I'm in the Dragon Clan, bound to the Naruto Counterattack System

"Sanjay, I'm going out for a bit. Could you get me some late-night snack?"

"Huh? Oh."

Cheng stuffed his laptop into his backpack, got up, pushed open the door, and headed straight for the Norton Building.

Sanjay watched Cheng Sui's departing figure, then glanced at the tempting fried salmon on Cheng Sui's table and couldn't help but swallow.

The autumn nights in Chicago are already chilly.

The ash trees lining the roads of Kassel College have golden leaves that rustle down in the night breeze.

A cold wind blew in through his collar, and Cheng Sui subconsciously tightened his collar, even though with his current physique he might not feel cold even if he wore shorts to the Arctic.

Chu Zihang actually completed the research and development of the Bloodlust Technique so quickly.

Cheng Sui was initially surprised, but upon reflection, it made sense since Chu Zihang was almost obsessively focused on becoming stronger.

I was looking through Chu Zihang's research materials when I noticed something was off. The methods mentioned in the materials seemed to be quite universal, and none of the refining processes involved the characteristics of dragon blood.

This means that he himself might also be able to use this technology to refine another type of bloodline within his body.

Did Chu Zihang, as a researcher, notice this characteristic of bloodlust? The answer is yes.

The problem is that in the world of dragons, human blood has no power. No matter how much you refine it, human blood is still human blood, just like water that does not contain alcohol will not become strong liquor no matter how much it is distilled.

Cheng Sui, however, was an exception.

He possessed the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan and also incorporated Hashirama cells from Danzo. The latter was particularly special, as the fully-formed Hashirama Senju was a born Sage Body!

The Vortex Bloodline provided by the system is pure enough, and the risks of refining it rashly are unknown, so Cheng Sui does not intend to take the risk.

However, I can try to refine the Hashirama cells in my body. After all, these are inferior cells transplanted from Danzo, and they are still a long way from being a true complete form. I can refine them with complete peace of mind.

The final fate of Bloodlust is to fall into the form of Deadpool. So what would happen if I refined Hashirama's cells to the extreme? Would I become a Sage Body like Hashirama, or even a more transcendent being?

Cheng Sui took out his phone and sent a text message to Chu Zihang.

Cheng Sui: Have you tried it?

Chu Zihang: Not yet. It stopped when it was close to the critical blood-burst line. Blood-burst is not needed for the time being.

So you mean you can activate Bloodlust anytime if needed, right?

Cheng Sui understood Chu Zihang's unspoken meaning and gained a new understanding of Chu Zihang's ruthless nature.

The Norton building was now in sight. He pressed his thumb against the access control, scanned the code to complete the authentication, and the heavy doors slid open silently.

"Norma, close all windows of the Norton Building and seal off all entrances and exits."

"Received. All entrances and exits have been closed as requested."

The windows and doors were silently closed, and now the Norton House was so sealed off that not even a mosquito could get in.

Cheng Sui gave Norma an order: it's always better to be careful in everything; he had to prevent any possibility of his information being leaked.

Arriving at the Norton Building's basement, Cheng Sui took his laptop out of his bag, opened the attachment in Chu Zihang's email, and placed it aside.

He took a deep breath and began refining his bloodline according to the instructions in the attachment.

The object is not dragon's blood, but the cyborg cells within the body.

In fact, Hashirama cells and dragon's blood have some similarities; both are corrosive to the human body. However, the corrosive effect of dragon's blood is a destructive invasion, while that of Hashirama cells is more like a savage erosion by overwhelming life force.

In the original Naruto manga, there was a case where transplant recipients were unable to fully control Hashirama's cells, resulting in them transforming into monsters.

Although it wasn't shown in the original Naruto manga, Cheng Sui suspected that the high concentration of Hashirama cells might also have some degree of mental intrusion, which could be inferred from the Hashirama face that appeared on Danzo's arm and Madara Uchiha's chest.

Cheng Sui's consciousness gradually sank into his body, guiding the Blood Explosion technique to be applied to the Hashirama cells.

In an instant, Cheng Sui felt a surge of life force welling up from his body. Every cell in his body was greedily absorbing the surging life force. Cheng Sui could clearly feel that his physical fitness and total chakra were rising at an alarming rate.

But Cheng Sui soon realized something was wrong. The surging life force gradually exceeded his control, and even the surface of his skin began to show signs of woodiness. Cheng Sui was so frightened that he immediately stopped refining his bloodline.

Clenching his fist, Cheng Sui assessed his current physical condition. His physical attributes and total chakra had increased to about 1.5 times what they were before. If he were to exchange another punch with Ahmed now, he could probably render Ahmed incapacitated on the spot.

With a long sigh, Cheng Sui calmed the restless life force within him.

It seems unrealistic to refine Hashirama's cells all at once. We need to wait for the cells to fully digest the life force before proceeding to the next round of bloodline refinement; otherwise, the lignification we just witnessed was a precursor.

Fortunately, due to the nature of Bloodlust, this improvement is permanent.

Previously, Cheng Sui had been troubled by the lack of a stable means to continuously become stronger, but now he has made up for this shortcoming.

……

Kassel College, underground, equipment department.

Angers took out a black card and swiped it on the white door.

"Access granted. Welcome, Principal Angers."

Cheng Sui stood behind Angers and couldn't help but yawn.

After refining Hashirama's cells yesterday, I tried to develop several ninjutsu.

This includes, but is not limited to: developing the genjutsu of the three-tomoe Sharingan, expanding the range of his modified chakra perception techniques, combining chakra threads with the Uchiha-style shuriken throwing technique, and condensing the Rasengan with the Nine-Tails' chakra.

He didn't go back to his dorm to sleep until almost dawn, only to be woken up early the next morning by Norma, who said that Angers had notified him to come to the equipment department and asked him to arrive before nine o'clock in the morning.

"So, Principal, why did you call me here? It can't be just to have morning tea with you, can it?" Cheng Sui stretched. "You're an elderly person and sleep lightly every day, while we young people need to get proper rest."

Angers chuckled and led the way into the pure white room: "So, in the eyes of my most prized student, I've become a sleepless old man?"

"Not at all, I think you're still a strong man who can ride a horse on your arm, Principal." Cheng Sui followed behind Angers and looked around the room.

The room was pure white, with the walls, floor, and ceiling all made of one square meter of white building material, the texture of which resembled a somewhat rough marble surface.

Angers went to the center of the room, where three boxes were placed.

"What's this?" Cheng Sui also noticed the three boxes.

"You're going to Japan soon, so as an elder, I should give you a farewell gift."

Cheng Sui's eyes lit up.

Finally, the old man dropped gold coins!