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The whole process seemed to go smoothly. Apart from the pain suffered by the two, there appeared to be no accidents.
Others might not have known, but Senju Tobirama had seen the entire process and was well aware of the preparations Ishigami Hara had made for this experiment. He had rehearsed three times, not to mention the effort he had put in beforehand.
The reason why the experiment went so smoothly, in Senju Tobirama's opinion, was that Ishigami Hara had accounted for every detail. He had never seen such an experimental attitude before, especially in someone so young, which was truly shocking.
"Great, kid."
This was Senju Tobirama's sincere evaluation. No matter what consequences this move would bring to the Ishigami family and the village, Ishigami Hara's contribution to the ninja world through this experiment alone was impeccable.
Ishigami Hara just smiled and said nothing more. He raised two fingers and untied the bindings on Ishigami Kōki.
Ishigami Kōki fell to the ground from the test bench with a thud, struggling to tear off the connection between his body and the monitoring equipment. His body twitched from time to time, especially with a very high frequency, and his tears flowed uncontrollably.
"Ah."
Another scream came, but this time it was Ishigami Fū. His body suddenly bent, the blood vessels bulged as if they were about to burst, and a layer of light blue Chakra flames ignited on his skin. He looked like he was in extreme pain.
"Kid, I advise you to stop. This boy's physical fitness is too weak to support such a big change."
Senju Tobirama immediately noticed the issue and couldn't help but dissuade him.
Ishigami Hara shook his head and replied calmly, "You underestimate me too much, Second Hokage. Keep watching."
Sure enough, the next moment, all the seals on the test bench rushed to Ishigami Fū's body and began penetrating into him bit by bit. The burning Chakra flames were quickly extinguished, like fire meeting water.
This scene really surprised Senju Tobirama, and he exclaimed, "This is... the Evil Sealing Method? No! There's also the Chakra conversion technology of the Four Symbols Seal in there. You actually disassembled and combined these two seals into a new one?"
"Good eye."
Ishigami Hara smiled and said, "In fact, it's more than that. I also added the suppression technology of the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style and the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan to limit their own Chakra, but it's not fully systematic."
Senju Tobirama, being a master of sealing techniques, understood the difficulty of such an achievement. Hearing this, he was momentarily silent, unsure of what to say.
As time passed, Ishigami Kōki had managed to stand up, though the process was not smooth. He barely stood with the help of the test bench and shook his head from time to time.
"How do you feel?" Ishigami Hara asked.
"Ugh!"
Ishigami Kōki retched repeatedly, shaking his head again.
After each shake, his face would twist, and he made a sound. "My Lord, this... feeling is too uncomfortable."
"My sight, my sight is so dizzy..."
Ishigami Hara raised his lips and nodded. "It's normal."
"Your Byakugan cannot be closed."
"It is in a permanently activated state."
"In other words, it's the same as the Byakugan of the Hyūga clan, but the gene expression of their clan is more pronounced, so most Hyūga can activate their eyes automatically at a very young age."
"And as they grow up after opening their eyes, their brains will adjust to the negative effects brought by 360-degree vision until they finally eliminate all the discomfort."
As he said this, Ishigami Hara raised two fingers, and a special curse seal appeared on Ishigami Kōki's forehead.
As soon as the curse seal appeared, it suppressed Ishigami Kōki's sight, and he panicked. "My Lord, I can't see."
Ishigami Hara calmly explained, "Don't be nervous. I've temporarily closed your optic nerve with the curse seal. Rest for a while, and your brain will gradually adapt to the Byakugan."
"Yes!"
Ishigami Kōki, no longer as nervous, sat down and focused on recovering his energy.
On the other side, Ishigami Fū's condition had stabilized, though the intensity of his earlier experience had caused him to faint.
Ishigami Hara wasn't in a hurry, waiting patiently. "Hara," Senju Tobirama sighed inwardly.
"Do you plan to awaken the bloodline for all members of the Ishigami clan?"
Ishigami Hara nodded, not hiding his intentions. "I do have plans in that direction."
"Do you realize the consequences of this? If the Uchiha and Hyūga clans learn of your ability, they might go mad."
Ishigami Hara smiled. "They'll get used to it."
"Are you truly fearless?"
Ishigami Hara replied, "If I weren't so young, I'd consider replacing Sarutobi Hiruzen as Hokage. Second Hokage, what do you think would happen to the ninja world if I became Hokage?"
Senju Tobirama was silent for a moment, then said, "I can't say for sure, but you'd certainly shake up Konoha's current order."
"Second Hokage, are you worried that my actions will harm the village?"
"Of course. Even if my elder brother were still alive, he wouldn't dare to take such a risk. It's too dangerous."
Ishigami Hara smiled slightly, speaking with meaning. "What the First Hokage couldn't do, I might be able to. After all, Second Hokage, you've seen my potential, haven't you?"
"Have you always been this arrogant?"
"What's wrong with that?" Ishigami Hara asked in return.
"Kid, you think the position of Hokage is too simple."
Ishigami Hara responded, "I understand that it's not strength that makes one Hokage, but recognition."
"Sarutobi Hiruzen hesitates because he was appointed by you, not by the collective recognition of the village shinobi."
"He must maintain that recognition, or it will be difficult for him to hold the position of Hokage."
Senju Tobirama was silent for a while. After a long pause, he said, "You're more mature than I expected. You really do think like a Hokage."
"Thank you."
"I'm not praising you, brat."
Just as Uchiha Izuna had the pride typical of Uchiha, Senju Tobirama had the pride of the Senju, and he was naturally dissatisfied with Ishigami Hara's confident response.
At that moment, Ishigami Fū awoke, flipping over and falling off the test bench, staring at his body in disbelief.
"How do you feel?" Ishigami Hara asked.
"Master, my Chakra... seems to have more than tripled!"