Snake Uncle Develops the Concept of Cultivation

"After I conducted experiments on ten hardened criminals that I obtained from the Konoha Military Police Force, only two survived."

As Orochimaru spoke, he led Meikyō deeper into the Root.

There, two fat men who looked young but were very muscular were enjoying a feast.

"They are the Wind God and Thunder God brothers, graduates of the Ninja Academy two years ago. They are very strong, but not very bright. In their first mission after graduation, they killed their comrade because he failed to provide food in time, and were thrown into the heavy prison."

"Of the ten strong prisoners, only two of them were able to withstand the Cursed Mark and survive."

Looking at the two brothers, who were burly and chuckled foolishly as they ate, Meikyō immediately realized that their graduation was due to their strong physiques. Even if they weren't very bright, as long as someone could command them, they could become a fighting force on the battlefield.

"Let them demonstrate it."

Meikyō looked at the two mentally challenged brothers and said.

"They are generally not very obedient, but if you want them to take action, it's simple: just take away their food."

Orochimaru smiled and gestured for them to proceed.

Meikyō took off her haori, clenched her fists, and walked forward.

He remembered that in the original timeline, these two could even defeat Asuma and Yūhi Kurenai during the Chunin Ninja Exams with brute force.

Of course, it's absurd that these two Jonin could be defeated by them. Against people like this, Yūhi Kurenai could probably have taken care of them with a single Genjutsu. Instead, they tried to fight them head-on with brute force. The Ino-Shika-Cho trio alone could have used their abilities to keep these two under control, and in the end, Tsunade arrived and knocked them away with two headbutts.

Of course, although their abilities are limited, it is enough to demonstrate the strength of these two brothers.

A streak of blue light flashed, and the food on the tables of the Wind God and Thunder God brothers vanished instantly.

"Eh... Eh? Where's my rice ball? Brother, have you seen it?"

"Thor, mine is gone too!"

The Wind God looked as if he had seen a ghost.

"I've hidden your food. If you want it, fight me."

Meikyō tossed a rice ball in his hand, and then unceremoniously threw it behind him, landing it in Orochimaru's hand.

The Wind God and Thunder God brothers hurried forward, wanting to take it back, but were blocked by the Meikyō.

Instantly, the two fools turned red-eyed, their bodies covered in black Cursed Marks, one sprouted a tail from its rear end, and the other grew a single horn from its head, howling as they charged toward Meikyō.

Meikyō did not activate his Sharingan, nor did he draw his sword. Instead, he used his Super Strength enhanced by Armament Haki to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

After Enel was captured and became a tool in Meikyō's own pirate crew, Meikyō's physical abilities increased at an even faster rate.

Excluding Otsutsuki Kaguya and Hagoromo Otsutsuki, whose backgrounds are unclear, Meikyō is definitely the strongest person in terms of physical strength in the Naruto World.

Every punch and kick carried immense power.

Orochimaru watched from below, marveling at the sight, wishing he could dissect Meikyō's body to study it.

Of course, he was only thinking about it.

The battle did not last long.

After obtaining the Cursed Mark, the Wind God and Thunder God brothers were indeed very powerful, but they were not as strong as Meikyō. In terms of Taijutsu, they only knew some relatively simple fist and foot techniques.

They can overpower other ninjas with sheer force, but against Myokyō, who is Meikyō of countless battles and whose combat skills have been honed to perfection, they can only take the beating.

This is similar to Hulk fighting Thanos.

When the battle ended, the Root base was completely destroyed.

After being enhanced by the Cursed Mark, the destructive power of the Wind God and Thunder God brothers has reached the level of a shadow.

Of course, this is only in terms of destructive power. Their other overall qualities are far inferior to those of true Kage Level powerhouses. In a one-on-one battle with those Kage Level powerhouses, the one who would lose would probably be the Wind God or the Thor. By comparison, they can be regarded as a weakened version of Tailed Beast.

However, the combined intelligence of these two brothers is probably only about the same as that of a normal person, so their potential is relatively limited. Nevertheless, they can still be considered a valuable new asset for Konoha.

"Not bad, but I think that with Senior Orochimaru's abilities, you should be able to create more than just Cursed Mark."

Having thoroughly beaten up the Wind God and Thunder God brothers, and feeling much better, Meikyō sat relaxed opposite Orochimaru and asked a question.

Not far behind them were the Wind God and Thunder God brothers, sitting at the dinner table, gulping down their food.

Meikyō spent some money to order a lavish meal as a reward for his two brothers for helping him practice.

Orochimaru elegantly peeled open an egg and swallowed it, then said:

"Of course, that's not all. But so far, I've only figured out some theoretical things. I need more people like the Wind God and Thunder God brothers and the Thunder God to become my experimental samples and provide more accurate data."

"Theoretical things?"

"Based on my research on the physical data of the Wind God and Thunder God brothers, and Jugo, I have found that the most stable and gentle place for Natural Energy is in the lower abdomen, about three inches below the navel."

"Where is the dantian?"

Meikyō raised an eyebrow.

Has Orochimaru come up with a theory for cultivating immortality?

Snake Uncle is truly worthy of the Snake Uncle!

"Dantian? Isn't that where the human intestines are located? What is dantian?"

"It's a concept of acupoints in the human body, such Guanyuan Acupoint, Shenque Acupoint, and Qi hai Acupoint, which are located within three inches below the lower abdomen. It's a collective term centered around these acupoints."

Meikyō casually used a concept that people in the Ninja World could understand to describe the dantian.

"The concept of pressure points in the Hyūga Clan Gentle Fist... I see."

Orochimaru silently memorized this concept and planned to see if these acupoints could be of any use to his research on Sage Mode.

"Based on these ideas, I have come up with a plan to use Breathing Technique to transport air rich in Natural Energy through the meridians to the intestines of the human digestive system. By utilizing the digestive and absorptive capacity of the intestines, the Natural Energy in the air can be absorbed into the body and stored. The remaining part can then be expelled through the digestive system or the meridians. In this way, the purest Natural Energy can be preserved in the body, just like the immortals of the Three Great Sage Regions, using Natural Energy to prolong one's lifespan!"

As for the storage method, it involves using Cursed Mark! Perhaps it's directly storing Natural Energy using Cursed Mark, or perhaps it's preserving Natural Energy in the form of Senjutsu Chakra, then using a sealing technique like Tsunade to store this Chakra, or even using Cursed Mark to mutate one's body, creating another organ to store Natural Energy. These methods are all theoretically feasible!

Orochimaru's tone was excited, he was so excited he couldn't contain himself.

Meikyō stroked his chin, lost in thought.

What Orochimaru said does seem to fit quite well with the concepts related to cultivation that I had seen in my previous life.

Of course, there are many differences. For example, those who cultivate immortality absorb spiritual energy and circulate it throughout their bodies, while Orochimaru simply plans to expel the rest directly from the body's excretory system after absorbing it.

The problem is that Meikyō himself has never seen what true cultivation of immortality is like, and true scientific research requires continuous trial and error in order to obtain the truth through practice.

What if Orochimaru's methods are actually correct here in the Ninja World?

The Meikyō cannot know.

He could only share the information he knew as his own conjecture with Orochimaru, so that Orochimaru could have another direction for research.

"By the way, how's your research on the Mangekyō Sharingan's genes going?"

After discussing the Cursed Mark and Sage Mode, Meikyō took the initiative to bring up the next topic.

Uchiha Madara reappeared in the Ninja World and displayed extremely powerful strength.

No one knows when Madara will regain his full strength.

To deal with Uchiha Madara, one naturally needs to improve their strength. If they can upgrade their Mangekyō Sharingan to the Eternal Mangekyo and undergo a qualitative change in their eye power, then they will have a fighting chance.

Unfortunately, Orochimaru's answer was no.

"Meikyō Jun, come and take a look."

Orochimaru turned on the computer, pointed to the four rotating double-stranded DNA models on it, and then zoomed in on each of them.

"This shows the genetic sequence maps of you, Fugaku, Uchiha Obito, and Kagami Uchiha Mangekyō Sharingan."

The genetic sample of Kagami Uchiha was obtained from the blind Mangekyō Sharingan that was taken from Danzo.

"These are the gene sequence images of Uchiha Mikoto, Uchiha Shinjō, Uchiha Yashiro Uchiha with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. This one contains the gene sequences of Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Shisui, and others who are related to you, the owners of the Mangekyō Sharingan."

"The rest are other Uchiha clan members."

"After comparing your gene sequences, I found that the Uchiha Clan is about 0.0037% different from normal humans. This is an average. In fact, there are also considerable differences in the gene sequences within your Uchiha Clan. Meikyō, your gene difference is the highest. I suspect this is because a part of your bloodline has reverted to its ancestral form. This can also explain why your strength is so much greater than Fugaku's."

Orochimaru pulled up the documents one by one and displayed them in front of the Meikyō.

Meikyō knew that the so-called bloodline reversion was probably due to the gift he received from Tsugikuni Yoriichi in the Demon Slayer World, which replenished part of his bloodline.

"According to your idea, Meikyō, if the genes of the Uchiha Clan are combined, it will be possible to restore the eyes of your ancestor Indra, who possessed power equal to that of Uchiha Madara. Therefore, I conducted a further comparison of your genes."