Chapter 225: Northern Hideout
Ryūzetsu nearly dropped her notepad. Anyone would be shocked at what they just heard. Where did Arthur acquire all those cells, and how did he even get Tsunade's?
Little did they know, his time spent in this world was always used correctly. Having located Orochimaru's hideout, it was quite simple in acquiring the first two Kage's cells.
Hiruzen's cells were also easy to acquire since he was in a comatose state at one point, allowing Arthur to take what he needed without leaving any signs behind.
He already had the fourth Hokage's cells, so that part didn't need to be explained. The fifth Hokage's cells were a little bit trickier to obtain. During the time when Tsunade and him were in Tanzaku Town, he had snipped small-enough follicles from her long hair.
As dangerous as it might have seemed on paper, Rin's potential was still undetermined. She had the cells but wasn't showing any signs of any of the Kage's abilities. At least until now that was.
"That rejuvenation you felt was from the first Hokage's regenerative cells," Arthur reasoned.
Rin slightly lowered her head. She seemed burdened. Not by knowing that her body was modified, but because it reminded her of Obito, who too had his body injected with the first Hokage's cells.
"I don't care what changes you go through," Tayuya suddenly announced, lunging forward. "You're still a stinking weakling!"
Rin was immediately caught off guard, forced to resume her training.
It was quite unclear what Arthur hoped to achieve by altering Rin so much. One thing was certain: if the latter failed to produce results, then it only proved that she was a letdown from the beginning.
Yet if she continued to show progress, she would be dubbed as one of the most versatile kunoichi in existence. Imagine Rin, the helpless girl who wasn't even close to Sakura's strength, had the powers of her village's Kage.