Mayuri Kurotsuchi Card Game, starting from Naruto

Chapter 40: Rewards of Golden Cards

"We failed!" The elder of the Kurama clan hadn't even lost his joy when the sudden turn of events chilled him to the bone. He stared blankly at Kurama Murakumo, who lay motionless on the bed, seemingly unconscious, in disbelief.

"How is my brother?" Even more emotionally distraught than the distraught elder of the Kurama clan was Kurama Unkai, who rushed to the bedside almost immediately, trying to wake his brother.

A snake as thick as an arm suddenly spiraled upwards rapidly from beneath his feet, tightly binding Anma Yunhai and suspending him in mid-air.

"If you don't want him to never wake up again, don't provoke him." Orochimaru's hoarse voice then rang in the ears of Kurama Unkai and the Kurama clan elders.

"What will happen to him?" Elder Kurama took a deep breath to calm himself after hearing Orochimaru's words. He glanced at Kurama Murakumo lying on the bed with a complicated expression and asked softly.

"Observe him for a while. We need to know which step went wrong. After eliminating that step, he might wake up and recover, and you can proceed with the next experiment." Orochimaru's tone was icy and hard.

"Don't worry about Senior Congyun. According to the data, it's because his Yin attribute chakra was too active and vigorous under the influence of the drug, which in turn drained his mind and body."

"If we don't stop him, he'll become a dead man from mental exhaustion and physical overexertion. Next, we'll do our best to bring him back to his senses and investigate the process and oversights of this experiment," Lu Nie said from the side.

"I understand. Please put Yunhai down, Lord Orochimaru. I'll take him home." The elder, who had calmed down, nodded and bowed to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru summoned the snake that had been binding Kurama Unkai from his sleeve, which quickly detached from his body, allowing Kurama Unkai to fall back to the ground.

Watching the two figures leave, Shikano suddenly looked up at Orochimaru and asked, "Sensei, is this really the right thing to do?"

"What are you referring to?" Orochimaru looked down at Shikano and asked in return.

"The experiment was a success, but we deceived them into believing it failed," Lu Nie replied.

"Lu Nie, do you know what your biggest problem is right now?" Orochimaru looked down at Lu Nie, and without waiting for Lu Nie's answer, his deep voice rang out again: "Your sense of morality is surprisingly strong!"

A look of astonishment appeared on Lu Nie's face.

"You're too gentle with your test subjects, and your moral compass is too high. I noticed this when you were cooperating with me in my research on Jugo. You always think about getting permission from people before conducting research, which is impossible!"

If you want to explore and research various bloodline limits, you can set a bottom line for yourself, but you must never be bound by those so-called frameworks.

Any researcher who can reach the top, besides possessing innate talent, must spare no effort in studying various experimental materials, prioritize research, and have a passion for it to succeed.

Sacrifice is an essential part of research.

Only with a large amount of experimental data can research advance rapidly.

If you want to explore bloodline limits and ninjutsu, you have to let go of some things. The Kurama clan's bloodline limit is powerful, and like the Nara clan's, it belongs to Yin Release. It would be a good research subject for you.

Now that his body is sealed by a sealing technique, his five senses are sealed, and his chakra is sealed, you can study him to your heart's content. Even if the experimental subject dies during the process, I can find an excuse to suppress it for you.

"He's in your hands now." Orochimaru said, patting Shikane's head before turning and leaving the laboratory.

……

Kurama Murakumo groaned, regaining consciousness. He felt a sharp pain in his head, and every part of his body was sending pain to his brain. His body felt as if it had been pushed to its limit and was completely exhausted.

He even thought he would die in this weakness and pain at any moment. But beyond that, his body, on the verge of collapse, was being nourished by another gentle force, like a trickle of water, slowly restoring his strength and giving him power.

He struggled to open his eyes, his vision blurry as he saw a small figure standing beside him. Once his vision cleared, he recognized the figure as somewhat familiar.

"You're awake?" Lu Nie looked at Kurama Congyun, who had opened his eyes.

"It's you!" Kurama Murakumo recognized Shiro Nie and turned his head with difficulty to scan the surroundings.

"There was an accident during the experiment. The elders of the Kurama clan and your brother have been gone for a few days now," Lu Nie explained considerately.

"Did I fail?" Kurama Murakumo seemed to have finally let go of something, his face showing relief and disappointment.

"No, you succeeded." Lu Nie's words caused Kurama Murakumo's eyes to widen instantly.

"Your mind and body were originally unable to withstand the consumption of bloodline awakening, so Orochimaru and I had to use sealing techniques to seal your mind and chakra, forcibly stopping the awakening process."

But this is only a temporary solution; if a solution isn't found, your fate will be death—whether immediate or a slow, unconscious death.

"That……"

"You're lucky you survived." Shiro saw what Kurama Murakumo was about to say and interrupted, "Orochimaru-sensei injected you with a drug, a byproduct of some research, which has very strong side effects."

But it can indeed restore a person's vitality in a very short time, like medical ninjutsu. You are alive and conscious now because this medicine saved you.

After verification using various data, the injected dosage was just right to neutralize the Yin Release power you have awakened, achieving a balance within your body.

For the foreseeable future, refrain from using chakra and engaging in combat. It's best to come here daily or have a medical check-up. Once your body has recovered, you can resume using the Kurama clan's bloodline limit.

"Thank you!" Kurama Murakumo managed to say with difficulty, his dry lips barely moving, before he felt a wave of dizziness wash over him and involuntarily drifted back into a deep sleep.

Looking at the slumbering Kurama Murakumo, Lu Nie organized the bloodline data about the Kurama clan that he had collected over the past period. A slight stirring within him caused him to subconsciously sink his consciousness into the data.

[Talent Card: Mayuri Kurotsuchi]

World: Death

Quality: Gold (10900/50000)

Effect: Growth-oriented research talent

Field: Your research talent in the fields of biology and neuroscience far surpasses that of other research and development fields!

Passive: Biological Modification! Bloodline Research! Yin Release Power!

Accumulation: Any research requires the accumulation of a large amount of knowledge and material experiments. All the knowledge you have acquired will be understood and memorized in a more efficient way, and then you will receive alternative knowledge feedback in the form of rewards!

Achievement: Each time you create a recognized work, the higher the recognition level, the better your physical fitness and strength will be.

Approved R&D products: dog food, parasite insecticide, and the Tree of Gods! Yin Release secret techniques: Shadow Coffin, Shadow Puppet; S-rank ninjutsu: Blood Armor. Yin Release genjutsu-type bloodline awakening potion, Hashirama injection.

Rewards: Physical Ability +30, Chakra +1500

Obsession: To become a scientist who surpasses Kisuke Uramoto

Obsessive Mission 1: Bloodline Limit Break!

Golden Card Reward: Mayuri Kurotsuchi's Material Library: The Soul King's Left Hand (Fragment)

The Soul King's Left Hand (Crippled): ① Forceful execution power; ② It can acquire all information about a target through touch, and absorb and utilize the target's abilities and characteristics to evolve the user; ③ None.

Description: One of Mayuri Kurotsuchi's most valuable spoils of war, but because it is incomplete, you can only unleash a fraction of its power. It has been transformed into corresponding abilities and integrated into your bloodline.

It can grow!

Lu Nie's body suddenly hunched over, his mind abruptly becoming highly active, and his head began to throb with pain. Strangely, Lu Nie's shadow on the ground spread outwards like a dense network of nerves.

(End of this chapter)