Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 103 Orochimaru's Human Experiments

Danzo's expression stiffened slightly. Even though he already knew a lot about Uchiha Tou, he was still shocked by the guy's mentality of killing people as easily as drinking water.

Danzo had seen far too many ninja madmen who enjoyed killing. Not to mention, almost every one of his Root ninjas was stained with blood.

However, those ninjas who enjoy killing generally fall into two extremes: either they are completely numb, treating themselves as tools, or they are already insane, not caring about the lives of others or their own.

But Uchiha Touyu was different. This kid valued his life very much. Before he had fully developed his strength, he would never accept any mission that was even slightly dangerous.

Even if you try to force him, he will only outwardly comply but inwardly resist, slack off, and prioritize his own life. If you try to coerce him further, he will definitely defect without hesitation.

However, this guy was completely indifferent to the lives of others, as if other people's lives were just numbers, and he didn't care about them at all.

If Danzo had ever come to the real world and played the game, he would know that this is exactly the indifference players feel towards NPCs. Named NPCs can still pique players' interest, but wild monsters scattered in the wilderness are just experience points and materials in the eyes of players.

"This time it's not about killing... it's another mission for you to carry out."

"No interest! Find some other men to do it!"

Upon hearing Danzo's words, Uchiha Tou's expression quickly turned indifferent, and he turned to leave.

Killing people can improve one's strength, so what's the point of going on other missions? Is it just for that little bit of reward from the Root organization?

Just use Magnetic Escape anywhere you like, and you'll earn more money than any mission reward!

"Wait a minute, Fei Yu... This mission is very difficult for any Root ninja other than you to complete."

"Then let's not complete it... I refuse to believe that failing to complete one mission will lead to the demise of our great Konoha!"

Uchiha Touyu's words left Danzo speechless, his face turning pale and then red. He took a long breath and said:

"If you complete this mission, I will unlock the forbidden techniques of our Root sect for you!"

"No need. I already know enough ninjutsu. If I were to study it in depth, it would be enough for me to learn for a lifetime."

Uchiha Touyu looked completely indifferent. A year ago, Danzo's words might have slightly moved Uchiha Touyu, but in the past year, relying on his genjutsu that controlled his five senses, Uchiha Touyu had already thoroughly explored all the forbidden techniques of Root.

In fact, the Root's methods of keeping forbidden techniques secret are far inferior to the Book of Seals. However, the contents of those forbidden techniques are not as numerous as he had imagined. At least, ninjutsu such as Impure World Reincarnation and Reaper Death Seal do not exist, which greatly disappointed Uchiha Touyu.

Seeing that Uchiha Hiyu was about to turn and leave, Danzo quickly spoke up:

"Wait a minute, this mission is related to your Uchiha clan!"

Is it related to the Uchiha clan? Uchiha Touya's mind raced for a moment, as if he had thought of something, and he turned to look at Shimura Danzo:

"Explain in detail, what's the situation?"

Danzo Shimura, still believing that Tobi Uchiha genuinely harbored some affection for the Uchiha clan, composed himself, slightly raised his head, and spoke calmly:

"Something has happened to the Uchiha clan recently. Four Uchiha ninjas with the three-tomoe Sharingan have mysteriously disappeared."

Even without Danzo saying anything, Uchiha Tou knew about this. Isn't this a great thing that Root did?

However, on the surface, Uchiha Touya remained completely calm. At the same time, he was certain that Danzo was up to something, and asked with great interest:

"This is during a time of war. What's wrong with the Uchiha clan losing four ninjas?"

Once on the battlefield, it's perfectly normal for 40 ninjas to go missing, let alone four.

As for the Uchiha Three Tomoe... even the Third Kazekage could mysteriously disappear in his own village, so what's the Three Tomoe?

"Those four Uchiha ninjas did not disappear on the battlefield, but within Konoha Village."

"Furthermore... we found some discarded body parts in the Root organization. Based on the examination, they are very likely those of the Uchiha ninjas, who were also subjected to human experiments."

Good heavens, I remember I threw those four corpses into the blood pool a long time ago, turning them into nutrients for my bloodline evolution. From which pit did you dig out these corpse fragments?

Suppressing a laugh, Uchiha Tou's face twisted slightly as he spoke:

"So Root's mission is for me to find this mysterious person or organization that is conducting human experiments?"

"good!"

Seeing the slightly distorted expression on Uchiha Touyu's face, Danzo assumed that he had heard that someone was experimenting on the Uchiha clan, which was why he had such an expression, and he couldn't help but feel secretly smug.

"The Uchiha clan is the most prestigious clan in Konoha. Even if Root wanted to help them with their investigation, it wouldn't be easy."

"But you happen to be a member of the Uchiha clan, so it would be perfect to assign this task to you."

Looking at Danzo's serious, even somewhat sincere, expression, Uchiha Touyu had to admit that this bastard's shamelessness and low moral standards were no less than his own.

Even though it was Danzo's Root organization that captured them and sent them to Orochimaru's lab, they can still earnestly ask me to conduct an investigation.

Even a fool could guess that once the investigation started, it would eventually lead to Orochimaru. And seeing Orochimaru experimenting on his own clansmen, probably not many Uchiha could contain their rage.

However, Uchiha Touyu was an exception; he had no feelings for the Uchiha clan.

Even if he knew the truth all along, or even if he knew nothing at all, after investigating Orochimaru's experiments on the Uchiha clan, he would only let his cheap teacher finish the experiments and then share the spoils with him.

However, since Danzo has already set a trap for me, wouldn't it be a waste of his good intentions if I didn't take it?

"Since this concerns the Uchiha clan, I agree. Do you have any information about those Uchiha ninjas who were captured and used for human experimentation?"

Seeing that Uchiha Touyu had agreed, Danzo's old face immediately broke into a smile. He reached out and pulled out an information scroll, handing it to Uchiha Touyu.

"I've already prepared the intelligence. In addition, I've also prepared several ninjas specializing in investigation, tracking, and interrogation for you. If you have any doubts during the investigation, you can ask them."

"Alright, then hand over your men to me!"

Uchiha Touyu readily agreed. These people were supposedly sent to help Uchiha Touyu with his investigation, but in reality, they were probably there to guide the direction of the investigation.

No matter how they investigate, they'll probably eventually find Orochimaru's lab. Maybe when they get there, they'll even find one or two Uchiha test subjects.

Orochimaru was a smart man, but he was arrogant and did not hide his actions.

Most importantly, he was genuinely interested in the Uchiha clan. For him, the so-called investigation and exposure were completely less meaningful than studying the Uchiha clan.

This is precisely why Danzo had the opportunity to sow discord.

Leading several Root ninjas "proficient in investigation," Uchiha Touyu walked out of Root headquarters. He paused briefly, turning his head to look at the Root headquarters gate:

"It seems Danzo is really up to something... Orochimaru's reputation is just too great; is it possible he could become Hokage?"

"He's such an old man, yet he's still so obsessed with becoming Hokage. I don't know where he gets such confidence and such a strong will?"

When Uchiha Hiyu opened his mouth to speak, the Root ninjas seemed not to have heard anything, standing blankly behind him without saying a word, their eyes filled with the magatama pattern spinning.

……

There's not much to say about the investigation of the Uchiha clan. Uchiha Touya barely did anything, watching as the Root ninjas sent by Danzo carefully investigated and searched for clues.

In just two or three days, several Root ninjas followed the clues and found a hidden laboratory in the forest on the outskirts of Konoha.

Standing at the entrance of the underground laboratory, Uchiha Touyu looked completely unsurprised, because this was the very laboratory where he had quietly come to collect the body.

"Lord Feiyu, this is the final destination of those Uchiha we discovered."

Several Root ninjas knelt on the ground, heads bowed, and spoke, but they didn't see the playful smile on Uchiha Touyu's face.

"This place...it looks a bit like Orochimaru-sensei's laboratory..."

As Uchiha Touyu spoke softly, the several Root ninjas with their heads bowed remained silent. Then, Uchiha Touyu waved his hand:

"Let's go in and see what's going on."

After speaking, Uchiha Tou took the lead and pushed open the door, with the Root ninjas immediately following behind.

These Root ninjas, besides guiding Uchiha Tou to this place for inspection, also had the task of observing whether Uchiha Tou and Orochimaru would turn against each other, so naturally they wouldn't hide outside to avoid suspicion.

Unfortunately, when Uchiha Hiu entered the laboratory, a strange light flashed in his three-tomoe Sharingan eyes. He silently activated his ability to manipulate the five senses and instantly controlled these Root ninjas.

As his bloodline continued to improve, his Yin Release chakra and Sharingan power surged, and Uchiha Tou's ability to manipulate his five senses also increased dramatically, doubling the number of people he could control.

Even Danzo was often manipulated by Uchiha Touya without realizing it, so a few minor Root ninjas could not escape Uchiha Touya's grasp.

The only drawback is that this manipulation of the five senses is not like the Kyoka Suigetsu in Bleach, where being affected leaves a seed. Therefore, every time the manipulation of the five senses is used, Uchiha Hiu must be present to do it personally.

Once Uchiha Hiyu leaves the scene, his ability to control his five senses will naturally crumble.

After walking through the long corridor, Uchiha Touyu soon saw the laboratory door. There were some small warning seals on the door, but Uchiha Touyu didn't care at all. He simply pushed it open.

Inside the laboratory, Orochimaru frowned slightly, his eyes filled with wariness. He turned around and saw Uchiha Tou's smiling face.

Upon seeing that the visitor was his cheap disciple, Orochimaru breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Feiyu, what are you doing here?"

"Tsk, teacher, you're so careless. You've been caught red-handed so easily... I'm here on Danzo's orders to arrest the rogue ninja who's been using the Uchiha clan for human experiments!"

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru seemed to realize something, and his expression turned cold:

"Danzo! What a clever trick of using someone and then discarding them!"

"Crossing the river and then burning the bridge?" Upon hearing this, Uchiha Touyu seemed to understand something:

"Orochimaru-sensei, your Wood Release experiment was a success? And you even reported it to Shimura Danzo?"

"That's right, but I didn't expect that less than three days after I reported the information, he would immediately take action against me!"

Orochimaru didn't care that his disciple knew these secrets, after all, it was Uchiha Tou who told him these things in the first place.

He didn't care that Uchiha Touyu knew he had done human experiments. When Uchiha Touyu told him the secret, he had already been encouraging him to do human experiments.

Compared to Danzo, Orochimaru undoubtedly understood his disciple's thoughts better. Even if he slaughtered the entire Uchiha clan, his disciple would probably only offer a few words of mourning and then try to squeeze some profit off the corpses of his kin, without taking any other action.

Fortunately, Danzo sent his cheap disciple to cause him trouble, which gave him some breathing room. If it had been someone else, he would probably be in a real predicament now.

"Teacher, you're really quite magnanimous. You know perfectly well what kind of person Danzo is, yet you still told him about such important research findings."

Orochimaru gave a light snort and spoke calmly:

"So what if I gave the research results to that guy? In the entire Hidden Leaf Village, besides me, who else can truly combine the Sharingan and Wood Release power completely?"

Orochimaru wasn't exaggerating when he said that. You see, in the original story, Danzo's arm covered in Sharingan Hashirama cells was given to him by Orochimaru.

Danzo should have understood the relationship between Hashirama cells and the Sharingan by then, but in the end, apart from his own arm, there were no other modifiers in the Root.

This shows that, apart from Orochimaru, even if the researchers at Root knew the principles, they didn't come up with anything significant.

"Teacher, that's what you think, but Danzo is clearly more confident than you. That's why he's gone straight for you."

As Uchiha Touyu spoke, he clapped his hands, and several Root ninjas quickly rushed out from behind him, shouting loudly into the air beside them:

"Orochimaru, I never imagined you were the mastermind behind these human experiments!"

"Give up the resistance and surrender!"

Seeing the performance of these Root ninjas, Orochimaru's expression darkened slightly.

(End of this chapter)