Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 237 Movements of All Parties

Kushina and Shizune were puzzled as to why Aoba would use reverse summoning to leave, while Tsunade, watching Aoba disappear, seemed to understand something.

Not long after, Aoba reappeared in Kushina's living room, but before they could ask any questions, Aoba suddenly made a shushing gesture.

"The house isn't clean, let me clean it first."

Aoba's voice wasn't loud, but it instantly put Tsunade and Kushina on their guard.

Before the words were even finished, Qingye's figure had already disappeared from the spot.

Almost simultaneously, the two ANBU ninjas responsible for monitoring the courtyard felt a chill on their necks, their vision went black, and they collapsed silently on the roof and in a dark corner.

After doing all this, Aoba reappeared in the living room.

Then, to Tsunade's astonishment, he formed a peculiar hand seal.

These are the hand seals of the Spirit Transformation Technique.

Aoba circled around Kushina's house and discovered two White Zetsu hiding in the Anbu.

Without any hesitation, he directly dispersed the consciousness of the two White Zetsu, then controlled the White Zetsu to emerge from the living room floor, while also holding another White Zetsu in his hand.

The spirit returned to its own body, but Qingye did not stop. She quickly formed hand seals and opened a barrier that enveloped the entire living room.

Only then did Qingye breathe a sigh of relief, clap his hands, and turn to look at the three of them.

"Okay, we're safe now."

Tsunade and the other two stared blankly at the white humanoid creature on the ground.

"What is this?"

Tsunade frowned as she looked at the two white Zetsu bodies on the ground and immediately realized that these things were not human!

Shizune walked to a White Zetsu and examined it with her hands glowing with pale green medical chakra.

After a long while, she raised her head, her face full of shock and confusion.

"Lady Tsunade, this...this thing is not human at all! It's like a vine, made of fibrous tissue similar to plants, and doesn't have the internal organs of humans or ordinary creatures. I've never seen such a creature before!"

"No internal organs, no normal circulatory system... this is not a naturally occurring creature at all!"

Tsunade turned to look at Aoba, not understanding what he meant by creating those two things.

"What the hell is this thing?!"

"It should be a kind of man-made... biological weapon."

Aoba's expression was serious. "I call it White Zetsu."

"White Zetsu?"

Tsunade frowned, squatted down, and carefully examined the two white humanoid creatures on the ground. The more she looked, the more horrified she felt.

The surface of this thing is like the stem of a plant. It has no internal organs, no hair, and the facial features are just an outline. The other one only has half a face, like a half-finished product that someone casually sculpted with clay.

"This thing is extremely well hidden."

Aoba's voice deepened, "Ordinary sensory techniques, even sensory-type Jonin, cannot detect their existence at all. The Konoha Barrier Team's sensory system is almost completely useless against them."

"If I hadn't mastered the art of spiritualization and discovered the clues from the perspective of the soul, I wouldn't have been able to find them."

Shizune swallowed hard, a hint of fear in her eyes, and asked, "Are there... a lot of them?"

"A lot."

Aoba continued, "They usually remain silent, lurking underground, in trees, or even in the walls of buildings, like plants. They silently monitor the entire ninja world, the movements of the major ninja villages, and even high-level confidential meetings, which may be under their surveillance."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade's expression immediately turned extremely ugly.

If what Aoba said is true, then wouldn't Konoha's secrets have long been transparent to others?

"How powerful is this thing?"

Tsunade asked in a deep voice.

"His individual strength isn't that great, probably only at the Chunin level."

Upon hearing this, Shizune glanced at Aoba speechlessly, wondering what he meant by "only at the Chunin level."

Tsunade previously praised her, saying she already possessed the strength of a Chunin, which means this thing's strength is actually about the same as hers...

So annoying!

Just then, Aoba once again used the Spirit Transformation Technique to possess one of the White Zetsu.

As they watched Bai Jue slowly rise to his feet, the group frowned as they stared at this strange biological weapon.

"It's okay, don't move."

Aoba's voice came from White Zetsu's mouth. Aoba controlled White Zetsu to place his hand on Shizune's shoulder and absorb a little chakra.

Then, to the astonishment of the three, it went silent.

Tsunade circled the "fake" Shizune and was surprised to find that even she couldn't tell the difference in the transformation.

"They can even perfectly simulate chakra?!"

Tsunade gasped.

He's a born spy!

"Fake" Shizune nodded, making the same sound as the real Shizune, "This thing can absorb other people's chakra and perfectly transform into their appearance."

The "fake" silence transformed back into White Zetsu, extending a hand from which a wooden splinter emerged from White Zetsu's palm.

"Wood Release!"

Tsunade's pupils suddenly contracted.

"etc!"

Tsunade grabbed White Zetsu's wrist with such force that she tore off White Zetsu's forearm.

"Wood Release is my great-grandfather's bloodline limit! How could this thing possibly possess Wood Release?!"

"I suspect that someone stole the original cell samples and used them as a basis for large-scale biological modification."

Tsunade gritted her teeth, her fists clenching so tightly they cracked.

It's an insult to the Senju clan that my great-grandfather's cells were used for such disgusting experiments to create a biological weapon that monitors the entire ninja world!

This ignited an uncontrollable rage within her.

"So Kushina's Wood Release is also..."

Aoba nodded, explaining that because the First Hokage's Wood Release had a suppressive effect on the Tailed Beasts, he had made a White Zetsu into a sealing vessel.

"Now it seems that it was that container that gave Kushina the ability to use Wood Release."

Since it involved Wood Release, Aoba knew he had to explain things clearly to Tsunade, but he still chose the old method, selectively revealing some information.

He truthfully described the characteristics and threat of White Zetsu, but concealed the fact that White Zetsu were products of the God Tree and that Madara Uchiha was involved. After all, revealing some information now would only increase panic and would have no real effect.

Meanwhile, the root base beneath Konoha.

A Root ninja knelt on one knee in front of Danzo, reporting the results of today's surveillance in a low voice.

"Lord Danzo, after the meeting, Yamashiro Aoba and Uchiha Fugaku had a brief encounter on the Hokage Rock, but the details of their conversation are unavailable."

"But judging from their expressions, there was no conflict; on the contrary, they seemed to have reached some kind of consensus."

Danzo narrowed his single eye slightly, a dangerous glint in it.

"Yamashiro Aoba... Uchiha..."

Danzo snorted coldly and waved for his men to leave.

Danzo was not surprised that Aoba was leaning towards the Uchiha clan.

Today at the meeting, Aoba's willingness to publicly display his strange pupil technique already revealed his stance.

But what truly concerned Danzo was not Aoba's stance, but the eye technique Aoba displayed!

"Not only did he master Lava Release, but he was also able to develop a dojutsu comparable to the Sharingan through his own research..." Danzo muttered to himself, his single eye filled with greedy desire.

He subconsciously touched his right eye, which was wrapped in bandages.

Hidden there is a Sharingan that he painstakingly obtained.

However, due to the rejection reaction, he had to consume a lot of chakra to suppress it, making it impossible for him to fully unleash the power of the Sharingan.

If... if I could get Yamashiro Aoba's research data, or even get him to cooperate with my experiments!

Danzo's heart skipped a beat.

With Aoba's cooperation, he could not only perfectly solve the Sharingan's rejection problem, but might even master a higher level of eye techniques!

At that time, what right would that weak guy, Hiruzen Sarutobi, have to sit in the position of Hokage?

"Yamashiro Aoba...you can't escape my grasp."

Danzo's lips curled into a sinister smile.

……

The Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi also received a report from the Anbu.

The Third Hokage didn't seem to care too much about Aoba's initiative to contact the Uchiha clan.

As long as it can be confirmed that the Nine-Tails' attack has nothing to do with the Uchiha clan, that's fine.

After all, the Uchiha are also Konoha's Uchiha, and Aoba's willingness to repair the relationship between the two sides is, in a way, a good thing.

But there was one thing that particularly concerned the third generation.

He put down his pipe and his gaze fell on the file about Aoba on the table.

Pupil technique.

As a man known as the "Doctor of Ninjutsu," Hiruzen Sarutobi was well aware of the price that had to be paid to develop a ninjutsu.

Even a genius like Minato Namikaze took nearly three years to develop the Rasengan.

That was just a standard, lethal ninjutsu.

Aoba developed the bloodline limit that involves the human blood vessels and optic nerve!

Research at this level cannot possibly be accomplished through mere thought. It requires a vast amount of experimental data, and even… human trials!

The third generation exhaled a smoke ring, his eyes becoming somewhat complicated.

This means that Aoba may have his own secret laboratory in some unknown place.

He vaguely saw the shadow of his prized disciple, Orochimaru, in Aoba.

Both are geniuses, and both are full of curiosity about the study of ninjutsu. Now they are hanging out with Danzo. Even though Danzo has warned them many times in private, Orochimaru still refuses to listen to advice.

The third generation took a deep drag of his cigarette and slowly exhaled.

Smoke swirled and rose in the dimly lit office, blurring his aged face.

One Lava Release technique could be considered a coincidence, but when combined with the Red Eyes technique, it's enough to prove Aoba's terrifying talent in human research.

He absolutely did not want Aoba to become a second Orochimaru.

After much deliberation, the three generations finally made a decision.

He had to keep Aoba under his watchful eye and keep a close eye on him.

Thinking of this, the Third Hokage picked up his pen and pulled out the appointment letter that was originally intended to be issued to Tsunade.

He picked up a pen and crossed out Tsunade's name, replacing it with another name.

"Since you're so interested in human research, then I'll leave Konoha Hospital to you."

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