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In the courtyard of the main family, a servant was kneeling on the ground, wiping the floor with a towel. Years of serving the main family had dulled their minds. They just knew how to finish the tasks at hand carefully.
A tiny silver mosquito flew out from the shadow behind him, without arousing the slightest notice. The mosquito's target was very clear. It bypassed various obstacles and flew towards an elegant room in the middle.
The door of the room was tightly closed. The mosquito landed steadily on the bolt, and its body suddenly melted, turning into a silver fluid that seeped through the crack.
The view changed. The silver fluid seeped to the other side and transformed back into a metal mosquito.
The interior of the room was quite simple. Besides a low table with a Tea Kettle on it and a set of seemingly high - class cushions, there was only a square bed on the right.
A young man was lying on his side on the bed, with his back to the door. His long black hair was scattered on the bed. The mosquito seemed to have found its target and flew towards the sleeping young man.
Outside the main family's wall, Satoru Hyūga tried his best to control his accelerating heartbeat. A drop of sweat slid down his forehead as he thought that there must be no mistakes. Once Hiashi Hyūga detected something abnormal, the branch family guards around would surely be on alert and search with the Byakugan.
Then, he would have to think of good words to explain why he was near the main family's residence.
The mosquito had flown to the edge of the bed. After hovering for a while, it landed on the bed next to Hiashi Hyūga's back. There was his long black hair covering it. Even if the other party detected something abnormal, it would be difficult to find it immediately.
The mosquito seemed to have a will of its own. It quietly approached and got close to Hiashi's side - lying back. Its proboscis suddenly wriggled and stretched into a thin needle tip.
At the same time, the mosquito's abdomen swelled up significantly, leaving a part of the cavity to store blood. Outside, Satoru Hyūga's face was a little pale.
This kind of delicate Electromagnetic Force operation was very mentally consuming. Especially when operating from such a long distance.
But the real challenge had just begun. He took a deep breath and controlled the metal mosquito to slowly insert its proboscis into Hiashi's back. The action was very slow, entering bit by bit.
The biggest difference between this mosquito imitated by Magnetic fluid and a real biological mosquito was that when a real mosquito inserted its proboscis, it would secrete a large amount of saliva as an anesthetic.
With the help of the anesthetic, often by the time the victim noticed, the mosquito was already 70% full.
However, the Magnetic fluid mosquito didn't have this ability. If a proper anesthetic were used instead, even if he succeeded, Hiashi Hyūga would notice something abnormal later. After a thorough investigation, it would be quite unfavorable to him.
So, he could only make the proboscis of the Magnetic fluid mosquito thinner. The thinner it was, the smaller the probability that the other party would notice.
Similarly, the time to absorb blood would also be correspondingly longer. The progress seemed to be going quite smoothly. Until the proboscis had entered a sufficient depth, Hiashi Hyūga showed no sign of waking up.
Due to the pressure difference, the blood in Hiashi Hyūga's body, which was in the high - pressure zone, actively flowed into the abdomen of the mosquito in the low - pressure zone.
Satoru Hyūga carefully controlled the flow speed of the blood by manipulating the size of the Magnetic fluid cavity, minimizing the possibility of exposure.
A touch of crimson began to appear in the abdomen of the silver mosquito, and the red was increasing, gradually filling most of the abdominal cavity.
"Come on! Come on! This amount's almost good enough..."
Sweat trickled down Satoru Hyūga's forehead. He gritted his teeth slightly. Combined with the veins bulging from his activated Byakugan, he looked a bit ferocious at the moment.
Just then,
An unexpected change occurred.
Hiashi Hyūga, who was in a deep sleep, seemed to sense something and suddenly turned over. His back, which was originally on the side, completely pressed against the mosquito.
"Weird! Why's my back suddenly itching like crazy?"
He sat up on the bed, lifted the thin quilt covering his stomach, and frowned as he scanned the bed surface.
There was nothing.
"Could it be an illusion?"
Hiashi Hyūga shook his head, lay down again, and changed his sleeping position.
Under the edge of the bed, the silver fluid seeped out from between the wooden boards. Different from the beginning, there was a deep red mark in the middle of the fluid.
"So close! So close!"
Outside, Satoru Hyūga gasped heavily.
If he hadn't immediately made the Magnetic fluid penetrate under the bed board, he might have been discovered!
The particle size of the Magnetic fluid metal was between 1 and 10 nanometers, and it retained both magnetic and fluid properties.
The diameter of red blood cells, the main cells in the blood, was approximately between 6 and 9 micrometers, while that of white blood cells was between 7 and 20 micrometers. Platelets were smaller, between 1 and 4 micrometers.
Coupled with plasma and a large number of trace elements.
The diameter of water molecules is less than 1 nanometer. However, it was still difficult for this mixed blood solution to flow through the gaps between the magnetic particles.
This was also the reason why the metal mosquito could still carry the blood when it penetrated under the bed board.
The most difficult step had been completed.
All that was left was to transport the blood out without attracting attention.
The silver fluid turned into a metal mosquito again and flew towards the door.
This time, however, its abdomen carried a thick layer of crimson.
The laboratory.
Satoru Hyūga scanned the numerous tissue samples in front of him.
Hidetsu Hyūga had acted quickly, and the DNA samples of the branch family that he needed were already in hand.
Among those tissue samples, two placed together were particularly eye - catching.
Two test tubes of blood samples.
One was Hidetsu Hyūga's, and the other was Hiashi Hyūga's.
The two were brothers, so their DNA was already similar. One had the caged bird seal, and the other didn't. They were perfect control samples.
They were of great help to Satoru Hyūga's research.
With a sufficient range of samples, experiments on the mechanism and operation mode of the caged bird seal could be carried out. After obtaining enough data, Satoru Hyūga could attempt to crack it specifically.
Multiple experimental comparisons,
Especially the experimental data of Hidetsu Hyūga and Hiashi Hyūga,
Enabled Satoru Hyūga to obtain what he wanted.
The functioning of the caged bird isn't without loopholes, but they only appear under extremely harsh conditions.
Once the loopholes are exposed, Satoru Hyūga can attempt to break it.
"Based on the currently estimated probabilities, there's a 53% chance of successfully peeling the caged bird off the body, a 32% chance of being killed by the caged bird, and a 15% chance of unknown consequences."
Satoru Hyūga frowned and let out a soft groan, briefly explaining the results of the tests.
"The caged bird, being a Yin - Yang Release Cursed Seal, consists of a Yang Release Cursed Seal on the body and a Yin Release Cursed Seal on the soul."
"If the surgery goes smoothly, I should be able to successfully peel the Yang Release Cursed Seal off the body. In that case, I can eliminate the threat posed by the caged bird."
Satoru Hyūga fell into deep thought.
Based on the test results combined with his speculation,
The reason why the main family of the Hyūga clan can destroy the Byakugan of the branch family regardless of distance relies on the Yin Release Cursed Seal on the soul. This part of the Cursed Seal functions as a receiver and a locator, receiving and transmitting the instructions from the main family.
The Yang Release Cursed Seal on the body takes on the output function, directly destroying the Byakugan and the brains of the branch family.
Once the output mechanism is destroyed, even if the Cursed Seal can still receive instructions, without the ability to output, it won't cause any harm to his body.
Moreover, it can achieve the effect of misleading the main family.
However, currently, the success rate is lower than he expected.
What should he do?
Should he give up this opportunity temporarily?
If his Electromagnetic Force level increases in the future, the success rate of the surgery will be higher.
It's just...
Satoru Hyūga frowned tightly.
Judging from the current situation in the ninja world, a war could break out at any time.
Once the war starts, he won't have another chance to conduct such a delicate surgery.
It's hard to predict what will happen during the war. If he still has this constraint...
Taking a deep breath, his eyes gradually hardened.
"Let's go for it!"