Naruto: They are all reborn.

Chapter 33 Shi Xu's Revenge

root base.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, fully dressed, stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sharp: "Danzo, you owe me an explanation."

"I've already told you, Ding volunteered to participate in this experiment."

After saying that, Shimura Danzo slightly raised his hand to signal to the Root ninja behind him.

Ding nodded immediately and explained, "Lord Hokage, just as Lord Danzo said, I made this sacrifice for Konoha willingly."

"Your life shouldn't be wasted on this."

"Whether it's the battlefield or the laboratory, everything is for Konoha."

Knowing that persuasion was futile, Hiruzen Sarutobi issued a firm order: "I don't care whether it's voluntary or not, you absolutely cannot allow your fellow villagers to participate in the experiment."

"Anyway, you're the Hokage, so you're right," Danzo Shimura chuckled, then added, "But the war is over, so where are we going to find suitable test subjects?"

"According to the data submitted by the Dark Division, there are a total of 113 death row inmates, prisoners of war, and rogue ninja. Isn't that enough for you?"

"It's all used up."

"What?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened immediately. He had thought that Danzo wanted to use Tsunade and that's why he had his village companions participate in the experiment, but he didn't expect that the test subjects had already been used up.

"In just a few months, all 113 people died?"

Looking at his "naive" eyes, Shimura Danzo scoffed: "What else? After all... that's the power of the First Hokage."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was extremely grim; the mortality rate of this experiment had exceeded his psychological limits: "What about the results? Don't tell me that after sacrificing 113 people, you can't produce any results at all?"

"The interstitial cells injected into Ding's body are them."

"But it failed. If it weren't for Tsunade, Ding would already be dead."

Shimura Danzo pointed to Ding behind him and continued, "But now... the results are on him, let's wait a little longer."

After a long silence, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally conceded: "I can only tolerate this one more time. If it doesn't work, I will order the Wood Release experiments to be shut down."

"Hiruzen, now that we've embarked on this path, we shouldn't be soft-hearted."

"Do you really want me to pursue the matter concerning Ding and Genbu?"

"...You're the Hokage, you're in charge."

After seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi off, Danzo Shimura strolled toward the laboratory.

Orochimaru, who was busy at work, heard the door open behind him and asked without turning around, "Is the deal settled?"

"He has backed down for now, but the rest depends on whether you can produce results."

Orochimaru paused slightly, then said, "Based on my understanding of you, sir, we can start considering transferring the data and experimental equipment now."

"That's how he always is... Never mind, the root will take care of these things."

Danzo Shimura stepped forward, his gaze falling on the test tube in Ding's hand: "What are the results of Ding's blood analysis?"

Orochimaru stuck out his long tongue, curled up the test tube, and swallowed it, a look of curiosity on his face: "All of Hashirama's cells in Ding's body are dead. I'm really curious how Tsunade did it."

Danzo Shimura frowned slightly: "Say something I can understand."

"Tsunade possesses the ability to identify and precisely kill Hashirama cells. I speculate that this method is a chakra-based technique rather than a purely scientific one. As for Ding himself, he has little research value anymore, but Tsunade's technique is invaluable. At least it will provide you and me with an extra layer of protection when we perform Hashirama cell transplants."

"But Tsunade won't help us. We have to avoid her until she calms down."

There are still two people in the operating room.

Orochimaru smiled and explained, "I don't need the full details of this technology; just a little bit is enough to deduce the general principle. After all... Tsunade is my teammate, and I know her too well."

Danzo Shimura found a chair and sat down, thinking for a moment before saying, "Rin Nohara, such an innocent young girl, is actually quite difficult to handle. If we use force, we'll inevitably attract Hiruzen's attention again. And Tokio Uzumaki is too deeply tied to Tsunade..."

"His surname is Uzumaki," Orochimaru said succinctly.

Danzo Shimura paused for a moment, then looked into Orochimaru's eyes: "A good bargaining chip. I will personally go and talk to him."

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Leaf.

Rain started falling again, pattering crisply against the two black umbrellas.

Shi Xu tilted his head and glanced at her, remembering what Hiruzen Sarutobi had asked him to convey yesterday: "Teacher, the Hokage said he will deal with this seriously."

"When has he ever not said that?" Tsunade nonchalantly lifted her collar, sniffed lightly, and revealed an unpleasant expression.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's credibility with her is practically zero.

Shi Xu was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Teacher, if things continue like this, is Konoha really in danger?"

"That was my second grandfather's decision, what could I do?"

"Teacher, go and become the Fourth Hokage!"

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"Forget it," Tsunade rolled her eyes. "I can't be bothered to take on a mess."

Shi Xu looked up and saw a thriving scene everywhere: "A mess?"

When the roots of a large tree have rotted, no matter how lush and leafy the branches and leaves above ground are, it will be of no use.

But to Shi Xu's surprise, the rotten roots soon found him.

A Root ninja stopped Tokio outside the training grounds and offered him a deal. Tokio was naturally uninterested and refused, but the Root ninja then offered him a condition that was hard for him to refuse.

The truth about the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools.

For safety reasons, Tokio moved the meeting place from the Root base to outside, and met Shimura Danzo a few minutes later.

"Advisor, what do you need from me?" Shi Xu asked bluntly, without any politeness.

Danzo Shimura liked this style very much, and couldn't help but take another look at him, replying, "Tsunade's technique for treating Ding."

"How could I possibly know this when I haven't even mastered the Palm Healing Technique?"

"You only need to describe the entire process of Tsunade performing the surgery."

Shi Xu was somewhat surprised; it seemed there were some technical experts at the root.

"What will I get in return?"

"The murderer who caused your country to be destroyed, your family to be ruined, and your life to be spent wandering the ninja world."

Shi Xu squinted, his expression a mix of a smile and something else: "My hatred has long been worn away by hunger. More than revenge, I long to be able to eat and drink my fill every day."

"Your enemy is also the enemy of the Uzumaki clan."

Danzo Shimura said calmly, staring intently into his eyes, and added, "Konoha is an ally of the Uzumaki clan, and Root can also be your ally, for example... intelligence support."

Whirlpool Toki stood up and looked up at the distant sky.

Since they are enemies of the Uzumaki clan, they are also Kushina's enemies, and roughly speaking, they are also my enemies.

"Advisor, the teacher used a sealing technique during the surgery. Is that answer sufficient?"

Danzo Shimura's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile: "That's enough. We'll have another deal to make anyway."

"Are you that sure?"

"Once it happens, it will happen again."

(End of this chapter)