Have You Considered Human Experimentation?

"From now on, I'll be your Team Leader Teacher."

A hoarse male voice sounded from behind them.

Hearing it, everyone turned around and looked back. At some point, a youth with a rather gloomy demeanor had appeared behind them.

Although that person had an X-shaped Scar on his chin, it did nothing to conceal his handsome features.

It was just that his somber aura made people somewhat uncomfortable.

Seeing the person before his eyes, Kagura's expression remained unchanged, but he was deeply startled inside.

Although this was their first meeting, he had already Recognized the person's identity.

He was the Leader of the "Root" organization that had previously sent people to monitor him—Danzo.

He was going to be Team 7's Team Leader Teacher from now on?

Once Kagura understood what Danzo had said, he felt as though a shadow had fallen over the rest of his life.

Who was Danzo?

If Konohagakure truly had a Villain, then Danzo would undoubtedly be the first choice.

He inspired even more indignation among Naruto fans than Orochimaru.

Perhaps he had always adhered to his own "justice," but there was no denying that many tragedies throughout the entire plot had arisen because of him.

Leaving aside the fact that he had played a role in the Uchiha clan massacre, even Orochimaru's descent into darkness had been influenced by him.

In order to research the First Hokage Senju Hashirama's cells and obtain Artificial Humans with Hashirama Chakra,

he had bewitched Orochimaru into raiding nearby villages and capturing people for experiments.

It could be said that Orochimaru's earliest Human Experiments had only been possible because of his support.

Thinking of this, Kagura could not help glancing again at the innocent-looking Orochimaru beside him.

"Mm, this time, I'll definitely change your fate."

Unlike the troubled Kagura, after seeing Danzo, Tsunade and the other two were briefly stunned before breaking into smiles in unison.

Tsunade even greeted him with rare respect.

"Danzo."

Naturally, they knew Danzo as well. As one of Second Hokage Tobirama's six guards, Danzo had not yet retreated behind the scenes and still possessed considerable prestige in Konohagakure.

Although it would certainly have been better if Teacher Sarutobi had led them, replacing him with this man did not seem like a bad thing either.

Ignoring the others' gazes, Danzo silently stared at Kagura, observing his reaction.

However, the calm Kagura did not reveal much emotion.

Seeing this, Danzo Spoke Again.

"Speaking of which, you all did very well in that battle a few days ago."

Hearing Danzo's praise, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and the others lowered their heads in shame.

They had not contributed anything at all during that battle. It could be said that they had been eliminated the moment the fight began.

At least Kagura had exchanged a few moves with Kinkaku, but the rest of them had practically been crushed in an instant.

Seeing their expressions, Danzo seemed unskilled at making such expressions himself. He forced out a faint smile and said,

"You don't need to feel ashamed. It is perfectly normal to lose when facing a powerful enemy.

What matters is not the present, but your growth in the future."

After saying that, he Looked Towards Kagura again and spoke as though implying something.

"Speaking of which, we also inspected the scene and Kinkaku's corpse afterward.

Judging from the scene, Kinkaku should have been killed by a Lightning Release Ninjutsu that accelerated over a long distance.

But strangely, the wound on his chest was smaller than we had expected."

As he said this, a glint flashed in his eyes as he Looked Towards Kagura, then he continued.

"It was as though... it was the size of a Child's palm."

Facing Danzo's aggressive gaze, Kagura replied without changing expression.

"Mm, that is indeed strange.

But I'm sorry. The few of us passed out at the very beginning, so we Don't Know what kind of ninjutsu it was.

I think you should ask the Hokage directly. After all, he was the one who personally killed the enemy.

I'm sure he would not mind explaining the specific circumstances to you."

Looking at Kagura, who gave nothing away, Danzo nodded slightly and said nothing more. He merely raised his head again to look at Hiruzen Sarutobi above.

Sensing that something was off, The Other Three looked at the two of them in confusion.

However, since they did not know the full circumstances, they could only remain silent as well.

The Hokage's inauguration ceremony did not last long. After Hiruzen Sarutobi gave a speech before everyone, the celebration came to an end.

The crowd gradually dispersed. After Danzo told them where and when to gather the next day, he left as well.

Afterward, Jiraiya also said goodbye to everyone.

Come to think of it, he had seemed rather busy ever since being discharged from the hospital.

Only after Tsunade explained did Kagura learn that he had been busy organizing Books.

Jiraiya's luck had actually been quite good. Before Kinkaku's Ambush, he had stored the Books he brought out from the Land of Whirlpools beneath a tree.

Then, that earth-shattering battle had somehow perfectly avoided the tree where he had hidden his Books.

The day before yesterday, after leaving the hospital, he had immediately returned to the scene and retrieved his precious Books.

So these past two days, he had been busy cataloging and sorting them.

Looking at Jiraiya's departing figure, Tsunade Pouted and muttered,

"It feels like Jiraiya has changed a lot since graduating..."

Orochimaru beside her responded gently.

"Jiraiya found something he likes. We should be happy for him."

With nothing else to do, the three of them chose to stroll around the streets together.

As they walked, Tsunade's eyes lit up when she saw a line of people in the distance.

It was for a new Fruit Drink that had recently appeared in the village.

Because of its unique flavor, it was quite popular among Young People, and there was always a long line outside the shop.

After excitedly asking her two Companions and receiving negative answers from Kagura and Orochimaru, Tsunade decided to buy one for herself.

Watching Tsunade line up in the distance, Kagura and Orochimaru sat on a bench by the street to wait.

Not long after sitting down, Orochimaru suddenly asked,

"Kagura, during that battle... did you really pass out?"

Hearing this, Kagura Turned Head to Look Towards Orochimaru beside him and met his serious gaze.

Clearly, unlike the other two who were rather oblivious, the clever Orochimaru seemed to have deduced some facts from Danzo's Words just now.

Kagura pondered for a moment before choosing to tell the truth.

"No, I didn't.

But it wasn't what you imagined. I wasn't the main force in the battle. The credit mainly belonged to Teacher Sarutobi.

I... I only got lucky and launched an Ambush, that's all."

Orochimaru was slightly stunned upon hearing Kagura's frank words.

He had not expected Kagura to tell him the truth so directly.

In fact, this was not because Kagura had acted on a whim or wanted to show off to his Companion.

It was a choice he had made after thinking it through.

After that battle, apart from Orochimaru, both Tsunade and Jiraiya had been somewhat dejected.

Though they had been called Geniuses and had been suppressed by Kagura all along, they had not actually encountered any major setbacks.

But in that battle, the enemy had defeated them with a single strike. It was quite a blow to them.

And now, in such a state of mind, Danzo had appeared before Orochimaru. Kagura could not help worrying in advance about Orochimaru turning dark.

After considering all this, he decided to be honest with Orochimaru.

After all, with Orochimaru's intelligence, even if Kagura did not tell him, he would easily discover the truth sooner or later.

At that time, would he develop some Negative emotions because Kagura had concealed it from him...

As someone from Blue Star who had watched many Melodramatic Plots, Kagura felt that this was a very possible development.

After processing the meaning behind Kagura's Words, Orochimaru lowered his head and thought for a moment. Then, as though he had made some decision, he raised his head and Looked Towards Kagura.

"Kagura, could you teach me how to train?"

???

Kagura was also stunned when he heard this. He had not expected the proud Orochimaru to make such a request of him.

Shaking his head slightly, he said to Orochimaru,

"Orochimaru, you do not need to be in such a hurry.

It is not that I am unwilling, but my path is not suitable for you.

I think you can take Jiraiya's experience as a reference. You will definitely be able to find your own opportunity as well."

He was not brushing Orochimaru off.

Although the plot had not explained it in detail, Kagura knew that this world also had a Snake Sage and an immortal land similar to Mount Myōboku.

In fact, Konohagakure's Sannin were Fated Ones of three Blessed Lands.

Kagura did not know how Orochimaru had eventually entered that Blessed Land belonging to snakes, but using Jiraiya's experience as a reference, it was not difficult to guess.

Hearing Kagura's nearly comforting Words, Orochimaru did not seem disappointed. Instead, he tilted his head and fell into thought.

Looking at the pondering Orochimaru, Kagura thought for a moment before Spoke Again.

"Orochimaru, are you still committed to researching ninjutsu?"

The moment he heard the words "ninjutsu," Orochimaru's eyes immediately lit up.

He hurriedly nodded, then Looked Towards Kagura expectantly, seemingly waiting for him to say something.

After hesitating for a moment, Kagura said something that shocked Orochimaru.

"Have you considered Human Experimentation?"