Kakashi's First Hokage's Cells Experiment

Upon hearing Yichen's words, Shinno was not surprised at all; instead, he showed a delighted expression and asked, "Will the Iwa ninja also participate in the attack on Konoha?"

Yichen shook his head and said, "Senior Shinno is joking. Our Iwagakure loves peace, so why would we take the initiative to attack Konoha?"

"I've come to see Senior Shinno because I'd like to ask for your help."

Shinno was extremely disappointed when he heard Yichen say that Iwa ninja Iwagakure village would not participate. If the Iwagakure also participated, then his long-held dream of destroying Konoha would come true.

Upon hearing the last sentence, Shinno immediately became extremely attentive and asked, "What is Lord Tsuchikage referring to?"

This is the Fox of Stone; Shinno dares not easily agree to his demands, for who knows if there's a trap involved.

Yichen waved his hand and said, "Senior Shinno, there's no need to be nervous. My request is not difficult for Senior Shinno."

"We have two children in our village who are quite talented in Medical Ninjutsu. I would like to ask Senior Shinno to give them some guidance."

After a pause, Yichen added, "Unreserved guidance!"

Shinno frowned slightly, especially when he heard the phrase "without reservation," his frown deepened.

Medical skills were one of his specialties, but he hadn't even taught the surviving Sky Ninja, so why would he be willing to teach two Iwa ninja?

At this moment, Yichen added, "Formally accepting disciples!"

Shinno's brow furrowed. He understood Yichen's meaning, but still wanted to hear it from Yichen himself, so he asked, "What does Lord Tsuchikage mean?"

Yichen said, "I have already accepted those two children as my disciples, and I will also make them publicly become disciples of Senior Shinno."

"This incident demonstrates that the Iwa ninja will always be willing to befriend the Sky Ninja."

Shinno's eyes twitched several times upon hearing this. It depends on how you interpret these words; you can take them literally.

This can also be interpreted as: if you disagree, the Iwa ninja will become enemies with the Sky Ninja.

At that point, let alone destroying Konoha, I'm not even confident that the remaining forces of the Sky Ninja can protect Shinno.

Yichen can find him, he can naturally find other Sky Ninja as well.

Seeing that Shinno Yichen still hesitating, Yichen said, "Of course, there will be an apprenticeship fee."

"Iwagakure is willing to pay a fee for the improvement of Sky Ninja Village's Sky Fortress."

A chill ran from Shinno's tailbone straight up to the top of his head, and he felt an indescribable coldness throughout his body.

Yichen actually knows about the secret weapon that their Sky Ninja Village spent decades developing: the Sky Fortress?

Yichen knows about the existence of the Sky Fortress, does he also know Sky Fortress location? If so, wouldn't all his secrets be exposed?

Is there anything Yichen doesn't know? Does he know anything about Zero Tail?

Shinno was in a state of utter confusion.

After a moment, Shinno forced a smile and said, "It is my honor that Lord Tsuchikage thinks highly of me. May I ask when this begins?"

Yichen smiled and said, "No rush. My two disciples are in the village. Senior Shinno can go there when he has time."

"Furthermore, as one of the conditions for our alliance, I hereby promise that once your Konoha Collapse Plan succeeds, I will personally cede a quarter of the Land of Land of Fire's territory as a base for the development of the Sky Ninja Village."

After saying this, Yichen left with his three disciples without looking back.

Yichen's last words were obviously empty promises, but Shinno's expression still changed drastically.

After Yichen left, his expression shifted constantly, sometimes joyful, sometimes worried.

In the end, Shinno gritted his teeth and decided to trust Yichen this time.

If the Konoha Collapse Plan succeeds, Danzo, who has returned to power, will no longer be an ally of the Iwa ninja.

It's not impossible that the Iwa ninja, in order to counterbalance Konoha, would divide up Land of Fire territory and give it to the Sky Ninja, thus making the Sky Ninja enemies of Konoha.

How many years have the Sky Ninja been wandering around? They desperately want a stable base.

Most importantly, he was originally going to cooperate with Danzo, and now he's just teaching a couple more disciples.

The more Shinno thought about it, the more he couldn't resist the temptation. He stood up, found one of his subordinates in the Land of Hot Water, gave him a few instructions, and then set off for the Iwagakure.

Yichen did indeed lead his three disciples far away, but only a few dozen miles from the town where Shinno was located. Every move Shinno made afterward was detected by Yichen.

Then Yichen turned his attention to Shinno's subordinate.

The person changed his identity several times within the Land of Hot Water, eventually arriving at a remote, uninhabited mountainous area on the border of the Land of Hot Water.

Having confirmed the general direction, Yichen stopped tracking, as it wasn't the right time to disturb the Sky Ninja.

Doing too much can easily turn allies into enemies.

After leaving the Sky Ninja Village base, Yichen went to the Land of Hot Water branch Iwagakure.

At the branch office, Yichen met with the representatives sent by Danzo to trade goods.

Yichen could tell at a glance that this was just a conscript temporarily recruited by Danzo.

Yichen said to him, "This is a big deal. You should go back. I need to talk to Danzo for our first transaction."

"Tell Danzo that we'll meet at the same Izakaya as last time tonight."

That evening, Yichen, along with his three disciples, met Danzo at the izakaya (Izakaya).

Danzo said, "Tsuchikage, your efficiency isn't very high."

Yichen said, "Sorry, Hokage, I've been busy with village matters and went to the moon recently, so I haven't had time to attend to things here."

Danzo frowned, not understanding what Yichen was implying when he said he was going to the moon.

Yichen didn't explain, but said, "Let me introduce you to the Hokage. These three are my newly accepted disciples: Aono Shinichi, Minamoto Shizuka, and Rion."

"Shinichi, Shizuka, Rion, the man standing between you and the mud is the Sixth Hokage of Konoha. Hurry up and pay your respects to the Lord Hokage."

The three stood up from their seats and said, "Greetings, Lord Hokage."

Danzo frowned and asked in a dark tone, "Tsuchikage, are you trying to insult me?"

Danzo believed that Yichen deliberately introduced the three Genin to him in an attempt to belittle his status.

Yichen waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Hokage, you're overthinking it. I'll be focusing on training these three disciples from now on."

"The price for today's transaction will be negotiated between them and the Hokage. Whatever price you ultimately reach, I will not interfere, and I will accept it."

"I'll pay you right away once you've finished talking."

Danzo felt that Yichen was humiliating him, but he really needed a lot of funds right now. Rather than being humiliated and slaughtered by Yichen, it would be better to get some benefits from the three brats.

Next, Yichen turned and walked out of the Izakaya, leaving the negotiation to his three disciples.

Yichen waited quietly outside the Izakaya for a while, without eavesdropping on the four people's conversation.

A moment later, the negotiations ended, and the three men emerged dejected.

Yichen took the price list from the three of them and laughed, "How about it? Danzo is still pretty impressive, isn't he?"

The three nodded. Before they came, Yichen had given them a detailed introduction to Danzo.

The three initially thought that Danzo was a loser, and since they had information about Danzo, and now Danzo was begging the Iwa ninja for cooperation, they would definitely be able to take the initiative against Danzo.

Unexpectedly, the three suffered a complete defeat in their confrontation with Danzo, and the price they negotiated was almost double what Yichen had offered them.

Although the Iwagakure still made a huge profit from the doubled price, the three were still very disappointed.

Yichen said, "Come in with me."

Danzo saw Yichen enter with three disciples, he asked, "Does the Tsuchikage want to back out?"

Yichen smiled and said, "Hokage, you jest. I always keep my word. This is for the cost of purchasing supplies."

As he spoke, Yichen took out a scroll and handed it to Danzo.

After inspecting the scroll, Danzo put it away.

Yichen didn't leave immediately, but instead said to Danzo, "There's something I'd like to ask the Hokage for help with."

Danzo frowned and asked in a deep voice, "What is it?"

Yichen said, "I would like to ask Danzo to help take care of these three children. They greatly admire the Hokage and want to study under Hokage for a while."

Danzo frowned and asked sharply, "Tsuchikage, are you going to send someone to monitor me?"

Yichen waved his hand and said, "There's no such thing as surveillance. Three Genin can't possibly monitor the Kage of the number one Great Ninja Village in the Ninja World? You must be joking."

"I want the three of them to train alongside the Hokage. Any miscellaneous tasks that the Hokage finds inconvenient to handle can also be delegated to the three of them."

"I just hope the Hokage can take more of the three of them to see the world."

Danzo frowned and thought for a moment, unable to fathom Yichen's thoughts.

Seeing Danzo silent, Yichen said, "It would be easier for both sides to communicate if the three of you followed the Hokage, wouldn't it?"

"If the Hokage wants to cooperate with me, I will seriously consider it as long as I can convince the three of them."

Danzo, upon hearing this, seemed somewhat tempted and asked, "Including sending troops from Iwa ninja?"

Yichen smiled and said, "As I said, Iwagakure will not participate in the Konoha Collapse Plan, but if the Hokage needs Iwa ninja's help with other things, I will consider it as long as the three of them agree."

Danzo hesitated for a moment, then said, "Alright, I agree to keep the three of them by my side."

Danzo is now facing a minor problem: he discovered he is severely undermanned when he raided the caravans of the Fire, Water, and Thunder kingdoms.

The Sixth Hokage personally dealt with the caravan guards, so naturally, it wasn't a problem. But personally moving the supplies afterwards was something Danzo felt was beneath his status Hokage.

Since Yichen said these three brats were in charge, then he wouldn't hold back.

Yichen stood up and said, "Then I entrust my three disciples to the Hokage. I only hope that the Hokage will not use the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal or Kotoamatsukami on them."

"I will bring them back before the Konoha Collapse Plan begins."

After saying that, Yichen got up and left without saying a word to Aono Shinichi and the other two.

When leaving the Izakaya, Yichen even removed the Porcelain Barrier.

Aono Shinichi and his two companions glanced at Danzo opposite them, exchanged bewildered looks, and thought to themselves, "Have we been abandoned?"

The three looked at Danzo again, and for some reason, they felt that the chilling aura emanating from Danzo had become even stronger.

Aono Shinichi swallowed hard, stood up, and said, "Lord Hokage, what are your orders?"

Seeing this, Minamoto Shizuka and Rion also quickly got up.

Danzo looked at Aono Shinichi and the other two with some surprise, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thinking how lucky Iwagakure was.

Although these three are not very strong, they all have good character. Especially Aono Shinichi, who adapted to the pressure that Aono deliberately put on him so quickly.

If it weren't for the fact that they still needed to rely on Iwagakure, Danzo would have already considered killing people.

Danzo was generally in a good mood.

After reaching a deal with Iwagakure, it meant that he would have a relatively stable income, and it was time to consider bribing some commoner ninjas in Konoha.

While Yichen and Danzo were trading, at the Konoha Hospital, the Seventh Hokage, Kakashi Hatake, was conducting the first First Hokage's Cells transplant experiment.

Kakashi's experiment was not kept secret from the Konoha High-ranking officials. While he was conducting the experiment, a dejected Hiruzen Sarutobi, along with Shikaku Nara and others with mixed feelings, were waiting outside the operating room.

The Medical Ninja who performed Kakashi's surgery was the best in Konoha, and there was also a Hyuga Clan ninja who kept a close eye on Kakashi's physical condition.

From morning until evening, Kakashi's First Hokage's Cells transplant surgery went very smoothly.

Although there were a few minor setbacks during the process, such as the Yang Release being stronger than the Yin Release, and some signs of things getting out of control, the Medical Ninja transplanted three Sharingan into Kakashi's special left arm.

Overall, however, the experimental results were very encouraging; Kakashi had received the transplanted First Hokage's Cells, was not consumed by Wood Release.

Because Kakashi's Mangekyō Sharingan is very obedient, Kakashi is stronger than Danzo in terms of withstanding the First Hokage's Cells.

In the end, Kakashi only received three Sharingan transplanted into his right arm.

After the experiment, Kakashi was able to walk normally again.

Seeing that Kakashi was alright, Hiruzen Sarutobi a sigh of relief. He simply instructed the Anbu to protect Kakashi well before returning home.

Every day Danzo away from Konoha was unbearable.

Shikaku Nara and the others had somewhat subtle expressions, but they still congratulated Kakashi.

Only when Kakashi said that he still needed to practice Wood Release and Space-Time Ninjutsu, and that he would have to trouble Shikaku Nara and the others with the affairs of Konoha, did everyone breathe a sigh of relief and leave the hospital together.

Kakashi was relatively steady. After successfully transplanting the First Hokage's Cells, he didn't immediately practice Wood Release or Kamui. Instead, he first underwent basic training with Might Guy for a period of time.

Kakashi first allowed his body to fully adapt to the First Hokage's Cells before starting the next stage of training.

Kakashi had a very clear training plan. After receiving the First Hokage's Cells, Kakashi's next step was to strengthen his Wood Release training.

Wood Release training can enhance the body's adaptability to Wood Release. It can improve insufficient chakra and accelerate the recovery of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Kakashi has used the Mangekyō Sharingan given to him by his best friend many times. Except for the fact that he can't use Susanoo with only one eye, Kakashi has used this eye to its fullest potential.

This eye was already close to blindness.

Even with the transplant of First Hokage's Cells, it will still take some time for pupil function to fully recover.

During this time, Kakashi will not use the Dōjutsu of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Only when Kakashi feels that his Wood Release has reached a certain level and his Mangekyō Sharingan has fully recovered will he proceed to the next stage: learning the Flying Thunder God Technique!

Shikaku Nara had a preliminary understanding of Kakashi's plan and felt that it wouldn't be short for Kakashi to accomplish all of this.

During this period, he was able to use a large amount of Konoha's resources to strengthen his Nara Clan and other Minor Ninja Clans, that were on the same side as them.

Shikaku Nara subtly conveyed his thoughts to the other clan leaders, and they reached a consensus.

Before Kakashi officially takes over the Hokage position, he should make a good fortune and try his best to restore his family's strength, at least to make up for the losses caused by Danzo.

When Kakashi wants power, everyone can readily return it to him. Hopefully, Kakashi won't cause them any trouble because of the mistakes they've already made.

After all, everyone had promised not to repeat the mistake.

Therefore, with Kakashi's indulgence, the influence of the Konoha clans extended even further.

During the reigns of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo, both of them engaged in numerous acts of personal enrichment at the expense of the public, especially Danzo, whose actions surpassed those of either Shikaku Nara or any of them.

However, when Danzo was in power, he was the only one who could do this; no one else would dare to follow his example.

At best, it will be pulled directly to the Root, turning you into a free tool for life without any compensation.

In severe cases, they might be tasked with missions beyond their capabilities, which is essentially suicide.

So at that time, Konoha had over ten thousand ninjas working hard, while only Danzo was Danzo his wealth, allowing the Konoha to maintain normal operations.

But now, all the ninja clan members who hold important positions in Konoha are poaching Konoha's members.

Each of them was insignificant compared to Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi, but the combined effect of these people would make even Danzo tremble with fear.

For example, regarding the construction of the Konoha Land of Wind branch, the Konoha High-ranking officials, headed by Shikaku Nara, has already disbursed dozens of payments for the project.

The project payment records show that the construction work at the branch site has reached the final stage of setting up various barriers.

However, in reality, construction of the Land of Wind branch never even began.

The money needed to build an entire branch was a huge sum, even for Iwagakure, a ninja village that enjoyed the benefits of war every year.

However, in Konoha, this sum of money left the Konoha's public accounts and mysteriously disappeared.

It goes without saying who ultimately pocketed this huge sum of money.

Kakashi signed many large-scale projects in order to improve his strength, and he thought that Konoha was undergoing a large-scale construction project.

But in reality, nothing changed in Konoha.

Even the village's normal Defense Barrier malfunctioned, but it wasn't repaired.

Shikaku Nara and the others simply allocated funds for repairing the barrier time and time again, without ever inquiring about where the money went.

Kakashi was unaware of these matters, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no interest in understanding them. Shikaku Nara, displaying his extraordinary intelligence, accomplished countless feats of deception.

Fortunately, Yichen was unaware of these matters; he had not received any intelligence regarding corruption among the Konoha High-ranking officials.

Otherwise, Yichen would have jumped up long ago and shouted, "Konoha is an ally of Iwa ninja! How can we tolerate these parasites ruining Konoha? Send troops!"

Then they launched a grand but ultimately ineffective war, ultimately obtaining a huge war reparations from Shikaku Nara and others.

Unfortunately, with the Konoha Collapse Plan in place, Yichen no longer cares about the internal Class Struggle within Konoha. Since Danzo is preparing to create a big scandal, these petty squabbles are of no concern to Yichen.

Therefore, Yichen paid no attention to the situation in Konoha.

Yichen has another matter to attend to right now.

He arrived alone at the residence of Izumi Uchiha.

Izumi Uchiha on the edge of Iwagakure, near a sizable Training Ground.

This wasn't because the Iwagakure treated her differently.

It was because she had a special neighbor: Shisui Uchiha.

Shisui Uchiha was imprisoned near the Izumi Uchiha's residence, Iwagakure provided him with good food and drink every day.

Of course, he also has to do work. Many ninjas who want to increase their combat experience can come here to spar with Shisui Uchiha.

Of course, it's a paid service; you need to pay a certain amount of Contribution Points to the village.

The village assigned Sealing Ninja Sealing Ninja would adjust Shisui Uchiha's strength by changing the degree of the seal according to the ninja's request.

Basically, every day several Iwa ninja come to challenge the legendary Body Flicker Shisui Technique.

Unfortunately, among equally matched opponents, the Iwa ninja who came to challenge them always lost more often than they won.

Even if Shisui Uchiha didn't have eyes.

Shisui Uchiha had considered escaping, but each attempt ended in failure.

First of all, besides Izumi Uchiha, he was also guarded by several teams of Anbu.

Secondly, with Chiga, Sensory Ninja who could locate people through blood, Shisui Uchiha had nowhere to hide.

Finally, and most importantly, is the seal on his body.

Even if the ninjas in the Barrier Team were to release his seal and allow him to participate in the battle, the released portion would only be temporary and would automatically recover after a short time.

At that time, he will become a useless person who cannot use Chakra.

Therefore, Shisui Uchiha had absolutely no way to escape from Iwagakure on his own.

Sokai was a regular here. When Yichen arrived, Sokai was fighting against Shisui Uchiha.

Yichen could tell that the seal on Shisui Uchiha's body had been completely released at this moment.

The two were using specially made Wooden Sword and were engaging in a Taijutsu sparring match.

Shisui Uchiha lost both his eyes, Sokai's eyes were intact, and he even awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

However, on the field, Shisui Uchiha was still dominating Sokai.

Although Body Flicker Shisui had lost his eyes, his speed was not diminished at all. Afterimages flashed across the Training Ground, forcing the Three-Tomoe Sharingan Sokai to spin at lightning speed.

When facing Shisui Uchiha, Sokai clearly prioritized defense over offense.

Completely at a disadvantage in terms of speed, he could only barely defend against Shisui Uchiha's continuous attacks by reducing his attack frequency.

However, after watching for a while, Yichen couldn't help but be surprised by Sokai's performance.

Yichen discovered that Shisui Uchiha had completely adapted to fighting without his eyes.

After having his eyes gouged out by Yichen for so long, Shisui Uchiha was able to exert Kage Level strength even while blind.

His daily battles against Iwa ninja also greatly improved his combat Hon.

If we disregard the influence of the Mangekyo Dōjutsu, Shisui Uchiha's strength has actually improved considerably compared to before he gouged out his eyes.

This scene left Yichen speechless.

Although Yichen's strength Shisui Uchiha, his combat talent is not particularly strong; he often relies on overwhelming strength in battle.

Yichen was not skilled in the combat techniques displayed by Shisui Uchiha.