Itono had gone all out from the start. As the fight wore on, she had even begun risking her life, willing to drain her vitality just to slash Uchiha Gen once. Anyone unaware of the situation would have thought they bore some deep-seated grudge. Uchiha Gen had no choice but to use the Third Eye to knock Itono unconscious.
"Looks like the genetic experiments need to be restarted... sigh."
Itono had driven her Mangekyō Sharingan without restraint. After a single battle, her eyesight had deteriorated considerably. Uchiha Gen did not want her future to be held back by her eyes. He could already sense that Itono's potential would not stop here. Her obsession with his body alone would never allow her to stop growing stronger.
In March of the twenty-fourth year of the Land of Fire, Uchiha Gen arrived alone near the trade market that had once been established at the border. After searching around, he followed the route he remembered and found the laboratory.
He surveyed the surroundings. Weeds ran wild, rubble littered the ground, and some walls had already cracked, allowing water to seep inside. The equipment within had also fallen apart. Countless varieties of insects had bred in the damp environment, and the nutrient solution had become their perfect home.
"This place..."
Uchiha Gen frowned as he searched around, but he found nothing valuable that had been left behind. He then walked out of the cave and directly destroyed the laboratory site.
"Better build a new one."
The equipment used for genetic experiments was not particularly important. With his current strength, replicating it all would not be difficult. The hard part was where to find test subjects.
Should I keep using criminals?
The residents of the Land of Fire now enjoyed what was truly the highest standard