Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 289 Consumption

"These people are truly reckless!"

Toshiro had to admit that in less than a month, the other side had used up 80 experimental subjects, which was quite a large number.

"No, we still have to stop it!"

If things continue like this, his own prison will become empty. How can he continue his experiments then?

"Does the other party have all the necessary paperwork? Have they received the Hokage's approval?"

"...Their paperwork is complete, however...they have the Third Hokage's signature!"

"That's good!"

"Just tell them that the Third Hokage has abdicated, and if they want to continue interrogating the prisoners, we need the Fourth Hokage's signature."

Since the Third Hokage has already stepped down, why is he still trying to fool me with the other party's signature? Does he really think that I, the prison warden, am not a cadre?

Furthermore, it's hard to say whether these signatures are genuine or not.

"Yes! I'll take my leave!"

Having received Toshiro's reply, Chie Uchiha didn't linger and went straight out to deal with the Anbu members.

"Tsk! It's definitely better to be a leader!"

Sitting behind his desk, quietly watching the other person's graceful figure, Toshiro couldn't help but sigh that having a capable secretary really made things much easier.

Having a beautiful secretary makes it even more pleasing to the eye.

However, before he could revel in his newfound fame for long, an ANBU member wearing a tiger mask silently burst into Toshiro's office.

"The Uchiha Toshiro Group..."

As soon as this ANBU member entered, it seemed he wanted to bring up Danzo to put pressure on Toshiro, but Toshiro handled this kind of thing quite easily.

"Who let you in?"

"Get out, and remember to knock before you come back in!"

Toshiro interrupted the other person directly and gave him a look, causing the ANBU member to lose control of his actions.

Not only did she stiffly step out the door, but she also made sure to close the open door for Toshiro.

"Damn it! That damned Uchiha!"

Standing outside the door, the ANBU member regained control of his body, but he did not actually knock on the door as Toshiro had said.

Instead, he disappeared silently outside Toshiro's office.

If he actually knocked on the door as Toshiro said, he would be a complete idiot. The other party's attitude was so rude that they clearly didn't respect their boss.

Doing it exactly as instructed is pointless.

Shortly after the ninja dressed as an ANBU left, in a dark basement in a dense forest behind Konoha.

An elderly figure was pacing slowly, speaking to a busy figure at an experimental table: "Damn it! These Uchiha are increasingly disrespectful to me, even claiming that the Third Hokage's signature is outdated!"

"They're getting more and more arrogant!"

Especially the word "outdated," he felt to himself that the other person was mocking him.

"Orochimaru, your consumption rate is too fast! These materials with chakra are hard to find!"

"Hey! Hey! Hey!"

"If you want to get results quickly, this is the easiest shortcut!"

Without looking up, Orochimaru was busy dissecting the corpse on the lab table. He simply replied with this indifferent remark and then paid no further attention.

Compared to Toshiro's situation, where people are only driven mad and develop mental illnesses, the fate of the prisoners here is truly tragic.

Leaving aside the bloody corpse on the lab table, there were also the whitish body tissues soaking in nutrient solutions in the glass jars on the shelf behind Orochimaru.

This leads us to infer the terrible treatment these people suffered.

"Orochimaru, you should know that without my support, you wouldn't be able to conduct your experiments so safely!"

"Also, those people in the Uchiha prison are the easiest way for us to obtain materials. You don't want your experiments to be interrupted, do you?"

"Compared to those wandering ninjas who are either corpses or missing limbs, I imagine you wouldn't want to give up the material in the prison."

As someone who had spent years walking in the shadows, Danzo Shimura knew how to get others to do things his way.

"Hmm! That is indeed a problem, neither too big nor too small!"

After saying that, Orochimaru continued to work on the corpse in front of him.

Seeing the other party's attitude, Danzo Shimura was really angry. If he hadn't been hoping that the other party would find something out from the First Hokage's cells, he wouldn't have bothered with this venomous snake that was making him more and more uneasy.

Since his last encounter with Wood Release, Danzo Shimura has devoted all his enthusiasm to experimenting with and developing Wood Release.

But what about that bastard Orochimaru?

He was so engrossed in researching the art of immortality that he poured a lot of money into it, which infuriated him.

Although he was very envious of immortality and the like, his most important task right now was to research Wood Release.

With this, he would be more confident when facing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

"Hmph~"

After leaving with his subordinates, Shimura Danzo looked at his newly promoted subordinates and began to inquire about other matters.

"So much time has passed!"

"Is there still no news regarding Wood Release?"

"Your subordinates are incompetent; we haven't uncovered a single clue to date!"

"What about the Third Hokage's side? Are you sure Wood Release isn't a power from the Third Hokage's side?"

Upon hearing this answer, Danzo was dissatisfied but didn't say much. Compared to Ryoma, these people were still far inferior.

"It's now confirmed that the Third Hokage did not have any ninjas with the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai under his command!"

At this point, Shimura Danzo was genuinely confused.

If neither I nor the Third Hokage have it, then who else in the entire Hidden Leaf Village has the ability to create Wood Release?

"Has there been any unusual activity on Tsunade's end?"

"As for Lady Tsunade, she's still traveling the world as usual, while also... gambling everywhere and... hiding from debt collectors~"

When Tsunade was mentioned, this member of Root in Konoha hesitated slightly, unsure how to describe his feelings at that moment.

He never expected that the famous Lady Tsunade was actually a gambling addict, which truly shattered his worldview.

"Hmph... Sarutobi's disciples are all getting worse and worse!"

Think of Orochimaru in the basement, Jiraiya wandering around, and Tsunade suffering from hemophobia.

Even Danzo couldn't help but complain.

(End of this chapter)