Of course, Kakuzu's ideas probably leaned more toward crude, primitive methods like "direct devouring" or "blood sacrifice."
Uchiha Makoto, however, had used his scientific knowledge to give the method a "modern" overhaul.
The core of this system was no longer the direct plundering of "life," but the extraction of "chakra." The vast quantities of high-quality natural energy supplied by the ancient Dragon Vein beneath the base would then convert and amplify it a second time, simulating a nearly limitless supply of life force.
Simply put, he would use enormous amounts of chakra to forcibly compensate for the inadequacy of Pakura's own life-force "vessel," buying her enough time to integrate and adapt.
This still required sacrificing the ninja strapped to the platforms-their life force would also be drained dry, most likely leaving them crippled or killing them outright.
But with the technology currently available, this was the plan Uchiha Makoto could devise that demanded the fewest sacrifices while offering potentially the highest chance of success.
"Activate the formula! Energy transfer, maximum output!" Uchiha Makoto pressed the activation button.
Humm!
The rune array on the Laboratory's ceiling and the energy conduits along its walls simultaneously lit up with blinding blue-white light!
The conduits connected to the ninja serving as "reserve rations" shook violently. Visible streams of chakra were ruthlessly extracted and funneled through the conduits into the central conversion array.
At the same time, the floor trembled slightly. An even greater, purer surge of pale golden energy, seemingly originating deep within the earth, was drawn up from below and fed into the array.
Like a blazing miniature sun, the conversion array brutally crushed, reassembled, and transformed the incoming chakra and natural energy into a milky-white torrent of life energy brimming with vitality.
Like a flood bursting through a dam, that torrent surged