Chapter 49: 47: Result
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Ruri went to the Hokage Building, but returned home shortly after.
Upon Ruri's return, Shiraishi noticed that she was holding a scroll and tossed it to him.
"Thank you," Shiraishi said, catching the scroll without hesitation.
"Just focus on studying the jutsu," Ruri urged.
"It's truly a challenging task. There's so little information on sage mode. Even if I manage to learn something from it, having access to the sage arts system of the Three Sacred Lands would greatly aid my work" Shiraishi replied.
"Forget about it. Without the summoning contract signed with the Three Sacred Lands, it would be incredibly difficult to find, let alone obtain senjutsu from there."
Speaking of which, the Sannin truly were extraordinary ninja, Shiraishi thought. The Konoha Sannin had close ties with the Three Sacred Lands, and such rumors were widespread.
Not only did their disciples benefit from these connections, but also the Three Lands' support. For ordinary ninjas, it was an unattainable dream.
"But even the Sannin, I've never heard of them succeeding in mastering sage mode" Shiraishi added.
"Of course. I'm not sure if the sage modes practiced by the summoned animals differ from the one I've studied. However, fusing natural energy with regular chakra poses significant risks and could potentially be fatal" Ruri explained.
Shiraishi sat down in the room, took a sip of tea, and opened the scroll in his hand.
The scroll began with the developer's name and the name of the ninjutsu.
Spirit Transformation Jutsu.
Developer: Senju Tobirama.
According to the records, the Spirit Transformation allowed the soul to leave the body and travel any distance to directly attack the enemy.
However, even after the soul left the body, the spirit would still retain the consciousness of the caster. This versatile ninjutsu had various applications beyond combat, such as information transmission, wide-area sensory, and even the transmission of chakra to allies. All these tasks could be accomplished through spiritualization techniques.
Shiraishi couldn't help but admire the former Hokage, Senju Tobirama, who developed this technique. It was a pity to hear that he died on the battlefield during the First Ninja World War.
Shiraishi agreed with many of the ideas implemented by the previous Hokage. Establishing a ninja academy, creating the Anbu organization, restraining and suppressing the ninja clans, improving the status of civilians, and developing secret arts and ninjutsu specific to Konoha. His influence could be seen in political, scientific, and military spheres, becoming the foundation for other ninja villages around the world.
Although the concept of one country, one village was created by the Senju and Uchiha clans, the system was merely a hollow shell. It was thanks to the efforts of Senju Tobirama that the village structure gradually evolved into a better place.
The balance between the civilian and ninja classes created a stable equilibrium, with each side acting as a check on the other.
The balancing act was truly remarkable..
With the outbreak of the First Ninja World War, Senju Tobirama died. Even with his unfulfilled ambitions, he could only fade away, entrusting the future of the village to the current three Hokage.
Shiraishi didn't know much about the third Hokage. It could be because the shadow of the previous Hokage, Senju Tobirama, loomed large, causing many to overlook the actions of the third hokage.
After all, many systems had been perfected during the time of the previous Hokage, leaving future generations with little room for surpassing their predecessors. Shiraishi could only wonder what incredible feats the third generation of Hokage would accomplish in the future.
Having contemplated this, Shiraishi returned to the underground laboratory with the scroll on Spirit transformation.
He had injected natural energy into the experimental subjects, and now it would take time to observe and collect data.
Now, it was time to address the issue of the Caged Bird seal.
Shiraishi had been studying the Caged Bird for a while, but progress had been hindered due to lack of data and incomplete analysis of the deeper chakra structure.
According to Ayane, once the caged bird seal was engraved, it would remain for a lifetime and only be released upon the person's death.
In other words, the caged bird could only be set free under the condition of death.
But what exactly constituted "death"?
Was it the physical body or the soul?
What characteristics were inherent in chakra?
People were born with chakra, and losing chakra resulted in death.
If Ayane's chakra were to be completely depleted, leading to her death, would the caged bird seal be eliminated?
Of course, this kind of death wasn't a true death, but rather a state of suspended animation resembling death.
If Chakra was given to Ayane would she awaken from the state of suspended animation if she died due to exhaustion?
The premise of this experiment was to verify a crucial point: What happens when a person loses their chakra? Do they truly die?
If death doesn't necessarily occur when chakra is lost, then how did chakra become the vital life energy necessary for human survival?
Does the loss of chakra entail physical death or spiritual death?
Is it possible for humans to lose their chakra and enter a marvelous state of suspended animation, only to be revived when chakra is replenished? Could such a feat be achieved?
Confirmation of these aspects through experimentation would likely eliminate the issue of the Caged bird seal.
Furthermore, it would address many of the doubts lingering in Shiraishi's mind.
He meticulously recorded these hypotheses in a notebook he carried with him.
In the realm of science, hypotheses are formed in response to doubts, and they must be tested to determine their validity.
Therefore, the study of Soul Ninjutsu was essential.
The only drawback was that it was currently an era of war, and Shiraishi could be deployed for missions at any time, leaving him with little opportunity to conduct experiments in the underground laboratory.
Listening to the agonizing screams of the experimental subject on the operating table, the pain was unbearable. I tried to scream, but no sound came out.
Shiraishi calmly observed the experimental subject convulsing on the table, their face twisted in pain.
There was no emotion in his eyes as he skillfully cut off a piece of epidermis eroded by natural energy from their arm. The pale green epidermis was placed in a container and observed under a microscope.
He then turned his attention to the computer screen, which displayed the subject's heartbeat frequency and the fluctuation value resulting from the fusion of natural energy and chakra.
The subjects went from being uncooperative in the beginning to resembling broken dolls with numb expressions, devoid of fear in their eyes.
Shiraishi realized that he had underestimated the mental and physical impact that occurs when natural energy merges with chakra in the human body.
Therefore, whenever an experimental subject showed signs of mental breakdown, he would promptly stop the experiment, administer a calming drug, and replace them with another subject. This repetitive and sustainable approach could also be considered cost-effective.
Shiraishi glanced at the trembling individuals huddled against the wall and shook his head. They lacked the dedication to science that he possessed.
If his experiment succeeded, these people would transform from ordinary individuals to beings with senjitsu chakra in their bodies. Although they may not know any ninjutsu, their vitality, strength, speed, and reflexes would undergo significant improvements.
Longevity wouldn't be an issue for them, lasting for at least a hundred years.
As for immortality... Shiraishi pondered for a moment, but the more he thought about it, the more implausible it seemed.
"Research on natural energy is on the right track. The development of senjutsu chakra requires further data deduction and improved fusion success rates. Next, we can focus on addressing the issue of the Caged bird seal..."
Wait a minute!
Shiraishi suddenly realized a serious problem. How could he collect detailed physical data on Ayane's current condition?
He was currently residing in the Uchiha clan, while Ayane was a member of the Hyuga clan.
If he were to bring Ayane over and they were accidentally discovered by Ruri...
A cold sweat trickled down Shiraishi's face.
He quickly calculated his chances of survival if discovered.
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