Less Tea

Back home, Hinata lay on her bed, unable to sleep.

What she was thinking about now were the documents she saw at Root.

Could bizarre creatures of different individuals really be fused together?

Even if they could, would the fused bizarre creatures pose a threat to her...

After thinking for a while, Hinata decided not to foolishly research the fusion of bizarre creatures.

The most fundamental reason for this was that Hinata hadn't found a way to utilize the power of those bizarre creatures.

Like how Konoha researched sealing bizarre creatures within people to utilize their power.

This was merely bullying them for being brainless simpletons. If these bizarre creatures had even a shred of instinct, Konoha would be in a completely different state right now.

"This is outrageous!"

The Third Hokage angrily slammed the table, making it bang loudly.

The major event of Danzō's death naturally alerted the two Hokage advisors, who immediately sought out the Third Hokage. But they didn't expect...

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura on the side also had very displeased expressions.

What made them so angry was a document on the table.

Since Danzō was dead, Root should naturally be taken over by the Hokage. Documents that the Third Hokage usually couldn't access were now laid out on his desk.

One of these documents was the experimental record regarding the fusion of bizarre creatures.

"Did Danzō even know what he was doing!?"

What price did the village pay to capture those bizarre creatures that were killing indiscriminately outside?

Even after sealing them, they worried about the bizarre creatures breaking free, so they assigned multiple ninjas skilled in sealing jutsu to guard them.

And Danzō actually wanted to fuse multiple bizarre creatures together. He was courting death!

"Fortunately, Danzō's experiment didn't succeed. Let's stop this experiment for now."

"Koharu is right. These materials must also be sealed and not allowed to spread."

The Third Hokage's anger subsided slightly, and he sat back in his seat. "It can only be done this way."

As the saying goes, good fortune never comes singly, and misfortunes never come alone.

Just then, there was a knock on the office door.

Generally, when the Hokage and the two Hokage advisors were discussing matters, minor issues were not grounds to knock on the office door.

"Enter."

"Hokage-sama, Utatane-sama, Mitokado-sama."

A male ninja walked in. Upon seeing Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, he stammered, unsure whether to speak.

"How is Danzō's autopsy?"

Seemingly noticing the man's awkwardness, the Third Hokage asked.

"Esteemed sirs, it's difficult to explain in a short while. Please follow me."

Afterward, they arrived at a dimly lit room somewhere in the basement of the Hokage building.

In the center of the room was an operating table, surrounded by surgical equipment. The only light source in the entire room was a light bulb hanging above the operating table.

The entire room felt somewhat small.

At this moment, besides the Third Hokage and the others, there was no one else in the room.

"Esteemed sirs, please look..."

The ninja then untied the bandages on Danzō's head and opened his eyelids.

!!!

The pupils of the Third Hokage and the others constricted. This was undeniably a Sharingan!

This wasn't all. After removing the bandages on his head, he again unwrapped the bandages on Danzō's right arm. Beneath the bandages, there were numerous bulges the size of eyeballs, with a slit on each bulge.

"Could this be..."

With such obvious characteristics, combined with Danzō's right eye, they had already guessed what these bulges were.

As they separated the bulges one by one, scarlet Sharingan eyes appeared before everyone's eyes.

"What did Danzō do!?"

Utatane Koharu murmured softly.

Mitokado Homura was speechless; he was also stunned by Danzō's audacity.

The Third Hokage's expression was terrifyingly grim.

"Wait, the burden of the Sharingan on the body is so great. How could Danzō withstand so many Sharingan?"

The Third Hokage realized something was wrong.

"Hokage-sama, this is also what I was about to tell you."

The ninja took a deep breath. "Hokage-sama, this arm, Danzō-sama's arm... it's still alive!"

"What?"

"That's impossible?"

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura exclaimed.

Sarutobi Hiruzen: "What in the world is going on? Explain it to me!"

"Yes, we discovered that Danzō-sama's arm is incredibly active. Even though Danzō-sama is dead, it's still alive."

"This might be the reason why Danzō-sama was able to transplant so many Sharingan."

"After we discovered how surprisingly active Danzō-sama's arm was, we took a drop of blood from it."

"Surprisingly, this drop of blood turned into a sapling upon contact with Chakra and grew wildly."

The ninja brought out a cultivation tank containing a small sapling.

The Third Hokage and the others exchanged glances, confirming their thoughts.

"You've worked hard. Now, I have a mission for you."

"Yes, I am willing to serve Hokage-sama!"

The unnamed ninja knelt on one knee.

"I'm planning to form a team, and you will be its leader. Your mission is to research the mysteries of Danzō's body, do you understand?"

"Yes, I will not disappoint Hokage-sama!"

The Third Hokage nodded. "Get up. I believe you won't disappoint me."

Afterward, the Third Hokage and the others left and returned to the Hokage's office.

Closing the door to the Hokage's office, Utatane Koharu couldn't help but say, "Hiruzen, that must be the First Hokage's Cells. Only the First Hokage's Cells would have such strong vitality!"

Mitokado Homura didn't speak, but he thought the same as Koharu.

"It seems we didn't collect all the data from the Root base."

The Third Hokage immediately summoned the Anbu and dispatched them to the various Root bases to collect all the data.

The next morning, when Hinata arrived at the Hokage's office, she saw the three of them buried in the documents in their hands.

Looking at their thick dark circles, she knew they hadn't slept all night.

And that was indeed the case; they had stayed up all night searching for research data on the First Hokage's Cells from Root as quickly as possible.

Seeing how focused they were, they were still looking down at the documents in their hands even after Hinata entered.

Watching their intense concentration, Hinata felt it would be rude to disturb them.

Glancing around the office, Hinata's eyes lit up.

She saw a tin of tea placed in a cabinet by her teacher. This tea was a gift from her father to the Third Hokage.

Hinata immediately took out the tea and began to make some.

"Teacher, please have some tea."

Facing the cup of tea handed to him, the Third Hokage took it and took a sip without even looking up.

Instantly, a bitter taste filled his mouth.

He glanced at the tea in the cup, and the corner of his eye twitched.

"You put too much tea in there!"