After grunting a few times around Hyuga Kyo, the mottled wild boar that had swallowed the poison sac wobbled into the underbrush and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
“Could this creature’s body have developed a resistance to toxins?”
This thought gave Hyuga Kyo a new experiment idea. He had been troubled by the lack of a suitable live test subject for his toxins. Using white mice as test subjects was inadequate, as their weak constitutions made even mild toxins lethal, making it difficult to accurately gauge the strength of the poison.
The sudden appearance of this little wild boar provided a perfect solution to his problem.
With a plan in mind, Hyuga Kyo didn’t linger in the Forest of Death and quickly returned home.
Hyuga Kyo had two main types of compound poisons in mind.
The first type was a paralytic poison.
The primary ingredients were the toxic powder from the wings of the patterned moth and the venom from the tail of the red-tailed scorpion, with the saliva of the giant jaw and as an auxiliary ingredient.
The toxic powder from the patterned moth had a strong paralyzing effect, and the venom from the red-tailed scorpion not only had toxicity but also the additional effect of accelerating blood circulation. Together, these could quickly spread the paralytic poison through the bloodstream of the victim, rendering them immobile within seconds.
The saliva of the giant jaw and would solidify into a rare protective membrane, extending the active period of the compound poison by four to five times when mixed in.
The second type was a lethal poison.
The primary ingredients were the venom of the single-eyed viper the venom from two types of poisonous spiders and one type of poisonous centipede, with the saliva of the giant jaw ant as an auxiliary ingredient.
The single-eyed viper, which had been with Hyuga Kyo for a long time, had very potent venom on its own. Mixing it with other venoms to create a compound poison would likely render the standard antidotes used by the major ninja villages ineffective.
Of course, these were just plans and ideas.
Turning these plans into reality would require continuous testing by Hyuga Kyo.
After a whole afternoon of effort, Hyuga Kyo managed to formulate ten vials of poison, five of paralytic poison and five of lethal poison.
He made so many to test the optimal proportions of the various toxic ingredients. Even with the same ingredients, different proportions could result in vastly different toxicity levels.
Seeing that it was getting late, Hyuga Kyo decided to save the testing for the next day in the Forest of Death, using the wild boar as a test subject.
As for the evening, he had other plans…
In the Uchiha Clan Grounds
Returning home from school, Itachi noticed his clan members gathered in small groups, seemingly discussing something, so he paused to eavesdrop.
“Shinichi actually lost?”
“Yeah, I heard he lost badly. Shisui had to carry him back…”
“Useless! How could the clan send such a failure to challenge? Isn’t this a disgrace to the Uchiha name?”
“Shinichi isn’t weak. He’s been a Special Jonin for two years now. How could he lose so badly? Could the Hyuga boy really be that strong?”
“Hmph, that Hyuga boy was just a Chunin a few months ago. How strong could he be!”
“Shisui might not have been serious, but Shinichi definitely lost. We can’t let this happen again…”
“We need to send someone stronger next time!”
Listening for a while, Itachi showed a helpless expression, thinking, “As expected…”
What Itachi expected had two meanings. Firstly, his clansmen couldn’t resist challenging Hyuga Kyo, and secondly, his clansmen lost.
Lost in thought, Itachi slowly walked home.
Passing through the corridor, he saw his father sitting in the courtyard, seemingly deep in thought. To avoid disturbing him, he instinctively lightened his steps.
At this moment, Uchiha Fugaku suddenly spoke, “Is that you, Itachi?”
Itachi quickly straightened up, “Yes, father, I’m home.”
Without turning around, Fugaku, still staring at the water basin in front of him, said flatly, “You heard the rumors outside, didn’t you?”
“Yes, I just heard them.”
Fugaku asked, “What do you think of this matter?”
Everyone recognized Itachi’s talent, so from a very early age, Fugaku had been grooming Itachi to be the next Uchiha clan head.
Thus, Fugaku often asked Itachi for his opinions on various matters to train his decision-making skills.
Itachi thought for a moment and replied, “For our Uchiha, this might be a good thing.”
Fugaku waved his hand dismissively, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, “You may leave.”
Itachi bowed to his father and quietly left the courtyard.
At Night
After ensuring no one was spying on him, Hyuga Kyo closed his doors and windows.
He planned to spend the night practicing various jutsu from the artificial Tailed Beast documentation.
Creating an artificial Tailed Beast required numerous sealing techniques, shaping techniques, and ninjutsu techniques.
During the creation process, there was no room for error. A single mistake could ruin the entire plan, with no chance for correction.
Therefore, before starting the artificial Tailed Beast project, Hyuga Kyo needed to master all the techniques, achieving 100% accuracy.
The only way to achieve this was through diligent practice. With the long holiday granted by the Third Hokage, Hyuga Kyo decided to use his nights for intensive practice.
As the saying goes, “Practice makes perfect.” With enough practice, 100% accuracy was not impossible.
On the Border Between the Land of Fire and the Land of Hot Water
A Cloud Village Jonin crushed the throat of a Leaf ninja, then turned to the Two-Tails Jinchuriki Yugito and said, “It seems Konoha hasn’t noticed.”
Half-squatting, Yugito looked at the map spread out on the ground and said, “Our squad seems to be moving a bit slowly.”
The Cloud Jonin leaned over to look at the map and frowned, “The intelligence we received was full of errors. We’re already moving fast.”
“It might not be an issue with the intelligence unit. It’s possible Konoha recently adjusted the defenses on this part of the border,” Yugito continued, “No matter, let’s keep moving. We need to rendezvous with Killer B in two days!”
With Yugito’s order, the twenty-plus Cloud ninjas behind her began advancing toward the heart of the Land of Fire…
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