Konoha: Offer your heart to the Hokage!

More importantly, he is the director of the Gospel Hospital.

In theory, that's the easiest place to obtain human body materials.

He had to find a way to win over Shen Er and dye his pure white haori black.

He wanted him to understand that the Impure World Reincarnation was the last line of defense against death; he wanted him to see that studying medicine could not protect Konoha; he wanted him to realize that killing was for a better redemption... In the end, he wanted Jin to stand on his side.

Even though he treated him as a friend, he was plotting to scheme against him, which made Tobirama feel guilty.

The thought of trying to drag a virtuous person who believed in saving others into his dark scheme made Tobirama feel despicable.

But for Konoha...

"I have to use your power, I'm sorry, Shen'er."

"To protect Konoha at all costs—that is my resolve. My... ninja way!"

Tobirama silently recited this in his heart.

After a while, Tobirama was brought back to reality by his wife, Senju Momoka's voice.

"Tobirama, what happened this afternoon? You seem distracted."

Tobirama gazed at the afterglow on the horizon, "I did something that got me a severe scolding from my older brother, and I'm going to be confined to my quarters for three months."

Was this right or wrong?

"I can't tell, Tao Hua."

“Then let’s apologize properly tonight when Lord Hashirama returns,” said Momoka Senju. “Then we can stay in the clan’s territory for the next three months, teach our disciples, and chat with our friends.”

"it is good."

Tobirama Senju responded readily.

Those around him only need to enjoy the peace and quiet, but he has a lot to think about.

...

Having made up his mind, Tobirama did not rush to put his ideas into action.

During this period of confinement, he enjoyed a rare period of leisure at home.

Until this day, the two disciples came to visit.

"Monkey, Danzo, it's you two."

"teacher."

Danzo spoke first: "We heard from Takayuki that you can't leave the Senju clan recently, so we came to visit you. Are you sick?"

"I'm not sick."

"Really? But you look..."

Danzo hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Tobirama stood up and cracked his neck. "Alright, brats! I don't need you to worry about me. Now that you're here, let me check how well you've been doing with your studies lately."

“As my disciple, slackness is not allowed.”

"Yes, teacher!"

"Flying Thunder God Slash!"

"..."

Half an hour later.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura collapsed to the ground, exhausted and breathless.

They were no match for Tobirama.

"Danzo, you idiot! You said the teacher was sick." Hiruzen Sarutobi struggled to his feet. "I see that the teacher is not only fine, but stronger than before."

Is that right?

Danzo lay on the ground, but he came to a different conclusion: he felt that Tobirama was very tired.

As a disciple, he should become stronger as soon as possible to share the burden of his teacher.

Danzo's fighting spirit was ignited, and he got up from the ground:

"Teacher, again!"

"Oh?" Tobirama snapped out of his daze and looked at him in surprise. "Danzo, you seem to have a lot of energy today."

"Me too! I can't let Danzo outdo me!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi also got up.

The two boys exchanged a glance and then rushed towards Tobirama together.

...

late at night.

Unbeknownst to him, Tobirama had secretly set his sights on him and made him a target for recruitment.

Of course, if he knew, he would probably burst out laughing.

At this moment, Shen'er was sitting upright on the bed, resting with his eyes closed.

The room was completely silent, except for the ticking of the clock.

Today is the last day of the month, and also the day he agreed to "deliver" to Uchiha Yan.

When the clock strikes midnight.

Shen Er slowly opened his eyes and uttered a low shout:

"Earthly Grudge - Clone!"

A gaping hole appeared on its back, and jet-black tentacles surged out, quickly coalescing into a humanoid clone.

Under Shen'er's silent control, this Earthly Wraith clone disappeared into the night, swiftly traversing the shadows of the Death Forest, and sped towards the agreed-upon location.

Even so, he was not clear about Uchiha Yan's specific situation.

However, thanks to the curse mark etched on the other person's heart, he could sense that the heart was still beating steadily and had not encountered any fatal danger. The moment the heart stopped beating, he would detonate the curse mark to avoid any risk of exposure.

The Death Forest is not entirely undefended.

Several ninja squads, having accepted commissions, patrolled the vast forest area.

But thanks to his keen senses and prior intelligence, Shen easily evaded them.

The Earthly Grudge Yu clone moved through the area as if it were empty, and soon arrived at the designated location, a hidden tree hole.

However, they did not find Uchiha Yan in the cave.

Although the woman's talent was average, she was still very cautious and did not linger. After completing her mission, she immediately left.

Even with the information Shen'er had given her beforehand, she knew this was not a place to stay for long.

Shen Er walked deeper into the tree hollow, where the light was dim, and he almost didn't notice the two people lying on the ground.

They all have dark skin.

Shen Er squatted down and unexpectedly discovered that Uchiha Yan had stuck a note on the two of them, which listed their numerous evil deeds.

"This guy thinks he's some kind of champion of justice?"

Shen Er chuckled softly, then released two jet-black tentacles to carry the two unconscious people away from the tree hole, silently sneaking back to the underground laboratory.

The two were firmly strapped to the operating table and connected to various instruments one by one.

A ninja's absolute strength in battle cannot be simply categorized by their rank (Jonin, Chunin, Genin). However, data on chakra quality and physical strength can serve as a basic basis for assessment in experiments.

Looking at the values ​​returned by the instrument, I even felt a little regretful:

"Two genin..."

"The quality is a bit poor."

Both of them fell under Uchiha Yan's genjutsu and lost consciousness.

Shen Er placed his hands on their faces and activated the Palm Healing Technique to correct their disordered brain chakra.

The scarred man, who was in slightly better physical condition, woke up first.

He looked blank at first, then made terrified whimpering sounds.

"Take a deep breath."

She even raised her hand, and several black lines slowly emerged from her palm. "The dizziness that follows is normal."

call out

The black thread pierced his body.

Chapter 26 A Dream That Dares to Be Undeterred

The black line tore through his flesh and burrowed into his heart.

This is the core of life, and also the source of chakra.

Shen Er raised two fingers and pressed them to his lips:

"Secret Technique: Earthly Venom Parasite!"

The Earth Grudge, which was parasitic in the heart, began to wriggle under the stimulation of chakra.

The scarred man's body moved like a marionette.

From the initial stiffness and sluggishness, it gradually became smooth and natural, no different from ordinary human activities.

At this moment, his body was completely controlled by Shen'er's will.

A strange smile crept onto the man's lips: "Looks like the parasitism technique was successful..."

Before he could finish speaking, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

His eyes suddenly bulged out, his whole body convulsed violently, and the instruments next to the lab table flashed piercing alarms.

The man stopped breathing shortly afterward.