Land of Waves, White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company, Medical Room.
With ample food, Ran Do, who had begun her second growth spurt, stood naked in front of Si, blushing shyly and asking in a low voice, "Ms. Si, how is my body recovering?"
"Not bad."
Si looked at Ran Do's body with a cold expression, as if the beautiful body of a young girl in front of her was just an ordinary piece of meat. She squeezed Ran Do's arm and pressed the skin on her back.
"Ms. Si, the scars on my body have completely disappeared. Can I stop taking the medicine now?"
Ran Do blinked her purple eyes, her face even redder.
"Continue with the medication. Before long, once you no longer feel that itching sensation in your bones, the oral medication can be stopped. The topical medication will still be needed for about another month."
Si looked at the extremely shy Ran Do. She still remembered the first time they met, how this little girl had stripped completely naked, completely unafraid of being seen by her. Now, she was shy instead.
"That's great!"
Ran Do cheered, quickly put on her clothes, and looked at Si expectantly, inviting, "Ms. Si, may I treat you to a meal?"
"Next time, I have a very important experiment."
Si gently patted Ran Do's head, then walked out of the room and met Ashu, who was waiting at the door.
"Ms. Si, here are the blood samples you requested. Is this enough?"
Ashu handed Si a briefcase containing all the blood samples from the Chinoike Clan.
"I'm not asking you to donate blood. I need blood samples for research. Why would I need so much blood?"
Si took the briefcase from Ashu and walked out.
"Ms. Si, how is my sister's body?"
Riku stood nervously at the medical room door. Seeing Si walk out, he asked respectfully, his eyes filled with concern for Ran Do.
"Ran Do's body is fine. Just continue with the medication for a while longer."
Seeing Riku's concern for Ran Do, Si smiled and said, "You care about her so much, why do you always treat her with that attitude?"
"Ran Do fell into the boiling hot spring when she was little... it was my fault. If I had protected Ran Do, how could she have..."
Riku said remorsefully. So many years had passed, but he still couldn't forget that day.
"Why don't you have a good talk with Ran Do?"
Si pointed behind her to Ran Do, who had heard Riku's words and was glaring at him with an expression full of dissatisfaction.
Ignoring the awkward siblings, she took the elevator to the president's office.
"O... Ms. Si, are you returning to the Laboratory Base?"
Aokawa subconsciously almost called Si, Lord Orochimaru.
"Yes, I still have research to do. These blood samples, send them to the Laboratory."
Si placed the blood samples on the desk and turned to walk out.
Walking out of the president's office, she happened to encounter Kakuzu, who was coming with documents in hand.
"Kakuzu, how are you feeling? Have there been any problems?"
Si could sense that Kakuzu's body was slowly absorbing Natural Energy. The energy from the food he ate was also being absorbed by the blood vessel tentacles implanted with Zero-Tails Cells.
The blood vessel tentacles, which originally did not have the ability to refine Chakra, now possessed that ability.
"I feel great now."
Kakuzu wanted to complain about Orochimaru. Every time she came, she would ask about his physical condition. Was she that lacking in confidence in her own research results?
In reality, this was not the case. Orochimaru believed that collecting Kakuzu's data was very necessary. She might implant Zero-Tails Cells in others in the future.
"That's good. Get a physical examination when you have time and give me your body data."
Si finished speaking, and without waiting for Kakuzu's reply, she quickly walked towards the elevator, then drove a silver car from the rooftop lounge area to the island Laboratory Base.
Island Laboratory Base, Uchiha Madara was leisurely lying on a lounge chair set up on a fiery red car, basking in the sun. He had now given up on the so-called power of all creation. Perhaps he wouldn't even awaken the Rinnegan even if he died.
"Si, you're too slow. Making an old man wait this long is not something a young person should do."
Uchiha Madara looked at the silver car flying in from a distance, expressing his dissatisfaction.
"Old geezer, I have very important things to do. I don't have that much time to chat with an old fossil with one foot in the grave. If you're really bored, why don't you build your own coffin in advance, so I don't have to spend money to custom-make one for you when the time comes!"
Si opened the car door, got out, and gave Uchiha Madara the middle finger.
Respecting the elderly and caring for the young?
That didn't exist for her!
"Treating that little girl named Ran Do? I've heard a little about the Chinoike Clan."
Uchiha Madara had some impression of the Chinoike Clan. It was when he was very young; the Uchiha Clan had been hired by the Lightning Country Daimyo to guard the Chinoike Clan in Hell Valley.
"What's there to say about that? Wasn't it just that the Uchiha Clan accepted the employment of the Lightning Country Daimyo, escorted the Chinoike Clan to Hell Valley, and guarded them for a period of time?"
Si said indifferently, completely uninterested in such old news. She was more interested in how to increase the power of Sage Art Explosives.
If she could obtain Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's cells, she wondered if they could be implanted into Mio. If Mio could awaken the Tenseigan, she would become a very powerful helper.
"Do you think the Uchiha Clan was wrong in this matter?"
Uchiha Madara sat up from the lounge chair, not at all bothered by Si's rude attitude.
"There's no right or wrong for the Uchiha Clan in this matter. The Uchiha Clan are mercenaries. Is there a problem with working for whoever pays them? I really don't understand why you're dwelling on right and wrong in such a trivial matter. Are you too old and like to split hairs?"
Si looked at Uchiha Madara suspiciously. He was so old, couldn't he see through such a thing? No wonder Black Zetsu spoke those heartfelt words from behind him in the end.
"To put it bluntly, the Uchiha Clan was just a tool hired by the Lightning Country Daimyo. You're discussing the right and wrong of a tool with me? Have you lost your mind? Are you senile? Do you need me to cure you?"
What exactly was this old geezer's goal? My attitude is so awful, yet he's still willing to come closer to be scolded... Si didn't believe Uchiha Madara would do meaningless things. Constantly running to the Laboratory Base, he must have a goal he wanted to achieve, but she really couldn't think of what Uchiha Madara's goal could be.
He couldn't possibly want to secretly learn how to make Chakra explosives to nuke the Ninja World, could he?
If he couldn't be the savior of the world, he'd become the demon who destroys it or something.
"..."
Uchiha Madara was rendered speechless by Si's retorts.
He couldn't understand why Madara always came here to be scolded. Why didn't he just stay put in the Mountain Graveyard?
At this moment, Black Zetsu, hiding underground, was truly racking its brain trying to understand why Uchiha Madara, despite being scolded so severely by Si, still came to the island for excitement. It sometimes wondered if Uchiha Madara had some strange fetish, enjoying being scolded by young women.
Si is a very capable scientist... she has research in all aspects. I wonder if she can research Hashirama cells... to extend my life.
Uchiha Madara frequently running to the island naturally had his purpose, and his purpose was to observe Si's abilities. He was unwilling to wait for death to come. For this, he wanted to extend his life. As long as a person was alive, there would always be a way to achieve their dreams. Once a person died, there was nothing left.
According to his observations, Si was a very fanatical scientist, capable of investing all her energy and time into things that interested her. This was also why he wanted to choose her to research Hashirama cells.
In his current state, he could still last for more than ten years, so there was no rush to have Si research Hashirama cells now.
He needed to build a good relationship with her. Only then would she be willing to help him even after knowing his true identity.
Uchiha Madara had considered controlling Si with a cursed seal. Based on his understanding of Si, if he were to control her with a cursed seal, she wouldn't obediently research Hashirama cells for him. It would be good if she didn't blow him up with Chakra explosives.
This woman, Si, had an extremely strong desire for revenge, far surpassing the Uchiha Clan. If anyone provoked her, they'd best pray their ancestral graves weren't found by her, otherwise... they'd be waiting for their ancestral graves to be blown up.
Uchiha Madara had a deep appreciation for how strong Si's vengeful nature was.
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After teaching a practical lesson to the Sealing Team students at the Ninja Academy, Orochimaru, feeling mentally exhausted, came to the Laboratory. She obtained all the blood samples from the Chinoike Clan and began to analyze them.
The Ketsuryugan's ability to manipulate water to form biological shapes and launch attacks, on the surface, seemed to be achieved by using one's blood as a medium to assimilate and control water. In reality, it was through a special Chakra in the blood.
Like the Sharingan, the Ketsuryugan required strong emotional stimulation to awaken. After awakening, a special Chakra would be produced in the bodies of the Chinoike Clan, and that Chakra had the ability to control blood.
Rather than control, it was more like contamination, using special Chakra to contaminate the enemy's blood, thereby manipulating them, and even turning them into biological bombs.
Contamination... Orochimaru's eyes lit up at this thought. If the Chinoike Clan's ability to contaminate blood could be changed to contaminate Chakra, wouldn't that solve the problem of Chakra Poison's slow proliferation?
The surprise came so suddenly.
Orochimaru hadn't expected to find a solution to a long-unresolved drawback so inadvertently.
With the slow proliferation of Chakra Poison improved, contamination and proliferation would occur simultaneously. No matter who was afflicted with Chakra Poison, they would become useless without Chakra.
"Orochimaru, do you need to cultivate Chinoike Clan cells?"
Hyuga Mio looked at the blood samples Orochimaru had analyzed.
"That's fine. It might come in handy."
Orochimaru thought there was no harm in cultivating Chinoike Clan cells. They might come in handy sometime.
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