Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 53 Men Silent, Women Weep

"Orochimaru-sensei, is there something you need from me?"

Uchiha Gen entered the tent and bowed slightly.

"Have a seat," Orochimaru said with a faint smile, raising his head.

"Thank you, Orochimaru-sensei."

Uchiha Gen walked over and sat down opposite Orochimaru, looking relaxed and behaving naturally.

"Have you rested well these past two days?"

"Come help me when you've rested."

Uchiha nodded and said, "No problem, just let me know if you need anything."

"Would you rather help me with administrative matters or assist me with experiments?"

"Is it about that?" Uchiha Gen's eyes lit up.

"It's research in that area."

"Then of course I'll choose to assist Orochimaru-sensei in his experiments."

"Compared to immortality, nothing else matters."

Orochimaru's smile deepened; they were indeed the same kind of people, sharing the same pursuits.

Come find me at 2 PM tomorrow.

"Yes."

"Go."

"Orochimaru-sensei should get some rest."

"Um."

Back in his tent, Uchiha Gen had nothing much to do, and many of his acquaintances had returned to Konoha, so he settled down to study ninjutsu.

Currently, Uchiha Gen is researching two main ninjutsu: Wind Flame Sword and Exploding Flame Bullet.

Uchiha Gen's ideal Wind Flame Sword can be used in both close combat and long-range combat. It is a sword technique that does not require hand seals, and the second half is not yet complete.

In ninja battles, the advantage of unseal ninjutsu is too great. Rasengan, Chidori, and Water Gun Technique are all unseal ninjutsu.

After all, "proper" ninjas don't need hand seals; they just put their hands together or clap them together to perform ninjutsu.

The Exploding Flame Bullet is a type of ninjutsu with hand seals. Although fire-style ninjutsu has amazing destructive power, it is not easy to hit people.

What's the point of having amazing destructive power if you can't hit anyone?

Therefore, Uchiha Gen wanted to utilize the explosive aspect of Fire Release chakra nature transformation while weakening its intense heat, creating a ninjutsu similar to the Flowering Bullet.

A fireball was launched like a cannonball. Upon hitting some obstacle, it exploded immediately, and the flames, along with the shock wave, scattered in all directions like shrapnel.

Ideally, its power should increase with the amount of chakra; if there's enough chakra, it might even become a humanoid cannon...

The extremely fast speed and the dense, scattered flames make it easy to hit people. Even if you don't kill them, injuring them can increase your chances of winning.

Uchiha Gen had high hopes for this ninjutsu, hoping it would become another signature ninjutsu of the Uchiha clan after mastering the Fireball Technique!

As a core member of the Uchiha clan, the stronger the Uchiha clan, the greater the benefits he would receive; the higher his status, the more significant this would be.

Moreover, studying ninjutsu, this extraordinary power, was truly an interesting thing for Uchiha Gen.

It is precisely because he did not possess extraordinary power in his previous life that Uchiha Gen cherishes and pursues extraordinary power in the present!

Many ninjas have become accustomed to this, and although they still pursue power, they are not particularly eager for it.

He gradually came to understand Orochimaru's dream of pursuing truth.

Time always flies when you're focused, and before you know it, it's time for dinner.

As the number of people at the Konoha front-line camp decreased, the quality of the food improved somewhat.

Nowadays, Konoha ninjas are being transferred from the front-line camps to build bunkers along the border every day.

Not only along this border, but Konoha has also set up many scattered bunkers along other borders, which are usually reinforced with barriers.

These bunkers can be used for both offense and defense, and can also prevent the enemy from infiltrating to a certain extent.

Of course, this can only prevent large groups from infiltrating; small groups can bypass them.

Konoha's borders are too long; it's impossible to cover every aspect.

After having dinner, Uchiha Gen took a short walk, then returned to his tent to study ninjutsu. After washing up, he went to sleep.

The next day, Uchiha Gen also spent his free time after training by studying ninjutsu, mainly because there were really no good entertainment activities in the camp.

Before they knew it, it was two o'clock in the afternoon, and Uchiha Gen arrived at the tent just in time.

Orochimaru emerged from the tent on time, and Uchiha Gen greeted him before following Orochimaru away.

The Konoha ninjas they encountered in the camp all greeted Orochimaru respectfully, and some of them even looked at Uchiha Gen with blatant envy and jealousy.

After leaving the camp, Orochimaru quickened his pace, and Uchiha Gen followed closely behind. They soon arrived at a forest in the northeast corner of the camp.

In front of an ordinary-looking tree, Orochimaru reached out and pressed a piece of bark. After walking a dozen or so steps, a dark cave entrance appeared, with neat steps leading all the way into the darkness.

After entering the cave, the entrance closed, and two streams of fire shot out from Orochimaru's mouth, igniting all the oil lamps hanging on both sides of the wall. The darkness dissipated, and the light was yellowish-green, which was quite eerie.

clap clap clap...

The tunnel was deep and dark, and the sound of footsteps could be clearly heard, with echoes that were enough to instill fear in many people.

After passing through a dark tunnel, Uchiha Gen followed them into a spacious hall. With the help of the dim lighting, he could see many cylindrical storage compartments in the hall.

The storage room is full of specimens, more than half of which are animal specimens, and the rest are human specimens.

Some are normal humans, while others have been mutated to varying degrees. Many are half-human and half-animal, with the most being half-human and half-snake.

"Human experimentation?"

"Surprised?"

"That's quite surprising. Isn't human experimentation forbidden in the village?"

"Heh heh... If the village doesn't prohibit human experimentation, does that mean they encourage it?"

"In fact, it's not just Konoha; the other four major ninja villages and some smaller ninja villages also have secret experiments that can't be brought to the light of day."

"It's openly prohibited, but research continues covertly."

"this……"

"Isn't that incredible?" Orochimaru turned around, a half-smile on his face.

"Yes, I originally thought..."

"You thought everything in Konoha was bright, didn't you?"

"I was quite surprised when I first found out."

"Mysterious, a moment of surprise is enough. Where there is light, there is also darkness."

"Given the chaos and darkness of the ninja world, is it strange that these things exist?"

"A dark and chaotic world is the root cause of countless monsters!"

Uchiha Gen looked conflicted, then let out a long breath and said, "Phew... Orochimaru-sensei, you're right."

"Does this belong to the village?"

"No, this experimental base conducts research on the integration of animals and humans."

"After all, some animals live very long lives, don't they?"

"In addition, long-lived summoning beasts are also within the scope of my research, mainly snakes. I haven't had time to find and capture other summoning beasts yet."

"How could the village allow me to do this kind of research?"

"This experimental base was built using research funds that I had withheld from Konoha."

"The village's research base would naturally be near Konoha Village; it's impossible for it to be located so far away."

After saying that, Orochimaru turned and walked towards the laboratory.

"Wouldn't it be a lot of trouble to go back to Konoha?"

"No trouble at all, I can summon many summoning beasts to help me move," Orochimaru said casually.

Uchiha Gen was instantly astonished!

The snakes of Yongji Cave will fight for you, protect you from disaster, help you communicate, and provide transportation. They will also be used as experimental subjects and moving workers...

The snake you summoned in Ryuchi Cave is truly "extremely fortunate".

This is even more capitalist than capitalists themselves! It's enough to make men speechless and women weep!

(End of this chapter)