Magneto?

"Electromagnetic Force???"

Hyuga Satoru stood there dumbfounded for a long time before finally coming back to his senses.

I awakened Electromagnetic Force?

The Electromagnetic Force, one of the four fundamental forces?

At the same time, Hyuga Satoru noticed certain changes in his body. An indescribable sense of comfort welled up from every cell, leaving him feeling utterly refreshed.

He suddenly recalled that the human body's constant redox life processes continuously generated weak bioelectric currents, and that every cell was like a miniature biological battery.

Simply put, everyone possessed a unique magnetic field—their Biological Magnetic Field.

Could this refreshed feeling be because awakening Electromagnetic Force had greatly amplified his Biological Magnetic Field, which in turn nourished his body?

Hyuga Satoru remembered how many unscrupulous merchants in his previous life had claimed that the insoles and underwear they sold contained Tianshan magnetic stones that could amplify the human Biological Magnetic Field, prolong life, and even cure cancer.

That had been an obvious scam, but his current condition really did seem like an amplified Biological Magnetic Field.

Could he truly manipulate Electromagnetic Force?

Hyuga Satoru swallowed and tentatively stretched his hand toward the kitchen. The kitchen knife lodged diagonally in the cutting board trembled a few times before wobbling its way through the air toward him.

Though its flight path looked like it was driving drunk, Hyuga Satoru could not help but feel ecstatic.

Electromagnetic Force!

It really was Electromagnetic Force!

He had been a science student in his previous life. There was no way he could be unfamiliar with Electromagnetic Force!

Magneto was so badass, yet he had only developed Electromagnetic Force to a preliminary level. At most, he should have been called Master of Metal.

As one of the four fundamental forces, Electromagnetic Force was completely beyond comparison with ninjutsu!

You knew Railgun, right? That ruthless girl who could pierce a cruiser with a single coin.

Using the Ampere force generated by an electromagnetic field to accelerate metal and grant it immense kinetic energy—that was an Electromagnetic Cannon!

Using Electromagnetic Force to bombard heavy atomic nuclei, splitting them into two or more nuclei and releasing neutrons to trigger a chain fission reaction!

Commonly known as making a nuclear bomb by hand.

Light had wave-particle duality. By using Electromagnetic Force to distort photons and create massive holographic projections, genjutsu was utterly pathetic by comparison.

Electromagnetic Force could interfere with the brain's electrical signals and directly manipulate the opponent's sight, hearing, and touch. That was true Puppet Technique!

Celestial bodies all had magnetic fields!

If the Electromagnetic Force one controlled was powerful enough, one could even drag planets with bare hands. Mars crashing into Earth—Tengai Shinsei was nothing compared to that. Madara would call that expert-level work.

What if he let his imagination run even wilder? Was he really himself?

No!

He was merely an aggregation of tiny atoms. Everything he did was simply the result of those atoms constantly moving. His past, his present, and his future were all the same.

Use Electromagnetic Force to manipulate the movement of atoms, and all changes would be under his control. Look across the universe—omniscient and omnipotent, he would be God, and God would be him.

Simply put, as long as his mastery of Electromagnetic Force became strong enough, there was almost nothing he could not do!

Hyuga Satoru took a deep breath and suppressed the shock and delight in his heart.

Fortunately, he had been a science student before transmigrating. Otherwise, he would have possessed a treasure mountain without knowing how to use it.

Life really was unpredictable—one moment you were eating sausage, the next you were eating your own guts.

That morning, he had still been worrying about surviving until the ending. Now, he had obtained a terrifying ability that could practically be called a bug.

After calming down, Hyuga Satoru began testing his control over Electromagnetic Force.

There were plenty of metal objects in the kitchen, enough material for Hyuga Satoru to experiment with.

After a round of tests, he roughly understood the extent of his ability. At LV1 Electromagnetic Force, his control was limited to manipulating easily magnetized metals. He could initially use magnetic fields, including but not limited to magnetization and electrical discharge.

Furthermore, continuously using or developing Electromagnetic Force would increase his experience points. His earlier experiments had gained him 2 experience points, still leaving a considerable distance from the 2,000 points needed to advance to LV2.

Hyuga Satoru smacked his lips, but he was not disappointed. Most ninja equipment was made of metals that were easily magnetized. With his current ability, he might be able to catch a Genin off guard and take their life.

Could you believe it?

You were eating hot pot and singing songs, then suddenly your head was gone?

After finishing his experiments, Hyuga Satoru felt drained. The faint chakra within his body had dried up considerably.

The Hyuga Clan was, after all, one of Leaf Village's prestigious clans. Their chakra extraction technique was widely circulated, and his father had also left behind notes related to chakra extraction. Thus, Hyuga Satoru had practiced chakra extraction before entering the academy and possessed a small amount of chakra.

The main cost of using Electromagnetic Force was mental energy and physical energy. More intuitively, it manifested as chakra, since chakra was the combination of spiritual energy and physical energy.

"Huh?"

Hyuga Satoru let out a soft sound of surprise. The chakra he had just consumed was rapidly recovering, even more vigorously than before.

He quickly realized that his Biological Magnetic Field had become much stronger under the amplification of Electromagnetic Force. Since the spiritual energy and physical energy required for chakra extraction were both related to the Biological Magnetic Field, this amplification naturally caused his chakra reserves to rise accordingly.

Next, Hyuga Satoru began considering how to develop his abilities to their fullest. He still needed a great deal of experience to reach LV2 Electromagnetic Force, and there was no hope of leveling up anytime soon. Combining his current physical advantages to maximize the power of Electromagnetic Force became his goal at this stage.

Could the Byakugan, the Hyuga Clan's Kekkei Genkai, be paired with Electromagnetic Force?

With high-level Electromagnetic Force, the Byakugan would naturally be far too useless. But at his current Electromagnetic Force level, the Byakugan seemed to have quite a few useful applications.

His vision could see through objects for roughly one kilometer, and it would continue increasing with training. That also meant that within a one-kilometer radius, no enemy could escape his Electromagnetic Cannon. A proper map-wide attack!

Moreover, Gentle Fist seemed capable of pairing with Electromagnetic Force as well. Conventional Gentle Fist struck the meridians and sealed the opponent's chakra flow, but with Electromagnetic Force accelerating and charging the attack, one palm strike might just erase the person entirely.

And there was the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm. Other people fired air cannons; he fired Electromagnetic Cannons.

Hmm... this had potential.

Hyuga Satoru rubbed his chin, the smile in his eyes growing deeper and deeper.

Grrr...

Just then, his stomach growled rather uncooperatively. Hyuga Satoru looked out the window and only then realized that it had already become completely dark outside.

Between awakening Electromagnetic Force and testing it, he had no idea how much time had passed. His stomach had completely gone on strike.

"Perfect. I'll treat this cooking session as part of my training!"

Hyuga Satoru smiled, rolled up his sleeves, and turned on the tap to wash vegetables. The kitchen knife on the cutting board trembled a few times, then wobbled into the air and began automatically chopping the vegetables he had washed.

The night outside had grown very late. Amid the silence, the kitchen window reflected his small, thin figure and the kitchen knife dancing through the air.