"Oh? It can shoot that far?" Orochimaru grinned, his interest rekindled.
Unlike Danzo, who was merely focused on the range, what caught his attention was this:
If a chakra bow could fire six hundred meters, then this bloodline limit must provide an enormous boost to chakra control.
Bloodline limits in that area were rather rare.
He picked up the test tube again, affixed a serial number to it, and wrote down the information.
Then he turned to Danzo. "Shed hair can only be used to test mitochondrial DNA for inference."
"If you want accuracy, you'll need to provide his blood or hair with the follicles attached."
"I understand."
Danzo turned to leave, then suddenly looked back. "Put Ghost Spider's genes aside for now. Focus all your efforts on researching Hyuga Seisen's genes."
"So Lord Danzo is preparing to incorporate a different bloodline limit."
"That is my business. You only need to conduct your research properly."
With that, he walked into the darkness.
Orochimaru picked up the test tube in his hand and grinned for some inscrutable reason.
The next day.
At Konoha's gates.
Uchiha Tetsuka stood with his arms crossed over his chest, his gaze occasionally drifting toward the village.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two figures, one large and one small, appeared.
Seeing that Yuhi Kurenai and her father had arrived as well, he silently started walking forward.
"Wait, Tetsuka!"
Uchiha Tetsuka turned around in confusion.
"There's one more new member in the team!" Yuhi Shinku said.
Uchiha Tetsuka nodded without speaking.
Yet a flicker of anticipation flashed through his eyes.
Yuhi Kurenai was somewhat lacking in taijutsu, so during their usual missions, he was generally the one charging ahead.
At first, he had been quite excited, as it fulfilled his fantasy of Uchiha-style combat.
But after a long time, he had