It's You Again, Hidan!

Relatively speaking, RC Cells are not very stable and will manifest in different forms based on changes in the mind.

In other words, if you desire to fly enough, it is possible to mutate a Ukaku; if you lack a sense of security, you might evolve a protective Koukaku, and so on.

"In this way, the variety of Ghouls will certainly become quite rich."

Simu was very satisfied with these results; after all, in experiments, the more samples and possibilities, the better.

The more possibilities there are, the more likely he is to catch a glimpse of the world's nature through them.

Truth!

He gently adjusted his glasses, the Sword Crow Ukaku behind him dissipating as he turned and walked toward the Shrine.

He was now only a thousand or so reputation points away from leveling up, and since the experiments here had come to a temporary pause, it was time to find something to do.

In the Blood Pool of the Shrine, the body of Hidan floated and sank continuously.

With the smooth progress of his research, Simu had gained a deeper understanding of the essence of Chakra.

Specifically, ninjutsu is what a ninja releases by extracting Chakra and then, through the assistance of hand seals, circulating that Chakra through certain pathways.

Furthermore, Chakra is divided into ordinary Chakra and elemental Chakra.

Ordinary Chakra exists in everyone's body, while elemental Chakra is determined by specific gene segments within the body's cells.

Only by cultivating and activating these gene segments can a ninja refine various types of elemental Chakra.

As for how to refine this Chakra and apply it to one's own ninjutsu, that is another matter entirely.

In short, Simu had now captured these genes that determine Chakra attributes and could graft them into the bodies of others.

Currently, this kind of modification still carries a certain degree of risk, which is why only someone like Hidan, who possesses an Immortal Body, could be manipulated by Simu at will.

Under his tutelage, Hidan now possessed the ability to refine five types of elemental Chakra.

Simu also poured all the ninjutsu he had mastered into Hidan's body.

It was equivalent to simulating and running them hundreds or thousands of times within his body beforehand; once Hidan woke up, he would be able to perform them like an instinct after a little bit of contemplation.

After all, Simu had not forgotten that this guy Hidan was an absolute illiterate!

You could get him to learn some taijutsu, but asking him to learn ninjutsu was practically killing him!

He couldn't even read ninjutsu scrolls, so how could you expect him to learn?

"Sigh, I really am a kind-hearted person who understands others so well."

Simu sighed, then pressed his palms together toward the Blood Pool.

"However, before waking up little Hidan, there is one more thing to do."

A slight smile played on the corner of his mouth; that sacrifice by the Sakamoto firm had allowed the Jashin Cult to reap a large number of offerings and reputation points. That dark, shadowy Jashin Lord should be grinning from ear to ear by now.

Since he had earned so much, surely he wouldn't refuse to provide some operating funds for his little lackey, right?

Surely not, right?

Looking at Hidan floating in the Blood Pool, Simu revealed a mysterious smile.

The next second, the Blood Pool began to boil rapidly.

[Womb of the Primordial Creator], activate!

As his own life force was consumed frantically, countless RC Cells and Kagune—specifically, second-generation Kakuhou that Simu had researched based on Shiraishi Mori's genes—began to be produced at a frantic pace.

Specks of black shadow emerged from the depths of the Blood Pool, and immediately after, a massive black shadow appeared.

"BOOM!"

As the giant shadow rose, the surface of the Blood Pool shattered.

Following that, a massive and bizarre-looking dark red giant snake revealed itself before Simu.

The reason it looked bizarre was that its entire body was covered in heavy, dark red Koukaku, with a body length of about fifty meters, while its head was a massive, hideous white ghost mask, with scarlet ghost fire flickering beneath the mask.

It didn't have fine scales like an ordinary snake; instead, it was covered in pieces of pitch-black Koukaku as hard as steel, with sharp protrusions appearing from time to time.

Rather than calling it a snake, it was more like some kind of special sub-dragon.

This was the special creature born after Simu fused the genes of ninjas, Kagune, and the snake genes from Orochimaru.

Simu named it the [Evil-Faced Ghost Snake].

[Evil-Faced Ghost Snake]

Koukaku (The body surface is covered with a large amount of Koukaku, providing formidable defense)

Ukaku (A large number of Ukaku Kakuhou are implanted in the gaps of the surface armor, allowing for the deployment of Ukaku to attack enemies at any time)

Evil Ghost Mask (Crafted from Koukaku and Rinkaku, capable of firing Rinkaku to attack)

Heart of the Five Elements (Capable of using Earth, Water, Wind, Fire, and Lightning elemental ninjutsu)

Watching the Ghost Snake lying obediently before him and feeling the terrifying aura emanating from it, Simu nodded with great satisfaction.

Although there was still room for improvement—for instance, the number of ninjutsu the Evil-Faced Ghost Snake could use was still relatively small, and it could not mix them—perhaps next, Simu could create Jashin Race creatures similar to two-headed snakes or even hydras based on the genes of other organisms.

For the time being, however, the Evil-Faced Ghost Snake remains the pinnacle of Simu's modification technology.

Judging by the combat power displayed by Yugakure, it would take at least forty or fifty chunin to pose any real threat to the Evil-Faced Ghost Snake.

As for jonin, the data Simu has collected so far is still insufficient, so he cannot make an accurate estimate.

After all, a ninja's strength is not set in stone; even among those of the same rank, the strength of ninjas from different villages can be worlds apart.

Small villages possess far fewer resources and capabilities than the Great Shinobi Villages, so the ninjas they cultivate are naturally much weaker.

In the ninja profession, having a good master or a prestigious clan is incredibly important.

Some ninjutsu and secret arts are almost never shared with outsiders, and ordinary people have no way of accessing them.

After creating two hundred RC Kakuhou and Evil-Faced Ghost Snakes, Simu had no intention of stopping.

Since his own health points were already depleted, he was now draining the blood of the great Jashin.

To Simu, Jashin was nothing more than an oversized health potion!

Praise be to Jashin!

With a thought from Simu, the Blood Pool began to churn once more.

This time, he created a small insect similar to the Black Beetle, known as the Explosive Bug.

As the name suggests, this creature was a biological entity Simu created by combining his research on Fire Release and Kibaku Fuda with his expertise in biotechnology.

Although they were only the size of a thumbnail, they could unleash power far greater than a standard Kibaku Fuda.

Before long, a dark, cloud-like swarm of Explosive Bugs flew out of the Blood Pool and burrowed into a mouth located in the palm of Simu's humanoid clone.

This was another one of Simu's new designs: using the mouth in his palm to store the Explosive Bugs.

In addition to these, Simu also produced a new batch of Black Beetles, which were likewise stored within his body.

After evolving, these Black Beetles were smaller, resembling black sand, and possessed a hardness comparable to steel ball bearings.

On this side, Simu was squandering resources recklessly.

On the other side, that mass of Jashin began to roar in agony!

Damn it, he had only just started to recover his strength over the last few months!

He had thought that if things continued at this rate, he would be able to regain his freedom in a few years, descend upon the Shinobi World with great terror, and give the Otsutsuki clan a taste of his power.

He never expected this.

To think he would be squeezed dry so ruthlessly again today!

This was absolutely intolerable!

Our Jashin once again expended energy to cast his gaze into the Divine Statue.

And so, a man with silver hair slicked back appeared before his eyes, wearing a joyful expression.

"It's you again! Hidan!"