The battle began quickly and ended even faster.
In less than three minutes, not a single person remained alive inside the entire northeastern base except Lin Ze.
The thick smell of blood filled the cold air, mingling with the existing scent of disinfectant to form a nauseating odor.
Lin Ze dispelled his Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Partial Beastification, returning to human form.
Expressionless, he surveyed the devastated base, his gaze finally settling on the sealed chamber that gave off unusual energy fluctuations.
He walked up to the chamber door and found a complex electronic lock and sealing formulas on it.
Lin Ze merely glanced at them a few times before pressing his chakra-covered palm directly against the door.
"Chakra Enhanced Strength!"
Boom!
The thick metal door was blasted open by brute force, twisting as it collapsed inward.
The interior of the chamber came into view.
At its very center stood a cylindrical, transparent cultivation tank.
The tank was filled with pale green nutrient solution, in which several pieces of flesh floated, writhing faintly and bearing unusual wood-grain patterns.
A pure, immense aura of life, along with a trace of the oppressive presence belonging to Hashirama Senju, the "God of Shinobi," radiated from those pieces of flesh.
Even through the tank, Lin Ze could clearly sense the astonishing power contained within.
Wood Release Cells!
Standing before the tank, Lin Ze finally showed a trace of a genuine smile beneath his mask.
This really was... an unexpected surprise!
After examining it carefully, Lin Ze took a blank storage scroll from inside his clothes, rapidly formed hand seals with both hands, then pressed one palm against the scroll's surface.
Poof!
With a puff of white smoke, the cultivation tank containing the Wood Release Cells was perfectly sealed inside the scroll.
"Orochimaru will