The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

Actually, this operation is quite simple. It's nothing more than checking on the health of these Root members and welcoming them to join the Dark Side.

This was a perfectly normal operation in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes, and in the eyes of the Root members, it was basically an endorsement of Koji's words.

This can only be described as Hiruzen Sarutobi's teamwork being quite good. Of course, this is actually a basic operation, but Hiroji's words made the Root members think and be on guard.

Given such a reception from Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Root members would naturally believe that those things were true.

This can only mean that Hongzhi understood Hiruzen Sarutobi better. Regardless of whether Hiruzen Sarutobi had other purposes in doing his things, on the surface Hiruzen Sarutobi was a Hokage who appeared to be relatively gentle.

Having gained so many subordinates, he was bound to say something; from a certain perspective, it seemed as if he was cooperating with Hongzhi's actions.

During their conversation, Hiruzen Sarutobi tentatively inquired about Danzo's information, but Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Torune, due to the effects of the Tongue Disaster, were naturally unable to answer.

Otherwise, it's an artistic performance.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, having not received any information about Danzo, did not press the matter further. He knew that Danzo had many secrets, and even if he were to send someone out, he would certainly have to make some preparations.

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't sense anything amiss; Danzo's reluctance to reveal more information about Root had no effect on him whatsoever.

The people have been delivered. They can be used once they are observed for a period of time to make sure they are not up to any tricks. However, it will take them a long time to get in touch with the core of the Dark Division.

Hiruzen Sarutobi left with a smile, and the Root ninjas who heard Hiruzen Sarutobi's question all understood.

The matter at the Root base is most likely related to Hiruzen Sarutobi, otherwise he wouldn't have bothered to ask such a question.

This was clearly a warning, though these were just their preconceived notions. This was the effect of what Hongzhi wanted to say at the root base.

Once the seed of doubt is planted, the Root members will begin to wonder what Hiruzen Sarutobi's true motives are.

What Hiroji wanted to see was that the Root members had already helped Danzo do so many bad things, so they would naturally think in the dark direction when faced with this situation.

"I didn't expect that I actually managed to get away with it."

Inside the Root base, Hiroji was still somewhat incredulous about this matter. According to the memories of the shadow clone in the forest, the number of ANBU members who had been monitoring this area outside the Root base had decreased.

This means that Hiruzen Sarutobi no longer considers the Root a threat, or at least he won't waste too much time on the Anbu there.

Upon receiving this information, Hongzhi immediately began to rest. The fatigue of over a hundred shadow clones needed to be eliminated, and even with Hongzhi's constitution, he needed a night's rest.

As he continued to use Shadow Clone Jutsu, Hongzhi discovered something interesting: the number of times this ninjutsu could push its limits was also limited.

Or rather, all ninjutsu has an upper limit.

[Shadow Clone: ​​Limit Break +10, Reality +10]

This is the first ninjutsu whose proficiency cannot be further increased after Hongzhi fused with Hashirama's stem cells.

This is quite normal, since since chakra was no longer a limitation, Hongzhi has been using Shadow Clone Technique to improve his proficiency almost all the time.

This means that the mastery of Shadow Clone Technique is the one that accumulates the most skill points. To Hongzhi's surprise, this thing could actually reach its limit.

Breaking the limit by 10, and then no more proficiency points appeared, which was still somewhat strange for Hongzhi.

Previously, the ninjutsu that could not be further improved were the Transformation Technique and the Substitution Technique, both of which had no possibility of improvement after reaching the Break Limit +2.

The other ninjutsu can easily break through the limit +2, which made Hongzhi always think that this thing has no upper limit. However, now it seems that there is still an upper limit.

If 100% represents the power of a normal ninja using ninjutsu, then breaking the limit is the effect that comes after mastering this ninjutsu. The difference between Hongzhi and others is that breaking the limit can be accompanied by additional attributes.

As the limit for shadow clones was reached, Hongzhi was somewhat surprised. Since this thing had a limit, the next goal was simple.

First, accumulate the White Lightning to its maximum level, and then perform the fusion of another bloodline limit.

Hongzhi wasn't particularly familiar with other ninjutsu, but when he compared lightning chakra, the +3 limit break was already higher than Kakashi Hatake's. Otherwise, Hongzhi wouldn't have dared to act so recklessly in Konoha.

Of course, improving Bai Lei's proficiency is the mission of the Shadow Clone, while Hongzhi's mission at this moment is to fuse with Sasuke's stem cells.

Even if the Yin and Water attribute bloodline limits are fused together, the improvement in strength in the short term will be limited. In that case, it is better to just max out the proficiency of White Lightning first.

Two hundred shadow clones are cultivating. This process shouldn't be too slow, since it's already at +7 limit break.

For the next few days, Hiroji continued this process. Perhaps because he had already integrated with the effects of Hashirama's stem cells, Hiroji did not experience as much pain as the first time when transplanting Uchiha Sasuke's stem cells.

Moreover, the cell fusion speed seemed to have become faster. After just one day, Hongzhi felt a stinging sensation in his eyes.

Of course, this is a rather general statement. The real situation is that all the cells connected to the eye will send a stinging sensation.

This is a good thing for Hongzhi, as it means that Sasuke's stem cells are being continuously absorbed.

When the pain subsides, perhaps Hiroji will be able to put away his Mangekyou Sharingan.

However, this seems difficult to achieve so far, and perhaps the help of Yin attribute chakra will be needed in the end.

Such a transformation requires a lot of Sasuke's stem cells, so Sasuke Uchiha is currently having his blood drawn continuously.

Of course, the shadow clones that Hongzhi sent to Konoha Hospital every day couldn't kill Uchiha Sasuke directly, nor could they leave him without any growth.

After three days of treatment, Sasuke Uchiha's left hand has healed, which is a miracle for Konoha Hospital.

It was a miracle for Sasuke Uchiha, and for Hiroji, Sasuke Uchiha was a walking blood bank. If the shadow clones hadn't made a profit, Sasuke Uchiha's right arm would have grown back by at least half.

But there was nothing that could be done, since only Hiroji at Konoha Hospital could use the regeneration technique.

Chapter 83 Orochimaru reappears

The fusion of Sasuke's stem cells went exceptionally smoothly, thanks to the continuous supply of blood from Uchiha Sasuke.

With reports of Root members, Hiruzen Sarutobi has made no further moves, perhaps because he knows that Root members no longer pose a significant threat.

Recently, the Anbu members outside the Root base have almost completely withdrawn. Of course, this may just be Hiruzen Sarutobi wanting Danzo to feel a little bit of care from the Hokage.

Perhaps in a few days those secret agents will make a comeback.

In fact, Hiroji's guess was quite accurate. The reason why the Anbu members were transferred was not because Hiruzen Sarutobi thought Danzo was no longer a threat, but because they needed manpower to manage those Root members.

Without affecting the mission, we must complete the review and training of them. Under such circumstances, the manpower of the covert operations team will definitely be in short supply.

There's still no clue about the spies in Kumogakure, and Sasuke Uchiha is still in Konoha Hospital, so it's impossible for Hiruzen Sarutobi to transfer ANBU from other places.

After thinking it over, the only thing that can be relaxed a little recently is the fact that the Anbu, who have been on guard against Danzo's side while still posing as civilians.

Although these core members are relatively few compared to a team of 100, their quality is still quite good.

Especially with the loss of Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Torune, Danzo should be quiet for a while.

This was Hiruzen Sarutobi's idea, but what Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know was that Danzo was already dead, and even the hundred Root members he saw had grown to two hundred.

Because the Shadow Clone Technique has reached its limit of +10, Hongzhi can create up to two hundred Shadow Clones at once. If he wanted to create more, he would have enough chakra, but he couldn't do it all at once.

Perhaps this is the limit of the Shadow Clone Technique. If you want to continue to use it to your advantage, you might need the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique from the Book of Seals.

However, two hundred shadow clones are enough. Apart from ten shadow clones that need to handle other matters, the remaining shadow clones are all training the White Lightning version of Lightning Blade.

Perhaps due to the subtle differences between Raikiri and Chidori, Chidori transforms into Raikiri after reaching +5 limit break.

Aside from the name change, the only impact is that the noise seems to have decreased a bit, making a sneak attack at least a little safer.

This effect wasn't particularly terrifying, but it didn't really have any effect on Hongzhi.

With so many shadow clones working together, Hongzhi was confident that he could bring the White Lightning Blade to its limit +10 level in a very short time.

This means that the four levels of lightning attribute change, yang attribute change, lightning cut, and white lightning will be upgraded simultaneously.

A few more days passed, and today is supposed to be graduation day for the Ninja Academy, which is also the day for graduation exams.

Hongzhi was still very concerned about this graduation assessment, not because he had the chance to see Uchiha Sasuke make a fool of himself.

It's because of Naruto Uzumaki that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, a grand spectacle orchestrated by Hiruzen Sarutobi should be unfolding tonight.

The Book of Seals is a treasure trove containing the strongest ninjutsu of Konoha. Putting aside everything else, the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique alone is something that Hongzhi finds extremely interesting.

After all, this is related to the speed at which one can master the technique. It's worth mentioning that Danzo's Root didn't even have this kind of ninjutsu, which Hongzhi found quite puzzling.

It's worth noting that Danzo possessed a vast collection of ninjutsu, including even forbidden techniques like the Impure World Reincarnation, but conspicuously lacked the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

This was something that Hongzhi could not understand.

However, none of that is particularly important anymore; tonight we'll finally see what good stuff is in the Book of Seals.

Putting everything else aside, the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique is a must-have. Judging from Naruto's performance, as long as there is enough chakra, there is theoretically no upper limit to the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

Without a doubt, this is the ninjutsu that Hongzhi needed to unlock his full potential.

While sitting in the laboratory, Hongzhi had his shadow clone inject Sasuke's stem cells into his body, and at the same time, he was slowly converting his non-attribute chakra into yin attribute chakra.

Since he began to transform into Yin Release chakra, Hiroji discovered that the Sharingan's consumption of Yin Release chakra was completely different from that of ordinary chakra.

If the Mangekyou Sharingan consumes 10 points of normal chakra per second, then using Yin Release chakra would only require a maximum of one point.

This is a terrifying boost. Of course, this may be due to the stem cell fusion fluid injected by Hongzhi into Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Shisui. However, the consumption of Yin attribute chakra on the Sharingan can still be reduced to some extent.

Hongzhi originally thought he could recuperate at the Root Base, wait for nightfall, and then start a harvesting ceremony in the back mountains of Konoha.

However, just as the new fusion fluid was injected into her body, a strange memory surfaced directly in her mind.

One of the shadow clones was dispelled, and the cause of this effect was that existence that was almost forgotten by Hongzhi.

Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin.

Orochimaru, who was supposed to leave from the back of Konoha, suddenly appeared near the Root base. Upon discovering this, the shadow clone immediately dispelled the illusion and sent the memory back.

"They're still wandering around Konoha? Aren't Hiruzen Sarutobi's ANBU a bit too weak?!"

Hiroji was somewhat surprised to receive information about Orochimaru, but it was only a surprise. Orochimaru's strength was undeniable, and apart from a few captains, the Anbu also had considerable power.

The rest are mostly Chunin-level ninjas; there aren't many Jonin. If a real fight were to break out, the Anbu wouldn't be particularly strong.

Konoha's strongest fighting force still consists of ordinary ninjas, like Kakashi, even though Kakashi was previously a member of the Anbu.

However, his position in the secret service was probably second only to the captain.

It's impossible for these ANBU to stop Orochimaru. If the ANBU could stop Orochimaru, why would Hiroji be strolling around Konoha?

To be honest, Hongzhi is still somewhat wary of Orochimaru. If it were a heated battle, Hongzhi should be able to fight Orochimaru, and even if he can't win, he probably won't lose either.

However, Orochimaru's fighting style can only be described as outrageous. If Hongzhi were to fight now, there would be no way to counter it all, which means that even if Hongzhi could barely defeat Orochimaru...

There's not much you can do about him, since it's still quite difficult for Orochimaru to die if he wants to.

Since Orochimaru's goal is here, Hongzhi won't stand idly by. He'll see if he can fool him first. If not, then Hongzhi needs to be prepared.

If all else fails, forming an alliance with Orochimaru would be a good option, since Orochimaru's original goal was to learn all ninjutsu!

Chapter 84, I'm sure you won't mind.