Something Sunagakure had never anticipated happened through sheer coincidence.
The night they drew up their plan happened to be the very night Xuanhui underwent surgery.
Xuanhui had let Jiraiya know beforehand that he would not be coming over that day.
Then he passed through the wooden door with Tsunade and returned to Konoha.
Inside the Laboratory, Orochimaru and Uchiha Uzumaki had been waiting for quite some time.
Nara Yamanaka sat outside the Laboratory, writing her novel as she waited for the results of the surgery.
"Can we begin?"
"Give me a moment. I need to explain the precautions to Tsunade."
While Orochimaru and Tsunade discussed the surgical details, father and son sat down together.
"So you're giving up being a ninja?"
"I am. It's too exhausting! Besides, my body can't handle it anymore."
"Mom still has that shop to run, anyway. You could study economics and see if you can expand her business overseas."
"Give me a break. Where would I find the energy for that? I'd rather just get a job."
"All right, then. I can help you find one."
"You can even..."
Orochimaru walked over, interrupting them.
"All right, you two. Save the chatting for when you get home. We're starting the surgery."
Tsunade and Orochimaru put on white coats and tucked their hair into caps, looking clean and tidy.
Wearing white gloves, Tsunade clapped her hands with a crisp snap.
"Lie down first. I'm going to administer the anesthetic."
"Mr. Uchiha Uzumaki, please be careful not to activate the Mangekyo Sharingan in your left eye while I administer the anesthetic.
It will be extremely painful if you break down the anesthetic."
Both of them swallowed. Then the needles pierced their skin, and their nervousness faded as their consciousness gradually slipped away.
Xuanhui slowly awoke after an