"I have to say, you really have a collecting habit. A custom-made Mangekyo, if this got out, tsk tsk..."
The shadow clone chuckled.
Sarutobi Asuma glanced at him and sat down cross-legged in mid-air, saying, "Let's begin!"
The contents of the ninjutsu scroll were just a backup.
Reading from the scroll and then performing gene editing was a complete waste of time.
Therefore, dispelling the shadow clone and recalling the chakra and memories was the most convenient method.
The shadow clone resigned itself to its fate and, with a pop, disappeared.
Sarutobi Asuma lowered his gaze. A surge of Sage Power, along with a vast amount of memories, flooded in, causing his eyelids to twitch rapidly.
This was an incredibly large amount of information, encompassing the entire genetic makeup of the Uchiha clan at present, even if it was just the part related to the Sharingan.
While it was true that many members of the Uchiha clan couldn't awaken the Sharingan, this didn't mean their genes didn't contain information pertaining to the Sharingan.
It was just incomplete, scarce, or perhaps dormant, existing as a recessive trait.
Sarutobi Asuma left none of it overlooked.
From these genes, including those of Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Sasuke, he painstakingly pieced together the Sharingan's genes to reach, or even surpass, the level of Indra, son of the Sage of Six Paths.
This was one of the reasons this project had taken so long.
And if his Chakra Control hadn't reached level 14, allowing him to penetrate the cell nucleus to analyze and edit genes, he likely would never have achieved this.
Perhaps he would have had to resort to methods like Orochimaru's, by taking over Uchiha bodies to obtain them.
Or, like transplanting Hashirama Cells, he would have had to rely on luck and obtain them through cell transplantation.
Even if Sarutobi Asuma, by relying on his own powerful Chakra Control, had further developed the transplantation of primordial cells, the success rate would still be extremely low without a blood relation.
It would depend on luck!
But now, that was no longer necessary.
The secrets of the Sharingan, and even the Rinnegan, were laid bare before Sarutobi Asuma, completely exposed.
He could even boast of "custom-made" creations.
And all of this stemmed from Sarutobi Asuma's immense Chakra Control and his profound mastery of Chakra Nature Transformation.
After all, even Kekkei Genkai, even the Rinnegan, even the unique techniques of each Mangekyo and each Rinnegan, traced back to their origin: chakra, and the transformation of chakra's nature.
Sarutobi Asuma's reverse-engineering of genetic analysis was essentially a restoration of the information hidden within genes, transforming it back into chakra.
All information was contained within chakra.
Then, using that chakra, Sarutobi Asuma altered his own genes.
In other words, he infused the information within the chakra into his own hereditary genes, thereby permanently obtaining the Sharingan, and even the Rinnegan, and being able to pass them down to his descendants through genetic inheritance!
With Sarutobi Asuma's current abilities, he could even choose which genes to pass on to his offspring.
Time ticked by.
As night fell, Sarutobi Asuma finally opened his eyes, having digested the vast memories and information contained within the chakra that his shadow clone had fed back to him.
He let out a smile. "I suppose no one is occupying Uchiha Madara's spot right now, are they?"
"Tsk tsk, I could even Edo Tensei Uchiha Madara right now..."
Sarutobi Asuma felt increasingly like a villain lurking in the deepest shadows.
However, he quite liked this feeling.
Just then, the laboratory door was pushed open, and another shadow clone entered.
This one was responsible for the clone cultivation. He smiled at his original body and said, "It seems it's complete."
"Then, can the plan begin?"
Sarutobi Asuma nodded and rose to his feet, planting them firmly on the ground.
The two of them went to the clone laboratory.
It was a large space, filled with various cultivation pods.
However, the number of fully formed clones was not large.
This was because only Senju Hashirama's genes had been fully analyzed previously, and the Uchiha clan's analysis was not yet complete. Therefore, they hadn't mass-produced clones but had been deeply researching the techniques involved.
In fact, in the adjacent laboratory, Tsunade was already researching artificial cells.
She intended to combine ninjutsu and scientific technology to create artificial cells, then cultivate organs and limbs for transplantation.
For example, if a Konoha ninja unfortunately lost an arm in battle...
This way, a portion of cells could be taken from the ninja, and through the technique researched by Tsunade, a new arm perfectly compatible with the ninja could be cultivated in the laboratory and attached to him.
The same applied to other organs, with no rejection reactions.
The reason for this idea, or rather, the ability to pursue this path, stemmed from a few factors.
One was the continuous advancement of cloning technology, another was the significant leap in genetic technology due to Sarutobi Asuma, and the Yin-Yang Release technique.
The Yin-Yang Release was a particularly crucial point.
This was because not all cells were as powerful as those of Senju Hashirama or Sarutobi Asuma, capable of rapid division and proliferation.
Therefore, pure Yang Release was no longer sufficient.
The Yin-Yang Release technique was necessary!
...
Currently, there were a total of seven clones in the cultivation pods, including the initial one, Uka.
These seven actually corresponded to seven pairs of Sharingan.
This included the one pair of Mangekyo and three pairs of Three Tomoe given to Uchiha Fugaku.
Each different Sharingan evolution required a separate clone for experimentation.
And among these seven clones, only three possessed Sharingan, all of them Mangekyo.
Of course.
Over the years, the laboratory had accumulated enough raw materials, so cultivating clones would be swift.
"Perfect, these four clones without Sharingan can be put to good use as raw material for cell cultivation," the Shadow Clone said with a smile.
Sarutobi Asuma nodded, and without further ado, he pressed his hands together.
Ninpō - Multiple Spiritualization Clone Technique!
Instantly.
Seven glowing spiritual bodies flew out from Sarutobi Asuma's body.
This was the result of his continuous research and training in the Spirit Transformation Technique over the years.
After a long and arduous training period, reaching Level 9 in the Spirit Transformation Technique, Sarutobi Asuma no longer needed to create a Shadow Clone to perform the Spirit Transformation Technique.
He could directly condense a spiritual body using the Spirit Transformation Technique, which was equivalent to a spiritual body clone of his.
Or a soul clone!
The Multiple Spiritualization Clone Technique was a further application of this foundation, similar to the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
Thus, Sarutobi Asuma could produce seven spiritual bodies at once.
And simultaneously, his main body would not be affected in the slightest.
Or rather, only his Chakra consumption was significant.
It was a pity, though.
His progress in practicing the Spirit Transformation Technique seemed to have plateaued, as Sarutobi Asuma hadn't improved in a long time.
However, reaching this point without relying on Skill Points was still something to be proud of!
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