A month and a half after gaining Amado as a powerful ally, Satori Hyūga received momentous news.
Inside the laboratory, Amado, clad in a crisp white lab coat, held a stack of documents and a vial of the Gene Completion Serum. With a thrill, he presented them to Satori.
"Satori-kun, the Gene Completion Project is complete. This serum was created based on your own genetic code."
"However, to prevent interference with the Human Body Growth Formula, I recommend refining the formula before use."
Satori gazed at the serum. Inside the clear glass bottle, it glowed with a soft, cerulean light.
The light shimmered like flowing stardust, vast and infinite like a cosmic ocean.
"Magnificent… truly magnificent."
"Amado, I knew I hadn't misjudged you."
Pleased by Amado's exceptional work, Satori waved his hand and promptly rewarded him generously.
With unlimited resources at his disposal, wealth held no appeal for Satori—it was but a tool, a means to obtain what he desired.
Acquiring his desires through wealth felt far nobler than the ceaseless bloodshed and deception of the ninja world.
Unlike others, Satori remained pure and untainted, like a white lotus blooming above murky waters.
He focused intently on the research reports and data before him, utterly engrossed.
"The key to life's evolution… now lies within my grasp."
Immediate Kage-class strength, evolution into the Tenseigan [Celestial Eye], along with multiple unique abilities—such power could tempt even the most disciplined mind.
The more wealth Satori accumulated, the more uneasy he grew. Perhaps it was the peculiar anxiety of those who have far too much.
To possess everything is to fear its loss, especially in a world like the ninja realm filled with countless elites.
Even the strongest steel must be tempered. Satori kept striving to fortify his prowess.
He also kept a close eye on the Eight Gates technique, enhancing his abilities through scientific experimentation.
But mastery of Taijutsu alone offered little reassurance.
Shinno's tragic fate in the film was a stark reminder.
Besides physical combat, there were Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Sage Arts, Summoning Techniques, Sealing Techniques, and more.
Among these systems, the only path that could swiftly grant Satori new powers was evolving his Byakugan into the Tenseigan.
Mastering the Tenseigan would grant him instant access to multiple formidable and unique techniques, transcending the limits of ordinary ninja.
Still, Satori simply observed and followed Amado's advice, eagerly awaiting the refinement of the Life Formula.
Before leaving, he issued one final order to Amado.
"Amado, transfer all personnel involved in the Gene Completion Project to work on the Human Body Growth Formula project instead."
"I expect swift progress."
The Life Formula research was equally vital.
Unlocking it would allow Satori to command the very transformation of the human body, capable of growth and even regression.
At that point, changes to the physical body would be fully within his command. Even immortality would lie within his grasp.
"Understood."
Receiving Satori's command, Amado nodded slightly and led the researchers back into rigorous study.
The research on the Life Formula relied entirely on calculations, and with Amado's team joining in, progress picked up significantly.
Satori Hyūga had waited for six months before finally receiving good news.
[Human Growth Jutsu] and [Reverse Human Growth Jutsu] had finally been perfected, which meant that Satori now fully mastered both jutsu.
After testing them himself, Satori discovered these two jutsu had tremendous potential and room for development.
Using these techniques, one could control the growth and regression of human body cells.
A person's entire life appeared to follow a fixed path—growing until reaching maturity, then aging, and ultimately dying.
Now, this jutsu that controlled the natural laws governing the human body had been deciphered, enabling him to halt or even reverse these natural processes.
Holding the completed formula, Satori felt an overwhelming sense of exhilaration—as though he now held the key to the future itself.
"With the Human Life Formula," he declared excitedly, "my stalled physical growth will finally be overcome. I, Satori Hyūga, can grow once more!"
A brief smirk flickered across Satori's face as he imagined his body being able to shift into any size at will.
This jutsu had already ventured into the realm of immortality.
This event even caught the attention of Orochimaru and Shinno, who were conducting their own experiments.
The emergence of the Human Life Formula deeply impacted both of them.
Orochimaru, clad in a white lab coat that softened his usual menacing presence, looked at Satori with a grin and rasped, "Satori, you've created something truly extraordinary."
Orochimaru had never forgotten nor stopped pursuing the path toward immortality.
He never expected his casually accepted apprentice, Satori Hyūga—who originally only sought to fix his physical flaws—would accidentally crack such a secret.
This jutsu might not grant eternal life, but in Orochimaru's eyes, it could at least greatly extend a human lifespan.
Satori chuckled, "I guess I was just lucky, or perhaps blessed by the Sage of Six Paths, guiding me onto the right path."
"Master Satori, congratulations," Shinno chimed in with a smile on his face while stepping forward to offer his praise.
But deep inside, he felt nothing but anguish.
To him, this place was no different from a prison—he couldn't escape, and all his research findings were under strict surveillance.
And this cunning brat, Satori, had made surprising breakthroughs in several critical areas of study.
That meant the other's power would soon rise yet again.
At this rate, how would he ever find a chance to escape?
Would he be stuck forever in this godforsaken place, endlessly conducting experiments?
Still, he didn't dare show even the slightest hint of those thoughts.
He'd tried escaping once before, but the Sealing Technique placed on him kept him firmly in check.
Seeing Shinno's insincere expression, Satori didn't call him out. Instead, he encouraged him, saying, "Shinno, work hard on researching the [Eight Gates]. Once you complete all variations of the [Eight Gates] using every chakra nature, I'll grant you your freedom."
When it came to the [Eight Gates], Shinno actually showed considerable talent.
So far, he'd successfully developed [Lightning Release: Eight Gates] and [Dark Release: Eight Gates Technique], and was currently working on the fire variant.
Forcing a clearly insincere smile, Shinno replied, "I'll definitely give it my best effort."
In reality, though, he thought Satori was just brushing him off.
The [Eight Gates] technique was incredibly profound. The fact that he'd managed to develop two entirely new variations of the [Eight Gates] technique was already nothing short of a miracle.
The [Dark Eight Gates] technique was successfully developed from the [Zero-Tails] through relentless effort.
As for [Lightning Release: Eight Gates], it was developed by combining the [Body Regeneration Technique] and the [Cell-Activating Technique] of Cloud Village's Lightning Release.
Regarding the other chakra natures of the Eight Gates, Shinno had absolutely no clues at all.
Unless similar ninjutsu or techniques could be found, completing the other chakra nature forms of the Eight Gates would be extremely difficult.
This made Shinno feel like Satori Hyūga was just humoring and toying with him.
But that wasn't the case. Satori had completely collected the Eight Gates forms of all seven chakra natures. His goal was inspired by the legendary Kekkei Tota and Kekkei Mōra.
If these seven chakra natures could converge and fuse into one, wouldn't opening the Eight Gates directly result in a Kekkei Mōra?
Even if achieving Kekkei Mōra proved impossible, upgrading to Kekkei Tota wouldn't be bad either.
A regular [Eight Gates All Out] nearly kicked Madara while he was in his Six Paths form.
So wouldn't an Eight Gates version of Kekkei Mōra go full throttle and drop a Six Paths-level opponent with a single kick?
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