From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

Sakura's smile vanished instantly.

What is Kankuro's imposing presence compared to Kisame Hoshigaki, whom she once faced?

A woman who has faced storms and tempests will not be swayed by a gentle breeze.

He narrowed his light green eyes at Kankuro and said calmly, "It seems this matter won't be so easy to resolve."

Naruto, standing to the side, was secretly alarmed. He knew that the calmer Sakura's tone, the more dangerous she was.

Thinking of this, Naruto couldn't help but look at Kankuro with pity.

This infuriated Kankuro, who thought Sakura was provoking him again. Just as he was about to speak, Sakura suddenly turned her head to look to her right.

"And you, the one who's been watching from the shadows, have you seen enough?"

They actually sensed Gaara's presence!?

Kankuro was startled, and the words he was about to say were immediately swallowed back down.

This guy is no simpleton either!

Kankuro appears to be a rough and impulsive person, but as a puppeteer, he is also quite sensitive and perceptive.

Following the girl's gaze, a red-haired boy with a cold expression came into view.

"What a disgrace to the village!"

Seeing Kankuro looking over, Gaara glanced at him briefly and said indifferently.

What follows is a question about your name and mine.

After saying things like "I'll remember you" and "I'll remember you too."

This minor incident subsided after the departure of the Sand Village trio, and Sakura and Naruto also learned some news.

The Chunin Exams are coming up!

Chapter 121 Research on Yamato Cells and Heroic Water

The underground laboratory in Sasuke's house, within the Uchiha clan's territory.

On a fully equipped operating table, Sasuke, fully armed, was studying the cells he had extracted from Yamato's body.

"Although Yamato's Wood Release is far inferior to the First Hokage's Wood Release, in some ways Yamato's transplantation is the true perfect fusion."

Sasuke picked up the research report on Yamato cells from this period of time and studied it carefully.

Back then, Madara Uchiha bit off a piece of flesh from Hashirama Senju in Sage Mode, cultivated that piece of flesh, and transplanted it into his body.

While the purity of that piece of flesh was much higher than that of ordinary First Hokage cells, the Wood Release power it unleashed after transplantation was also extremely perfect, almost reaching the peak level of Hashirama Senju during his lifetime.

However, from Sasuke's perspective as a meticulous medical ninja, Madara Uchiha's method of obtaining the Sage Body, which resembled obtaining a human-faced sore and a beloved person, was extremely crude and rudimentary.

However, the Yamato version of the transplant, which was created under the leadership of Orochimaru, a biological fanatic, was not very powerful, but Sasuke considered it a success.

The primary cells were injected into the bone marrow cavity of the experimental subject using a syringe to inject embryonic cells, replacing the original bone marrow stem cells.

Bone marrow stem cells possess multi-directional differentiation potential, hematopoietic support and promotion of stem cell implantation, immune regulation, and self-replication. They can differentiate into various tissue cells such as fat, bone, cartilage, muscle, tendon, ligament, nerve, liver, myocardium, and endothelium.

Bone marrow stem cells are the original cells of the human body with the potential for self-replication and multi-directional differentiation. They are the origin cells of life and the original cells that form various tissues and organs in the human body.

Perhaps because of Yamato's unique constitution, after receiving the first generation of cells in his bone marrow, he did not experience the rejection reaction that occurred in other experimental subjects. Instead, his own stem cells and the first generation of cells underwent a miraculous fusion.

It's easy to understand why Yamato's Wood Release power is far inferior to that of the First Hokage, aside from differences in combat experience and his own strength.

This is because the various tissue cells differentiated from his bone marrow stem cells are not the original first-generation cells, so they are naturally not as powerful as before. They can only be described as a Yamato cell with the power of Wood Release, belonging to his own cells.

For example, when Yamato was seriously injured and lost too much blood, the new blood produced by his bone marrow stem cells was his own cells, not the original first-generation cells.

However, in Sasuke's eyes, this constitution, in which all organs, bones, nerves, lymph, tissue fluid, blood, and fat are produced and differentiated from one's own body from the inside out, is a weaker version of the perfect Sage Body.

Madara Uchiha was neither a medical ninja nor did he possess the rigor of a biological researcher. His transplantation method was crude and amateurish, yet it inexplicably succeeded. It can only be described as a backroom deal between Ashura and Indra.

"Therefore, it is easy to understand why Obito Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi captured Yamato and planted him in the Gedo Mazo to strengthen the White Zetsu with their cellular power during the Fourth Shinobi World War."

Sasuke muttered something to himself, a knowing look in his eyes.

White Zetsu itself also possesses the cells of the First Generation, so why did it still capture Yamato?

Because White Zetsu is not considered human, it does not possess the continuous bone marrow hematopoietic ability that Yamato has.

In this light, it's a miracle that Yamato wasn't drained dry.

Sasuke mentally scoffed at the report, then picked it up and started reading it again.

"Although the transplant from Yamato was quite perfect, I will still need real original first-generation cells in the future."

The Yamato cells that Sasuke currently possesses can only be considered a diluted version of the original cells, and they are still the kind that cannot be restored.

Although Yamato cells possess the same Wood Release power as Hashirama cells, and are gentler and safer, their quality and quantity are far from meeting Sasuke's needs.

Madara Uchiha was so strong, yet it still took him decades to awaken the Rinnegan after transplanting the original First Hokage's cells.

If Sasuke were to receive this weakened version of the Wood Release cells, it would be impossible to know when he would awaken the Rinnegan.

Three years!

Sasuke has at most three years to go, and within those three years he must find a way to awaken the Rinnegan.

Even if one doesn't awaken the Rinnegan within three years, one must still possess the strength of the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha at their peak.

"However, it wasn't a complete loss. Although I don't know exactly how Orochimaru did it back then, I did learn some of the principles. This method is the most suitable transplant method for me."

Sasuke concluded with a single sentence.

While Madara Uchiha's transplant could certainly exert tremendous power, ultimately the cells in his chest were still those of the First Hokage, not cells differentiated from his own body.

What Sasuke wants to do is to be like Yamato, retaining the characteristics of the First Hokage's cells while generating his own cells—Sasuke cells.

Sasuke put down the research report in his hand, stepped forward and picked up a piece of clear, transparent, colorless liquid that reflected an eerie light under the lamplight.

Hero's Water!

Although Sasuke hadn't read about the giant tree in Takigakure in his previous life, he still managed to figure out the tree's origin.

After sealing Kaguya Otsutsuki, many remnants of the Ten-Tails God Tree remained in various parts of the world for decades. The Sage of Six Paths once sent Ashura and Indra to deal with these remnants.

It seems that the giant tree in Takigakure Village was one of the few that escaped the net.

"The capacity of any living organism's muscles, bones, nerves, and other tissues to bear weight has a certain upper limit, or rather, a constraint."

"The Hero's Water is less about amplifying a creature's chakra and more about breaking through the shackles that limit the creature itself, unleashing its potential explosive power to the extreme, regardless of the harm to the body."

"It's a bit like the Eight Gates Formation and the gene lock I saw in novels from my past life."

"Only by pushing the body to its limits can one unleash dozens of times more chakra than usual."

Sasuke murmured, looking at the Hero's Water in his hand.

Through this period of research, he has made a preliminary understanding of the mystery of how the Hero's Water amplifies human chakra.

It's somewhat like a performance-enhancing drug developed through cutting-edge technology, optimizing biological tissues to the maximum and maximizing the potential explosive power of organisms.

However, simply describing it as a stimulant is not accurate, because when users drink Hero's Water, their physical condition is also enhanced.

"This is a certain application and enhancement of Yang Release! It's just that the user's body cannot withstand this backlash."

Sasuke concluded.

Hero's Water can strengthen the user's biological tissues, and its release process is similar to the Eight Gates, a forbidden technique that pushes the body's energy to its limit.

As Sasuke silently reflected on his discoveries over the past few days, he couldn't help but think of something else that had appeared when he watched TV in his previous life.

The meteorite from the Village of Star Ninja!

Many Naruto fans speculated that this meteorite came from the flesh and blood that fell from the Ten-Tails, even though this story arc was an original TV episode that appeared in 05 and 06.

Kishimoto, who was known for frequently delaying updates, supposedly didn't even know who the leader of the Akatsuki organization was originally supposed to be the Fourth Hokage.

I haven't even decided on an original character yet, so naturally I haven't thought about what will happen 7 or 8 years from now.

They would never have imagined that the TV animation team had designed a meteorite that resembled the flesh and blood of the Ten-Tails in the early stages.

But as I said before, Kishimoto is just a manga artist, he doesn't know anything about Naruto!

Chapter 122 The Artificial Ten-Tails Project.

Cough cough.....

These are questions that the original manga author and the anime production team may not have considered.

However, when this world becomes a real world, the origin of everything must also have a reasonable logical relationship.

The Divine Tree has ten tails, the Ten-Tailed Divine Tree.

Although they are one entity, they are two different forms of the same object.

That is, the divine tree in plant form and the ten tails in animal form.

One represents plunder—Yang!

It plunders all the resources and energy of this planet with photosynthesis, which is infinitely more domineering than that of plants!

One represents destruction—Yin!

After devouring all the resources of this planet, the Divine Tree will transform into the Ten-Tails and use its supreme eye to pull all the creatures on the planet into the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

They will transform into their own nourishment, extinguishing the last glimmer of hope on this planet!

The power of Yin, which originates from the spiritual energy that governs imagination, creates form from nothingness!

Sasuke silently recalled all the memories from his previous life about the Hoshigakure arc.

The Peacock Technique, a secret technique developed from a meteorite, can maximize the activation of chakra, transforming it into various different forms for combat.

Chakra shape transformation is not exclusive to Yin Release ninjas, but Yin Release, which creates form from nothingness, is the most suitable power for manipulating shape transformation.

Examples include the Susanoo of the Uchiha clan and Yakumo Kurama's ability to switch between reality and illusion.

After fusing with the meteorite, the final boss, Akahoshi, underwent several changes, including a change in the color of his pupils, a turn from purple to white hair, and a more volatile and insane emotional state.

Even if this meteorite didn't come from the Ten-Tails, it's still inextricably linked to the power of Yin Release.

"I must go to Xingren Village in the future."