Morning sunlight pierced the thin mist and spilled into the courtyard of the South District Command Center.
Qian Ye toyed with the test tube in his hand.
In his mind, a pale blue system notification hovered before him.
[Unknown biological tissue sample acquired. Analysis reveals trace amounts of Ōtsutsuki origin.] [Possesses exceptional life potential and foreign chakra activity. Suitable for genetic enhancement and human engineering development.]
Ōtsutsuki origin.
Black Zetsu might not be much of a fighter, but his bloodline was certainly pure.
Qian Ye tucked the test tube into his ninja tool pouch and headed for the underground passage.
Inside Orochimaru's laboratory, the smell of chemicals was as pungent as ever.
Hearing footsteps, Orochimaru set down his flask and turned around.
Without any pleasantries, Qian Ye tossed him the test tube containing Black Zetsu's tissue.
Orochimaru caught it steadily, his golden eyes settling on the black substance inside.
The black sludge in the tube still squirmed faintly, even trying to cling to the inner glass wall.
"What is this?"
Orochimaru picked up a pair of slender tweezers and carefully extracted a small piece of tissue.
The moment the tissue touched the nutrient solution in the petri dish, it rapidly absorbed every drop.
Orochimaru's face twitched, and he leaned in toward the microscope.
"Both its cellular structure and the way its chakra aggregates are abnormal. It has almost none of the tissue organization found in ordinary organisms."
"This is more like a mixture of active chakra, specialized tissue, and will."
"Qian Ye, where on earth did you dig up a monster like this?"
Orochimaru's voice brimmed with curiosity.
Qian Ye pulled out a nearby chair and sat down.
"Never mind where it came from."
"This contains the primal power of the ninja world's ancestral bloodline."
"I need results