It was meant to provide some help for Orochimaru's pursuit of immortality.
When the Technology Department staff saw Torikaze and Orochimaru appear together, they naturally mistook Orochimaru for someone else.
But it did not matter. The two of them made their way to Amado's Lab.
Torikaze knocked on the door, then opened it and went inside.
Amado was playing a game at the time. When he saw Torikaze enter, he hurriedly put it away, a broad smile spreading across his face.
"Big Brother, you're here! And Orochimaru too. I was tired from doing experiments just now, so I was taking a break."
Torikaze did not listen to his nonsense. "Playing games during the day and pulling all-nighters researching at night—you really know how to work."
Amado scratched his head. "No, really, I wasn't."
Ever since entering, Orochimaru's gaze had remained fixed on the enormous cultivation tanks throughout the Lab.
He had similar equipment himself, just not nearly as sophisticated.
After all, he was researching life sciences, and his main focus was Hashirama Cells. To preserve the vitality of both the cells and the Test Subjects, cultivation was essential.
Yet despite cultivating so many things, he had never seen a creature like the one before him.
Its body was completely white and covered in cracks, while its hair was green like grass.
"What is this...?"
A smile appeared on Torikaze's face. "Let Amado introduce it. Consider it a gift from me to you."
Hearing that, Amado immediately slipped his phone into his pocket. "Ahem! Please listen to my introduction."
"This is called White Zetsu. Our records show that it was first discovered in Year 13 of Konoha, when the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha fought and a large number of White Zetsu were found."
"After that, it vanished without a trace