Chp-64: Removing the Caged Bird Seal

In the lab, the fluorescent lights on the ceiling cast a stark white glow.

In the centre of the room was a medical bed, where Hyuga Satoru lay quietly, an ugly X-shaped seal on his forehead.

Unlike a regular medical bed, the surface was covered with thin metal plates fitted seamlessly together, resembling a single large iron plate.

The metal would amplify the magnetic field he controlled, increasing the probability of success for this surgery.

Even if the improvement was minimal, Hyuga Satoru did not want to miss any chance. If he failed, the Caged Bird Seal might kill him.

This lab originally belonged to Tsunade, so in addition to experimental equipment, it had plenty of medical instruments, providing significant support for his surgery.

At this moment, Hyuga Satoru recalled a sci-fi movie he had watched in his previous life, where the female lead, in her struggle and desperation, removed an alien fetus from her abdomen in a medical pod.

The scene was somewhat similar to his current situation.

Taking a deep breath, Hyuga Satoru cleared his mind of distractions.

The surgery he was about to perform was too important to allow for any mistakes.

A silver metal fluid flowed from his collar, along his neck, to the area around the X-shaped seal on his forehead.

The magnetic fluid stood up like a silver snake, its head splitting into three fine needles.

The needles slowly approached his forehead, piercing in three places around the X-shaped seal, gradually entering the skin.

Hyuga Satoru bit his lip to avoid making any sound, preventing any movement that might disrupt the surgery.

The fine needles penetrated the skin, gradually entering the skull. The silver magnetic fluid, like injected liquid, flowed through the needles into his skull.

Inside his body, the magnetic fluid particles, seeming to gain a life of their own, moved purposefully to specific areas.

The magnetic fluid particles ranged from 1 to 10 nanometers in diameter, whereas normal cells were typically micrometres in size, much larger than 1 nanometer.

Thus, the magnetic fluid moved unimpeded, like tiny nanobots, through Hyuga Satoru's bloodstream.

Hyuga Satoru focused all his mental energy on controlling them.

This precise electromagnetic control was his first attempt since awakening his abilities.

Luckily, the area of operation was very small, concentrated only around his forehead, preventing excessive strain.

The first step was complete. Now for the second step.

Hyuga Satoru took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes.

His eyes were no longer needed; the battlefield was now inside his body.

Electromagnetic interference blocked the transmission of visual signals through the optic nerve.

It felt as if his eyes had vanished, leaving him in total darkness.

Hyuga Satoru's face remained serene as he maintained steady control.

Neural signals were generated by the movement of ions, creating electrical pulses. Electromagnetic forces could also affect neural signals.

While his current level of control couldn't manage overly complex operations, it could temporarily block the transmission of signals from his eyes, effectively detaching them from his nervous system.

As he anticipated, the X-shaped seal on his forehead began to heat up the moment his visual signals were cut off.

A violent chakra emanated from the seal, targeting his Byakugan.

The Caged Bird Seal had been activated.

There were two ways to trigger the Caged Bird Seal: one, the main family could activate it to punish or destroy the Byakugan; two, it would activate passively if it detected an attempt to remove the Byakugan, destroying the eyes and the brain of the branch family member.

Hyuga Satoru's goal was to block the visual signals, tricking the Caged Bird Seal into thinking the Byakugan had been removed, thus passively activating the seal.

The second step was complete.

Now for the third step, the most crucial one.

Hyuga Satoru was extremely cautious; this step could not make any mistakes.

The calculated 32% chance of death primarily occurred in this step.

The violent chakra from the Caged Bird Seal rampaged around his forehead like a ferocious beast awakening, intent on destroying everything around it.

Hyuga Satoru was prepared.

The previously injected nanobots transformed into loyal guardians, splitting into two groups: one covered the optic nerve and the Byakugan, while the other moved to the cerebral cortex.

Like some silver armour, they fused with Hyuga Satoru's chakra, blocking the violent invasion of the Caged Bird Seal.

"That was close."

Hyuga Satoru breathed a sigh of relief when the Caged Bird Seal failed to breach the magnetic fluid defence.

Blocking the Caged Bird Seal with this method was the best strategy he had devised through numerous experiments, but theoretical constructs always had uncertainties.

The human optic nerve was about 100 nanometers thick, and brain cells were even larger, so the nanometer-sized magnetic fluid defence didn't cause him much discomfort.

The Caged Bird Seal was activated but couldn't attack the eyes or the brain, entering a bizarre state.

Like a predator that lost its prey, it could only futilely expend energy.

The third step's goal was to induce a bug in the Caged Bird Seal's operation, forcing it into a special inactive state.

In this state, with no target but still activated, the Caged Bird Seal would continue to consume chakra.

Hyuga Satoru's strategy was based on understanding the Caged Bird Seal's underlying logic, slightly altering it to induce a bug.

Once a bug appeared, even the most impregnable seal had the potential to be broken.

The fourth step, the final one, was simple.

Once the Caged Bird Seal's chakra was nearly depleted, the removal surgery could begin.

Perhaps the Hyuga ancestors who developed the Caged Bird Seal never anticipated someone using a bug to keep it perpetually activated with no target.

Therefore, the chakra within the seal wasn't abundant.

Before long, the rampaging chakra weakened.

The fierce beast turned into a lethargic kitten.

Hyuga Satoru was overjoyed, knowing the time had come.

The remaining magnetic fluid particles, like loyal nanobots, undertook the task of removing the seal from the optic nerve and brain.

The Caged Bird Seal, now a spent force, could no longer resist.

Soon, the three needles piercing his forehead began to withdraw, a visible black fluid flowing out with them.

After an indeterminate amount of time, Hyuga Satoru opened his eyes.

His Byakugan, pure and immaculate, glowed with joy.

"I did it! I successfully removed the physical Caged Bird Seal!"