Inside the Root laboratory.
"Be good, don't move around," Kyosuke softly told the infant on the table before beginning the routine experiment.
"Cell stability: Good."
"Vital signs: Excellent."
"Growth rate: Extremely high."
After a simple examination, Kyosuke found that this infant truly deserved to be someone who would shine brilliantly in the "original work." His potential was immense.
In fact, a few days ago, Danzo had said he would introduce Kyosuke to someone who might interest him. That person had been this infant.
According to Danzo, this baby was the only child to survive Orochimaru's early Hashirama Cell experiments.
Even Orochimaru himself was unaware of this.
Danzo had only stumbled upon the infant while helping Orochimaru dispose of the "trash."
Afterward, Danzo secretly brought him back to Root for cultivation.
Danzo had informed Kyosuke of this matter because he wanted him to obtain some data from the infant, allowing the Hashirama Cell transplantation project to be completed sooner.
Of course, before leaving, Danzo had subtly implied that Kyosuke only needed to know about this himself.
The unspoken meaning was that there was no need to let Orochimaru know.
Kyosuke naturally agreed without hesitation.
After all, the Hashirama Cells were of great importance. If Orochimaru could already master them perfectly, no one could predict what might happen afterward.
So even if Danzo had not said so, Kyosuke would have kept it secret from Orochimaru.
As for the infant's identity, he was naturally the ninja who would later bear the Root codename "Kinoe," the Anbu codename "Tenzō," and reclaim his identity under the name "Yamato."
He had successfully fused with the Hashirama Cells perfectly as an infant, and after systematic training in adulthood, he mastered Wood Style Ninjutsu.
Although the power of his Wood Style was nowhere near that of Hashirama Senju's.