After "Xing" left Land of Waterfalls, he came to Orochimaru's laboratory with sparks and lightning.
The air in the laboratory was filled with the smell of formalin mixed with earth, and a faint smell of metal rust, as if machinery that had not seen the light of day for many years was slowly decaying. Orochimaru was wearing a large white lab coat, facing a high-magnification microscope, and intently observing the cell samples on the glass slide. His golden snake eyes shone with an almost pathological fanaticism, as if he had glimpsed a realm that only gods were allowed to touch.
In the corner of the laboratory, a middle-aged man with glasses and an indifferent expression - Amado - was quickly inputting complex instructions and formulas on a huge operating screen. Countless data streams were rolling down the screen like a waterfall. On the other side, a figure that looked like a red-haired boy - Scorpion, was carefully polishing the joints of a puppet with a pair of emotionless eyes, and his movements were as precise as the most sophisticated instruments.
"Xing" didn't say much after he arrived, and opened the sealed scroll directly. A large string of white humanoid creatures tied tightly by dark vines came out of the scroll.
"Teacher, these things are called 'White Zetsu'." Xing's tone was as relaxed as introducing a souvenir. "In a sense, they are more tenacious than my uncle Hashirama Senju's cell vitality, and have extremely strong camouflage and parasitic abilities. When we were studying clones before, weren't we always suffering from the lack of perfect biological carriers? I think they should be of great use."
He paused and then added, "These are dead for easy dissection. There are some living ones over there. I will send them to you in a while."
"Oh?" Orochimaru slowly walked up to a corpse of White Zetsu, stretched out his pale and slender fingers, and his nails were as sharp as knives, and gently opened the other person's waxy skin. There was no blood, only a milky white viscous liquid slowly seeping out.
He put his fingers to the tip of his nose and sniffed it, then stretched out his tongue and licked it, his golden snake eyes instantly brightened horribly.
"There is no fixed form, no complicated organs, a collection purely made of life energy...Little Chen, this... this is simply a creation of the gods! Where did you get it?"
After listening to Orochimaru's words, before "Xing" could reply, Amado and Xie, who were still in front of the console, had already gathered around.
Amado pushed up his glasses, his eyes behind the lenses shone with rationality. He almost jumped on another White Zetsu, took out a portable microscopic probe and plunged it in. "The energy conversion rate is amazing, the cell structure... wait a minute, this Chakra's reaction... is simply a degraded and re-created version of Wood Release Cells, but it is independent and capable of proliferating without a host! This is unscientific!" He murmured to himself while frantically recording on his tablet, looking as excited as Columbus who had discovered a new world.
Xie looked much calmer. He tapped White Zetsu's body with his fingers, making a dull "Puff" sound.
"Can this kind of thing replace my Human Puppet?" he asked coldly, without any emotion in his voice.
"Yes! Absolutely!" Amado rushed to answer before anyone else could speak, "Theoretically, its cells can simulate any biological tissue! As long as there is enough data to support it, it can even change into any form you want! Mr. Scorpion, this is much more convenient than your 'collections' that need to be carefully maintained!"
"How is its plasticity?" Scorpion's focus is always so unique, "Can it withstand the precise control of Chakra Threads? If it only has this soft texture, then it is not even qualified to become my collection."
"Xing" looked at the three "scientific researchers" with strange paintings in front of him, how professional they were.
Look at these three people, a biologist who is obsessed with immortality, a mechanical engineer who is obsessed with transformation, and a puppet artist who pursues eternity. Looking at the entire Shinobi World, where can you find such a luxurious cross-border scientific research team? And they don't even need a salary, just take care of food and housing, and at most provide some rare experimental materials.
"It was found in an ancient ruins of Land of Waterfalls." "Xing" casually answered Orochimaru's previous question, and then clapped his hands to attract the attention of the three people.
"You three, these corpses are just appetizers."
"A large number of living bodies will be sent in the future, because I have fought with these creatures, and I found that the characteristics of this creature are very magical."
"The life regeneration ability of this creature is very strong, and its plasticity is also very strong. Teacher, please study it first and see if it can be regenerated and mass-produced. It doesn't matter if it can't be mass-produced. I have found a way to make these creatures, but the time is relatively slow."
"Also, when we studied Wood Release Clone and Human Puppet last time, it didn't last long because of the carrier. I think using this organism as a carrier might solve this problem."
"Xing" turned around after speaking, only to find that no one was listening to what he said. They were all squatting on the ground studying the body of "White Zetsu"...
"I'm going to take this arm and test it first..."
"I thought it would be useful to replace broken limbs..."
"Well, okay, I think it can be like this..."
He looked at the three lunatics in front of him who had begun to discuss in low voices, and their heads were covered with black lines.
Are you so dedicated???
"Well, very good, then... I'll leave it to you all to do the experiment..."
After "Xing" realized that no one paid attention to him, he silently left a lot of scrolls containing the corpse of "White Zetsu" and consciously turned around and left.
At the same time, Konoha, Ichiraku Ramen Shop.
"Suck--"
After taking the last mouthful of the rich tonkotsu soup, Senju Chen exhaled a long breath of hot air and felt completely relaxed.
The business of the ramen shop in the evening was surprisingly good. The dense heat brought with it the sweetness of the food, which dispelled the haze that hung over the village after Nine-Tails' Attack. The villagers who were surviving the disaster seemed to need this kind of steaming food to comfort their souls.
A few middle-aged ninjas sitting next to each other were sipping noodles and talking quietly.
"Have you heard? Uchiha Clan has done a great job this time. If it weren't for them, my wife and children would have..."
"Yes, yes, I used to think that Uchiha's eyes are in the sky, but I didn't expect them to be so reliable at critical moments."
"I also heard that the wife of their patriarch adopted Lord Fourth's orphan. She is so noble and honorable!"
"That's it..."
Listening to these discussions, the corners of Senju Chen's lips raised unconsciously.
And just now, in the real-time picture sent back by the distant clone "Xing", Senju Chen already knew that "Xing" had sent those "White Zetsu" corpses there.
Seeing Orochimaru and Amado's reactions, Senju Chen shook his head and couldn't help but laugh.
"Tsk, teacher, they are really..."
These guys are simply Shinobi World's No. 1 "Rolling King" group. They don't even need to pay wages. They only need to feed them some high-end "ingredients" occasionally, and they can roll themselves to death, bursting out with 200% enthusiasm for work.
After a while, in addition to keeping a small part of the "White Zetsu" in the cave, the rest will be sent to the teacher and others to ensure the maximum utilization of the "ingredients".
Senju Chen picked up the last piece of barbecued pork and stuffed it into his mouth, and the meaty aroma melted on the tip of his tongue.
One hand is a dark technology that can subvert the world, and the other hand is steaming human fireworks.
This is life...
"Boss, please add another portion of barbecued pork noodles. The noodles should be a little harder!" Senju Chen pushed the bowl forward and shouted with great enthusiasm.
"Okay! Just wait!"