News of the Hashirama Cells!

The Victor Company Reception Room.

Rock Lee said with a displeased look, "These people are really despicable!"

"When we first came, they wouldn't even let us in the door, but now that Shinki is here, they're being very polite!"

Tenten handed Rock Lee a cup of tea. "Alright, alright, stop complaining. Shinki is the Hokage now, representing the entire Konoha..."

Just as he finished speaking, the door to the Reception Room was pushed open, and the short Victor walked in with Reception Room female secretary.

"I am so sorry for not greeting you properly, Lord Hokage..." Victor said with a big smile as he tried to shake hands with Shinki.

Shinki stood up, a fake smile on his face, "Nice to meet you, President Victor..."

"Since you're being so polite, then I'll be blunt: I want to take Anato with me!"

Victor:(||๐_๐)

"Lord Hokage, you may not know this, Anato is an employee of my company. Now that he has health problems, as a biotechnology company, we can't just ignore it..." Victor continued with a smile.

Shinki, too lazy to play along, took a sip of tea, narrowed his eyes, and said, "Victor Biotech Company, you wouldn't happen to be researching something shady, would you? o_O"

"I've heard about Anato's abnormal condition; it seems like he's had Hashirama Cells transplanted into his body!"

While speaking, Shinki kept observing Victor's expression, waiting for the old fox to slip up.

Surprisingly, Victor's expression remained unchanged after hearing Shinki's words. "My company does legitimate business; we would never research that kind of thing..."

"If you don't believe me, Lord Hokage, you can come with me for a tour of the company..."

Victor maintained a smile throughout his speech.

Shinki nodded and stood up. "Since President Victor has taken the initiative to invite us, let's go and take a look!"

Victor:눈_눈

He's just being polite!

Surprisingly, they actually agreed!

Across from him, Shinki was just about to get up from the sofa.

"Creak--"

A lab technician in a white lab coat pushed open the door to the Reception Room and whispered a few words in Victor's ear.

Upon hearing this, Victor's expression changed slightly, revealing regret. "I'm sorry, Lord Sixth, Anato's illness was far too serious. Although we did our best to keep him alive, he just... ε=(´o`)"

Victor didn't say it explicitly, but anyone with a brain could guess it.

Shinki remained calm upon hearing this. "It's alright, I'm a doctor too. Take me to see his body..."

Victor continued apologetically, "I'm so sorry, because his symptoms were so unusual, the medical staff sent him to the Incinerator immediately after he died."

Shinki people:...

Victor's actions were far too deliberate!

Shinki remained calm. "It's alright, take me to the Incinerator!"

"This is a mission we received from Konoha: find the person, dead or alive!"

The person had already been dealt with, so Victor naturally wouldn't refuse Shinki's request and offered to lead the way...

Soon, the group arrived at the Incinerator inside the company, which was engulfed in flames.

Victor suppressed a laugh, "Lord Hokage, what's burning inside is Anato..."

Miya's house.

When Miya, the client of this mission, heard that her husband had turned to ashes, she fainted on the spot from grief!

Fortunately, Shinki was a skilled healer and managed to save Miya in time.

However, although she is still alive, her heart is dead. "How could someone so healthy just suddenly be gone..."

Shinki gestured to Miya not to worry. "I will find a way to bring your husband back."

"Wow--!"

Miya cried even louder!

She pointed to the Urn that Rock Lee was holding. "It's all like this, it's all in this state, how can it possibly come back? (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)"

The next moment, the Shinki created Wood Clone, using the ashes as a medium, and shouted, "Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu!"

Dust particles coalesced, transforming the Wood Clone into the likeness of Miya's husband, Anato!

Immediately afterwards, the Shinki created another Aoki Takeru Shadow Clone, and a Rinne Rebirth granted Anato a second life!

The guys next to Li Ningci were all stunned!

"This is allowed?!"

Shinki smiled and explained, "Sage of Six Paths can even pull a person's soul out of the Underworld without any external force, so what I'm doing is nothing."

Xiao Li Ningci and I exchanged a glance.

Now, the person Shinki is comparing itself to has become the Sage of Six Paths, while they're still just foolishly throwing Kunai!

"The power of the Shinki cannot be judged by ordinary standards, so relax. ㅍ_ㅍ" Neji comforted himself.

Beside them, Anato and Miya were already embracing, tears of joy streaming down their faces.

Shinki, in a hurry, whispered, "You can hug later, I have a few questions for Anato."

A few seconds later, Anato wiped away his tears and composed himself. "Sir, please feel free to ask me any questions!"

Shinki: "What is your position at Victor Company? What is your main research area? Are you aware of the matter concerning Hashirama Cells?"

Anato patiently answered each question one by one, "I'm just an ordinary researcher, specializing in Cell Regeneration... As for Hashirama Cells, this is the first time I've ever heard of that term..."

Rock Lee asked curiously, "Then why did you have Hashirama Cells transplanted into your body, turning you into that grotesque figure?"

Anato looked ashamed upon hearing this. "I accidentally stumbled upon the company's Security Personnel transporting some confidential information, so I went over to take a look, and then I passed out... (ꈍᴗꈍ)"

"The trail goes cold. What do we do now? Break into Victor Company and steal the Hashirama Cells?" Tenten asked.

Neji shook his head. "There are layers of security inside, it's probably not easy to steal from there... and if we get caught, it'll be a losing proposition."

Just as everyone was considering a solution, Anato seemed to recall something, "Wait, when they were killing me, I think I heard the president mention the term 'Hashirama Cells,' and something about being taken away and captured..."

Shinki then consulted Anato, read his memories, and confirmed that everything he said was true.

"This is interesting. Victor Company's Hashirama Cells samples have been taken away... Let's check the various Black Markets!"

The Land of Silence.

The Daimyo's Residence.

Chino was listening to the ministers' reports.

"In recent days, many parts of our country have suffered from floods, and most of the relief grain distributed has been embezzled, leaving the people destitute..."

"Furthermore, neighboring countries look down on our Land of Silence and constantly harass our borders. We urge Your Daimyo to clarify..."

"Because my Land of Silence has opened its borders, a large number of Wandering Ninjas have flooded into the country, making it difficult to govern the towns... I beg the Daimyo to rescind his order."

"Hashirama Cells have appeared on the Black Market of the Land of Silence, Daimyo, look..."

Chino listened with a headache to the ministers' various reports until the very last one!

Her eyes widened. "What?! (≖╻≖;)"

Hashirama Cells?

"Send a message to Konoha immediately!"

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