Chapter 54: Cells
Although Obito had spoken and already clashed with Su Xiao, Su Xiao wouldn't be foolish enough to call Obito by his real name. If he did that today, it would be a fight to the death, and the deal would be completely off.
"What do you want?"
Obito knew he couldn't take back the Sharingan. Even if he fought Su Xiao to the death and ultimately killed him, Su Xiao would destroy that Sharingan before he died.
"Let's talk somewhere else."
Su Xiao stomped the ground beneath him and rushed out of the city.
"Stop! Capture these two thieves!"
A large group of guards chased after Su Xiao, while some surrounded Obito. As for our Bubu Wang, he had already blended in with the guards and was "pursuing" Su Xiao alongside them.
Ten minutes later, in the ruins near the Daimyo's city.
The area was littered with rubble, with thick weeds growing between the stones. The remnants of some buildings vaguely hinted at the former grandeur of these ruins.
In a situation without laws, for a transaction to take place, the strength of both parties must be equal or similar; otherwise, the deal would never be made.
The Naruto World clearly had no laws. The law of the jungle prevailed here. To trade with Obito, especially for this Sharingan that held such significance for him, a fight was a necessary process.
After waiting in the ruins for a few minutes, the space nearby began to spiral like a vortex, and Obito appeared.
"Continuing from before, what do you want?"
Obito sat on a large rock, seemingly not intending to continue fighting Su Xiao.
"What do I want?"
Su Xiao wagged his finger. "It should be, what are you willing to pay? To me, trading this eye with anyone is the same. So, make an offer."
Obito hesitated for a moment.
"I can give you a secret technique."
Su Xiao raised an eyebrow. Obito was indeed wealthy, offering a secret technique right off the bat.
"Not interested."
"Then what do you want?"
Obito's eyes narrowed, killing intent surging.
"What do I want? Since you can use Wood Release... I want the most original Hashirama Cells!"
As soon as Su Xiao said this, Obito was stunned, as if he had thought of something, and clenched his fist under his sleeve.
"Impossible. I can provide you with ordinary Hashirama Cells, but as for the most original Hashirama Cells, those could only be obtained while Hashirama Senju was alive."
"Then forget it. I'll find another buyer."
Su Xiao stood up to leave, but Obito naturally wouldn't allow it.
"Wait. I do have original Hashirama Cells, but that thing can't be exchanged for just one Sharingan."
Su Xiao was taken aback. He had just made an outrageous demand as a bargaining tactic. The concept of 'original Hashirama Cells' he had learned from Orochimaru's experimental data.
Original Hashirama Cells are different from the First Hokage cells obtained from a corpse. The vitality of original Hashirama Cells is stronger and harder to control. People like Obito and Danzo all transplanted ordinary First Hokage cells, which were extracted from Hashirama's body after his death.
The vitality of this type of First Hokage cell is lower. That's why experimental subjects like Yamato could only use lifeless, inferior Wood Release, because what Yamato transplanted were the Hashirama Cells extracted after Hashirama's death.
There is one person who has fused with original Hashirama Cells, and that person is named Madara Uchiha. That's precisely why his Sharingan could evolve into the Rinnegan.
The cell activity in a person's body before and after death is naturally different. Orochimaru realized this and thus proposed the concept of original Hashirama Cells.
What Su Xiao didn't expect was that Obito really had original Hashirama Cells. He hadn't anticipated that at all. It seemed Madara's legacy was substantial, substantial enough to be astonishing.
"I can give you the original Hashirama Cells, but as the price, not only that Sharingan, you also need to do one thing for me."
"What thing?"
Obito jumped down from the large rock and, moving his lips, spoke a few sentences.
A few minutes later, Obito finished stating his request.
"Are you targeting the eyes of those two brothers?"
Su Xiao was a bit puzzled. Why did Obito need so many Sharingan?
"No, I want to cultivate a pawn, one filled with hatred and strong enough. Between those two brothers, the elder brother is clearly not exploitable, but the younger brother is easy to manipulate. Help me accomplish this, and the original Hashirama Cells are yours."
Su Xiao pondered for a moment, then shook his head.
"I can do that thing for you, but I want the original Hashirama Cells now. I can give you this Sharingan right now."
"Agreed."
Obito consented, and Su Xiao was surprised again. He felt something was off, but couldn't figure it out for the moment.
Between the 'Sage's Eye' and the 'Sage's Body', Su Xiao favored the 'Sage's Body'. Moreover, this Sharingan couldn't be taken out of the derivative world. Unlike the original Hashirama Cells obtained through this trade, items acquired in this manner had over a 90% chance of being certified by Reincarnation Paradise.
"Wait here for me."
The space around Obito swirled, and he disappeared.
After waiting for half an hour, a spatial fluctuation appeared, and Obito emerged, holding a test tube. Inside the tube was an emerald green solution, which was the specially preserved original Hashirama Cells.
"Three."
Obito spoke. Su Xiao immediately understood his meaning. It was because he feared Su Xiao's close-combat abilities and didn't want to get near him.
"Two."
This time, Su Xiao spoke.
"One."
"One."
They both threw the Sharingan and the original Hashirama Cells at the same time.
Su Xiao caught the original Hashirama Cells, and a prompt from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.
[Prompt: Hunter has obtained Hashirama Cells (Activity 95%).]
[Detected that this was extracted while the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was alive. Cell activity and erosive force are extremely strong. The hunter must be cautious.]
[Hashirama Cells (Activity 95%)]
Quality: Light Gold
Type: Material, Consumable, Bloodline Item
Effect 1: Can be used for research.
Effect 2: Direct consumption. After drinking, Strength +20, Agility +10, Stamina +30. After 300 seconds, the drinker will undergo Arborification.
Effect 3: Injection into the body. Injecting Hashirama Cells into the body will result in one of the following situations.
60% chance of Arborification and rapid death.
30% chance of gaining Strength +10, Stamina +10 effect, with localized Arborification of the body.
6% chance of unknown mutation.
3% chance of gaining the Senju Clan constitution.
1% chance of gaining the Wood Release Bloodline Limit.
Rating: 305 (Note: Light Gold item rating is 260 to 310.)
Introduction: High-concentration active cells of the God of Shinobi. Even skin contact carries the risk of erosion.
Price: 98,000 Paradise Coins.
After checking the properties of the Hashirama Cells, Su Xiao's eye twitched. What the hell was this 1% Wood Release?
"Ah Fei, how about we trade back?"
Obito remained silent. A spatial fluctuation appeared, and he vanished. Obito had actually run away!
"Indeed, this guy doesn't really care about the Hashirama Cells."
The original Hashirama Cells were a good thing, but they were too dangerous. Obito had only touched them once with his skin, and he nearly got devoured by the First Hokage's cells, undergoing Arborification. If White Zetsu hadn't helped him suppress it, Obito would have been done for before even leaving the mountain. No, he would have turned into a big tree.
Su Xiao guessed that even that 1% chance was reserved for those with special constitutions. If he used the Hashirama Cells, the most likely outcome would be a battle between the Azure Steel Shadow energy and the Hashirama Cells.
This vial of Hashirama Cells might be junk in someone else's hands, but Su Xiao was proficient in Alchemy, and with Orochimaru's hard-earned research data as a reference, it might not be impossible to modify the Hashirama Cells.
He didn't care about Wood Release. What he wanted was the powerful vitality and regenerative ability of the Hashirama Cells. If he could find a way to remove the Wood Release power within, what remained would be pure life force.
This wasn't an impossible task. As far as Su Xiao knew, Orochimaru had already succeeded.