He walked up to the experimental subject, and two "Senju Chen" stood face to face.
"Here, let's try it."
The main body stretched out its hand, and the experimental subject also stretched out its hand, with the two palms touching each other.
The next second, Senju Chen closed his eyes.
He began to try to cut off the conscious connection between the main body and the experimental subject.
It's like closing one of the game windows.
"Buzz--"
There was a slight dizziness in my mind, and then the perspective from the experimental subject disappeared.
Senju Chen opened his eyes and looked at the experimental subject opposite.
The experimental subject still stood there, but his eyes became a little hollow, like a puppet that had lost its soul.
"Consciousness is disconnected?" Amado asked.
"Yeah." Senju Chen nodded, "Now it should..."
Before he finished speaking, the experimental subject suddenly moved.
It turned around, walked to the experimental table next to it, picked up a test tube, and looked at the light carefully.
The movements are natural and smooth, not like executing a preset program at all.
"This..." Xia was stunned.
"When I projected my consciousness, I reserved some basic instructions." Senju Chen explained, "For example, 'observe the surrounding environment', 'collect useful information' and so on. But I didn't expect that it could be executed so... naturally."
"It's not just executing instructions." Amado stared at the clone's movements, "It's thinking. You see the way it observes the test tube and adjusts its angle according to the color of the liquid. This is not something a simple program can do."
Senju Chen felt something in his heart.
He reestablished the conscious connection with his clone.
"Buzz--"
The perspective of the experimental subject came to mind again.
Senju Chen "saw" the world in the clone's eyes just now - it was indeed thinking, analyzing, and processing the received information using Senju Chen's thinking mode.
"Interesting..." Senju Chen murmured to himself, "This is not a simple clone, but... another me?"
"To be precise," Amado pushed up his glasses, "It is the projection of your consciousness on another carrier. It has your memory, your way of thinking, and your behavior pattern. When you disconnect, it will act according to the logic of 'what would Senju Chen himself do'."
"This is much more advanced than the puppet and Clone Technique." Xie's voice contained a hint of envy, "Your previous Wood Release Clone was just a creation of Chakra, but this... is the real 'you'."
Senju Chen was silent for a moment.
He suddenly thought of a question.
"Teacher, if... I mean if, this clone's consciousness is projected for too long, will it produce self-awareness?"
Orochimaru's eyes lit up.
"Are you worried that it will betray you?"
"Not worried." Senju Chen shook his head, "Just curious. After all, it has an independent body and independent thinking ability. If it is out of my control for a long time..."
"Theoretically yes." Amado gave the answer, "But that would take a long time, and..."
He paused and looked at Senju Chen: "Even if it develops self-awareness, it is still essentially 'you'. Its memory, personality, and values all come from you. So even if it is truly independent, it will not be too far from your ideas."
"Unless..." Orochimaru licked his lips, "It has experienced some things that you have not experienced and generated new memories and emotions. In that case, it may indeed become another person."
Senju Chen After listening, he suddenly laughed.
"Isn't that good?" He looked at the experimental subject with a hint of evil in his eyes, "One more 'I' means more insurance. And..."
He walked up to the experimental subject and patted it on the shoulder.
"Even if it does become another person, it is split from 'me'. In a sense, it is still a family."
Orochimaru heard this and let out his signature "hehehe" laugh.
"A family...Little Chen, your idea is really... special."
In the next few hours, Senju Chen has been testing the various abilities of this new clone.
Five Nature Transformation Techniques, Kekkei Genkai, Taijutsu, Genjutsu...
Everything Senju Chen knows can be perfectly copied by the experimental subject.
And because this body itself incorporates a variety of Kekkei Genkai, when the experimental subject uses certain techniques, it is even more powerful than the main body.
"Lightning Release·Lightning Blade!"
A ball of dazzling lightning condensed in the clone's hand, and it pierced the metal target next to it with a "chi-la" sound.
A charred hole was left on the target, with smoke still rising from the edge.
"What about Chakra's consumption?" Amado asked.
"Very little." Senju Chen replied, "The five-heart Chakra circulatory system allows me to hardly worry about not having enough Chakra."
"The ability to fight for a long time is fully developed." Senju Chen nodded with satisfaction.
He suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Orochimaru: "Teacher, does this body... have a name?"
"Name?" Orochimaru was stunned for a moment, "It's just an experimental subject, I've never given it a name."
"That won't work." Senju Chen shook his head, "Since it is now 'me', it must have a name. You can't always call it 'experimental subject' or 'clone', that would be awkward."
He looked at the pale body and thought for a moment.
"Just call it... 'Star'."
"Star?" Xia raised his eyebrows.
"It's up to you." Orochimaru waved his hand indifferently.
"Xing" - the new clone - tilted his head, seeming to be thinking about the meaning of this name.
After a while, it suddenly laughed.
"Star... it's pretty good."
Its smile is exactly the same as that of Senju Chen, but for some reason, it always makes people feel a little... different.
Senju Chen stared at the "star" for a few seconds, and suddenly felt a strange feeling.
It's like...
Looking at another self.
"Okay, the test is almost done." Senju Chen stretched, "Teacher, my materials..."
"People have already prepared it for you." Orochimaru pointed to a big box next to it, "It will be enough for you to use for a while."
"Thank you, teacher." Senju Chen smiled and Earth Flow went over, opened the box, looked at it, and nodded with satisfaction.
"By the way, Little Chen." Orochimaru suddenly stopped him, "What are you going to do with this clone?"
"How to deal with what?"
"I mean," Orochimaru licked his lips, "Are you going to let it follow you all the time, or... let it do something that is inconvenient for you to do?"
Senju Chen narrowed his eyes.
Of course he understands what Orochimaru means.
A clone that is exactly like yourself but can act independently can do so many things.
Stand-in, spy, assassin...
It can even allow it to come into contact with some people and forces that it is inconvenient for it to come into contact with.
"Teacher, you are teaching me to do bad things." Senju Chen said with a smile.
"Hehehe... I'm just making a suggestion." Orochimaru's smile was meaningful, "After all, it would be a waste if such a good tool is not used."
Senju Chen was silent for a moment, and then suddenly laughed.
"Don't worry, teacher, I have already decided what "Xing" will do."
"By the way, teacher, Mr. Amado, the research on Wood Release Clone still requires a lot of effort from you. The appearance of "Star" is an accident. For the corps we want, we still have to start with the transformation of Wood Release Clone and the puppet."
"You don't need to tell me this," Amado answered.
"Then I won't disturb you anymore. I will leave the previous Wood Release Clone here." Senju Chen smiled and waved his hand, then turned and walked towards the "material" box provided by Orochimaru.
After sealing these "materials" into the scroll, Senju Chen took the "star" and left the research institute.
In the laboratory, Orochimaru looked at the direction Senju Chen was leaving, with eyes full of appreciation.
"Amado, Scorpion." He turned around, "Get ready, we are going to start new research."
"What research?" Xia asked.
"Soul transfer." Orochimaru licked his lips, "Little Chen gave me a good inspiration. If we can separate the soul from the body and then reassemble it... then we can create a true 'immortal body'."
"I have had ideas in this regard before, and this experiment gave me a lot of inspiration."
Amado pushed up his glasses, his eyes flashing with excitement.
"Interesting..."