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Kakuzu spread his hands. "This is the only valuable thing you have."

The secret technique Hiruko had researched for years was naturally not something he would casually hand over. "I'm not selling the Chimera Technique."

Kakuzu said disdainfully, "I really don't know whether you're genuinely stupid or just pretending. Who asked you to sell the real one?"

"Just alter the secret technique a little."

"Then you'll make money without the secret technique being leaked. Isn't that good?"

As a researcher, Hiruko had never put his mind to this sort of thing.

His first reaction was hesitation. "The buyer isn't stupid either. How could you sell something that can't be verified?"

Kakuzu laughed. "That's simple. What indispensable component does your Chimera Technique require?"

"Just make it work the first time and fail the second time. After all, it's perfectly normal for this kind of secret technique to fail."

"You created the Chimera Technique. Don't you know what is essential to it and what determines whether it succeeds or fails?"

Guided by Kakuzu's words, Hiruko thought it over and instinctively blurted out:

"Bud seeds! If something is done to the bud seeds, then even if they have the Chimera Technique, it will be completely useless."

Kakuzu nodded in satisfaction.

"Exactly. As long as you keep the bud seeds and the method of making them in your hands—"

"Then the Chimera Technique can naturally be spread around."

Kakuzu had been doing experiments with Hiruko during this time, so naturally, he was not completely ignorant.

In Kakuzu's view, the most crucial part of this technique was the bud seeds.

That was why he had suggested this idea to Hiruko.

Kakuzu played his part perfectly. "You know plenty of people have their eyes on your Chimera Technique. You can give my method a try."

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