strength all this time. Later, after becoming the latter's Tenseigan Puppet, he could only suppress that interest.

But Orochimaru had never expected Chiba to come to him of his own accord and propose letting him study his Tenseigan.

"Of course." Having already made his decision, Chiba nodded. "There are too