Mayuri's card from Naruto

Chapter 28 The Uchiha Being Targeted [Seeking Follow-up Reading]

Hokage's office.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a headache when he looked at the angry Danzo and the expressionless Orochimaru.

"Huruzen, do you really want Orochimaru to dig out the roots?" Danzo paused hard on the crutch in his hand, his chest heaving, and shouted angrily.

"I just took away some research materials! It would be a waste if those things were in the hands of the Root anyway." Orochimaru ignored the murderous look of Danzo beside him and responded tit for tat.

"Orochimaru! You should at least show some respect to your seniors! Danzo is your teacher's partner after all, and he has made great contributions to the village." A rebuke came from outside the door, and the village's two major advisors, Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En, walked in.

"Huruzen, Danzo did make some mistakes, but your punishment cannot hollow out his roots." Minato Kadokuru said while standing in front of Danzo.

"No. I just took away some materials that I wouldn't need at all, and two people I needed. It was completely within the authority my teacher gave me. His Root strength hasn't decreased." Orochimaru interrupted.

"Huruzen, although the village's economy is improving now, you know, we simply cannot afford the establishment and investment of a new department." Utane Koharu did not argue with Orochimaru, but just reminded the Third Generation.

"Yes, a new department needs to train new talents and new ninjas, as well as various other necessary investments. This is a long-term investment. The village must always consider the future, right?" Mizuto Menyan also persuaded.

"What are your opinions?" The Sandaime looked at Danzo and the other two standing together, then looked at Orochimaru who had an expressionless face, and asked in a deep voice.

"Everything remains the same. It would be better to let Orochimaru and the Root cooperate." Mito Kado En said.

"You know about those experiments, Hiruzen. They are not suitable to be exposed. The establishment of a new department will definitely attract the attention of everyone in the village, and then many things will not be able to be concealed." Utane Koharu persuaded from another perspective.

Hearing the words of the two advisors, Danzo subconsciously smiled. Just like he understood Hiruzen, the two people around him who had been with Hiruzen day and night also understood Hiruzen. They knew how to shake Hiruzen's heart.

As expected, Sandai showed a hesitant look when he heard what Utatane Koharu said. At this moment, he felt that he was getting old and powerless. The decisiveness of his youth had gradually faded away.

Considering his age, in the ninja world that is always shrouded in the shadow of war, he is considered to be a long-lived ninja profession with a low survival rate on missions. The only Kage older than him, it seems, is Ōnoki from the Hidden Rock Village.

At this moment, he only wanted the village to develop steadily and without any disturbances. Utatane Koharu's words undoubtedly shook his heart.

"Shouldn't we set things right?" Seeing his teacher wavering, Orochimaru's eyes flashed with disappointment, and he took the initiative to speak: "It is precisely because of the Root's cold-blooded and ruthless irregularities that all the tragedies have occurred! The establishment of the Technology Development Department is to establish rules and reduce unnecessary sacrifices in the village. Only in this way can the tragedy not continue."

Danzo suddenly looked at Orochimaru who was speaking.

Roots are ruthless?

He actually admitted that!
But the person in charge of the Wood Release experiment has always been you, Orochimaru! Even if I am at fault, does that mean you, Orochimaru, are a good person?
How can you, a person who is also cruel and ruthless to those experimental subjects, say such things?

Are you the Orochimaru I'm familiar with?

"Orochimaru!" Mito Kado En frowned.

“Mito-senpai, the one who caused all this to happen was Danzo who was beside you! He attacked my disciple. Did he care about the village, me, the Nara clan, and my teacher?
I remember that the Ino, Deer, and Chou clans were the covenant clans that supported Hiruzen and helped him stabilize the village, right? Otherwise, I'll go and invite Senior Akimichi Tofu over to discuss this?" Orochimaru said coldly, blocking what Mito Kado En wanted to say next.

Mito Kado En, who was hurt by Orochimaru's words, glared at Danzo and secretly cursed him for being too unscrupulous.

Danzo, who just wanted to threaten Orochimaru with Luna, to make him behave, do the experiment seriously, and at least let him see some results, now looked even darker. He didn't expect that this insignificant matter in his eyes would cause so many changes.

If I had known this earlier, I would have sent a Root Jonin over there.

"That's it. I've already promised Orochimaru and Shikakichi about the transfer of personnel and the establishment of a technical development department." The Sandaime finally made up his mind, and he summoned almost all of his previous courage to swiftly end everyone's debate and make the decision.

When the Hokage began to draw conclusions, the two advisors could only remain silent. Fortunately, the next moment, the Sandaime gave them some face-saving comfort.

"But the village's economy is indeed not enough to support the establishment of a new department for the time being. In addition to a sum of money that can be provided in the early stage, the subsequent funds will be raised by the Technical Development Department for the time being." The third generation added.

"Hmph!" Danzo, who didn't get the result he wanted, snorted coldly, turned around and left the Hokage's office with his cane, which made him feel embarrassed. At the same time, the fire in his heart for that position burned more fiercely than ever before.

Seeing Danzo leave, Mitomon En and Utane Koharu also sighed and stopped talking.

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A small woods on the back hill.

The place where Orochimaru's team often trains.

As the smoke disappeared, the fierce battle on the field finally came to an end.

"It seems that you haven't stopped training during this period." Orochimaru's somewhat happy voice rang out on the field. Uchiha Shisui, Red Bean, and Lu Ni stood in front of Orochimaru in a somewhat embarrassed manner, supporting each other.

"Damn it, I can't even beat one of the teacher's shadow clones!" Red Bean watched angrily as her opponent Orochimaru on the field turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared, revealing the real Orochimaru standing outside the field.

"We are all still just Genin, and we need to face up to the gap between us and Lord Orochimaru." Shisui was somewhat helpless about what Anko said. He didn't dare to say whatever he wanted to Anko like that.

"Your performance has already surprised me. Shisui, I have seen your talent. You are good at the instant body movement technique. I will sort out a set of analytical principles involving the instant body movement technique for you later."

Orochimaru was indeed surprised by the talent that Shisui displayed, but he did not mention teaching ninjutsu.

"Luo Nie, has your shadow secret technique begun to involve changes in form and nature? It seems that you have mastered what I taught you very well." Orochimaru's gaze fell on Luo Nie, and he was obviously satisfied with Luo Nie's speed of progress.

"What about me? What about me?" Hongdou pouted, put her hands on her hips and looked dissatisfied.

"You are the best at mastering my fluid jutsu, Orochimaru." Orochimaru praised her equally. The attribute of being the kindergarten principal immediately made a bright smile appear on Hongdou's face.

Lu Nie and Shisui looked at each other and reached a consensus that there should always be a carefree teammate in a team. Let Hongdou be happy, anyway, her happiness is simple enough.

During the break, Orochimaru made a request that made Shisui's eyes widen instantly.

"You want to visit the clan leader?" Shisui was caught off guard.

"Yes." Orochimaru said.

"The clan leader will be very happy to see you." Shisui took a deep breath and nodded. He knew very well that he was just a messenger, but it did not stop him from saying this based on his understanding of the clan leader.

At least in Shisui's opinion, this was the beginning of the village's top leaders being willing to communicate with the clan members. Even though Orochimaru was the only one who showed this attitude.

"Tomorrow, I'll go tomorrow night." Orochimaru told the time and disbanded the team.

He is also very busy now. The technical development department is now only a shelf, and he needs to deal with a myriad of matters. He has already planned to find a consultant from the Nara clan to be responsible for handling daily affairs.

"The suggestion you made last time is very interesting. Although Wood Release is a bloodline composed of two chakra attributes, water and earth, its vigorous vitality is like being filled with Yang Release.

In order to curb the phagocytic and expansive nature of primary cells, we first need to find another force that can counteract them and bring them into balance. "

Orochimaru took Luna to the underground laboratory inherited from the Root and currently serving as the technical development department. He said to Luna slowly, "I have looked through all the books in Konoha related to Wood Release, as well as the historical books of the Senju clan. I think this power is likely to be found in the Uchiha clan.

If the power within the first generation's cells is considered a manifestation of Yang escape, then the Uchiha clan, who represent the Yin attribute, should be able to balance this power."

"Do you want to use Uchiha as experimental subjects?" Lu Ni asked sensitively.

"Of course not. There is no Uchiha now who can fight against the cells of the first generation. I heard that the Uchiha clan has an eye called Mangekyō above the three magatama. The representative of them is the legendary Uchiha Madara who is as famous as the first generation.

I think that if Uchiha, as an experimental subject, wants to fight against the phagocytic and assimilation power of the first generation cells, he must at least have the strength to open the Mangekyo.

Otherwise, I don't think there is any difference between Uchiha and other experimental subjects. " Orochimaru shook his head. He is not completely free from all taboos and scruples in his experiments, especially when it comes to the sensitive and tricky Uchiha clan.

"Is that why your attitude towards Shisui changed so quickly?" Lu Nie remembered the change in Orochimaru's attitude towards Shisui.

"He's just a backup." Orochimaru licked his lips, "He still has some way to go before he grows to a stage that I'm satisfied with."

"The Uchiha clan is a paranoid clan! If they think we are studying their bloodline, it's hard to say what they will do." Lu Nie thought of the Uchiha clan's emotional characteristics that became gradually unstable as they opened their eyes, and felt a little worried.

"Are you worried that I will resort to some violent means?" Orochimaru was sensitive to what was in Lu Nie's mood, and he smiled: "What you said is very good, if you inherit the position of Hokage, you will get the resources of the entire village.

Although I'm not sure what the teacher is thinking, but it would be good to tie more people to my ship, right? As one of the powerful families in Konoha, the wealth of the Uchiha is second only to the Hyuga. I just want to discuss the funding issue with Fugaku tomorrow."

"To help with the research on how to make Uchiha open his eyes correctly?" Lu Nie didn't expect that some of the conversations he had had with Orochimaru before would be remembered.

"That's a good excuse." Orochimaru nodded. He felt that it would be easier to get money from the ninja clan than from Danzo. As long as he could get the results the other party needed.

This is a technical priority!
"I remember I asked you about your ideals, and you said you wanted to study all the bloodline limits and the origin of chakra." Orochimaru suddenly said, "Let's put the origin of chakra aside for now, but Konoha has three bloodline families that have been passed down for thousands of years!"

PS: At this critical moment, please read on again!

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