"Lord Danzo, Kaedeji's group has already set out for the Land of Hot Water."
"Hmph, that damned Hiruzen must have discovered my connection with Orochimaru and deliberately sent Kaedeji to a secondary battlefield." Danzo snorted coldly, grinding his teeth in fury.
There was nothing he could do. The Hokage possessed absolute authority, and Danzo could not openly alter the Hokage's orders.
"Make sure Kaedeji stays alive. As for how the situation in the Land of Hot Water develops, there is no need to concern yourselves with it." Danzo signed a document, sealed it, and handed it to a Root ninja.
The ninja accepted the document and immediately set off, gathering a squad to head for the northern front.
Danzo sat quietly. His visibly aging body had left his stamina and energy far inferior to what they once were, while the amount of Chakra within him declined year by year. It all felt like ropes tightening around him, making it hard to breathe.
His heart was filled with unwillingness, desperately yearning to bring about change.
"Once the war ends, I must persuade Hiruzen to begin experiments transplanting Hashirama Cells. It would be best if I could encourage large numbers of Senju Clan members to join!"
Only with enough samples could Danzo obtain reliable data and ultimately transplant Hashirama Cells into his own body.
By then, coupled with the Sharingan, with the power of the Senju Clan and Uchiha gathered within him, and Kaedeji replenishing his vitality to maintain his condition, even Danzo dared not imagine how powerful he would become.
Human experimentation—what wonderfully exquisite words.
"Iwagakure would not make such a strategic move for no reason. There must be a conspiracy. Kaedeji, don't die on the battlefield, or this old man will have no choice but to find another way to