Chapter 167: Ch.167 Plan and Shock
Following this line of thought, Uchiha Shinji began to prepare the plan for the surgical transplant.
First, he used equipment to repeatedly compare the chakra nature of Neji, Kimimaro, and the Byakugan taken from the Otsutsuki Branch family member.
Unlike cellular tissue, comparing chakra nature can clearly determine whether two types of chakra are of the same origin.
It's like how the members of the Uchiha clan, despite each having different chakra affinities, all possess similar Sharingan dojutsu abilities.
Through repeated comparisons, Shinji confirmed that the chakra nature of all three shared certain similarities.
In simpler terms, through chakra, Shinji confirmed that the Hyuga Clan, the Kaguya Clan, and the Otsutsuki Clan on the moon were all relatives, all traceable back to a common ancestor.
With this confirmed, Shinji began to tackle the next problem.
Kimimaro, as the sole remaining member of the Kaguya Clan, exhibited clear signs of atavism, making him the person on the surface world with a bloodline most closely resembling Otsutsuki Hamura.
In this regard, Neji was far inferior.
This meant that Kimimaro's cellular tissue was very dominant—ordinary people's cells couldn't merge with his. For Neji to transplant Kimimaro's cells, he would need to increase the strength of his Byakugan chakra by at least fivefold.
Shinji came up with two potential solutions and a backup plan.