Hearing this, Kosuke gave no response. He merely nodded slightly and remained immersed in his thoughts.
After Madara left, Kosuke quietly stared at the chunk of flesh in the test tube on the table.
Seeing that it still retained such vigorous vitality even after being separated from Hashirama's body, he could not help clicking his tongue inwardly.
"It seems that once I return to the clan, I'll have to conduct extensive biological research. I need to use scientific methods to precisely remove the gene fragments in Hashirama Cells responsible for expressing facial features, leaving only their powerful Yang Release Chakra and their key ability to promote bloodline fusion."
The night on the battlefield grew ever deeper.
At that moment, everyone had gathered inside the Uchiha clan's council tent.
"Tell me about today's battle!" Madara swept his grave gaze across the tent. Seeing that everyone had suffered injuries to varying degrees, he spoke steadily.
"Clan Head, I didn't go onto the battlefield, so let me talk about the intelligence we gathered first." As the only one present who had earned an elder's position through his own ability, Shita spoke with a solemn expression. "During this battle, there was no sign of the Land of Fire Daimyo. Likewise, the Daimyo of the other nations were nowhere to be seen."
"Clan Head," Uchiha Shinnosuke said, touching the wound at his waist, his voice thick with confusion. "Amid the chaos, I reached the flank of the Senju camp. Inside... I discovered two Senju elders who had long been confirmed dead! I was discovered just as I was about to retreat, and they chased me down like madmen."
As he spoke, Shinnosuke pressed hard against his uncontrollably trembling left leg, seemingly doing his utmost to suppress the lingering fear from that moment.
"Clan Head, I