Naruto: The Uchiha's Scientific Madman

After a while.

Qing's eyes snapped open, and she slowly stood up, clutching her head.

"We survived..."

He forced himself to endure the dizziness and treated the wound. Once the penetrating wound was bandaged up, there were no further problems.

He reached out and pulled a ninja tool pouch from the enemy's body, then noticed four explosive tags stuck to the enemy's chest, which he carefully removed.

Two short knives were also hidden in his waist and ankle.

That's all money.

One explosive tag costs three hundred taels of silver; four tags are enough to cover their family's food expenses for a month.

He pried open the corpse's mouth and pulled out its tongue.

A black curse mark was visible above, spreading deep into the throat.

"As expected, it's the root... the seal for eradicating the root of tongue-related calamities!"

Even if you already had a guess in your heart,

I was still surprised when it was confirmed.

Despite being allies with Danzo, Orochimaru and Danzo were still secretly vying for power.

After the death of the Fourth Hokage.

Orochimaru became the biggest obstacle to Danzo's promotion to Hokage, and their cooperative relationship had probably already broken down long ago.

After disposing of the body, Qing quietly slipped out of the bedroom.

They left the rest area.

They first went to the warehouse where various materials were stored and found that there was no disturbance and everything was intact.

He quietly put all the First Hokage's serum into his ninja tool bag, twelve of them... which was practically all of Orochimaru's collected items.

They then arrived at the place where the experimental subject lived.

This place is guarded by several of Orochimaru's subordinates, and the people living inside are all those who successfully conducted experiments.

The two guards at the gate were lying on the ground, blood flowing from their necks and staining the ground red.

"Are they here for the experimental subjects?"

Qing's expression changed slightly, and he stopped in his tracks, hiding in the shadows of the passageway.

A moment later, three ninjas emerged from the passage carrying a person hostage, quickly passing through the corridor and running towards the outside of the base.

Qing witnessed this scene but did not make a move; with his current strength, revealing himself would mean certain death.

He waited there for a long time before slowly emerging from the shadows.

He walked past the corpses at the door and into the secret room where the experimental subjects were held.

After entering.

What came into view were eight glass culture containers, filled with a deep blue liquid, each containing a pale corpse.

"The teacher is a genius; he was able to develop a solution specifically for preserving corpses under such technological conditions."

Qing gazed at the scene before him and couldn't help but sigh.

In a world where technology is still far behind and many electrical devices are not even available, it is astonishing that these miraculous items have been created.

With the help of ninjutsu, Orochimaru's biological and technological research has surpassed that of his previous life.

Beyond the corridor of the culture tanks lies a residential area.

All the surviving test subjects live here.

Qing glanced around and found that there were a total of five rooms, two of which were empty.

There are also three rooms that show signs of being occupied.

Only two rooms were occupied. One person was obese, with no visible limbs or facial features. His entire body was covered by vesicle-like skin, making him look like an inflated balloon. The capillaries and organs beneath his skin were clearly visible. He lay on the white hospital bed in the room, constantly groaning.

He endured the physical pain.

In another room lived a person with normal limbs, but with a blank stare and no reaction to the outside world.

The intruders failed to kill the two test subjects.

"A failed first-generation cell transplant patient?"

Qing noticed the state of the two people and immediately realized what was going on.

They all exuded a rich aura of first-generation cells.

Qing unlocked the door, pushed it open, and went inside. She extracted some cell fluid from the brain of the dementia test subject and some cell fluid from the body of the obesity test subject.

These two individuals received primary cell tissue transplants from different parts of their bodies, resulting in varying degrees of damage.

Purifying the primary cells from their bodies will be of great help for future experiments.

Just as Ao placed the collected cell tissue into his ninja tool pouch,

A familiar figure appeared in the corridor.

"Qingjun, what are you doing here?"

Orochimaru's slightly doubtful voice rang out, and soon the entire passage was filled with snakes, their tongues hissing as they surrounded Uchiha Aoto.

If it is slightly wrong,

He will be devoured by the snake.

Orochimaru had anticipated this; he probably watched helplessly as Kagami was taken away by Root.

Why do this?

Qing was puzzled.

"The base was attacked. I killed the attacker and just got here, but it was too late. The intruders have already left."

Qing spoke the truth, but omitted some of his own actions.

Orochimaru's chakra aura was slightly volatile.

He glanced around, his expression returning to calm.

A pair of vertical pupils gave Qing a deep look.

The atmosphere was oppressive.

Qing remained calm and composed under this scrutiny.

Orochimaru was the first to break the tranquility.

"I understand. Things haven't been peaceful around here lately, so you'd better not come to the base..."

Orochimaru turned around, said these words, and then disappeared at the end of the corridor.

He didn't seem to care much about the invasion of the base.

Perhaps it was expected.

He has already transferred all the key experimental materials.

It seems Orochimaru took his advice to heart.

Preparations were made in advance.

So if he were to defect in the future, he wouldn't have to flee in a panic and lose most of his belongings.

As long as Orochimaru's research data remains.

Even if a few subordinates die, it won't be a significant loss for the base as a whole.

Ao stared at Orochimaru's retreating figure, silently calculating in his mind.

Danzo may be about to make his move.

This was clearly an invasion by the Root, but Orochimaru had no intention of investigating further.

They've probably already made plans to defect.

I just don't know if he'll take me away...

If he had a choice, Ao would still want to leave with Orochimaru.

Given his current status as an Uchiha clan member and Orochimaru's disciple, staying in Konoha would only make him a target of public criticism.

Anko, a genius commoner ninja who became a Chunin at the age of twelve, was originally a staunch supporter of the Third Hokage.

After Orochimaru defected

Being branded as Orochimaru's disciple didn't end well for him.

More than ten years have passed.

While Naruto and the others were all applying to become Chunin, she was still just a Special Jonin.

He failed to even be promoted to a full-fledged Jonin, and was completely alienated from the core of the village.

He can only play a marginal role in some peripheral tasks.

"Is Orochimaru-sensei planning to leave?"

Qing spoke loudly towards the end of the corridor.

The figure in the distance suddenly paused.

He turned his head to the side, revealing a meaningful look in his eyes.

Orochimaru, observing Orochimaru's calm blue face, noticed the expectant look in Orochimaru's eyes, and with a slight stirring in his heart, nodded gently.

"Yes, Konoha Village... is no longer a suitable place for peaceful research."

There are too many restrictions.

The teacher would not violate the Second Hokage's prohibition and allow him to conduct human experiments.

Seeing this, Qing immediately seized the opportunity!

With Danzo, their last ally, betraying them, there was no need to stop here.

"May I leave with you?"

With just one sentence, Qing made her stance clear.

Orochimaru's pupils contracted, clearly not expecting that Uchiha Ao would abandon his bright future and choose to leave with him, the ninja who was about to defect.

"Are you sure? Once you leave the village, your Uchiha identity will be worthless, and it might even bring you deadly danger."

"They were relentlessly pursued by the Uchiha clan."

"You know better than I how terrifying the Uchiha's power is."

Orochimaru turned around, his eyes darkening.

The Uchiha clan's position in Konoha is beyond question. As one of only two ninja clans to have founded Konoha, they would not be in any danger as long as they stayed in the village obediently.

To live a peaceful and stable life.

Even if they face criticism from some villages, it cannot shake their position.

Defection!

This would mean a complete break with the village and the Uchiha clan.

They will face pursuit from the village and the Uchiha clan in the future.

Throughout history, no one has ever survived the pursuit of the Uchiha clan.

This is a choice with vastly different advantages and disadvantages.

No fool would make such a choice.

But Uchiha Ao is an exception.

He knew that staying in Konoha was nothing short of a slow death.

"Teacher, in pursuit of immortality... I'm willing to leave with you!"

These words struck a chord with Orochimaru.

He gave it his approval.