NOVEL NEXT Chapter 410: Cloning Experiment
"One million taels? What does Danzo think scientific research is?"
"Handing out money to beggars?"
Orochimaru gave a cold laugh, then took out various test tubes from the scroll, along with a letter personally written by Danzo, feeling somewhat enlightened—
"The Uchiha clan's coup has been delayed?"
"Itachi, that guy..."
Thinking of Uchiha Itachi, a hint of longing flashed in Orochimaru's eyes.
The power of the Sharingan!
This unique Kekkei Genkai intrigued him greatly; he even wanted to seize an Uchiha body to study, but unfortunately, since he had defected from the village, he was unable to make contact with the village, let alone the Uchiha clan.
"Let me see, what other information is there... Naruto Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the Fourth's child, eh? Interesting..." Orochimaru picked up the test tube containing Naruto's cells, "Perhaps, as a Jinchuriki, his body is influenced by the Tailed Beast's Chakra, causing mutations, there's indeed research value, but Jinchuriki are in the Great Ninja Villages, hard to find, and contacting other Ninja Villages is quite troublesome..."
Thinking this, Orochimaru shook his head, put down the test tube storing Naruto's cells, and picked up another containing Haruno Sakura's cells, curiously shaking the cellular tissue inside, shaking his head: "Haruno Sakura, huh? Her father is Haruno Cho, right? A Ninja with no talent, it's just his cold jokes that make him somewhat memorable..."
"However, how could a Ninja with no talent produce a child with such extraordinary talents? And her Chakra volume is even bigger than that Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."
"Haruno Sakura, Haruno Cho, Haruno... hehe, indeed a commoner with a surname."
Orochimaru recalled how the First Hokage, in order to integrate his clan into Konoha, made them give up their surnames and blend into Konoha, holding the belief that everyone in Konoha is family.
However, only the Senju did this, other clans with Kekkei Genkai, for various reasons, considered their bloodlines precious, especially the Hyuga.
Though it was to prevent the dilution of their bloodline's purity, Orochimaru knew about the Hyuga clan's internal messiness and thus scorned their hypocrisy.
It was because the Senju's blood mixed among the commoners that Konoha could produce so many geniuses, and the average quality of Konoha's Ninjas surpassed other Ninja Villages.
This was also why he conducted human experiments using villagers from Konoha itself, not outsiders from Konoha Village, otherwise at most he would have been detained for a while as punishment by the Third Hokage.
The distinction between villagers and outsiders was a different concept altogether.
If not for this, why would he have defected?
Admittedly, after the Senju clan diffused into Konoha, some commoners drifted outside and even joined other Ninja Villages, but Orochimaru had no time to explore each one.
By comparison, commoners of Konoha with surnames, especially those slightly related to "wood," almost all carried the Senju bloodline!
Could it be that this Haruno Sakura had the Senju bloodline awakened?
Interesting!
Orochimaru could hardly wait to conduct research.
And so he did.
However, the results disappointed Orochimaru slightly; Haruno Sakura's cellular tissue, no matter how he tested, showed only the characteristics of an ordinary little girl, nothing miraculous at all. The latest chapters are always available first on MV5LEMPYR.
"How can this be?"
Orochimaru looked over Danzo's letter again, suddenly feeling frustrated.
"Haruno Sakura's cellular tissue at birth?"
"Danzo, that guy... it seems he knows nothing!"
If Haruno Sakura's Senju bloodline were awakened, it would change the body's cells comprehensively. What's the use in bringing cells from just after she was born?
"It seems that little girl named Haruno Sakura is well protected by her teacher, Danzo can't make a move." Orochimaru licked his lips and shook the blood sample in his hand, "However, since Haruno Sakura can awaken a constitution that can refine a large amount of Chakra, cloning her might awaken similar abilities."
As for persuading... nurturing children, Orochimaru felt he could entirely be a qualified teacher.
Before this, Orochimaru also researched the cells of the new generation of Ino-Shika-Cho, finding their cells extremely lively. If their spiritual power was also sufficient, the amount and quality of Chakra they could refine would far surpass the previous generation's Ino-Shika-Cho.
As for whether the Chakra refined by the new generation of Ino-Shika-Cho was really as he guessed... Orochimaru believed it wasn't far off.
According to his research, the body and the soul influence each other to a certain extent, the stronger the body, the stronger the soul and spirit; the stronger the soul, the body will also become stronger, as to carry a strong soul, one needs a strong vessel.
However, for most people, to strengthen the soul, one could only train the body, as nobody thought to cultivate the soul since it's too fragile and if the soul is too powerful and the body can't keep up with its growth, it would lead to self-destruction.
But Orochimaru felt he didn't have such worries.
Because he had developed Living Corpse Reincarnation, which allowed his soul to transfer, thereby achieving immortality, though each transition permanently damaged his soul a bit.
So, he didn't need to consider the spiritual aspect, as long as he was a normal Jonin, his overall spirit was stronger than his.
Still, Orochimaru naturally did not wish to be deficient in soul, and initiated a series of research, discovering that the magical energy of Chakra could carry the soul.