Secret Room Ninja AVI

Meanwhile, Hiruko felt somewhat suspicious, but he still followed Lord Danzo into the Hokage Building.

Upon entering the Hokage's office, Hiruko found that besides himself and Lord Danzo, the two elderly advisors, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, were also present.

Not only was Orochimaru there, but Jiraiya and his disciple Minato Namikaze were present as well. Even Tsunade had come.

Besides them, the clan heads and elite members of the Hyuga Clan, Uchiha Clan, Nara Clan, Akimichi Clan, Yamanaka Clan, and other major families looked around. There were truly quite a few people in the Hokage Building.

"Hiruko, long time no see." Orochimaru stared at Hiruko with snake-like, chilling eyes, making Hiruko feel a shiver run down his spine.

They were both research ninja and knew each other far too well. That look in Orochimaru's eyes was definitely the look of someone who wanted to dissect him.

Hiruko nodded and smiled. "Orochimaru, how has your research been lately?"

Orochimaru replied blandly, "Not bad."

The two of them began chatting as though no one else were there.

Jiraiya was the most familiar sort of person. When he saw Hiruko, he casually slapped him on the shoulder, hooked an arm around his neck, and laughed. "Hiruko, long time no see! You're still the same as ever."

Hiruko answered evenly, "Very well. With the village's support, I've taken another step closer to the truth!"

He and a naturally gifted guy like Jiraiya simply had nothing in common to talk about.

Though the two of them had become known as the lecherous duo, Hiruko had no desire to deal with Jiraiya. Instead, he found more common ground with Orochimaru, that fellow who enjoyed dissecting people.

With his hoarse voice and snake-like tongue flicking out, Orochimaru smiled at Hiruko and asked, "Has your Life One been successfully developed?"

Hiruko nodded. "It failed, but it is quite effective at improving genin. Now we are simply waiting for mass production."

When the time came, Konoha's genin should undergo a qualitative leap in strength. Although there were some minor side effects, he believed no one would mind something so insignificant.

Speaking of research, Hiruko could not help recalling the days when he had researched Hashirama Cells.

It had been a project led by the Third Hokage and Danzo, with Orochimaru presiding over it.

At the time, Hiruko had only been a rookie and had merely participated in some of the experiments.

During that period, who knew how many Senju Clan volunteers had been sacrificed, yet the success rate had remained zero.

After seeing no hope, the Third Hokage decided to seal away the research and forbid everyone from continuing the experiment. He did not want any more meaningless sacrifices.

However, once Pandora's box had been opened, it could never be closed again.

Though the Third Hokage could apply the brakes in time, Danzo, the king of scapegoats, would not. Nor would Orochimaru, the Third Hokage's disciple, stop his research.

And Hiruko, an outsider, would be even less willing to let such an opportunity for advancement slip away.

After all, Hashirama Cells were a key to immortality. How could Hiruko possibly miss out?

Orochimaru could not help licking his lips. Excitement gleamed in his eyes as he smiled. "It is still too difficult for ordinary people to gain the aptitude to become ninja. The byproduct should be quite good."

"Your direction is very clever. You did not stubbornly pursue Wood Release, instead focusing on basic enhancement of the human body."

Orochimaru's meaning was very clear. What Hiruko had done had temporarily made that good old man, the Third Hokage, open a back door for him.

"Moreover, your experimental subject loss rate is clearly lower than mine. It seems you cherish your test subjects very much."

After Orochimaru finished speaking, his thoughts began to stir. Since Hashirama Cells could strengthen the body, how far away could strengthening through Wood Release be?

Applying this Wood Release power to the human body was only a matter of time.

Orochimaru was already impatient to have a proper exchange with Hiruko after the meeting ended.

The First Hokage's power was extraordinarily enticing, even if it was only used to simply strengthen ordinary people.

At this point, he still did not know that among the former Wood Release test subjects, one lucky survivor remained alive. Danzo had secretly hidden him away, and he was already nearly ten years old.

Hiruko waved his hand at Orochimaru. "Once the experiment is over, I will make you a copy of the experimental data."

Orochimaru nodded, then asked, "Then is there anything you need?"

Hiruko smiled. "If you are willing, help me capture a few more female ninja."

No one present reacted in any way upon hearing that.

Hiruko was good at everything, except he was a little too lustful, and blatantly so.

Unlike Jiraiya's herbivorous brand of lechery, Hiruko genuinely ate meat.

Everyone had long since grown accustomed to it.

What he liked most was playing Ninja Escape Room AVI.

Pakura of the Scorch Release was still in Hiruko's villa. Danzo had helped Hiruko bring her back, and she was also Hiruko's favorite trophy.

After hearing Hiruko's words, Tsunade could not help rolling her eyes at him, a trace of displeasure flashing through them.

Both Hiruko and Jiraiya had once pursued her.

Hiruko had transmigrated into Hiruko's body, directly replacing Hiruko's sense of existence and devouring his alternate-world counterpart, so he was far more handsome than Jiraiya.

With his striking appearance, he had completely stolen Jiraiya's spotlight.

At first, young Tsunade had held a rather favorable impression of Hiruko. She felt that he pursued truth while possessing a touch of unruly charm, making him more to her liking than Jiraiya.

But when she learned that Hiruko's dream was to build a huge harem, Tsunade immediately chose to keep far away from him.

After all, she was Konoha's princess. How could she tolerate such a frivolous man?

Yet Hiruko was in no hurry. He calculated inwardly that once he developed a Wood Release serum, it would not be too late to pursue Tsunade again.

Tsunade, you do not want the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai to flow into other clans, do you?

As for Kato Dan?

That was not an issue at all. Because he had designs on the Senju Clan's princess, Hiruko's patron Danzo had dealt with him long ago.

Orochimaru withdrew his gaze and teased him in a hoarse voice. "Hiruko, you are still so generous."

Clearly, he was quite satisfied with this old classmate.

With Hiruko's experimental data, he could completely produce enhancers like Life One himself, cultivate his own forces, and even go further.

Danzo, standing beside them, narrowed his eyes slightly, seemingly plotting something.

"Hmph! Those guys are birds of a feather."

Tsunade clenched her fists in irritation, veins bulging across her face as she glared at Hiruko. It looked as though she would punch him in the chest the next second and let him understand the power of her little fists.

How could Tsunade not know what the two of them were discussing? They were actually talking about experiments related to her grandfather Hashirama's cells right in front of her, and fury rose within her.

She wanted to raise her fist and beat this bastard to death. He had clearly pursued her back then, yet now he wanted to dissect her grandfather!!!