Shaking his head, Lin Ze turned and walked over to Kabuto.
Tagitsuhime had already drawn close to the cultivation tank, curiously poking the glass as she muttered:
"This guy's pretty handsome... but those two bumps on his forehead look so strange. Are they really not going to turn into horns?"
Kabuto gave a wry smile.
"Tagitsuhime, please don't do that. It'll interfere with the data monitoring."
"Stingy!"
Tagitsuhime pouted, but withdrew her hand all the same.
Lin Ze walked up to the cultivation tank and carefully examined the clone inside.
"How's the progress?"
"It'll take about another two months to fully mature."
Kabuto adjusted his glasses and reported earnestly:
"The fusion of the Kaguya Clan's cells and the Hyuga Clan's cells has gone more smoothly than expected. There have been no signs of rejection so far."
"And..."
He paused, sounding somewhat amazed:
"This clone's bone density is one and a half times that of the original Kimimaro, and its Byakugan has undergone some kind of mutation. Although it hasn't activated yet, the fluctuations in its ocular power are much stronger than those of ordinary Hyuga Clan members."
Lin Ze grew thoughtful.
The Byakugan Kabuto referred to had not been cloned. It had come from a member of the Hyuga Main Family, obtained by a team led by Pakura, much like the one belonging to Ao of Kirigakure.
Lin Ze had already discovered that special ocular techniques containing Kekkei Genkai like these were difficult to reproduce perfectly through cloning technology alone.
Even if he could cultivate eyes that were complete in appearance, they remained empty shells that had lost their "souls," never possessing any true abilities.
He speculated that this might have something to do with the soul needing to carry some corresponding special factor.
Just like Enta Uchiha and his