Graduation

Although we now know that the Hiashi and brooding Hijikata guy may be hiding some crucial information.

But Kazashiro and the others can't fly over there to deal with him right now.

After all, they were still wandering in the territory of the Ōtsutsuki, and who knows if that cunning kid was waiting for them to make a mistake.

Moreover, Kazashiro only knows that Toneri in the movie was all alone after the Fourth Great Ninja War, and Naruto is just about to graduate. He doesn't even know how many Ōtsutsuki exist on the moon.

More importantly, there are Tenseigan on the moon.

If this guy gets really angry and tries to fight us all, Isshiki 'll be laughing all the way to the bank.

"Call for backup!"

With that in mind, Kazashiro decided to choose the safest method to solve the problem at hand.

Konoha.

With the Third Hokage and Fifth Generation absent, Sakumo, the Fourth Generation, was forced to organize the Ninja Academy's graduation ceremony.

"That kid Kazashiro really knows how to make things difficult for me."

Seeing the new generation of children wearing Forehead Protector and becoming Genin, Sakumo should have been happy.

But Kazashiro left him with a very serious problem.

"Asuma being appointed as the Jonin in charge of Team 10, responsible for training the new generation of 'Ino-Shika-Cho,' is perfectly reasonable, but Team Seven..."

Sakumo looked at Uchiha Itachi with a helpless expression. "Kakashi is still in the Land of Snow and hasn't returned yet. We can't let Team Seven operate without a Jonin leading the way, can we?"

Uchiha Itachi was also very aggrieved, but he didn't know how to express it.

The list was decided by the Hokage. Kazashiro was determined to make Kakashi the captain of Team Seven. What could a Hokage's disciple like him say?

"Well..."

Seeing Itachi hesitate to speak, Sakumo knew that Itachi couldn't make any decisions, so he sighed and decided to find a temporary captain for Team Seven.

"By the way, how's that Sky Ninja Obito?"

After dealing with the matters at the Ninja Academy, Sakumo suddenly remembered Shinno, who had been captured alive.

"It's already been sent to Lord Orochimaru's Research Bureau, I estimate..."

Knowing Orochimaru's methods, Uchiha Itachi knew that Orochimaru's fate would not be good.

As Itachi had predicted, Shinno was lying naked on the experimental table, all the acupoints on his body used to flow Chakra sealed, forced to undergo Orochimaru's experiments.

"It's been over a decade, and you've turned out like this."

Orochimaru looked at Shinno's weathered face and, unusually, began to reminisce about the past.

At that time, he harbored great ambitions and, fearing that Hiruzen would not approve of him, he contacted many of Konoha's enemies.

Among them was Shinno.

The information about Body Activation was also revealed to him by Orochimaru at that time.

However, Orochimaru later chose to reform, while Shinno was chosen by Yaowan and joined Ōnoki.

"The person who performed the Body Modification on you is incredibly powerful; their strength even surpasses the life force provided by Hashirama Cells."

Seeing that Shinno's mouth was sealed and he was unwilling to answer his greetings, Orochimaru didn't care at all and continued talking to himself.

"I heard the Internal Affairs Department couldn't get any secrets about the Dawn Organization out of you?"

Orochimaru manipulated the control panel, using a scalpel on the robotic arm to cut open Shinno's abdomen.

Shinno's eyes widened suddenly, and he was about to say something, but the gag in his mouth prevented him from even making a "woo woo" sound.

"I've heard about the Ministry of the Internal Affairs Department's methods; some of them are remnants from the original Root organization. I didn't expect you to have persisted with them."

Looking at Shinno's internal organs, Orochimaru carefully sniffed the bloody smell in the air, trying to discern the difference between him and an ordinary ninja.

"Waaaaah."

"It's alright if you don't want to talk. After all, this isn't an interrogation facility. What I'm here to do is find out the secrets of your body."

Orochimaru took out a new tool.

"Waaaaaahhhhhhh."

"Don't move, the tweezers are near your intestines."

"Waaaaah!!"

"The torture in the Torture Department is so cruel, I even suspect that your sense of pain has been altered as well."

"Hmm..."

After Orochimaru finished collecting the samples he needed, he observed with great interest the healing speed of Shinno's wounds.

Interestingly, even with his Chakra sealed, Shinno's wounds continued to heal at a visible speed.

"Spalashi..."

Orochimaru's eyes were filled with fascination, completely unaware that Shinno had already fainted from the pain.

Outside the gate, several members of the Internal Affairs Department who had escorted Shinno were ordered to stand guard.

Because they were bored, the group began to talk in hushed tones.

"That Shinno is truly a man of character; he hasn't uttered a single word even now."

"Who says otherwise? I used to work for Root, and I've never seen a guy who could maintain his composure under such torture."

"And even Illusion Technique can't get us the information we want."

"Who says otherwise? By the way, what are you holding in your hand?"

While they were chatting, one of them noticed that his companion seemed to be holding something in his hand.

"You mean this? Oh, it was just delivered by a staff member from the Research Bureau. They said it was an anesthetic, and asked me to inject Lord Orochimaru with it before he starts his experiment."

When will the experiment begin?

"How would I know? Lord Orochimaru didn't say anything either."

The Internal Affairs Department members, holding anesthetic drugs, were still foolishly waiting for Orochimaru's order to begin the experiment, unaware that Orochimaru had locked the door and started the experiment the moment the person was pushed inside.