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"How's the situation? Any progress?" Orochimaru asked, looking at the person in front of him.

The man shook his head.

"Sigh!" Orochimaru sighed as well, then continued leading Kitahara Kaede inside.

Soon, a fairly large petri dish appeared in front of them. Inside the container was a white body that looked like a White Zetsu, but there was something different about it.

"What is this?" Kitahara Kaede stepped forward and placed his palm on the container.

"Otsutsuki!"

"Otsutsuki!" The two said almost at the same time. Orochimaru's tone was somewhat helpless, while Kitahara Kaede was somewhat surprised.

I already knew that Orochimaru was very interested in the Otsutsuki's body, but I didn't expect that he would actually cultivate Otsutsuki cells himself.

He could sense that these petri dishes contained extremely powerful active factors; in the past, such methods would have been used to culture cells between columns.

"This is the secret of the previous gene serum. We fused some bloodline limits into it and found that several of them had exceptionally good effects."

“However! There are only so many Otsutsuki cells. After deducting the ones used in our research institute, they are very scarce, and we may even run out of materials in a while,” Orochimaru said helplessly.

Kitahara Kaede looked puzzled, and seeing this, Orochimaru began to explain.

“The cells of the Otsutsuki are very special. Even if I use the method of culturing Hashira cells, I cannot obtain them at all. Instead, his cells are slowly aging and dying.”

"As you know, many of the Otsutsuki cells were already unusable when I brought them. These have all been salvaged. The culture solution can accelerate the growth of Hashirama cells, but it can only slow down the aging process of these Otsutsuki cells, giving us some time to study them," Orochimaru said.

"Are none of your methods working?" Kitahara Kaede asked doubtfully. He knew that Orochimaru's research on these cells was the most advanced in the entire ninja world, and that there were many other technologies and methods hidden in this laboratory.

Even with such methods, it was impossible to stop the aging of Otsutsuki's cells!

“Hmm! No, since you have the means to slow down cell aging, you should also be able to stop this state, right?” Kitahara Kaede looked at Orochimaru.

“It’s a great pity that we don’t have such means. The cells of the Otsutsuki seem to have some similarities with the blood you left behind before,” Orochimaru suddenly said.

"Alright! I knew you couldn't be in such a hurry to find me all of a sudden!" Kitahara Kaede said.

"It would be a good thing if we could make progress on this!" Orochimaru said with his signature smile.

"Alright!" Kitahara Kaede said with a helpless expression, raising his arm slightly and revealing a kunai in his hand.

"Swish!" Kitahara Kaede cut his own arm, but before the blood could flow, the wound had already healed completely.

"Just relax, we have professional staff here!" Orochimaru said. At this moment, a female nurse appeared beside him, holding a large syringe in her hand.

"This thing is made of extremely rare composite materials; even a Kage-level ninja could easily extract their blood," Orochimaru said.

The female nurse then came up and slowly pushed the syringe into Kitahara Kaede's mouth.

"Bang!" The syringe was completely ruined, and if Kitahara Kaede hadn't restrained himself, the nurse in front would have been injured as well.

The nurse looked surprised; she had done this many times before, and nothing like this had ever happened during the Five Kage arc.

"Sorry, my chakra has become so ingrained that it sticks to the surface of my skin. I'll do it myself. I think I still have those syringes from before," Kitahara Kaede said awkwardly.

"Yes!" The nurse responded immediately, raising her hand and taking out another syringe from the sealing scroll. However, this syringe looked to be a normal size, not as exaggerated as before.

Chapter 686 The Current Status of Bloodline Limit Users

Kitahara Kaede immediately looked at Orochimaru, who then looked away after a moment of embarrassment.

“Leave it to me!” Kitahara Kaede said, his power began to surge and merge, spreading to the syringe, and then bright red blood slowly flowed out.

Throughout this time, Orochimaru's eyes were fixed on Kitahara Kaede, or more specifically, on the syringe in Kitahara Kaede's hand. He looked at it as if he were staring at his beloved girlfriend, which made Kitahara Kaede feel a chill.

After the syringe was filled, Orochimaru quickly took the syringe in his own hand.

"Kitahara-kun, I have some things to attend to. There's still a lot of data from the previous test subjects that I haven't been able to measure, so I won't keep you company any longer!" After saying that, Orochimaru suddenly activated his Body Flicker Technique and disappeared.

Kitahara Kaede was left standing there bewildered in the wind. "Uh, didn't you say you'd find someone to guide me?" Kitahara Kaede thought to himself.

"Sigh!" But he also knew Orochimaru's personality. This thing was now of great use to the ninja world, and Kitahara Kaede hoped that the other party could research something.

"I remember those bloodline limit users from the slave owner's side should be not far away." Kitahara Kaede thought for a moment and then groped his way to the side.

The surrounding area consisted of rows of carved rock caves, which looked like a living area. There were a few pale-faced boys coming and going, but you could tell that they had some happy smiles on their faces.

"Hey! It's you, little girl!" Kitahara Kaede greeted the girl in front of him. This was the little girl who had been rescued by Kitahara Kaede during the duel with the slave owner.

"Yes! It's you, big brother! You've come to see us! Someone come here! Big brother has come to see us!" the girl immediately shouted loudly inside.

It's clear that the little girl at this point has developed some of the innocence and naivety of a girl, completely different from when she was with the slave owner.

Upon hearing the girl's cries, many people inside rushed out. Some of the older people immediately knelt down upon seeing Kitahara Kaede, expressing their gratitude repeatedly.

"You don't need to do this. I didn't do anything wrong back then!" Kitahara Kaede said somewhat embarrassedly when he saw how these people were acting.

After all, he went to the slave owners' side in the first place because of the bloodline limits they possessed.

"How could we not have done anything? You restored our status as poor people. Now we finally feel like human beings here!" one person said excitedly, with tears glistening in his eyes.

"Huh? What's wrong with you guys?" At this moment, Kitahara Kaede also noticed that there were a few people in the crowd whose bodies seemed a little off.

He walked over, his expression turning serious. The others, seeing Kitahara Kaede's expression, suddenly showed fear and dared not speak.

Kitahara Kaede reached out and saw that the hands of these people were almost entirely covered in needle marks, and there were even slight mutations in some parts of their bodies. If this level of damage was not treated, it would probably become more serious in the future.

Suddenly, Kitahara Kaede remembered the little girl from before. He used a Body Flicker Technique to appear next to her. Although the little girl looked innocent and naive, her fighting instincts were still there, and her body reacted immediately.

However, the difference in strength between her and Kitahara Kaede was too great, and she was caught instantly.

Sure enough, Kitahara Kaede also saw a large number of needle marks on the other person's body.

Kitahara Kaede's expression turned grim. He snapped his fingers, and a figure instantly rushed out.

"You! How could this happen!" Kitahara Kaede said, each word distinct. He had specifically warned Orochimaru before these people arrived.

On the other side! Orochimaru looked at Kitahara Kaede's blood with an excited expression.

He carefully stored away Kitahara Kaede's blood, and then found a lot of machinery nearby, preparing to do some simple measurements.

But the spatial imprint behind him suddenly glowed, and then Kitahara Kaede's figure stood in front of him.

"Lord Kitahara, it's not that bad!" Orochimaru hadn't even finished speaking when his body rolled and fell against the wall behind him.

"Cough cough!" Orochimaru stood up, a puzzled expression on his face, with a trickle of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

"What are you doing?" Orochimaru adopted a defensive stance.

"What are you doing!" Kitahara Kaede flicked his hand, and Orochimaru's body flew out once again. His defense was completely useless in front of Kitahara Kaede.

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"What do you mean?" Orochimaru's face was ugly, but this time he didn't even bother with a defensive stance. If Kitahara Kaede were to attack him, he wouldn't have any chance at all.

"I'm asking you, how did you treat those Bloodline Limit users who came from the slave market before! Why do they have so many wounds on their bodies, and some of them have already started to mutate!" Kitahara Kaede said angrily.

"This!" Orochimaru was taken aback. In his eyes, this was nothing. In the past, it was normal for more than a dozen people to die in an experiment. Besides, these people are all living well now, which is already giving Kitahara Kaede face.

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"Yes! That's it! I told you before! Don't force it, try your best to protect their lives, and that's what you did!" Kitahara Kaede's photographer appeared next to Orochimaru and slammed a punch down hard.

When Orochimaru saw this punch, the sweat on his forehead instantly dripped down.

"Crack!" A sizable hole appeared in the wall next to Orochimaru's head.

Orochimaru was momentarily speechless when he looked at Kitahara Kaede, but he quickly recovered.

"Kitahara-kun! I know you care about those slaves, but you also know about the Otsutsuki's past. Why have we been able to make such rapid progress? Could it have been possible without a large number of experiments?"

"Furthermore, I have given those people sufficient compensation. Some of them are now living outside, and one person is even supporting their entire village. I have absolutely not forced anyone!" Orochimaru said.

Kitahara Kaede calmed down a bit after hearing what the other person said.

Orochimaru breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this. Then…

"Bang!" He was hit hard in the cheek, and you could even hear a cracking sound in his chin.

"Don't try to argue with me. You're right, but if you hadn't tempted them with such a large sum of money, would they have been so reckless? Even if you did it for the sake of the ninja world, if there had been sufficient medical treatment, these people wouldn't have developed mutations!" Kitahara Kaede said, looking at Orochimaru.

Chapter 687 Anger

At this point, Orochimaru himself didn't say anything more, but he did want to say that his chin was also somewhat unsupported.

"In the future experiments, we must pay attention to human rights. With your current level, these people should be able to recover. They can recover after some cost. I won't say much else, but these people are still young and are the future of the ninja world. Heal them!" Kitahara Kaede watched as Orochimaru's figure turned into smoke.

Orochimaru twisted his hand on his chin: "Snap!"

"Ah! I never imagined that Kitahara-kun would actually care so much about these slaves."

Kitahara Kaede's true form also reassured the bloodline limit users present.

"Don't worry, I've already spoken with Orochimaru. You can get treatment for your injuries at the research institute for free," said Yuan Feng, nicknamed "590".

"As for the subsequent experiments, you must participate as required, but absolutely no large-scale participation is allowed!" Kitahara Kaede said. Given the level of madness these people were, they would probably experiment themselves to death.

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of several people changed. Their village depended on them for survival, and now that they were no longer allowed to conduct large-scale experiments, what would happen to the village?

Kitahara Kaede had clearly taken these things into consideration: "Don't worry, there's still a lot of work to be done in the lab. You can apply for some when you're not doing experiments. Although it won't be as much as before, it's still a stable source of income."

“I know what you’re thinking, and I know the pressure you’re under, but since you’re under so much pressure, you should live well. Aren’t you afraid that you’ll really collapse after this experiment? What will happen to your families and the villages behind you then?” Kitahara Kaede said.

Everyone lowered their heads as they looked at Kitahara Kaede.

“I will have the Five Shadows handle your situation. After that, not only you, but also your family members and others in your village will be provided with suitable jobs. They won’t be rich or powerful, but at least their survival will not be a problem. I will have someone take care of this immediately, so you don’t need to worry too much,” Kitahara Kaede said.

"Really!" The little girl looked at Kitahara Kaede and couldn't help but ask to confirm.

Although she trusted Kitahara Kaede, this matter was truly too important.

“Of course!” Kitahara Kaede said with a smile.

"Great!"

"That's great!" The people around cheered, and then many people began to sob quietly, tears falling to the ground.

"Don't worry!" Kitahara Kaede reassured him once again. He stayed for a while longer before leaving, as there were still some matters to be dealt with here and in the ninja world.

This trip to the ancestral home of the Otsutsuki clan will take at least six months round trip, so it's always good to make some arrangements in advance.

After Kitahara Kaede left Orochimaru's side, the ninja world was calm and peaceful, seemingly without any incident. However, the most powerful group in the ninja world had quietly gathered together.

"We're ready to set off today, and we've prepared some things for everyone!" Kitahara Kaede said from above, while below stood the elites of the ninja world: Uchiha Itachi, the Raikage, Might Guy, Kakashi, and others.

Each one of them is capable of changing the landscape of the ninja world.

“Orochimaru, you tell us! You know more about these things than I do!” Kitahara Kaede said, while Orochimaru, who was standing to the side, also stepped forward with a rather large scroll in his hand.

"The things we prepared this time are mainly divided into three categories."

"The first type is scientific ninja tools. You have all seen Kitahara-kun use them before. Although they can only unleash the power of a Kage-level character at present, the power required to activate them is minimal. Even if you are just a Genin, you can use them easily."

"I don't know what dangers you will face, but this thing should be quite useful when you are exhausted."

The crowd below nodded. This thing is really useful when you're at your wit's end, and normally you can just leave it aside, which is very convenient.

"The second category is probably not of much interest to you. It contains food prepared for your trip. Each person carries enough food to feed three people for more than six months. I suggest you store these items separately so that if any problems arise, they will be enough to last you until the time is up!"

"I know that some people are no longer in need of this food due to their strength, so we have made some simple modifications to it. These things are also quite effective in restoring chakra!"

"It can quickly replenish chakra? That's good. It can be used for forced marches. It seems that the ninja world's considerations this time are quite comprehensive..." the person below thought to himself.

At this moment, Orochimaru continued speaking. He touched the scroll with his palm, and a seal was immediately broken, revealing a blue potion in his hand.

"As for this, I think everyone here will be very interested in it, so I'll call it Hope One!"

"Hope One is still in the experimental stage. It has two specific functions. First, it can increase your strength. For ordinary Kage-level players, it can reach the Kage-level limit in all aspects. If you are at the Kage-level limit, you can reach the Order stage in a short time, and it will also greatly help you comprehend the Order!" Orochimaru said.

"What! It can actually help one comprehend order!" The people below immediately showed shocked expressions and began to discuss among themselves. After all, those who could participate in this operation had basically reached the limit of Kage level, or in some aspects, they could surpass Kage level, such as Might Guy's ninjutsu.

"No way! If this thing really had such an effect, the strength of the ninja world would increase significantly."

"It's still possible. Do you remember when Tsunade disappeared for a few days? When she reappeared, she had actually comprehended the Order. It's said that her current regenerative ability is even more terrifying than that of Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi back then."

"Everyone, everyone!" Orochimaru spoke up as the situation on the field became increasingly chaotic, and the people around him immediately looked at him.

"You don't need to doubt this. Tsunade comprehended the power of order for this very reason. However, this thing does have side effects. On one hand, it will amplify your personality traits, such as impulsiveness, greed, and arrogance. On the other hand, after using it for an hour, your body will fall into a strange state. Specifically, it's as if all your chakra has disappeared."

Chapter 688 Departure

"However! Don't worry too much, everyone. As long as you follow our food, your symptoms will subside after one day, and your body will be fully recovered after three days. You will also have an increase in strength!" Orochimaru said hurriedly.

"This stuff is much more effective than the previous gene serum!" said Raikage, who had used the gene serum before.

"That's right, this is the enhanced version, but if you take this at the same time as the gene serum, the gene serum will have no effect," Orochimaru reminded him.

Everyone wrote these things down, since no one knew what the situation was like outside.