After the battle ended, the God Tree became the focus of every ninja.
At that moment, the two researchers, Orochimaru and Hiruko, had already begun circling the God Tree, using kunai to pry things from its surface.
"So hard!" Hiruko said with a frown, looking at the kunai in his hand, now covered in dents and chips.
With Hiruko's current strength, a kunai infused with Chakra was no less formidable than any divine weapon. Unfortunately, not only was the God Tree incomparably tough, it could also absorb Chakra. Before Hiruko's kunai had even scraped off a few pieces of bark, it was already ruined.
Holding the bark he had scraped off, Hiruko wore an unconvinced expression. "I heard the Uchiha Gunbai is made from this stuff. Jiraiya, bring the fan over and let me take a look."
"Huh?" Jiraiya, who had been trying to send the souls of the sealed Impure World Reincarnation ninjas to the afterlife, turned to look at Hiruko. Still, he did not hesitate for long before taking off the Uchiha Gunbai and handing it over.
"As expected, it's the same material." Hiruko gently stroked it, then looked up at the God Tree. "Just a small amount of material can be made into a divine weapon like the Uchiha Gunbai. The power of this God Tree is truly unbelievable."
"Exactly. With this God Tree, the Puppets I make will definitely be no weaker than Kage-level. Even using an ordinary assembly line, I could produce Puppets no weaker than Elite Jonin!" Before Hiruko had finished speaking, another voice sounded beside him.
Hiruko turned his head. It was Sasori of the Red Sands. He was also holding a piece of bark he had shaved off, carefully examining it.
"What a waste!" Orochimaru's voice cut in at that moment. "This