"No! That arm was cultivated from the First Hokage's cells, but wasn't this experiment banned long ago?
Orochimaru was branded a rogue ninja because he used villagers as test subjects in this research!
Because it was extremely dangerous."
One of the Hyuga Clan ninjas explained as he stepped forward and used Gentle Fist to break the vines binding an Anbu ninja.
The Hyuga Clan had been the first to be alerted about this kind of research. Back then, they had accidentally discovered that the corpses of people in the village were undergoing mutations.
Thinking back on it now, it still seemed suspicious. The Hyuga Clan was not one to pry into other people's privacy. Did the Third Hokage truly know nothing about this?
Before the Fourth Hokage appeared, the Third Hokage had raised him as a successor.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"
That bastard Shimura Danzō was actually trying to destroy the evidence at a time like this.
"Water Style: Water-Style Water Wall!" Several Anbu ninjas did their best to intercept it.
Many Anbu ninjas were only bound and could still be saved. The ninja the Hyuga Clan had just rescued was the clearest proof.
"Are you trying to defect? I am one of the village elders!"
Shimura Danzō darkened his face, attempting to intimidate the Anbu ninjas.
"Elder Shimura, your actions are already seriously harming the village's interests. If you do not wish to save them, then please do not hurt them!"
A Harukami Clan ninja stepped forward and spoke righteously.
Behind him stood scattered representatives from several other clans.
This was because the Harukami Clan had branched off from the Senju Clan and inherited part of the Senju Clan's political legacy.
At certain times, they still carried some deterrent power.
"I will cooperate with you, but the course of