Chapter 3: 049 Plague Doctor

As all the sounds ceased, the scene ended as well.

Gazing at this scene on the screen.

"Damn, what is this thing? How can there be such a magnificent scene?"

"Abnormal Containment Facility? What is that?"

"As a jonin, what could possibly make me feel fear?"

"Heh, something abnormal? One Great Fireball Jutsu would take care of it."

Inside the Hokage's office in Konoha.

The Third took a deep drag from his pipe, stroking his chin as he pondered continuously.

"Protecting humanity from the darkness?"

As Hokage, the Third knew there were things in this world unknown to them.

But what exactly were these so-called abnormalities? Were they an abbreviation for those unknown creatures?

It seemed this Abnormal Containment Facility was the organization that contained such things.

From what could be seen currently, this organization should be a good one; it was just unknown where its location was.

The Hidden Sand Village.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, watched the text appearing on the screen, his brows tightly furrowed.

Unlike the others, after the video ended, Rasa saw something different upon the light curtain.

At the moment the video concluded.

A creature resembling a lizard, its eyes filled with indifference and disgust.

Along with countless indescribable things that evoked a sense of dread.

Although that creature appeared for merely an instant, that single moment caused Rasa's entire body to tremble.

He swore he would never forget that gaze.

Just as everyone was lost in thought, the originally black screen displayed another line of text.

"Inventory of Abnormal Containments"

"Abnormal Containment—4: Plague Doctor."

With the change on the screen, a figure wrapped entirely in black robes, wearing a bird-beak mask on his face and carrying a huge surgical pack on his back, appeared upon the light curtain.

"Plague Doctor? What is this thing?"

"It looks like some kind of doctor or something similar."

"Is it a ninja who uses medical ninjutsu?"

Within Konoha.

Watching the emerging scene, the Third's brows knitted tighter and tighter.

Plague Doctor? What exactly is this thing?

According to what this light curtain stated, these abnormalities could be said to be terrifying things, capable of destroying heaven and earth.

Yet how could something with the image of a doctor perform deeds that destroy heaven and earth?

Just as the Hokage was pondering, a jonin walked in:

"Lord Hokage, we have found no information whatsoever regarding the Abnormal Containment Facility."

Ever since the moment this light curtain appeared, the Third had ordered his assistant to search for data concerning the Abnormal Containment Facility.

However, after searching for a long time, the assistant had not found even a shred of information about the Abnormal Containment Facility.

"Not a single record?"

Hearing the assistant's words, the Third frowned tightly.

Just as the Third was thinking, sound emerged once again from the light curtain.

"Abnormal Containment—4: Plague Doctor."

"Description: Containment-4 is a humanoid entity whose appearance corresponds to that of a medieval plague doctor."

"Although from the outside, Containment-4 appears as a bird-beaked doctor clad in black robes, its clothing and mask seem to grow from within its own body."

"However, upon examination, Containment-4's skeleton remains human."

Seeing this data.

The Third was clearly stunned, and his expression inevitably turned strange.

The attire had become part of the body, yet the skeleton was still human?

Why did this plague doctor resemble Orochimaru so closely?

Could it be? Was he someone like Orochimaru?

If that were truly the case, he would need to reevaluate whether this Plague Doctor was good or bad.

Immediately afterward, content floated up on the light curtain once more.

"Under normal circumstances, Containment-4 will express extreme benevolence toward humans and is very willing to cooperate with the Abnormal Containment Facility."

"However, once Containment-4 perceives what it considers to be a plague, the project will enter an agitated state."

"Towards individuals deemed to be affected by the so-called plague, the Plague Doctor will harbor intense hostility."

"The Plague Doctor will typically attempt to kill said individual, specifically by causing instantaneous death through touch."

As soon as this data appeared, the entire ninja world boiled over.

"Damn, it kills upon sensing a plague? Leaving no survivors whatsoever?"

"Why do I feel a chill creeping up my spine? This description is a bit terrifying, isn't it?"

"Instantaneous death upon touching the target? That's an ability not even the Hokage possesses, right?"

"By the way, what exactly is the plague it perceives?"

Within the Hidden Leaf Village, .

"Touching a person allows him to kill the target?"

Upon reading this information, the Third's pupils instantly contracted.

Based on the current intelligence,

this Plague Doctor, from any perspective, was nothing good.

As a doctor, instead of thinking about curing illnesses and saving lives first, he seeks to kill patients? What kind of doctor is that?

However.

The light screen stated that he was filled with goodwill toward humanity; what situation was this?

Could it be that

the plague he referred to was not the plague understood by ordinary people?

Thinking of this, the Third instantly sucked in a cold breath.

Just then, more information emerged within the light screen.

"After killing someone, the Plague Doctor often expresses remorse and regret."

"But, next, the Plague Doctor will retrieve surgical tools from his black medical kit and perform surgery on the deceased target."