MM Racing Chapter 159 Cell Fusion, A Future Beyond Ninjas!
Chapter 159 Cell Fusion, A Future Beyond Ninjas!
Chapter 159 Cell Fusion, A Future Beyond Ninjas!
Makoto Kuraki reviewed the experimental logs and understood just how difficult it was to fuse white blood cells with ordinary cells.
Of all the experiments, only the cells of the Kaguya clan achieved a certain degree of stable fusion.
luck?
No, this is definitely not luck!
Cell fusion is not something that can be summed up by luck. Only by finding the right direction and choosing the right path can there be a possibility of success. Otherwise, even if you conduct 10,000 experiments, the final result will still be failure.
Let's set aside the problems and look at the essence.
What is the essence of White Zetsu?
They are living weapons formed from humans who were afflicted by the Infinite Tsukuyomi in ancient times, and were eroded, transformed, and assimilated by the power of the Divine Tree.
Of course, the White Zetsu of this era were biological weapons cultivated by Madara Uchiha using Hashirama Senju's cells and the Gedo Mazo.
His origins lie with Hashirama Senju, Ashura, and the descendants of the Six Paths!
But what is the origin of Kaguya's bloodline?
He is the younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths and a direct descendant of Hamura Otsutsuki!
The Sage of Six Paths and his brother were both sons of Kaguya.
In other words, both White Zetsu cells and cells of the Kaguya clan are essentially imbued with the blood of Kaguya Otsutsuki!
"I see----"
Gouju Cheng muttered to himself, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
"So they're from the same origin—no wonder, no wonder Kaguya's cells can achieve a higher degree of fusion with White Zetsu cells!"
Mizuki Hyou was slightly taken aback, somewhat confused about what Makoto Goji was talking about.
"Lord Cheng?"
"It's nothing."
Gouju Cheng snapped out of his daze, took a deep breath, and suppressed his excitement.
"Minister Ice, do you mean that Kaguya's cells are currently the only sample capable of stably fusing with White Zetsu cells?"
"Yes." Mizuki Hyou nodded, flipping through the experimental records. "A total of 372 sets of comparative experiments were conducted, involving cell samples from various bloodline families of Kirigakure and ordinary ninjas. Only the Kaguya clan sample showed stability and compatibility far exceeding that of the other samples in the fusion experiment."
"What are the specific figures?"
"The fusion success rate is approximately 27%, and the stability of the fused cells exceeds 70%. Some experimental groups even observed enhanced cell activation." The fused cells, in terms of division speed, chakra affinity, and environmental adaptability, far surpass those of ordinary cells.
Mizuki Hyou's tone became somewhat subtle.
"In other words, the fusion of Kaguya's cells with White Zetsu cells created a type of 'enhanced cell' that is superior to both."
Gouju Cheng remained silent.
Kaguya's Clan Cells — White Zetsu Cells — Fusion Enhancement —
Isn't this just a case of atavism in the Otsutsuki bloodline?
Although the Kaguya clan claims to be descendants of Kaguya Otsutsuki, after countless generations of reproduction and dilution, the Otsutsuki bloodline in their bodies has become extremely thin, leaving only the remnant bloodline limit of Shikotsumyaku.
While the White Zetsu cells originated from humans, they have retained more of the characteristics of the Otsutsuki clan after being eroded by the power of the Divine Tree for a thousand years.
The fusion of the two is equivalent to using the concentration of White Zetsu cells to make up for the scarcity of Kaguya's clan, producing an effect similar to atavism!
"Interesting, very interesting—"
Gouju's eyes gleamed.
He suddenly thought of a question.
If Kaguya's cells could perfectly fuse with White Zetsu cells, then—
What about his own cells?
The Karatachi clan is not a descendant of the Otsutsuki family; they are simply of ordinary human blood. Theoretically, the difficulty of fusing Karatachi clan cells with White Zetsu cells should be similar to that of other ordinary families, making fusion impossible.
But Goji Cheng has an advantage that others don't.
The Hand of God!
The Hand of God possesses the power to replicate everything, whether it be secret techniques, bloodlines, or even individual eye techniques and physical constitutions.
However, this doesn't mean that the Hand of God is omnipotent, since its use only lasts for ten minutes. Although in the world of Stealing Stars, the dashing guy obtained the Infinite Hand of God by replicating a demigod's body, where would a demigod's body come from in this world?
Does a celestial body count as a demigod's body?
Copying a bloodline limit essentially grants temporary access to the corresponding chakra nature and physical transformations upon use. For example, copying the Sharingan will transform one's eyes into Sharingan within ten minutes; copying the Shikotsumyaku will grant one's bones that special properties within ten minutes.
But this is only temporary ownership, not a permanent change.
Once the usage period is over, Goujucheng will return to its original state.
Cell fusion, on the other hand, requires a permanent, fundamental change.
But if————
If, before conducting the cell fusion experiment, he first used the God's Hand to replicate the bloodline characteristics of the Kaguya clan, allowing his body to temporarily "possess" the Kaguya clan's bloodline, and then fused with the White Zetsu cells—
A mixture of excitement and caution flickered in Makoto Goji's eyes.
In theory, this is entirely feasible!
After God's Hand replicated the Kaguya clan's bloodline, his cells would temporarily possess the characteristics of the Kaguya clan during the replication process. The high affinity of White Zetsu cells for Kaguya clan cells makes it highly likely that he would complete the fusion under these conditions.
Once cell fusion is successful, the change is permanent!
"Lord Cheng?"
Minazuki Hyou noticed Makoto's unusual behavior and asked softly, "Did you think of something?"
Gouju Cheng snapped out of his daze, took a deep breath, and suppressed the surging thoughts in his mind.
"No, it's nothing, I'm just a little excited about making a lot of money in the future."
"Hehe, that will indeed be a huge sum of money, and it will be fully invested by you," Mizuki Hyou laughed. "Once the research results can be commercialized, the market prospects, whether in the medical field or the combat support field, are immeasurable."
Hehe~
Hidden in the mist behind the mountain is a secret underground experimental base.
This is a private laboratory secretly built by Makoto Kariji using his personal resources. It is located deep in the mountains behind Kirigakure Village and was transformed from several natural caves. The entrance is hidden, the interior is fully equipped, and multiple isolation barriers are set up, which are enough to shield most detection methods.
Wearing a white lab coat, Minazuki Yuki stood beside Karatachi Makoto, her brows furrowed.
Meanwhile, Makoto Kujira was quietly adjusting a sophisticated chakra microscope. Beside the microscope, several petri dishes contained cell samples from various ninjas, as well as active cell clusters isolated from White Zetsu cells.
In addition to the Kaguya clan, Makoto Karatachi also specifically sought out the Uchiha and Hyuga clans among these cell samples, in order to—
And the cells of ordinary people.
The experiment needs a control group. Since Gouju sincerely suspects that the white monster cells and the six bloodlines may produce a chemical reaction, then it is natural to use this as a basis for the experiment.
Fortunately, the Third World War had just ended, and Makoto Kuraki had plenty of cellular materials obtained from the battlefield; otherwise, he would have had a hard time finding these things.
"Xue, please help me keep a log of my experiments."
While sending out clones to assist with the experiment, Makoto Kujira also spoke to Yukimichi Minazuki.
Minazuki Yuki nodded, picked up the prepared blank roll and pen, and stood aside, looking focused.
Although she didn't understand why Makoto Goji was going to conduct this cell fusion experiment, which sounded somewhat dangerous, she naturally cooperated fully since the captain had spoken.
The laboratory lights were adjusted to the optimal brightness for observation, and several cultured bloods were neatly arranged. Each culture dish had a label on the bottom indicating the origin of the cells.
Ghost Lantern Cells
【Snow Clan Cells】
【Cells of Glow】
Uchiha Cells
Hyuga Cellular
[Ordinary People's Cells]
Gouju Cheng stood in front of the lab bench, took a deep breath, and slowly scanned the petri dishes with his eyes.
"Let's begin."
The Hand of God.
Rinnegan!
A pale purple Rinnegan appeared in his eyes, not for fighting, but to gain the ultimate observational ability.
In the Rinnegan state, his perception of chakra and the essence of life will reach its peak, enabling him to detect microscopic changes that are imperceptible even under a microscope or the Byakugan.
Minazuki Yuki quickly took notes from the side.
Makoto Goji first picked up the culture dish labeled "Ordinary People's Cells," extracted about 0.5 ml of cell suspension from it using a micropipette, and dropped it into a pre-prepared fusion culture dish.
He then extracted an equal amount of cell suspension from the white adenovirus cell culture dish and added it to the same fusion culture dish.
When the two types of cells meet in the culture medium, they initially show no abnormal reactions, are evenly distributed in the culture medium, and each cell is active on its own.
With his Rinnegan fully activated, Makoto Kariju carefully observed the flow of every strand of chakra and life energy in the nurtured blood. Meanwhile, his clone began to activate its chakra, stimulating the fusion of the two cells.
Time passed by, second by second.
One minute.
Two minutes.
"Changes are starting to appear."
Gouju Cheng said in a low voice.
Minazuki Yuki immediately focused her attention on the microscope.
In the culture dish, the leukemia cells began to slowly move toward the normal cells, while the normal cells seemed to sense some kind of threat and began to instinctively move away from the leukemia cells.
A delicate vacuum zone was formed between the two types of cells.
"Rejection reaction." Makoto Koji frowned slightly. "The white blood cells are trying to approach, but the normal cells are resisting."
A minute later, some white blood cells successfully made contact with ordinary cells.
But at the moment of contact, the cell walls of ordinary cells begin to fluctuate violently, their internal structures become disordered, and they eventually burst with a faint popping sound, turning into a pool of lifeless residue.
"Fusion failed," Minazuki Yuki recorded. "Ordinary cells cannot withstand the invasiveness of White Zetsu cells; cell walls rupture, and cells die."
"As expected, ordinary cells are completely unable to withstand white Zealot cells."
He took a deep breath, suppressed the surging thoughts in his mind, and turned his gaze to another bloodline being cultivated.
Ghost Lantern Cells
This was obtained by Makoto Karatachi from Mangetsu; it should be considered one of the top-tier Hozuki clan cells.
The Hozuki clan possesses a unique water-transformation technique and has a special physique, which might lead to different outcomes?
Gouju Cheng used the pipette again to extract an equal amount of ghost lamp cell suspension and mix it with white Zetsu cells.
This time, the situation is slightly different.
The cell structure of ghost lamp cells is more loose and has greater plasticity.
When the white Zetsu cells approach, the ghost lamp cells do not instinctively resist like normal cells, but slowly change their shape, as if trying to accept the white Zetsu cells.
"That's interesting."
Gouju Cheng's eyes lit up.
In the petri dish, some ghost lantern cells began to actively extend tiny tentacles, gently touching the white zeolite cells. The white zeolite cells seemed to sense this kindness, ceasing their aggressive invasion and instead releasing a faint fluorescent substance.
At the point of contact between the two types of cells, faint signs of fusion began to appear.
"Has the fusion begun?"
"I can't believe it," Minazuki Yuki said in a low voice, surprised.
But just as the integration was about to deepen...
The cell membrane of the ghost lamp cell suddenly fluctuated, as if it had been impacted by some unbearable force. The cytoplasm inside began to leak out, and the originally loose cell structure quickly collapsed.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
With a series of subtle popping sounds, the ghost lamp cells that had just begun to fuse exploded one by one, turning into pools of murky organic residue.
"Fusing failed."
Makoto Goji's voice was calm: "The special constitution of Hozuki cells does indeed provide greater plasticity, allowing them to temporarily withstand the invasion of White Zetsu cells. However, once they enter a deeper fusion stage, the stability of the cell structure is insufficient to maintain the fusion state."
Minazuki Yuki quickly recorded this.
Next are the cells of the Snow Clan.
The cells of the Snow Clan are translucent. When they float in the culture medium, tiny ice crystals occasionally condense. These are the manifestations of Ice Release chakra at the cellular level under the stimulation of external chakra.
The situation changed again after the addition of leukocytes.
The cells of the Snow Clan seem to be naturally wary of foreign objects. When White Zetsu cells approach, they immediately release a faint chill, forming a thin layer of ice crystal barrier outside the cell membrane.
White blood cells attempt to break through the barrier, but each attempt is blocked by ice crystals.
"This is a defense mechanism."
Makoto Kujira observed carefully with his Rinnegan: "The cells of the Snow Clan can use their ice-escape properties to construct a temporary barrier to repel intruders."
He adjusted the ambient temperature of the culture medium in an attempt to weaken the effect of the ice crystal barrier.
The temperature gradually increases from room temperature.
The ice crystal barrier began to melt, weakening the defensive capabilities of the Snow Clan cells.
Just as the barrier weakened to a certain extent, the White Zetsu cells seized the opportunity, suddenly broke through the defenses, and made direct contact with the Snow Clan cells.
then.
Bang!
An even more violent explosion than before rang out. The Snow Clan cell exploded like a powder keg being lit the moment it came into contact with the White Zetsu cell.
Not only the one that came into contact with it, but several Snow Clan cells around it also seemed to be affected by a chain reaction, bursting one after another!
"Has this also failed?"
Mizuki Yuki's expression changed slightly.
Gouju Cheng understood this perfectly and wasn't too surprised.
"continue."
"Next up are the cells of the Hyuga clan and the Uchiha clan."
Makoto Goji picked up the culture dish labeled "Hyuga Cells".
Makoto carefully extracted an equal amount of Hyuga cell suspension and dropped it into a new fusion culture dish, then added white Zetsu cells.
With the Rinnegan's perception fully activated, it captured every minute change in the petri dish.
When the two types of cells first came into contact, the Hyuga cells did not instinctively resist like ordinary cells; instead, a barely perceptible ripple of chakra appeared on the surface of the cell membrane.
"No rejection?"
Minazuki Yuki stared in astonishment at the scene under the microscope, where the White Zetsu cells passed through the Hyuga cells' cell membranes without any hindrance and began to attempt to integrate into the cells.
The internal structure of the Hyuga cells began to slowly adjust, as if actively making room for the White Zetsu cells, or as if searching for some kind of delicate balance.
The integration has begun.
The cytoplasm of the Hyuga cells and the White Zetsu cells began to slowly merge, and the nuclei also showed faint signs of approaching. The entire process was uneventful, without any explosion, collapse, or violent rejection.
"This is----"
Makoto Kujira's eyes narrowed slightly, and the ripples of his Rinnegan slowly rotated, capturing every detail.
The internal structure of the Hyuga cells is coordinating with the characteristics of the White Zetsu cells in an extremely subtle way. It feels like—
"It's like recognizing a relative."
Mizuki Yuki couldn't help but blurt it out.
However, just when the integration was about one-third complete...
The internal structure of the Hyuga cell suddenly trembled slightly, and the soft chakra glow abruptly dimmed. The entire cell seemed to have its life force drained by some invisible force, withering and shriveling at a visible speed, eventually turning into a lifeless grayish-white residue.
The leukocytes also lost their activity and subsequently withered and died.
"Fusing failed."
Minazuki Yuki recorded, her tone tinged with regret: "Hyuga cells can fuse with White Zetsu cells to a certain extent, but ultimately they cannot maintain the activity of the fused cells, and both undergo apoptosis during the fusion process."
Gouju Cheng nodded without saying anything more.
Although the cells eventually lost their activity, the Hyuga cells did indeed complete a preliminary fusion with the White Zetsu cells, just like the Kaguya clan.
What about the Uchiha clan?
Makoto Koji turned his gaze to the last petri dish.
These are cell samples from an Uchiha clan member he collected from the battlefield. The sample came from a Jonin Uchiha who died in battle. Although the person was dead, the cell samples were promptly cryopreserved and still retain considerable viability.
"Uchiha————"
Gouju Cheng muttered to himself, a complex look flashing in his eyes.
The Uchiha clan are direct descendants of Indra, and are the eldest sons of the Sage of Six Paths, ranking alongside the Senju clan.
If the White Zetsu cells originated from Hashirama Senju, and Hashirama Senju was the reincarnation of Ashura, then the Uchiha bloodline should also have a deep homology with the White Zetsu cells.
After all, both Ashura and Indra were sons of the Sage of Six Paths.
"Let's begin."
Goji carefully extracted an equal amount of Uchiha cell suspension and dripped it into the newly fused cultured blood.
The morphology of Uchiha cells is slightly different from that of ordinary cells; the cell nucleus appears to be larger.
Leukocytes were dropped into a culture dish, and the two types of cells met for the first time in the culture medium.
Suddenly, something strange happened!
As if sensing something, the Uchiha cells began to move rapidly, gathering towards the White Zetsu cells.
The White Zetsu cells seemed to be summoned by something, and their originally slow, wriggling form suddenly became active, actively extending countless tiny tentacles towards the Uchiha cells!
"this----"
Minazuki Yuki couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
She had never seen two cells attract each other so passionately. It felt like a long-lost family reunion!
The ripples in the eyes of the Kōju Seirin spun violently, capturing every minute change.
The cell membrane of the Uchiha cell actively opened a tiny gap, and the tentacles of the White Zetsu cells, like children who had found their home, extended into it without hesitation!
The integration has begun.
The fusion of the two types of cells proceeded at an extremely rapid pace; in a short time, both cells were completely fused together.
But not long after, the surface of the fused cell began to fluctuate violently, and the entire cell began to proliferate rapidly.
Within seconds, the newly fused cell seemed to be injected with some kind of frenzied life force, beginning to divide and proliferate wildly. But the resulting cells were not normal in shape; instead, they were twisted, deformed, and bizarre tissues resembling tumors.
Finally, with a loud bang, the entire distorted cell tissue exploded, and tissue fluid splattered everywhere.
"this!"
Mizuki Yuki's eyes widened, while Makoto Kariju remained silent, his eyes fixed on the deformed tissues in the petri dish.
His prediction was correct.
White Zetsu cells can indeed fuse with the Six Paths bloodline.
In this process, the fusion of Uchiha cells and White Zetsu cells produced a profound chemical reaction.
This reaction was far more intense and far more dangerous than the fusion of the other six bloodlines!
But it is precisely because it is dangerous that it proves that this is the right path!
The shared origin and resonance of the Otsutsuki bloodline were fully displayed at this moment!
"We need to find a balance—we need to control the depth and speed of the fusion—"
Gouju Cheng muttered to himself, his eyes gleaming.
Once it's proven that this path is feasible, he can slowly study it, delve into it, and move forward.
As long as he can continue down this path, his limits will not be restricted by the hand of God. He will have a higher ceiling and a more brilliant future!
A future beyond ninjas!