Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

Nonou leaned comfortably on Hiruko's shoulder, tilted her head, and asked earnestly, "What gift do you think would be appropriate for me to bring when I visit tomorrow?"

This was the first time that Nono had met Mikoto. Knowing that she had a close relationship with you, she thought of paying her a visit.

A woman's intuition told her that Lady Mikoto seemed to have some ulterior motives towards Hiruko.

After a moment's thought, Hiruko slowly said, "A gift is just a token of affection; it doesn't matter what you give."

"Someone gave me a redwood Buddha statue a few days ago, so how about I give this to them instead?"

"It is said to have the effect of calming the mind and concentrating the spirit. Although it has no effect on increasing chakra, it is still somewhat beneficial to ordinary people."

"Don't you also think Mikoto-neechan is pretty good?" Nono Yu suddenly changed the subject, staring intently at Hiruko.

Hiruko smiled helplessly, raised his hand and gently flicked her nose, saying indulgently, "You are quite pretty, but can you be serious for once?"

It must be said that perhaps because of being with Hiruko, Nono Yu has become more cheerful and lively, and her past sorrows have gradually dissipated in this sweet atmosphere.

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, Hiruko had no choice but to let this little rascal go.

Research Department at night.

After washing up, Hiruko and Orochimaru arrived at the research institute together.

Jugo was lying on the operating table. Orochimaru was reluctant to cut open his body for in-depth research, so he simply did some data checks.

Orochimaru then frowned and said, "Hiruko, what's with you bringing me such a big problem?"

"This child has a special constitution and is indeed of great research value, but I really don't have the mind to study him right now."

Hiruko shook his head and said, "He's still a child after all. It's not too late to study him when he's a little older. I just brought him here for you to see."

Orochimaru had not yet connected Jugo and Changsheng, and only thought that Jugo had a special physique, was born with a Sage Body, and could automatically enter Sage Mode.

This left Orochimaru somewhat helpless, since he himself had never mastered Sage Mode and naturally had a strong desire to study Jugo's special physique.

But I'm currently pursuing immortality, so naturally I don't have time to pay attention to this little guy.

Upon seeing this, Hiruko said, "Then I'll take this child away first."

Orochimaru then changed the subject.

"I intend to create a way to imprison the soul, transferring it into a new body, thus confining it to another body."

Hiruko's eyes lit up, and he said, "Oh? You already have a preliminary idea?"

"Just a preliminary guess!"

Orochimaru's idea coincided with the original story, but he hadn't thought of it at the time.

After pondering for a moment, Hiruko said, "I think it's feasible, but this method of confinement must be stable enough, otherwise the soul and body cannot be perfectly integrated, which may lead to instant death."

Orochimaru smiled confidently and said, "That's definitely achievable."

"At that time, the body and soul will be perfectly integrated. This is the true future, and the absolute path to immortality."

Orochimaru was still quite envious of Sage Mode.

They also valued Jugo highly.

Sage Chakra is simply a mixture of physical energy, spiritual energy, and natural energy in a 1:1:1 ratio.

If the proportion of natural energy is less than one-third, it is impossible to use Sage Chakra.

If more than one-third of it is lost, it will be swallowed up by natural energy and may turn into a frog-shaped stone statue like Mount Myoboku.

The transformation into animal statues and subsequent mental breakdown and madness is also a manifestation of the inability to freely control natural energy.

If one is not proficient in controlling the proportions of these three energies, problems can easily arise. Therefore, practicing the Immortal Mode is extremely risky.

Hiruko has now mastered the Immortal Mode, and compared to the Immortal Mode of the other three great immortal lands, his is more mature and complete.

But he was not satisfied with this and wanted to go further and obtain a true immortal body like Jugo so that he could absorb natural energy at any time without any hindrance.

Then strengthen your physical body.

Orochimaru planned to use Jugo's bodily fluids to create a cursed seal, allowing others to use Sage Chakra.

If the user of the cursed seal is skilled enough, they can use this power freely.

However, Jugo, as the true form of the Sage Body, was unable to do this.

Hiruko suddenly had a brilliant idea: he thought he could use this method to create an army with the abilities of immortals.

He arranged for a dedicated person to take care of Jugo, a job that an ordinary family would obviously be unable to do.

Over the next two days, Hiruko read through a large number of books on sealing techniques.

These books mainly deal with techniques for sealing chakra threads, with odd-numbered and even-numbered seals being more common, but they mostly just directly obstruct the flow of chakra.

Hiruko also hoped to find a sealing technique that could control the speed of chakra flow. He discovered that the sealing techniques left behind by the Land of Whirlpools had some similar ideas in this regard, but the results were limited.

To achieve the high level of sealing effect described in the original work, one's mastery of sealing techniques must be extremely high.

After much deliberation, Hiruko decided that the only option was to seek advice from Kushina, who would likely grant him that request.

Nighttime, at Kakashi's house.

"Your house is quite spacious," Hiruko said, looking at Kakashi sitting opposite her.

"I live alone." Kakashi said calmly, though a hint of loneliness still lingered in his expression. Nevertheless, he got up and poured Hiruko a glass of water.

"Your eyes must be getting quite a strain from wearing those glasses, right?"

Hiruko took the teacup and took a small sip. The tea wasn't particularly delicious, but it didn't have any strange taste either.

Kakashi wasn't exactly a connoisseur of tea, but at least this tea didn't have a strange taste.

Kakashi subconsciously touched his eyes, which were given to him by Obito; they were extremely powerful Sharingan.

When Kakashi first returned to Konoha, he was even harassed by the Uchiha clan because of his eyes.

If it weren't for the teacher's intervention, he probably wouldn't have survived unharmed.

Kakashi gets a headache whenever he talks about the burden his eyes bring.

While the Sharingan is powerful, it also consumes a lot of chakra.

He now has to have a lot of chakra drained from him by the Sharingan every day, which makes him very uncomfortable.

Hiruko stroked his chin, almost blurting out, "Give me your eyes. After all, this is the Mangekyou Sharingan. I've always wanted to study the difference between it and the regular three-tomoe Sharingan."

It's important to know that the Mangekyou Sharingan is extremely powerful; the eye techniques associated with it directly consume the eyes, eventually leading to blindness.

To solve this problem, the Mangekyou Sharingan must be evolved into the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan to reduce the consumption of ocular power and thus advance further.

This is why people who use the Mangekyou Sharingan eventually go blind.

What is the difference between the Mangekyou Sharingan and the regular Sharingan?

Are the pupil patterns of the Mangekyou Sharingan randomly generated, or do they follow a fixed pattern?

If the pupil patterns could be made to resemble still water, would one be able to directly control Kotoamatsukami?

Hiruko was extremely curious about this.

Hiruko licked his lips with some excitement.

There are not many people who possess the Mangekyou Sharingan. As far as Hiruko knows, there are only Kakashi, Obito, and Shisui.

There may be another Uchiha clan leader, Fugaku Uchiha, in the future, but Hiruko is not sure whether he has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.

But for now, Kakashi's eyes are undoubtedly the easiest option to obtain.

However, he also knew that he couldn't make it too obvious at this time.

The only problem now is Obito.

If Obito discovers that Kakashi's Sharingan is missing, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble.

The thought of Obito gave Hiruko a headache.

Obito's eyes were with him, which was a completely different situation from when they were with Kakashi.

As far as Kakashi is concerned, Obito might still develop according to the direction of the story.

But if it fell into the hands of a stranger like himself, he really had no idea how Obito would react.

Time passed quietly, and Hiruko maintained a good relationship with Kakashi, but he couldn't stop thinking about taking Kakashi's eyes to study them.

So much has happened recently, the most crucial of which is the series of wars that have broken out.

These wars nearly dragged the ninja world into an abyss of no return.

In some ways, the impact of this war sparked by millet was even more severe than that of the three Shinobi World Wars.

After all, for most people, the previous Shinobi World Wars seem like distant stories. Unless they are unlucky enough to happen to be near the battlefield or live in a small country ravaged by war, ordinary civilians rarely pay much attention to them.

In their view, as long as the war does not directly affect their lives, they will not pay a penny less in taxes, and life seems to continue as usual.

However, the controversy sparked by millet was quite different.

Millet, a staple food for the poor, has seen its price skyrocket, leaving many unable to afford food.

It was called the Millet War, but in reality, it was a food shortage crisis caused by organized procurement.

The root cause.

Chapter 141: Master and Disciple - Please Read On!

This crisis has been like a domino effect, causing not only millet prices to skyrocket, but also prices for other types of food to rise accordingly, albeit at a relatively smaller rate.

For example, pork prices have increased by 30%, and although prices have clearly fallen back down, restaurants are still not lowering their prices.

These price fluctuations are all the result of merchants pursuing profits; they won't easily let go of opportunities to make money.

Without a doubt, this was a disaster with far-reaching consequences.

Fortunately, the Sand Village, as an ally, proved to be very helpful at crucial moments.

Hiruko played a crucial role in this, using Konoha Village to turn the tide and narrowly complete the challenge, ultimately preventing a food crisis.

However, not everyone is satisfied with this outcome.

Ordinary people complained about this, and wealthy businessmen were naturally also very unhappy.

Fortunately, when the three clans of Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure first took action, they made a three-point agreement with each other, requiring them to act in unison.