XX-level Hokage

She thought she could just let it go, but when she arrived at the scene and saw Yugito, she immediately changed her mind and took her back to Konoha.

“Yukito must have relatives in Kumogakure.” Mashiro’s tone became strange. “What do you mean?” Yukito asked.

"It's nothing. I'm just thinking about whether to send Yugito out to be captured by a mysterious organization and turned into a weapon to attack the Cloud Ninja, or to extract the Two-Tails from your body now and find a new vessel to turn it into a weapon to attack the Cloud Ninja," Mashiro said unhurriedly.

Attacking the Cloud Ninja? Are you trying to start a ninja world war? Yugito said with a sneer.

"The Fourth Shinobi World War? No, no, no, I just wanted to test what you're afraid of, Yugito. You seem quite concerned about losing the Two-Tails," Mashiro said with a smile.

"Care? Are you kidding me? As Jinchūriki, all our tragedies stem from the tails within our bodies," Yugito said calmly.

"Yugito was an orphan during the war. Due to his physical condition, he was selected from the orphanage and officially became the Jinchūriki of the Two-Tails Matatabi at the age of two."

Indeed, becoming a Jinchūriki is unfortunate, but it is precisely because of becoming a Jinchūriki that you, Yugito, were able to stand out from the orphans and thus become a powerful ninja in Kumogakure, earning the respect of everyone.

Furthermore, Yugito seems to get along very well with Matatabi. It must have been with you for a very long time. You put in countless efforts to gain Matatabi's approval and subdue the tailed beast.

"If I were to remove the Two-Tails from your body now, I wonder how you would feel? Joy? Or despair?" Mashiro said with a smile.

Hearing Mashiro's words, Yugito's hands clenched involuntarily.

"That's why I said I didn't mean any harm. There are Jinchuriki in our village too. I just wanted to stop that organization. After all, I'm not some kind of demon." Mashiro walked behind Yugito and gently put her arm around her shoulder.

"What should I do?" Yugito asked coldly.

“It’s very simple. I will use some method to split the two tails in your body in two. One half will stay inside you, and the other half will be injected into another container. Then, that container will be used as bait to send into that tissue, killing two birds with one stone,” Mashiro said softly.

"Send it to that organization? If you want to stop them, why send half of the Two-Tails there?" Yugito asked.

"That's because I have an inside man in that organization. I already know their goal: they want to collect all nine tailed beasts and then use their power to become sages. I want to see if they can succeed. Of course, just in case, I will split all the tailed beasts in half," Mashiro said.

"A sage? That's truly insane. And you, actually thinking of splitting into nine tailed beasts. You have no idea what the power of those powerful tailed beasts is like. Take Lord Killer Bee's Eight-Tails, for example; when it gets angry, it's practically a catastrophe," Yugito said coldly.

"Yukito, you might not understand a reality. I don't actually need you to carry out that plan. Extract the Two-Tails from your body and place it elsewhere..."

"I could easily carry out the procedure on a person, but I'm only giving you this opportunity because I like you very much." Mashiro Teruko lowered her voice and said.

"Fine, do as you please." Sensing the faint killing intent, Yugito, whose heart had been opened by Mashiro, finally gave in.

"Now, I'm going to place a curse mark on your head. Please close your eyes." At this point, Yugito had no choice but to comply. She gently closed her eyes.

Not long after, Mashiro was released from prison.

"Ugh, this is really troublesome," Mashiro muttered to himself as he stretched.

Since entering the cell, she has been using various psychological illusions to weaken Yugito's judgment, and then guiding Yugito to open her heart through words. Finally, Mashiro successfully weakened Yugito's willpower by spraying her with the hypnotic perfume concocted by Tsunade.

Everything Mashiro said in the cell was a lie to Yugito. Fortunately, she eventually succeeded in planting the Caged Bird Seal in Yugito's body. It's only a matter of time before it slowly erodes and permeates Yugito's mind.

Yugito went to such lengths because of the rewards offered by Mashiro's affection level. [Name: Yugito Nii]

Gender: Female Age: 28 Affection Level: 10 Relationship: Captive

Affection Reward (50): Two-Tails Chakra Affection Reward (90): Cat Has Nine Lives

Whether it's the Two-Tails' chakra or the nine chances of resurrection, Yugito will never let Mashiro go.

"How should I win over a 28-year-old independent woman I know nothing about? I should ask Kurenai when I have time," Mashiro murmured.

Yugito and Mashiro were different from the women they had previously pursued. Mashiro did not know Yugito in her previous life, so she had no idea about Yugito's personality and preferences.

Furthermore, Yugito is different from Kurotsuchi, whom Mashiro doesn't know. Kurotsuchi is a proud and cute girl, and Mashiro can easily leave a deep impression on her. But Yugito is different; she is an independent 28-year-old woman.

In her previous life, Mashiro won over Kurenai after spending a long time with her, gaining a deep understanding of her personality, and then using deception and coercion to achieve her goal.

Mashiro would only resort to this method as a last resort, since the system's rewards are linked to affection levels. Of course, if all else fails, Mashiro can only try to develop feelings over time.

With these thoughts in mind, Mashiro left the prison.

In the park, Hong watched the children playing nearby and smiled gently. She and Asma had broken up a year ago.

Despite Kurenai’s constant reminders to try to get closer to Asuma, she still finds herself irresistibly drawn to Mashiro whenever he is around.

"It seems my life is truly over," Hong said with a self-deprecating laugh.

"You have a long life ahead of you, and whether it ends is up to you," Mashiro said, appearing beside Kurenai at some point, and then handed Kurenai a can of beer.

Red was no longer surprised by Mashiro's sudden appearance. She took the beer Mashiro offered, opened it, and drank it. "Do you like children?" Mashiro asked, looking at the children playing in the park.

“People start to like children when they get a certain age, don’t they?” Hong said softly.

"Would you like to have a child of your own?" Mashiro pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked. "If possible, I might not mind," Red said, her eyes somewhat dazed.

"I see." Mashiro seemed to remember something. She turned and walked away.

Chapter 54: Interstitial Cells

"Lord Mashiro, Lord Kabuto has something to report to you." A member of the research institute suddenly reported from the Root headquarters office.

After Mashiro became the leader of "Root", she gathered the research team that Danzo had previously established and turned it into a research institute. Kabuto served as the director of the research institute, and most of the research institute members, including Kabuto, were gathered in Otogakure at this time to study the scientific research results left behind by Orochimaru.

"Kabuto's looking for me? I'll go over there." Mashiro put down his pen and said. "Yes, Mashiro-sama." The research institute members respectfully left the office. Then, Mashiro disappeared into the shadows.

In Orochimaru's research institute in Otogakure, Kabuto is standing in front of a large glass container, constantly recording something.

"Kabuto, is there anything you need to report to me personally?" Mashiro emerged from the shadows and said. "Lord Mashiro," Kabuto put down the data he was recording, turned around, and bowed to Mashiro.

After bowing, Kabuto respectfully said, "A few days ago, in Orochimaru's biological laboratory, I discovered that a clone that should have died was showing signs of life. After observing and recording it for the past few days, I found that this life form is growing at an incredibly fast rate. It has already developed from an embryo into an infant and is still developing. It may soon become a mature individual."

Then Kabuto pointed to the huge container behind him, which was filled with green nutrient solution, and in the center of the container, an infant was curled up.

"This batch of clones was created by Orochimaru using the genes of the Uchiha clan. It was unsuccessful at the time, as it seemed that some key part was missing. Even Orochimaru could not solve the problem of that missing part, so he stopped the plan to clone the Uchiha clan."

Because of this precedent, I examined the other clones in detail as well, but unfortunately, none of the experimental subjects came back to life. "Kabuto continued to explain.

Mashiro walked up to the container, reached out and touched the glass wall of the container, and then started rolling her eyes.

"He is indeed a pure-blooded Uchiha," Mashiro said, and there was a faint sense of familiarity about him.

"I'll take full responsibility for this experimental subject. Move all other research materials out of the lab and then seal it off," Mashiro said.

"Yes, Dou has no objection to this."

Since receiving the reward of mastering medical ninjutsu, Mashiro has possessed strong research capabilities. Although he is not as talented as Orochimaru or Kabuto, he is more than capable of researching a mere clone.

"Furthermore, Lord Mashiro, there have been results in the research on the Senju cells in Danzo's body," Kabuto suddenly said.

"Oh?" Mashiro hadn't expected Kabuto to break through the research on the Senju cells so quickly. "Please come with me, Mashiro-sama," Kabuto said.

Then Mashiro followed Kabuto to a small laboratory in a corner of the research institute.

In the laboratory, Danzo's right arm was placed on the experimental table, and Danzo's body was soaking in nutrient solution in the corner.

"This arm is a special product made from the Senju cells of the Hokage, imbued with Senju chakra. This was researched by Orochimaru when he was still in Konoha. I did not participate at the time, so due to the lack of theory and samples, my research and that of other researchers were at a bottleneck for a long time."

"It wasn't until we accepted Jugo that we discovered that Hashirama's cells and Jugo's cells were highly similar, both containing abundant natural chakra. Therefore, we tried to combine Jugo's cell tissue with Senju chakra, thus forming a Hashirama cell that was almost identical to the original," Kabuto explained to Mashiro.

Then he took a bottle of medicine from the cabinet in the laboratory, walked over to Danzo's body after removing him from the nutrient solution, and injected the medicine into Danzo's left hand with a syringe. After a while, Danzo's left hand turned pale.

Kabuto pulled out a dagger and slashed Danzo's left hand. There was no blood; the wound disappeared instantly, demonstrating an extremely strong regenerative ability.

Then Kabuto injected chakra into Danzo's left hand, and then formed hand seals to use Lightning Bolt to attack Danzo's left hand. The moment the lightning struck Danzo's left hand, his left hand turned into a tree and blocked the attack.

"Through research, we have achieved the first phase of results. The natural potion is a kind of fluid form of pseudo-Hashirama cells. Injecting this potion can make the injected body parts pseudo-Hashirama cells, greatly increasing recovery and attack power, and also giving them the ability to release wood. However, the drawbacks are also very obvious. First, mass production is difficult, and second, the pseudo-Hashirama cells in the body will lose sensation."

Of course, these problems will all be resolved in our second phase of research, which focuses on the physicalization of intercolumnar cells.

"The resulting Hashirama body, building upon the first stage, will be able to regenerate severed limbs, replace limbs, and enhance vitality and chakra reserves," Kabuto said, supporting his eyes.

"Kabuto, you did a great job. You are indeed an exceptionally talented person. With your help, peace in the ninja world is just around the corner." Mashiro said with a smile. Kabuto's ability to combine Senju chakra with Jugo's cells to create a pseudo-Hashirama cell truly impressed Mashiro with Kabuto's creativity.

"Now that the Hashirama cell problem has been solved, there's no point in keeping Danzo around. Let's find a suitable place and get rid of him," Mashiro said calmly.

Then, the shadowy ninja emerged from the shadows, carrying Danzo's body as he sank back into the shadows. Mashiro and Kabuto also disappeared into the shadows. In a cave in Wano Country, the three figures reappeared.

Mashiro reached out and summoned a Shadow Eater soldier the size of a dog.

Because it devoured Danzo's shadow, this Shadow Eater soldier could no longer return to the Shadow Kingdom. Therefore, it was usually left in the yard by Mashiro and raised as a strange-looking dog by Hanabi, Hinata, and Temari.

Controlling the Shadow Eater soldier to spit out Danzo's shadow, Mashiro then put the shrunken soldier into her pocket. "I'll find him another shadow to eat later, since he's usually treated like a house dog," Mashiro thought to herself.

The shadow entered Danzo's body, and Danzo slowly woke up, feeling weaker than ever before.

Danzo struggled to get up, but he had no feeling in his left or right hands, and Shisui's Sharingan in his right eye seemed to have disappeared. At this moment, Danzo did not even have the ability to get up from the ground.

"Looks like you've woken up, Lord Danzo. I wonder if you slept well?" Mashiro summoned a ninja soldier to help Danzo up and lean him against a rock, and said.

Upon seeing Mashiro, Danzo's memories gradually resurfaced, and he felt an overwhelming rage: "What did you do to me?"

"What? It's just removing your Shisui-infused kaleidoscope, taking off your right arm made of Hashirama cells, doing some research on what's inside your body, and then soaking you in nutrient solution for a few years," Mashiro said with a smile.

"Hyuga Mashiro!!!" Danzo roared in fury.

"Kabuto, the rest is up to you. Do whatever you want, but be careful of the Four Symbols Seal on him. Also, I wish you a happy revenge." Mashiro said and disappeared from the spot.

"Thank you, Shin-hi Tenjin." Kabuto respectfully bowed to Shin-hi Tenjin.

After Mashiro left, Kabuto walked up to Danzo and said softly, "Do you remember me? Lord Danzo." Looking at Kabuto's face, Danzo felt a chill and said, "You're Yakushi Kabuto?!"

"It's an honor that you still remember me." Kabuto said, adjusting his glasses and pulling out a scalpel. A moment later, Danzo's scream echoed from the cave.

Chapter 55: Dawn

Amegakure, the base of Akatsuki.

The members of the Akatsuki organization are gathered here at this moment.

Apart from the deceased Juzo Biwa and the defector Orochimaru, the Akatsuki currently has nine members.

The leader of Akatsuki, Pain, codename: Zero Burial. The angel of Akatsuki, Konan, codename: White Tiger. The mysterious creature, Zetsu, codename: Black Tortoise.

The tailless beast, Kisame Hoshigaki, codename: Nanto. Sasori of the Red Sand, codename: Tamamo.

Art master, Deidara, codename: Azure Dragon. Eternal life, Kakuzu, codename: North Star. Immortal, Hidan, codename: Three Stars.

The filial son who massacred his clan, Uchiha Itachi, codename: Suzaku.

"I heard that Hokuto and Yu Nu captured the Two-Tails not long ago, but then released her. What happened? I heard the Two-Tails' Jinchuriki is a woman. Could it be that you..."

"The two of them have their eyes on her, hahaha." Hidan mocked Kakuzu and Sasori, who arrived late.

He has always resented Kakuzu for abandoning him and teaming up with Sasori.

"None of your business." Kakuzu ignored Hidan's provocation and silently walked to his seat.

Sasori was even more direct. Several poisonous needles flew out from Hiruko's tail and hit Hidan. He said coldly, "If there's a next time, I'll cut you into pieces and bury you underground."

Hidan pulled out the poisoned needles from his body, paying them no heed. He then drew his scythe, eager to test its power. The smell of gunpowder quickly filled the air, while the others watched silently as the events unfolded.