Konoha: Rebuild the glory of the Uchiha

"I think you should still consider my plan. I know all too well the threat Madara Uchiha poses to Konoha. If we miss this opportunity, Konoha may never encounter another like him."

"Konoha used to have Big Brother protecting it, but now... even if you've been injected with Hashirama's cells, there's still an insurmountable gap between your body and Big Brother's when he was young and at his peak."

Tobirama Senju was still muttering to himself. As long as Uchiha Nan nodded, he could immediately lay a trap in Konoha and wait for Uchiha Madara to walk into it. This was the best opportunity to capture Uchiha Madara. If he missed it, he might never have another chance.

"Tobirama, that's enough!"

Konoha absolutely cannot be lost. It's not time to burn our bridges yet; I think you're just being too anxious.

"I know that Madara Uchiha's faked death hurt you a lot, but there's no need to dwell on past mistakes so much."

Tobirama Senju's obsession with Madara Uchiha is so strong that even Nan Uchiha feels someone has cursed him.

There's no need to turn against Madara Uchiha right now. At this crucial moment, we should call him our adoptive father, kneel down and join the Eye of the Moon Project, and then find an opportunity to make Madara Uchiha work for us!

Of course, Uchiha Nan only thought about this idea of ​​reversing the Heavenly Gang, as there were too many variables involved.

Madara Uchiha can keep his fabricated identity as long as he wants.

If possible, Uchiha Nan would never take the initiative to break through this barrier before gaining the strength to defeat Uchiha Madara.

"Let's talk about Hashirama cells. This happened so suddenly. It's unlikely that my talks with Madara Uchiha will fall apart, but I'm really flustered and a little nervous."

"We must ensure our capabilities are up to par, lest we end up like you, recklessly wasting our lives."

Uchiha Nan changed the subject, bringing up Hashirama's cells, which were related to his life and fortune.

Absolutely no mistakes allowed!

"Hmph, come with me."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Uchiha Nan, Tobirama Senju had no choice but to give up. With a deadpan expression, he led Uchiha Nan to the innermost hidden laboratory and displayed all the recent Hashirama cell solutions and experimental data.

"The Hashirama cell solution has reached the final stage. Based on my various experimental data on the Uchiha clan, I have found that the compatibility of Hashirama cells with the Uchiha clan is better than I thought, and there have been no casualties."

"Every Uchiha who received the Hashirama cells experienced a significant increase in chakra, vitality, and ocular power. In fact, most of them could even use Wood Release, although the power varied. However, it was very difficult, if not impossible, to use Wood Release at the level of True Several Thousand Hands."

"Perhaps this is the effect of Ashura chakra that you mentioned, which has already reached the level of life itself."

"I've made several optimizations under various extreme tests, but the full potential of the Hashirama cells hasn't been explored yet..."

Tobirama Senju proceeded to present a fluent and detailed explanation of various data and achievements.

"Great! Now what are the risks of injecting interstitial cells?"

"98%?"

Tobirama Senju said somewhat uncertainly, "After all, not a single Uchiha has died yet. To definitively determine the mortality rate, we need to expand the sample size. Perhaps only those Uchiha clansmen without chakra talent who were injected with it will suffer casualties."

"Then what are we waiting for? Inject me with the latest interstitial cell solution!"

Uchiha Nan's face lit up with joy upon hearing this. "Ninety-eight or ninety-eight percent. This success rate is almost one hundred percent."

I've become so confident that it's hard for me to fail.

Uchiha Nan lifted his clothes to reveal his arm, and then Senju Tobirama carefully took out a tube of green solution from a cabinet.

Disinfect with an alcohol swab, tap the syringe... insert it into the arm, and inject the medication. All done in one smooth motion!

"It should be effective in five minutes."

After listening, Uchiha Nan found a chair and sat down, waiting quietly. Suddenly, a strange feeling welled up in his heart, as if a piece of his puzzle had been missing since birth, and now it was finally complete.

As a feverish feeling of hunger arose, Tobirama Senju took out a special nutritional supplement that he had prepared beforehand and gave it to Uchiha Nan. The overwhelming hunger gradually disappeared, and his body became warm and comfortable. This process lasted for a full hour.

At this moment, Uchiha Nan felt his body was filled with boundless energy, his chakra surged, his eye power greatly improved, and his vision became clearer. He felt so powerful!

Uchiha Nan clenched his fist, feeling the power within his body. The sudden surge in strength made him realize that Uchiha Madara was nothing special.

They're just cheapskates trying to sell their prizes!

Keep a low profile. My sudden surge in strength has made me a little arrogant. Madara Uchiha is not someone I can even begin to compare myself to.

Uchiha Nan sensed the power of his eye and realized that he could now activate the fourth stage of Susanoo in an instant and fight at high intensity for a while. Most importantly, he wouldn't go blind.

In the past, his Mangekyou Sharingan was too fragile, and he dared not use it unless absolutely necessary. He had only used the Tsukuyomi eye technique once to show off in front of the Daimyo, and afterwards, Uchiha Nan could feel that his eyesight had deteriorated slightly. He really regretted it.

As for techniques like Susanoo, Uchiha Nan didn't dare to experiment with them at all. The consumption was too great. All his experience in piloting Gundam came from the one-day trial card given by the system. Before injecting Hashirama cells, he was afraid that if he activated the third stage of Susanoo, he would probably go blind after a few high-intensity battles.

Uchiha Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan was only initially used in Susanoo, and his eye techniques were used haphazardly. In less than half a month, his Mangekyou Sharingan was completely destroyed.

The Mangekyou Sharingan is powerful, but it's also fragile!

However, things are different now. Uchiha Nan can feel the difference in his body now. Hashirama cells can slowly restore vision. As long as he doesn't overexert his eye power at once, there won't be any problems.

Now I can use my eye technique several times a day in battle. That's truly remarkable progress.

"How are you feeling?"

"Excellent! I feel very strong right now!"

Tobirama Senju used instruments to analyze various data on Uchiha Nan. Another experimental sample was added!

"What about Wood Release? Has it awakened?"

Uchiha Nan circulated his chakra, and a small tree appeared out of thin air on the ground, then grew rapidly. When Uchiha Nan stopped outputting chakra, the growth of the small tree came to an abrupt halt.

"As expected, Wood Release was activated. I just don't know how powerful it is. The training room in the lab is too small. Remember to experiment with it when you get back and tell me the power when you return. I need to record it."

Tobirama Senju's eyes held a hint of jealousy. What a lucky Uchiha! His elder brother's power was stolen just like that!

According to Tobirama Senju's speculation, injecting Hashirama's cells into the Senju clan would awaken even stronger Wood Release techniques. If the exceptionally gifted Senju clan members learned Sage Mode, they could even briefly unleash a technique like True Several Thousand Hands when they went all out, although they could only fight for a very short time, and it was uncertain whether they could even last a minute.

After all, the chakra consumed by techniques like the True Several Thousand Hands is unimaginably vast; only a monster like the eldest brother can fight for an extended period of time.

"I see."

Uchiha Nan nodded and agreed to Tobirama Senju's request. He was also very envious of the power of Wood Release, but unfortunately, he couldn't reach the level of the First Hokage.

"I'll be going now if there's nothing else. You can continue working, I won't bother you any longer."

Having obtained what he wanted from Tobirama Senju, Uchiha Nan planned to leave without a second thought.

"Wait a minute, Uchiha Nan, I also have something important to talk to you about."

Uchiha Nan stopped and looked at Senju Tobirama, wondering what Tobirama wanted to talk to him about.

"Now that the research on Hashirama cells is almost complete, and even a group of Uchiha clan members have been injected with Hashirama cells, their strength has greatly increased, and they have even unlocked Wood Release. Your Uchiha clan was the first to take a bite of meat, so the Senju clan should also have a bite."

Tobirama Senju's tone was somber, even somewhat displeased. He had always harbored resentment over the Uchiha clan stealing his elder brother's power, but he had always prioritized the greater good and hadn't bothered to argue with Uchiha Nan too much.

The Senju clan lost many members in their research on Hashirama cells, and now that they have a mature Hashirama cell solution, they should certainly let the Senju clan enjoy all of this as well.

"Let's discuss it again. Let's discuss it again, hahaha."

Uchiha Nan wanted to run away as fast as he could. It wasn't that he didn't want to inject the Senju clan with Hashirama cells, but he couldn't find a good excuse. He couldn't even explain where the Hashirama cell solution came from.

He secretly dug up the graves of Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju, and then used the forbidden technique Impure World Reincarnation to keep Tobirama Senju chained up in the underground laboratory like a beast of burden.

If word got out that the Third Hokage had defiled the soul of the Second Hokage, the body of the First Hokage, and used prisoners of war from enemy villages to conduct forbidden human experiments, Uchiha Nan would never sleep.

"Don't go! We'll get this straight today. Why is it that the Uchiha clan gets to eat meat while the Senju clan isn't even allowed a sip of soup? If you can't explain this to me, I'm going on strike!"

Seeing that Uchiha Nan wanted to run away, Tobirama Senju threatened him with a strike.

"Tobirama, I have my reasons. This experiment can't be done in the open. The source of the interstitial cell solution is unclear. The secret of this laboratory must never be revealed."

"I still have to continue serving as the Third Hokage."

Uchiha Nan frowned and voiced his concerns. The Senju clan wasn't stupid. A small number of high-ranking members of the Senju clan knew about the Hashirama cell experiment. If he produced the Hashirama cell solution, they would definitely know what he had done—stealing the First Hokage's body. This matter was impossible to explain. Desecrating a body was immoral, especially since the body he had desecrated belonged to Konoha's First Hokage.

That makes it even harder to explain!

Uchiha Nan isn't that foolish as to expose his dirty secrets to the Senju clan; maintaining the status quo is fine for now.

Even those Uchiha clan members who participated in the experiments were not spared by Uchiha Nan; each one was subjected to the Tongue-Severing Technique. As for the clan members who possessed Wood Release, Uchiha Nan gave a death order: they were absolutely forbidden from using it, even if they were on the verge of death. If even the slightest rumor spread throughout the ninja world, Uchiha Nan would investigate and silence them.

"Forehead"

Tobirama Senju fell silent. This was indeed a problem. Even he himself had considered Hashirama's cells a taboo subject for experimentation. Apart from a small number of high-ranking members of the Senju clan and the deceased volunteers, no one in Konoha knew about it.

The Second Hokage desecrated the First Hokage's body and used it for experiments. If this scandal got out, it would be quite terrifying.

"We can't keep it a secret forever!"

"Your Uchiha clan has reaped all the benefits, and I'm furious! You owe me an explanation!"

Tobirama Senju started making a scene, thinking, "Damn it, I'm already dead, and I'm not in power anymore, why should I care so much? If this gets out, the Konoha higher-ups might find out about me, and then I can escape and get out of Uchiha Nan's clutches."

"Not now, at least not. We need to wait a while longer and come up with a foolproof plan. Madara Uchiha is still in Konoha; if this scandal gets out, even I will have a headache!"

"Madara Uchiha is still eyeing Konoha covetously; Konoha absolutely cannot afford internal strife now!"

"Tobirama, you wouldn't want Konoha to be destroyed by Madara Uchiha at this time because of internal strife, would you?"

Uchiha Nan's use of the threat from Uchiha Madara was surprisingly effective!

After hearing Uchiha Nan's advice, Tobirama Senju immediately calmed down. It was definitely not a good idea to let Uchiha Nan get embroiled in scandals and even cause internal strife in Konoha.

There's no other way. We can only endure it for now. It's all for Konoha.

"Hmph, I'll remember this. Once the Uchiha Madara matter is resolved, the Senju clan must also enjoy the benefits of Hashirama's cell solution."

"Okay, okay, I'll try my best."

Uchiha Nan gave a perfunctory reply, feeling a bit of a headache. Finding an excuse to bring up the Hashirama cell solution was proving to be a difficult task. Never mind, let's just focus on lubrication first and stall for time!

"Hmph, this born evil Uchiha brat."

As Tobirama Senju watched Uchiha Nan leave, he continued his busy scientific research experiments, muttering to himself in the lab.

It was already noon when Uchiha Nan left the underground laboratory.

It was still early, so Uchiha Nan planned to have lunch and then head to Mount Myōboku in the afternoon. He had already injected Hashirama cells and obtained a fragmented version of the Sage Body.

Uchiha Nan could feel a significant increase in his affinity for natural energy.

This afternoon, I'm sure there will be a major breakthrough in my cultivation of the Immortal Mode.

While it may not reach the level of the First Hokage who could summon Sage Mode with a simple clap of his hand, it should still be possible to achieve a Sage Mode of Naruto's strength.

The advanced technique of using shadow clones to collect natural energy, instantly bringing it back to the main body, and then immediately activating Sage Mode is not something that ordinary people can achieve by simply cultivating Sage Mode.

For example, even if Jiraiya trained his whole life, he could never reach this level. Naruto's talent could be classified as T0 level in the ninja world.

(End of this chapter)