Shihōin Naraku wandered around the base as though no one else were there. No one detected him.
Perhaps because this base was located within Konoha's training grounds, Shimura Danzō had only stationed guards in hiding outside the base to prevent anyone from accidentally entering.
There were no uninvolved personnel inside the base, only researchers conducting various experiments.
Perhaps Danzo thought the external security was enough to prevent leaks, so there was no need to station ninja inside the base to keep watch. Besides, ordinary ninja didn't understand research. Staying here might interfere with the experiments.
Shihōin Naraku poked his head around a corner and looked about. The base was unexpectedly large, but many of its facilities were sealed off, with no signs of having been activated.
Even if Shimura Danzō was quite capable, how had he managed to build such a fully equipped base within the training grounds?
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed Shihōin Naraku's mind, and he understood everything at once.
So that was it. So that was it!
His Observation Haki swept through the area. Since no one had noticed him, Shihōin Naraku helped himself, searching room after room.
Soon, he discovered a secret room containing a large quantity of documents.
After breaking the simple seal on it, Shihōin Naraku opened the door and walked straight in.
"Pfft!"
Waving away the dust that rushed into his face, Shihōin Naraku surveyed the room piled high with documents. No one seemed to have visited in a long time, leaving dust covering everything.
He picked up a document and skimmed through it at a glance.
Time passed quickly, and Shihōin Naraku had already read through quite a few documents.
Most of the material consisted of experimental data concerning Wood Release. The number of failures seemed staggering, and many people had