Karot felt a chill run down his spine. Kakashi was about to use the Thousand Years of Death Ninjutsu, created by the Hatake Clan, to vent his anger on Karot.
Kakashi crouched down behind Karot, his hands forming Hand Seals as he thrust towards Karot's rear. Karot was immediately terrified, breaking out in a cold sweat. This wasn't a matter of fear; it was his body's natural instinct for self-preservation.
Karot wrapped his arms around Kakashi's waist, turned around, and their positions were reversed. He became a clone of Kakashi and used the Thousand Years of Death technique on Kakashi.
In the blink of an eye, Kakashi didn't even have time to undo the Ninjutsu.
"Puff."
"Oh."
Kakashi couldn't help but cry out. He had activated Ninjutsu, and then he himself had become the victim. This was the first time in the Ninja World that Kakashi had done this, directly breaking the record.
"Bang!"
The Shadow Clone disappeared after completing its mission, leaving Kakashi clutching his buttocks in obvious discomfort. He had ordered the Shadow Clone to use its full power, but he never expected to become the victim.
Karot raised his hands and pushed them back, then spoke.
"This has nothing to do with me. Don't try to pin it on me."
After saying that, Karot couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Hahaha."
"Hateful."
Kakashi was embarrassed; Karot's laughter sounded grating to him.
After saying that Kakashi charged at Karot, determined to beat him up. Karot dodged and ran, always one step ahead of Kakashi, ensuring Kakashi wouldn't lose track of him or miss.
The Band of Brothers thus sparked a riot in the bustling city.
"We've arrived, Kakashi."
Karot stopped. Kakashi behind him also stopped making a move. Karot led Kakashi into Orochimaru's experimental base with practiced ease. The base was large and crowded, but no one came forward to greet Karot; everyone was busy with their own affairs.
Karot led Kakashi into the next level. This level was smaller than the previous one, but more heavily guarded, with three doors. The last door was sealed with Sealing Jutsu; without the correct hand seals, one couldn't enter or leave. Of course, if you were strong enough to break the seal, no one could stop you. However, you'd need the strength of three Kage Level experts or higher. This technique was developed by Orochimaru by combining the Sealing Jutsu of the Uzumaki Clan.
After his subordinates opened the gate for Karot and Kakashi, Karot led Kakashi directly inside. After the two entered, the gate slowly disappeared.
"Hiss."
When Kakashi entered, he saw many jars. Inside each jar was an Orochimaru.
Karot didn't explain anything to Kakashi and walked straight towards Orochimaru. Kakashi calmed down. Having experienced war and witnessed many life-and-death situations, his ability to accept things had become stronger.
"Orochimaru- senpai, did your experiment to increase Chakra levels succeed?"
Karot didn't stand on ceremony with Orochimaru and stated his purpose directly.
"Of course, it was already completed a long time ago."
"However, there are two methods: one is to directly implant the Hashirama's cells, and the other is to seal the Tailless into the body."
The Tailless technique, conceived by Karot's ingenious ideas, is similar to the Heart-Absorbing Technique of Ren Woxing's team. However, instead of absorbing others' chakra, it stores one's own Chakra within the Tailless body, which is then retrieved when needed. Theoretically, if you store enough, it's possible to Chakra reserves comparable to those of Tailed Beast.
Orochimaru, seeing that Karot had brought Kakashi here, knew Karot's purpose and immediately asked Karot to make a choice.
"Kakashi, which one do you choose?"
Karot directly asked Karot, since this was Kakashi's business and he should make the choice himself.
Kakashi knew Orochimaru insane, but he underestimated his level of madness; Orochimaru even possessed the genes of the First Hokage. However, after Karot's explanation, he understood. You think it's possible to leave something hidden there and expect future generations not to dig it up? The key is that some of the younger generation are troublemakers who love to stir up trouble (Danzo, Hiruzen, Orochimaru).
Karot understood immediately when he saw Kakashi staring intently at the Hashirama's cells. Hashirama Senju's reputation was simply too great; every ninja dreamed of becoming a god. "With Hashirama's cells, could I also become like the First Hokage?" he wondered.
"Orochimaru- senpai, how effective are these Hashirama's cells?"
Now that he knew Kakashi's choice, Kakashi, as his older brother, naturally had to help him find out the truth.
"After experiments, we obtained a safe level for the Hashirama's cells, allowing them to be used in Human Experimentation. The effects depend on the individual's integration rate; Chakra levels generally increase five to ten times, and the body's self-healing ability is also enhanced."
Orochimaru explained the effects of Hashirama's cells one by one. Karot was quite satisfied with the results; it's very difficult to increase a person's Chakra reserves, like a fixed quantity that can't be increased or decreased.
"I choose Hashirama's cells."
Kakashi said firmly that he now longed to become stronger, Chakra reserves had always been a hindrance, and now Karot was making up for this last weakness.
Orochimaru led Karot and Kakashi to a bed and gestured for Kakashi Orochimaru lie down. After Kakashi lay down, Orochimaru's assistant, Kabuto, brought over a syringe.
"It might hurt a little, just bear with it."
Orochimaru gave a signal, indicating to Kabuto to begin the injection.
Kakashi watched helplessly as the cells in the syringe slowly entered his body. When all the cells were injected into Kakashi's body, Kakashi felt a churning sensation inside him, with intense pain in every part of his body. The pain stimulated his brain, causing Kakashi to cry out involuntarily.
Ah~.
Kakashi's face turned pale. If it weren't for four lab assistants holding down Kakashi limbs, Kakashi might have already resorted to self-harm. It was just too painful.
"Orochimaru- senpai, don't you have any painkillers or anything like that?"
Seeing Kakashi's pained expression, Karot asked Orochimaru, hoping to ease Kakashi's suffering.
What do you need this for?
Orochimaru looked at Karot with a puzzled expression. He only cared about the results of Orochimaru experiments; what did it matter to him whether the test subjects lived or died? If it didn't work, he could just keep trying.
Hearing Orochimaru's reply, Karot realized he had asked in vain. However, seeing his brother's pained expression, a thought flashed through Karot's mind. He punched Kakashi in the head.
"Bump."
Kakashi's eyes widened, and he fainted.
This unexpected turn of events caught everyone present off guard. However, with Kakashi's shouts gone, the laboratory fell silent.
"Sometimes violence can solve problems."
Karot raised his fist and showed it off to the crowd.