Magneto?

"Electromagnetic Force???"

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

I awakened Electromagnetic Force?

One of the four fundamental forces, that Electromagnetic Force?

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

He suddenly recalled that the human body's redox life processes constantly produced weak bioelectric currents, and every cell was 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 vastly 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, which could amplify the human Biological Magnetic Field and supposedly prolong life or even cure cancer.

That was obviously an IQ tax, but his current situation really did seem like his Biological Magnetic Field had been amplified.

Could he truly manipulate Electromagnetic Force?

Hyuga Satoru swallowed and cautiously stretched his hand toward the kitchen. The kitchen knife stuck diagonally into the cutting board trembled a few times, then wobbled through the air toward him.

Though its flight path looked like it was driving drunk, Hyuga Satoru could not stop the wild joy surging through his heart.

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 such a badass, yet he had only developed Electromagnetic Force at a basic level. At best, he was just the Master of Iron.

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

You knew Railgun, right? That ruthless woman who could punch through a cruiser with a single coin.

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

Use Electromagnetic Force to bombard heavy atomic nuclei, splitting them into two or more nuclei, releasing neutrons that triggered a chain fission reaction!

In other words, handcrafting nuclear bombs.

Light possessed wave-particle duality. By using Electromagnetic Force to bend photons and create massive holographic projections, genjutsu was weak as hell.

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

Celestial bodies all had magnetic fields!

If the Electromagnetic Force he controlled became powerful enough, he could even drag planets with his bare hands. Mars crashing into Earth? Tengai Shinsei would be weak as hell. Madara would call him an expert.

Take it a step further—were you really you?

No!

You were merely an aggregation of tiny atoms. Everything you did was only the result of those atoms constantly moving. Your past, your present, and your future were all the same.

By using Electromagnetic Force to manipulate the movement of atoms, every change would be under his control. Looking across the universe, he would be omniscient and omnipotent. He would be a 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 had a treasure mountain and no idea how to use it.

Life was truly unpredictable; one moment you were eating sausage, the next you were eating shit.

That morning, he had still been worried about surviving until the finale. 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 items in the kitchen, giving Hyuga Satoru more than enough material for experimentation.

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

Moreover, constantly using or developing Electromagnetic Force would increase his experience points. His earlier experiments had gained him 2 experience points, leaving quite a distance from the 2,000 points needed to reach LV2.

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

Could you believe that?

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

After finishing the experiment, Hyuga Satoru felt drained. The small amount of chakra in his body had dried up considerably.

The Hyuga were, after all, a prominent Leaf Village clan. Their chakra extraction technique was widely passed down, and his father had also left behind notes related to chakra extraction. Thus, Hyuga Satoru had practiced extracting chakra before entering the academy and possessed a small amount of chakra.

The consumption from using Electromagnetic Force was mainly mental energy and physical energy. More intuitively, it was reflected in chakra, since chakra was the combination of spiritual energy and bodily energy.

"Huh?"

Hyuga Satoru let out a soft sound. The chakra he had just consumed was rapidly recovering, with even greater momentum than before.

He quickly realized that his Biological Magnetic Field had become far stronger under the amplification of Electromagnetic Force. Since the spiritual energy and bodily energy needed to refine chakra were both related to the Biological Magnetic Field, this amplification naturally caused his chakra reserves to rise.

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

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

If his Electromagnetic Force were at a high level, the Byakugan would naturally be too useless. But at its current level, the Byakugan seemed to have many wonderful applications.

His x-ray vision had a range of roughly one kilometer, and it would continue increasing with training. That meant that within a one-kilometer radius, no enemy could escape the bombardment of his Electromagnetic Cannon. A proper map-wide attack!

Furthermore, Gentle Fist also seemed compatible with Electromagnetic Force. Ordinary Gentle Fist targeted the chakra pathways and blocked an opponent's chakra flow, but with Electromagnetic Force accelerating and charging the strike, one palm might just erase the person altogether.

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

Hmm... this had potential.

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

Grrr...

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

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

"Perfect. I'll treat making dinner as part of my training this time!"

Hyuga Satoru smiled, rolled up his sleeves, and turned on the faucet 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 deep. Amid the silence, the kitchen window reflected his thin figure and the kitchen knife dancing through the air.