Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

However, due to his advanced age and weak character, he generally would not make a decisive decision to kill unless absolutely necessary.

Even with his indecisiveness, Hiruzen Sarutobi has made it clear that if he discovers any wrongdoing by Fuuka Noutō, he will immediately send someone to eliminate him.

Looking at these two old classmates who were becoming more and more like Danzo, Koharu Utatane did not express any opinion, but simply narrowed her eyes slightly and shook her head gently.

The old woman couldn't help but mutter to herself. For some reason, ever since Minato Namikaze took office, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Homura Mitokado's style of doing things seemed more and more similar to her old classmate Danzo.

Whether it's daily decision-making, the implementation of emerging projects, or even the market trends dominated by Hiruko and Minato Namikaze, Danzo's shadow is faintly visible.

It's as if Danzo is haunting Konoha now.

She only hoped that these Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't end up like Danzo, who, after being in contact with darkness for too long, was swallowed up by it and gradually lost himself.

"It's good to observe him a little longer. After all, he's the younger brother of the daimyo, and his identity is rather sensitive," Koharu sighed.

Mitokado Haru didn't want to offend his old classmate, so he went along with Koharu Utatane's suggestion.

In his view, the fame of Feng Hua Nu Tao was far less important than his identity as a scientific researcher.

The development of the Chakra Armor has not relied too much on him; in fact, the talents in the science class have already made significant contributions to the implementation and production of many of its functions.

Moreover, Konoha is now full of talented people, and in their eyes, the Land of Snow is just a remote place.

"By the way, where's Asuma? He seems to have caused quite a stir in the village lately, and he even almost went after Uchiha Shisui, but thankfully his older brother stopped him."

"Hiruzen, you'd better keep a close eye on him and make sure he doesn't do anything foolish," Mitokado Homura warned.

Minato Namikaze's actions are becoming increasingly unpredictable, and Hiruko is becoming more and more mysterious. If Asuma continues to cause trouble like this, he might be outmaneuvered one day without even realizing it.

As an elder, he naturally didn't want to see his friend's child suffer a tragic end.

They all knew Asman's troublemaking nature.

"Sigh, I'll try to talk him out of it later." When Mitokado Homura mentioned Asuma, Sarutobi Hiruzen stiffened, his eyes dimming.

He didn't know what to do about his son.

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Winter in Konoha is as cold as ever, but it also has its own unique charm.

On the other side, early in the morning, Hiruko crawled out of his boudoir.

Today he plans to go out and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the snow-capped mountains before returning to continue his research.

At this moment, Tsunade is engrossed in researching medical ninjutsu.

Hiruko thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "If I were you, I would first learn the immortal techniques of Shikkotsu Forest. With the energy of immortal techniques, your palm immortal technique can truly be called a palm immortal technique."

Upon hearing Hiruko's words, Tsunade stopped what she was doing and looked at him with some surprise: "You actually know about the Sage Mode of Shikkotsu Forest?"

"hehe."

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“What’s so strange about that? How could I not know about the three great sacred sites of sage techniques: Shikkotsu Forest, Ryuchi Cave, and Mt. Myoboku?” Hiruko looked at Tsunade, his eyes full of pride.

Tsunade scrutinized Hiruko closely, finding the man increasingly mysterious: "I'm becoming more and more curious about you. What is it that you don't know?"

“There are many more.” Hiruko chuckled.

Tsunade then summoned the slug's contract scroll and handed it to Hiruko.

After all, Hiruko was her man.

A few minutes later, Hiruko and Tsunade, who were ready, used the Reverse Summoning Technique to enter a strange world.

A strange mist of yellow and white swamps filled the surroundings, and the ground beneath our feet was a swamp with many strange creatures moving about.

The moment she stepped into the Shikkotsu Forest, Tsunade couldn't help but frown and cover her mouth and nose with her hand.

The environment here is truly harsh; the air is filled with a pungent odor, and the water seems to be teeming with deadly acidic substances.

Tsunade's expression turned serious as she warned, "Be careful, the Shikkotsu Forest is extremely dangerous."

"Most people will be directly eroded and melted by this harsh environment before they even get close to the Slug Immortal's true form."

They were only on the edge of the Wet Bone Forest, yet they could already sense the terrifying power hidden within.

"I'm very sorry, Lord Hiruko, this is all I can do for you," a slug split off the size of a human said calmly.

However, it was far less calm inside than it appeared on the surface.

After all, Hiruko, this seemingly crazy man, actually dared to challenge Sage Mode.

It couldn't tell whether the man was simply arrogant and ignorant, or whether he possessed some hidden trump card.

Hiruko glanced at the slug's split body and thought to himself, "Although the slug only has one main body, it can split into countless split bodies."

Such a massive group of split entities—Tsunade and Sakura from the future jointly summoned only one of these split entities, which was dozens of times larger than a tailed beast.

And this is only a fraction of the original body's volume.

"The slug's true form is quite terrifying!"

"What do you mean by that? Are you implying that the Slug Sage is actually...?"

"It means that when the complete slug body clusters together, that is when the Slug Sage truly manifests his true form," Hiruko explained solemnly.

"The Slug Immortal can transform into billions, or he can unify them into one."

"When it transforms into billions of splits, each split is like a personality branch in a person's dream."

"When a person dreams, the self in the dream is only a reflection of a certain part of their own personality."

Can a person control themselves in a dream?

In my dreams, I sometimes appear to suffer from some kind of cognitive impairment, even behaving like a fool.

It's as if a large portion of their intelligence has vanished out of thin air, leading them to make all sorts of foolish and unwise decisions.

When you wake up, you'll regret being so foolish in the dream.

“For the Slug Sage, these split bodies are like fragments of the dreamer’s personality, which raises a problem.” Hiruko paused, his tone becoming increasingly serious.

"The Slug Sage's true form is an extremely dangerous old monster, and its ideas are completely different from those of its split forms."

"What we are facing is a terrifying being with unfathomable intelligence and thousands of years of experience."

"Do you understand? It might attack me the moment I see its true form, because what it is now is not its true form, and it has never even met us on some level of consciousness."

"To the Slug Fairy, we are just passersby in its dream, and it's normal that it doesn't remember us when it wakes up."

Hiruko remained highly vigilant towards these old men, but he was quite confident in his ability to protect himself in dangerous situations.

As Hiruko explained, Tsunade's eyes widened even more.

Although she often communicated and collaborated with the Slug Sage, she never truly understood how dangerous the Slug Sage was.

Because of the slug's sweet voice and soft body, she had long since concluded that this one posed no danger.

At that moment, she suddenly realized why only the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was able to cultivate Sage Mode.

Moreover, his grandfather warned him before he passed away not to try the magic of Shikkotsu Forest.

This is why Shikkutsu Forest appears exceptionally dangerous.

Hiruko surveyed the environment before him, which resembled an ancient, primeval swamp, and pondered to himself.

Hashirama Senju must have gone through many hardships to persuade the Slug Sage to teach him the methods of Sage Mode.

Moreover, the extremely harsh environment of Shikkotsu Forest meant that almost none of the Thousand Hands Clan's successors were truly capable of inheriting immortal techniques.

“Speaking of which, if I could delve deep into the Wet Bone Forest, obtain this inheritance, and master the immortal arts of the Wet Bone Forest, then…” A burning desire flashed in Hiruko’s eyes.

If I can complete another evolution, I might be able to break the boundary between mortals and immortals.

Once you learn Sage Mode, your total chakra will increase dramatically, and your strength will also increase significantly.

It's important to know that in the original story, Hashirama Senju's total chakra was astonishing, roughly equivalent to the combined chakra of Minato Namikaze, Naruto Uzumaki, and the Yin and Yang Nine-Tails.

That was before he possessed immortal magic.

After acquiring Sage Mode, Hashirama Senju was even able to unleash Sage Mode of the True Several Thousand Hands level to counter Madara Uchiha's combination of Susanoo and Nine-Tails.

Looking back at the entire ninja world, Sage Mode is the key for mortals to fight against Six Paths-level Truth-Seeking Balls, and it is also one of the powers that Hiruko pursued.

Hiruko's gaze was resolute, his heart filled with a thirst for power.

Once he mastered the magic arts, it would make up for his biggest weakness: insufficient offensive capabilities.

Of course, we should leave aside his ability to use poisons, since while Hiruko's poison is powerful, its side effects are truly terrifying.

Once unleashed, it will injure both friend and foe, and even Beiruho ​​himself would find it difficult to control precisely.

In the long run, his ultimate goal is to collect all the spacetime secrets in the world in order to counter Kaguya Otsutsuki's space-displacement ability.

But that's a story for later. The most urgent task is to obtain the Immortal Techniques of the Wet Bone Forest.

The three great sacred sites of sage techniques in the ninja world today each have a very different focus.

The sage techniques of Mount Myōboku are closely related to the toad clan. Cultivators can eventually obtain the assistance of the toad family and even have the opportunity to receive prophetic guidance from the Great Toad Sage.

The magic of Ryuchi Cave focuses on prolonged battles and unpredictable techniques, as can be seen from the fighting style of the White Snake Immortal.

Its magical arts are quite effective in special combat situations such as assassination and stealth.

The magic of Shikubun Forest can be described as simple yet profound, emphasizing overwhelming opponents with absolute power and sheer numbers.

To master the Shikkotsu Forest Sage Technique, one must possess an extremely large amount of chakra.

After all, the Slug Sage's true form was far larger than imagined, and even Hashirama Senju's chakra was insignificant compared to it.

Moreover, the Shikko Forest Immortal Technique has another advantage: it can quickly put people into Immortal Mode.

This ability to quickly enter immortal mode with a clap of the hands is perhaps the most unpretentious yet most powerful in terms of quality and practicality.

Simply put, it's about overcoming skill with brute force, creating miracles with sheer power. There are no fancy techniques; it's about crushing everything with overwhelming strength.

As someone with traditional Chinese thinking, Beiliuhu naturally liked this simple and direct style—bigger is stronger, bigger is invincible, bigger is the truth!

Tsunade frowned as she looked at the primeval swamp surrounded by white and yellow acid.

She could tell at a glance that this swamp was dangerous; it was littered with the rotting remains of various animals.

The surrounding materials, corroded and scattered, are enough to prove that the environment here is extremely acidic.