When Orochimaru said this, his eyes shifted slightly and narrowed as he continued with a smile.
"However, if the experiment fails, Uchiha Fugaku... your fate may be worse than death... You should prepare yourself mentally... Heh heh."
Hearing Orochimaru's words, Fugaku's gaze tightened slightly, yet his somewhat weathered face remained calm as he answered evenly.
"Since I came here, I have naturally prepared myself for everything."
Aizen merely smiled faintly, as though everything had already fallen within his plans.
Orochimaru lowered his eyes to glance at the relaxed, smiling Aizen. The corners of his mouth split into a grin as he rasped.
"Then... let us begin..."
Led by Orochimaru and Kazumi, Fugaku was brought into an isolated laboratory. Transparent glass surrounded it on all sides, and there was a bed within.
All manner of IV tubes covered the area around the bed, their fluids formulated through countless previous experimental trials.
The most important component among them was White Zetsu's special cells.
Ever since returning from the Dragon Vein, Aizen had never contacted White Zetsu. The main reason was that, through Nagato and the others in Akatsuki, he had learned of certain changes that had occurred to Zetsu.
Although Aizen's view of Uchiha Madara had changed by now, he still wanted to see exactly what that former Asura of the Ninja World intended to accomplish.
If Madara could draw out those people lurking in the shadows of this world, it would save Aizen quite a bit of trouble.
At that thought, Aizen's deep eyes narrowed slightly. A sharp glint flashed through his gaze, and an intrigued smile curled across his lips.
"Riiip..."
Inside the laboratory, Uchiha Fugaku lay bare-chested on the bed, his expression calm.
Orochimaru personally inserted all kinds of IV tubes into his body, while Kazumi adjusted the data