"What kind of treasure is it, anyway?"
Suigetsu muttered, watching the figures disappear from his sight.
He knew the nature of the Technology Development Bureau's establishment: to research things, just like Orochimaru used to do.
But in this time of peace, what kind of treasure could Satoru, a Ninja World hero, be so concerned about?
And yet, he allowed Orochimaru, a person under surveillance, to observe it; he couldn't figure it out.
"Forget it. I heard Konoha opened a new hamburger shop, a new product developed by a Gourmet Ninja. It's supposed to be delicious, I'll go try it."
Suigetsu couldn't understand, so he stopped trying to understand. Thinking of an advertisement he saw today, his mouth watered... Passing through various sci-fi areas and many guards, a laboratory appeared before them.
"A1" was written on it.
It was the highest-spec laboratory of the Technology Development Bureau.
Orochimaru: "Oh, you've even set up so many layers of barriers to protect it. It seems your treasure is quite extraordinary."
He sensed the barriers around the laboratory.
One layer after another.
Keigo also looked at the laboratory with curiosity.
"This is Thirteen District of the Technology Development Bureau, the safest place in the entire Technology Development Bureau, and also where the highest-spec laboratories are concentrated.
"Of course, currently, besides various equipment and experimental instruments, there's nothing that needs to be guarded against.
"My treasure isn't here either. All right, let's go in first."
Satoru injected his Chakra next to the door, waiting for fingerprint and pupil scans.
Then, layers of barriers opened a doorway, and he led the two inside.
Orochimaru followed behind, curiously observing his surroundings.
He noticed that Chakra detection waves were constantly being emitted internally, checking their presence.
"These are sensory barriers, to prevent enemy intrusion. I'm controlling them now, so your Chakra information has already been collected in the database. You can come in later too, and you won't be attacked by the barriers."
He looked at the puppet-like objects that appeared intermittently on both sides of the corridor, each with a round glass cover on its chest.
"Those are puppets, infused with my Yin Release nature transformation, possessing all of my combat experience. The round cover on their chests is a Chakra energy-gathering ring developed by Land of Snow, allowing them to fight continuously without my Chakra."
Soon, they entered a room. Inside, there were many computer devices and other instruments, and countless screens appeared before Orochimaru.
"This is the latest technology from the Land of Lightning, with my small improvements, making it more suitable for research. However, I haven't invested much time and effort into this area, so currently, it hasn't reached its ideal state."
In the center, a small circular platform caught Orochimaru's eye.
"Amazing, what is this?" Orochimaru pointed at the circular platform.
He was extremely satisfied.
If he had these conditions back then, his research would definitely have been completed in a shorter time.
Satoru input Chakra into a screen next to the platform.
Click!
Da da da!
A barrier rose from the circular platform.
"Summoning Technique."
Bang!
A body appeared on the circular platform.
"This is a sealing and detection platform, possessing the strongest sealing and detection capabilities of the Technology Development Bureau, and this is the treasure I told you about.
I need your power to analyze all the data of this body, and then provide it to me comprehensively.
I think you'll be willing."
Satoru said.
He had been researching Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's power for a long time, but there were still many things he hadn't figured out.
This led to slow progress in his goal of absorbing Ōtsutsuki information to evolve himself.
The same was true for Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's body.
For example, how the Rinnegan comes to be, why each Ōtsutsuki's Rinnegan is different, the differences in the Byakugan's ocular power, the physical foundation that supports Ōtsutsuki in performing divine techniques, etc... Currently, his deepest research was only on the reason why Ōtsutsuki bodies could contain so much Chakra, and certain weaknesses of Chakra.
Because this was a direction where he had already achieved significant results.
But in other directions, he had no clue at all.
If he couldn't research it, his forced evolution ability couldn't be used—this was a weakness of forced evolution.
Therefore, he needed Orochimaru's power, and perhaps even the help of others for future research.
He wondered what kind of genius mind Amado, that future scientist, possessed, to be able to research so many things in such a short time.
And for so many years, except during the Fourth Shinobi World War, his clones were spread all over the Ninja World, yet he never found any trace of Amado or Kara.
It was as if they didn't exist.
If Boruto hadn't traveled back in time, he would have thought that organization didn't exist.
Is the power of fate really that strong? Until the predetermined time, the villains seem to not exist.
Satoru thought of various novel plotlines.
The villains must be dealt with by the protagonist.
Now, it was quite something: the protagonist hadn't been born, and the villains didn't even have a sprout.
Orochimaru's eyes gradually brightened, and his voice became hoarse: "Yes, I would be very willing. Where did you get this thing?"
It was too incredible.
The body of an Ōtsutsuki Clan member.
He had seen information about them in Ōtsutsuki ruins that once existed in the Ninja World.
Everything in the Ninja World, including the power of Chakra, was brought by the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
The Six Paths Sage merely established the theory of Chakra and passed it down.
"His name is Ōtsutsuki Urashiki. I captured him during Pain's invasion of Konoha. He is also a clansman of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, possessing the Rinnegan, Byakugan, and other abilities.
By the way, their Ninjutsu doesn't require hand seals; they call it Divine Techniques. From this perspective, their life level is higher than ours, so I need your help for in-depth research, which will also help you."
Satoru explained.
Except for shape transformation Ninjutsu like Rasengan, which doesn't involve nature transformation, all Ninjutsu requires hand seals.
Yes, this includes Tsunade's Mitotic Regeneration, Raikage's Lightning Release Armor, Ōnoki's Dust Release, and other Ninjutsu.
The prerequisite is hand seals.
Ninjutsu that doesn't require hand seals, like Rasengan, or those used by Ninja with Ōtsutsuki power.
For example, the power of the Rinnegan doesn't require them.
Otherwise, even the Mangekyo Sharingan would require hand seals.
He had seen this with his own eyes on the battlefield.
It's just that Ninja of his rank can change their hand seal speed and methods, which makes it seem like they don't use hand seals.
For example, Jiraiya uses his feet to make hand seals, and Satoru can also use other methods, such as making hand seals internally first, using nerves to pre-set the hand seal structure, and then directly using it that way.
He can also directly make mental hand seals.
Others also have their methods.
He had tried it; except for Rasengan and the Expanding and Contracting Love, basically all Ninjutsu requires hand seals. This is the foundation of Ninjutsu.
The idea that Chakra running smoothly within the body allows one to forgo hand seals is a fantasy.
The purpose of hand seals is to temporarily concentrate the mind. Different hand seals cause different changes in mental cohesion, which then react differently with physical energy, ultimately releasing Ninjutsu of different natures.
Ninja cannot directly control their minds, so they cannot perform Ninjutsu without seals after becoming proficient.
Why can some people reduce the number of hand gestures? It's because when they make one seal, coupled with their subconscious mind, they activate the mental changes of dozens of seals.
In any case, even if you can cast a spell with just one hand seal, you still need to make that seal.
And in this regard, Satoru is the same, which is why he needs Orochimaru's research on these Ōtsutsuki.