In the Name of Science
My name is...
My name is....
My name is Mask.
Yota agreed to the experimental treatment despite my warnings it would be painful. He's rather adamant in his decision despite my attempts to persuade him otherwise. I do not wish to perform such a painful experiment on a child as it's not right for a child to experience such pain... is it cruelty if the child consented to it? I hope not. If my elder brother Hashirama was here, he likely wouldn't approve of this procedure. Madara would likely have the same reaction as Hashirama. I hope that Hashirama doesn't find a way to possess the cells of his I have in my body and murder me---or at least incapacitate me. I know he and Madara wouldn't understand. I gave Yota every chance to decline and told him how dangerous it is, yet those two wouldn't see it that way... they wouldn't understand.
This is for science, pure scientific research. If I have a willing subject, I must accept that opportunity. Age shouldn't factor into this, as science doesn't fret about such things.. there wouldn't be any progress in science if it did. Plus, this treatment would help Yota immensely if it is a success. He would be able to live a more comfortable life should I succeed. If I do not.. then it is of no emotional loses for me. The only loss would be possibly my only chance to study his kekkai genkai. I do not consider Yota to be anything more than an experiment. Especially not a son. Emotional attachments are pointless things that will only end up in a catastrophic mess.
I do have my own worries about the treatment. I do have something to fall back on should it fail but it's far from what is ideal. I push aside my worries and continue onwards in the name of science.
The treatment went without any major complications. This is good, because that means the eight year old and his kekkai genkai shall continue to live. I will monitor the child for the next few days to ensure there will be no future unforeseen consequences from this procedure. I cannot risk any errors or possible complications when I have succeeded in performing such a risky and dangerous experimental treatment. Yota himself is an invaluable subject as my long term experiment so my worry about his recovery is justified.
Everything I do is in the name of science.
If everything goes well, I should be able to begin training Yota within the next few weeks. It has been a long time since I've done anything remotely similar to teaching. I hope that my previous experience as an instructor will be sufficient enough for this. The most ideal way for me to observe the boy's kekkai genkai would be to see him use it up close and there's no better way to do this than through acting as his instructor in the shinobi arts. Yota is younger than the age my team of students began their training, I should keep this in mind so I don't push him too far past his limits. Plus, the boy has been begging me to train him to be a shinobi, but that has no weight on my decision to teach him. This is purely for scientific observation. I should begin creating my lesson plans soon.
I should keep things basic and simple for the boy's beginning lessons. Unlike my former team of students, Yota has no prior experience in the shinobi arts which is something I must keep in mind. This is something I wanted to do with my own children one day. I suppose this is the closest I'll have to having a child of my own. Once again, this is purely for science. Plus, this will prove if the treatment was truly effective and lasting.
I can't let myself get too distracted with Yota and his condition. There is a war going on, the camp of refugees around my lab relies on me to keep them safe. The Great Nations are feuding and fighting and I want nothing to do with the bloodshed. However that is easier said than done, as I have to knock out stray Leaf Shinobi and drag them away and kill the shinobi from other villages who wander too close. That's why I set up the barrier around this place, I'll remove it once war time has passed. Until then, the seal barrier shall remain. I believe I based this barrier jutsu off Uzumaki fuinjutsu I studied back in the Hidden Leaf, so I doubt anything should be able to see or breach through it.