I am the most popular character in Naruto!

Tsunade gritted her teeth and said, "Human experimentation is the most intolerable thing in the entire ninja world. Do you know how much this affects your reputation?!"

"so what?"

Orochimaru pressed down on Tsunade's hand and said in a deep voice, "You are also a medical ninja. Don't you know that the further development of medical ninjutsu requires this?"

"I know, but this won't do!"

Tsunade spoke in a trembling voice. She was also at the pinnacle of medical ninjutsu, so how could she not know about this?

To be honest, medical ninjutsu has reached its limit. Unless one takes a different approach like Chiaki, one must undergo human experimentation to clearly understand the secrets of the human body.

Just like modern science, how could we discover things like cells without dissection and human experimentation?

How can we clearly distinguish the pathological changes in each organ?

"Isn't that okay?"

Orochimaru flung Tsunade's hand away, narrowed his eyes, and said, "You've done your own experiments, don't think I don't know."

"To put it more bluntly, aren't the second generation also..."

Snapped

Tsunade slapped Orochimaru across the face, angrily saying, "That's no excuse for you to attack me directly!"

"At least... at least..."

"Should we tell the old man?"

Orochimaru's eyes were filled with deep mockery. "Do you think that's possible?"

“The old man is not the same old man he used to be. He is too constrained by the elders. How could he possibly agree to my research on the human body?”

"To be honest, he doesn't care about the development of ninjutsu. In his heart, the development of Konoha is more important than anything else!"

"What do you mean?"

Tsunade stared at Orochimaru in disbelief. "Do you really think that the development of ninjutsu is more important than the development of Konoha?"

As the princess of Konoha, Tsunade's thoughts were, frankly speaking, the same as Hiruzen Sarutobi's.

The development of Konoha is paramount; even self-sacrifice is necessary to achieve it.

This is the Will of Fire passed down from the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju!

Despite being one of the inheritors of the Will of Fire, Orochimaru uttered such heretical words.

"Tsunade, do you know where the biggest difference lies between you and Chiaki?"

Orochimaru wiped his cheek, which was slightly red and swollen from Tsunade's slap, and chuckled softly.

"?"

Tsunade's eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Chiaki, who stood silently to the side with her arms crossed. She asked in a trembling voice, "Chiaki... you know about this too?"

"……Um."

After a moment of silence, Qianqiu slowly nodded. "I know."

Tsunade was so shocked by Chiaki's answer that she took two steps back and shook her head incredulously. "Don't you... feel uncomfortable?"

"You yourself are also..."

"It is precisely because I was also a victim of human experimentation that I hope Snake Auntie will continue."

Chiaki interrupted Tsunade, saying bluntly, "Only when the secrets of the human body are fully discovered will tragedies like mine be greatly reduced."

"This is an indispensable path for human progress."

Tsunade was struck dumb, and in a daze, she grabbed onto a nearby tree for support.

She began to feel a little unfamiliar. The person in front of her was clearly her sister, whom she knew best. Why did she feel so different?

"do you understand?"

"Tsunade."

Orochimaru said quietly, "Chiaki has long since transcended the mindset of Konoha. She thinks about problems from the perspective of all humanity and the entire ninja world."

"Instead of thinking about Konoha like the old man or the like."

"Therefore, she is the goddess of life, and this title surpasses everything else."

"...Aunt Snake, stop talking."

Chiaki sighed inwardly. She knew very well that her older sister would not agree to human experimentation; otherwise, her medical ninjutsu skills would have improved over the years.

The thing Tsunade did most was simply to work on her own body.

She would never lay a hand on anyone else.

"Ah."

Orochimaru chuckled softly, licked his lips, and quietly watched Tsunade.

"...Alright."

Tsunade bit her lip, her face pale, and replied, "Even if I wanted to force you to apologize to the old man, you wouldn't go, would you?"

"Besides, you also have Chi-chan supporting you..."

"No, I will go."

However, Orochimaru gave a surprising answer, and she stared at him with wide eyes.

"Have you figured it out...?"

She finished speaking, then shook her head self-deprecatingly, "How could that be? If you had figured it out, you would have given up human experimentation on your own, instead of doing what you're doing now..."

"Tsunade, that's why you'll never understand."

Orochimaru said in a deep voice, "For the progress of humanity and the improvement of ninjutsu, some sacrifices are necessary."

"With my Konoha identity, I can never advance any further!"

"!!!"

Tsunade's eyes widened again, staring at Orochimaru in disbelief.

In just a short while, she had been shocked by Orochimaru and Chiaki countless times, and her brain was buzzing.

"You mean...you want to..."

Tsunade covered her mouth and asked, she had already guessed what Orochimaru meant, but she wasn't sure.

Orochimaru smiled sinisterly, "Weren't they spreading rumors that I was conducting human experiments?"

"Then I'll catch them red-handed."

"Only in this way can I completely shed my identity as a Konoha resident and carry out my experiments without restraint."

"At the same time, it will also give way to you."

"Are you crazy!"

Tsunade grabbed Orochimaru's shoulder suddenly. "I know you're crazy, but what you're doing will drive the old man and Jiraiya crazy!"

However, Orochimaru brushed Tsunade's wrist away and shook his head slightly, saying, "The old man might go crazy, but Jiraiya won't."

"That idiot, at most he'll search the whole world for me, asking me for a reason."

"You and Xiaoqi can talk to him a bit more, and that should be enough."

After saying that, Orochimaru smiled slightly, waved to Tsunade, and then looked at Chiaki.

"Seven, the rest is up to you."

"Take good care of your sister, I'm leaving."

"Do not worry."

Chiaki hadn't intended to interrupt their conversation until Orochimaru gave her his instructions, at which point she slowly nodded.

"Aunt Snake, don't worry, I'll be here."

Chapter 477 I Don't Believe

"What did you say!?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened in fury as he glared at Danzo.

"Shimura! You need to understand! If you talk nonsense, the crime will be extremely serious!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi warned his "old friend" word by word.

He knew Danzo too well, so well that he could even fully imagine what Danzo was doing behind the scenes.

"Humph."

Danzo snorted twice, thinking to himself, "You old bastard, I've finally got something on you!"

His face remained calm, unlike the smugness in his heart. He calmly said, "This matter is absolutely true. I know it is of great importance, so I did not release it immediately, but came to you first."

"Do you have evidence?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at Danzo with a grim expression. He desperately wanted to hear the word "no" from Danzo, but based on his understanding of Danzo, he assumed that Danzo already possessed enough evidence to prove everything.

Or rather, they have already prepared irrefutable evidence.

He is such a meticulous and formidable man, quite terrifying.

"Don't joke around, Sarutobi."

As expected, Danzo sneered at Hiruzen Sarutobi, saying, "Why would I say such a thing without evidence?"

"Your beloved disciple, Orochimaru, has been involved in human experimentation and has harmed countless ninjas, including some from our Konoha!"

boom!

Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed his fist on the table, trying his best to suppress his anger and shock.

Human experiments?

Upon hearing this word, Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart skipped a beat.

The words "He has harmed countless ninjas" only made Hiruzen Sarutobi clench his fists.