A Deal with Orochimaru

Simu and Orochimaru were not the type to indulge in excessive pleasantries. Both were well aware of the purpose of this meeting, and after a brief greeting, Orochimaru directly stated his request.

"I asked Simu-kun to come this time because I encountered a bottleneck while researching Hashirama Cells."

"My goal is to create a Wood Release ninja capable of carrying Hashirama Cells, but every test subject implanted with Hashirama Cells is eroded by them within a short period of time and dies."

"I know Simu-kun has profound expertise in human-body research. I hope you can help me."

Orochimaru succinctly summarized his problem and his needs.

For people like them, time was everything. There was no need to waste it on anything irrelevant.

Simu lightly adjusted his glasses. "I can indeed give that a try."

As long as it concerned the human body or genetic problems, those were Simu's specialties.

He could use the Blood Pool to analyze the genes of the God of Shinobi, find the genetic fragments related to Kekkei Genkai, and then replicate them.

"Of course, whether it will succeed still depends on the research and the data."

Simu added another sentence.

He had successfully replicated [Magnet Release] and had initially grasped the theory behind Kekkei Genkai, but he could not guarantee that the God of Shinobi's [Wood Release] would not be different.

All he could say was that he had confidence, though it was not absolute.

"That is understandable."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes slightly. As a fellow "scientist," he naturally knew that no experiment had a one-hundred-percent success rate, much less an experiment of this level.

Simu's willingness to make such a statement had already surprised him greatly.

With the cooperation settled, it was time to discuss how the benefits would be divided.

"Then, what reward does