Naruto: The Uchiha's Scientific Madman

"Kakashi, that's enough time. I'm not playing with you anymore!"

Uchiha Ao left Kakashi with a message, then disappeared into the dense forest.

"Trying to leave? No way..."

Kakashi tried to stop him, but he was met with a raging forest, which seemed to be full of consciousness, with endless vines reaching out and attacking him.

Uchiha Ao did not turn around.

They did not hold back because they were worried about harming their clansmen due to the appearance of Uchiha Inahisa and others.

Throughout the entire process, he didn't even glance at Uchiha Inahi and the others.

Because it is not necessary.

These clueless Uchiha clan members...

It's not worth his time and energy.

Since these people have chosen to get involved in this matter, they should be prepared to become enemies.

He couldn't possibly abandon his original plan because of these Uchiha clan members.

Uchiha Inahisa still intended to intervene in the battle, and the others behind him wanted to chase after him, but they were quickly entangled by the thick vines formed by Wood Release and were unable to escape.

"Captain... what is this!?"

"A living tree—no, this is...this is Wood Release!"

"Captain! Help me..."

"what!"

"Ahhhhh!"

"These tree roots are growing at an alarming speed..."

"We're doomed... there's no escaping it!"

The Konoha ninjas who had surrounded them, including the Uchiha clan members, were thrown into chaos and suffered heavy losses in the dense forest.

Kakashi received the most care; dozens of roots formed a dense net, firmly trapping him in place.

Although Kakashi has a strong fighting spirit and rich experience in fighting enemies, this is the first time he has encountered Wood Release ninjutsu.

No solution has been found in the short term.

The wildly growing forest of tree roots transforms into a deadly hunter, which, under Uchiha Ao's control, surrounds all enemies and launches deadly attacks relentlessly.

All the Konoha ninja caught in the Tree World Advent were already overwhelmed just trying to dodge the attacks.

A single casual move by the First Hokage was enough to put an ordinary ninja in a life-or-death situation.

Kakashi dared not delay any longer. He gritted his teeth, rapidly forming hand seals, quickly activating the little chakra he had left, and brought his fingers to his lips—"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

A massive fireball erupted from his mouth, draining his already meager chakra.

The fireball quickly created a vacuum area.

The scorching flames did not affect the attack on the tree trunk.

However, the fire effectively slowed the spread of the jungle.

The process of the tree world's arrival and spread was brought under control.

Fire Release technique, effective.

But Kakashi was also in a very sorry state at this moment.

He fought with all his might to minimize the loss of his comrades.

The price he paid was several holes in his body from being pierced by vines, and he could only watch helplessly as Uchiha Ao left.

Several Uchiha clansmen who joined the battle midway met an even more tragic end. Several of them were only Chunin-level in strength and couldn't even dodge vine and root-based attacks.

Unable to effectively resist the sneak attack of the vines, it was pierced through the body, half-hanging on the tree trunk, and bled to death.

Their chakra would be completely drained by the tree trunk, causing them to die.

The domain-level killing formation created by the Wood Release: dense forest easily annihilated all the weak.

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Not far away, at Orochimaru's residence.

Everyone's attention was drawn to the commotion in the distance.

That is……

Wood Release!

Who exactly is fighting there?!

Having just quelled the internal strife within the Anbu, the Third Hokage opened his eyes wide, his breath caught in his throat, and his pupils constricted as he stared at the suddenly appearing dense forest.

As time passed, the forest had spread into the Death Forest, creating an enclave.

"This is... the Advent of the World of Trees! I haven't seen anything like it in over forty years... This scale already possesses fifty percent of the First Hokage's power..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up, broke free from the two subordinates who were treating him, his breathing became heavy, and his whole body instantly stiffened.

Scenes I had seen as a child involuntarily surfaced in my mind.

How long?

The First Generation's unparalleled power...

To think we'd run into each other again at this very moment!

Who is it?!

"Could it be Orochimaru...?"

He recalled some of the experimental details Orochimaru had reported by Anko, which included research on the First Hokage's cells.

Did Orochimaru hold back just now?

What exactly is this disciple planning to do?!

He didn't notice at all!

"Orochimaru, I never expected you to actually commit such a blasphemous act against your ancestors... This time, I will absolutely not let you escape!"

This moment.

The Third Hokage stopped pretending. He picked up a bandage, tightly wrapped it around his injured left hand, and then quickly headed towards the location of the Tree World's Descent.

at the same time.

Danzo Shimura, who had just left the Hokage's office, was about to arrive at the battlefield.

Uchiha Ao has disappeared without a trace.

What remained was a battlefield ravaged by the arrival of the Tree Realm, a scene of utter devastation.

Kakashi was bandaging his wound with white bandages, his face deathly pale, clearly showing signs of excessive blood loss.

Uchiha Ao...

He muttered the name to himself, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes.

That little brat who used to follow Obito around has grown so powerful.

Wood Release...

Is this Orochimaru's research?

It's amazing that the First Hokage's bloodline limit could reappear in the world.

What kind of experiment could possibly be so compelling that Orochimaru would abandon all his status in Konoha, and that Ao Uchiha would give up his Uchiha clan identity and flee Konoha?

Kakashi didn't understand.

"Kakashi! What happened here!?"

Danzo Shimura appeared before Kakashi, his eyes warily scanning the several Uchiha clan members not far away, each of them bearing injuries.

Great, there's a high chance we won't encounter much resistance when we make our move!

"Lord Danzo, you've arrived!"

"I was chasing Orochimaru just now when I was stopped by Uchiha Ao..."

Upon seeing this, Kakashi immediately stood up and bowed, enduring the excruciating pain in his body, and gritted his teeth to answer.

Danzo was the leader of the Anbu and his direct superior.

A person who can decide his future with a single sentence.

We must treat this with utmost care.

Uchiha!

"So it was the Uchiha who did this!? In that case..."

Danzo caught the key words, and a knowing smile flashed in his eyes.

Using this as an excuse to make a fuss!

This is his forte.

Danzo raised his cane high, slammed it into the ground with a loud thud, and said in a chilling tone:

"Arrest all the Uchiha clan members present! They are suspected of helping the S-rank rogue ninja Orochimaru escape from Konoha..."

"Leave no one alive!"

"Any resistance will be met with death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the ANBU members who followed immediately took action and surrounded the few surviving Uchiha clansmen present.

Uchiha Inahisa, who was helping her subordinates bandage their wounds not far away, noticed the hostile gazes of the Anbu members beside her and her expression changed drastically.

In this operation to support the Anbu, seven members of the Uchiha clan were killed in their three squads, leaving only four survivors...

Unexpectedly, after the village's secret police arrived, they not only didn't ask any questions, but also attacked them without any politeness.

Uchiha Inaho stood up with a wronged look on her face and looked at Shimura Danzo.

"Lord Danzo! We are from the police department. We only came to check because we noticed the battle here. We're not here to help Orochimaru defect..."

Uchiha Inahi still tried to reason with her.

But he was met with the iron fist of the Anbu. Surrounded by more than a dozen Anbu members, Shimura Danzo did not give them any face.

They wouldn't even listen to a single explanation from them.

Danzo was suddenly jolted as he listened to Kakashi's retelling of the battlefield.

Orochimaru... that guy's research is still being kept from him.

Despite being captured by the Third Hokage and hunted by the Anbu, he still managed to resist and even outmaneuvered Kakashi.

The Uchiha clan member who later appeared to help Orochimaru... was he also a spy left behind by Orochimaru?

"So, this Wood Release technique is Uchiha Ao's creation!? That name sounds familiar!"

Danzo murmured, his fingers unconsciously stroking the handle of his cane as he fell into deep thought.

"Lord Danzo... that's an Uchiha clansman who works for Orochimaru. He's only recently joined Orochimaru's group."

Shan Zhongfeng stepped forward to answer.

"You had someone investigate his information last time, and we just got it this morning."

He took a scroll out of his pocket and handed it to him.

The investigation was completed long ago and had been on his shoulders, but since Lord Danzo hadn't asked about it, he had forgotten about it and hadn't handed it in.

He believed that Uchiha Ao was just an insignificant minor character, and that when sending people to seize the "A" test subject, they could simply be dealt with while they were at it.

I didn't follow up on it after that.