harleyscars Chapter 104 Bai is a boy! [5K long chapter, please subscribe]
Chapter 104 Bai is a boy! [5K long chapter, please subscribe]
Chapter 105 Bai is a boy! [5K long chapter, please subscribe]
With a cough, Meiling's consciousness gradually awoke from the chaos. She felt weak and powerless all over. When she slowly opened her eyes, she saw a white ceiling and medical instruments flashing with cold light. Transparent medicine was being slowly injected into her veins through an IV tube.
"Was she rescued?" After Teru Mi-rei fainted, her memory became somewhat confused. After a while, she remembered that she should have been killed by Captain Hoshigaki at the cliff edge. Why did she survive?
Who saved her?
Zhao Meiling tried to prop herself up, but found it incredibly difficult to even lift a finger.
"You're awake." As the door opened, a medical ninja wearing a white coat and a mask walked in.
"Who are you? Where is this?" Terumi-rei noticed that the other person was not wearing the Mist-Hidden headband and immediately became alert.
When the other person turned around, Zhao Meiling noticed that the number 81 was printed on the back of the white coat, but she didn't know what it represented.
"You can call me Number 81." The medical ninja said calmly, then walked to the instrument next to him to check the data and its usage.
"This is my number in this experimental area. It seems your condition hasn't improved much, since you can talk so much now."
"By the way, let me give you a piece of advice: this place is under complete lockdown. If you try to escape, you might get killed by the patrolling ninjas." Shadow Clone No. 81 raised his right hand, held up one finger, and placed it in front of his mask, making a gesture.
Meiling's pupils constricted slightly at the sound; it seemed somewhat familiar.
"You are—Shura?" Terumi's voice tightened. She remembered the voice she heard before she lost consciousness, and her eyes widened: "Captain Hoshigaki, he..."
"Are you still concerned about Kisame Hoshigaki?" Shadow Clone No. 81 chuckled, a hint of amusement flashing in his black eyes.
Kisame Hoshigaki's appearance, if not terrifying, is still chilling, yet a beautiful girl is so concerned about him.
On the contrary—
Shadow Clone No. 81 spat out and said, "Don't worry, he's busy investigating Suigetsu Fuguki's betrayal of Kirigakure's information. The next time we meet, he might be a rogue ninja from Kirigakure."
"Suikyuu-no-Ki?" Terumi-rei exclaimed, her eyes widening in surprise. She had no idea that Suikyuu-no-Ki was the captain of the Kirigakure ANBU.
But I've heard this name more than once. He's one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and one of the three swordsmen promoted from Kirigakure after the Third Shinobi World War.
They actually betrayed village information?!
"Take good care of your injuries and don't think about running away." Shadow Clone No. 81 changed some medicine for Zhao Meiling and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, what's your name?" Shadow Clone No. 81 suddenly realized that the original guy hadn't mentioned the female ninja's name at all.
"Teresa Miyu," Teresa Miyu whispered from her hospital bed, the gloom between her brows impossible to shake off.
"A ninja from the Terumi clan?" Shadow Clone No. 81 raised an eyebrow, not expecting that the main body would also bring back a bloodline limit ninja.
Inside the Star Ninja Base.
After being sent to the medical department for treatment, Mei-ling, who plays mahjong, felt as if she had forgotten something important.
"Strange, what's going on?" Menma walked towards the family compound, arms crossed, brows furrowed.
Moreover, the closer they got to the family compound, the stronger this feeling of unease became.
"Brother Mianma!" Xiang's cheerful voice interrupted his thoughts.
The once thin little girl now has a round face and is looking up at him while carrying a shopping basket.
"Isn't this Xiao Xiang? Where did you go to play?" Mianma bent down and picked up Xiao Xiang.
The little girl, who used to be as thin as a bamboo pole, has developed a bit of baby fat after these six months of carefree good days.
Mianma couldn't help but pinch it.
"Xiang went to buy groceries for her mother." Xiang said with a bitter face, but did not resist, just letting Mianma do as she pleased.
"Brother Mianma, come and eat with us too!" Xiang said. "My sister just arrived today, and Mom is preparing some delicious food to welcome her."
"Sister?" Menma paused for a moment, then suddenly realized something and remembered the thing she had forgotten!
When he stepped into the Uzumaki family's courtyard, he looked up and saw Uzumaki Vanilla sitting on the veranda, holding a cute child in a kimono and combing his hair.
The child was dressed in an exquisite kimono and was as well-behaved as a doll.
She sat obediently in the swirling vanilla's lap, quietly enjoying the beauty of the moment.
Hiss?!
Menma became alert. The child, who looked like a girl no matter how you looked at it, could be... "Ah, Lord Shura is back." Uzumaki Vanilla also noticed Menma, stopped what she was doing, and put the child in her arms aside.
"My lady." The adorable child, who looked like a girl, also stood up and bowed obediently to Menma.
Xiao Xiang took the opportunity to jump off Mianma's shoulder, took the "older sister's" hand, and looked left and right.
"Hiss—." Upon hearing this sound, Menma once again confirmed with absolute certainty.
He slapped his forehead and said to Vanilla Whirlpool, "Did I forget to tell you? Shiro is a boy."
"Huh?" Whirlpool Grass, still holding a comb in her hand, tilted her head and looked at Bai standing on the veranda, still not quite understanding.
"Auntie, I'm a boy." Bai raised his head, his timid voice shattering the last shred of hope in Vortex Vanilla.
"A boy?! A boy?!?" Vanilla Uzumaki was shocked, her voice changing as she looked Shiro up and down, who was dressed in a kimono and looked more gentle and ladylike than her own daughter.
If it weren't for the fact that Mianma was there and she was afraid of hurting Bai, she would have wanted to check it out herself.
Kaori stared blankly at Shiro, then mechanically took off her glasses, wiped the lenses repeatedly, and put them back on.
His little head just couldn't understand how that cute and pretty girl had turned into a boy.
"So why didn't you refuse these clothes just now?!" Vanilla Whirlpool pointed helplessly at the white women's clothing.
She had some official business to approve, so she told Bai to take a shower by herself and put some clothes that she had bought for Xiang but hadn't worn yet on the stool outside the bathroom.
When I returned after processing those documents, Bai was already dressed in new clothes and sitting obediently on the veranda, having her hair dried.
That pitiful appearance immediately aroused the maternal instincts of Whirlpool Vanilla, who found a comb and personally combed Bai's hair.
"Because... I really like it—" Bai lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes, not daring to look directly into the gaze of Whirlpool Vanilla.
He wanted to say that since his parents passed away, no one had ever been so kind to him.
He spent the entire year living a nomadic life, wandering from city to city in the north of the Water Kingdom to the south. When he was hungry, he would rummage through garbage cans for food, and when he was thirsty, he would drink dew. He not only often had to compete with stray dogs for food, but he was also likely to be bullied by other beggars and homeless people.
Although he had awakened the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai, the shadow of killing his father and the villagers still lingered in his heart.
Bai could still use Ice Release against the stray dogs that were trying to steal his food, but he had some psychological trauma when facing ordinary people.
"Alright, alright, it's okay." Vanilla Uzumaki was also a person with a hard life. Seeing Bai like this, she instantly softened and squatted down to hug Bai.
"Auntie will take you to the market tomorrow and buy you some new clothes for boys." Whirlpool Vanilla stroked Bai's head and said with a smile, "Auntie also wants a son. If you don't mind, you can live with Auntie."
After saying that, Vanilla Uzumaki turned to Menma and pleaded, "Let me adopt this child, Lord Shura."
Menma doesn't matter. Unlike Kimimaro, whose bloodline disease requires long-term treatment in the medical department, Haku doesn't have a bloodline disease. As long as he is given a normal environment, he can reach the strength of a Jonin in a few years, and even be among the elite Jonin.
"Of course." Menma nodded, then looked at Xiang who was still in a daze, and gently tapped Xiang's head.
"!" Xiang covered her head, tears welling in her eyes as she looked at Menma: "Brother, sister is gone—"
"Hahahaha!" Mianma burst into laughter.
Whirlpool Vanilla also covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
That evening, Mianma stayed at Whirlpool's house for dinner.
Whirlpool Vanilla prepared a sumptuous feast.
At the table, Vanilla Whirlpool glanced at Bai, who was eating elegantly with small bites, and then at Xiang, who was wolfing down various dishes on the other side. She couldn't help but sigh to herself, "If only Bai were a girl, I would have two daughters."
"It's not that boys are bad, it's just—Bai is so pretty, she looks more like a girl no matter how you look at her—" The more Vanilla Uzumaki looked at Bai, the more she felt it was such a pity that she wasn't a girl.
After dinner, Whirlpool Vanilla got busy.
I have to wash the dishes, clean the table, and also prepare a room for Bai.
The original plan was for Bai and Xiang to live together so that the two children could have a companion, but now that we know Bai is a boy, it's not appropriate.
So Vanilla cleared out a room that was originally used for storage and made it Bai's bedroom.
Seeing that Xiangcao was so busy, Mianma realized that staying any longer might make her nervous and flustered, so she got up to say goodbye and leave.
In the underground laboratory of the medical building, Menma's shadow clones were busy conducting various research projects.
The medical building is located between the experimental area and the family compound, at a moderate distance. Since the research on medical ninjutsu is still in the development stage, although Menma has mastered some medical ninjutsu, he is not an expert. Therefore, the progress in training medical ninjas is relatively slow.
Ultimately, relying solely on his shadow clones is too difficult; he needs to recruit more research personnel.
"You've arrived." One of the shadow clones, with the number 11 printed on its back, raised its hand to greet the main body.
"Have you thoroughly studied Orochimaru's research data?" Menma walked to a computer in the laboratory.
Although these computers look somewhat old, like those from the early 21st century when he was on Earth, their processing power is still very strong.
"I have to say, Snake is quite something. He only gave him that White Zetsu not long ago, and he's already made progress in his research." Shadow Clone No. 11 pressed a switch.
The next moment, the large screen in front of the computer lit up, displaying detailed data and a diagram of human anatomy.
The 11th Shadow Clone explained: "The Ibri clan worships the forest. They have long lived in tree hollows in the forest and possess both earth and water chakra within their bodies, which can serve as the soil for nurturing wood release."
"Then Orochimaru used the God Tree gene extracted from White Zetsu as a seed, incubated it with Hashirama cells, achieving a neutralization effect, and extracted the most stable cells from it, which were then implanted into the skin tissue of the Ibri people, effectively solidifying the genetic structure of the Ibri people."
"However, if we want to continue our research, we must conduct live experiments." Shadow clone No. 11 said, turning his gaze to Menma's main body. "Live experiments?" Menma stared at the various data on the big screen, his brows furrowing slightly beneath his mask.
Even in the "Limited Tsukuyomi World," he adhered to the bottom line of not conducting live experiments on ordinary people.
"Wu Tai has already volunteered to participate in the experiment." Shadow Clone No. 11 pressed a switch and said into a microphone, "Call Wu Tai up."
Before long, the chieftain of the Ibri clan, Wutai, walked solemnly into the laboratory.
Upon seeing Shura, who was wearing a white three-eyed fox mask, Gota knelt on one knee: "My lord, please allow me to participate in the experiment."
"The mortality rate was very high in the early experiments," Menma's deep voice came from under the mask.
"My lord, I am already twenty-three years old this year." Wu Tai looked up at Shura with a firm gaze and said sincerely, "My time is running out."
Yuta's volunteering reminded Menma of something Gota had said when he introduced the Ibri clan to him.
"Due to the instability of bloodline limits, the Ibri clan generally does not live past the age of twenty-five."
Isn't this also a kind of bloodline disease? It can be said that Gota's life has entered its countdown. If he cannot find a way to stabilize the bloodline limit of the Ibri clan within two years, Gota will turn into a wisp of smoke and disappear with the wind.
Therefore, Wu Tai not only offered his loyalty to Lord Shura, but also sacrificed his own life to fight for more opportunities for his people.
After seeing Akihiro's determination, Menma stopped refusing and asked, "Are you prepared for the worst?"
Wu Tai solemnly replied, "My wife is already pregnant, and with other pregnant women in the tribe, there should be five children born next year."
"I wish to pass on the position of clan chief to Xuejian, in accordance with the tradition of the Ibri clan. I hope you will grant me permission."
As Lord Shura's private property, Wutai has handed over everything of the Ibri clan to Shura, including the appointment of the clan leader.
"Oh?" Mianma turned his head slightly.
Xuejian is only fourteen or fifteen years old and has not yet fully grown up. Moreover, there are other older members of the Ibri clan. Why not pass the position of clan leader to another member?
Wu Tai explained, "Our clan has a very short lifespan; we die before the age of twenty-five. Therefore, each clan leader is appointed by the old clan leader when he feels he is about to die, and a young man from the clan is chosen to succeed him."
"This way, we can guarantee a period of stability for eight or nine years."
Children in the ninja world are generally precocious; some outstanding children have the mindset of adults by the age of twelve or thirteen.
However, in the Ibri clan, the term of succession as clan leader at this age, assuming the heavy responsibilities of the clan, lasts for less than ten years until the death of the new clan leader.
The position of chieftain of the Ibri tribe carries a heavy responsibility, and this responsibility continues indefinitely.
"In that case, let's go and prepare." Menma looked at Gota, who was resolute in the face of death, and slowly nodded.
"I said goodbye to my people before I came!" Wu Tai stood up and took the blue and white striped hospital gown from a laboratory staff member.
With a numb face and a drooping head, Wu Tai walked to the glass window of another experimental ward while he changed into his hospital gown.
Inside the ward, Kimimaro lay trembling on the bed, several tubes inserted into his body, administering sedatives and various medications. Several shadow clones were conducting a detailed investigation and assessment of his condition.
"Has a treatment plan been decided for Kimimaro's condition?" Menma asked the 12th shadow clone beside him.
The 12th shadow clone, who was specifically in charge of Kimimaro, nodded, took out a document, and reported to the leader: "According to the research, the problem with Kimimaro's Tokotsumyaku bloodline limit is due to an imbalance of Yang Release chakra. Fortunately, we did not rashly use the White Zetsu's Divine Tree gene or Hashirama's cells for adjustment experiments, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."
Yang Dun is the power of Yang, which originates from the bodily energy that governs life and bestows life upon the formless.
In other words, changes in physical properties are all related to Yang Release. For example, the Akimichi clan's Multiplication Technique, the Uzumaki clan's physique, and the Senju clan's body healing all fall under the scope of Yang Release.
The corresponding element is Yin Dun, which originates from the spiritual energy that governs imagination and has the characteristic of creating material forms from nothing.
For example, the Nara clan's Shadow Binding Technique, the Yamanaka clan's Mind Ninjutsu, and the Sharingan!
The Sharingan is synchronized with the power of the mind; the stronger the emotion, the greater the awakened power.
This also explains why the Sharingan's genjutsu, "Izanagi," can rewrite reality.
"Therefore, we suggest implanting a Sharingan or Byakugan into Kimimaro and first try whether Yin Release chakra can neutralize the imbalance of Yang Release chakra in his body." Shadow Clone No. 12 proposed the experimental plan.
"An eye transplant?" Menma pondered for a moment.
It's not that transplantation is difficult; the Sharingan and Byakugan in the ninja world all come with their own plug-and-play "USB".
"I remember that the Kaguya clan and the Hyuga clan are distant relatives, right?" Menma thought that as distant relatives, transplanting the Byakugan should have the best effect.
"Yes." Shadow Clone No. 12 nodded: "The Hyuga clan, the Kaguya clan, and the Otsutsuki clan on the moon are all descendants of Hamura."
"The corresponding clans are the Senju, Uchiha, and Uzumaki. They are all descendants of Hagoromo."
"Byakugan!" Although Menma had two different Sharingan in his hand, he didn't actually have Byakugan.
Moreover, the way to obtain the Byakugan is too limited. The Hyuga clan's Caged Bird Seal will destroy the Byakugan once the eyeball leaves the body and loses its connection.
Although Menma has the "Cage Seal" which can temporarily seal the Caged Bird Curse Seal, it is not a long-term solution.
The Byakugan, which is not restricted by the Caged Bird Seal, is only possessed by members of the Hyuga clan's main family and Ao of Kirigakure.
However, Ao's Byakugan should be kept to cause Obito some trouble, otherwise it won't work if Obito continues to control Kirigakure like this.
It seems the only option is to try and start with the Hyuga main family.