It took me more than two years of work in strict secrecy to create this complex, and only a few months ago everything was finished and finally adjusted, allowing me to put the protection and cloaking into working mode.
Of course, most of the work was done by the stabilized clones that had been working here on a regular basis until the air circulation and regeneration was up and running, and I was only supplying chakra, or else people might start asking uncomfortable questions about my frequent absences, but with the installation of the research and medical equipment acquired through the connections of the capital's puppet, I began to appear here much more often. At night.
Stepping down from the teleportation pedestal in the center - one commissioned out of three planned, the others to be moved to shelters being prepared elsewhere on the continent - I formed a chakra key symbol on my index finger and lowered it onto the circle-marked portion of the wall opposite.
At the same moment, chains of lighted symbols ran from the circle, outlining the outline of a door, which I opened, stepping out into a short corridor. There were several doors on either side, but I confidently went straight ahead and stepped out into a large hall filled with lab tables, instruments, a couple of computers, more equipment, and several massive flasks, two of which had naked kunoichi bodies floating in reddish liquid with breathing masks on.
All in all, a classic mad scientist's laboratory, with the only change being that a quarter of the available space was devoted to medical seal complexes that would have honored even the main hospital in Konoha. The four identical people who worked here only added to the colorful atmosphere. I was used to it, though.
- Boss," the four clones in white iryonin robes turned to me.
For simplicity we can call them the first, second, third and fourth.
- How are the planned studies going? - I nodded to them and got straight to the point.
- Experiments one, two and five ended in failure, - stretched in a string and began to report the nominal head of the laboratory number one, - the subjects were barely managed to pump out, reversing the changes that had begun, the updated complex of seals perfectly coped with this task.
- At least there were no deaths this time," I rejoiced.
Despite all the precautions, the experiments were interfering with the DNA structure of the kunoichi subjects, trying to achieve similarity to the effect of Uzumaki's kekkei genkai and to ensure not only the renewal of the body, but also to instill longevity, ideally - to pass on the benefits received to descendants, which was very dangerous even for users of chakra, despite the large plasticity of the body.
- Experiments three and four were partially successful, with Orochimaru's notes on the first Hokage's cell research helping," the kage bunshin continued, gesturing to the flasks containing the kunoichi, "but in each case there are significant negative effects and further research and experimentation is required to correct the situation.
No, I didn't use Hashirama's material, despite the high probability of enhanced results - natural chakra is too dangerous, so my cells and two of Uzumaki's kunoichi were used to start the transformation process. Getting a hair or two from their home was never a problem.
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