The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

If Hongzhi was unsure whether this would work, the information that appeared directly eliminated his concerns.

It's not a question of whether it can be done, but that it definitely can.

Since the lower dantian is feasible, then the remaining two positions are probably also possible. Hongzhi plans to get this done in one go.

This means that for a long time, shadow clones will still need to spend their days at Konoha Hospital.

However, this matter will definitely not be a problem for Hongzhi. Even if the shadow clone makes any obvious mistakes, it can be explained that it is practicing the Yin Seal.

When practicing the Yin Seal, it is easy to become distracted due to the diversion of chakra. This is recorded exactly in the scroll, and even if Kudo Yuya asked, there would be no problem.

However, before that, Hongzhi needed to survey the surrounding environment of the courtyard. It would be a huge loss if the secret laboratory were exposed because of such a small matter.

A few minutes later, Hiroji realized that Hiruzen Sarutobi was actually quite reliable, at least he didn't play dirty tricks in this regard, although there were more ANBU here compared to the previous location.

However, the location being monitored was not Hongzhi, but a large area behind the Dean, the Uchiha clan's territory.

Perhaps housing in Konoha was genuinely tight, or perhaps Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted Hiroharu's place to be quieter.

The house was clearly off-center from the village of Konoha, next to the Uchiha clan's territory, where there were very few living people, and of course, very few dead people.

However, precisely because of this, it won't cause any trouble for Hiroji, and returning to the hidden laboratory in the back mountains of Konoha is still quite simple.

Hongzhi slowly walked out of the room, locked the door, and headed straight for Konoha Hospital. On the way, he found a secluded corner to create a shadow clone to loaf around at Konoha Hospital, while he himself transformed into an ordinary civilian and headed towards the back of Konoha Mountain.

Many civilians from Konoha still go to the back mountain, not because they are bored, but because they need to make a living.

Konoha is indeed prosperous, but not everyone there is well-off.

Back in the secret laboratory, Hongzhi created ten shadow clones to practice using the White Lightning Chidori, while he himself diligently worked on building up his chakra pathways.

I plan to build three reservoirs that can store massive amounts of chakra in advance. If this is successful, then whenever I encounter trouble in the future, I can defeat it with just chakra.

Just as the secret laboratory was getting on track, Kudo Yuuya once again summoned the shadow clone of Konoha Hospital to the dean's office.

Are you satisfied?

Kudo Yuya's question was very simple. She clearly knew what Sarutobi Hiruzen was going to do from the beginning, which is why she deliberately gave Hiroji a day off.

"It's alright..."

The shadow clone calmly replied that the Yin Seal ninjutsu was quite suitable for Kudo Yuya, but it was unclear why she hadn't practiced it.

If she were to train, although she might not be as strong as Tsunade in combat, her healing abilities would probably be just as good. Given that she is the director of Konoha Hospital, her medical ninjutsu couldn't be that bad.

Moreover, given Kudo Yuya's experience in the Fourth Shinobi World War, obtaining a scroll shouldn't be particularly difficult.

"Then you can relax a bit from your work recently, and try to learn the new ninjutsu as soon as possible."

Kudo Yuya roughly understood what kind of ninjutsu Hiruzen Sarutobi had used, which was why Kudo Yuya made such a decision. After all, that ninjutsu required a very long time, especially during the period of accumulating chakra, and it was very likely to fail due to external factors.

If an emergency occurs during the construction of chakra meridians, causing an interruption, it will require more effort to continue next time.

And there was no guarantee of success. These were all things she had experienced. Who could have imagined that the Nine-Tails incident would happen back then? If it weren't for the need to single-mindedly save the ninjas' lives at that time, she wouldn't have stopped.

After teaching Hongzhi most of the medical ninjutsu, she wanted to pass the scroll to him, but after seeing the new scroll of the regeneration technique, she gave up on that idea.

Instead of taking out that scroll, she would rather strengthen the bond between Hongzhi and the village. She clearly understood the value of the healing and regeneration technique and knew what the best reward was for a medical ninja.

So much so that when the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, asked her, she deliberately mentioned Hiroji's needs...

Seeing that Hongzhi was about to begin a new training, she naturally did not want anything to happen to him. If he succeeded, she could retire gracefully after a few years when Hongzhi's reputation had gradually built up.

"Thank you for your understanding, teacher."

Judging from Kudo Yuya's tone, Hiroji understood that she probably knew about the Yin Seal and had even studied it, otherwise she wouldn't have said such a straightforward thing.

It's unclear why she didn't complete the Yin Seal training. Although this question is tempting, Hongzhi wouldn't ask it.

Since Kudo Yuya hasn't finished, it proves that she has failed. Although Hiroji's pursuit is different from hers, he doesn't want to reopen old wounds for no reason.

Since Kudo Yuya didn't speak up, Hiroji's shadow clone just pretended to be dead.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Kudo Yuuya sent Hiroji's shadow clone to Treatment Room Number One.

Perhaps due to Kudo Yuya's special arrangement, the number of patients the shadow clones took on each day was reduced by half, which made Hiroji, who received the shadow clones' memories at night, feel somewhat surprised.

After creating another shadow clone and waiting for the spirit to be summoned, Hongzhi was pleasantly surprised by the level of proficiency he had achieved.

[Dark Seal: 25%]

Although only 25% of the progress has been made, half of the chakra meridians in the body have been constructed. However, in addition to constructing the chakra meridians, it is also necessary to store up the chakra required for the Yin Seal before it can be completed.

This means that the progress will become slower and slower, and Hongzhi also plans to complete the water storage work in the three dantian directly, which will take a long time.

A month and a half might not be enough, but it's close enough. After all, Hongzhi doesn't lack chakra. Although he can't reach Naruto's level of chakra, he can still train a hundred shadow clones together if he tries his best.

But if that's the case, it's definitely impossible to take care of Konoha Hospital at the same time, since after training for a while, they'll probably need to rest for a few hours.

In addition, if so many shadow clones practice Chidori, the noise might attract the attention of the Anbu.

It's really not worth the risk.

Chapter 55 He must still be alive!

[Dark Seal: 90%]

A month later, Hongzhi sat in the secret laboratory, looking at the information in front of him with a sense of satisfaction.

After the Yin Seal training progress reaches 50%, the next step is to store chakra. It took Hongzhi about 28 days to raise his chakra storage to its current level.

Based on previous experience, it will take about five more days to complete the Yin Seal, which means that three diamond-shaped marks will appear on Hongzhi's body after five days.

The marks on his chest and lower abdomen were alright, but the mark on his forehead made Hongzhi somewhat uncomfortable, as it was really hard to imagine such a scene.

But this is clearly what comes at the cost of gaining power. Although Hongzhi doesn't like it, he won't give up the opportunity to improve himself because of it.

In addition, Hiroji also noticed something interesting: the atmosphere in Konoha seemed a bit off.

The Roots, which had been lurking in the shadows, have recently become more active, seemingly searching for someone in the dark.

Upon discovering this, Hongzhi immediately turned his attention to Yakushi Kabuto. Only after finding that the guy was alright did Hongzhi feel relieved.

All Hongzhi could think of was that Orochimaru, who had always been obsessed with Sasuke, was about to take action. However, he discovered that Kabuto Yakushi had suddenly disappeared without a trace, so he asked Danzo to help him look for him.

As for whether this is the truth, Hongzhi didn't know either. However, it was still very good for Hongzhi that the Roots were active. It wasn't that the people in the Roots had any use, but that Hongzhi could find the exact location of the Roots and then take a look around inside.

Let's see if we can get anything. At the very least, we can get some ninjutsu scrolls and experimental materials.

Previously, Hongzhi had been researching the specific entrance to the Root, but he had not found it. However, in the end, Danzo came directly to Konoha Hospital, which led to the first large-scale operation of the Cloud Village spy.

Although Danzo's treasure trove has already been cleared out once, there are definitely still good things in Danzo's Root. For one thing, there must be some Sharingan left over from the Uchiha clan.

"How can I thank you enough, Kabuto Yakushi..."

Looking at Kabuto Yakushi, who couldn't even move, Hiroji's lips curled up slightly. Since Kabuto Yakushi appeared, not only have the experiments been successful, but now the roots have become more active, greatly reducing the risk of infiltrating the root base.

Kabuto lay on the operating table, his body still connected to thin tubes. His body had changed from its original robust state to that of a gaunt man. There was no way around it; too much nutrient solution would cause this, since it wasn't real food.

Kabuto Yakushi is now basically the only one still capable of thinking, as all his means of contacting the outside world have been severed by Hiroji using a chakra scalpel.

Of course, aside from thought, since Hongzhi really couldn't control thought.

Even so, Kabuto Yakushi stubbornly continued to live, and even Hiroji could sense his stubbornness; he seemed to still have a dream of escaping from this place.

Unfortunately, a dream is just a dream. Without the ability to prevent Kabuto from leaking secrets, even if Hiroji encountered Orochimaru, he would not make a deal with him.

After all, Kabuto Yakushi still has a lot of uses. For one thing, Sasuke Uchiha's blood still needs this guy as experimental material.

Unfortunately, the shadow clones never saw Sasuke Uchiha at Konoha Hospital. If they had, they probably would have obtained some of his cells and blood by now.

It's no wonder that Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki went to Konoha Hospital so few times, almost never.

Perhaps this is destiny.

But none of that matters anymore; it's only been half a month, and then a new storm will appear.

Once Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki graduate, there will be many injuries, so there will be plenty of opportunities then.

Although he had the idea of ​​sourcing supplies from the Root, Hongzhi did not take action immediately. The Yin Seal had reached its most critical moment. If possible, Hongzhi planned to perfect his cultivation first before visiting the Root base.

With his eyes closed, Hongzhi continued to store the refined chakra into his three dantian. Hongzhi was already very familiar with this process, so naturally no accidents would occur.

While Hongzhi was still diligently cultivating, in a base within the Land of Fire, a dark and damp place was quite suitable for snakes to live in.

Inside a laboratory, Orochimaru looked at the scroll that Danzo had sent him, feeling an immense headache.

Orochimaru had noticed long ago that Kabuto Yakushi, whom he had sent to Konoha, had not been in contact with him. Originally, Orochimaru simply thought that Kabuto was unable to contact him due to the situation in Konoha.

After all, Orochimaru knew more or less about what was happening in Konoha. For a spy from Kumogakure to stir up such a huge storm in Konoha, he had to be considered a competent spy.

Even so, Orochimaru was still very pleased with Kabuto Yakushi, whom he had saved, since true spies should remain hidden in the shadows.

However, just as he was about to contact Kabuto Yakushi again using emergency contact methods, Orochimaru discovered that Kabuto hadn't been hiding very well, but had simply lost contact.

Kabuto Yakushi was a pawn he sent to Konoha, meant to be his eyes to observe Sasuke Uchiha's situation, but those eyes mysteriously disappeared.

Orochimaru, of course, would not let the matter rest, so he agreed to Danzo's request and prepared to make another arm for Danzo, inlaid with Sharingan eyes. Such a technique was far too simple for him.

As for the compensation?

Naturally, Danzo was tasked with searching for Kabuto Yakushi's whereabouts, since Kabuto was one of his top lieutenants.

However, the information sent by Danzo left Orochimaru speechless. According to the Root's investigation, after Kabuto Yakushi encountered Naruto Uzumaki in Konoha, he headed straight for the back of Konoha and there was no further information.

It was as if he had completely vanished. Danzo had no idea whether he was hiding in some corner of the back mountain or had been discovered and taken away by the Anbu.

Of course, Danzo felt that the second scenario was unlikely. Kabuto Yakushi's identity was fabricated by Root. If Kabuto Yakushi were taken away by the Anbu for investigation, Hiruzen Sarutobi would definitely take the opportunity to suppress Danzo.

Of course, there is another possibility: Kabuto Yakushi chose to sacrifice himself to prevent the secret from being exposed.

"Impossible! If Kabuto is really dead, how could the ritual have failed?! He must still be alive!"

Orochimaru immediately dismissed Danzo's speculation. Orochimaru had also suspected that Kabuto Yakushi might have been killed, but after conducting experiments with the Impure World Reincarnation technique, Orochimaru confirmed that Kabuto Yakushi was still alive.

But this cannot solve the problems we are currently facing.

Chapter 56 Infiltrating the Roots

Orochimaru possessed tissue from Kabuto Yakushi's body, originally intended as a precaution.

However, this method is not feasible now, which is irrefutable proof that Kabuto Yakushi is still alive. As for the matter of Kabuto Yakushi being sealed away, Orochimaru feels that it is simply impossible.

After all, Kabuto Yakushi wasn't a particularly skilled ninja. Even if he were captured by the Konoha Anbu, given his personality, he probably wouldn't have been captured if he couldn't win.