However, the news I've received doesn't mean I can forget about my current worries, so after analyzing the news, I went back to my tedious but necessary work.
The only good thing is that I have a meeting with Orochimaru scheduled for this evening, where we will examine the body of Kirigakure's swordsman and share the results of some personal experiments.
The meeting had been arranged a week or so ago, my family had been warned in advance, and I could hang out in the snake sannin's lab until morning.
Lately, I've come to appreciate such scientific gatherings with the Hokage's apprentice much more - he's one of a very short list of people in the village who can fully understand what I'm talking about when it comes to genetics or other science-related topics.
Perhaps Tsunade or two or three iryonins from the main hospital might understand, but their brains are turned in a certain direction, and calling them researchers or scientists would not work.
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- Hmm, that's an interesting way to store oxygen in the lungs without more global organ conversion," Orochimaru muttered, examining the body lying in the center of the room with a fuin complex while scribbling something in his notebook, "It's likely that the increased size of the rib cage is to increase efficiency.
- Or maybe the iryonin who made the upgrade simply took advantage of the shinobi's original physique, instead of integrating gills that would have allowed him to stay underwater without time constraints," I suggested, sitting on the opposite side of the jonin on another control point and accessing the same information as the lead user, "most likely the iryonin who did the work simply didn't have the necessary qualifications and took the path of least resistance, improving on what nature had already created.
- Quite possibly," the scientist nodded, "maybe just a different specialization, especially if you pay attention to the very well improved muscular framework of the body.
- I would say, the work of iryonin of the second degree and a very interesting solution that increases the overall endurance of shinobi, - I thoughtfully rubbed my chin, making notes in my notebook, - some elements of the involved mechanism of oxygenation of muscle tissues can even be adopted.
- Judging by those bodies of kirinin, which fell into my hands earlier, we can conclude that the iryonins of the fog are most focused on physical enhancement, - for a moment broke away from the notes jonin looked up at me, - the other areas of improvement of the body is not so well developed.
- According to scouting reports, only a few clans have more or less good iryonins, and the hospital staff is not exactly stellar, let alone numerically strong," I shrugged, "Konoha's not doing so well either, but compared to Mist, our medical care and services are several times better, if not by an order of magnitude.
- Perhaps, Orochimaru nodded understandingly. - By the way, what are those strange changes in your liver? - He asked. - I'm not educated enough to fully understand it. Is part of the organ reoriented to produce other substances?
- Hmm, very similar to... - I paid attention to the organ mentioned by my colleague.
- Sound familiar?
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