The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

"I don't know, but the cost of planting these trees is quite high."

Hongzhi spoke casually, saying that there was no information about the trees, but it was impossible for the base to be completely empty. After all, Obito Uchiha was not the true owner of this place, so how could he know where everything was stored?

As for Black Zetsu, he wouldn't care at all if Madara Uchiha left anything behind here.

Hongzhi continued his search and finally found something unusual on Uchiha Madara's chair. However, Hongzhi did not say anything directly, but instead observed the surroundings again.

Standing still, Hongzhi used natural energy to probe the secret room, hoping to find any hidden compartments or something similar.

The result was quite satisfactory. There was indeed a hidden compartment on Madara Uchiha's chair, but Hiroji did not want to take the contents out in front of Kakashi.

As for other places, Hongzhi did not find any, but when he was exploring the area near the main gate, he sensed that the natural energy in one place was being consumed very quickly.

It was as if something was absorbing natural energy over there, which made Hongzhi feel somewhat taken aback.

Ignoring Kakashi's somewhat annoyed gaze, Koji went straight to the place where he sensed something was wrong—a seemingly inconspicuous spot inside the gate.

After using his ninjutsu to clear away the surrounding soil, Hongzhi discovered a rotten severed arm. Above the severed arm were dense, but dead, tender shoots. Even so, Hongzhi could still sense a faint life force.

"A severed arm? But why are there traces of it turning into a sapling?!"

Kakashi, who had followed, was somewhat surprised to see the severed arm lying in the mud. This was the first time he had ever encountered such a bizarre scene.

"I don't know... but we can take this back and let that kid study it. Maybe he'll make an amazing discovery."

Hongzhi spoke calmly. He knew clearly that this was the White Zetsu arm that Obito Uchiha had severed, the White Zetsu arm that had been cultivated using Hashirama's cells.

However, this identity doesn't allow him to know these things, otherwise Tsunade and Jiraiya would be furious.

It's better to leave this kind of thing to people they consider professionals; after all, it's all your responsibility.

Kakashi nodded, then used a scroll to seal the rotting severed arm. In any case, the base he found while searching for Obito Uchiha, and the severed arm, were both quite special.

But another question arises: where did Obito Uchiha's body go? Putting aside whether he really fell into the tunnel, if so, what happened to him afterward, and is he still alive? If not, where did his body go?

"Let's go."

Hongzhi spoke calmly, as verifying whether Uchiha Obito was still alive and whether he had been here was quite simple.

Kakashi Hatake collected the broken bones from the tunnel. If he sent them to Konoha Hospital for testing, it would be possible to directly confirm that their owner was Obito Uchiha.

After all, ninjas have all undergone physical examinations, and their blood information is naturally recorded in Konoha Hospital. By comparing their gene sequences, it is obvious that this guy is Uchiha Obito.

In that case, although it wouldn't be possible to directly link Obito Uchiha with the mysterious man, the severed arm could be linked to Madara Uchiha.

After all, the only people who could obtain Hashirama cells, besides Konoha, were Madara Uchiha.

That inference is possible. Although those in Konoha who don't know the truth may offer many inferences, time will prove who is right.

That will be a major face-slapping moment, since what Hongzhi said is the truth, but it's so shocking that Konoha will definitely think it's nonsense.

After using the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring Kakashi back to the original location, Hiroji used the Flying Thunder God Technique again to return to the original courtyard. After entering the room, he used Kamui to return to Madara Uchiha's base.

Upon arriving at the seat, Hongzhi immediately located the hidden compartment and opened it. Inside was a pile of papers. He picked up a random one, glanced at it, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

After sorting out all these things, Hongzhi discovered that there was actually a scroll at the very back.

Hongzhi opened it with curiosity, and what he thought would be something good surprised him when he saw the contents.

This is not a secret technique, nor is it about Madara Uchiha awakening the Rinnegan; rather, it is about the contents of the Uchiha stone tablet.

Everything from the Three-Tomoe Sharingan to the Mangekyou Sharingan, the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, and the Rinnegan was written on it.

After a brief look, Hongzhi didn't feel anything special, but it gave him an idea: perhaps he could see the stone tablet that had been altered by Black Zetsu with his own eyes.

Even if Madara Uchiha with the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan was a branch of the Otsutsuki clan, the likelihood of his secret technique being effective was very low.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have awakened the Rinnegan on the verge of death. The Tenseigan is on the same level as the Rinnegan. Even though Hyuga Neji's physique is far inferior to Uchiha Madara's, he was able to completely transform the Tenseigan into its complete form within five years.

This is enough to prove that Madara Uchiha did not activate the secret technique hidden in his body. It can't be that Madara Uchiha's bloodline is not pure enough!

In that case, whose bloodline is still decent in the entire Uchiha clan?

Chapter 297 Obito Uchiha and Hashirama Senju

If Black Zetsu wanted to create the Rinnegan, he might have left some clues inside.

"This is something that is easily overlooked."

As Hongzhi spoke casually, he was not very interested in the Uchiha clan's stone tablet because he understood what the so-called Eye of the Moon Project was all about. This was why he never went to see it for himself.

However, after obtaining Madara Uchiha's scroll, Hiroji had this idea: although Madara Uchiha's awakening of his Sharingan might have nothing to do with that thing, what if he made some special discovery?

If so, then the Uchiha clan's stone tablet cannot be left there; such an important thing should be placed in a safe place.

For example, the Divine Might Space.

Anyway, no one lives in the Uchiha clan's territory right now. If Konoha didn't have a shortage of land, Sasuke Uchiha's house would have been razed to the ground long ago.

After obtaining these items, Hongzhi returned home directly. With the shadow clones in the courtyard, there shouldn't be any problems. Also, Kakashi should already be reporting to Tsunade, and someone should be knocking on the door soon.

After letting his shadow clone rest, Hongzhi waited patiently.

Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office, Tsunade was staring at Kakashi with a look of horror on her face.

She personally crossed Obito Uchiha's name off the scroll back then because it was impossible for him to survive under those circumstances. But now, considering Kakashi's words, the location of those mysterious people, and their relationship with Obito Uchiha, it's clear that...

That mysterious person could very well be Obito Uchiha, especially after hearing about the mysterious base. Tsunade felt that this matter was not as simple as she had imagined.

"Go find Hongzhi. No one is more professional than him. If we can confirm the results, perhaps many things can be perfectly deduced!"

Tsunade spoke calmly, saying that although she could handle such matters, as the Hokage, she still had many things to deal with.

The same applies to Kudo Yuya; the others are not qualified to handle these things, not in terms of status, but in terms of ability.

Kakashi left with the two scrolls, while Tsunade stared intently at the direction of the back mountain of Konoha. That guy probably already had someone he suspected, but he only started to act after she gave him the wrong answer, which was really unpleasant!

But Tsunade won't do anything. As long as that person doesn't turn out like Danzo, he'll always have a place in Konoha.

Hongzhi had been waiting for the knock on the door for a long time, but when it finally rang, he was somewhat taken aback.

This time seems a bit slow!

Hongzhi slowly opened the door, and what came into view was Kakashi, whose complexion was not good. He looked rather haggard, but in the end, he did not choose to avoid him.

"Please make a comparison of these things and see if you can find matching data from Konoha."

Kakashi calmly handed the two scrolls to Hiroji, then turned and left. Clearly, this incident had a significant impact on Kakashi.

If it's confirmed that the bone belongs to Obito Uchiha, then he has missed his chance to save him no matter what.

This also increases the possibility that Obito Uchiha was a mysterious person.

If it turns out to be false, Kakashi won't feel good either, but if it turns out to be true, he'll probably have a massive meltdown.

However, none of this affected Hongzhi. It was time for certain things to be revealed, after all, the news of Itachi Uchiha's death had been buried for a long time.

At this point in time, if Sasuke, who wants to gain power for revenge, receives this information, will he immediately awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan?

As for why Itachi Uchiha's death was exposed, it was naturally because the reanimated Itachi needed to complete the initial interpretation of the Uchiha Stone Tablet.

Otherwise, how could Madara Uchiha be introduced in a logical way?

Moreover, that way, you could openly tell Uchiha Sasuke that the legacy your brother left you is in Konoha, and if you want it, you should come back obediently.

Sasuke Uchiha was initially dismissive, but after learning about Itachi Uchiha's actions, it was no wonder that the guy was blind!

Then we can see if any miraculous changes have occurred in Uchiha Sasuke's body. After all, in the original story, he didn't die because he was injected with Hashirama's cells, which allowed him to obtain the power of the Sage of Six Paths.

That guy already had Naruto's cells injected into him, so there should be some special changes!

As for who will play the role originally played by Obito Uchiha, it will naturally be Hiroji, since Obito Uchiha was kept alive to perform the Rinne Rebirth Technique.

Whether this guy will die after using it is completely irrelevant to Hongzhi.

After all, Obito Uchiha was no longer of any use, and Hongzhi preferred to simply throw him to Konoha after he was done using him.

It will be interesting to see what Kakashi does then.

Inside the testing room at Konoha Hospital, Hiroji first processed Obito Uchiha's bones. After a series of treatments, Hiroji placed them directly into the testing equipment next to him.

While waiting for the results, the severed arm was also dealt with. Once the former was finished, it was compared with the information in the database, and then the White Zetsu's arm could be examined.

Hongzhi still really wanted to know the difference between White Zetsu and Hashirama cells, since White Zetsu were people who had been hung on the Divine Tree.

The Hashirama cells are essentially the product of maximizing the genetic potential of the Otsutsuki clan.

How the two are equivalent is a question worth exploring.

Time passed slowly, and when it came time to compare Obito Uchiha's gene sequence, Hiroji also sent White Zetsu cells into it for testing and comparison.

This process took up the entire night. When Hongzhi finished his meditation, the answer he already knew appeared on the computer screen in front of him.

The bone's gene sequence is a 100% match with Obito Uchiha's, while the White Zetsu cells have a 93% match with Hashirama Senju's.

Hongzhi was not surprised by this comparison result, and even felt a little regretful. It was only 93%, which meant that even the White Zetsu inside Obito Uchiha's body was not specially trained.

It's quite normal, considering that Obito Uchiha's bones were found in the tunnel, which shows that Madara Uchiha was rather rough when he rescued him.

At first, they might have sensed that his eyes were somewhat special and wanted to take them after Obito Uchiha awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan. However, after some investigation, they discovered that this guy was actually a kind-hearted Uchiha.

It's an exaggeration to say that Madara Uchiha saw his naive self in the past, but perhaps that's really why he devised the series of plans that followed.

Chapter 298 Test Results

Hongzhi walked out of the room with the test results and saw Kakashi, who had dark circles under his eyes but didn't look too bad.

"What's the situation?!"

Upon seeing Hiroji emerge, Kakashi walked straight over. Hiroji noticed that Kakashi didn't have Jiraiya's "Make-Out Paradise" in his hand, indicating that Kakashi cared about this matter more than Hiroji had imagined.

"The bone analysis results match one of Uchiha Obito's perfectly. As for the results regarding the severed arm, I'm afraid I can't tell you directly..."

Hongzhi said calmly that the matter of Senju Hashirama was quite important, and Tsunade should be the first person to be informed about it.

Although Kakashi will eventually be told, Hiroji doesn't need to worry about it. After all, when Kakashi heard that it was Uchiha Obito's skeleton, he collapsed.

If there wasn't a wall behind me, I probably would have fallen straight to the ground.

Hongzhi looked at Kakashi calmly. This persona seemed to have a good relationship with Kakashi, but they hadn't talked much. There was really no need to say anything at this moment.

That would only risk exposing his identity, so after helping Kakashi to a seat, Hiroji left immediately.

Let's tell Tsunade about this first, since Hashirama Senju is her grandfather, and this is a rather serious matter.