Chapter 221 - 221 (1/2)

Like all clans, the Yamanaka's had their own secret techniques, ones that should never be leaked out to ”foreigners”.

Therefore, seeing Ryo teach Lain these techniques, Chinse could only immediately interfere.

Ryo was feeling very helpless. His main purpose was to boost the girl's chances of surviving Orochimaru's operation to the maximum.

”Mom, this experiment that Lain will be participating in requires the subject to have great mental power. Otherwise, it could be life threatening. I'm just teaching her our clan's techniques to make her use her mental power.”

Chinse was in shock to hear this. She had started to really like Lain. All these years, she had only had her son, Ryo, and the sudden appearance of this young orphan gave her a feeling of being needed, of being a mother again, but this time, to a daughter!

This thought shook her entirely, but she still could only say: ”But the secret techniques of our clan were never leaked out!”

”Mom, then let's keep them inside the clan! After Orochimaru san's experiment is over, why don't we make Lain a part of our family?”

Chinse's eyes shined bright! If Ryo's proposal was to happen, there would be nothing wrong about teaching the young girl any clan-exclusive techniques!

”Why wait for the end of the experiment? I will go to discuss this with Inoichi right now!” After she said that, Chinse left in a hurry.

Lain was a little excited when hearing that she could become a Yamanaka, but she quickly calmed down.

Ryo didn't find that the way she reacted to him changed in anyway. So, after Chinse left, he continued teaching her.

Time did to the two's relationship more than sudden news did. As Ryo taught Lain more and more techniques, she was getting closer and closer to him.

In the end, Ryo decided to reveal some details about the experiment to her, just trying to mentally prepare for what was going to happen.

In the beginning, he thought that she would get scared, and at least show some panic or anxiety. But little did he know, her face didn't even change after hearing him. She said in a dull tone: ”I will die in this experiment?”

”Of course not. What I'm teaching you know is something that will allow you to survive when the time comes.” Ryo quickly explained.

”So that's the case! Oni san, you're really hypocritical! It is you who chose me for this experiment out of all those children!” Lain for once complained!

Ryo smiled, and then burst out laughing! Lain's words were not like those of children her age, reminding him a lot of what a 5 year old Kakashi would say.

”Well, you're not in the wrong saying that, but I think being humane might be more fitting than hypocrisy. Any one of the other children would certainly die during the experiment. You one the other hand have a great chance off surviving!”

Lain raised her eyebrows. She was but a child, and it took her a while to somewhat understand Ryo's words.

With some surprise, she asked: ”Oni san, are you saying I'm special compared to them?”

”Well, you have great spiritual power, well beyond your peers. I think you'll experience more and more the magic of your spirit as we learn our family's techniques together!”

”Oni san, can this ability allow me to survive the experiment you talked about?”

”That is theoretically possible! But you also need to further develop your mental strength. Use your mental strength to integrate that power in your experiment. Once the integration is successful, you will not die, and you will become very, very strong!”