Orochimaru: "But what exactly is going on with this Otsutsuki Toneri? What is his relationship with the Hyuga Clan? Hyuga Clan Head, won't you come out and explain?"
Hyuga Hiashi: "Regarding this, I am not clear either. However, ancient records mention that besides the Hyuga, there is another secluded branch of clansmen who possess the Byakugan. They haven't appeared for a long time; I previously thought it was just a legend."
Tenseigan...
Looking at the giant Tenseigan emitting waves of powerful pressure, Danzo seemed captivated by the light it radiated.
"What immense power. If this power could be grasped by me..."
["After fusing for so long, these Byakugan have finally achieved a preliminary fusion and are no longer so scattered."
Looking at the Tenseigan in the giant tank, Uchiha Hoshi nodded with satisfaction.
"However, it is still a bit unstable. I don't know how much longer it will take to fuse completely."
Uchiha Hoshi leaned in for a closer look and found distinct layering within this giant Tenseigan. The centermost region had already completed fusion, appearing incandescent white, while the middle layer was bright yellow—the color the Tenseigan radiated.
In this layer, all the Byakugan were pressed tightly together, seemingly undergoing fusion.
Chakra and Eye Power intertwined in this layer, staining these nearly-fused Byakugan yellow.
In the outermost layer, which was also the largest and thickest, the gaps between the Byakugan were the widest. Deep-level fusion had not yet occurred; they were merely absorbed due to the power of the Tenseigan.
At the same time, these Byakugan were the most unstable; with even a slight impact, they might collapse!
"It seems that just applying pressure isn't quite enough, however..."
The corners of Uchiha Hoshi's mouth curled up slightly. "Who told me to be the Herrscher of Reason?"
With a wave of her hand, Uchiha Hoshi shattered the giant tank and removed the Tenseigan inside.
Then, with a look of disdain, she detached all the outer layers and the Byakugan that had not fully fused.
In an instant, the floor of the entire laboratory was covered with eerie Byakugan.
The kind of sight that would cause one's sanity to plummet at a single glance.
As the outer and middle layers were stripped away, the core part of this Tenseigan was revealed—the most perfect part that had already completed fusion, and also the true Tenseigan!
At this moment, the Tenseigan, having been stripped of its outer and middle layers, had shrunk from a diameter of several meters to a small eyeball smaller than a basketball.
Uchiha Hoshi held this incandescent white Tenseigan, and with a single look, she replicated ten more of them.
"Since the impurities in the outer layer fuse slowly, why don't I just use the perfectly fused Byakugan from the inner layer for the fusion?"
Just as she said, the fusion of the outer and middle layers was extremely slow.
But as Uchiha Hoshi replicated the parts that had already finished fusing and integrated them, the volume of this Tenseigan grew at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Since the power of these Tenseigan was originally identical, the fusion was many times faster than before!
However, even with the same origin, because Uchiha Hoshi had put in so many Tenseigan, the fusion still required time.
"Looking at it like this, it will take anywhere from a few days to a few months for this eye to completely stabilize."
Surveying the messy laboratory, Uchiha Hoshi summoned several created clones and had them clean up the place.
Afterward, she went to another laboratory.
Here, another fused object was kept.
"It's been so long, yet the fusion is still so slow. Is it because of a lack of chakra?"
Looking at the cells slowly fusing in the Nutrient Solution, Uchiha Hoshi thought for a moment and remodeled the laboratory.
She added ten power supply devices for these cells, and on each of these ten devices, a Tenseigan served as the energy core!
With the injection of Tenseigan chakra, these cells were instantly filled with vitality, and the speed of fusion accelerated significantly. It wouldn't be long before they fused completely and, under Uchiha Hoshi's programming, began to develop.
"Very well. Let me see what you finally develop into."
Seeing that the cell fusion was on the right track, Uchiha Hoshi stretched her arms, revealing a graceful figure that even the loose white lab coat could not hide.]
Senju Hashirama: "If I remember correctly, these cells seem to come from several famous clans. It's truly hard to imagine what kind of monster will be born after they fuse."
Black Zetsu: "..."
Others couldn't imagine it, but Black Zetsu could!
These cells all came from the rebellious sons of the Sage of Six Paths. If they could truly fuse, and were nurtured within Tenseigan chakra, it wasn't hard to imagine that when it was born, it would be another Sage of Six Paths!
Furthermore, this was assuming Uchiha Hoshi hadn't added anything else to those cells.
If that woman added more strange things into those cells, God knows what it would eventually become.
[After checking the fused cells, Uchiha Hoshi followed her usual habit and went to the laboratory where she spent the most time.
Here was something she had researched for several years.
—Authority!
"The Authority of a Herrscher is truly a wonderful thing."
Uchiha Hoshi picked up a card from a table. On this card, there were no overly complex images, only a crimson pattern outlined with a few simple strokes.
"Although I haven't figured out the source of Authority, several years of research haven't been without harvest."
"Stigmata. A special imprint researched through the Authority of a Herrscher and the ICHOR, capable of communicating with the Imaginary Space and containing great power."
This was a power that could be engraved into the genes, a backup plan prepared by Uchiha Hoshi in case of accidents involving her Authority.
"This way, even if my Authority disappears, I can use the Stigmata to regain a portion of it."
Because Uchiha Hoshi cared about Authority, the focus of this set of Stigmata was also Authority.
It possessed nearly seventy percent of the power of Uchiha Hoshi's Authority; it could be said to be extremely powerful.
Although it couldn't compare to her Herrscher Core, as stated before, this was merely a precautionary measure.]
Orochimaru: "Stigmata? What is this thing now?"
Looking at that card, Orochimaru showed a look of obsession.
As time passed, he became increasingly desperate for Uchiha Hoshi's Authority.
Mastering Uchiha Hoshi's Authority was equivalent to mastering the truth!
For scientists like them, this kind of temptation was simply impossible to refuse!