Root's New Laboratory, the Hokage-sama Moving Cautiously Through the Village

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In a dim underground space, the lighting was extremely faint.

However, quite a few people were still conducting experiments in this dark space.

People lay in nutrient tanks all around, their faces pale as paper and filled with despair. One could tell just how desperate they had been even while unconscious.

Especially under the gloomy lighting, the place looked at first glance like it was conducting some kind of illicit experiment.

This was the place Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura had found for Root to conduct its experiments.

It was also the most concealed location. As long as Root's people did not expose themselves, no one would be able to discover it.

Of course, to ensure this place's safety, Shimura Danzō had directly dispatched over a dozen of Root's top jōnin, resurrected through Impure World Reincarnation, to patrol the area.

He was afraid that something like the previous incident would happen again.

With top jōnin revived through Impure World Reincarnation, they were practically incapable of dying and fought without fear of death. Even someone who possessed Space-Time Ninjutsu would be somewhat wary of them.

In order to conceal this location, Sarutobi Hiruzen had deliberately returned home first, changed into ordinary clothes, and put on a straw hat!

He looked like a completely ordinary person, though wearing a straw hat still drew quite a bit of attention.

Sarutobi Hiruzen first left the Sarutobi Clan and circled twice through the areas of the village under the Sarutobi Police Force's jurisdiction. Only then did he conceal his tracks and head toward the Root Laboratory.

This was an open area, with sewage treatment pipelines below it.

And, Root was currently located in an unused underground wastewater treatment facility!

Naturally, this was also territory controlled by the Utatane Clan.

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