"Very good." Liuyu raised his hand, three tiny points of pure white reiatsu gathering at his fingertips.
He flicked them into the foreheads of Tekka, Inabi, and Yashiro, the latter two having just emerged from their tanks.
As the lights entered them, all three shuddered. The reiatsu inside them, still somewhat sluggish and wild, rapidly became docile and controllable.
Its connection to the Hollow Holes in their chests also grew stronger.
A stream of information flooded their minds-basic applications of reiatsu, the duties and privileges of a "subordinate officer," and the preliminary structure of Las Noches.
"From this day forward, you three are the founding members of Las Noches' Uchiha Arrancar Corps, provisionally assigned as direct subordinate officers to the Ninth Espada, Obito Uchiha."
Uchiha Ryūha's voice carried unquestionable authority. "I grant you new names-"
He pointed at Tekka. "Steel Bone."
Then at Inabi. "Swift Shadow."
Then at Yashiro. "Fortress."
"Strive to grow stronger and prove your worth. Las Noches does not keep useless trash."
"Yes! Thank you for granting us our names, Your Majesty! We pledge our lives to your service!" the three answered in unison, their voices brimming with the excitement of receiving new identities and awe before absolute power.
Though they were merely the lowest-ranking lesser Arrancar, though they were merely subordinate officers.
It was still better than being "Uchiha remnants" in Konoha, liable to be purged at any moment.
Compared with their clansmen who had been reduced to pulp during the experiments, they had already set foot on another path toward "strength" and "existence."
Liuyu said no more. His figure slowly rose through a pillar of reishi light and vanished through the ceiling.
Orochimaru eagerly began collecting comprehensive data on the three newly created lesser Arrancar and testing their abilities.
Once again, the laboratory filled with