On the way back to Konoha from Forest of Death, Orochimaru suddenly asked, "Chunjun, what happened to the Daimyo Palace some time ago... was it you who did it?"
Uchiha Jun paused for a moment, then continued walking forward as if nothing had happened, "Who knows."
Anyway, this shit basin is firmly on Shimura Danzō's head, and Uchiha Jun is not afraid of Orochimaru going to Sarutobi Hiruzen to make a report.
After all, with the fighting power he is showing now, what would happen even if Sarutobi Hiruzen knew about it?
Is it possible to create an S-class rebellious ninja for Konoha?
Stop making trouble, has Lao Chun hatched any plan to destroy Konoha? Sarutobi Hiruzen is so full that he will turn against Uchiha Jun. At most, his favorability will drop to a negative number, so he is just on guard, covertly or covertly.
Orochimaru looked at his noncommittal attitude, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "You are quite courageous."
"Both each other." Uchiha Jun looked back at him, "Your ambition may not be much worse than mine."
Orochimaru did not deny it, but just let out a few low laughs with unknown meaning.
The two walked for a while, and Uchiha Jun suddenly spoke, "To what extent have you progressed your research on Seven-Tails's body tissues and Tailed Beast Chakra's research now?"
When it comes to research, Orochimaru immediately got into the mood. "The progress during this period has been pretty good. I discovered a special solution based on Seven-Tails body tissue and Tailed Beast Chakra, which can dilute Hero Water."
"Oh?"
"Based on this deduction, I came to the conclusion that Hero Water may be related to Tailed Beasts."
Uchiha Jun nodded secretly in his heart. Sure enough, it was pretty much what I guessed.
The origin of Hero Water is probably the product of evolution from the remains of God Tree in ancient times after a long period of precipitation.
It's just that this process is unknown, and there is only one successful example so far.
"Then after returning to the base, we will use the experimental data provided by Kakuzu, combined with the special solution you developed, to try to degrade Hero Water." Uchiha Jun said.
Orochimaru nodded in agreement.
The two walked for a while, and Uchiha Jun suddenly asked, "By the way, you have performed missions with Kakuzu before. What do you think of him... or in other words, what do you think of Earth Grudge Fear's secret technique?"
Uchiha Jun is also very interested in Kakuzu's Earth Grudge Fear secret technique.
It's not that I want to play 'donate my heart', but the secret technique of Earth Grudge Fear is very suitable for 'bio' technology. It has tentacles, five hearts to ensure immortality, and a heart mechanism that can be taken and used at any time. It is simply a 'secret weapon' tailor-made for biological weapons!
If it can be mass-produced, then mass-producing Kage Level will no longer be a dream!
Orochimaru heard this, and the expression on his face became a little subtle.
He was silent for a few seconds, and then slowly spoke, "Unlike the normal body, the current Kakuzu... is not so much a human being as it is a new life form that has become highly symbiotic with Earth Grudge Fear."
"Oh?"
"I observed from previous battles."
"His original blood vessels, muscles, fat, and body organs were all replaced by black blood vessel-like substances composed of Earth Grudge Fear."
Orochimaru's voice carried a kind of calmness and objectivity unique to a scholar, "The whole body contains no more than ten percent of the human body - this is all supported by the brain."
"And this operating core is provided by the heart to provide nutrients for survival."
Hearing this, Uchiha Jun had a strange expression on his face. "Doesn't that mean... Kakuzu has even lost Niuniu and Demon Pill?"
Orochimaru paused in his steps and turned to look at Uchiha Jun, with a rare speechless expression on his usually calm face.
Apparently, he was also speechless by Uchiha Jun's brain circuit and focus.
"... Junjun, your focus is really... special."
"Is that possible?"
"... Hey, it's probably true."
Orochimaru sighed helplessly, "Also, his senses may be lower than normal people, such as touch, taste, etc."
"Isn't that life worse than death?" Uchiha Jun clicked his tongue.
Orochimaru nodded. "Perhaps... this is why Kakuzu is obsessed with money and has reached such a morbid level."
'So, this kind of eternal life is not the eternal life I really want...'
The two walked for a while, and Uchiha Jun suddenly spoke again, "By the way, if we use cloning technology, genetic screening, and recombination technology, can we make a 'Thunderheart' that is comparable to Senju Hashirama and use it to strengthen Kakuzu?"
Orochimaru heard this and paused again.
He turned to look at Uchiha Jun, his golden snake eyes flashing with light of thought, "Theoretically... it's feasible, but..."
"Oh?"
"However, it depends on the upper limit of Earth Grudge Fear in Kakuzu's body." Orochimaru said, "If the upper limit of Earth Grudge Fear's endurance is only the normal Kage-Level Chakra Reserves, then this plan will not work."
"Even if the artificially cultured heart can be used, Earth Grudge Fear cannot bear it."
"Understood." Uchiha Jun nodded, "Then we will discuss this direction in depth when we have the opportunity later."
The two of them walked and chatted, and soon came to an underground experimental base located deep in Forest of Death.
This base was jointly established by Uchiha Jun and Orochimaru. The outer layer is covered with various hidden barriers and perception shielding techniques. From the outside, it is completely impossible to tell that there is a huge underground facility hidden here.
"GOGOGO!"
"You guy... are you a naughty boy?"
The two passed through three heavy doors and walked all the way to the core experimental area.
In the center of the experimental area, there is a row of transparent culture tanks.
In each culture tank, there is a small piece of granulation tissue emitting light green fluorescence suspended - that is Seven-Tails Chomei's armor Kara. After Orochimaru's period of separation, culture, and purification, a tissue group that is much richer than the original sample has grown.
"Active culture works better than expected."
Orochimaru walked to one of the culture tanks, stretched out his hand and lightly tapped the wall of the glass tank, "And I also discovered an interesting phenomenon--"
He paused and turned to look at Uchiha Jun, his golden snake eyes shining with the excitement only seen in academic discussions.
"If diluted Hero Water is added to the culture medium, the growth rate of these Tailed Beasts tissues will increase by about 300%."
"Moreover, the energy output density of the tissue will increase accordingly."
Uchiha Jun heard this and raised his eyebrows slightly.
This phenomenon confirmed his previous guess - there is indeed some deep connection between Hero Water and Tailed Beast Chakra that has not yet been fully revealed.
"If this is really the case..." he whispered to himself, "Then our 'Degraded Secret Medicine' plan will have a direction."
Orochimaru nodded. "I have the same idea."
He walked to the experimental table and took out a stack of scratch paper, which was filled with various technical structure diagrams and chemical formulas.
"This is a preliminary catalytic formula I derived based on the theoretical framework you provided."
"If successful, we can transform the effect of Hero Water from a 'short-term burst' into a 'long-lasting gentle increase' - the kind of secret medicine you mentioned that can increase the upper limit of ninja chakra."
Uchiha Jun took the scratch paper and quickly scanned the dense symbols and formulas.
His eyes are getting brighter and brighter.
"This formula... is essentially diluted with the 'Tailed Beasts tissue catalytic medium' in Hero Water, combined with Tailed Beast Chakra activation culture, and then neutralized by trace amounts of specific toxins to neutralize the 'rage factor' of Hero Water --"
He raised his head and looked at Orochimaru with a hint of real recognition and admiration in his eyes. "Awesome, Orochimaru!"
Orochimaru raised the corner of his mouth slightly. "I am a little surprised to be recognized by a talent like you."
"However... the experimental data in this direction are not complete yet. I will need at least three weeks to conduct a complete verification experiment."
"There is enough time." Uchiha Jun put away the draft paper, "I will use Summoning Animal later to let Kakuzu continue to provide more data support."
"In addition..." He paused and looked at Orochimaru with a hint of meaning in his eyes, "After the secret medicine is completed, how do you plan to use it?"
Orochimaru was silent for a few seconds, and a glimmer of scrutiny flashed in those golden snake eyes.
But soon, that trace of scrutiny disappeared, replaced by an emotion that Uchiha Jun had never seen on Orochimaru's face - trust.
"Follow your plan."
he said softly.
"First let Uchiha Fugaku take it, then use your military exploits to pave the way, and finally... push me to that position."
Uchiha Jun was startled for a moment, then smiled.
"It seems that our cooperative relationship is stronger than I thought."
Orochimaru did not answer, but turned around and continued to adjust the parameters of the culture tank.
One week later.
Deep in the underground experimental base, the strong smell of potion filled the air.
Uchiha Jun stood in front of a row of transparent culture tanks, with his arms folded across his chest, staring intently at the pale golden liquid in the tank slowly rotating and changing in the nutrient solution.
Behind him, Orochimaru was sitting at a workbench, using a slender needle to extract a small amount of gray-white liquid from a beaker, and then carefully pouring it into another beaker filled with nutrient solution.
Misty steam rose from the beaker, carrying a faint smell of chemical reagents.
"The first batch of mixed solution has been stabilized." Orochimaru put down the needle, stood up, and walked to Uchiha Jun.
The two stood side by side in front of the culture tank, observing the slowly rotating pale golden liquid through the glass wall.
Inside the liquid, tiny lines of energy like living things shuttle and surge through it, as if it is alive.
"The purity is much higher than expected." Uchiha Jun whispered, "Hero Water's rampage factor has been almost completely neutralized."
"Your idea of 'using Tailed Beast Chakra active culture as a catalyst' is indeed more effective than simple dilution."
There was a rare hint of appreciation in Orochimaru's voice, "Even I didn't expect Seven-Tails's armor Kara to have such a use before this."
"It's an unexpected gain after all." Uchiha Jun shrugged.
The two of them observed for a while, and after confirming that the first batch of mixed solutions had stabilized, they turned and walked towards the workbench in the center of the experimental area.
Orochimaru took out three sealed glass tubes from the drawer of the workbench and placed them on the table.
Each glass tube contains liquids of different colors - one is light gold, one is light green, and one is colorless and transparent.
"The initial catalyst solution extracted from Seven-Tails tissue, the original solution of Hero Water, and the gene stabilizer I prepared."
Orochimaru pointed to the three glass tubes in turn, "The technical path is now very clear - as long as these three are mixed under specific temperature and pressure conditions, the first batch of 'Chakra Compound No. 1' can be obtained."
"But there's a problem."