Naruto: I have an attribute panel

Chapter 484 Research, The Poor Demon

Konoha Research Department.

Taiichi swaggered through the crowd, and every staff member who encountered him nodded respectfully and said, "Lord Taiichi."

This is not only a tribute to his abilities, but also an affirmation of his scientific research capabilities.

This is not bragging; Taiyi deserves some credit for the establishment of the research department.

Furthermore, many of the rules and regulations of the research department were established with Taiyi's personal involvement.

This is why departments that were originally hidden underground can now be built openly above ground, becoming departments that everyone aspires to.

After passing through the last isolation door, Taiichi finally found Orochimaru in the deepest part of the research department.

"You rascal, you weren't here to greet us on our triumphant return. What were you busy with?"

Seeing that Orochimaru didn't even look up, Taiichi couldn't help but tease him a couple of times.

"Heh~ How can something so meaningless compare to the wonder of exploring the unknown?" Orochimaru continued without looking up, his eyes fixed on the scene under the microscope. "Taiichi-kun, when did you become so vain?"

"Fine, you win!"

Taiichi was speechless and stopped talking. He went forward to see what experiment had Orochimaru so engrossed in.

"You're still researching first-generation cells!"

Taiyi only needed one glance to distinguish that the abnormally proliferating cells in the culture dish were from the first generation.

That extraordinary vitality and unreasonable rate of proliferation are qualities only found in first-generation cells.

After recording the last set of data, Orochimaru finally looked away from the microscope, but a lingering sense of regret remained in his eyes.

"I can't let it go. No matter how many times I watch it, it's always so amazing. If only I could figure it out—"

Orochimaru couldn't continue speaking; his gaze was fixed on the objects that Taiichi was constantly tossing and catching, and his head kept nodding in response to his gaze.

Finally, Orochimaru couldn't hold back any longer.

"What's that in your hand? It looks alive, but it's lifeless, and it has five heads. This—this couldn't be—"

"That's right, it's exactly what you're thinking of." Taiichi caught the little demon and waved it in front of Orochimaru. "How about it, interested?"

"Wasn't this thing sealed away? How did you manage to separate a small portion?"

Orochimaru was filled with astonishment, not only at the demon in Taiichi's hands, but also at Taiichi's methods, which were capable of such a feat.

"Haha, it's just a sealing technique."

Taiyi tossed the little demon over, his face full of smugness.

Orochimaru took the demon and examined it closely, his expression gradually becoming serious. Finally, he even used his chakra to stimulate the demon's body and see how it would react.

"It's amazing. I never thought there was such a body. It's a pity that it's just an inanimate object without a soul, which greatly reduces its research value."

Taiyi couldn't help but roll his eyes. It's easy for him to talk when he's sitting there. Once this thing has a soul, he'll probably be the one lying down being studied instead.

"Stop complaining, let's take a look together and see what secrets this guy's body holds."

Taiichi ignored Orochimaru's rambling and went straight to the instruments, starting to fiddle with them.

These are all high-end goods that money can't buy outside. A large part of them are unique handmade products, a combination of ninjutsu, sealing techniques, and technology. It is these machines that are the reason why Taiyi came here.

While Taichi and Orochimaru were conducting various "inhumane" studies on the demon, they were unaware of the demon's impotent rage far away in the Land of Rain.

Let's move back in time by just a little bit.

During this time, Wangliang is making every effort to adapt to his new identity.

From a monster that sought to destroy the world to a pathetic creature that could only cling to White Zetsu, this enormous contrast is not something that can be accepted in just a few days.

What left Wangliang speechless was Bai Jue's incessant, neurotic nagging.

As long as he loosens his control over his body, the consciousness of that White Zetsu can emerge from some hidden corner of his mental sea and ask those questions that would make even a demon feel annoyed (if he had any).

After some time, the demon had completely given up on suppressing the spirit of the White Zetsu.

Normally, he would step back and relinquish control of his body, only showing up when he was needed to do something, otherwise just watching quietly.

After all, it's better to share happiness than to enjoy it alone, and it's better to share misery than to suffer alone.

Now it wasn't just Wangliang who was suffering; everyone else in the Akatsuki base also started to feel unwell.

There was already a White Zetsu coexisting with Black Zetsu in the Akatsuki base, and now another White Zetsu coexists with Wraith.

These two White Zetsu, capable of moving at will, possess destructive power that is definitely greater than the sum of its parts (1+1>2), especially when the two of them unite.

When they're all together, their combined power is more annoying than a hundred ducks.

Just like now, at the main gate of the base.

Two white zealots were squatting on the ground, arguing fiercely around an ant nest, oblivious to everything around them.

"Look, that ant you've got your eye on can't even find its way. It deserves to starve to death." Black and White Zetsu pointed at an ant and laughed loudly.

"Idiot, this isn't the one I wanted. My ant is right here."

Not to be outdone, the White Demon crushed the ant that couldn't find its way, then pointed at another ant and yelled.

"You bastard, you're cheating!"

"You're the one who's cheating!"

Just as the two White Zetsu were about to escalate from a quarrel into a full-blown fight, the White Zetsu suddenly paused, and a dense purplish-black aura emanated from its body.

Just then, Black and White Zetsu pounced on him in a frenzy, only to be met with a fist enveloped in purplish-black energy.

"You've lost all sportsmanship and launched a sneak attack!"

Black and White Zetsu screamed and flew backward, their chests caved in half.

Meanwhile, the White Zetsu who had just defeated Black Zetsu—no, it was now the White Zetsu possessing his body—was intently sensing something. His entire body was enveloped in purplish-black energy, which was becoming increasingly concentrated.

Black Zetsu and White Zetsu came running from a distance, cursing and swearing. When they saw this scene, they froze, as Black Zetsu had re-entered the body.

The sudden rampage of the demon was clearly unexpected by Black Zetsu. However, at this point, it was best to call for reinforcements, since Black Zetsu was not good at fighting.

Just as his body sank into the ground, space distorted to the left of the demon, and Obito, wearing an orange vortex mask, emerged from it.

In the sky, Payne's figure descended from the heavens, naturally landing on the right side of the demon. The two of them, one on the left and one on the right, quite tacitly sandwiched the demon in the middle.

The scene fell silent for a moment, everyone staring nervously at the demon in the middle, not understanding what had suddenly gone mad.

About 20 minutes later, the aura around the demon slowly subsided. He looked at the people surrounding him, his purplish-black pupils filled with confusion and anger.

"I sensed my physical body appearing in that direction. It was very small, but it was definitely my physical body."

"Your physical body? Wasn't it sealed? Did you sense the location of the seal?" Black Zetsu asked again, somewhat incredulous.

Obito followed the direction the demon was looking, then realized something and turned to look at the demon in shock.

"That place—is Konoha. Your physical body has been released by Konoha?"

The demon shook its head, then nodded.

"Not all of it, just a very small part, but I can sense it, I can sense it very clearly."

As Wangliang spoke, his body trembled involuntarily, and he spoke through gritted teeth, squeezing out each word from his mouth.

"Someone is tossing my body up and down—he's also kneading my limbs—my neck—"

The more the demon spoke, the more violently it trembled, and the more sinister its aura became.

The others present looked at each other, clearly unable to imagine what kind of scene it was.

But everyone understood that Konoha wanted to use the spirit's body for their own purposes, but they were powerless to do anything about it and could only let the spirit suffer.

"Azure Dragon (Wraith's codename), let's go back to base. Shall we discuss the matter of your physical body?"

Payne could only comfort Wraith in this way, and the meaning was very clear: the organization cares about you.

Whether it can solve the problem is another issue, and it's not within the scope of consideration for the time being.

Inside the cave where the Gedo Mazo was located, all members of the Akatsuki organization had arrived, even those who were not present in their physical forms had come to attend the meeting in their avatars.

The topic is simple: the body of the demon has been divided into five parts, each held by one of the five great ninja villages. Is there any way to retrieve these seals?

Of course, it's obvious that this issue has no answer, and the organization is only doing this to give face to the demons.

The real issue to discuss is how to sever the connection between the spirit and the body of a demon.

This is what Payne is really concerned about, because since the start of the meeting, the demon's body has been trembling uncontrollably, and the situation is getting stronger.

If this situation cannot be contained, then wouldn't all the help they painstakingly found be rendered useless?

Just as everyone was enthusiastically expressing their opinions, Wangliang suddenly clutched his chest and let out a painful groan.

"Damn it, they're dissecting my body."

Everyone looked at each other, a chill rising from their tailbone and shooting straight to the top of their head.

Everyone looked at the demon with pity; the guy was really pitiful.

Not only are their souls and bodies separated, but they are also kept connected. What's worse, their sealed bodies can be used for research, which is simply torture.

Now everyone can see that the part of the demon's body belonging to Konoha was taken out for research. Only this explanation can explain why the body was dissected.

Konoha is truly a dangerous place.

"Gentlemen, is there any way to solve this problem?" Payne looked around at the crowd. There were many talented people here, and perhaps someone could provide a solution.

After a long silence, only the occasional muffled groans of the demons could be heard from within the cave.

Finally, someone broke the silence.

"Our Blood God Cult has a seal that might be useful."

All eyes turned to Blood Raven, some in surprise, others in confusion.

"Of course, the seal is still not perfect. I need Azure Dragon to cooperate with me to do some small research. Only in this way can we better isolate its soul from its body."

Everyone had a look of sudden realization. Everyone here was the sixth strongest in the ninja world. Even Obito had gone through a series of conspiracies and schemes. Everyone knew exactly what Blood Raven was thinking.

The only one who might not quite understand is the demon, who has been sealed away for nearly a thousand years, making him somewhat oblivious to the schemes and plots of these people.

"Okay, I'll cooperate with you. Let's hurry. I don't want to experience the pain of being dismembered every moment."

Sure enough, the demons have already started urging them on.

Taiichi's research on the demons is progressing well, especially with Orochimaru's help.

As expected of the number one scientist in the ninja world, his research has made great progress in the short time we've been apart.

Furthermore, with a large number of experimental subjects available for recycling and reuse, the progress of the experiment can be described as rapid.

October of Konoha 50.

After another month, the two consumed over a hundred "little demons" and finally grasped the threshold of the demon's physical body and energy conversion mechanism.

Although it's just the beginning, it's incredibly helpful to both Taichi and Orochimaru.

The most direct manifestation of this is that Taiyi's mastery of various attribute changes has increased dramatically to around 500 points. This truly makes everything easier, saving Taiyi more than half a year of cultivation time.

With this encouragement, Taichi and Orochimaru's research enthusiasm became even stronger. The two of them worked day and night, spending all their time in the laboratory.

Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, the body of the demon seemed to have completely "died" after a certain period of time, losing all its previous vitality, and even the energy conversion that the body used to have disappeared.

Taiyi estimated that the soul of the demon must have done something to completely sever the vitality of the body, which caused the body to undergo such changes.

When Taiichi voiced this guess, Orochimaru first understood, then his face showed a look of shock.

Taiichi realized something and his expression turned strange.

"You think it can sense that we've been using the bodies of demons for research lately?"

Orochimaru glanced at Taiichi, not wanting to speak, but ultimately couldn't help himself.

"If you encounter a demon again, remember to beat it up gently, as an apology for using its body for research."

Taiyi was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

I never imagined Orochimaru would have such a hilarious day.

Meanwhile, in the Akatsuki organization, after a month of inhuman suffering, the demon was finally freed from the torturous life on this day.

No, it's not just physical torture; his very soul is in pain now.

In order to help Blood Raven improve his sealing technique, Wraith "donated" his soul power more than once, which led to the successful completion of the sealing technique.

In fact, the demon was unaware of this. It was only when even Pain couldn't stand it anymore that he personally came to give Blood Raven a stern warning.

Its inhumane life may continue for some time.

After the incident with the demon, Pain and Obito decided that the Akatsuki organization would go into a period of dormancy.

After all, the previous wave had dealt a heavy blow to the ninja world, and now the five great ninja villages, led by Konoha, are all issuing warrants for the arrest of Akatsuki members, which can be considered another joint operation by the entire ninja world.

Unfortunately, the Akatsuki organization wasn't solely controlled by Pain and Obito; behind the scenes, Black Zetsu's actions never ceased.

While the other members of Akatsuki remained silent, Black Zetsu had been hiding in Konoha all this time.

Yuto Otsutsuki, now known as Yuto Hyuga, is being monitored by Black Zetsu around the clock.