Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 72 Orochimaru's Experiment (Part 2)

Danzo had assumed Orochimaru was there to demand an explanation, and had even prepared his response.

Danzo had no choice but to do this, all for the sake of Konoha.

Unexpectedly, Orochimaru didn't mention Nawaki's death, and there was even an unexpected surprise.

The death of Nawaki spurred Orochimaru into becoming interested in the study of life.

Danzo's voice was hoarse, barely concealing his excitement:
"Orochimaru, you are the junior I have the most faith in."

You have enough talent, enough temperament, and enough effort; however, your commoner physique without bloodline limits your potential.

Effort is worthless in the face of bloodline.

I've diligently cultivated Wind Release for forty years, and then what? In the face of a true Bloodline Powerhouse, I'm utterly defenseless.

You diligently practice earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic) and spirit communication techniques, and then what?
You haven't seen the prowess of Lord Hashirama and Madara Uchiha on the battlefield; that's what true strength looks like.

Like you, I am also troubled by the upper limit of physical fitness.

Giving up is not our way of ninja, and physical limitations are not insurmountable.

Tobirama-sensei has some ideas that haven't been implemented yet, but I think they have great potential.

As long as you are willing to conduct research on the ninja's life constitution for the sake of the village, I am willing to provide all support.

I'll give you Tobirama-sensei's research notes on transplantation, constitution, and bloodline inheritance tonight.

During the war, all prisoners of war from enemy villages were your test subjects.

After the war, volunteers can be recruited from the Anbu. Anbu ninjas have undergone years of discipline and have a very high level of awareness.

Even after the experiment yields preliminary results, I would be willing to become your experimental subject.

I have some materials related to transplantation, but I'm struggling because there's no mature transplantation technique available.

Orochimaru thought to himself, "What Danzo wants to transplant is probably the most top-tier material in the ninja world." He said, "I hope to begin research tonight."

A rare smile appeared on Danzo's face:
"Tonight, I will prepare experimental equipment for you and send all the prisoners of the camp to your tent."

Ōnoki killed Nawaki, the young head of the Senju clan, and Konoha will inevitably retaliate.

I will order the Anbu to capture the Iwa ninja alive and deliver them all to you.

During the war, you will have a constant supply of test subjects. Don't be stingy with them; research progress is more important.

However, I would like to specify the initial research direction.

"Oh? Which direction?"

Orochimaru became interested, wondering what Danzo really wanted to transplant.

Danzo said, "I hope you will start with eye transplants first."

Orochimaru understood.

Danzo's teammate, Uchiha Kagami, was never found after his death.

It seems that Uchiha Kagami's Sharingan is in Danzo's hands.

Whether it was a dying wish or a robbery to destroy the body, that remains unknown.

"Orochimaru, from today onwards, you are the head of the Root Laboratory, codename: A."

Orochimaru asked, "Why not Anbu ninjas, but Root ninjas?"

Danzo said:
Hiruzen was unwilling to bear a bad reputation, even the bad reputation of the Anbu secretly completing a mission.

From now on, all the village's bad reputation will be borne by me and Genbu.

To protect Hiruzen's honor, we changed the Root's responsibilities, not only training new recruits for the Anbu, but also secretly completing tasks that even the Anbu themselves couldn't accomplish.

"Don't worry, Hiruzen will soon know and agree to your joining Root."

Orochimaru turned and left the tent.

Danzo saw that the guards outside the tent were the Fox Squad, so he called out, "Fox, come in!"

Ye Guang received a mission to deliver all the prisoners in the camp to Orochimaru's tent.

At the same time, Danzo also told him that Orochimaru was now a member of Root, the head of the Root laboratory, and had the authority of a captain.

Upon arriving at the prisoner-holding enclosure, Ye Guang ordered three of his team members to tie up all five Iwa ninja prisoners with ropes and take them away.

These prisoners were drugged by the torture ninjas, rendering them unable to extract chakra and unable to resist.

One of the prisoners asked in terror, "Where are you taking us? Are we going to exchange prisoners in our village?"

After thinking for a moment, Ye Guang said, "If I'm not mistaken, the era of exchanging prisoners is over. From today onwards, Konoha will no longer exchange prisoners with any other village."

"Why...why? Why is Konoha so cruel?"

Ye Guang shook his head, thinking to himself, "Who told you not to commit suicide?"

When they arrived at Orochimaru's tent with the prisoners, Yagami saw a young boy already waiting at the door.

The tent flap opened, and Orochimaru stepped out, first looking at the prisoners.

The moonlight shone through the gaps in the curtain, revealing two large tables inside, upon which lay simple scalpels, scissors, tweezers, awls, and other tools.

The boy shouted excitedly:

"Orochimaru-sensei! Please accept my condolences!"

Nawaki tragically passed away. I will train even harder to make up for the regret that Nawaki left behind!

I beg you to formally accept me as your disciple! I will absolutely not let you down!

Orochimaru looked at the captive with obvious dissatisfaction. He then turned his gaze to the boy.

"You came to see me, does your Tuanzang clan chief know?"

"No, I haven't seen the chieftain. He's probably still in the village."

This young man from the Shimura clan didn't even know whether Danzo had come to the front lines.

He had taken a spot in Rope Tree's squad, and when he saw Rope Tree dead, he thought his chance had come.

Orochimaru chuckled and said, "Alright, then you can go in first."

Orochimaru turned to the light:
"Send the prisoners into the tent. Don't leave. Wait outside. We'll deal with the bodies tomorrow."

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

A pitiful howl came from inside the tent. Orochimaru found it noisy, and the howling stopped abruptly.

All night long, the tent was filled with muffled cries of pain, sending chills down one's spine.

The next morning, Orochimaru stepped out of the tent.

Sunlight shone on Orochimaru's pale face, and Orochimaru even had a somewhat enjoyable expression on his face, it was hard to tell whether he was enjoying the experiment or enjoying the sunlight.

He waved his hand, signaling the Fox Squad to go inside and deal with the bodies.

The six corpses were completely unrecognizable.

Wait, weren't there five prisoners? Why is there an extra corpse?
The boy from the Shimura clan was dissected by Orochimaru?

Does Danzo know about this? Should we report it?

After thinking it over, Ye Guang decided to report it.

Orochimaru was not his superior, but Danzo was the superior of his superior.

The bodies of the prisoners were taken directly outside the camp and burned, while the bodies of the Shimura clan boy were left to rot.

Yoko rushed to Danzo's tent and reported to him about the dissection of the Shimura clan boy.

Danzo was taken aback for a moment, then said, "I understand."

Danzo thought to himself that if he were to receive an eye transplant, he would have to pay a certain price.

Since his own clansmen were most similar to him, Orochimaru wasn't exactly acting recklessly. However, he should limit the number of dissections in the future and not dissect too many members of the Shimura clan.

Ye Guang thought to himself, "Is that all?"
He quickly left and stopped asking about the matter.

The body of the boy from the Nashimura clan was burned directly.

Watching the corpse slowly shrink in the flames, Ye Guang sighed, "Danzo was truly a ruthless man."

They are ruthless to others, and ruthless to their own people as well.

That kid, always trying to create this 'next Rope Tree' persona, he died a really tragic death.

Especially the dark holes in the eye sockets, it's hard to tell where the eyeballs are.

The chimpanzee squad leader's injuries have healed well, and he has returned to the team ahead of schedule, rushing from the village to the front lines. "Long time no see, Fox."

"Long time no see, squad leader."

Looking down in the moonlight, the chimpanzee's severed leg appeared thinner than its healthy leg.

The poor chimpanzee not only lost an arm, but also has a leg that is not functioning properly.

The chimpanzee said:
"In the coming days, we must capture at least three Iwa ninja alive, the stronger the better."

Fox, your squad is the strongest in the company, so you'll be the main force from now on.

I won't let you do this for nothing. I just got you an Earth Release ninjutsu scroll; you can choose one ninjutsu from it.

Upon hearing this, Ye Guang was very excited.

Having completed numerous ANBU missions, I'm finally able to exchange them for ninjutsu.

There's no standard for the Anbu; how many B-rank missions are required to reward a certain level of ninjutsu, and how many A-rank missions are required to reward a higher level of ninjutsu.

In addition to assessing task experience, rewards will also consider the steadfastness of one's will to fire.

Whether the will of fire is firm or not depends entirely on the subjective judgment of superiors.

The chimpanzee thought the fox's Will of Fire was as strong as steel; given a different superior, he might not think so.

Ye Guang took the Earth Release ninjutsu scroll and glanced at the table of contents.

Ye Guang currently possesses three elemental ninjutsu: Earth Release: Earth Fish Reflection Technique, Earth Release: Earth Substitution, and Water Release: Water Wall.

Infiltration, substitution, defense—all that's missing is an offensive ninjutsu.

Ye Guang saw a familiar name: Earth Release: Earth Rising Spear.

During the reconnaissance of the Battle of Ushigayama, I witnessed an Iwa ninja using this ninjutsu.

Chakra was injected into the ground, and sharp stone spears suddenly pierced through the ground, instantly piercing the enemy.

With its tricky attack angles, it can launch surprise attacks from behind, making it a decent offensive Earth Release ninjutsu.

"Captain, I choose this B-rank ninjutsu."

The chimpanzee felt a lingering fear upon seeing the name:

"My leg was shattered during a fight with this technique; it's a pretty good ninjutsu."

He opened the scroll to the corresponding position and had Ye Guang copy the ninjutsu.

After Ye Guang finished copying, the black gorilla said, "Let's leave the camp tomorrow night to capture the Iwa ninja and learn this ninjutsu as soon as possible."

Ye Guang didn't sleep. He went to the training ground of the camp and began practicing ninjutsu.

The reason for choosing this ninjutsu is that it only has one hand seal.

This technique can be completed with just one You Seal.

In my past life, I saw a news report where a general said, "What are you aiming for? Just draw your gun and come at me. Firing first is the way to go!"
The same applies to battles between ninjas; a ninjutsu with one hand seal is stronger than a ninjutsu with three hand seals.

As long as you use ninjutsu first, the enemy will have no choice but to dodge, and the battle will then fall into your own rhythm.

"Turong Tulong Spear!"

A homemade gun emerged from the ground and struck a tree stump on the opposite side.

Unfortunately, the homemade gun was too weak, being only slightly harder than the soil, and it broke on its own when it hit the tree stump.

It takes more effort to practice ninjutsu on your own than for the system to teach you ninjutsu.

Through repeated training, Ye Guang gradually increased the chakra intensity of the Earth Dragon Spear.

Do ten repetitions at a time, rest for a while after each set, and then continue.

By the time the sun shines on the training ground, the earthen spears are already capable of piercing tree stumps.

Looking at the hole piercing through the tree stump, Ye Guang nodded repeatedly, indicating that this power could be used in actual combat.

Next comes the "Water Drop Technique," which makes the technique faster and stronger.

The key to ninjutsu is quality, not quantity.

Kakashi, who claims to have mastered thousands of ninjutsu, only uses three or five ninjutsu regularly.

At night, the Chimpanzee Squadron sets off to complete its mission of capturing prisoners.

Leaving the forest on the border of the Land of Fire, we entered the boundless grasslands of the Land of Grass.

Konoha ninjas are used to moving around in the forest, and suddenly seeing a plain feels like running naked, making them feel extremely uncomfortable.

The chimpanzee instructed the three squad leaders:
"Advisor Mitokado Homura's talks with Kumogakure yielded good results. Kumogakure decided to take advantage of Iwagakure's weakness, attack Takigakure, and declare war on Iwagakure."

The Iwa ninja from the direction of the Land of Grass might retreat.

We need to act quickly, or we won't be able to capture any prisoners.

The Battle of Mount Ushiga became a turning point in the war between Konoha and Iwagakure, with Konoha shifting from defense to offense.

Aries used his Byakugan to search for enemy tracks for the squadron and quickly found a small Iwa ninja squad by the river.

Aries said, "The four-person Iwa ninja team just got water from the river and is heading towards the 2 o'clock direction."

The chimpanzee said, "Alright! Before they spot us, the Aries team and I will charge in from the middle, while the Fox team and the Leaf Monkey team will flank them from both sides and surround them!"

Captain Yellow Dog came specifically to assess the chimpanzee's recovery. The chimpanzee must prove with his actions that he is capable of completing the mission.

Nightlight led his team to the riverbank and jumped.

While in the air, Ye Guang suddenly felt a slight discomfort in his nostrils.

After acquiring the Forest Thousand Hands bloodline limit, Yoru's physique became stronger, and she became very sensitive to all stimuli.

I think I just inhaled something bad through my nose.

The smell is coming from the water's surface.

But at first glance, the river appeared perfectly normal.

Seeing the langur squad moving very fast in the distance, Ye Guang did not slow down and continued forward.

That's strange, why does the river water have a pungent smell?
Suppressing her unease, Ye Guang prepared to complete the task first.

The four Iwa ninja quickly discovered that three Konoha ANBU squads had appeared from three directions around them!

The Iwa ninja squad quickly broke through the encirclement.

This Iwa ninja squad is very strong; even the weakest member is at least a Chunin level, and they are very fast.

Nightlight channeled chakra into his arm and threw a kunai with all his might.

After his physique was enhanced, his taijutsu and ninja tool throwing skills improved significantly.

The kunai was incredibly fast, skimming along the grass, and struck the last Iwa ninja in the calf.

The Iwa ninja let out a scream and rolled on the ground.

The other Iwa ninja ignored him and continued running forward.

The chimpanzee couldn't help but praise, "Fox! Well done!"

After some time away, the fox has become even stronger.

Purple Cat then made her move, using the Mind Turn Technique to control the fallen Iwa ninja, while Antelope fed the Iwa ninja poison.

The Iwa ninja lost their ability to resist and became prisoners of the Fox Squad.

What followed was a tedious chase, with two members of the Iwa ninja squad covering the rear in turn to buy time for their captain.

The Black Gorilla Squadron's mission was to capture prisoners. Capturing them alive was much more troublesome than killing the Iwa ninja who were covering their retreat, and it took them quite a bit of time.

After making a wide arc, the Iwa ninja squad leader ran towards the river.

Aries suddenly shouted, "Wait! There's an ambush!"

The Black Gorilla Squadron had been chasing for half an hour, far from the river, beyond the White Eyes' observation limit, and the enemy had set up an ambush by the river.

More than thirty ninjas jumped out of the river, their distinctive gas masks proving they were Amegakure ninjas.

After Konoha and Kumogakure decided to join forces against Iwagakure, Iwagakure somehow managed to persuade Hanzo of Amegakure to form an alliance with it!
Rain Ninja entered the Land of Grass and interfered.

Ye Guang suddenly remembered the faint, pungent smell when he crossed the stream. Could it be the poison of the Rain Ninja?

"Watch out! It's poisonous!"

(End of this chapter)