"Doesn't it look a bit like a deadly poison?"
Orochimaru grinned and said that he didn't tell Araki the specific details of the experiment, but only gave a general overview. Even so, Araki was still very shocked.
Highly poisonous!
This description is better!
It's even more potent than poison!
From Orochimaru's description, Araki suddenly realized that Hashirama Cells were somewhat similar to cancer cells he had heard of before, but they were still different. After all, cancer cells were inside one's own body, while Hashirama Cells were invaders.
The body's own cells are unable to suppress the invading cells, so the ultimate fate is death.
So...
What kind of amazing cells could do that?!
Araki suddenly recalled Yamato's image. Perhaps it wasn't that Yamato wasn't powerful, but rather that most of the power in his cells was suppressing Hashirama Cells, preventing them from working together. That's why White Zetsu was activated.
Just like Kakashi discovered after obtaining the Sharingan that everything could not be turned off, causing his Chakra to continuously drain away.
perhaps...
If Yamato had not been injected with the Hashirama Cells.
I'll be even stronger!
"The experiment we're going to do next is this secret mission: the Hashirama Cells transplantation project. We have many healthy volunteers waiting for the infusion of Hashirama Cells. It's a bit difficult for me to do this alone, so I need you to be my assistant."
Orochimaru revealed his true purpose.
"You are Tsunade's disciple, so you can be considered half a member of the Senju Clan. Continuing to conduct these experiments is a way of carrying on the Senju Clan's mission."
When Araki heard this, he didn't take Orochimaru's accusations and empty promises seriously; instead, he thought of those "volunteers."
Were they really there voluntarily?
Araki wasn't entirely convinced!
Chapter 16 Green Chakra and Hashirama Cells! (Part 1)
Araki was practically dragged into this mission by force. Now that he knows the secrets from back then, he has no choice but to accept it even if he refuses and doesn't want to do anything.
The greater the secret you learn, the greater the price you have to pay.
Araki is now caught in the middle, unable to control his own destiny. Perhaps many years from now, when Orochimaru mentions this matter, he too will become one of those "volunteers" who act voluntarily.
"For the next period of time, I need your cooperation in carrying out the secret mission of Hashirama Cells transplantation. We now have many healthy people who are not from the Senju Clan, because the Senju Clan members have all been digested and it has been proven that they cannot adapt to Hashirama Cells at all. So I want to know if these healthy people can do it?" Orochimaru's snake eyes flashed with a sharp light.
Araki sighed inwardly, realizing that these people would all become victims of this experiment. He remembered watching Naruto before, when Orochimaru had already determined that the mission had failed, which was why he started capturing children, believing that only children could be compatible with Hashirama Cells.
However, judging from the later results, Orochimaru's thinking was not entirely wrong, because Yamato appeared.
Regardless of what happened between Yamato and Hashirama Cells in the end, he did survive and mastered Wood Release Ninjutsu, becoming the true target.
In other words...
All the efforts made at this stage are actually in vain.
Or it cannot be said that it is completely useless.
At least it has accumulated valuable experience for future success.
but...
These experimental subjects were all destined to die!
Of course, Araki had no intention of saving these people, because he didn't want to put himself in danger by taking their lives.
In an instant.
His mind slowly processed the information during this process.
"Next, we're going to conduct an experiment on intermediate cell transplantation!"
Orochimaru led Araki into another room.
At this point, Hanagi realized that the supplies weren't actually for conducting experiments, but rather for storing the remains of the Senju Clan.
Upon entering another room, they discovered that it contained a series of unconscious people.
The rise and fall of their chests showed that they were still breathing, meaning they were alive and preparing for human experimentation.
It goes without saying that the most important result of their human experiments is the transplantation of Hashirama Cells.
"You should have mastered the cell transplantation method by now, but you've only done experiments on small animals. Now we need to transplant these intermediate cells into living people. It's worth mentioning that they are all volunteers who agreed to this experiment!" Orochimaru said with a smile.
"Understood." Araki nodded.
"It's worth mentioning that the remaining amount of casting cells is not much, so we need to use them sparingly. We also don't have many more experiments to conduct. I've tried culturing Hashirama Cells, but with our current capabilities, we simply can't do it. Hashirama Cells are just too amazing!" Orochimaru said, shaking his head.
Araki nodded after hearing this, confirming that it was indeed impossible for a normal person to culture Hashirama Cells.
To culture Hashirama Cells, you need something like God Tree.
perhaps...
Right now.
Somewhere underground, Hashirama Cells are being cultured!
"That's right!"
Orochimaru seemed to have thought of something, then looked at Araki and said.
"Your mentor Jonin, is Jiraiya!"
"?????"
Araki's mind was immediately filled with a bunch of question marks; what had happened here was utterly shocking to him.
" The Konoha Sannin are all your teachers!" Orochimaru said with a knowing smile, "I've fantasized about this before, but I never imagined you'd be the one to become one!"
"I didn't expect this either..." Araki shook his head with a wry smile. After all, he hadn't shown anything from the beginning, but now he had become the so-called winner.
"Maybe this is fate!" he said, nodding. Then he took out a row of test tubes filled with green liquid from a refrigerator-like storage cabinet in the room.
"These test tubes contain Hashirama Cells. I have controlled the dosage to be very small. Now what we need to do is inject these cells into these people's bodies, and then closely observe and record their reactions. As long as they are still alive, the mission will not be a failure!" Orochimaru said slowly.
"Understood."
Araki felt somewhat superfluous in this experiment, because from the perspective of nature, the operation wasn't particularly difficult and definitely required an assistant, perhaps for something later on.
"Now, take the syringe and draw the liquid from these test tubes. Then, prepare to inject them into these people one by one. Only one syringe can be used at a time; they cannot be shared. Please pay attention to the safety of the test subjects," Orochimaru instructed. Since Araki was now his assistant, Araki could handle these tasks; Orochimaru did not need to do them himself.
"Yes!"
Araki immediately responded and then walked towards the test tubes. Just then, his body began to react.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Araki's heart began to pound rapidly, and streams of green Chakra surged from his heart, flowing into the cells throughout his body and quickly filling them up.
In an instant.
Araki's expression changed slightly.
He seemed to smell the green liquid inside the test tubes in front of him, giving him a strange feeling that the liquid inside was part of his own body.
Unconsciously.
Araki raised his hand and touched the test tubes.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
As Araki's finger approached the test tube, the originally calm green liquid inside began to fluctuate violently, as if encountering a tide, with extremely exaggerated amplitude.
"Um?!"
Upon seeing this scene, Orochimaru frowned slightly, his eyes filled with confusion, and his gaze shifted more towards Araki.
What happened?
Orochimaru had a big question mark pop into his head, and he vaguely felt that something was wrong. He immediately took a step forward and met Araki who was walking towards him.
Chapter 17 Green Chakra and Hashirama Cells! (Part 2)
" Araki, stop right there!"
Orochimaru's voice suddenly rang out, his tone carrying a commanding tone. Even he himself couldn't explain what was going on, but he had already sensed some danger in this situation.
The Hashirama Cells are agitated!
This is no small matter!
This has never happened before!
He must investigate the cause carefully!
Orochimaru stared intently at Araki. The only variable here was Araki. There had been no problems before, but this complicated situation only arose when Araki approached this place.
Although he didn't believe Araki was responsible for these events, he felt as if something was wrong, and only Araki standing still could bring these problems back to calm.
But...
The Araki at this moment is no longer the Araki of the past. He is completely out of his control, and his entire body is filled with green Chakra.
His forward movement was entirely caused by green Chakra controlling his body.
Araki is now like a spectator witnessing this event from a close-up, first-person perspective, rather than someone who feels involved.
He was unable to move or speak, could only look forward, and could not even use his eyes; his entire body was beyond his control.
This feeling instilled a nameless fear within him.
It felt like a dream.
In the past, sometimes when he was dreaming, he would find that his body was completely out of his control, and he would want to wake up but couldn't.
The feeling now is somewhat the same.
He stared at his own body, ignoring Orochimaru's objections, and walked towards the test tubes, his fear reaching an extremely high level.
Oh no, oh no.
Araki felt an overwhelming sense of emotion.
He had been hiding from Orochimaru all along, afraid that Orochimaru would discover his secret, but now he was completely unable to control himself.