Chapter 73: Progress
"Mirai-kun, the Sand Ninja have used a new type of poison again. This is a sample extracted by the Medical Camp. Please prepare the antidote as soon as possible."
Hyuga Mirai took the poison sample, nodded, and said, "I understand. Please wait a moment; I will research the antidote as quickly as possible."
After speaking, Hyuga Mirai took the poison sample and returned to the laboratory on the second basement floor.
After pushing the door open, Hyuga Mirai's Shadow Clone reported to his main body and other Shadow Clones inside, "Everyone, the Sand Ninja have developed a new poison."
"Then just follow the old rule; two Shadow Clones will research the antidote, and my experiment here is almost complete."
Hyuga Mirai's main body said without looking up. On the experimental platform in front of him was a humanoid mechanical creature.
This was the mechanical creature assistant Hyuga Mirai created for himself, extracting the activity of hashirama cells and the regenerative characteristics of Eight-Tails cells to create the biological body, while the internal structure consisted of a mechanical skeleton and meridians made of electromagnetic components.
The fusion of hashirama cells and Eight-Tails cells went exceptionally smoothly. In less than a month, Hyuga Mirai successfully cultivated a new cell by fusing the two types of cells, and then used it to create the biological body.
"Now, only the 'power' and 'soul' parts are left. Half a month ago, news came from the black market that someone took on the star stone mission. So much time has passed; there should be results by now."
Hyuga Mirai thought to himself, if there isn't a powerful energy furnace to support the biological mechanical assistant's power, then relying on the biological body to refine energy would only be for daily consumption, and a new biological body might need to be replaced after a period of time.
As for the 'soul' of the biological mechanical assistant, Hyuga Mirai had received all the computer components he commissioned from the black market half a month ago. He had already assembled three supercomputers himself to develop an artificial intelligence system.
Although the speed was a bit slow, Purple Snake was unwilling to use the humanoid biological mechanical body created by Hyuga Mirai, so Hyuga Mirai had no choice but to use artificial intelligence to serve as the control system for the biological mechanical assistant.
However, Hyuga Mirai did not neglect Purple Snake's development either.
Ten days ago, Hyuga Mirai's summoned beast, Purple Snake, evolved the ability to speak human language. According to the tradition of Ryuchi Cave, the next step is extensive hunting, allowing the snake's body to grow rapidly by consuming food, thereby reaching a standard capable of absorbing Natural Energy.
At that time, Purple Snake would be qualified to learn Sage Mode from White Snake Sage.
However, very few snakes in Ryuchi Cave develop to this extent; the threshold for learning Sage Mode is too high. Otherwise, over a thousand years, only a few snakes in Ryuchi Cave have mastered Sage Mode, and even Manda does not have this qualification.
This was not difficult for Hyuga Mirai. His research on cultivating Purple Snake and the fusion between hashirama cells and Eight-Tails cells had already succeeded, and the growth potion specially formulated for Purple Snake would also be produced soon.
After Purple Snake drinks this potion, it will possess powerful cellular activity and regenerative abilities; moreover, Hyuga Mirai is also considering modifying Purple Snake to have Chakra meridians, limbs, and wings to enhance Purple Snake's various abilities.
It took nearly a day to formulate the antidote. This time, the Sand Ninja's poison was interesting; it mainly damaged the nervous system. Was it intended to make Konoha Ninja lose their ability to act on the battlefield and then kill them on the spot?
If Hyuga Mirai had all his Shadow Clones cooperate in researching the antidote, he could shorten the time, but his current speed was already very fast. Even if he were to be a Konoha hero, Hyuga Mirai did not want to be the most conspicuous one.
After the finished antidote and its formula were ready, Hyuga Mirai took these results and walked out, believing that the people at the frontline camp must be very anxious.
The frontline Ninja who remained on the first floor, upon seeing Hyuga Mirai emerge from the stairs, immediately showed a hint of joy on their faces and went up to him, eagerly asking,
"Mirai-kun, has the antidote been researched?"
Hyuga Mirai didn't waste words and directly handed him the results, saying, "These are the antidote and the formula. Take them back immediately and have the Medical Camp at the front line mass-produce them."
"It succeeded? As expected of Mirai-kun! I will go back and hand it over to Jonin Aoki at the Medical Camp right away."
Returning even a second earlier meant many injured Ninja would be detoxified a second sooner. Currently, the Sand Ninja relied on poison to inflict great harm on Konoha Ninja every time. If it weren't for the antidote formulated by Hyuga Mirai, the Land of Rivers Camp would have been in peril long ago.
Therefore, this team of Ninja dared not delay time at all. After receiving the antidote and the formula, they immediately set off back to the Land of Rivers Camp.
After seeing off this Ninja, Hyuga Mirai did not immediately return to the laboratory; the experiments there were nearing completion. He wanted to go outside to inquire about black market news and also check on Vortex Ayaka's training progress, bringing her some new training content.
Subsequently, Hyuga Mirai pretended to stroll through Kikyō Castle. After a while, he took the opportunity to split off a Shadow Clone, letting the Shadow Clone return to the laboratory in his place, while Hyuga Mirai walked out of Kikyō Castle.
Hyuga Mirai first arrived at a black market within the Land of Fire. If the commission he issued was completed, he would be able to check the results here.
After finding the person in charge of the black market exchange, Hyuga Mirai, disguised, explained his purpose, and then someone went to inquire about the news for him.
After a while, the person in charge of this black market returned and said to Hyuga Mirai, "The bounty has been completed. The star stone will be delivered in about three days. You can just come here to pick it up then."
Hyuga Mirai nodded. Although he was happy inside, he maintained a poker face and left directly.
"I didn't expect to get the star stone so easily. Is Star Ninja Village too weak, or are the bounty hunters who took the mission too strong?"
Hyuga Mirai only thought about it for a moment and then didn't dwell on the matter. He only wanted the star stone to create an assistant; he didn't want to bother with other things.
During these three days waiting for the star stone, Hyuga Mirai planned to visit Vortex Ayaka. Although he had only seen her once in a month, Vortex Ayaka's training progress was not slow at all.
Vortex Ayaka was a few years older than Hyuga Mirai. Due to the upheaval experienced by the Uzumaki Clan, no one taught her the basic knowledge of Ninja when she was young; however, this girl was able to perceive Chakra under the pressure of death and apply it to her limbs, which shows that Vortex Ayaka has a strong innate control over Chakra.
In one month, she learned the Three Body Technique, tree climbing, water walking, and the basic knowledge of Sealing Jutsu. Especially concerning Sealing Jutsu, Vortex Ayaka truly unleashed the talent of the Uzumaki Clan, learning at a very fast pace.
This time, Hyuga Mirai went to find Vortex Ayaka to prepare several low-level Sealing Jutsu and barrier Ninjutsu for her.
Once Vortex Ayaka learns these, Hyuga Mirai plans to teach her Medical Ninjutsu; as for high-level Sealing Jutsu, Hyuga Mirai doesn't know many himself, and until he is completely sure that Vortex Ayaka will not betray him, Hyuga Mirai does not intend to teach her high-level Sealing Jutsu.
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