Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

"genius!"

Orochimaru looked at the vine and couldn't help but exclaim, "I never expected you to use this method to cultivate and weaken the corrosiveness of the first generation of cells."

It almost completely eliminated the invasiveness of the original cells!

Your work is truly a masterpiece.

The moment Orochimaru came into contact with this vine, he understood the secret of how Hiruko had neutralized the First Hokage's cellular erosion.

Hiruko's experiments undoubtedly opened a new door for him, allowing him to broaden his horizons beyond the scope of human experimentation.

"The corrosiveness of the first-generation cells is indeed extremely powerful," Hiruko said thoughtfully.

"Several rounds of inoculation can indeed reduce its invasiveness. If it is directly inoculated onto the plant, could this reduce the rejection and invasiveness of the primary cells?"

"This is my achievement!"

"Hiruko, you really are a genius!" Orochimaru looked at Hiruko with serious eyes.

Hiruko shook his head and replied, "It hasn't truly succeeded yet."

"A large number of test subjects must be tested to ensure that this method can be officially made available to everyone."

"But all that's left is the last step, isn't it?" Orochimaru said with a sinister smile.

Orochimaru smiled and said, "I have already notified Fugaku Uchiha to bring over a few Jonin from the Uchiha clan."

The two stood quietly in the center of the field, gazing at the special vine plant cultivated primarily from first-generation cells, each remaining silent.

About half an hour later, several figures flashed in through the door and ran in.

Leading the group was Uchiha Fugaku, along with five Uchiha clan members whose auras were extremely powerful. Shisui also followed closely beside Fugaku.

"Lord Orochimaru!" Fugaku Uchiha greeted Orochimaru first.

Subsequently, Fugaku and several Jonin from his clan were all drawn to the giant vine plant, which was over ten meters tall, in the experimental center.

When Fugaku Uchiha saw the familiar human face pattern on the vine, he even thought that Hashirama Senju had been resurrected once again.

He sensed a surging life force emanating from this mysterious vine.

"This is a long-cherished wish I made for your Uchiha clan," Orochimaru said calmly.

Fugaku Uchiha looked at Orochimaru with an excited expression, as if he wanted to ask something, but seemed to be holding back for some reason and did not speak.

"What do we need to do?"

Fugaku's inner doubts and expectations were obvious.

He knew that Orochimaru had a special interest in the Sharingan, or rather, a deep interest in the ultimate Yin Release principles represented by the Sharingan.

At this moment, Biluhu stepped forward, after all, this was a project he had developed himself, and he was the one with the most authority to speak on it.

Hiruko explained the next steps to the Uchiha Jonin.

After receiving Fugaku's nod of agreement, they followed the procedure instructed by Hiruko, activating their Sharingan and placing their palms on the vines of the vine plant.

However, at that very moment, the expressions of several Uchiha Jonin changed drastically.

They felt a force surging from the vines, flowing into their bodies through their veins.

It appears that they possess pupil power after about half a minute.

The next second, the vines coiled around them like pythons, and their palms were pierced directly by the vines.

There was no way to break free.

It looked bloody from the outside.

"Glug glug!" A swallowing sound, like an animal drinking water, rang out.

The vine instantly paralyzed all their nerves, and even tried to completely devour their pupil power, chakra, and flesh.

They were completely unable to resist this powerful devouring force, as if they were tightly bound by an invisible force.

At that moment, they even clearly felt that the vine was alive, a strange life form somewhere between a plant and an animal.

Hiruko smiled and explained, "Don't worry, this is normal; it's taking samples from you."

"This vine doesn't lack chakra; it just tentatively draws some out."

Once it reaches a certain level, it will only draw upon the pupil energy within you, instead of completely devouring you.

He calmed the several tense Uchiha Jonin, telling them to stay calm.

However, they are now completely paralyzed and cannot open their mouths to curse.

However, after only a few minutes, the five Uchiha Jonin who were originally full of energy had turned pale.

It's like having your body completely drained after kidney deficiency; you feel weak and dehydrated.

Just when they could no longer bear the loss of their pupil power, the excruciating devouring force in their palms suddenly disappeared, and the numbness throughout their bodies also vanished.

The five Jonin vaguely sensed from the remaining chakra that the vine in front of them seemed to have burped and then curled up together like a child.

The five Jonin immediately struggled to pull their hands off the vines, staggering back a few steps.

One of the Jonin, named Uchiha Tekka, barely managed to suppress the urge to feel nauseous.

He glared angrily at Hiruko and demanded, "Is this really an experiment that can help us evolve our Sharingan?"

"As Jonin, we have the right to know the truth!"

Even though Fugaku Uchiha was the head of his clan, he couldn't ignore the opinions of the Jonin within his clan on many matters.

Even within the village, the Uchiha Jonin still enjoyed a certain status, and their voices could not be ignored.

In recent months, the Uchiha clan has invested a lot of money in the research department because it has not brought the expected returns, which has even affected the training of clan members.

This made Fugaku, the clan leader, and the Jonin who had supported him feel the subtle pressure from all sides of the clan.

When Fugaku received Orochimaru's message, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He firmly chose to stand on the side of Hiruko and Orochimaru, and has devoted himself to them selflessly for the past two months.

If he hasn't achieved anything by then, he will undoubtedly face criticism from within the clan, especially strong questioning from the hawks led by Uchiha Setsuna.

Although he wasn't sure if he could succeed in this gamble, he certainly hoped it would, at least to calm the clan down.

At this moment, Hiruko began to form hand seals on the spot. The sealing technique drew upon natural energy, and a large amount of chakra mixed with natural energy flowed into the roots of the vine plant through his feet in a clever way.

The sound of gulping swallows echoed continuously in the laboratory, creating an eerie atmosphere.

Hiruko's energy, mixed with Sage Chakra, was being completely devoured by the living vine before him.

To the astonishment of Fugaku and the others, five flowers quickly appeared on the branches of the vine, each with small, silvery-white patterns.

This is the culmination of the best of five people.

Hiruko then said, "Each of you should choose a flower and pick it according to your position."

The five people looked at each other, sensing something emanating from the flowers...

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