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Chapter 364 Arrival

It seems that organizing a "scientific exchange seminar" was a very wise move.

If Hikaru Uchiha had entrusted the "Perfect Active Substance" project to any one of them, including Dr. Brief, even if results were achieved, it wouldn't have been so rapid. Now, thanks to the collaborative efforts of several world-leading scientists, the research, which might have taken several years to make progress, has been significantly shortened.

It seems that Minato Namikaze's "perfect clone" is already on its way.

Furthermore, Erii and Whitebeard's conditions can also be cured with the "Perfect Active Substance." Perhaps, we could even try giving Erii an intensive treatment, allowing her to experience what it's like to transform into a "Super Little Dragon."

[Nameless: By the way, how's Orochimaru been lately? Has he been spouting any weird or twisted theories or heresies?]

[Bulma: Fallacy?]

[Anonymous: Hmm... it's about understanding and experiencing life, and the obsessions that arise. Most importantly, it's about whether you've separated fragments of your soul and transferred them to others...]

The main reason why Uchiha Hikaru didn't take Orochimaru to other worlds for such a long time was precisely this—

Orochimaru has never been one to stay put.

If he were to imprint the cursed seal on someone from another world, leaving a fragment of his soul within it, it's difficult to predict whether a new Orochimaru would emerge from that soul fragment upon his return to the ninja world. And regardless of the outcome, it's easy to imagine the considerable trouble it would cause.

However, Minato Namikaze is there now, and Kikyo, who has the ability of spiritual vision, is also there. If something is going on, they should be able to tell.

In fact--

[Bulma: No, not really… He's quite respectful to my dad and Dr. Gero, and he even explained the principles of "Reanimation Jutsu" and "Cursed Seal" to us before, discussing them at length. Dr. Vegapunk thinks this method is somewhat similar to his technique for creating clones, and he's been exploring it in depth recently.]

[Anonymous: Oh?]

"Reanimation Jutsu" and "Cursed Seal" are indeed two core technologies that Orochimaru possesses.

Moreover, it is indeed somewhat similar to Vegapunk's methods—however, the latter's technique of separating consciousness and projecting it into a clone should be related to the "Brain-Brain Fruit" rather than simply a technological means.

If these two technologies can find common ground, and thus complement each other's strengths and weaknesses, achieving synergistic benefits...

That would likely result in some unusual chemical reactions.

……

Several more days passed.

On the spacecraft's voyage schedule, on the forty-ninth day...

That morning, Uchiha Hikaru finally saw a pale green planet in the vast starry sky through the cabin window. The planet's surface was covered with numerous craters and winding curves, like long worms stretching across the view, which he guessed were mountains and rivers.

"...That must be Namek, right?"

Uchiha Hikaru made a judgment in his mind.

The Namekian planet does appear in the Dragon Ball manga, but it's indistinguishable from space. However, there aren't many celestial bodies in that region, so it's probably quite close.

the other side.

Esdeath had just finished her morning exercise and was wearing only a T-shirt and shorts with a towel draped over her shoulder when she came to Uchiha Hikaru's side. A thin layer of sweat could be seen sliding down her fair skin, but there was no smell of sweat. Instead, she had a cool and refreshing scent, like ice and snow.

"Are we almost there? Is this our destination?"

"It should be."

Uchiha Hikaru nodded, then added, "Ai, you should hurry up and take a shower and change your clothes. There might not be much time when we get there."

"All right."

Esdeath nodded, turned and took two steps back, then paused: "Want to come together? The bathroom is quite spacious."

For a while, Uchiha Hikaru did indeed often shower with Esdeath, so that the two could scrub each other's backs and save water.

But now...

"...No."

Hikaru Uchiha refused.

Esdeath shrugged, but didn't say anything, and took her clean change of clothes into the bathroom.

After a while.

The spaceship began to approach Namek. Its speed, which was originally close to the speed of light, decreased rapidly to a visible degree, and the spaceship's outer shell rubbed against the atmosphere on both sides, quickly generating a burst of sparks.

Uchiha Hikaru and Esdeath, who were inside the cabin, both felt a strong tremor. However, the ship's shock absorption was indeed a bit too good. Even under these circumstances, they did not experience any significant weightlessness, only a slight discomfort.

that's it.

The spaceship streaked across the sky like a fireball, entered the atmosphere of Namek, and then began to decelerate and descend at a visible rate.

at last……

With a series of sharp, screeching sounds, the spaceship completed its final journey, its fiery sonic cone breaking through the last layer of air resistance before plunging straight into a valley on one side of the planet. A deafening roar followed, creating a massive crater in the ground.

The blazing flames burst outwards, creating a massive shockwave that instantly turned everything within a hundred meters into scorched earth.

This scene is quite similar to the scene in the original work when the Saiyans descended to Earth.

"arrive."

Uchiha Hikaru stood in front of the control panel, first using the camera device inside the cabin to carefully observe the situation in all directions, then pressed the button to release a row of nanobots that flew out in all directions to explore the terrain of the surrounding area, and then returned the results.

Until it was confirmed that there was no danger.

She put on the combat suit made by Bulma, then put on the lens detector, and together with Esdeath, who had just finished getting ready, walked out of the open hatch.

"temperature……"

"humidity……"

"Gravity coefficient..."

Lines of text flashed past the detector.

The feedback from the group of nanobots was also reflected on this single lens.

It works quite well.

Uchiha Hikaru adjusted his glasses and quickly noticed a small line of text: "Signs of life found 80 kilometers to the northeast... Quite a coincidence, I thought it would take longer to search."

She paused, then turned to look at the blue-haired military girl beside her: "Let's go, Xiao Ai. Let's go take a look."

(End of this chapter)