Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 222 Effects and Choices
"But!"

When Xianglin was about to say something.

"Okay, Karin, let's start the experiment. Turn on all the testing equipment. If there is a real failure, this will be a critical reference data."

Menma waved his hand and interrupted Karin's words.

Then he took off his shirt.

The exposed skin, which had become bronzed due to various high-intensity training and exposure to wind and sun, lay directly on the smooth and cold laboratory table, connecting the instrument lines to his body one by one.

Determination expressed through actions.

Karin could only do this after taking a deep breath.

Walk to the side and turn on the instruments directly.

After all preparations are completed.

"Pfft!"

Menma inserted the syringe filled with the special blue-green liquid into his arm and with a light push, all the liquid was injected into it.

"!?"

next second.

The first thing he felt was an icy cold sensation invading him, which made Menma shudder subconsciously. Then, he felt as if his blood was boiling, which instantly changed his expression, like a world of raging ice and fire.

Let Menma's body be cold and hot at times.

Then it turned into a feeling that seemed to make his whole body explode.

The bitten lips were like clenched fists.

Veins popped out on his forehead, and sweat oozed out.

Menma's expression became so distorted.

In the previous test.

Menma was already very aware of the drastic effects that this bottle of special liquid would have on the body, but he didn't expect that it would become even more exaggerated when it directly acted on his own body!
If any ordinary person were to come here at this moment, he would have collapsed first.

This is not just about physical strength, but also the equally important mental endurance. Without any one of them, it would be impossible to proceed.

"Does it hurt so much?"

Menma felt as if his body was about to be torn apart.

But the experiment has already begun.

Menma cannot and will not be interrupted. He must rely on his own willpower to get through it.

Of course, the most important thing is that Menma’s own physical strength can withstand the current kind of tearing.

Even if you can’t look inside.

Menma can also clearly judge that his cells are constantly dividing and reorganizing.

Then new cells extend out.

Essentially, this is a life-wasting practice.

Just like Tsunade in the original work who opened the Yin Seal and then used the Creation Regeneration Technique, it seemed like she was using huge chakra for self-healing, but the cells that were constantly dividing at a high speed were consuming her own lifespan.

Because human cell division is limited!

But for Menma.

This is nothing.

If my strength is not strong enough and the plan fails, I might die in two years. Why should I care about the loss of my life?!

And if you are strong enough, the plan will succeed smoothly.

If the power of one's own bloodline is enhanced and one can be upgraded to the level of the main family of the Otsutsuki clan, then what does the loss of lifespan caused by this little cell division mean? ?

The Otsutsuki clan has an almost infinite lifespan.

That is beyond the scope of human beings.

It's a species of another level.

Therefore, Menma didn't care at all about these cells that were dividing and reorganizing at a high speed. Everything he did was to strengthen his own strength.

"Hold on! Hold on! You must hold on!"

Menma tried hard to suppress the pain in his body that was almost torn apart.

Every tremor, every second that passes.

For Menma, it was like hell.

Karin, who was standing next to the monitoring equipment, became even more tense. Most of these instruments were provided by Shibuki, but the most important and sophisticated ones were obtained from Orochimaru.

In terms of resources in this area, there are not many people in the ninja world who can compare with Orochimaru.

It is precisely because of these high-level instruments.

Only then can the smallest cellular changes be detected.

At this moment, Karin can clearly see the changes in the cells in Menma's body.

This speed has far exceeded any previous experiment, and is rapidly approaching the critical point that the two of them had initially estimated. Once this critical point is exceeded, what kind of consequences will it bring is something that Menma and Karin cannot predict.

"Don't go up there, don't go up there!"

Xianglin clasped her hands together, her face full of worry.

The value rises little by little.

The exaggerated changes displayed in the instrument.

"what!!!"

And Menma finally couldn't hold back his shrill screams.

"Menma!?"

At that moment, Xianglin's heart was completely entangled.

But at this moment, she couldn't do anything.

I can only watch from the sidelines.

It lasted for several minutes.

That is the rising speed that slowly decreases, and then freezes at the numerical moment just at the critical point.

Xianglin slowly exhaled a breath of foul air.

Finally, I can finally relax my anxious heart.

"Menma? How do you feel?"

After quickly recording the relevant data, Karin immediately walked to Menma's side and asked with a look of concern.

"Well, it's not bad. Although it's much more painful than expected, it's still within the tolerable range. How is it? Have you recorded the values? How much is the difference from the expectation?"

Menma let out a long sigh, turned his head and said with a smile.

"All the values ​​have been recorded. Except for the rate of cell division being much faster than we expected, all other deviations are within acceptable ranges. How do you feel about your body now? Has your endurance improved?"

Xianglin nodded and replied, and after a pause, she asked with a hint of curiosity.

All goals and effects before experiments are set hypothetically.

The final result may not necessarily meet the expectations of the experiment. Especially when it comes to changes in the body and cells, even Orochimaru dare not guarantee it, not to mention the Uzumaki clan. Before Menma, Orochimaru did not have an orthodox Uzumaki clan bloodline for him to study, and all the data was based on other cases. Later, the time was too short.

If Orochimaru was given a year or two, things might be different.

That's Orochimaru after all!

Therefore, in this experiment, neither Menma nor Karin was 100% sure.

It can only be said that it is a high probability event.

Fortunately, the worst-case scenario with a small probability did not happen.

“It doesn’t seem to be very obvious at the moment.”

Menma frowned slightly and thought for a moment, then shook his head gently and said.

This kind of enhanced cellular activity and strengthened physical adaptability is not a purely obvious change, but can be considered an invisible improvement.

Even Menma himself, as the carrier, can hardly say that he can accurately perceive and judge the changes in his own body.

"Let me try it!"

Menma slowly closed his eyes, carefully sensing the changes in his body.

It seems to have more vitality than before.

But it is not very obvious.

If it wasn't his own body and he wasn't a member of the Uzumaki clan, he wouldn't be able to sense it at all.

"boom!"

next second.

The chakra that Menma directly burst out.

In an instant, he reached the level of four tails.

The fox's tail sways upward.

This feeling of expansion can be clearly felt.

Originally, when the chakra of the tailed beast explodes to more than half of its level, it can transform into a half-tailed beast. In the original work, when Naruto was fighting Orochimaru, his four tails or nearly five tails mode was a half-tailed beast.

However, that guy's outburst was unconscious, and it was the result of being invaded by the Nine-Tailed Fox's consciousness and controlled by his own dark side.

In this life, Menma will not be controlled by the Nine-Tails' consciousness, and he gets along well with the Nine-Tails.

Therefore, whether or not to transform into a half-tailed beast depends on Menma himself.

The same goes for the two perfect-formed Jinchūriki, Yagura Karatachi and Killer Bee.

Whatever form is most suitable for him to fight in, that's the form he uses. Menma relies a lot on his various ninjutsu and techniques like the Diamond Seal, so he naturally won't transform into a half-tailed beast to fight.

Anyway, for Menma now, the standard for measuring his combat power is to see how much Nine-Tails' chakra he can mobilize. Whether he transforms into a tailed beast or not doesn't mean much, unless he wants to get a tailed beast ball someday, then he can indeed give it a try.

But Menma can't do that now.

As long as the Eight Trigrams Seal is not completely lifted, Menma cannot fully use the Nine-Tails' chakra.

"There is a slight change, but it's not very obvious..."

Carefully feeling the changes in his body and the degree of compatibility with the Nine-Tails' chakra, Menma opened his eyes, and a hint of disappointment appeared in his pupils. He had thought that after going through so many complicated experiments and enduring such severe pain, even if he could not achieve the perfect effect he expected, he should at least achieve half of it. But now it seems that he has only achieved one-fifth of his expectations at most? Or even less?
Although Menma is not very clear about what level he needs to reach in order to perfectly withstand and adapt to the Nine-Tails' chakra and not get hurt, he can be sure that the current level is definitely not enough.

In the original novel, Naruto had to master the Sage Mode in the very late stage before he could perfectly adapt to the Nine-Tails Chakra, so he would not be "burned" by the excessive amount of Nine-Tails Chakra!

There must be a certain gap between my current self and Naruto who has mastered the Sage Mode.

"It still doesn't work after all this? Why? Aren't all the previous efforts wasted?"

When Karin heard Menma's words, she also showed an expression of disappointment and heartache.

Disappointed that all past efforts seem to have been in vain.

What makes me sad is that Menma has already endured so much pain, but he still can't achieve his expected intention.

At this moment, Karin was even more emotional than Menma, and was the one who could not accept the current situation at all.

And what was even more obvious was that Karin was more concerned about the pain Menma had just endured.

In Karin's eyes now, Menma is her only one.

This is a feeling I haven't had since my mother passed away.

If possible, Karin doesn't even want to see Menma get hurt in the slightest. Is that an exaggeration? It's that exaggerated!

"Haha, it hasn't reached that point yet. There is still an effect, but it's not that obvious. We still have to wait and see the results later."

Menma said, smiling and shaking his head.

As someone who spends every day together, Menma can of course tell what Karin is thinking. At that moment, he showed an increasingly peaceful expression and spoke in a gentle voice.

"Should we continue with the next step? We haven't achieved the expected effect yet. If the Nine-Tails' chakra really gets out of control, it is very likely to bring bad results, right?"

Karin pursed her lips and looked up at Menma, still speaking with a hint of worry.

"This is not something to worry about. The reason I did this in the beginning was just to prevent any accidents. I have a good relationship with the Nine-Tails, and normally there will be no chakra runaway. The seal still needs to be broken as soon as possible. In this way, I can truly have the confidence to fight against those people and those ninja villages, Karin."

Menma said, shaking his head slightly.

This is why Menma has to be anxious.

Especially the Akatsuki organization.

Although he was not very clear why he had taken out Kakashi's eyes, Obito had not taken action yet, but the pressure and threat still existed, not to mention that there was also Madara who had been staying in the Pure Land for a long time.

Now all Nagato needs to do is take action.

When the Six Paths of Pain appear together.

Menma couldn't bear it anymore, not to mention that there was also Obito who was eyeing him covetously. Menma had to fully master the Nine-Tails' chakra as soon as possible.

if that's the case.

Only then will he have the confidence to deal with Nagato who is using a Rinnegan that is not his own, and Obito who is a one-eyed dragon.

There is a lot to do, but time is short.

Menma had to push himself a little.

"But Kyuubi..."

"Don't worry, Karin, trust me, there will be no problem."

Seeing Xianglin, I want to say something.

Menma stretched out his right hand and gently patted Karin's head and said, he did not explain the relationship between himself and the Nine-Tails.

Because that would involve a lot of things.

It’s not that Menma doesn’t trust Karin, but now is really not the right time and there is no need for it.

For some things, it is enough to understand them yourself!
"Okay, then let's do it the same way as before, using the Four Symbols Seal to reverse the attack?"

Looking at Menma who had a determined look on his face.

Karin knew very well that she couldn't convince Menma. Although she still didn't believe in the Nine-Tails in her heart, since Menma insisted, Karin could only choose to support him.

"Well, this is the best solution we can think of at the moment. What's more, the Eight Diagrams Seal is based on the Four Symbols Seal. There is still a certain probability. Let's give it a try."

Menma nodded heavily and said.

(End of this chapter)