But the problem is that the complete version of Chimera Technique needs to integrate multiple carriers of Kekkei Genkai, and it is impossible for him to complete this experiment under the nose of Konoha by himself.
So when Uchiha Jun approached him, he agreed without hesitation.
This mysterious Uchiha Clan has the strength and means that even Orochimaru is afraid of. More importantly, he has enough resources and ambitions to support Hiruko's research.
And he is very willing to spend money. Since Hiruko became Uchiha Jun's subordinate, he has never been troubled by the shortage of experimental resources. Whether it is money or experimental materials, Uchiha Jun provides the best treatment!
To be honest, even if Chimera Technique succeeds, Hiruko will not betray Uchiha Jun.
"Hiruko."
Uchiha Jun's voice came from the door, interrupting Hiruko's thoughts.
Hiruko raised his head and saw Uchiha Jun and Orochimaru walking into the room one after the other, and his heart suddenly beat violently.
"Jun-sama!" Hiruko hurried forward to greet him, with uncontrollable excitement in his voice.
"What you said before... that the final phase of Chimera Technique can be carried out today is... is it true?"
"When have I lied to you?" Uchiha Jun chuckled and motioned to Orochimaru, "Orochimaru, take out the things and open the eyes of prisoner Hiruko!"
Orochimaru nodded, walked to the wall on the other side of the room, and put his hand on the wall.
Chakra gushed out from his palm, the Sealing Jutsu pattern on the wall lit up, and then the entire wall began to rise slowly, revealing five training chambers arranged side by side behind it.
In the culture cabin, in the light green nutrient solution, five Artificial Human stood quietly.
Their body proportions are perfect, their facial features are exquisite, and their skin is fair. Each one of them is like a carefully crafted work of art.
What's more important is that each Artificial Human exudes completely different chakra fluctuations - those are the breaths of five different Kekkei Genkais.
"This... this is..."
Hiruko's eyes widened and he was stunned.
He can clearly feel the power contained in those five kinds of chakra fluctuations - the power of absorption of Dark Release, the power of hardness of Steel Release, the power of extreme speed of Swift Release, the power of thunder and lightning of Storm Release, and the power of life of Wood Release!
Each is an extremely rare and extremely powerful Kekkei Genkai.
And as long as he integrates these five kinds of Kekkei Genkai, his strength will make a qualitative leap!
At that time, what is Sannin? What is Hokage?!
Everyone will fall at his feet!!
"The five Artificial Humans were implanted with five types of Kekkei Genkai cells, and have been adjusted for optimal adaptability."
Orochimaru walked to the cultivation cabin, stretched out his hand and knocked on the glass lightly, with a bit of pride in his tone. He was obviously very proud of these proud works.
"Their meridian systems, chakra circuits, and body structures are all designed according to the most perfect fusion standards. If they were living people, the potential of these Kekkei Genkai owners would be High Kage Level!"
"And as long as you complete Chimera Technique, these five kinds of Kekkei Genkai will be completely yours."
"Great... so great!!..."
Hiruko was trembling with excitement. He walked forward and stretched out his hand tremblingly, wanting to touch the glass of the culture cabin.
But just when his hand was about to touch the glass, he suddenly stopped.
Hiruko's eyes glanced back and forth between the five training cabins, and the excited expression on his face gradually solidified, replaced by an unbelievable look of astonishment.
"Wait..."
Hiruko turned his head sharply and looked at Orochimaru, with a hint of trembling in his voice. "Orochimaru... Why are all these Artificial Human women?"
Orochimaru blinked, and the smile on his face became more meaningful.
"What, do you have any objections?"
"Of course I have an opinion!"
Hiruko's voice suddenly became louder, "I want to fuse with Kekkei Genkai, not become a woman!"
"You changed all the genders of Artificial Human to female. Don't you know what my body will look like after I fuse it with Chimera Technique?!"
"Of course I know."
Orochimaru licked his lips unhurriedly, "The essence of Chimera Technique is fusion at the cellular level. Your body will naturally be affected by the cell structure of Artificial Human. If you fuse five female Artificial Human, your gender will most likely change, but..."
Orochimaru paused, and a narrow light flashed in the golden snake eyes.
"You didn't say you couldn't be a woman."
"You--!"
Hiruko was so angry that his face turned red and his whole body was shaking, but he couldn't say a word.
He did not say that he could not be a woman, but he never expected that Orochimaru would interfere with this issue!
"Orochimaru, how dare you play tricks on me!"
"Are you kidding?" Orochimaru tilted his head, with a hint of innocence in his tone.
"Hiruko, you have wronged me. These five Artificial Humans were carefully prepared by me for you. Each one is a fusion of the extremely rare Kekkei Genkai, and has reached the most perfect fusion and adaptability in terms of physiological structure. As for the gender issue..."
Orochimaru spread his hands. "I just think that when the female body structure is integrated with Kekkei Genkai, it has higher compatibility and stability than the male body. This is a purely scientific research decision. You should not look at the problem through colored glasses."
"You fart!"
"When you Chimera, will you become an all-female group!!"
Hiruko was so angry that he cursed, "You obviously did it on purpose!"
"Okay, okay, stop arguing."
Uchiha Jun finally spoke. He waved his hand and walked between the two of them with a half-smile expression on his face.
"Hiruko, I can understand your mood, but what Orochimaru said makes sense. Women's bodies are indeed more compatible."
Uchiha Jun paused and looked at Hiruko, with a hint of ridicule in his tone.
"And, if you really mind, you can ask Orochimaru to cultivate another batch of male Artificial Human, but... that will take at least three months."
Three months.
These three words are like a basin of cold water poured directly on Hiruko's head.
How long has he been waiting for this day?
From the time he secretly studied Chimera Technique at Konoha, to being forced to defect, to being taken in by Uchiha Jun and continuing to conduct experiments... He has waited for too long.
Every experiment failed, every time research hit a bottleneck, it was like a dull knife slowly cutting into his heart.
Now, the fruits of success are in front of him. As long as he nods, he can obtain five kinds of Kekkei Genkai in one fell swoop and become a true strong man.
But he has to wait another three months because of gender issues?
Hiruko's breathing became rapid, his eyes kept changing between anger, struggle and desire, his hands were clenched into fists, and his nails were almost embedded in his flesh.
Uchiha Jun looked at Hiruko struggling and smiled secretly in his heart, but his face remained calm and he even added:
"Hiruko, you don't have to make a decision in a hurry. After all, this is a major event that concerns you throughout your life. Becoming a woman... you really need to think about it carefully, but..."
"I remember you once said that you are willing to pay any price for power. Why, are you just talking big words?"
This sentence is like a sharp dagger, directly piercing Hiruko's last psychological defense line.
Hiruko's expression changed again and again. In the end, all the struggle and unwillingness turned into a deep sigh.
"... Jun-sama, I understand."
Hiruko raised his head, his eyes burning with determination.
"Come on, I'll charge!"
"Okay, now that you've decided, let's get started."
Uchiha Jun nodded with satisfaction, stepped back a few steps, and gave up the place to Orochimaru.
Orochimaru's eyes flashed with excitement and he immediately began to prepare for the ceremony.
Although he has no interest in Uchiha Jun's bad taste, he is very fond of Chimera Technique, who can be said to be a "rebirth".
Orochimaru took out a huge roll of talisman paper from Storage Scroll, spread it on the ground, bit his finger, and quickly carved complex spell patterns on the talisman paper with blood.
The textures are layer upon layer and dense, like a huge spider web, covering the entire floor of the room.
Hiruko stood in the center of the technique, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to calm down.
The five culture chambers were opened, and the nutrient solution poured out and flowed on the ground.
Five female Artificial Human slowly walked out of the training cabin. Their eyes were empty and their movements were slightly stiff. They were like puppets on strings. According to Orochimaru's control, they walked to the five directions of the technique and surrounded Hiruko in the middle.
"Are you ready?"
Orochimaru's voice came from the periphery of the technique, with a hint of hoarseness and excitement.
Hiruko Take a deep breath and open your eyes.
"Come on."
"Okay!"
Orochimaru With both hands Hand Seals, huge chakra surged out of his body and was injected into the technique on the ground.
In an instant, the entire room was enveloped in light blue light.
The blood spell on the ground began to glow, as if it came alive. The blood lines were like snakes, spreading along the ground, climbing up the bodies of five Artificial Human, and then connected to Hiruko's body along their bodies.
"Uhhhhhhhhh--!"
Hiruko let out a heartbreaking scream.
Five completely different chakras, like five angry dragons, poured into his body crazily!
Dark Release is cold, Steel Release is heavy, Swift Release is light, Storm Release is violent, Wood Release is fiery.
--Five completely different forces collided crazily in his body, almost tearing his body into pieces!
And this is the most dangerous step of Chimera Technique - fusion and rejection!
If Hiruko's body cannot withstand the impact of five kinds of Kekkei Genkai, he will explode and die in an instant, leaving no trace behind.
But Hiruko didn't back down.
He gritted his teeth, endured the severe pain of his body being torn apart, and frantically circulated the chakra in his body, trying to suppress, fuse, and assimilate the five Kekkei Genkai powers.
Cracks began to appear on the surface of his skin, and strands of blood seeped out from the cracks, quickly turning him into a bloody man.
But his eyes were as firm as ever, even with a hint of madness.
The five Kekkei Genkai chakras struggled wildly in his body, trying to break free from his control, but Hiruko's will was like an invisible net, tightly binding them, pulling them bit by bit towards the center of fusion.
Time passed by minute by minute.
The only sounds left in the laboratory were Hiruko's breathing and the hum of chakra.
Uchiha Jun stood at the door, folding his arms and watching all of this with an expressionless face.
Orochimaru stood outside the technique, holding the posture of Hand Seals with his hands, and fine beads of sweat were already oozing out from his forehead.
"This technique... puts a heavy burden on the caster."
"And from the looks of it, it seems that during the fusion process, the technique that can reduce the subject's pain and senses has not taken effect. We need to look into it later."
"But fortunately, the spell that Junjun is responsible for has not been compromised. It seems that this kid Hiruko has paid it forward this time."
"I don't know how far Hiruko's strength will grow after success. Although Kekkei Genkai's escape skills are ranked lowest in Junjun's arrangement, that's still Kekkei Genkai."
Orochimaru secretly thought in his heart, but his face showed nothing.
He is also insisting, but the load he bears is much less than Hiruko.
Finally, after an unknown amount of time, the dazzling light began to dissipate.
The blood lines on the technique lost their luster, and the five bodies of Artificial Human began to wither and shrink, eventually turning into ashes and scattered on the ground.
The Hiruko in the center of the technique has completely changed its appearance.
Amidst the smoke, a slender figure slowly walked out.
Uchiha Jun squinted his eyes slightly and watched the figure emerge from the smoke bit by bit.
When the smoke completely dissipated, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
The person standing in front of him was no longer the middle-aged man-girl Hiruko, but a girl who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old.
She has long, snow-white hair that hangs down around her waist like a waterfall, glowing softly under the light.
Her skin was as white as snow, and so delicate that it seemed like she could squeeze out water.
Her facial features are as delicate as porcelain, and there is a trace of childishness unique to a girl between her brows and eyes, but she also exudes a mature temperament.
Her figure is slender, but she still has a lot of curves, which are looming under her loose study clothes.
The most eye-catching thing is her eyes - those eyes are shining with five different lights, as if there are five different powers flowing in her pupils.
"How does it feel...?"
"Prison brother?"
Uchiha Jun asked, with a hint of curiosity and ridicule in his tone.
Hiruko slowly raised his hand, looked at his slender fingers, and felt the surging power in his body.
"This feeling..."
She murmured in a low voice, and her voice was no longer hoarse as before, but had a kind of clearness unique to a girl, crisp and sweet, but with a hint of sharpness that people dare not underestimate.
"Too strong..."
She gently clenched her fists, and the five types of Kekkei Genkai chakra flowed through her body at the same time, as if five rivers merged into the sea, forming an unprecedented power.
Dark Release's chakra flows slowly in her meridians, like a black river, ready to swallow all foreign ninjutsu at any time.
Steel Release's power spread throughout her body, giving her skin a metallic sheen and greatly increasing her defense.
The power of Swift Release made her body extremely light, as if she could blend into the wind at any time.
Storm Release's chakra pulsed at her fingertips, making a sizzling sound, with the violence of Lightning Style and the gentleness of Water Release.
The power of Wood Release is lurking in every inch of her muscles, ready to go, providing a massive amount of chakra!
"The five types of Kekkei Genkai... are really all integrated successfully."
Hiruko raised his head and looked at Uchiha Jun, with mixed emotions in his eyes - gratitude, wonder, and a hint of fear.
Although today is different from the past, with her current strength, she can even ignore Orochimaru, but facing Uchiha Jun, it is still like facing the sea, calm but bottomless!
Horrible!
No wonder he can support such a large organization and win over a bunch of weirdos without worrying about being betrayed. This strength is indeed worthy of him!
It's the resurrection of the legendary God of Shinobi and Senju Hashirama, but that's it!
"Congratulations, Hiruko."
Uchiha Jun walked forward with a gentle smile on his face, but the pair of Sharingan shone with unfathomable light.
"No, now I should call you... Miss Hiruko."
"... Boss, the fact that all the clones are women is your fault, right?"
"Oh, I didn't expect Chimera Technique to have the effect of opening up your mind. That's right, I did it."
Uchiha Jun raised his hand and rubbed it on the top of the white-haired Hiruko's head, and said casually.
"But if you were asked to choose again, would you choose to wait or fuse directly?"
"Of course, fuse directly! It's just an inch or two, don't worry, this power is the true meaning!!"
After being reborn, Hiruko also instantly transformed into a powerful person, and the original depression of becoming a woman was gone.
Anyway, it's only an inch or two, so how can it be real with strength!
"Haha, in that case, let's do a physical examination next. If there is any problem, I can just suck your soul and save your life."
"Yes, yes! Come and have a physical examination."
The next physical examination will be performed by Orochimaru himself.
Blood tests, meridian scans, chakra volume tests, Ninjutsu adaptability assessments... every process was carried out in extremely detail, and Orochimaru was even more attentive than Hiruko himself.
After all, this is the first fusion in the history of Chimera Technique, and it has extremely high research value for scientists like him.
"The amount of chakra... has increased by at least forty-seven times!"
"Although Hiruko was just an ordinary Jonin before, and Wood Release Kekkei Genkai was added, this data is still a bit too outrageous!"
Orochimaru looked at the data panel in his hand, with a flash of wonder in his eyes, "And the degree of integration between the five Kekkei Genkai is very high, with almost no rejection reaction."
"This is a miracle!"
Uchiha Jun stood aside and nodded slightly. "What about her current paper strength level?"
"High Kage Level."
Orochimaru said without hesitation, "At least High Kage Level, if she can be fully familiar with the use of these five Kekkei Genkai, it is even possible to reach a higher level, comparable to the teacher or even surpassing it!"
"After all, the cooperation of these five Kekkei Genkai is so perfect, Swift Release for speed, Steel Release for defense, Wood Release for single attack, Storm Release for group attack, and most importantly, Dark Release who can absorb chakra!"
"Coupled with the optimization of physical fitness brought by Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, the upper limit of absorption of Dark Release can be further expanded."
"Unless you suck Tailed Beast Ball, there will basically be no bottleneck!"
Uchiha Jun nodded thoughtfully.
High Kage Level--This level of strength is already rare among Shinobi World.
In the entire Konoha, there are only a few people who can reach this level.
The three generations of Hokage and Sarutobi Hiruzen in their prime are counted as one, the Jiraiya under Sage Mode are counted as one, and the Namikaze Minato is counted as one, and there are only three in total.
And Orochimaru is strong and difficult to fight. Orochimaru-Style Substitution Technique can withstand even a direct shot from Tailed Beast Ball.
If it were someone else, he wouldn't have this ability.
But Orochimaru does not have a decisive attack method, so it cannot become High Kage Level.
However, due to long-term use of Compound No. 1, the chakra of Orochimaru has surpassed the normal Jiraiya, becoming the strongest among Sannin.
Unless Jiraiya turns on Sage Mode, otherwise, Orochimaru will be consumed to death.
Tsunade, on the other hand, has few means. In addition to its strange strength and thick health, it is not as fast as Raikage.
"But..." Orochimaru changed the subject and glanced at Hiruko.
"Her body is still in the adaptation period, and it is not yet able to fully exert the power of these five Kekkei Genkai. It will take a period of running-in and training before she can truly master these powers."
"Then let her practice."
Uchiha Jun looked at Hiruko and said calmly, "I will give you three days to become familiar with the basic applications of these five Kekkei Genkai. Then, I want to see your actual combat ability."
"Yes, Jun-sama!"
Hiruko knelt down on one knee and lowered his head.
The tone of her voice no longer had the rebellious tone before, but was replaced by a kind of surrender from the bottom of her heart.
Because her body, her strength, and everything she has now are all given by Uchiha Jun.
Uchiha Jun Since he can give her all this, he can naturally take back all this.
She knows this very well.
"By the way, Orochimaru."
Uchiha Jun suddenly thought of something, turned to look at Orochimaru, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"Since Hiruko has completed her transformation, why not... you have a fight with her to test her actual combat skills?"
Orochimaru was stunned for a moment, then showed an even more excited smile.
"Hehehe... Junjun, are you trying to use me as a test stone?"
"Why, you don't dare?"
"Don't you dare?" Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, a dangerous light flashed in his golden snake eyes, "It's just what I want!"
"Let me see the condition of this great masterpiece!"
Underground training ground.
This is a huge underground space, nearly a hundred meters long and wide, and more than twenty meters high, enough to accommodate two Kage Level strong men fighting with all their strength.
The walls and floors have been specially reinforced, and are even engraved with the Sealing Jutsu pattern to absorb chakra impact.
Uchiha Jun stood on the observation platform at the edge of the training ground, folding his hands on his chest and looking at the two people on the field calmly.
Orochimaru and Hiruko stand opposite each other, about fifty meters apart.