Seizing the Spoils Amid Chaos, Medical Wood Release

Chapter 20: Seizing the Spoils Amid Chaos, Medical Wood Release

The battle inside the Four Violet Flames Formation was already nearing its end.

Hiruzen Sarutobi tightly gripped Orochimaru's soul with both hands. Behind him, the Reaper swung its short blade, severing the souls of both his arms.

"No!"

Orochimaru let out a miserable howl.

His soulless arms hung limply at his sides, and his originally pale face twisted in agony.

The Four Violet Flames Formation dissolved soon after.

The Sound Ninja Four did not dare linger and immediately fled with Orochimaru. Just as the ANBU were about to give chase, countless venomous snakes burst from the rooftops and blocked their path.

Chenshu Senju stood in the spectator stands on the flank and did not pursue them.

Although Orochimaru's hands had been sealed, he had not lost his fighting ability. More importantly, there were still many civilians in the arena who needed protection.

Of course, that was only the surface reason.

The real reason was that a system notification had appeared.

[Detected a large number of high-value experimental remains.]

[Hidden mission triggered: Battlefield Scavenging.]

[Collect curse mark fragments, Orochimaru's experimental samples, and special chakra residues to receive ten draws.]

Chenshu Senju's gaze shifted slightly.

Orochimaru himself had escaped, but the things he left behind could not go to waste.

After all, trash was only trash when left in the wrong place.

Put it into the system, and it became drawing chances.

"Chenshu Senju, the wounded on the east side are yours!" an ANBU ninja shouted.

"Got it."

Chenshu Senju controlled Wood Release to open an evacuation route. Dozens of vines lifted the wounded and steadily delivered them to the medical ninjas.

A young female medical ninja was crouched on the ground, her uniform torn open at the chest during the battle. She was busy tending to the wounded and had not noticed that a large patch of fair skin was exposed.

Chenshu Senju glanced at her and casually tossed over a coat.

The female medical ninja froze. "For me?"

"Your clothes are torn."

She looked down, and her cheeks instantly flushed red. She hurriedly used the coat to cover her chest.

"How long were you looking?"

"The Sharingan sees things faster."

"..."

The female medical ninja suddenly felt that he would have been better off saying nothing.

Chenshu Senju did not linger. He turned and entered the underground section of the arena.

The hidden compartments that had once contained explosive tags had all been destroyed by Wood Release seeds. More than a dozen Sound Ninja were tied against the wall with vines, and some even had their own socks stuffed into their mouths.

Chenshu Senju stopped.

He did not remember arranging that.

A Sound Ninja struggled to raise his head and mumbled, "H-he stuffed them in."

The Sound Ninja beside him immediately shut his eyes and pretended to be dead.

It seemed the enemy's internal unity was not all that great either.

Chenshu Senju stepped around them and continued deeper into the passage.

The Sage Body's senses swiftly spread out, quickly locking onto the underground laboratory. Orochimaru's chakra lingered there, along with several extremely chaotic currents of curse mark energy.

The laboratory's stone door had already collapsed.

Several glass tanks lay shattered across the floor, their culture fluid seeping into the soil. The flesh inside still twitched faintly.

Chenshu Senju took out a sealing scroll and collected all the intact experimental samples.

[Obtained Wood Release cell test subjects.]

[Scavenging mission completion increased.]

He then walked to a corner and picked up several black crystals from beneath the rubble.

These crystals were the result of curse mark energy going out of control, mixed with natural energy and Orochimaru's chakra.

Ordinary ninjas who came into contact with them for too long would likely be corroded by the curse marks.

But they posed little threat to Chenshu Senju.

His complete Sage Body was just capable of suppressing this power.

[Obtained curse mark energy crystals.]

[Scavenging mission completion reached 80%.]

Still not enough.

Chenshu Senju activated his Sharingan and swept his gaze across the laboratory.

In the corner, a severed white snake suddenly twitched and silently crawled toward a crack in the stone.

Chenshu Senju raised his foot and stepped on its tail.

The white snake turned around and opened its jaws at his ankle.

A wooden spike rose from the ground and nailed it to the wall.

The white snake struggled a few times before its body rapidly melted away, leaving behind only a small lump of pale flesh.

[Obtained Orochimaru substitute body tissue.]

[Hidden mission completed.]

[Received ten drawing chances.]

Chenshu Senju put away the scroll, feeling quite pleased.

Outside, everyone was fighting for their lives, while he only needed to come in and pick things up.

Tasks like this could come around a few more times.

"Begin a ten-draw."

[Ten-draw initiated.]

[Received common reward: Chakra Recovery Potion.]

[Received common reward: Detoxification Technique experience.]

[Received rare reward: Mystical Palm Technique.]

[Received rare reward: Delicate Illness Extraction Technique.]

[Wood Release and medical ninjutsu compatibility detected.]

[Ability fusion in progress.]

[Special ability unlocked: Medical Wood Release.]

A vast amount of medical knowledge flooded into his mind.

Chenshu Senju raised his right hand, and a tender sprout grew from his palm, its leaves emitting a pale green glow.

He cut open his arm, then pressed a leaf over the wound.

The wound swiftly stopped bleeding and healed completely in the blink of an eye.

And this was only the most basic effect.

Medical Wood Release could not only heal injuries, but also use its roots to transmit chakra. Once he developed it further, he could even heal an entire ninja force at once.

The First Hokage's Wood Release excelled at tearing down villages.

His Wood Release could now repair people too.

Its range of services was clearly much broader.

Chenshu Senju dispersed the sprout in his palm, buried all remaining traces of the laboratory, and only then returned to the surface.

Several days later.

The streets of the Hidden Leaf Village were filled with broken walls and ruins. Numerous ninjas and residents were clearing away the debris.

News of the Third Hokage's death had spread throughout the village, and the once-lively Hidden Leaf Village had become far more somber.

Chenshu Senju sat on the roof of his home, examining what he had gained this time.

A tall figure suddenly landed beside him.

Jiraiya carried a massive scroll on his back, and there was less of his usual unseriousness on his face.

"Kid, I'm preparing to leave the Hidden Leaf Village for a while."

"Going to gather material at bathhouses?"

Jiraiya's face darkened. "This great sage is going to investigate Orochimaru and search for a candidate for the next Hokage."

"Gathering material along the way?"

"That's just relaxation outside of work."

Chenshu Senju nodded. "Got it. Gathering material is still the main thing."

Jiraiya's temple twitched twice, and he ultimately could not be bothered to explain.

He sat at the edge of the roof and looked toward the Hidden Leaf Village, which was being rebuilt.

"You're strong, but you lack real training experience. If you keep staying in the village, those old bastards will only keep their eyes on you."

Chenshu Senju looked at him. "So?"

Jiraiya grinned.

"Come with me."

"I'll take you out to train, and while we're at it, we'll go meet someone."

Chenshu Senju thought of Tsunade in Hot Springs Town, and his gaze shifted slightly.

One training trip, two missions.

And there was also a legendary medical master.

This trip was indeed worth looking forward to.