It was quite smooth to get these five experimental assistants to follow his ideas. Actually, they didn't have many choices, but no matter what those people were thinking, Hakushi wasn't very interested in their psychological activities.
These people's bodies had been modified by Natural Energy. Theoretically, they could be called 'superhuman'. Their natural lifespan, and even the extent of delayed aging, would be much stronger than ordinary people.
To put it more simply, even when they reach sixty, as long as they pay more attention to maintenance, their physical condition wouldn't decline much, and they could continue to work.
And now, these five people were all in their twenties, which provided them over thirty more years to work for him.
This is just the first batch; more people will join in the future.
It must be said, Natural Energy is really a great thing.
Although in flexibility, it can't yet compete with Chakra, but in terms of physical enhancement, it's already completely surpassed Chakra.
It allows for large-scale mass production of Taijutsu Ninjas, and these Taijutsu Ninjas, after several years of systematic learning, reaching the Chunin level isn't a difficult task.
At most, their fighting style would be relatively uniform, and compared to a standard Chunin, they would appear to be at a disadvantage.
Because most Chunin aren't limited to just Taijutsu; they also master other Ninja Techniques and Illusion Techniques, enabling a diverse range of tactical coordination.
But this is enough.
The use of Natural Energy lies in its universality; even ordinary people can be modified.
Hakushi believes this is where the true terror of Natural Energy lies.
Ninjas are strong because Chakra doesn't have the universality to make most people stronger.
Only a very small number of people benefit the most.
But Natural Energy is different, it can raise the lower boundary of humans very high. Due to a lack of useful intelligence comparison, Hakushi can't say that the upper limit of Natural Energy is above the upper limit of Chakra.
In terms of average value, Chakra isn't better than Natural Energy.
Since he decided to make good use of the power of these five people, Hakushi naturally wouldn't be stingy with them.
The training methods for Taijutsu, the refining method for Chakra, and even some simple Ninja Techniques would all be taught to them.
Hakushi also wasn't worried about them exposing any issues.
The Natural Energy deposited in their bodies wasn't obtained through regular cultivation paths but was directly injected into their bodies through reagents, greatly enhancing their overall physical qualities.
In other words, these five people had a foundation suitable for training Taijutsu, but they couldn't refine Natural Energy themselves.
Because from the start, Hakushi never planned to let such things be used casually by subordinates.
Maybe in the future, but at the current stage, these five people weren't enough for Hakushi to trust.
Therefore, even if he let them leave after a month, he would have to leave some special marks on them.
After this, Hakushi quickly finished the work in the lab, trusting those five people to act as working tools there, while he returned to the surface and went back to his room to rest.
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The next day.
Hakushi came to Ruri's room to discuss matters regarding those five people with her.
"Form an organization?"
Ruri looked at Hakushi with a perplexed gaze.
Seeing Ruri's confusion, Hakushi gave a very adequate reason, saying: "Yes. I believe this is a plan that inevitably needs to be implemented. Because as my research grows larger, especially with the Immortal Technique experiments, some uncontrollable accidents are likely to occur. You should know how powerful an Immortal Technique rampage is."
Ruri nodded seriously.
She had personally experienced that feeling. Although the underground laboratory's level of sturdiness could resist some energy impacts, encountering an excessively powerful force rampage could still cause some trouble, attracting attention.
"That's what I think. We can set up an organization outside; when necessary, we can conduct experiments outside. After all, making too much noise in the village will easily draw some people's attention."
"Is that the only reason?"
"And also, currently, your Uchiha clan and a certain high-level member of the village have a poor relationship. Although the Hokage side promised that there won't be any more accidents, you shouldn't believe such words, right?"
Hearing Hakushi's rhetorical question, Ruri's cold smile on her face also confirmed this point.
She completely didn't believe the Hokage's rhetoric.
Originally, she had some reassessment of the Hokage faction, but now it seems that it was just some Uchiha clansmen being too naive.
Prideful and complacent about their power, disdainful of conspirators.
Konoha is not what it used to be, and neither is Uchiha.
Now the Uchiha's strength comes from the Sharingan, not the people.
Therefore, this time, the Hokage offered another opportunity to view the Sealing Book. Ruri didn't listen to their manipulation and revisit the Sealing Book.
Although at the time Hakushi was somewhat regretful hearing Ruri make this decision, trying to persuade Ruri not to act impulsively and accept the Hokage's condition to select another secret Ninja Technique from the Sealing Book would likely have ended in a good beating.
This is a matter of principle for Ruri.
She wouldn't accept such compensation that borders on pity and charity.
If she accepted the Hokage's proposal, it would mean the grudges of this incident would be written off, and neither side could mention it again, completely moving on.