Everyone who had come into contact with this secret had received his Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal. There was absolutely no way they could leak it.
The only person who knew about this and had not been branded with the seal...
At that moment, a face sprang into Danzo's mind-a man whose smile was like a venomous snake.
At the thought, a fire burned in Danzo's chest, and his clenched fists creaked.
"Danzo, what the hell is going on-"
Even Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other two former senior advisers were startled.
When had this place been built?
How had they not heard a thing about it?
"Come along, everyone. You members of the Elders Council should come too."
Nawaki smiled and took the lead.
They had not gone far before the sight ahead stunned them all-
An enormous laboratory filled with medical equipment, the air thick with the pungent smell of formalin.
Glass chambers filled with medicinal fluid held all kinds of human organs that made their skin crawl.
More than half the organs were deformed beyond recognition.
The researchers in white coats froze in fright at the sudden appearance of so many Konoha Ninja.
"Arrest them all."
Nawaki gave the order coldly.
The ninja from the Ino-Shika-Cho clans exchanged glances, then swarmed forward and pinned down every researcher.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and his two companions stared at Danzo in disbelief.
This man had actually kept experimenting with Hashirama Cells behind their backs?!
"AAAH!!"
Just then, a heart-rending scream came from the deepest part of the laboratory.
From the voice alone, they could tell it was a child under ten.
Then countless wooden vines, each as thick as a giant python, swept toward them from every direction.
Was this... Wood Release?!
The sight made everyone's scalp prickle.
What this laboratory was researching