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Chapter 118 Transparent Escape Technique and Hashirama Cells! (10,000-word update, please subscribe and vote!)

Turning his gaze away from Moonlight Gale, Xingxia Xiuyi looked at the middle-aged man beside him.

Gekko quickly said, "Shuichi Jonin, Hayate is coughing and having difficulty breathing due to the awakening of his clan's Transcendental Bloodline Limit. However, there has never been a similar symptom in the history of the clan."

As she spoke, Moonlight Radiance became somewhat somber, adding, "Of course, it's been a long time since anyone has awakened their bloodline limit."

"Therefore, please do your utmost to treat Jifeng!"

Moonlight Radiance bowed ninety degrees, saying excitedly, "The Moonlight Clan will be eternally grateful!"

Hoshita Hideichi quickly said, "Senior, please don't be like that, and don't worry too much. We will do our best no matter what!"

At this moment, Yakushi Nonou stopped and said, "The situation has stabilized for the time being."

"Whether it is a bloodline disease or not still requires a series of tests."

"In addition, the part of the lung that was already fibrotic cannot be restored; it can only be removed, and then a regenerative technique can be used to make the missing part grow back."

"If it's not a bloodline disease, then there shouldn't be any problems after the surgery."

"If it's a bloodline disease..."

Yakushi Nono's expression turned serious.

Bloodline diseases are a problem for the entire ninja world.

Of course, it is also very rare.

After all, the power of bloodline limit is a rare existence.

Upon hearing this, Hoshino Hideichi immediately said, "Let's discuss the diagnosis of bloodline disease later."

"I'm going to prepare for the surgery. Let others handle the checkups; they can be done simultaneously!"

Yakushi Nonou nodded: "Then it's decided."

With Tsunade absent, Yakushi Nonou was the most skilled medical ninja in Konoha Hospital. She gave the order for herself, Asuka, Hoshino Shuichi, and Shizune to perform surgery on Gekko Hayate.

Another medical ninja led a team to collect biopsy samples from Hayate Gekko during the surgery preparation.

Blood, spinal cord...lesions in the lungs.

The last one requires the use of a chakra scalpel and the technique of extracting small ailments, which can generally only be performed by medical ninjas at the Jonin level.

Of course, ordinary methods can be used in conjunction with medical ninjutsu to open the chest and obtain a biopsy sample.

……

At the command of Pharmacist Nonou, everyone quickly got to work, and Tsukiko, the family member, was asked to leave the ward.

When Hoshino Shuichi finished his pre-operative preparations, he discovered that the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had also arrived.

Then it dawned on him that Hayate Gekko must still be a student at the Ninja Academy, and he looked to be only six or seven years old.

A ninja academy student who awakens his bloodline limit.

Whether as the principal of the Ninja Academy or as the Hokage, it is only natural for him to be here.

"The Third Hokage!"

Hoshita Hideichi stepped forward to greet him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, having already understood the situation, nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Hayate!"

Hoshino nodded: "Third Hokage, rest assured, we will do our best."

At this moment, the ward door opened, and all the necessary biopsy materials had been obtained. Hoshino Shuichi and the others immediately pushed Gekko Hayate to the operating room.

However, this operating room wasn't filled with instruments; it was an empty room except for the stone bed.

Of course, the spell formations formed by the runes on the ground indicated that this was not a simple empty house.

Place Moonlight Gale on the stone platform surrounded by spells, and Hoshino Shuichi removes Moonlight Gale's shirt and quickly draws spells on his chest.

This technique, as well as the techniques on the ground, are all meant to assist in the healing and regeneration techniques that will be needed later.

After the spell pattern was drawn and everything was ready, Yakushi Nonou and Asuka stood at the positions of the two spell patterns on the head of Gekko Hayate.

Meanwhile, Hoshino Hideichi stood next to the stone platform.

He pressed his left hand against the spell mark on Moonlight Gale's chest, and a green light immediately shone, enveloping Moonlight Gale's entire chest.

Immediately afterwards, Hoshinoichi raised his right hand, and chakra enveloped his right hand, forming a chakra scalpel.

However, he suddenly paused, looked up at Jingyin beside him, and said, "Jingyin, you handle the technique to extract the small ailment!"

"Huh?"

Shizune hesitated for a moment: "Is this... alright?"

Yakushi Nonou smiled encouragingly, "Don't worry, with Shuichi here, everything will be fine!"

"yes!"

Silently nodded and stepped forward with a serious expression.

Previously, she had only practiced the technique of extracting small lesions from small animals.

Seeing that silence was ready, Hoshino Hideaki immediately said solemnly, "Begin!"

With that, his chakra scalpel had already plunged into Hayate Gekko's chest cavity.

However, the chakra scalpel did not damage Hayate Gekko's skin or other tissues. It only revealed its unparalleled sharpness when it touched the affected area.

This is the beauty of the Chakra Scalpel.

Kabuto Yakushi once used this technique to sever Tsunade's diaphragm, causing her to have difficulty breathing, but Tsunade showed no visible injuries.

However, this was not a battle, but a treatment, so Hoshino Shuichi very carefully cut off a small piece of Gekko Hayate's fibrotic lung, while Shizune immediately used the Fine Extraction Technique to envelop the cut-off part in a chakra bubble and slowly remove it from the body.

Furthermore, at the same time as the excision, Yakushi Nonou activated a magic circle, and together with Asuka, used the technique of regeneration to make the excised part grow back through cell division.

Of course, no medium, such as hair, is used here.

It was because of Asuka's powerful Yang Release ability, the extremely small gap itself, and the stem cells in her lungs.

Cut off a little, extract a little, treat a little.

And then continue!

This process was repeated over and over.

The left lung, then the right lung.

Fortunately, the scale of the fibrosis was not large, and with Asuka's powerful chakra support, no one had to be replaced in the middle, and the problem was completely resolved in half an hour.

However, Shizune was exhausted and was helped out of the operating room by Hoshino Shuichi.

"The procedure was executed flawlessly, without any mistakes."

Sitting in a chair to rest, Hoshino praised Shizune profusely, "You can say you've completely mastered this technique!"

Silent nodded happily, revealing a tired smile.

On the other side, Moonlight Gale was wheeled back to his ward, and then a large number of instruments were put on him to monitor his body.

After resting for half an hour, Hoshino Shuichi and Shizune returned to the ward together.

The results of the previous biopsy have also come back.

Hoshino Hideichi reached out and took a test result. Then, looking at Gekko Hayate's father, Gekko Teru, his expression turned serious: "It seems there's a high possibility of a bloodline disease."

Yakushi Nonou and another medical ninja, Oyaku, nodded in unison. Oyaku then said, "Based on current observations, Hayate's lungs are showing signs of disease again after the surgery, but the rate of progression is very slow."

"However, it is foreseeable that if a bloodline limit is used, then this speed will be increased."

Pulmonary fibrosis is irreversible, and the only treatment is the one that was just used.

Yakushi Nonou continued, "The most crucial point is that he is too young, which will affect his development."

Gekko's expression changed drastically: "This... Lady Nonou, will this affect Hayate's ability to become a ninja?"

"Won't!"

It was Hoshino Shuichi who spoke. He put down the documents and said, "His physical fitness will be relatively poor, and breathing problems will also affect him in battle."

"Most importantly, there's no way to completely solve it."

"Each time fibrotic lung tissue is removed, the disease will continue to progress, and this repeated process will greatly deplete one's life force."

"The current recommendation is to reduce the use of hematopoietic boundary markers and slow down the progression of the disease."

Moonlight Radiance sighed dejectedly: "Isn't there a way to completely solve this?"

Hoshino Hideichi shook his head: "The principles of bloodline diseases have not yet been fully understood, but judging from the current situation, it has already led to genetic mutations and defects in the immune system."

He did have some ideas on how to address the defects in the immune system, but those defects were not actually in the immune system.

Going deeper, it's about genetic mutation, and genetic mutation is the power of the bloodline limit.

So we've returned to where we started.

Composing himself, Hoshino Shuichi comforted him, "Senior Hui, there's no need for that. Hayate is still young and has plenty of time to think of a solution."

"Moreover, it won't affect his ability to become a ninja for now."

"On the contrary, the awakening of the bloodline limit, even without using the power of the bloodline limit itself, has a great effect on Hayate due to the accompanying changes."

At this moment, Moonlight Gale's eyelids twitched, and then he opened his eyes.

At first, everything was blurry, but after a moment, Moonlight Gale's vision returned, and he saw Hoshino Shuichi. He immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Shuichi-senpai!"

This is his idol!

However, he soon became aware of his condition and the circumstances surrounding his unconsciousness.

Hoshino Shuichi smiled gently: "Hello, Hayate!"

Hayate Gekko's gaze swept over the people around him, especially when he saw his father's face, and he immediately felt sad: "Shuichi-senpai, does this mean I can no longer be a ninja?"

Hoshino Hideichi smiled and said, "No, not at all."

"Although there are some minor issues, they don't really affect your ability to become a ninja at the moment."

Upon hearing this, Moonlight Gale immediately became excited: "Really?"

"Father, is what Shuichi-senpai said true?"

Gekko had recovered and nodded, saying, "Of course, Shuichi-kun is a medical ninja!"

"Very good!"

Moonlight Gale was completely relieved.

Hoshino Shuuichi said, "Then, Hayate, let's test your bloodline limit!"

"Um!"

Moonlight and Gale nodded, then lowered their eyes and mobilized their power.

Soon, his figure disappeared before everyone's eyes.

Not only that, even its breath disappeared.

However, under Hoshinoichi's listening technique, in addition...

Suddenly, Hoshino Shizuka's eyes were ignited by blue flames.

Thermal vision!

"The body's heat radiation hasn't been eliminated..."

Under the heat vision, Hoshino Shuichi saw the transparent Moonlight Gale.

Lying on the bed, Gekko Hayate also sensed Hoshino Shuichi's gaze. Looking at those eyes radiating intense blue light, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Is this... Shuichi-senpai's eye technique, bloodline limit?"

"I don't think I've ever heard of Shuichi-senpai having a bloodline limit..."

Hoshino Shuichi withdrew his heat vision and said, "Alright, Hayate, stop the technique!"

Moonlight Gale immediately stopped the spell, and then suddenly felt a little short of breath, so he quickly patted his chest.

Meanwhile, both Yakushi Nono and Oya were watching the screen of the monitoring device next to them. As expected, the lesions in Gekko Hayate's lungs were accelerating with the use of the bloodline limit.

Hematologic disorders have been definitively diagnosed!

Gale Light caught his breath and recovered, asking in a somewhat panicked tone, "Senior Shuichi, what... what happened?"

Hoshino Shuichi comforted him, "The bloodline limit puts a lot of pressure on your lungs, so you must use its power with caution."

"Also, work on your lung capacity."

After saying that, Hoshino Shuichi and Yakushi Nonou left together and came to the office.

Hoshino Hideichi asked, "Senior Imperial Physician, you have the most experience. Have you ever encountered bloodline diseases?"

The physician was a cold woman, around forty years old, who said, "I have never encountered a bloodline disease, unless you count the Uchiha clan!"

Uchiha...

Hoshino Hideaki shook his head.

He then thought of the Kurama clan, who, like the Gekko clan, had not had anyone awaken their bloodline limit for a long time.

"I wonder if Kurama Yakumo has been born yet. Is her bloodline disease also considered a possibility?"

Hoshino Shizuka's thoughts wandered.

Meanwhile, Pharmacist Nonou and Oyaku discuss the situation of Moonlight Hayate, seeking a way to suppress the disease.

As for a complete solution, that's not realistic right now.

With their medical technology, they are still unable to solve the problem of genetic mutations.

While listening to the two's discussion, Hoshino Shuichi thought of Hashirama's cells.

If the Moonlight Gale can be withstood, the Hashirama cells should have a high chance of resolving the issue.

Besides interstitial cells...

Hoshino Shuichi pondered for a moment, then thought of Orochimaru's human modification techniques.

"Since we can't fundamentally solve the problem of bloodline diseases, we'll just treat the symptoms..."

Hoshita Shuichi changed course, perhaps using Orochimaru's methods to modify the human body, enhancing Gekko Hayate's lung capacity, or even replacing the function of the lungs.

However, the matter of human modification still needs to be carefully considered, especially since it must first go through the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, which is politically correct.

"If we're going to submit a report, we need to be well-prepared. Hmm... let's wait until Orochimaru's software modifications are finished."

After thinking for a moment, Hoshita Hideichi said to Yakushi Nonou and Oyasu, "Dean, Oyasu-senpai, I'll go see Lady Tsunade!"

Yakushi Nono and Goya nodded in unison; they had had this idea earlier.

In terms of medical skills, Tsunade is still the most skilled in Konoha.

……

After leaving Konoha Hospital, Hoshino Shuichi arrived at Tsunade's house. One of his shadow clones was still there, so it was surprised to see him.

"Shuichi, what happened?"

"Tsunade asked."

After dispelling the shadow clone, Hoshino Shuichi sat down and recounted the situation of Gekko Hayate.

After listening, Tsunade shook her head: "I can't solve bloodline diseases like this. Your method is already the best."

Hoshino Hideichi was not disappointed, and instead said, "I came to see the village's data on the First Hokage's cell research."

Tsunade frowned upon hearing this: "You intend to solve that child's problem using this method?"

Hoshita Shuichi shook his head: "Although I haven't seen the data yet, I know that the cells of the First Hokage are not something an ordinary person can withstand."

"The reason we need to see the data on the First Hokage's cell research is because it relates to the medical ninjutsu we are developing."

"The fastest and best way to achieve rapid self-healing is undoubtedly through cell metabolism and cell division."

Tsunade nodded. Currently, the research focuses on how to rapidly promote cell metabolism and division.

Hoshita Shuichi continued, "When I was training in Lightning Release: Body Flicker Technique, I realized that Lightning Release: Cell Activation can permanently increase the activation level of cells."

Tsunade nodded again: "That's true. The Raikage's physical strength is partly due to this kind of training."

Hoshita Shuichi changed the subject, saying, "Lady Tsunade should also know about Asuka-neechan's special status, right?"

"Her constitution has an amazing healing effect and can replenish chakra, which is essentially an abundant Yang Release."

"But Yang Release can actually manifest in different ways. For example, Asuka can replenish energy and heal others, but she cannot heal herself."

"It is rumored that the First Hokage had an amazing self-healing ability. My speculation is that the First Hokage's cells had amazing activity. When they were injured, they would divide on their own without needing to control them or form hand seals."

Shuichi Hoshino felt that Hashirama's cells could be compared to certain extremely reactive elements that would react violently once stimulated.

Such speculation is not unfounded.

Instead, it was based on his observations of his previous increase in cell activity, the effect of tailed beast chakra on the activation of body cells, and Asuka's physique.

If he had his own laboratory, Hoshino Shuichi would have conducted further research on Asuka's cells.

After listening to Hoshishita Shuichi's words, Tsunade fell into deep thought. Then she got up, retrieved a scroll, and handed it to Hoshishita Shuichi, saying in a deep voice, "Take a look!"

"Your speculation is indeed correct. Grandfather's cells do have extremely strong activity, which is why no one could withstand the previous experiments."

"Not only did I fail to gain the power of Wood Release, but I was also devoured by my grandfather's power."

Xingxia Xiu nodded without speaking, and silently flipped through the documents.

By the time Shizune finished reading the materials, it was already dark outside. Shizune had also returned from Konoha Hospital and was arranging dinner.

Hoshino Hideichi exhaled a breath of stale air, but a smile appeared on his face.

Hashirama cells do indeed possess astonishing activity. Once transplanted into the human body, they multiply infinitely by consuming the recipient's life force. This situation is uncontrollable, and the result is that the powerful life force causes the Wood Release power to revive, and a tree to grow.

The implantee became nourishment!

Tsunade looked at Hoshishita Shuichi and asked, "So? Any thoughts?"

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "What is the essence of such powerful cell activity?"

"It's a manifestation of strong vitality, just like energetic children are very active."

"But at the same time, strong vitality is not only manifested in strong cellular activity, but there should also be another side, like Asuka-neechan."

"Just like people's personalities, some are very lively, jumping and skipping around everywhere."

"Some people are very introverted, like Asuka-neechan."

Tsunade nodded in agreement.

Hoshino Shuichi continued, "Another essential aspect of their strong vitality is the power of their Yang Release."

"Yin Release Technique" can create form without being visible; "Yang Release Technique" represents the power of the physical body and can infuse life into form.

Currently, the ultimate manifestation of Yin Release in the ninja world is Susanoo, which perfectly embodies the Yin Release's ability to "create form without being visible."

The pinnacle of Yang Release is Hashirama Senju, whose Wood Release also embodies the Yang Release's ability to "infuse life into a physical form."

Hashirama Senju breathed life into Wood Release!

Based on his current knowledge and information reserves, Hoshino Hideichi believes that this is the key reason why Yamato's Wood Release cannot compare to Hashirama Senju's Wood Release.

Yamato obtained the Wood Release bloodline limit, but he did not obtain the powerful Yang Release power of Hashirama's cells, which may be the key to his survival.

Therefore, the reason why Wood Release is so powerful is not because of Wood Release itself, but because it was wielded by Hashirama Senju, who possessed powerful Yang Release abilities.

Wood Release and Hashirama Senju are a perfect match!

This gives people the impression that Wood Release is an incredibly powerful bloodline limit, or that Wood Release is not a bloodline limit, but rather a bloodline elimination technique.

Hoshino Shuichi's mind was racing; he had a god-like perspective and possessed some key information.

Yin and Yang complement each other. Why did Hiruzen Sarutobi's Hashirama cell experiment fail?

Because Hashirama Senju is dead!

His cells, or rather the essence of his power, lost control of the Yin Release power that was in opposition to it, so it immediately went out of control when it entered other people's bodies.

Why is it that no one can resist such a loss of control?

Hoshino Shuichi felt that his mental strength was not strong enough, or that his Yin Release power was not strong enough.

Therefore, those who were able to successfully transplant cells in the beginning were all related to the Sharingan.

Because the Sharingan represents powerful Yin Release abilities.

Especially the kaleidoscope level.

Therefore, Obito Uchiha could freely control the power of Hashirama's cells, while Danzo, who had transplanted a three-tomoe arm, could not, and even lost control of Hashirama's cells again due to excessive power consumption.

Because the Yin Release power of the three-tomoe jade is insufficient to harmonize with Hashirama's cells.

(End of this chapter)