From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

It’s just that Orochimaru is not participating in the war on the front line now. He didn’t even show up during the Third Ninja World War.

During this period, Orochimaru was in Konoha, conducting some forbidden experiments.

At this moment, there was a corpse on the operating table in front of him, and Orochimaru was dissecting the corpse.

Even on the walls of this laboratory, there are rows of glass tanks filled with solutions, each containing a corpse soaked in it.

The whole environment was eerie and terrifying, but Orochimaru's expression was extremely serious, as if he was doing something sacred.

At this moment, the door behind him suddenly opened, and then Danzo Shimura walked in.

At this time, Danzo Shimura did not have any claustrophobia, and his Sharingan was everywhere, so he did not need to pretend anything, and his body looked naturally healthy.

But in terms of temperament, he is indeed very gloomy and doesn't look like a good person.

"How is it?" After Shimura Danzo came in, he asked Orochimaru directly.

That's right, in terms of affiliation, after the Second Shinobi World War, the Three Ninjas parted ways. Although Orochimaru stayed in Konoha, he also joined the mysterious Root organization and basically had no chance to show up.

The Root organization is the darkness of Konoha. The original concept of its establishment should be correct. Where there is light, there is shadow. This is a very normal thing. This world has never been black and white.

It's just that Danzo was blinded by greed and ended up brainwashing and transforming the Root organization, which was supposed to serve the interests of Konoha, into his own personal organization.

What does it mean?

This means he's using Hanakoha's money to support his own soldiers. This constitutes embezzlement of village assets! 2.9 "Failed, over there..." Orochimaru, without even looking up, pointed to a distant table. On it lay a pile of rotting flesh, even wriggling. Clearly devoid of form, it gave off a sense of immense vitality.

"Why did you fail again?" Danzo frowned after taking a look.

"The Shodaime-sama's cells are too powerful. Ordinary people cannot withstand the proliferation of such cells. Once the Shodaime's cells are transplanted, they will be quickly eroded, causing the collapse of the entire body. Simply put, they cannot withstand this kind of power." Orochimaru responded casually while dissecting the corpse.

That’s right, what the root tissue is doing at this time is the Hashirama cell experiment.

After the death of Hashirama Senju, Konoha completely lost the transmission of Wood Release Kekkei Genkai. However, the power of Hashirama Senju, the God of Ninja, made the top leaders of Konoha yearn for him. At the same time, the power of Wood Release is also an important force to restrain the tailed beasts.

No matter from which perspective, the loss of Wood Release is a regret and sadness.

Therefore, the top management conducted relevant Wood Release research experiments in secret.

However, this experiment was too cruel and was later stopped. Then Danzo Shimura and Orochimaru continued the research secretly.

In the end, Orochimaru left Konoha because this incident was exposed.

Otherwise, he would actually be qualified to compete for the position of the Fourth Hokage.

Chapter 481: The unique Orochimaru and the despised Danzo.

Orochimaru is undoubtedly a talented ninja.

Long ago, when he was a child, his parents died in the war, so Orochimaru has a deep obsession with the fragility of life.

He was a student of the same ninja school as Jiraiya, Tsunade and others. He graduated at the age of six and was then assigned to Sarutobi Hiruzen's small class.

Sarutobi Hiruzen thought highly of him and believed that Orochimaru was a genius ninja that only appears once in decades.

In fact, Orochimaru is indeed a genius.

Although he was born into a common family, he had extremely strong talent and could basically learn anything. Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen also had a special preference for Orochimaru.

So much so that when Jiraiya, who was at the bottom of the class, was young, he often envied Orochimaru and thought that Sarutobi only had Orochimaru in his heart.

At the beginning, Orochimaru was a kind-hearted guy, but his childhood obsession, coupled with his own talent, gradually led him to have thoughts that he shouldn't have.

Out of fear of death and love for ninjutsu, he hopes to learn all the ninjutsu in the world, but this is not something a normal person can do, unless they have a long life and plenty of time.

Due to various factors, Orochimaru began to embark on the path of studying the art of immortality. He hoped to obtain the ninjutsu or body of immortality to support his dreams and ambitions.

Mediocre people are not scary, what is scary is that geniuses take the wrong path.

After making up his mind, Orochimaru began to advance rapidly on the forbidden path, gradually turning from a positive character of Konoha into the shame of Konoha in the future.

This guy does things without any scruples, and he has no taboos. He dares to provoke anyone and do anything.

He's a complicated man, indeed.

Later, after truly witnessing the power of the Sharingan, he became extremely fond of the Uchiha clan's Sharingan, even to the point of being obsessed with it.

Of course, none of this has happened yet.

But in the field of scientific research, Orochimaru has accumulated a lot of knowledge and experience, otherwise Danzo would not have set up a laboratory specifically for him and secretly supported him in studying Wood Release and Hashirama cells.

"So do you have any good ideas? Ways to solve this problem?" Danzo Shimura withdrew his gaze from the pile of rotten meat and asked Orochimaru.

Orochimaru thought for a moment, then paused his dissection, discarded his blood-stained surgical gloves, and spoke, "In the final analysis, the Shodaime-sama's cells are a form of life force, a yang-attributed force. However, too much is as bad as too little. It is precisely because this life force is too strong that it causes unlimited proliferation and physical collapse. If a sufficiently strong yin-attributed force is added to the transplanted cells, perhaps a balance of yin and yang can be achieved to a certain extent, maintaining the body's stability and preventing collapse. This is my opinion on the matter."

There is nothing wrong with it in theory. Uchiha Madara also came to this conclusion. He used these cells of the first generation to revive Uchiha Obito. The Sharingan is the ultimate representative of the Yin attribute, and it almost perfectly balances the cells of the first generation.

Later, the same thing happened to Danzo. Orochimaru gave him a gift, which was that disgusting thing with the entire arm being a Sharingan.

That arm was made of the cells of the first generation, and with the help of a large amount of Sharingan suppression, a certain balance was established.

After a brief pause, Orochimaru continued, "There's another possibility. That's that the test subject himself possesses a physical fitness that's strong enough, comparable to that of the First Generation. In this case, perhaps he can perfectly integrate this power. I think this method is far more suitable than seeking a balance between yin and yang, because the balance between yin and yang can sometimes be disrupted by external forces."

Orochimaru believed that if his physical fitness and vitality were strong enough to be perfectly compatible with the first generation cells, then there would be no risk and no backlash, because this compatibility would most likely lead to a true integration, where you would be in me and I would be in you, with no distinction between them.

However, if yin and yang are balanced, there will be many hidden dangers, because this balance is a means of mutual checks and balances. It seems to be integrated together, but in fact, it is ultimately two sides of the same coin, and there are always unstable factors.

It would be fine if the hidden danger does not break out, but once it breaks out, it may put you in danger of death.

But soon, Orochimaru laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "It's just that the first method is more practical. The second method, while seemingly safe and secure, is simply impossible. Wanting to find someone with better physical fitness and stronger vitality than the Shodaime-sama... is a fantasy."

Anyway, Orochimaru has never seen anyone with such ability.

Moreover, anyone with this kind of vitality, as long as he is not a moron, will definitely be extremely powerful and will not need to be particularly concerned with Wood Release or the like.

Danzo Shimura listened to Orochimaru's analysis and nodded. As for finding someone with stronger vitality than the First Hokage to conduct experiments... this is simply a paradox, so Danzo didn't take it seriously and just thought it was Orochimaru's rigorous scientific research style at work.

Therefore, his first choice is to find a way to balance yin and yang.

This is what suits him.

After thinking for a moment, Shimura Danzo said, "Then what material can counterbalance the extremely yin properties of the First Generation's cells? Do you have any ideas?"

"I don't know, I'm not sure." Orochimaru shook his head.

He really didn't know these.

He is not obsessed with the Sharingan yet, so naturally he has not discovered the secret of the Sharingan.

Seeing that Orochimaru didn't understand, Danzo Shimura didn't ask any more questions. He knew that Orochimaru would not play tricks on him about this kind of thing, because he was the rich man who supported him in doing experiments. If Orochimaru wanted to do research, he had to cooperate with him, and there was no conflict of interest between the two of them.

One wanted to use Wood Release, the other wanted to uncover the secret of powerful vitality, and they hit it off immediately.

"Then I will have the Root people pay attention to collecting some Yin-attributed items later." Shimura Danzo responded, then changed the subject and said, "Something big happened outside."

"Oh? What's wrong?" Orochimaru asked, but it was obvious that he didn't seem really interested and was just perfunctory.

After walking a few steps, he took out a book from the bookcase, opened it and started reading.

As if he had long been accustomed to Orochimaru's temper, Shimura Danzo didn't care about his indifferent attitude and said directly: "If nothing unexpected happens, that Uchiha Kagami should have died on the front line of the battle in Kumogakure..."

As soon as these words fell, Orochimaru looked up at Shimura Danzo in surprise, and then instinctively asked, "Did you do this?"

Danzo???

"Is this the image of me in your mind?" Danzo Shimura said very dissatisfiedly.

Why do you always blame me when something goes wrong?

It would be fine if I did this, but the problem is that it really has nothing to do with me!

Isn't this slander?

Orochimaru looked at Shimura Danzo with some surprise, and then said: "Of course, what else do you think you are? Do you think you are bright and great? Hehehe..."

If it weren't for Orochimaru's great abilities and his expertise in scientific research, Danzo would have really wanted to kill this outspoken bastard.

But he finally swallowed his anger and said unhappily, "It has nothing to do with me. Maybe I did think about how to get rid of him, but... I'm still hesitating."

Yes, Danzo, this old bastard, had not really evolved to the shameless and bottom-line-less level he would later become. He still had some moral integrity.

Moreover, this change in mentality and style is indeed gradual and not achieved overnight.

The reason why he hesitated was actually no different from what Sarutobi Hiruzen thought, that is, he and Uchiha Kagami still had some friendship.

"Really? I thought you were worried that he had made some major contributions on the front line, and would have more capital to compete for the position of the Fourth Hokage when he came back, so you killed him in advance." Orochimaru said without any scruples.

"Hmph." Shimura Danzo snorted coldly, then added: "Although it's unfortunate, it should be a good thing for you and me, right?"

"No, it has nothing to do with me. If you want to have fun, go somewhere else and have a good laugh." Orochimaru said coldly.

"How is it possible that it has nothing to do with you? Orochimaru, you are also a popular candidate for the next generation Hokage. You are strong enough and have a good reputation in the village. You are also Hiruzen's disciple. With my secret support, the position of the Fourth Hokage will belong to you!" Shimura Danzo said eagerly.

"Hehehe, isn't the position of Hokage the one you've always wanted to take? Why are you willing to give it to me?" Orochimaru sneered.

Shimura Danzo didn't get angry. He was silent for a moment and said, "Given my current situation, it's not appropriate for me to compete even if I want to. So instead of giving it to someone else, why not let you take the position? Once you take the position of Hokage, I will find a way to reverse the current situation. Then, you can give me the position again."

Speaking of this, it is also a strange system, that is, the previous generation of Hokage basically has the decision-making power when choosing the next generation 777 Hokage.

Before his death, the Second Hokage chose Sarutobi Hiruzen, so when he came back it was natural for him to become the Hokage.

Sarutobi Hiruzen later chose Namikaze Minato, and this civilian ninja became Hokage. However, after Minato died, Sarutobi Hiruzen came to power again.

It can be said that the inheritance of Naruto is, after all, somewhat unfair...

According to Danzo Shimura's idea, it would be a good idea to push Orochimaru, a qualified guy, to the position first.

After all these years of contact, Danzo knew very well that Orochimaru was not fit to be Hokage at all. If he became Hokage, how could he do research?

He could also sense that Orochimaru really had no interest in the position of Hokage.

Well, if he pushes Orochimaru to the position, and Orochimaru doesn't want to be in charge, he can just leave it to him. Then you, the Fourth Hokage, can just focus on your research, and leave the rest to me, Danzo!

Then he can operate it for a year or two, and when the time is right, Orochimaru can abdicate to himself. Wouldn't that be perfect?

"You have a good idea, but I'm not interested at all." Orochimaru waved his hand.

"You guy, do you know what you are rejecting? If you really become Hokage, you can mobilize the power of the village to fulfill your dream and continue your forbidden experiments. This will be good for you and me..." Danzo Shimura said excitedly.

Judging from his tone, he seems to be very disappointed in his students.

But Orochimaru ignored him and walked straight to the door and opened it.

"Hey, I haven't finished talking yet, bastard!" Danzo Shimura yelled at Orochimaru angrily.

"Although you haven't finished speaking, I have listened to it." Orochimaru responded calmly, then raised his hand and slammed the door shut.