Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu

Nawaki has been dead for several days, and Tsunade is still guarding his body.

Orochimaru, standing stiffly against the tent's wooden pillar, stood outside the tent, his eyelids drooping.

Jiraiya glared at Orochimaru with resentment, as if Orochimaru had just said something unpleasant to Tsunade.

Nawaki's death had a great impact on Orochimaru; he was far from being as indifferent as he appeared on the surface.

There were many corpses on the ground inside the tent. It was unknown how many of the Thousand Hand Ninjas on the front lines had met with such cruelty.

After making a few inquiries, Ye Guang learned that the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Danzo had both come to the front lines.

During a small meeting of Jonin at the front lines, Tsunade angrily proposed adding a medical ninja to each squad.

If Nawaki's team had included a medical ninja from the Senju clan, instead of just Sarutobi and Shimura, perhaps Nawaki wouldn't have died.

Sarutobi and Shimura were just useless people who were forcibly assigned to Nawaki by the higher-ups to increase their bond.

It is said that the trap that Rope Tree encountered was a double-jump explosive tag.

One explosive tag exploded first, blasting a bundle of explosive tags up to waist height. The large bundle of explosive tags exploded at the waist, blowing all of Rope Tree's internal organs away.

Captain Yellow Dog's trap was indeed ingenious.

Of all the Jonin, only Dan Kato supported Tsunade, and their relationship grew even stronger. After Nawaki's death, Dan Kato became one of Tsunade's sources of emotional support.

Amidst the chaos, Ye Guang found the dark tent.

Upon entering the tent, Ye Guang saw that Danzo and Captain Yellow Dog were both there. He stepped forward and reported:

"Lord Danzo, Captain, I have gathered intelligence that the remnants of the Uzumaki are moving between the Land of Rain and the Land of Grass, and their whereabouts are difficult to track."

After saying that, Ye Guang lowered his head and waited.

Captain Yellow Dog waved, signaling Nightlight to leave first.

The luminous object left the tent.

The shadowy areas around the tent were unusually solemn, as if Danzo had just started a huge fire.

The Anbu (secret agents) had no choice but to kill Nawaki.

Captain Yellow Dog made a huge mistake, allowing the remnants of the vortex to come into contact with the young Thousand Hands clan leader. This forced them to act swiftly and decisively before the Nine-Tails could be transferred and sealed, and to execute the young Thousand Hands clan leader.

For the covert operations, this behavior comes at a huge cost.

If Orochimaru or Tsunade discovers anything, the consequences will be extremely dire.

Moreover, the Nawaki clan has a large senju clan behind him.

Late at night, the Fox Squad was on duty, guarding outside the Tuanzang tent.

Night Light saw Orochimaru approach and enter the tent.

The moonlight strained its ears, listening to the sounds inside the tent.

I listened for more than ten minutes but heard nothing. They must have set up a barrier to prevent sound from getting out.

Inside the tent, Orochimaru stared at Danzo with his vertical pupils.

Danzo remained expressionless, showing no sign that he had ever ordered the killing of Senju Nawaki.

Orochimaru was silent for a few seconds, then said:

"Human life is so fragile, Lord Danzo."

I had high hopes for my disciple, Rope Tree, but I never expected that a few explosive tags would kill him.

Those traps were so ingenious, so ingenious that even I might have died; it was unbelievable.

When did Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) develop such skilled trap ninjas with such exquisite control over explosive tags?

Rope Tree's potential must be higher than mine, it's a pity he died like that.

Lord Danzo, I agree with your suggestion that we discussed, to begin research on transplantation, enhancement, and modification of life forms for Konoha Village.

Chapter 72 Orochimaru's Experiment (Part 2)

Danzo had assumed Orochimaru was there to demand an explanation, and had even prepared his response.

Danzo had no choice but to do this, all for the sake of Konoha.

Unexpectedly, Orochimaru didn't mention Nawaki's death, and there was even an unexpected surprise.

The death of Nawaki spurred Orochimaru into becoming interested in the study of life.

Danzo's voice was hoarse, barely concealing his excitement:

"Orochimaru, you are the junior I have the most faith in."

You have enough talent, enough temperament, and enough effort; however, your commoner physique without bloodline limits your potential.

Effort is worthless in the face of bloodline.

I've diligently cultivated Wind Release for forty years, and then what? In the face of a true Bloodline Powerhouse, I'm utterly defenseless.

You diligently practice earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic) and spirit communication techniques, and then what?

You haven't seen the prowess of Lord Hashirama and Madara Uchiha on the battlefield; that's what true strength looks like.

Like you, I am also troubled by the upper limit of physical fitness.

Giving up is not our way of ninja, and physical limitations are not insurmountable.

Tobirama-sensei has some ideas that haven't been implemented yet, but I think they have great potential.

As long as you are willing to conduct research on the ninja's life constitution for the sake of the village, I am willing to provide all support.

I'll give you Tobirama-sensei's research notes on transplantation, constitution, and bloodline inheritance tonight.

During the war, all prisoners of war from enemy villages were your test subjects.

After the war, volunteers can be recruited from the Anbu. Anbu ninjas have undergone years of discipline and have a very high level of awareness.

Even after the experiment yields preliminary results, I would be willing to become your experimental subject.

I have some materials related to transplantation, but I'm struggling because there's no mature transplantation technique available.

Orochimaru thought to himself, "What Danzo wants to transplant is probably the most top-tier material in the ninja world." He said, "I hope to begin research tonight."

A rare smile appeared on Danzo's face:

"Tonight, I will prepare experimental equipment for you and send all the prisoners of the camp to your tent."

Ōnoki killed Nawaki, the young head of the Senju clan, and Konoha will inevitably retaliate.

I will order the Anbu to capture the Iwa ninja alive and deliver them all to you.

During the war, you will have a constant supply of test subjects. Don't be stingy with them; research progress is more important.

However, I would like to specify the initial research direction.

"Oh? Which direction?"

Orochimaru became interested, wondering what Danzo really wanted to transplant.

Danzo said, "I hope you will start with eye transplants first."

Orochimaru understood.

Danzo's teammate, Uchiha Kagami, was never found after his death.

It seems that Uchiha Kagami's Sharingan is in Danzo's hands.

Whether it was a dying wish or a robbery to destroy the body, that remains unknown.

"Orochimaru, from today onwards, you are the head of the Root Laboratory, codename: A."

Orochimaru asked, "Why not Anbu ninjas, but Root ninjas?"

Danzo said:

Hiruzen was unwilling to bear a bad reputation, even the bad reputation of the Anbu secretly completing a mission.

From now on, all the village's bad reputation will be borne by me and Genbu.

To protect Hiruzen's honor, we changed the Root's responsibilities, not only training new recruits for the Anbu, but also secretly completing tasks that even the Anbu themselves couldn't accomplish.

"Don't worry, Hiruzen will soon know and agree to your joining Root."

Orochimaru turned and left the tent.

Danzo saw that the guards outside the tent were the Fox Squad, so he called out, "Fox, come in!"

Ye Guang received a mission to deliver all the prisoners in the camp to Orochimaru's tent.

At the same time, Danzo also told him that Orochimaru was now a member of Root, the head of the Root laboratory, and had the authority of a captain.

Upon arriving at the prisoner-holding enclosure, Ye Guang ordered three of his team members to tie up all five Iwa ninja prisoners with ropes and take them away.

These prisoners were drugged by the torture ninjas, rendering them unable to extract chakra and unable to resist.

One of the prisoners asked in terror, "Where are you taking us? Are we going to exchange prisoners in our village?"

After thinking for a moment, Ye Guang said, "If I'm not mistaken, the era of exchanging prisoners is over. From today onwards, Konoha will no longer exchange prisoners with any other village."

"Why...why? Why is Konoha so cruel?"

Ye Guang shook his head, thinking to himself, "Who told you not to commit suicide?"

When they arrived at Orochimaru's tent with the prisoners, Yagami saw a young boy already waiting at the door.

The tent flap opened, and Orochimaru stepped out, first looking at the prisoners.

The moonlight shone through the gaps in the curtain, revealing two large tables inside, upon which lay simple scalpels, scissors, tweezers, awls, and other tools.

The boy shouted excitedly:

"Orochimaru-sensei! Please accept my condolences!"

Nawaki tragically passed away. I will train even harder to make up for the regret that Nawaki left behind!

I beg you to formally accept me as your disciple! I will absolutely not let you down!

Orochimaru looked at the captive with obvious dissatisfaction. He then turned his gaze to the boy.

"You came to see me, does your Tuanzang clan chief know?"

"No, I haven't seen the chieftain. He's probably still in the village."

This young man from the Shimura clan didn't even know whether Danzo had come to the front lines.

He had taken a spot in Rope Tree's squad, and when he saw Rope Tree dead, he thought his chance had come.

Orochimaru chuckled and said, "Alright, then you can go in first."

Orochimaru turned to the light:

"Send the prisoners into the tent. Don't leave. Wait outside. We'll deal with the bodies tomorrow."

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

A pitiful howl came from inside the tent. Orochimaru found it noisy, and the howling stopped abruptly.

All night long, the tent was filled with muffled cries of pain, sending chills down one's spine.

The next morning, Orochimaru stepped out of the tent.

Sunlight shone on Orochimaru's pale face, and Orochimaru even had a somewhat enjoyable expression on his face, it was hard to tell whether he was enjoying the experiment or enjoying the sunlight.

He waved his hand, signaling the Fox Squad to go inside and deal with the bodies.

The six corpses were completely unrecognizable.

Wait, weren't there five prisoners? Why is there an extra corpse?

The boy from the Shimura clan was dissected by Orochimaru?

Does Danzo know about this? Should we report it?

After thinking it over, Ye Guang decided to report it.

Orochimaru was not his superior, but Danzo was the superior of his superior.

The bodies of the prisoners were taken directly outside the camp and burned, while the bodies of the Shimura clan boy were left to rot.

Yoko rushed to Danzo's tent and reported to him about the dissection of the Shimura clan boy.