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

Why didn't I think of that?

Oh, right, I need to hurry up and go find Professor Sarutobi to apply for new funding.

Artificial humans...

Yes, I need to order a new batch of equipment...

There also needs to be…

Kagura, whose hands were tightly gripped by Orochimaru, looked helplessly at the incessantly chattering Orochimaru in front of her, unsure how to respond.

Even he himself did not expect that, after all these years of his guidance, Orochimaru, this gloomy guy, would become such a pure researcher.

Although he always appears calm and mature when carrying out missions.

But when it comes to research, Orochimaru immediately becomes a different person.

After Orochimaru muttered to himself in a daze for a while, Kagura finally pulled her hands out of his grasp and patted his shoulder.

As he moved, Orochimaru finally slowly came to his senses.

Seeing his gradually hardening gaze, Kagura finally spoke:

"First of all, it's already evening. Even if you want to find Sarutobi-sensei, you should go to him tomorrow."

Secondly, I suggest that when you meet Sarutobi-sensei tomorrow, you can also ask him for permission to enter the forbidden technique base.

I believe the forbidden techniques and numerous ninjutsu scrolls there should provide you with great inspiration.

Well, even if they don't let you in, you'll most likely sneak in on your own later.

As she spoke, Kagura was also muttering to herself.

In the original timeline, Orochimaru killed the guards protecting the forbidden book base and secretly infiltrated to investigate the forbidden techniques in order to study them.

It was at that time that Orochimaru learned the ultimate forbidden technique, Impure World Reincarnation, invented by the Second Hokage.

It can be said that Orochimaru's later Reincarnation Technique was inspired by research materials from here.

Since he is very likely to infiltrate in the future, it would be better to let him apply to Hiruzen Sarutobi openly and honestly.

If I were to go and talk to Sarutobi-sensei, I believe that Sarutobi Hiruzen would most likely agree to the request now.

Kagura was unaware that his impulsive suggestion had led Orochimaru to study what Madara Uchiha was doing ahead of time.

The so-called cultivation of artificial humans and the so-called "perfect body" that Madara Uchiha is currently cultivating are actually the same thing.

This unexpected move foreshadowed Orochimaru's role in the final battle years later.

Of course, these are all for later.

After hesitating for a moment, Kagura looked at Orochimaru and spoke again:

"By the way, among the volunteers you have, isn't there a boy named Xin?"

Upon hearing Kagura's words, Orochimaru paused for a moment, a pale-skinned boy's image flashing through his mind.

He nodded in confusion, then said hesitantly:

"It seems... there is such a guy."

However, not long after he arrived, the old man stopped the experiment with the Hashirama cells.

However, he seemed very interested in the experiments I was researching and volunteered to stay as my assistant.

What's up with him? "

Kagura thought for a moment before speaking:

"This guy's physique is somewhat special. If you want to create an artificial human, you can study his body."

However, one thing to note is that you should never transplant Sharingan or Hashirama cells into him.

Don't let him obtain power that doesn't belong to him. This person... is not a good person...

Although Kagura's words were somewhat vague, the astute Orochimaru instantly understood her meaning and nodded to indicate that he understood.

Actually, this character didn't appear in the original storyline.

Well, that's not quite right either, because a part of his body appeared in the original storyline.

When Shin was a minor, he volunteered to become one of Orochimaru's experimental subjects in order to learn cloning technology.

Xin's constitution is very special; he will not reject any tissue transplanted into his body.

Therefore, Orochimaru transplanted many Sharingan eyes that Danzo Shimura had collected during the Uchiha Clan Massacre into Shin.

He then gave Danzo his right arm, which had been transplanted with various Sharingan eyes, as Danzo's new right arm.

That is, the arm that Danzo showed during his fight with Sasuke, which terrifies those with trypophobia.

However, after obtaining the power of the Uchiha Eyes, this guy became a major villain in the side story.

That's why Kagura warned Orochimaru to be careful of him.

After thinking for a moment and confirming that there was nothing else she needed to tell Orochimaru, Kagura bid him farewell.

As for Orochimaru, he didn't even bother to see him off. He simply waved to Kagura and then sat down at the lab bench to write something.

Now that there is a new direction, it also means that most of his previous research needs to be scrapped and replanned.

This workload is far more complex than imagined.

So Orochimaru wasted no time and planned to work through the night to write his new plan.

Kagura, unfazed by Orochimaru's state, didn't disturb him and quietly left Orochimaru's house alone.

After walking out the door, he glanced at Orochimaru's laboratory and sighed wearily.

Over the years, Kagura had unknowingly come to regard Orochimaru as her comrade.

Kagura went to great lengths to keep her partner from going astray.

Even as he racked his brains for Orochimaru, he couldn't help but feel exhausted.

Hey.

Being a good person is really tiring...

Chapter 12 We want to come to your house for a free meal

After leaving Orochimaru's house that night, Kagura suddenly realized a problem.

Because of his intervention, Konoha Village will likely lose an extremely important figure in the future—Yamato.

After all, Orochimaru no longer intends to implement that baby plan, so Yamato, who possesses Wood Release, cannot be created.

But there is nothing that can be done about it.

In Kagura's memory, the babies Orochimaru secretly kidnapped were sixty babies from the village's genin, chunin, ANBU, and surrounding villages.

This range is far too broad; Kagura simply cannot determine where Yamato came from.

Even the name Yamato is not his original name.

In the original storyline, his original name is no longer traceable.

The name "Yamato" was bestowed upon him by the Fifth Hokage (Tsunade).

(The Book of Formations also states that it was bestowed by the Third Hokage.)

In this situation, finding the legendary Yamato would be like finding a needle in a haystack for Kagura.

However, Kagura believed that even if they lost this Yamato, a new "Yamato" would definitely appear after Orochimaru's artificial human project succeeded.

After resolving the Orochimaru issue, Kagura spent another peaceful and leisurely month in Konoha.

Because she became the instructor for this year's genin, Kagura was no longer assigned any new missions by the village.

During this period, his only task was to lead the training of the new seventh class.

Even someone like Madara Uchiha had experience carrying out low-level missions when he was young.

For newly promoted genin like Minato, carrying out these seemingly insignificant C-rank and D-rank missions is part of their training.

Of course, Kagura didn't just sleep all day during this time.

After realizing that the three little ones had finally made progress, he began to personally train them.

In addition to the basic daily tasks, he would provide guidance and extra training tailored to each individual's situation.

After getting to know Minato for a while, he discovered that the kid had a intelligence that was different from his cute and innocent appearance.

Although he seems a bit silly on ordinary days, his talent for learning ninjutsu is so amazing that even Kagura has to admire him.

Any ninjutsu that Kagura has taught and demonstrated in front of him can be learned and used by this guy in no more than three times.

Although Kagura mainly teaches basic ninjutsu, this speed was still enough to surprise her.

If it weren't for the fact that colored contact lenses don't exist in this world, Kagura would have suspected that this kid actually had Sharingan under his seemingly blank eyelids.

In response, Kagura could only say that he truly deserves to be called a man who can wield the Flying Thunder God Technique even better than its creator, Tobirama, and who has also developed the S-rank ninjutsu Rasengan.

Moreover, this kid is not only exceptionally good at learning ninjutsu, but he is also top-notch in both taijutsu and combat intelligence.

No wonder Jiraiya in the original story praised him as a genius that is rare to see in decades.

As for Hiashi Hyuga, Kagura had a different set of educational methods.

As members of the Hyuga clan who possess the Byakugan, they almost never learn other ninjutsu.

They almost exclusively learned the Soft Fist system, which is based on the Byakugan (white eye) technique.

Possessing the Byakugan that can see the enemy's pressure points, they can inflict massive damage on their enemies with just Gentle Fist.

Therefore, Kagura also focused on teaching Hiashi's physical skills according to his individual needs.

After all, the foundation of Soft Fist requires excellent physical skills to support it.

After being taught a few times, Hiashi's abilities surprised Kagura.

While not as freakish as Minato, Hiashi was undoubtedly the most physically gifted person Kagura had ever encountered.

Of course, this is because he hasn't met Might Guy as an adult yet.

As for Kushina, after thinking it over, Kagura decided to teach her how to control chakra.