Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 54 Planning Ahead

"Orochimaru-sensei, this base is quite large; it must have been very troublesome to build, right?"

"It's not too troublesome. If you're proficient in Earth Release ninjutsu, it can save you a lot of trouble."

Hmm... it seems I'll have to focus more on Earth Release ninjutsu from now on. After all, research is essential, and having my own research base is a must.

"Orochimaru-sensei, surely the subjects for your human experiments aren't from the village?"

"No, some were prisoners of war, and some came from the black market."

"The higher-ups forbid using villagers for human experimentation, and even people from the Land of Fire are not allowed."

"Phew... at least it's not too dark." Uchiha Gen seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

In fact, Uchiha Gen wasn't particularly surprised by these things; in his previous life, the United States even conducted experiments on its own citizens.

In this information-rich world, we've long been accustomed to all sorts of bizarre and outrageous things that defy our values, so our capacity for acceptance has naturally grown.

"Hehe... Xuan, these are all necessary sacrifices on the path to immortality."

"It's not that they deserved to sacrifice themselves, but that I was stronger than them, so they had no choice but to sacrifice themselves, that's all."

"If necessary, even the people of the Land of Fire and the villages are not out of the question..."

Before Orochimaru could finish speaking, Uchiha Gen, quite rudely, interrupted him directly, saying, "Orochimaru-sensei, you absolutely mustn't touch the people in the village, and it's best not to touch the people from the Land of Fire either."

"If you lack research materials, the Uchiha clan can provide money to purchase them on the black market."

"If the black market isn't enough, or if the Uchiha clan isn't willing, I'm willing to lead a team to the ninja world to capture experimental subjects."

"There are some taboos that are best avoided, otherwise once they are exposed, there will be no room for maneuver."

If it were merely a revelation that Orochimaru conducted human experiments, there would still be room for maneuver, such as having the village's higher-ups share the responsibility.

The ninjas and villagers in the village wouldn't be too disgusted, since they weren't experimental subjects and naturally wouldn't care, so they were more tolerant.

If Orochimaru uses village ninjas and ordinary people as experimental subjects, endangering his own safety, no matter how many merits he has made in the past, he will become a rat crossing the street, hated by everyone!

He didn't want Orochimaru to defect from Konoha like in the original story, because whether he could change Minato Namikaze's fate of death was still unknown.

If Minato Namikaze still couldn't escape his fate of falling, then Orochimaru would be the best successor to the Hokage!

Jiraiya and Tsunade are not very interested in the Hokage position now. Whether they are in the village or not will not affect Orochimaru's ranking. In fact, it would be better if they were in the village.

Given the bond between the three, as long as Orochimaru didn't use the villagers for human experiments, the chances of him being forgiven and supported are very high.

Once Orochimaru becomes the Fifth Hokage, many troublesome things will not happen, and as one of Orochimaru's disciples, he will also gain great benefits.

Orochimaru turned around, his golden vertical pupils staring at Uchiha Gen, his face expressionless, his tone chilling, and a massive killing intent flickering within him, like a venomous snake about to pounce at any moment.

"Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Uchiha Gen was not intimidated at all. His eyes transformed into two-tomoe Sharingan, and he glared back.

"That's right, I'm teaching you how to do things."

"I've known the teacher for a while now, so I think I know him quite well."

"Teacher, your obsession with immortality runs far deeper than mine. I approached it with a 'let's give it a try, and if it doesn't work, so be it' attitude, but you are determined to succeed!"

"That's why, if there aren't enough experimental materials, and you can't obtain them through other channels, you'll definitely be tempted to take action against the people of the Land of Fire and the village..."

"In this way, you will go astray, and if you are not careful, all the achievements and reputation of the first half of your life will be ruined."

"Perhaps you don't care much, but as your student, I absolutely cannot allow you to do such a foolish thing!"

His murderous aura subsided, a smile appeared, and Orochimaru turned and walked forward, his deep, hoarse voice ringing out.

"Regardless of your ulterior motives, I believe that taking you as my apprentice was the right thing to do."

"If we lack experimental subjects in the future, I will look for the Uchiha clan and you."

With his Sharingan concealed, Uchiha Gen smiled and said, "I am willing to serve you, Master."

"Heh heh... what if I didn't become Hokage?"

"I am still willing to serve you."

"I can't guarantee what will happen within the clan, but I will try my best to persuade them."

"Hehe, alright, enough chit-chat, let's get ready for the experiment."

"What can I do?"

Your primary task right now is to study.

"Learn how to use, maintain, and perform simple repairs on various laboratory glassware and instruments, and also help me hand over some tools and fetch some experimental materials."

"By the way, you also need to learn medical ninjutsu. If you know medical ninjutsu, it will be a great help to me."

"How's your chakra control?"

"very good."

"Oh?"

"You're quite confident, aren't you? Medical ninjutsu requires extremely high levels of chakra control."

"I can meet even the most demanding requirements," said Uchiha Gen confidently.

His powerful soul as a second human, amplified by the Soul-Soul Fruit itself and the absorbed souls, made his mental strength extremely strong, and his control over chakra had long since reached a level of exquisite precision.

You could say he was a genius at medical ninjutsu, but he simply didn't have the energy to practice it before.

"In that case, after you finish the experiment today, take a medical ninjutsu scroll back to practice on and let me see your results as soon as possible."

"No problem," Uchiha Gen readily agreed.

Although medical ninjutsu can be obtained from the clan, it is certainly not as comprehensive as that in the hands of Orochimaru, a ninjutsu maniac.

Although the Uchiha clan has a deep foundation, the medical ninja has only been around for a short time, and the Uchiha clan's talent is not in medical ninja. The medical ninjutsu used by the clan is relatively basic.

Moreover, now that the war is over, obtaining ninjutsu resources from the clan is no longer as easy as it was during the war. One must do things for the clan and make contributions to the clan in order to obtain them.

While learning medical ninjutsu from Orochimaru still required some work, it was undoubtedly much easier, and I was also able to learn scientific research.

He wasn't particularly interested in exploring the truth of the world; he only wanted to research a way to use the Soul-Soul Fruit's power to promote the evolution of the Sharingan.

It would be a waste if these Sharingan didn't evolve into the Mangekyou Sharingan or even higher, and I feel uncomfortable all over, like ants are crawling on me.

"Alright, the experiment is about to begin. Go to the storage compartment and retrieve a normal human body."

"it is good."

Uchiha Gen turned and walked out of the brightly lit laboratory, into the hall, and quickly found an unused specimen.

After studying the switch of the storage compartment for a while, and operating it, the storage compartment sank down. He picked up the storage compartment filled with unknown medicine and headed to the laboratory.

Orochimaru was basically in a "madman" state when he was conducting experiments and research. He would conduct research for hours on end without stopping. If it weren't for Uchiha Gen's excellent physical condition, he would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago.

Finally, it was only after Uchiha Gen reminded him of the time that Orochimaru reluctantly ended his experimental research, still feeling unsatisfied.

Back at the camp, it was already past 11 p.m. If Orochimaru hadn't been the commander and had special privileges, he would have gone hungry.

After that, Uchiha Gen lived a life of going back and forth between two points: training and researching ninjutsu in the morning, and going to the secret base with Orochimaru in the afternoon to conduct experiments, returning home late at night.

With his exquisite chakra control, Uchiha Gen learned a C-rank medical ninjutsu in less than five days, which greatly surprised Orochimaru.

Of course, learning medical ninjutsu does not necessarily make one a good medical ninja; a medical ninja also needs extensive theoretical knowledge.

As the saying goes, "a skill is never a burden," so in his spare time from experiments, Uchiha Gen would also study theoretical knowledge.

To conduct human experiments, one needs extensive medical knowledge. Orochimaru's theoretical knowledge is second only to Tsunade, and may even rival hers.

As time went by, Uchiha Gen had a thorough understanding of all kinds of experimental vessels, instruments, procedures, and basic methods.

I've successfully transformed from a research novice to a seasoned researcher, but there's still a long way to go before I can conduct independent experimental research.

Half a month later, news spread that the first batch of returning ninjas would be coming to relieve the village.

Tempted to return to the village, the ninjas on the front lines began to stir restlessly, much like students on the eve of a holiday...

The Ninja War storyline has ended, and a new storyline is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)