The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

After leaving those words, Hongzhi left Ryuchi Cave. Orochimaru, who had originally intended to study it slowly, smiled slightly. The opportunity for immortality was right in front of him, and he would not give it up.

Standing atop the Mizukage's office building in Kirigakure, Hiroji quietly watched Shiro train beside a lake.

It seems that the situation in Kirigakure is quite good, with at least two Kage-level beings, which is much stronger than in Sunagakure.

It can even be compared to Kumogakure. As for the strongest, it is still Konoha. Putting aside everything else, Onoki alone could not possibly contend with Tsunade and Jiraiya.

Speaking of which, things have been strange in the ninja world lately. News from the Akatsuki organization has been coming in for quite some time now.

If Hiroji hadn't known that no one could pose a threat to Nagato, he would have thought that the guy with the Rinnegan had been killed.

As Hongzhi was thinking this, he suddenly noticed that someone had noticed him. He subconsciously turned around and saw a member of the Hidden Mist Village's ANBU appear there.

With the activation of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, this Hidden Mist Village ANBU was directly drawn into the Kamui dimension. Of course, Hiroji's arrival in Hidden Mist Village was not for nothing.

Instead, he arrived here through the Flying Thunder God mark. Both the Executioner's Blade and Zabuza's scroll bear the Flying Thunder God mark. Based on the Flying Thunder God mark on the scroll, Hiroji arrived above the Mizukage's office building.

Encountering the Hidden Mist Village's ANBU at this moment can only be described as the ANBU member being rather unlucky, but the battle just now still attracted the attention of the ninjas below.

When Hongzhi entered the Kamui Space and randomly reappeared in Kirigakure, he had already changed into the attire of Kirigakure's Anbu.

As he walked towards the place where the ninja swords were kept, Hongzhi encountered no obstacles. Upon getting closer, he used Kamui to enter the area.

It wasn't that the ninja sword was particularly useful; Hongzhi simply came to take a look because he had nothing better to do.

After finding the ninja swords collected in Kirigakure, Hiroji left the Flying Thunder God mark on each one. As long as the ninja sword itself is not damaged, Hiroji's Flying Thunder God mark will not be damaged.

After completing all this, Hiroji left Kirigakure and reappeared using Kamui in a secluded corner of Sunagakure.

If going to Kirigakure was just a casual stroll, then coming to Sunagakure means there's something to acquire: a forbidden technique that allows one life to be exchanged for another, a forbidden technique to revive people—that's definitely something I need to get.

This forbidden technique was originally developed by Sunagakure to give puppets some life, but it ended up becoming a medical ninjutsu by some twist of fate. You could say Sunagakure had a lot of ideas.

Hongzhi wasn't entirely sure where the scroll was kept, but he could search for it slowly. After all, Sunagakure had just been rebuilt, and the most important things were likely to be found in the areas with the tightest defenses.

Finally, Hongzhi's gaze settled on the Kazekage's office building. There was no Kazekage in Sunagakure at the moment, so the only ones who could be there were probably the two old monsters from Sunagakure.

Hongzhi walked directly in that direction, slowly passing the second floor where people were talking. After arriving on the third floor, Hongzhi discovered a pile of neatly arranged scrolls.

Hongzhi casually flipped through the pages and soon found what he needed. Just then, footsteps came from outside the door, and Hongzhi entered the Divine Might Space.

Granny Chiyo pushed open the door and looked at the messy scrolls, and suddenly felt a wave of dizziness.

After touring Kirigakure and Sunagakure, Hiroji returned to Konoha. With only one day left before the experiment, Hiroji was in no hurry at all.

While Hiroji was enjoying himself, Tsunade was far from calm. The news Karin told her after leaving the laboratory was simply too outrageous.

Putting aside the fact that Hongzhi agreed to take her as a disciple, the birth of the Wood Release bloodline limit that can be passed down and the awakening of the Adamantine Chains alone made it impossible for Tsunade to calm down.

What kind of situation is this, where someone obtains the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai at the same time as the Uzumaki clan's Kekkei Genkai, which only a few people can awaken?

Buy one get one free?

At this moment, Karin and Tsunade are fighting in the training ground. According to the original situation, Karin would definitely not be a match for Tsunade.

However, since the start of the battle, Karin has turned the tables and become the advantage. This is because the battle is fought using Tsunade's strongest taijutsu. If it were ninjutsu, the situation would probably be even more difficult.

Furthermore, Tsunade discovered something terrifying: Karin's physique and chakra were steadily increasing as she continued to fight.

In other words, Karin can continue to grow stronger.

What exactly did he do to you?

Tsunade, who had stopped, looked at Karin and asked curiously, "This improvement in strength is terrifying. If she could fully integrate all her power, she would at least be at the Kage level."

If he had enough chakra, he might be able to recreate the glory of the First Hokage. No, that's not right. He might even become stronger. The First Hokage didn't have the Uzumaki clan's bloodline limit back then.

"do not know……"

Karin answered helplessly. It wasn't that she wanted to keep it a secret, but that she really didn't know. After all, she had only taken a nap and woken up to find herself with such terrifying power.

"Fine, you can just learn from him from now on!"

Tsunade spoke calmly, saying that although she felt that Hiroji's strength was not as great as Karin's, Karin's power was ultimately created by Hiroji.

……

Sakura Haruno and Yuuya Kudo, who had been watching Karin and Tsunade's battle the entire time, were dumbfounded.

Kudo Yuya was relatively calm, mainly surprised by what Hiroji had come up with again, while Haruno Sakura was mainly surprised by Karin's strength.

After realizing that she could no longer keep up with Sasuke and Naruto's strength, she took the initiative to learn medical ninjutsu, and it was at this time that she met Karin.

The gap between them was so obvious that she naively believed that one day she would be able to compete with Karin.

However, in just a few days, Karin had left her far behind, by a wide margin, or even more.

This surpasses even Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, who once left her in the dust, making Sakura Haruno feel somewhat unreal.

"Relax, the first round of experiments was very successful. When the second experiment is conducted, as his assistant, you can participate without any objection. After all, no one wants to offend him."

Noticing the somewhat bewildered look in Haruno Sakura's eyes, Kudo Yuya spoke calmly.

Although Karin was just an accident, the physical condition and chakra of the other four people underwent a qualitative change. Such an achievement was enough to drive the entire Hidden Leaf Village into madness.

Chapter 331 The process of acquiring power will never be...

In the laboratory, Hiroji quietly looked at the people in front of him. Haruno Sakura was an assistant sent by Tsunade, while the other three were all members of the Anbu who wanted to conduct experiments.

"Inject them with interstitial stem cells, then turn on the nutrient pool."

Hiroji instructed Haruno Sakura that there were too many people around, so he should let her sober up for a while, and then let her experience the wonderful laboratory life after the experiment was over.

Sakura Haruno's foundation is quite good; the nutrient pool was activated in about half an hour.

Hiroji quietly watched the data displayed on the instrument. The situation on Yamato's side was the most obvious. Hiroji could clearly see that his body's various data were constantly changing like a roller coaster.

Although it appears to be the most unstable, it is actually caused by the fusion of Hashirama's stem cells and the Wood Release he accidentally obtained from Hashirama's cells a long time ago, and even by changes in their genes.

In other words, if Yamato can hold out until the data stabilizes again, he will be able to obtain the hereditary Wood Release bloodline limit.

However, Yamato, who had been unconscious, had opened his eyes and was struggling frantically in the nutrient pool. This was not because he lacked willpower, but because the pain was too great!

It's as if all the cells in his body were torn apart and then healed. If only one part of his body had undergone such a change, it would be impossible for Yamato, who had such a tragic fate since childhood, to have experienced such a change.

But now every cell in his body has undergone this change, and not to mention Yamato, even Hiroji is not sure if he can experience such a thing without showing any expression.

However, Hongzhi had a better and safer way to handle this matter, and there was absolutely no need to resort to the most primitive method.

When the Hongzhi Emperor first injected his power, it was done gradually, not all at once. The difference between the two is obvious.

Seeing Yamato's ferocious appearance, Sakura Haruno subconsciously took a step back. At that moment, the Anbu next to her also showed the same situation as Yamato, and even appeared to be in more pain.

Yamato has Wood Release, so he is somewhat related to the same clan, but the Anbu ninja is just an ordinary person, at most with a little bit of Senju clan blood.

There is still a lot of difference between the two. Among the three, the calmest one is actually the female ninja. It's not that she has a strong will, nor that her fusion with Hashirama's stem cells is perfect.

Instead, Sakura Haruno injected her with what appeared to be Hashirama stem cells, but was actually a nutrient solution. Under such circumstances, let alone any reaction, she would at most fall asleep.

Her experiment was meant to fail, but turning her into wood or something would be too cruel. In that case, it would be better to just make sure she got nothing at all.

This would actually greatly demonstrate the safety of the experiment, and more and more people would participate. Anyway, there would be no loss if the experiment failed, and if it succeeded, they could directly obtain the Wood Release bloodline limit.

This is practically a sure-fire way to make money. When important figures come to conduct the experiment, Obito Uchiha can launch an attack and take several people away. The situation should be quite favorable.

For example, Hinata Hyuga, who may participate in experiments in the future, and the Tenseigan born from the Byakugan princess, might become even more beautiful!

Five hours later, Yamato's various data gradually stabilized, and Hiroji immediately had Haruno Sakura release him. After a symbolic physical examination, Hiroji completely ignored the man's existence.

His Wood Release doesn't directly fuse with Yang Release to become the so-called Bloodline Limit. He's still just a piece of wood without much vitality. At most, he just consumes less chakra. Before, it was as if he was always borrowing other people's power.

Now, he is using his own power, which is to say, he has transformed from an ant into an ant with slightly harder armor, still someone he can easily crush.

Several hours later, the second ANBU member's situation also stabilized. He successfully obtained Wood Release, but at most, he was only at the same level as Yamato before.

"Let her out!"

After confirming that the other two were fine, Hiroji immediately ordered Haruno Sakura to release the female ANBU.

"Wasn't her reaction too normal?"

Having witnessed the frantic warnings from the other two instruments, Sakura Haruno looked at the data, which showed no significant fluctuations throughout, and spoke up in astonishment.

"The process of acquiring power would never be so uneventful. Her experiment failed; the Hashirama stem cells were not absorbed at all after entering her body..."

Hiroji rolled his eyes at Sakura Haruno, left those words, and then left the laboratory.

Next, Sakura Haruno will need to stay here and watch over the three of them until they wake up, then take them to see Tsunade.

Hongzhi naturally took this opportunity to see the scenery of Konoha. When the second batch of experiments would begin was still unknown, but it was estimated that planning would begin soon. Failure would have no side effects, but success would allow him to obtain the bloodline limit Wood Release.

Moreover, simply participating in the experiment can improve one's physical fitness and chakra, and the experiment only consumes some electricity and some nutrient solution.

It would be a miracle if Tsunade disagreed with something like this, but shouldn't such a thing be discussed in a meeting?

That elder seems to be the only one among the higher-ups who doesn't know about this. What exactly is Tsunade trying to do?

However, Hongzhi didn't particularly care about this matter. The end of that identity was already prepared, and it could be staged once Uchiha Sasuke awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.

When Konoha loses its Flying Thunder God master, the landscape of the ninja world may change.

While Hiroji was strolling around, Haruno Sakura led the three of them, each with mixed feelings, to the Hokage's office.

Yamato was undoubtedly the happiest of them all. He no longer felt awkward when using Wood Release, and even the energy consumption had decreased significantly. This meant that his strength would steadily improve, and he could even try to improve the ninjutsu that he couldn't use before.

The second one is naturally the male Anbu. Although their Wood Release is a level below Yamato's, it is still very strong compared to other single-attribute ninjutsu.

At the very least, it is a special bloodline limit, and as long as he can obtain the Wood Release synthesis formula, he can directly transform it into something that can be passed down. Although his son is already quite old, he can have another one!

He would then be the first page of the family tree, and I think his wife would definitely agree to that.

The most frustrated was the female ANBU who felt like she had just taken a nap. Not only did she not gain any abilities, but according to Sakura Haruno, she could no longer receive Hashirama stem cells.

In other words, she completely lost the chance to acquire the Wood Release bloodline limit, which is a real pity.

Chapter 332 How could you take a ninja's life...?

In the Hokage's office, Tsunade calmly looked at the three people opposite her. The success rate of this experiment highlighted its unrealistic nature.

She was prepared for the experiment to fail and someone to die, but not only did all three survive, two of them even received an upgrade.

Yamato, who originally possessed Wood Release, directly fused it into his own body, and was even able to pass it on. The remaining person, who originally did not have Wood Release, also acquired Wood Release. Although he could not pass it on to his descendants, his overall strength definitely underwent a qualitative change.

"Adapt to the changes in your body as soon as possible. Don't worry too much about not having obtained Wood Release. Nothing is perfect."