Iori's fingers gently turned over the heavy scroll, which contained detailed records of the Hashirama Cells implantation plan led by Orochimaru. Each page carried the blood and tears of the ninjas.
His eyes wandered between the lines, and finally landed on the experimental diary left by Orochimaru.
The paper in the diary has turned yellow and the edges are slightly curled, but the writing on it is still clear, and you can even feel the mood of the person who wrote it at that time.
Konoha September 1, 2040
The old man finally agreed to our plan. Lady Mito is old and Jinchuriki will be replaced soon. The new Jinchuriki may not be able to suppress Nine-Tails.
Konoha requires the power of Wood Release.
Konoha September 5, 40
He is indeed the man called God of Shinobi. Even after he has been dead for decades, his body cells still possess terrifying activity. Maybe I should study how to suppress his activity.
Konoha September 7, 40
I have successfully isolated some cells and injected them into experimental animals. I don't know what the results will be.
Konoha September 8, 40
Was it actually assimilated without any resistance? It is indeed the cells of Master First Hokage. It seems that it must be tested using creatures with chakra.
Without chakra, they would not be able to survive the fusion period.
Konoha September 10, 2040
Danzo brought the spy from the village over, and I injected a small amount of cells into his body. He seemed to be in some pain, but he still seemed healthy.
Konoha September 11, 2040
He's still alive, but something doesn't seem right, his chakra feels strange.
Konoha September 13, 2040
He is dead. It seems that even ninjas cannot survive the fusion period. It seems that inhibitors must be developed.
Konoha December 19, 2040
Successfully, the inhibitor can indeed reduce the activity of Wood Release Cells, allowing people to sustain it longer.
Konoha March 8, 41
Still not working. Although the transplanted people can live longer now, they still cannot survive to the end. Maybe the ninjas of the Senju Clan will be special?
Konoha May 1, 2019
Senju Clan is indeed a bit fanatical about Wood Release. There are more than ten ninjas who have signed up, all of them are Chunin and even jounin. I hope it can be successful this time, otherwise I don't know how to face Tsunade.
Konoha June 10, 2019
It seems that the experiment was successful. Those Senju Clan ninjas all survived and their strength increased significantly, but I always feel that there is something wrong.
Konoha June 11, 2019
Damn Danzo, why are you in such a hurry? The remaining Senju was injected with cells even before the final results came out.
Konoha July 1, 2019
The experiment failed. All the ninjas injected with Wood Release Cells were eventually corroded, their cells became lignified, and they eventually killed themselves.
It seems that the bloodline of the Senju Clan does have a chance to fuse with Wood Release Cells, but the chance of successful adult transplantation is very slim.
Konoha July 10, 2019
The Wood Release experiment was officially declared a failure and the project was sealed.
Iori saw the end of the diary and found that the experiment was only recorded to the end of the adult experiment, and there was no experimental record of Yamato, so he silently added in his heart.
[After the experiment was stopped by Third Hokage, Danzo was unwilling to accept the failure of the experiment, so he secretly captured 60 babies from around Konoha.]
[The time should be after August 10, Konoha 41, because Yamato was born at that time, and Hashirama Cells was implanted in infancy.]
[After the other fifty-nine test subject children died one after another during the same period, Yamato itself was considered to be a test failure by Orochimaru and was abandoned.]
[But in the end, his own will to survive made him survive tenaciously and he was fortunately discovered by Shimura Danzō and avoided death.]
[The current Root's A, and the future Yamato, are the only survivors of the Wood Release experiment.]
Iori gently put away the scroll, slowly stood up from his seat, and turned his attention to Tsunade who was busy.
While Iori was concentrating on reading the experimental diary left by Orochimaru, she was concentrating on transferring Hashirama Cells to the culture tank in the laboratory.
"Tsunade, do you know where Orochimaru is now?" Iori walked towards her.
When Tsunade heard this, she paused slightly. She carefully put the cells on her hand back into the culture medium, then turned around and faced Iori.
"He should be at Root. He is still Danzo's personal guard."
She thought for a while and continued, "Are you planning to drag him into the laboratory here? It's not impossible, but are you willing to believe him?"
Iori shrugged, spread his hands, and showed a relaxed smile to Tsunade.
"As long as he swears to me, that's all. Now I have enough power. Once he breaks his oath, I can kill him directly through cause and effect."
Iori's eyes stared closely at Tsunade, and he explained the reason for recruiting Orochimaru with a serious expression:
"Orochimaru's talent is beyond doubt. His scientific research ability is second to none among Ninja World. Only your second grandfather's resurrection can surpass him."
"And I have already heard of his wish, which is to live forever and learn all the ninjutsu in the world."
"His wishes have no conflict with mine at all, and they can even be of great help to me in the future."
"And I don't think there is anyone else Ninja World who is more qualified than me to help him realize his dream."
"I have more than one method of immortality, but it hasn't been adapted locally yet. I don't know how many of them can be used."
"As for knowledge, it's not just about the world, I also have knowledge from outside the world that I can impart to him."
"Is there anyone else who can do it besides me?"
Iori raised his eyebrows at Tsunade, indicating his specialness.
Tsunade just nodded after hearing this. Although the gap between Sannin has gradually appeared, the three of them are still good friends even before Orochimaru defected.
Since Iori decided to trust Orochimaru, Tsunade naturally would not sing any negative tune.
Nawaki's death has nothing to do with Orochimaru, and the failure of Wood Release's experiment is not Orochimaru's fault. Tsunade understands this very clearly.
As a friend who knows Orochimaru's talents, inviting Orochimaru is a good choice, both from a personal point of view and from the perspective of experimental progress.
Tsunade walked to the table, reached for a pen, and wrote down an address.
"This is Orochimaru's address outside. Only the teacher and the four of us know it. It shouldn't be convenient for you to go to Root now. Leave a letter there and wait for his reply."
Tsunade handed the note in his hand to Iori, and Iori put the note into his pants pocket after remembering it.
"Then I'll leave first. I'll leave it to you in the laboratory. Now that we have clones, let's start cultivating them."
Iori said to Tsunade.
"Okay, leave it to me."
Tsunade nodded upon hearing this.