Konoha, Second Research Base.
A ring-shaped house that looks nothing like the buildings in the village stands there. Countless leafless but extremely thick wooden piles stand on the edge, surrounding the ring-shaped house at various strange angles, forming Barrier.
There are several looming figures among Barrier. If you look carefully, they all show the faceless Puppet moving back and forth.
A white-haired man in blue armor was quickly browsing the latest data reports, his brows furrowed.
It was Konoha Second Hokage Tobirama Senju who had been relieved of Impure World Reincarnation's stay in the village.
"Why did Urashiki Otsutsuki's body undergo such a strange change? It is completely unexplainable from the test data. There is no Chakra in the body, and there is no life breath at all, and there is no inheritance of the so-called 'deed'..."
Tobirama looked away from the report and looked at the pale body in the center of Laboratory.
During this period of time, Tobirama did not know how many experiments were done on this body, and even decomposed it hundreds of times. But every time, the body that had turned into a pile of meat would return to its original appearance.
Moreover, this kind of recovery is not like the automatic recovery like when Impure World Reincarnation or Older Brother was alive, but it 'returns' to its original appearance in an instant.
No matter what means are used, the recovery process cannot be observed.
That was the body of Urashiki Otsutsuki. Before Boruto left, a group of people who came back from the moon brought knowledge related to Ōtsutsuki and oral information from a Momoshiki who was willing to cooperate. Tobirama's research on Ōtsutsuki entered a new stage.
This Second Research Base is First Hokage Hashirama Senju, which was specially established for Tobirama to study Ōtsutsuki, and is one of the top secrets of Konoha.
"I'm sorry, I have searched through all the classics left on the moon, but I really can't find this situation..."
Because he could control Puppet to carry out all kinds of ministry, the only assistant of Second Research Base who was recognized by Tobirama, Otsutsuki Toneri, who was dressed in a white coat, also shook his head and looked embarrassed.
Those Puppets that shuttled among them were carrying out experimental disassembly actions efficiently and accurately. Not a single action was redundant, and it looked like they had been repeated many times.
"Let's do it again, open the skull and take out the brain."
"Yes."
Tobirama observed the values displayed on the machine. Originally, he was the only one in this research base, and he and his Shadow Clone solved everything.
However, no matter how the accuracy of Impure World Reincarnation is corrected, it will never be as good as it was during his lifetime, and the operations required for research are too delicate.
The arrival of Toneri and the special Puppet Technique inherited from the Moon Otsutsuki Clan helped him a lot, and for the first time Tobirama had a partner in Laboratory who could cooperate well.
As for why Toneri stayed to help Tobirama, at first Toneri just wanted to be Advisor related to Ōtsutsuki to solve some of the problems Tobirama encountered when researching Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Toneri originally thought that as the successor of Hamura Otsutsuki's lineage and the watchman of Shinobi World, after coming to Konoha, he should be able to help Ninja solve the many puzzles they encountered with Ōtsutsuki.
But it turned out that both the God of Ōtsutsuki that Naruto was tracing and the Urashiki Otsutsuki's Corpse that Second Hokage was studying were far beyond the scope of his knowledge.
Even in an unreserved communication, Toneri even suspected that the Second Hokage in front of him might be more thorough in the research of Ōtsutsuki Bloodline than the real Ōtsutsuki clan member.
He even said expressionlessly that if time allowed, he would like to use Cell Cultivation to create a real Ōtsutsuki tribesman as experimental material.
This also made other people feel nervous, feeling that they could not let Tobirama continue to study alone like this, for fear that he would go astray.
After all, Konoha has never had such a criminal record.
So Toneri, as Konoha's 'Advisor' who currently knows Ōtsutsuki Clan best, came to this research base as a matter of course.
However, Toneri would not refuse this task, because for a period of time, he felt a little uncomfortable staying at the Hyuga Clan.
Mainly because they can't find anything to do... Hamura Otsutsuki originally regarded the secret of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki as a lifelong mission. In Konoha, not only everyone knows it, but the senior management also understands almost everything that should be known and should not be known.
Konoha even knew more about many details than he did. At least before coming to Konoha, as the so-called "Watcher Ōtsutsuki Clan", Toneri had no idea that Black Zetsu was born before Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was sealed.
"Don't be frustrated. If you really read all the relevant documents and can't find any relevant records, and the results this time are still the same as before..." Tobirama glanced at Toneri's slightly disappointed expression, withdrew his gaze and said calmly, "That is also a clue."
Toneri was stunned for a moment, then he closed his eyes and looked up at Tobirama with a slightly confused expression.
And Tobirama did not sell it off. "If there is no mention of this in the records left by Sage of Six Paths brothers who personally fought against the Ōtsutsuki Clan or even God of Ōtsutsuki, it means that this change is most likely not related to the Ōtsutsuki Clan, but more like an abnormality of the individual itself."
"So this idea should not be based on the characteristics of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, but some changes in Urashiki Otsutsuki, which may be useful for us if we want to directly and comprehensively crack Ōtsutsuki... Tsk."
Halfway through his words, Tobirama Senju suddenly paused and let out a speech.
"How..."
"Naruto That kid throws some trouble again, every three days, I really treat this place as a recycling bin..."
Tobirama After the words fell, the figure had disappeared.
As a Ninjutsu master who can innovate and develop Space-Time Ninjutsu such as Flying Thunder God Technique, Tobirama Senju naturally did not forget to maximize the induction of Space-Time Ninjutsu in the Barrier he researched.
Not to mention the Flying Thunder God that Naruto has magically modified, the current Tobirama even dares to say that even if Urashiki Otsutsuki is resurrected and uses Rinnegan's Space-Time ability, there is no way he can sneak in here without being discovered.
So Naruto had just used Flying Thunder God to arrive at a remote place, and Tobirama, who arrived almost at the same time, had already put on a look of 'waiting here', leaning on the tree trunk with his eyes closed to relax.
"Uncle Second..."
"It's Second Hokage! How many times have I said it, but why haven't you learned any manners from Fourth Hokage? Forget it, what did you bring here again this time?"
"It's more affectionate to call it this way!"
Naruto replied with a smile.
Tobirama looked at Naruto expressionlessly, and then said, "It hasn't been long since we last met, and you have grown taller again... about 0.2 mm."
"Ah?"
Naruto didn't realize what Tobirama meant.
"Isn't it necessary to be kind? Elders care about the younger generation's health. It's kind enough." Tobirama seemed to have told a cold joke. Looking at Naruto's stunned expression, the corner of his mouth raised a small angle, "Okay, let's talk."