Chapter 25

"If Itachi try to force it open, the seal will immediately destroy the Byakugan!"

Neither Shi Yuan nor Orochimaru paid her any mind.

The two of them came before Ao, sealed his chakra directly, and began their research.

"The technique is somewhat complex, some of which I have never seen before. It appears to be unique to the Hidden Mist Village!"

"No matter, I will handle these!"

Shi Yuan looked at the technique with a calm expression.

The thing he had learned most from Orochimaru was not ninjutsu.

It was knowledge—a vast amount of fundamental knowledge regarding chakra and basic techniques, which had birthed more than one secret art.

So, this was not difficult for him.

"That's good!"

Hearing this, Orochimaru immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Shi Yuan placed his hand on the Byakugan’s seal and began to sense it carefully.

Seeing this, Mei Terumi shouted anxiously:

"Hey, didn't Itachi hear what I just said? Messing around will only destroy the Byakugan!"

The Hidden Mist Village had paid a huge price to obtain the Byakugan.

If it were destroyed, it would be a major loss for the village!

Just then.

Shi Yuan suddenly moved.

He began to quickly write a technique on Ao’s body.

Seeing this, Mei Terumi was horrified. "Stop it! Itachi'll destroy the Byakugan!"

Orochimaru said impatiently and coldly, "Shut up and just watch quietly."

"Itachi! Bastard!"

Mei Terumi was so angry she gritted her teeth, but she could only widen her eyes and watch Shi Yuan anxiously.

She could only hope that the seal wouldn't be triggered, completely destroying the Byakugan!

But the next moment.

Mei Terumi widened her eyes in shock.

"How is this possible?!"

As Shi Yuan finished writing the technique, it instantly began to converge toward the location of the Byakugan.

Then, in Mei Terumi’s horrified gaze, the seal protecting the Byakugan fell away.

The seal had been undone!

"Itachi, how did Itachi do it? Who exactly are Itachi?!"

Orochimaru said with a touch of pride, "He is my disciple, Shi Yuan."

Mei Terumi’s mouth twitched, her face full of disbelief.

Orochimaru’s face darkened slightly.

Just then.

*Squish!!!*

Shi Yuan reached out and dug, extracting the Byakugan from Ao’s eye socket.

The Byakugan was in hand!

"What are Itachi trying to do?!"

Seeing this scene, Mei Terumi was both shocked and angry.

The treasure that the Hidden Mist Village had paid such a heavy price to obtain had been snatched away just like that.

"If Itachi dare to run your mouth again, I will seal Itachi up and throw Itachi out."

Shi Yuan said with an impatient frown.

This woman was truly long-winded.

Mei Terumi was so angry her teeth itched.

But after the scene just now, and the previous attack, she realized that she had likely run into someone extraordinary this time.

So she didn't dare to act rashly, and could only suppress her thoughts and stare closely at Shi Yuan’s actions.

And Shi Yuan didn't care at all about Mei Terumi’s thoughts.

Because from the moment he brought her to the base, he had no intention of letting her go.

Seeing that Mei Terumi had quieted down, Shi Yuan took the Byakugan to the lab bench and began his research.

"First, let's see how the structure of the Byakugan differs from a normal person's eye."

Shi Yuan placed the Byakugan under a microscope to observe it carefully.

At the same time, he recalled the ocular anatomy data he had learned from Orochimaru, comparing the two.

"The pupil of the Byakugan is smaller, its position is different from a normal eye, the neural connections are clearly more complex, and it possesses a massive amount of chakra meridians..."

Shi Yuan recorded every observation result earnestly.

This was his first experiment in the true sense, and he wanted to achieve perfection.

After doing this, he took samples of the Byakugan’s cellular tissue for research, and then used chakra to sense the internal structure of the Byakugan...

Time passed slowly.

Shi Yuan’s research progress on the Byakugan was rapid, and the sparks of inspiration in his mind grew more frequent.

Mei Terumi couldn't help but feel a bit dazed as she watched Shi Yuan working earnestly at the lab bench.

"He is actually quite handsome when he works, it's just that he's a bit cold."

"Ah, what am I thinking!"

Mei Terumi blushed, feeling ashamed of her own thoughts.

But her gaze remained fixed on Shi Yuan, unwilling to move away.

Suddenly.

Shi Yuan stood up from the lab bench, muttering to himself with a deep frown:

"Not enough. This surface-level research alone is completely insufficient to understand the root of the Byakugan’s power!"

"Could it be that I must dissect it?"

He could feel that there were already enough sparks of inspiration in his mind.

If he wanted to, he could create a new secret art right now.

But a secret art of that level was completely insufficient for him!

This was his intuition—the intuition he had gained after using the system many times!

Hearing Shi Yuan’s words, Mei Terumi was horrified.

"Itachi want to dissect the Byakugan?!"

Once the Byakugan was dissected, it would be completely ruined and could never be recovered.

Shi Yuan showed displeasure, staring at Mei Terumi and saying impatiently, "Did Itachi forget what I said just now?"

Seeing him about to act, Mei Terumi hurriedly said:

"Wait a moment, I just want to remind Itachi that in the entire ninja world, apart from the Hyuga clan of the Hidden Leaf, this is the only complete Byakugan in your hands!"

"If the dissection goes wrong, then no matter what Itachi want to do, I'm afraid Itachi won't be able to accomplish it."

"Better to keep the Byakugan and think about whether Itachi can try other methods!"

Orochimaru, who had been observing from the side, did not speak.

He just watched Shi Yuan quietly, like an observer.

He wanted to witness with his own eyes the process of Shi Yuan creating a secret art.

To see for himself just how terrifying Shi Yuan’s comprehension and talent really were.

Hearing this, Shi Yuan calmed down slightly.

He understood that he had been too impatient.

The appearance of the Akatsuki, especially the fact that he might clash with them, had put a lot of pressure on him.

In fact, in the past, even when looking at existing data, he often needed a long period of accumulation to create a complete secret art.