Tsunade's words left the Konoha F4 exchanging looks. Creatures like these had already existed during the First Shinobi World War.
"So does this have anything to do with Teacher Tobirama?" Utatane Koharu asked, stumbling over her words.
Naturally, none of them had the nerve to demand why Mito Uzumaki had never told them something so important.
After all, Mito Uzumaki had already said there were no White Ones in Konoha now. She had not left Konoha in over a decade, either. It would have been strange if she knew what was happening outside the village.
Everyone else's heart sank. If this really involved Tobirama Senju, things would be even trickier. These Wood Release Experiment subjects might well have gone out of control.
"Grandmother said this probably had nothing to do with Second Grandfather. He did conduct Wood Release Experiments back then, but they hadn't progressed to human experimentation." Tsunade shook her head slightly. "Second Grandfather wouldn't have hidden that from Grandmother."
Now the others exchanged even more bewildered looks. It had nothing to do with Tobirama Senju?
Then who was behind it?
"Tsunade, are you saying someone else might have succeeded in conducting Wood Release Experiments?" Shimura Danzō asked in a low voice.
"Probably. Of course, someone else might have awakened Wood Release on their own. Everyone knows Wood Release was my grandfather's kekkei genkai, but he was actually an exception.
"Before him, no one in our Senju Clan seems to have awakened Wood Release. At least, not that I know of.
"Someone else might have awakened Wood Release by chance. I don't know what actually happened, either." Tsunade sighed helplessly.
The others' expressions grew even grimmer.
No matter how they looked at it, this would be difficult to handle.
"Grandmother also said there's an unseen hand operating behind the