Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

Either the interstitial cells are too strong, causing the host to die.

As he spoke, he pulled hard on his long hair, clearly deeply confused.

Just as Kagura reached out to comfort him, his next words startled her.

"Oh, right..."

If we're looking for a baby...

Adults have such strong defense systems!

If it's an infant, then there shouldn't be any possibility of assimilation.

However, this would certainly result in a high infant mortality rate, and there would be no possibility of finding infant volunteers.

unless......"

These words made Kagura's heart skip a beat.

Sure enough, the immense inertia of this world still came into play.

Even without Danzo, Orochimaru seems poised to follow the same old path on his own.

Upon hearing this, Kagura finally fell silent again, and then shouted loudly at Orochimaru:

"Orochimaru!"

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru was startled to realize that someone had entered his laboratory, and he immediately looked behind him.

Orochimaru looked haggard, with dark circles under his eyes deeply etched on his pale face, seemingly the result of long hours of staying up late.

His hair was disheveled and dull, as if he was suffocating under the pressure of research.

His eyes were bloodshot, and his gaze was lost and helpless, as if he had lost his direction and confidence.

His clothes were wrinkled and stained, a stark contrast to his usual neat appearance.

His hands hung limply at his sides, his fingers trembling slightly, as if telling of his inner resentment.

He showed no signs of youthful vigor or vitality, only a body covered by fatigue and haggardness.

Kagura was slightly taken aback when she saw the unfamiliar Orochimaru in front of her, but the words suddenly stopped in her mouth, and she didn't know how to say them.

Orochimaru clearly realized that Kagura had overheard his words, and looking as if he had done something wrong, he lowered his head and remained silent.

Taking a deep breath, Kagura finally spoke first:

"Were you just planning to use a baby for an experiment?"

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru was certain that Kagura had learned of his thoughts, but after a few seconds of silence, he still answered truthfully:

"Yes, I do have that thought."

It must be said that this is precisely the result Kagura has achieved over the years.

He never uttered any lofty words about Orochimaru's research, nor did he inexplicably try to stop him.

Kagura firmly believes that the best way to become someone's best friend is to have common topics with them.

If you want someone like Orochimaru to listen to you, you'd better become a researcher like him.

This is also a key reason why Danzo and Orochimaru were able to become partners in the original storyline.

As for Kagura, although he is not good at research.

However, thanks to his superior time travel ability, he was always able to provide Orochimaru with new and feasible directions for his research.

Therefore, when faced with Kagura's questioning, Orochimaru had no intention of hiding anything, but instead laid it all out, hoping to get her help or analysis.

Hearing Orochimaru's frank confession, Kagura lowered her head and thought about it carefully.

As the saying goes, it is better to open up than to block.

He knew very well that if he were to harshly reprimand Orochimaru at this moment, it would not only fail to extinguish his thoughts, but might also have a negative effect.

The best approach is to guide him towards new research directions.

So after much thought, he looked up and solemnly said to Orochimaru:

I do not agree with your approach.

Upon hearing Kagura's answer, a hint of disappointment flashed in Orochimaru's eyes.

However, Kagura's next words gave him renewed hope.

Kagura looked directly into his eyes and continued:

“You know very well that if you want to use babies, you simply don’t have any volunteers through proper channels.”

But if you insist on doing so.

The final result was that he would be unable to remain in Konoha and would be forced to defect from the village.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Orochimaru felt as if Kagura had completely seen through his thoughts.

So he remained silent in the face of Kagura's analysis, simply watching her and waiting for her to continue.

Kagura paused slightly, and after organizing her thoughts, spoke again:

"But have you ever thought about whether it's really worth it?"

Not to mention the consequences of doing so, you will make enemies of the entire Hidden Leaf Village and lose the resources that the entire village provides for you.

"Is it really possible to succeed by using infants as experimental subjects?"

At this point, Kagura gradually sorted out her thoughts and spoke faster and faster:

"Both my cells and Hashirama's cells contain enormous energy because they possess the power of Wood Release."

Even adults cannot withstand this kind of energy, so why do you think an infant can withstand it and survive?

In my opinion, your approach isn't research at all; it's just taking a chance after losing direction.

In fact, Kagura wasn't just making things up.

In the original timeline, of the 60 infant test subjects Orochimaru searched for, only Dai and one survived.

Even Yamato himself was considered a failed experiment by Orochimaru and was abandoned.

But his will to survive ultimately allowed him to live on and he was fortunate enough to be discovered by Danzo Shimura, thus avoiding death.

So Orochimaru fell silent in the face of Kagura's questioning.

Because he knew very well that what Kagura said made a lot of sense.

After a moment of silence, he still said with resentment:

"What can I do then?"

Is this the end of all the research we've done over the years?

Upon hearing Orochimaru's question, Kagura smiled slightly and, having already prepared an answer, replied:

"It's very simple. Why do you insist on transplanting Hashirama's or my cells into someone else?"

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Hearing this, Orochimaru was also taken aback, and said with some confusion:

"you mean..."

"What I mean is, why don't you just use these cells to create new androids?"

Since these cells cannot survive in other people's bodies.

What if these cells themselves created the body?

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru's eyes lit up, as if he had found a new direction.

(Don't worry, there's no intention to develop Boruto content here; this book will only tell the Shippuden storyline.)

Although Orochimaru did create artificial humans in Boruto.

But I just wanted to use these storylines to guide Orochimaru in a reasonable way and prevent him from turning evil.

After all, for a character like this to become an ally of justice, there must be some process and reason.

Going to the dark side is fun for a while, but turning back to the right path is incredibly difficult...

Chapter 11 Being a good person is really tiring...

"Artificial humans..."

Orochimaru kept repeating Kagura's suggestion, and his previously dim eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Exactly. Since these cells cannot be integrated into the human body, why don't I just use the Hashira cells to cultivate an artificial human?

Since it's a body cultured from the original cells, there shouldn't be any antibody issues.

Moreover, the artificial humans created in this way will be more powerful in using Wood Release.

After all, it wasn't an ability forcibly imposed from the outside; it was an ability that came with it from the start.

Kagura's suggestion opened a new door for Orochimaru, instantly giving him many more ideas.

As for his previous idea of ​​experimenting on babies, he had long since forgotten about it.

In fact, given Orochimaru's intelligence, how could he not know that the so-called baby experiments were most likely just a waste of time?

After all, even adults cannot withstand the strength of the interstitial cells, let alone infants.

However, as someone who was almost obsessed with the research of ninjutsu, the feeling of being stuck at the last step in his research was really driving him a little crazy.

So rather than saying it was to keep the experiment going, it would be more accurate to say it was a desperate gamble after the research encountered a dead end.

Now that Kagura has provided a new approach, Orochimaru naturally discarded his immature idea.

Having regained his composure, he was well aware that if he acted rashly and did something like that, Konoha would probably no longer tolerate him.

If Konoha's support is lost, it's an easy question to answer whether an individual's strength or a village's strength is more beneficial for one's subsequent research.

After thinking for a moment, Orochimaru, who felt that this direction was more and more feasible, excitedly grabbed Kagura's hand.

At this moment, his eyes shone like a bright moon, and he exclaimed in admiration:

"Kagura, you're a genius!"