Therefore, choosing a target was inevitable.
Just like before, the number of individuals who could be selected by nma was extrely limited. Once additional constraints were taken into account—timing, risk, feasibility, and long-term benefit—the list was reduced even further, leaving at most one or two viable options.
But even then—
Was acting imdiately truly the correct choice?
nma needed to consider this carefully.
A plan, after all, was nothing more than a general direction established at the beginning. It was never sothing that had to be executed with absolute rigidity. In many cases, plans failed to keep pace with rapidly changing circumstances. That was especially true for nma in his current state—far from the point where he could calmly ignore external interference, whether it was the imminent pursuit from Konoha or unresolved issues within his own body.
Everything required ti to整理 itself.
Three years was an extrely tight window.
But every step still had to be taken steadily.
After obtaining the materials and supplies he needed from Orochimaru, nma imdiately imrsed himself in his own experintal plans. His objective was simple and uncompromising—to grow stronger in the shortest possible ti. Reaching Kage-level strength, or even surpassing it, was not optional. Aside from relying on his own training and foundation, he would inevitably need external thods to accelerate the process.
Let's start from this angle first. At the very least, I need a preliminary grasp of it.
From the pile of prepared materials, nma selected the most crucial components and placed them on the experintal table. Without hesitation, he began his first round of experintation and research. In his mind, this was the most necessary step at the mont.
Because—
Even the Nine-Tails' chakra, which could be considered a natural cheat, was not sothing that could be used freely.
Before nma's body fully matured and adapted to the imnse erosion caused by the Kyūbi's chakra, it was impossible for him to utilize that power at one hundred percent. Naruto in the later stages of the original story appeared capable of wielding the Nine-Tails' chakra with ease, even overpowering it and entering what was known as Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
But that level of control was achieved only after Naruto's body had been tempered repeatedly—through countless life-and-death battles—and refined to an extre degree.
Without that foundation, the corrosive nature of tailed beast chakra would easily injure the jinchūriki instead.
This had already been demonstrated many tis throughout the shinobi world.
nma was unwilling to wait for slow, natural growth. He wanted to compress that process as much as possible. By advancing Uzumaki bloodline potential through cell activation research and physical enhancent experints, he aid to unlock his clan's latent vitality ahead of ti.
Only then could he unleash the Kyūbi's power at its strongest state in the shortest possible period.
There was also the matter of the Four Symbols Seal (Shishō Fūin) within his body, which severely restricted the outflow of the Nine-Tails' chakra. Without the so-called "key," nma would eventually need to find a way to resolve the seal's limitations on his own.
Of course, that was an issue for later.
At present, his relationship with the Kyūbi was nowhere near what it would beco in the future.
At best, the Nine-Tails was rely curious about nma and mildly attentive to his existence.
Acceptance was impossible.
Trust was even more so.
Therefore, while Kyūbi chakra was one path to power, nma needed to strengthen himself through other avenues as well. That was the most fundantal principle.
And experintation was one of the most efficient thods available.
Naturally, when it ca to experintation, nma was a complete novice. He had no prior experience in shinobi biological research. Fortunately, with the data and records provided by Orochimaru, he did not need to start entirely from scratch. Even so, nurous difficulties still lay ahead.
nma could have chosen the easier route—handing over all experintal requirents to Orochimaru and simply reaping the results. Orochimaru was an expert and could undoubtedly produce成果 in the shortest ti possible.
But that was never nma's intention.
This wasn't rely a matter of safety.
Doing so would place him completely under Orochimaru's control and permanently deprive him of growth in this field.
nma's ambition ran deep.
He did not intend to stop at being strong—he intended to stand above others.
To achieve that, he needed to improve in multiple dinsions.
Conducting experints personally was a necessary choice.
No matter how tedious, exhausting, or dangerous it might be, he had to persist.
At this stage—
He could rely only on himself.
Imrsed in his research, nma began to dissect Orochimaru's experintal data and results in his own way, absorbing the fundantals bit by bit. These were only basic research materials, lacking direct applicability for now, but there was one advantage.
In his previous life, nma had been a science student.
Even if he had only reached an interdiate level, he had still undergone extensive foundational training in physics and chemistry. That background gave him a minimal but valuable frawork for understanding experintal logic.
At least—
It wasn't completely foreign territory.
So cell activation works like this…
The preparation process needs to be adjusted here…
This part might be reproducible later…
And this variable…
Interest was clearly sparked.
nma's first experintal attempts progressed more smoothly than he had anticipated.
During these days, Karin remained constantly by nma's side. This was not only because she did not want to leave him, but also because nma intended to train her as his experintal assistant—much like Yakushi Kabuto was to Orochimaru.
Whether she truly possessed talent in this area was secondary.
As a pure-blooded Uzumaki, Karin's sensory abilities far exceeded nma's, even without factoring in the malicious perception granted by Kyūbi chakra. In certain experints, especially those involving cellular activity, her perception was capable of providing crucial assistance.
At this stage, Karin was also the only person nma could fully trust.
As experints grew increasingly complex, handling everything alone would beco impossible. An assistant was a necessity.
Karin was sowhat resistant to these experints at first, but she understood better than anyone that this was what nma needed. More importantly, she was now more afraid of being abandoned by nma than of facing things she disliked.
Those emotions—
Were far stronger than her attachnt to Sasori in the original tiline.
With Karin's assistance, nma's experints proceeded even more smoothly.
Until—
Several days later.
On one particular morning.
Orochimaru suddenly arrived outside the building where nma was conducting his experints, accompanied by Yakushi Kabuto.
nma, having already sensed the approach of their chakra signatures, stepped outside in advance.
"It seems Orochimaru-sama is preparing to leave for a while?"
nma looked at Orochimaru and Kabuto and spoke calmly.
"Well," Orochimaru replied in his familiar hoarse tone, "just as nma-kun has guessed. Kabuto and I need to head out to locate soone. I wonder… would nma-kun be interested in coming along?"
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