There were two wonderful things in this world: what had yet to come, and what had already gone far away.
In one corner of Root's underground research base, for some unknown reason, a blade of grass had stubbornly forced its way out through a crack.
When Kato Osamu first noticed it, only a slender, tender green tip had emerged. Now, it could already sway in the faint breeze.
"Perhaps it was a remnant left behind by a Wood Release creation..."
Without sufficient light or water, this patch of green had appeared in the dim underground space, like a miracle of life.
Yet there seemed to be no miracles in his life. Orochimaru had never come...
He could only choose to give it everything he had and assassinate Minato Namikaze.
The Cursed Seal Hiruko had left behind was quite extraordinary. Over these past few days, he had fully understood its function, but the Cursed Seal alone could never kill Minato Namikaze. Who would have thought that the small idea born from his past discussion with Hiruko would become the key now?
"Minato Namikaze also senses the Kunai's location through the Chakra fluctuations on it, then connects to the Chakra attached to it..."
"If those Chakra fluctuations could be disrupted..."
The enormous laboratory was empty. Kato Osamu viciously grabbed a fistful of his hair. He had not slept for three days. This problem had troubled him for days, and he did not know how much time he had left to complete this research.
Kato Osamu's face was pale, his eyes bloodshot. His lips had split from prolonged dryness, and his hair was a tangled mess. Irritation flooded his heart, and he could not help slamming a fist into the nearby wall.
"Damn it! What exactly am I supposed to do?!"
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