Land of Iron base, wind and snow fluttered, the cold remained.
Deep inside a hidden mountain, a grand laboratory was operating, seemingly never ceasing.
The air was filled with a faint smell of medicine. The room was brightly lit, with several cold white fluorescent lights illuminating every corner, reflecting a cold metallic luster on the alloy walls.
The light passed through huge containers and petri dishes, through some unknown liquids and tissue samples, projecting a shimmering green light, casting a ghastly green hue on the three young faces.
"Fusing Shinobi Beasts is just the beginning. Next, I'll need your help."
Hiruko looked at Nen and Orochimaru opposite him, his tone sincere.
"What do you need us to do?"
"Help me catch someone." Hiruko rubbed his hands together. "The target is an Elite Jonin from the Hidden Stone Village, who possesses the Explosion Release Bloodline Limit. Relying on myself alone would be quite difficult."
"Hidden Stone Village?" Nen frowned slightly. "Isn't the Hidden Stone Village busy fighting the Hidden Leaf Village? If we weaken the Stone Ninja's forces at this time, wouldn't we be indirectly helping the Hidden Leaf?"
At this moment, the situation was turbulent, and the Second Shinobi World War was in full swing. Although the Land of Iron was peaceful, the entire Rain Country was in chaos.
Orochimaru saw the hesitation in Nen's eyes and asked, "Does it have to be now?"
Hiruko nodded solemnly, "Before September 12th this year, Stone Ridge Mountain in the northern Rain Country. I must complete the devouring before the end of this day. The timing, location, and people are all indispensable."
"Can't you change the target?"
"No."
The two exchanged glances and began to ponder.
Seeing this, Hiruko immediately gave them a reassurance: "Don't worry, I've already consulted Master about this matter, and the entire plan has been approved."
"Really?" Nen blinked.
"Even if you gave me a few more guts, I wouldn't dare to lie about this kind of thing." Hiruko raised his hands high. "He said that everything should be based on my plan. As long as it doesn't involve the Tailed Beasts, even if it interferes with the Shinobi World War, it's fine."
Hearing this, the two breathed a sigh of relief: "Well, then there's no problem."
Orochimaru looked at Hiruko and licked his lips habitually. "Your Kimaera Technique can actually devour Bloodline Limits? Interesting, I'm becoming more and more curious about your plan."
"No, the Kimaera Technique has been perfected to the point where fusing a single attribute is naturally easy, but there is no way to directly devour a Bloodline Limit, so special Jutsu conditions are required." Hiruko shook his head, his gaze falling on Orochimaru:
"Remember the topic I discussed with you? The activity level of the Kimaera plant is affected by celestial phenomena and the environment..."
Hearing this, Orochimaru revealed a thoughtful expression.
"The Jutsu required to devour different targets is also different, but I don't have any information on other targets right now, so I can only start with a single target, which also determines my devouring order."
Hiruko spread his hands and explained in detail.
"In addition to the Jutsu, devouring a Bloodline Limit must simultaneously possess the three elements of heaven, earth, and man."
"First of all, the so-called heaven refers to the Annular Solar Eclipse. When the sun is obscured by the moon, and the light of the eclipse shines on the earth, the Kimaera Technique will be active to an unimaginable extent. Even a Bloodline Limit can be perfectly integrated into my genes."
"And the earth refers to the best location to observe the Annular Solar Eclipse. I've calculated that Annular Solar Eclipses occur several times almost every year, but to see an Annular Solar Eclipse again in the same location, you need to wait 224 years. It can be said that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"Finally, man, that is, the target I want to devour, this is a long story."
Hiruko walked to the laboratory table and took out a Chakra Paper from the storage cabinet, injecting Chakra into it in front of the two.
Nen slightly widened his eyes; the paper remained flat and unchanged, with no reaction whatsoever.
"Unfortunately, my innate talent is too poor. I don't possess any of the five elements. Although I can master them through acquired training, wanting to cultivate a Bloodline Limit is akin to a fool's dream."
Hiruko calmly tossed the Chakra Paper into the trash can and said, "After that, I used a special method to determine that I have only one attribute, and that is... Yang."
"This is both fortunate and unfortunate."
"Fortunately, my goal is clear. As long as I devour Bloodline Limits containing the seven attributes of Wind, Fire, Water, Earth, Lightning, and Yin, I can achieve Yin-Yang balance. Under the combined effect of the Kimaera Technique, my body will automatically construct a relationship of mutual generation of the five elements, becoming an immortal, perfect Ninja."
"Unfortunately, with the interference of the original Yang attribute, the Bloodline Limits I integrate into my body will also be disturbed, creating unpredictable and strange changes."
Hiruko took a plan from the experiment rack and handed it to the two with anticipation.
It was filled with dense text, practically chicken scratch, with various sizes of characters, lines, and even clumsy drawings between the diagrams.
Orochimaru slightly raised his hand, politely declining, "You know, I've never been able to understand what you write."
Hiruko had no choice but to retract his expectant gaze and looked at Uchiha Nen with disappointment.
To respond to his expectations, Nen had to bite the bullet and take the plan. Only after activating the Three-Tomoe Sharingan could he barely understand the plan.
"Starting with Explosion Release, then devouring Magnet Release, Scorch Release, Boil Release, and finally... the Sharingan!"
Orochimaru tilted his head, "Can you explain?"
"Of course." Hiruko revealed a satisfied smile, "Explosion Release is a perfect fusion of Earth Release and Lightning Release. The following Magnet Release is Lightning and Wind, Scorch Release is Wind and Fire, Boil Release is Fire and Water... Following this order step by step, the five elements in the body will automatically achieve a perfect cycle. The final Sharingan Bloodline Limit represents the final step of Yin and Yang unification."
"Earth and Lightning, Lightning and Wind, Wind and Fire, Fire and Water, Yin and Yang..." Nen muttered to himself.
Orochimaru pondered for a moment, frowning as he asked, "Are you sure your Kimaera Technique can devour so many people?"
"Orochimaru, what do you think of the strength of that Fusion Beast?" Hiruko asked in return.
"Frankly, it's quite strong. Apart from the Summoning Shinobi Beasts of the Three Great Sage Locations, it has basically no rivals."
"Well, the Kimaera fusion liquid I injected into my body is hundreds of times that of it." Hiruko pointed to his heart, then raised a hand, "To master this technique, these fusion liquids have been integrated into my body inch by inch."
The skin on his palm rippled slightly, and a pool of ink-like liquid gurgled out, climbing up Hiruko's fingers, transforming into various shapes in mid-air.
For some reason, Orochimaru even felt that the thing was alive.
Hiruko took a deep breath, "If you can find all the qualified targets now, I can even devour them all at once. This is my Combination Ninjutsu, Kimaera!"
He raised an eyebrow at Orochimaru, "How about it? This is my path to immortality, what do you think of it compared to your soul preservation?"
Orochimaru raised his eyes to meet his gaze, a strange fighting intent flashing in his golden snake eyes, "The road is still long..."
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