Chapter 103: Orochimaru's Human Experiment

Danzō's expression stiffened slightly; even though he already had some understanding of Uchiha Feiyu, he was still shaken by this guy's mindset of killing as easily as drinking water.

Danzō had seen far too many ninja fanatics who loved to kill; to say nothing else, among the Root ninja under his command, almost every one of them was stained with blood.

However, those ninja who loved to kill generally fell into two extremes: either they were completely numb, treating themselves as tools, or they were already insane, regarding neither others' lives nor their own as anything of value.

But Uchiha Feiyu was different; this brat regarded his own life as extremely precious. When his strength had not yet reached its peak, he would never accept any mission that held even the slightest danger.

Even if one tried to force him, he would only pay lip service while slacking off, putting his own little life first; if one tried to pressure him further, this guy would absolutely defect without the slightest hesitation.

Yet toward the lives of others, this guy was completely indifferent, as if other people's lives were just numbers, not worth the slightest concern.

If Danzō had come from reality and played games, he would know that this was exactly the indifference players felt toward NPCs. Named NPCs might pique a player's interest, but those wild monsters scattered in the field were just experience points and materials in the eyes of a player.

"This time it isn't killing... it is a different mission for you to execute."

"Not interested! Go find other subordinates to finish it!"

Hearing these words from Danzō, Uchiha Feiyu's expression quickly turned indifferent, and he was about to turn and leave.

Uchiha Feiyu looked completely unconcerned. If this were a year ago, Danzō's words might have moved Uchiha Feiyu slightly, but over the past year, relying on Genjutsu that controlled the five senses, Uchiha Feiyu had long since rummaged through all the various Forbidden Techniques of Root.

Once on the battlefield, let alone four ninja going missing, even 40 ninja going missing was a perfectly normal occurrence.

Related to the Uchiha Clan? Uchiha Feiyu's mind turned slightly, as if he had thought of something, and he turned his head to look at Shimura Danzo:

"Speak specifically, what is the situation?"

Seeing that Uchiha Feiyu was about to turn and leave, Danzō hurriedly spoke up:

"Wait a moment, this mission is related to your Uchiha Clan!"

"Then just don't finish it... I don't believe that if we complete one less mission, our great Konoha will just perish?"

"Not bad!"

Killing could at least improve one's own strength; what was the point of running off to execute other missions? Could it be for that pittance of a mission reward from Root?

If he just found a random place to use Magnet Release, the money he earned would be more than those mission rewards!

Good grief, I remember those four corpses were long ago thrown by me into the Blood Pool, becoming nutrients for my Bloodline Evolution; from which pit did you dig up those corpse fragments?

Suppressing his laughter, Uchiha Feiyu's expression was somewhat twisted as he spoke:

"So the Root mission is to have me go find this mysterious person or mysterious organization conducting Human Experiment?"

"No need, the ninjutsu I know is already enough; if I study them in depth, it's enough to last me a lifetime."

"But Feiyu, you happen to be a member of the Uchiha, so having you carry out this mission is the best thing possible."

"The Uchiha Clan is the top prestigious family in Konoha; even if Root wants to help them conduct an investigation, it is not that easy."

Without Danzō even saying it, Uchiha Feiyu knew about this matter; wasn't this just a "good deed" done by Root?

In fact, the secrecy methods for Root's Forbidden Techniques were far inferior to the Scroll of Seals, but the content of those Forbidden Techniques was not as vast as he had imagined; at least ninjutsu like Reanimation or the Dead Demon Consuming Seal did not exist, which left Uchiha Feiyu quite disappointed.

As for some Uchiha Three-Tomoe... even the Third Kazekage could go missing inexplicably within his own Ninja Village, so what was a Three-Tomoe worth?

"Those four Uchiha ninja did not go missing on the battlefield, but went missing within Konoha."

However, on the surface, Uchiha Feiyu certainly remained composed; at the same time, he also confirmed that Danzō wanted to stir up trouble, and he asked with great interest:

"This is a time of war; four ninja from the Uchiha Clan have gone missing, so what is the problem?"

Shimura Danzo thought Uchiha Feiyu still had some feelings for the Uchiha Clan, so he reined in the expression on his face, lifted his head slightly, and spoke calmly:

"The Uchiha Clan has had some things happen recently; four Uchiha ninja at the Three-Tomoe Sharingan level have already gone missing inexplicably."

Looking at the somewhat twisted expression on Uchiha Feiyu's face, Danzō thought he was showing this expression because he heard someone was using the Uchiha Clan for experiments, and he couldn't help but feel secretly smug.

Uchiha Feiyu's words choked Danzō until his face turned blue and white; he took a long breath and spoke:

"If this mission is completed, I will open up our Root's Forbidden Techniques to you!"

"And... our Root discovered some discarded corpse fragments; according to the examination, they are very likely those Uchiha ninja, and they were also subjected to Human Experiment."

"Wait a moment, Feiyu... this mission, other than you, is very difficult for other Root ninja to complete."

Looking at Danzō's earnest, even somewhat sincere expression, Uchiha Feiyu had to admit that this grandson's level of shamelessness and the lowness of his moral bottom line were not a bit inferior to his own.

It was clearly Danzō's Root that caught the people and sent them to Orochimaru's laboratory, yet now he could still look sincere while asking him to conduct an investigation.

Uchiha Feiyu could guess with his toes that as soon as he investigated, it would definitely lead to Orochimaru in the end, and seeing Orochimaru use his own clansmen for experiments, probably not many Uchiha could suppress the anger in their hearts.

However, Uchiha Feiyu was just that exception; he didn't have any feelings for the Uchiha Clan.

Not to mention that he had long since known the truth of the matter, even if he knew nothing, after investigating and finding out that Orochimaru was using the Uchiha Clan for experiments, he would only let his cheap teacher finish the experiments and then share a piece of the pie with him.

But since Danzō had already set a trap for him, if he didn't take it, wouldn't he be failing to live up to his good intentions?

"Since it is a matter of the Uchiha Clan, then I accept; do you have any information regarding those few Uchiha ninja who were captured for Human Experiment?"

Seeing that Uchiha Feiyu had agreed, that old face of Danzō immediately revealed a smile; he reached out and took out an Information Scroll, handing it to Uchiha Feiyu:

"I have already prepared the information; additionally, I have prepared a few ninja for you who specialize in investigation, tracking, and interrogation; if you have any doubts during the investigation process, you can ask them."

"Fine, then hand the manpower over to me!"

Uchiha Feiyu agreed quite magnanimously; these people were said to be sent to help Uchiha Feiyu investigate, but in reality, they were probably there to guide the direction of the investigation, right?

No matter how he investigated, it would probably lead to Orochimaru's laboratory in the end; perhaps when he went there, he could happen to find one or two Uchiha experimental subjects.

Orochimaru himself was also a smart person, but his personality was arrogant, and he would not hide what he did.

Most importantly, he was truly very interested in the Uchiha Clan; so-called investigation and exposure were, to him, not as meaningful as studying the Uchiha Clan.

It was precisely because of this that it gave Danzō the opportunity to sow discord.

Taking the few "investigation-proficient" Root ninja out of Root, Uchiha Feiyu paused slightly and turned to look at the gate of Root:

"It seems this guy Danzō really wants to stir up trouble... because Orochimaru's reputation is so great, is it possible to obtain the position of Hokage?"

"He's already an old man of such an age, yet he still thinks about being Hokage with such obsession; I don't know where this guy gets such great confidence and obsession?"

And while Uchiha Feiyu was speaking, those few Root ninja stood behind him blankly as if they had heard nothing, not saying a word, with Tomoe patterns rotating in their eyes.

There was nothing to say about the investigation toward the Uchiha; Uchiha Feiyu didn't really take any action at all, watching as the few Root ninja sent by Danzō carefully investigated and searched for clues.

In just two or three days, several Root ninja followed the clues and found a hidden laboratory in the forest on the outskirts of Konoha.

Standing at the entrance of that underground laboratory, Uchiha Feiyu had an "as expected" look on his face, because this laboratory was the very place where Uchiha Feiyu had quietly come to collect corpses back then.

"Lord Feiyu, this is the final destination of those Uchiha that we discovered."

Several Root ninja knelt on one knee, heads bowed as they spoke, failing to see the playful smile on Uchiha Feiyu's face.

"This place seems a bit like Orochimaru-sensei's laboratory..."

As Uchiha Feiyu spoke softly, the several Root ninja with bowed heads said nothing, and then, Uchiha Feiyu waved his hand:

"Let's go, let's go inside and see what exactly the situation is."

After speaking, Uchiha Feiyu took the lead and pushed open the heavy door, and the Root ninja followed directly behind.

These Root ninja, besides guiding Uchiha Feiyu here to investigate, also had the mission of observing whether Uchiha Feiyu and Orochimaru had turned against each other, so naturally, they would not hide outside to avoid suspicion.

It was just a pity that in the Three-Tomoe Sharingan of Uchiha Feiyu as he walked into the laboratory, a strange light flashed; the ability of Five Senses Manipulation was activated silently, and in an instant, it controlled these few Root ninja.

With the continuous refinement of his bloodline, his own Yin Release chakra and Sharingan ocular power surged continuously, and Uchiha Feiyu's Five Senses Manipulation ability also improved significantly, with the number of people he could manipulate doubling.

Even Danzō was often manipulated by Uchiha Feiyu's Five Senses Manipulation without realizing it; a few small Root ninja, of course, could not escape the palm of Uchiha Feiyu's hand.

The only flaw was that this kind of Five Senses Manipulation was not like Mirror Flower Water Moon in Bleach, where a seed would be left behind after being hit, so every time he used Five Senses Manipulation, Uchiha Feiyu had to personally do it himself while nearby.

Once Uchiha Feiyu left the scene, the ability to control the five senses would naturally collapse on its own.

Walking through the long passage, Uchiha Feiyu soon saw the laboratory door, which still had some tiny warning seals on it, but Uchiha Feiyu didn't care at all, directly reaching out to push it, breaking the seals.

Inside the laboratory, Orochimaru frowned slightly, his gaze filled with hidden caution; turning his head back, he saw Uchiha Feiyu's smiling expression.

Seeing that the visitor was his own "cheap" apprentice, Orochimaru actually breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Feiyu, what are you doing here?"

"Tsk, Sensei, you really are too careless in your work, easily letting people catch you by the handle... I am acting under Danzō's orders to come and arrest the rogue ninja who used the Uchiha for Human Experiment!"

Hearing this, Orochimaru seemed to think of something, his expression turning cold:

"Danzō! What a fine move of burning bridges after crossing!"

Burning bridges? After hearing this, Uchiha Feiyu seemed to understand something:

"Orochimaru-sensei, your Wood Release experiment succeeded? And you even reported it to Shimura Danzo?"

"Indeed, but I didn't expect that less than three days after I reported the news, he would directly move against me!"

Orochimaru didn't care that his apprentice knew these secrets; after all, it was Uchiha Feiyu who had told him these things in the first place.

He also didn't care that Uchiha Feiyu knew he had conducted Human Experiment; when Uchiha Feiyu told him the secrets back then, he already had the intention of inciting him to conduct Human Experiment.

Compared to Danzō, Orochimaru undoubtedly understood the mind of this apprentice of his better; even if he wiped out the entire Uchiha Clan, this apprentice would probably mourn a few words at most, and then try every possible way to scrape a layer of profit from the corpses of his own clansmen, without taking any other action.

It was fortunate that Danzō let this "cheap" apprentice of his come to cause him trouble, so he had a buffer time; if it had been anyone else, he would probably be in a passive position now.

"Sensei, you really are big-hearted; knowing exactly what kind of person Danzō is, you still told him about such an important research result."

Orochimaru gave a light hum and spoke indifferently:

"So what if I gave the research results to that guy? In the entire Konoha, besides me, who else can truly combine the power of the Sharingan and Wood Release?"

On this point, Orochimaru was really not bragging; one must know that in the original work, that arm of Danzō's covered in Sharingan and Hashirama Cell was indeed attached by Orochimaru.

At that time, Danzō should have already understood the relationship between Hashirama Cell and the Sharingan, but in the end, apart from his own arm, there were no other modified subjects in Root.

From this, it can be seen that apart from Orochimaru, even if the researchers in Root knew the principles, they couldn't come up with anything.

"Sensei, although that's what you think, clearly Danzō has more confidence than you; look, he's directly moved against you."

As Uchiha Feiyu spoke, he clapped his hands, and several Root ninja rushed out from behind him, shouting loudly at the empty air beside them:

"Orochimaru, I didn't expect you to be the mastermind behind the Human Experiment!"

"Give up resistance immediately and surrender!"

Seeing the performance of these Root ninja, Orochimaru's face turned slightly dark.

(End of this chapter)