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Satoru Hyūga scanned the surrounding experimental equipment covered in a lot of dust. There were many kinds of experimental equipment, similar to what he had seen in his past life.
Apart from the experimental equipment, many medical instruments could also be seen.
However, because they hadn't been used for years, they were all covered with a thick layer of dust.
This was the laboratory that Orochimaru had found for him, which had always been used by Tsunade before. Since she developed hematophobia, it had been left idle.
In Konoha, only Orochimaru was a scientific research maniac, so he naturally took over here. But for now, it seemed that he didn't come here very often.
Satoru Hyūga scratched his head in annoyance and said helplessly, "Orochimaru isn't just fooling me, is he? With this dilapidated look, who knows if these things can still be used."
Tsunade developed hematophobia during the Second Great Ninja War. Counting carefully, it had been many years. Whether these instruments could still work was still a Mondai.
However, there was also an advantage. Since it had been abandoned for a long time and no one came here, it wouldn't attract attention.
Using Electromagnetic Force to create a magnetic field, he adsorbed the tiny dust on the equipment, cleaning these instruments inside and out like a vacuum cleaner.
Then he started to test if there were any functional deficiencies. In his past life, he was a science and engineering student and was never unfamiliar with experimental instruments.
Although these instruments in the ninja world had some changes, they were generally the same.
The differential centrifuge was in good working condition.
The cell culture instrument was in good working condition.
The high - power microscope was in good working condition.
Apart from the fact that no one had used them for a long time, there weren't any major functional deficiencies, which relieved Satoru Hyūga.
"Should I set up my own laboratory in the future?"
Satoru Hyūga couldn't help but think.
It would be too troublesome to come here for every experiment, and purchasing experimental instruments required a large amount of money.
With the bounties earned from his guise as The Silver-Faced Shura and the gifts from his good friend Rasa, he could be considered extremely wealthy.
If all else failed, he could borrow some money from Rin. She wouldn't say no, right?
Satoru Hyūga smiled.
"However, the most urgent thing is to solve the problem of the caged bird. Otherwise, even if I set up a laboratory, the main family of the Hyūga clan probably won't agree."
Satoru Hyūga let out a breath, cleared the distractions from his mind, and started his experiment.
The process of the experiment wasn't very complicated. He used ingenious methods to roughly calculate the working mechanism and principle of the caged bird by studying his own cells and genes.
For anything, if you got to the essence, the Mondai would become much simpler.
As for the method, he had consulted Orochimaru...
Orochimaru didn't give a damn about this kind of taboo thing. Instead, he was itching to have a go. Maybe he had long been waiting to see a flawless Satoru Hyūga.
The methods and ideas provided by Orochimaru made Satoru Hyūga feel suddenly enlightened.
After all, Orochimaru was a scientific research genius. After a simple moment of thought, he formulated several research directions for the working mechanism of the caged bird and explained them one by one.
Orochimaru's experience and ideas, combined with Satoru Hyūga's learning achievements from his past life, allowed him to make some progress in the experiments on the caged bird.
"The caged bird seems to be essentially a Cursed Seal related to Yin-Yang Release. The Yang Release part is rooted in the optic nerve and around the brain, while the Yin Release part is rooted in the soul. The mechanism of its operation remains unknown for now," mused Satoru Hyūga, sharing the test results along with his speculations.
The Cursed Seal on the physical body is easy to understand, but the part on the soul is extremely malicious. There are very few techniques in the ninja world that involve the soul. Once there is a Mondai with the soul, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Suddenly, Satoru Hyūga remembered that in the original work, during the Fourth Great Ninja War, Hidetsu Hyūga was resurrected by the Living Corpse Reincarnation, and the caged bird Cursed Seal still existed on his forehead.
If the caged bird was just a physical curse, the soul recalled from the Pure Land after the Living Corpse Reincarnation couldn't possibly still have the curse. In that case, the possibility of it being related to Yin-Yang Release is even greater.
"The test samples are too few. If it's just me, the information I can obtain is very limited. I need to expand the sample range," Satoru Hyūga frowned tightly, thinking about the next stage of the experiment.
Suddenly, a figure emerged in his mind.
Hidetsu Hyūga.
Hidetsu Hyūga had approached Satoru Hyūga twice and hinted that he would support him. They were completely aligned in their goals and stances. Hidetsu Hyūga is the younger brother of the next clan leader and has high prestige among the branch families. If there is anyone who can obtain a large number of samples among the Hyūga clan without attracting attention, it is only him.
In a rather elegant room, a copper burner on the wooden table emitted a faint white wisp of smoke.
"I didn't expect you, Satoru, to come to me," said Hidetsu Hyūga, his tone filled with surprise. He had taken the initiative to approach Satoru Hyūga several times, and this was the first time Satoru Hyūga had come to him.
"Lord Hidetsu, I've come this time to ask you to help me with an important matter," Satoru Hyūga said.
"Tell me," replied Hidetsu Hyūga.
Satoru Hyūga pondered for a moment and then said in a low voice, "I hope you can provide me with some tissue samples from the branch families, such as flesh, skin, and hair. It's best not to let the main family find out."
"Tissue samples?" Hidetsu Hyūga's expression became much more solemn as he pondered silently. Why did Satoru need tissue samples from the branch families without letting the main family know? After just a moment of thought, he was suddenly shocked. Could it be... He looked up at Satoru Hyūga in shock. Satoru Hyūga gently shook his head, indicating that he should say no more. Although Satoru Hyūga had checked before coming and found no sign of surveillance here, he still adhered to the principle that "too many words will lead to trouble".
"I understand," Hidetsu Hyūga took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart, and a glimmer of surprise appeared in his eyes. Had Satoru come up with a way? Could it be that in the future, they wouldn't have to live like this anymore, and their descendants could be free... Just thinking of those two words, "freedom", made his breathing quicken a bit.
"There are several medical clinics that the branch families often visit. Starting from there would be the least noticeable."
"Yeah."
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Satoru Hyūga paused and looked at Hidetsu Hyūga. "Lord Hidetsu, there's another piece of information I need you to provide me with."
"I think you're probably the only one in the clan who knows this information best."
Only I know best?
Hidetsu Hyūga frowned, looking a bit puzzled.
"Tell me. I won't hide anything as long as I know it."
Hyūga clan's territory.
Satoru Hyūga looked up at the high wall in front of him with a solemn expression.
That was the house of Hiashi Hyūga.
In the Hyūga clan, the main family and the branch families were located in different parts of the Hyūga clan's territory. Although Hiashi and Hidetsu were brothers, they didn't live together, and their living environments and conditions were also very different.
But if there was anyone in the clan who knew Hiashi Hyūga best, it was definitely his younger brother.
Even during the period when the caged bird seal hadn't been placed on him, the two had lived together and knew each other's daily lives quite well.
According to the information Satoru got from Hidetsu, Hiashi Hyūga had a habit of taking a one - hour nap at one o'clock in the afternoon, and this habit had remained unchanged for many years.
The most dangerous place is the safest place. In the Hyūga clan, no branch family dared to show disrespect to the main family.
Therefore, although there were branch family guards standing guard in front of Hiashi Hyūga's house, they just stood there rigidly, fulfilling their duties, and didn't use the Byakugan to look around.
This created an opportunity for Satoru Hyūga.
Calculating the distance to Hiashi Hyūga's room, Satoru Hyūga raised his finger. A drop of silver Magnetic fluid flowed to his fingertip and turned into a tiny metal mosquito, flapping its wings and flying into the compound.
Satoru Hyūga concentrated on controlling it.
Such precise manipulation of Electromagnetic Force would consume a great deal of his mental energy.
The effective range could only be maintained at about 200 meters.
But that was enough.
As long as he was careful, he should be able to obtain a perfect control sample.
The blood of a main - family member without the caged bird seal.