Mayuri Kurotsuchi Card Game, starting from Naruto

Chapter 30 The Tree of Transformation

A few months after the establishment of the Technology Development Bureau.

"I realize I underestimated you, Shikane." Orochimaru stood in the newly renovated technology development department, looking at the peculiar plant with a keen interest in his eyes.

"Orochimaru-sensei's research data has saved me a lot of trouble." Looking at the plant that was born from his hands, Lu Nie also felt a sense of satisfaction that came from a burst of inspiration.

The plant in front of me is over three meters tall, with its roots deeply embedded in the ground, and the lines of its trunk and branches twisted and strong.

The pale tree trunk was covered with fine, curse-like patterns, and a faint human face was visible through it.

"I didn't expect you to use grafting and results to reduce the assimilative power of the primary cells. Compared to the so-called Hashirama experimental subjects, your work can be called a masterpiece."

Orochimaru said this, and he thought this way too. The research on Shiro-no-Kane had indeed opened a new door for him, broadening his horizons to areas beyond human experimentation.

"It hasn't succeeded yet," Lu Nie shook his head.

"Only one last step left, isn't it?" Orochimaru smiled. "I've already sent someone to inform Fugaku to bring several Uchiha Jonin over."

The two looked at the special tree on the ground, which was mainly cultivated from interstitial cells, and remained silent.

But the silence was quickly broken by the newcomer.

Several swift figures rushed in through the door, led by Uchiha Fugaku and several powerful Uchiha clansmen. Shisui followed beside Fugaku.

"Lord Orochimaru." Fugaku Uchiha greeted Orochimaru first, and he and several Jonin from the clan were immediately drawn to the tree in the center of the laboratory.

"This is..." Fugaku sensed a surging life force emanating from the tree.

"This is what I promised your Uchiha clan," Orochimaru said.

Fugaku's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously looked at Orochimaru, his face excited. He wanted to ask something, but seemed to be holding back something and didn't speak.

"What do we need to do?" Fugaku asked Orochimaru, suppressing his excitement.

"It requires the power of the Sharingan, or in other words, the ultimate Yin Release power represented by the Sharingan."

At Orochimaru's prompting, Shikane stepped forward and instructed the Jonin brought by Fugaku Uchiha on what to do.

After being told the procedure by Shikane, the Uchiha Jonin all looked at their clan leader. After Fugaku nodded in agreement, they activated their Sharingan and pressed their palms against the trees, following the procedure Shikane had described.

"My chakra is being devoured by this tree!"

The expressions of the several Uchiha Jonin changed almost instantly, but their palms felt as if they were glued to the tree trunk. They felt sharp thorns piercing their skin and devouring their chakra along with their flesh and blood.

They were utterly powerless to stop that overwhelming devouring force. At that moment, they even sensed that the tree was alive! A strange life form somewhere between a plant and an animal.

"Don't worry, this is normal. It's taking samples from you. This process will stop when your bodies reach their limits. You won't be completely devoured by it," Lu Nie reassured Fugaku, who looked tense and seemed ready to attack, as well as several Jonin.

Within minutes, the three Uchiha Jonin who had arrived full of energy and spirit had become pale, broke out in a cold sweat, and felt severely dehydrated.

Just as the three Jonin could no longer bear the massive loss of their chakra, the terrifying devouring force in their palms suddenly diminished considerably.

The three Jonin even vaguely sensed from their chakra perception that the tree in front of them had let out a slight burp.

As the suction force from their palms finally began to weaken, the three Jonin immediately and forcefully pulled their palms off the tree trunk. They staggered back a few steps, their bodies unsteady.

"Is this really an experiment that can help us evolve our Sharingan?" One of the Jonin, named Uchiha Meika, looked at Shikane with a mixture of anger and frustration.

As Jonin, they have the right to participate in and be informed about matters within their clan. Even though Fugaku is the clan head, he cannot ignore these Jonin within the clan in many matters.

Therefore, the fact that they were cooperating with Orochimaru was known to all the Jonin within the Uchiha clan. Even if some people had objections, they were all suppressed by Fugaku and his men using Wood Release, and the Uchiha clan had to consider the future.

Over the course of several months, the Uchiha clan invested a significant amount of money in its technology development department, which even affected the training of its members.

This caused Fugaku, the clan head, and the Jonin who had initially sided with him to feel subtle pressure from various factions within the clan.

When Fugaku received Orochimaru's notification, he almost breathed a huge sigh of relief. He could have firmly chosen to side with Orochimaru at that time, but if his months of relentless investment hadn't yielded any results, he would undoubtedly face strong criticism from within his clan, especially from the hawkish faction led by Uchiha Setsuna.

He wasn't sure if he could succeed this time, but he was definitely the one on the field who most wanted to succeed!

"Don't be impatient."

Shika and Orochimaru stood on either side and began forming hand seals, with a large amount of chakra flowing from their feet into the roots of the trees.

The sound of gulping swallows echoed in the laboratory, sending chills down the spines of everyone present.

To the astonishment of Fugaku and the others, the branches of the tree began to blossom rapidly, and then bear fruit. Three green, cherry-sized fruits hung from three separate branches, swaying gently in front of them.

"Each of you pick a fruit that belongs to you based on your position," Lu Nie instructed the three somewhat bewildered Uchiha Jonin.

The three, reminded by Lu Nie, carefully removed the three cherry-sized green fruits. The moment they picked them, a sense of familiarity emanating from the fruits made them feel somewhat dazed.

Touching the fruit is like touching a part of your own body.

"And then, should I choose to eat it?" Uchiha Meika held his own fruit, somewhat eager to try it out. He felt a special attraction to the fruit in his hand, as if his strength would improve simply by eating it.

"My advice is that it's best not to. It represents another side of your emotions! It will construct a time-limited, incredibly realistic illusionary dream based on your thoughts and personality."

If you can break through, you will gain an increase in your eye power. If you cannot break through, you will either be completely immersed in the dream and unable to extricate yourself, resulting in the annihilation of your spirit; or your spirit will be severely damaged, greatly reducing the possibility of future advancement in your eye power.

(End of this chapter)