Land of Whirlpools, the underground laboratory on Ascension Island.
Lin Ze appeared in the center of the laboratory. As usual, he first carefully checked the sealing formulas he had laid out, only relaxing completely once he confirmed there were no problems.
This was an utterly secret place that belonged to him alone.
He walked up to the lab bench and swept his palm across its surface, neatly laying out several Sealing Scrolls.
They were the spoils he had looted from Orochimaru's base in the Land of Rice Fields.
"Let's see what 'generous gifts' Orochimaru has sent me this time."
A hint of cold mockery touched Lin Ze's lips as he first unsealed the scroll containing the core item.
Poof!
The cylindrical culture tank holding the Wood Release Cells appeared on the lab bench.
A flash of fervor crossed Lin Ze's eyes.
This was one of the finest "materials" in the Naruto world, involving the power of asura chakra and the God Tree. It held immeasurable value for his future investigation into kekkei mōra and even the secrets of the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
These highly active cells, which Orochimaru had painstakingly cultivated, were now all his for the taking.
Only after carefully moving the culture tank to the laboratory's most secure cold-storage area did Lin Ze continue checking the other scrolls.
He unsealed another, larger scroll. Inside were extensive experimental records and some miscellaneous experimental samples.
Lin Ze quickly leafed through the paper documents, his keen gaze scanning their data and charts.
Suddenly, his movements paused slightly, and he pulled a relatively self-contained report from the pile.
"Oh? Even this is here?"
The smile on Lin Ze's face became more pronounced.
These were precisely the "Yamato cells" he had previously traded away in exchange for the "artificial tailed beast" technology.
Clearly, Orochimaru