The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

But now that we've been captured, there's no need to be polite. We certainly can't turn against Sunagakure.

After all, the existence of tailed beasts is closely related to the deterrence of a ninja village. Although there are quite a few ninjas who can defeat tailed beasts, they are a very small percentage of the total number of ninjas.

They didn't know for sure whether the Sand Village had it or not, but regardless, they had to get the One-Tailed Beast back.

"That's good... After the meeting ends, when you take the members to get their things, you can take them with you."

"Of course, if negotiations break down, Shukaku will be ours. As for the Jinchuriki, I happened to save a descendant of the Uzumaki clan during the Chunin Exams; he seems qualified to be one."

As Hiroji continued speaking, the three people around him were all speechless. The Jinchuriki were all ready, but you never intended to send Shukaku back in the first place.

Fortunately, the Hokage succeeded in time; otherwise, Shukaku would probably have been successfully transferred.

“We can discuss this matter later. Sunagakure should be able to distinguish between primary and secondary issues. Now let’s talk about the Root.”

Tsunade spoke helplessly, saying that keeping Shukaku would maximize their benefits, but Sunagakure would definitely not let it go.

Since their decline and demise are inevitable after losing Shukaku, they might as well go all in and fight to the death.

While Konoha is not afraid of Sunagakure, Kumogakure and Iwagakure are still eyeing them covetously, and the situation in Kirigakure is also quite complicated.

“There are many scrolls and instruments at the Root, which you can take with you. However, I hope that the Root base will be dealt with after Lord Danzo’s death.”

Hongzhi nodded, acknowledging Tsunade's idea, and then made a small request.

There's nothing particularly good in the Root Base, but since the performance is supposed to be a Root Base that respects Danzo, it naturally needs to be more comprehensive.

"That is certainly possible."

Tsunade nodded in agreement. Danzo wouldn't live much longer anyway, so they could wait even a year.

"Well... besides that, there are some things that were once crucial to the Root that I wish to personally hand over to you or to someone else who is qualified to receive them."

After saying that, Hongzhi shut up. He could still reveal a little bit of certain things, such as his research on the Flying Thunder God Technique and the improvement of some basic sealing techniques.

Sealing techniques are irrelevant. Even Hiroji hadn't fully understood the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques, let alone the sealing team of Konoha.

As for the Flying Thunder God Technique, very few people can actually learn it.

The question was readily agreed to, and the three then began to discuss the specific division of the root.

Aside from the legacy of Root, the rest is undoubtedly the expenses of Root. After all, with Root gone, Konoha no longer needs to pour money into it, so these expenses will naturally be used for other things.

For the next three hours, Hongzhi almost fell asleep listening to the conversation, the most controversial topic being the location of the Uchiha clan's stronghold.

The Uchiha clan only has Sasuke left, so it's really inappropriate for him to occupy such a large space. If it were demolished, a complete training base could be built there.

Kudo Yuuya's idea was to create a base that would integrate medical treatment, sealing techniques, training of Anbu members, and forbidden jutsu practice. This would prevent the entire Hidden Leaf Village from descending into chaos and would also reduce the burden on Anbu members.

It's always better for a group of people to focus on one place than to be scattered.

It must be said that Kudo Yuuya's idea was very good, but Tsunade and Jiraiya were both somewhat worried about it.

Sasuke Uchiha is still alive. If we just destroy the Uchiha base like this, it might lead to something bad.

This proposal has been temporarily shelved, which also means that this discussion has come to a positive end. After discussing so many things, the most important thing now is how much can be accomplished.

If everything goes smoothly, the next discussion will focus on new developments; if not, we'll need to discuss how to change our strategy to get it done.

After the meeting, Tsunade returned to the brand-new Hokage Building and began dealing with the mountain of tasks.

This is the busy life of the Hokage, while Jiraiya and Kudo Yuya brought a large number of Anbu and medical ninjas to the Root base.

The scrolls that Hiroji had taken to the Land of Waves were returned to him immediately after he learned how to use them, since they were of no use to him.

Hongzhi learned all the useful ninjutsu mentioned above, but he had no interest in anything else.

Danzo, maintained by his shadow clones, sat quietly at the highest point, watching the busy Anbu members. The shadow clones felt strangely familiar with the people leading the way; weren't they the Root ninjas who had survived by chance?

The scene looked somewhat sad, but the shadow clone only felt that they were being a bit noisy.

While things were bustling up there, Hiroji, Jiraiya, and Kudo Yuya went down to the very bottom.

Inside the dungeon, the three Sand Village members weakly raised their heads upon seeing someone arrive.

"You're not even feeding them?!"

Looking at the emaciated trio, Jiraiya was somewhat bewildered. Root had no reason to treat the people of Sunagakure like this!

"I forgot when I went to Daimyo's residence. Lord Danzo can't possibly bring them food himself..."

Hiroji awkwardly explained that Karin had been following the shadow clone up there, so she naturally wouldn't starve, but he had genuinely forgotten about the three people below when he was researching Yamato stem cells.

"All right……"

Jiraiya's lips twitched, then he looked at the trio from Sunagakure.

Kankuro, pale-faced; Temari, with sallow skin; and Gaara, motionless with bloodthirsty eyes.

The former was clearly injured and needed to be taken away by Kudo Yuuya for treatment, while the other two were taken away by him.

The Jinchuriki will be temporarily imprisoned in the Anbu, while the female ninja can be released as a gesture of goodwill.

Click~

The cell door opened, and Jiraiya went straight inside.

All three of them turned to look at them simultaneously. The trio, who had once been incredibly successful in the Chunin Exams, had become numb after nearly starving to death.

"Konoha has decided to negotiate peace with Sunagakure. You will be able to return to Sunagakure soon. Now, the two of you, come with me."

Jiraiya looked at Temari and Gaara and spoke calmly.

Chapter 197 Whirlpool Cells, All Conditions Are Met

Temari and Gaara were taken away by Jiraiya. Gaara still had a world-weary look on his face when he left, while Temari looked at Kankuro with a pained expression with reluctance.

Gaara is clearly still the same boy he once was. Without Naruto Uzumaki's brainwashing, it would be very difficult for him to grow into the Kazekage.

Of course, it's also possible that Gaara will achieve complete enlightenment and become the Kazekage again.

However, this possibility seems rather low. After all, Gaara has practically no friends in Sunagakure, so how could he possibly change himself?

Kudo Yuya, who remained behind, did not examine Kankuro's body directly, but instead turned to look at Hiroji.

"What about that female ninja from the Uzumaki clan you mentioned?"

Kudo Yuuya came here mainly because of the female ninjas of the Uzumaki clan. Although the Uzumaki clan is not known for its geniuses, they are much more malleable than ordinary people.

This is the power that lies dormant in someone's bloodline. Once it is unleashed, they will become an excellent ninja.

"Come with me."

Hiroji led Kudo Yuya toward the Root headquarters, while Kankuro would be taken back by the medical ninjas.

In a small room, Karin frowned as she looked at the scroll in front of her—the scroll of the Palm Healing Technique.

Now that the healing spell has been learned, the next step is undoubtedly to learn the palm magic. However, the difficulty of this learning is not progressive, but rather a direct leap.

Even Karin, a member of the Uzumaki clan, felt completely bewildered and had no clue what to do.

This is quite normal. After all, there are very few medical ninjas who have mastered the Palm Healing Technique. If she could understand it in a short time, Hongzhi would suspect that she also has some kind of cheat code.

"Right here."

Hiroji pushed open the door and spoke to Kudo Yuya. As soon as he spoke, Karin turned her head to look at him.

"Starting today, she will arrange for you to learn medical ninjutsu."

Hongzhi didn't say anything more, and after leaving those words, he turned and left.

Karin and Yuuya were left completely bewildered. Was that the end?

Shouldn't you say more?

While the two were still in a daze, Hiroji had already turned around and slipped away. After creating a shadow clone in a hidden area of ​​the Root, Hiroji used the Flying Thunder God Technique to arrive at the Land of Waves base.

There shouldn't be any problems in Konoha, so Hongzhi can proceed with the next step of his plan, which can now be carried out steadily.

By injecting fused cells of Naruto Uzumaki and Karin's stem cells, the body can undergo another evolution.

There might be unexpected gains along the way.

With that thought in mind, Hiroji began the injection. There was still a little bit of Karin's blood left. Hiroji kept his promise and did not keep drawing Karin's blood.

It was only extracted two or three times in total, but the shadow clones would carry Karin's blood for a long time afterward, not for any other reason.

Rather, Karin herself was also a patient, and Hiroji definitely needed to completely repair the teeth marks on her body.

It's perfectly normal to draw some blood during the procedure, and no one would suspect it.

With the injection of cells, the familiar feeling returned. Hongzhi could feel his body undergoing a silent transformation. Most importantly, he could feel the newly injected cells being quickly absorbed by his body.

It seems that Hashirama's stem cells and Naruto's stem cells can achieve a kind of compatibility, or it is possible that the cells of the Senju clan can complement the cells of the Uzumaki clan.

However, Hongzhi has no interest in investigating the specifics yet, but now that he has confirmed that there are no problems with his body, he will not stop.

Sasuke Uchiha was paired with Naruto Uzumaki. If it weren't for the fact that Madara Uchiha's blood couldn't be found, Hiroji would definitely have injected his cells.

Everything is for the Rinnegan. Once we get the Rinnegan, everything will be stable. Whether we can defeat Kaguya is another matter. Escaping the Infinite Tsukuyomi is definitely our first goal.

Karin was taken to Konoha Hospital by Kudo Yuya. Undoubtedly, Hiroji now had two more tasks: to help Kankuro recover and to help Karin recover.

Kankuro was given priority, since Tsunade's negotiations with Sunagakure were scheduled for three days later, and neither side wanted the matter to drag on for too long.

Konoha has been closed for more than half a month and urgently needs supplies, while Sunagakure is in an even greater hurry, as its most elite troops are in the Land of Fire and the situation could become dangerous if they don't return.

After all, Sunagakure and Iwagakure are quite close to each other.

This was exactly what Hiroji had in mind: the longer Karin was treated, the greater the chance of obtaining her blood.

This is enough to ensure that Hongzhi completes this special transformation.

The negotiations between Konoha and Sunagakure were very quick, and Sunagakure offered virtually no resistance, allowing Konoha to take a decisive bite out of them.

Then the trio from Sunagakure were released and Konoha, under Tsunade's leadership, began to proceed in an orderly manner.

Hongzhi has been staying in the Land of Waves for most of this time, and with three shadow clones keeping an eye on things in Konoha, everything is still very peaceful.

After Jiraiya stabilized the various clans with Tsunade, he simply disappeared, which worried Hiroji. He wondered if Jiraiya had been summoned away by the giant toad of Mount Myōboku.

However, Hiroji was not worried about Jiraiya's strength. Even if the giant toad wanted to take action directly, Jiraiya would not be able to do so without evidence.

Moreover, even if that guy makes a move directly, Hongzhi can kill him, and then casually go to Mount Myōboku to make the dead toad who calls himself a sage disappear without a trace.

Half a month passed in this way. That night, when Hongzhi injected Naruto's stem cells again, an indescribable feeling came over him.