He had made no small use of the "Lie-Into-Reality" system to give Orochimaru "inspiration" for advanced biotechnology, cell fusion theories, and even "tentative hypotheses" and "feasibility reports" on stable transplantation of Hashirama cells!
Back then, he had only wanted to reap a few more benefits, speed up his own growth, and dangle some promises in front of Orochimaru. Who would have thought...
Holy shit!
Uchiha Makoto nearly tripped over a vine that ambushed him, and immediately swore inwardly. So I was the clown all along?!
After all that, the reason that old bastard Danzo could use Wood Release so "reliably" so many years ahead of schedule was very likely Orochimaru's "technical support"!
And a large part of Orochimaru's "technical inspiration"... had come from the "advanced theories" Uchiha Makoto had "materialized" back then to win his favor!
No wonder Danzo had done little over the past few years beyond sending small fry to watch him, rather than making any serious attempts on his life!
He hadn't backed off at all. The fucker had been cooking up something big!
And he'd fucking done it with technology Makoto had "given" him!
Uchiha Makoto felt his face grow a little hot.
Did this count as shooting myself in the foot?
Though the bullet didn't seem all that dangerous right now?
While he was distracted by this rather embarrassing question of technological inheritance, the surrounding Wood Release attacks grew even fiercer and denser!
Countless sharp wooden spikes shot from the ground, the tree trunks, and the tips of the vines like a green rainstorm, sealing off every avenue of escape!
Thick trunks slammed together like the arms of giants, trying to squeeze and crush him!
In the distance, Hanzō actually felt relieved at the sight.
Uchiha Makoto was trapped by Wood Release. Good!
He would