Chapter 97 – The Eyes
Training Day X,
"You crazy bastard!!" Guren shouted, running all over the room. There were shurikens and kunai's flying off the wall, traps activating from below him, and even pillars releasing from above.
He could barely keep everything in account and dodge. At the same time, Orochimaru leisurely sat on the chair, busy in his own research, "You already know that your eye activates in dire circumstances. What Hinata will make you go through might be tough but not fatal. Isn't that why you are here?"
Guren hastily came to a stop, and a pillar that would have squished him touched the floor as he jumped back, "I came here to learn! Not die!"
"Oh, but you aren't dying," Orochimaru curiously looked up, "I noticed that even without the Sharingan, you seem to be able to keep all your surroundings in check. Even staying alive makes me want to cut you apart and study you. So...die."
Guren glanced back, nimbly dodging, "When I am done with you. I'll kill you for sure."
"Hah, reminds me of the old days. The boy is just like Sasuke," Suigetsu rested his face on his cheek.
Jugo nodded, agreeing with him.
Orochimaru's pulled the lever, increasing the danger level of the room by one, "Ops, my hand slipped."
"OROCHIMARU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Training Day XX,
"What is that?" Suigetsu looked at Guren wearing a black suit with a pink round crystal on the back of the hand.
"This is my Ultra Training Suit! You see, this is ordinarily very light, but when I saturate it with the chakra stored in the crystal. It increases the density of the suit depending on the chakra that was put in, increasing the weight. It's a similar design that I created Dad's arm."
"You created an arm for him?" Suigetsu looked at Guren with wide eyes.
"Yeah, it was supposed to be a light and durable arm, but when inserted chakra, it could be used as a weapon. Or you could cover it with chakra, making it much heavier, and the sword that came with it. In turn, increases attack power. I'd say it was a neat design, but Dad rejected it."
"That's a great idea, using the weight for the attack. And maybe even defense, depending on how it's used," Orochimaru walked over, scanning his body from top to bottom, "Does this metal soak chakra and become heavy?"
"It's not metal; it's actually from a sheep monster that had tough cotton," Guren innocently blinked. In truth, this was made from cotton of a Hollow, which was always covered in Hieoro like armor. It was an intriguing experiment that Granz was doing.
Usually, he didn't combine the lives or interact enough for others to be suspicious, but this was too good to give up. There were so many uses of this material that could absorb energy and change its density and weight.
"Hmm, how did you harvest it," Orochimaru leaned forward, closely watching him, making Guren look away, "Fine, fine. I made a deal with someone that I can't talk about."
"I see," Orochimaru turned around, leaving.
Guren rubbed the back of his head, "He's totally going to throw me in a well of snakes, right?"
"No," Suigestsu let out a hollow laugh, "Maybe for a little while..."
"Damn it...Can't even enjoy my creation."
Training Day XX,
Guren cartwheeled backward, dodging the attacks of the giant snake that Orochimaru summoned, jumping on its head. He started running towards the flag planted in between when another gray snake tacket this one, throwing Guren off the white one.
But right before the gray snake attacked, there was a violet glow in Guren's eyes. He jumped up, masterfully landing the gray snake, right at the perfect moment that the effect from collision died down.
"Hm," Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, "Are we recording this?"
"Yes, from all sides and angles."
"That jump...it reminded me of Sharingan Users...there have been a few in this fight...is he reaching the awakening threshold?"
"Let's see, let's see," Suigetsu wore the pink glasses. And numbers appeared on it, "Nothing out of the ordinary...well, your soul energy it abnormally low, but nothing other than that."
Orochimaru took out a vail of blood, narrowing his eyes, "I wouldn't have to worry about that for long."
"Is that?"
"Yes, that child talked about the girls that could see the Souls and Fight them. According to Guren, one guides to the afterlife and hell, the other destroys. The child was able to ask them for their blood to experiment on this blood. Are Quincy and Shinigami like Senju and Uchiha of our world, or different? I am curious to see."
"Hmm," Suigetsu tilted his head, "And yet you are saying here to train Guren? Did you really take a liking to him?"
"Hmhmhm," Orochimaru laughed lightly, "Yes and No. No doubt, I am interested in this blood and the changes that it could create, but Guren's blood doesn't form antibodies of its own. Instead, it's that eye...it's almost as if it causes the blood to improve...how can I not be interested in something like that and the possibilities it presents."
Training Day XX
Guren stood above the fallen bodies of giant wolves that were hurt badly but not dead. But they weren't the only ones injured, so was he; his whole body was bleeding, aching. And yet Orochimaru was laughing behind him, having lost control of his mental state after so many years.
"Hahahahahahahaha!!! This is just wonderful!! Just wonderful!!!"
Suigetsu nudged Karin Uzumaki, "Did you see what I saw?"
Karin Uzumaki nodded, still reeling with the shock over what she saw, "How is...something like that possible? That's not a power of a human..."
"Yes, yes!!!! That's the Eye of the God!!" Orochimaru laughed, "Humans have given birth to their very own God!! Or in this case, I should call him a Demi-God."
Guren let out a long breath, opening his violet Sharingan with a moving cosmos visible inside them and a single tomoe. Before, he was just suspicious that the Hogyoku sealed inside his essence had somehow affected him. But now he was sure of it, 'Hogyoku.'
He calmed down, and the tomoe disappeared, but his eyes didn't turn black; instead, they remained, moving backward. The view of the cosmos moved so far away that it looked like a beautiful violet eye and nothing more.
Guren turned around, "I guess our time is over."
"Yes, you made it on time for the Joint Chunin Exams...I will be looking forward to your progress."
"Thanks, Orochimaru...Sensei..."
"Hmp," Orochimaru turned around, "You know the exit."