Danzo stepped into the inner room. Even though someone had intercepted him, he remained expressionless, without any resentment or anger.
Of course, an ambitious person also needed to have some magnanimity. If he sought revenge for every little setback, how could he contend with the thick-skinned and black-hearted Third Hokage for so many years?
He was unwilling, but he would just find an opportunity to win back.
"You just let him go like that?"
A gloomy voice came from the side. Under the dim light, a pale and slender face slowly emerged. It was Orochimaru, one of the Sannin.
Danzo glanced at him, sat down on a wooden chair, and replied, "Tsunade came too coincidentally. Perhaps the news leaked somewhere. Don't act rashly for the time being."
"But that experiment may require the blood of the Senju clan. All the previous experimental subjects failed, proving that ordinary people cannot integrate with that person's cells." Orochimaru said with a smile, but it always felt like this guy wasn't too anxious about the Wood Release.
The death of experimental subjects might be a tragedy for others, but at this moment it seemed insignificant. Danzo took a sip of tea, his eyes not moving at all.
"The blood of the Senju clan has not been cut off. There are plenty of them in the village. I can help you find them."
The research on Wood Release had been going on for many years, starting before Orochimaru. But it had been terminated and sealed as a secret due to too many failures. It was just that these two people had restarted the plan.
"But they are all very diluted, and most of them are from the branch family. It's not necessary." Orochimaru shook his head gently. He was still just a little resentful, not to the point of losing his mind.
"It's not just blood, perhaps personal aptitude is also very important."
"Perhaps? If aptitude is useful, then prove it with experiments. I can provide you with any number of Jonin among the prisoners." Danzo put down the teacup and warned coldly:
"But Hanyu Otonashi cannot be a wasted experimental subject. To use him, we must ensure a certain probability of success!"
Orochimaru's slender eyes narrowed slightly, and he still asked with a smile, "Is the cost of forcing it very high?"
"Yes, it's difficult to make a move after losing this opportunity. You should know that your teacher and Tsunade are both protecting him. Even if we do it, Hanyu Otonashi should show his value."
"Understood, I will produce results as soon as possible."
The feminine voice fell, and Orochimaru disappeared without a trace. After being used as a tool for nothing, he had ample time to devote himself to scientific research.
Danzo closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, thinking about how to deal with the aftermath. Of course, the targets were only the Third and Tsunade. As for Hanyu Otonashi?
He was just a brat, what could he do?
.....
The street was bustling, and the short teenager and the blonde woman walked one after the other. Seeing the peaceful scenery around them, it felt like a lifetime ago.
It was afternoon, and the warm winter sun draped Konoha in a white coat. The famous Hokage Rock looked even more brilliant. But thinking back to the small dark room just now, it felt extremely ironic.
Light needs darkness to protect it, but it's not good to have this darkness fall on oneself.
"You want to kill him?"
After walking in silence for a while, the woman in front asked unexpectedly.
"I don't dare." Otonashi was not a kid, how could he say everything that was on his mind?
Tsunade stopped, and a look of annoyance flashed across her face: "Brat, go home. I helped you for the sake of being from the same clan, but you have to be careful yourself in the future."
Currently, the only Senju clan members who had made a name for themselves were Otonashi and Tsunade. Perhaps this was the reason why she took action.
Otonashi glanced at this aunt, and thought to himself that he had said the wrong thing and hadn't grasped the other person's temperament. But he couldn't be blamed for this. His deepest impression of Tsunade was the endless number of doujinshi.
Who looks at doujinshi and studies the personalities of the plot characters?
Seeing Tsunade take a step, he suddenly said, "I still have to observe, because it's hard to say whether he's doing it for himself or for Konoha."
The woman paused and turned her head: "Is there a difference?"
"If it's for Konoha, even if he's a little impatient, it's understandable; if it's for personal gain..." The teenager's face sank, and he said word by word, "It's not too late to take revenge after ten years."
After the words fell, Tsunade's face first showed surprise, and then relief and calmness flashed in sequence. It was really rare to be able to distinguish between love and hate while being angry and ashamed.
"That's more like it. Brat, what's your name?"
"Hanyu Otonashi."
"Good, then let's be clear. During this time in Konoha, no one dares to touch you. In a few days, the old man Third will be back, and that guy Danzo won't do anything to you. But be careful on the battlefield." Tsunade kindly reminded.
Otonashi saw that the other party had some goodwill, and rubbed the envelope in his pants pocket, but in the end he resisted taking it out. He just smiled.
"On the battlefield, I can kill as I please. I won't be afraid of anyone."
The implication was that he had been tricked like this once. On the battlefield, whoever came looking for trouble would be killed with a single blow. Anyway, it was normal to accidentally injure friendly forces.
"Hahahaha, you dare to say that. That's right, if you were submissive, I wouldn't have bothered to help. It's just a pity, a pity..."
Tsunade didn't know what she was pitying. She shook her head with a smile and walked away with her hands behind her back. After taking a few steps, she suddenly turned her head.
"Otonashi, if we meet again, we'll see. Your mother and I were friends when we were young. Seeing you so interesting, I can give her face again."
"Yes, Aunt."
"What did you just call me!?" Tsunade was stunned, and then her eyes widened ferociously, looking like she was going to hit someone.
"Yes, Lady Tsunade." Otonashi quickly changed his words. It turned out that women were very sensitive to age.
Tsunade's anger turned into a smile. She finally looked at Otonashi and turned to leave.
He's a good seedling.
Otonashi didn't understand what Tsunade was thinking. He watched her go away, turned around and saw Obito hiding in the corner, and walked over to pat him heavily on the shoulder.
"Thanks."
"I just passed on a message, what are you thanking me for?" The teenager scratched his head and asked curiously, "What did the ANBU want you for? Why did Lady Tsunade go immediately after I told Shizune?"
The water here was too deep, and Otonashi didn't want to hurt the pure heart of this teenager, and he was too lazy to make excuses for Danzo.
So he put on a stern face and replied, "Obito, have you forgotten the nineteenth article of the ninja code?"
Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. Every Konoha ninja must not inquire about secrets, otherwise they will be treated as traitors.
"Stingy." Obito muttered, but he didn't dare to ask more, just envied that his peer could actually come into contact with secrets.
Otonashi shook his head, looked at the Hokage Rock in the distance, and thought that even if Uchiha Obito had great power, he could not become Hokage. The successive generations of high-ranking officials were not kind people, each of them was black-hearted.
Sacrificing the small to protect the big, sacrificing the pawn to protect the general was the instinct of those in power. Simplicity was equal to weakness, and weakness could not protect anything.
In this regard, Tsunade, who was too sentimental, was also unqualified.
"Let's go, I'll treat you to ramen."
"Ah? Ramen again!"
"I don't have any money. Do you want to pay for me to eat barbecue?"
"Otonashi, do you have any shame?"
"I have shame, but I like money more."
"Pfft, do you believe I'll call Kakashi to eat you out of house and home?"
The two exchanged words as they headed towards the ramen shop. The setting sun stretched their shadows very long. When they reached the noodle shop, Otonashi turned around and looked at the core area under the Hokage Rock, and scenes from the past flashed back.
What is home?
Where the sword points is home.