"Dan's niece—Kato Shizune, that's her weakness!"
Hearing this, Jiraiya opened his mouth, but didn't argue back.
Although Tsunade looks quite unrestrained and wild, she's actually the most sensitive and kind among the three.
She values feelings and life, which is why she chose to study medical ninjutsu deeply and work hard to establish a medical system for the village.
If Shizune is used as a threat, Tsunade might really treat the Raikage.
But what Jiraiya is worried about isn't that.
--Because her younger brother Nawaki and lover Dan Kato died one after the other, Princess Tsunade was dissatisfied with the Konoha leaders and left the village in anger.
This is the village's publicly declared reason for Tsunade's safety outside the village.
Apart from him and Orochimaru, almost no one in the ninja world, including the Konoha ninjas, knows that this most excellent medical ninja suffers from hemophobia.
Usually, trivial people don't matter, even in Tsunade's state, they wouldn't be her match.
But if a strong person from Kumogakure, with the idea of 'capturing Shizune and then forcing Tsunade,' clashes with Tsunade, then the hemophobia may not be hidden.
The situation Orochimaru said, it would be fine if it doesn't happen, but if it does, then Tsunade's situation will be very dangerous.
To deal with a ninja with hemophobia, there are too many ways to take her down.
Thinking of this, Jiraiya held Naruto's hand a little harder. He looked up at Orochimaru and said,
"That reason is enough, I'll help you persuade the old man."
This isn't just a simple personal matter anymore. The village can't afford to lose a top medical ninja, even if she hasn't overcome her hemophobia--Jiraiya told himself.
"Then I'll leave this matter to you."
Orochimaru put down his teacup, a smile on his lips.
...
Konoha forest, underground laboratory.
Orochimaru took down the container with Naruto's blood, slightly surprised by the data displayed on the testing equipment.
Cell activity, chakra reaction… Only a little over five months old, and these data values are almost comparable to a normal Genin.
Is it because of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki's bloodline, or is it because of the Nine Tails' chakra taking effect?
What a kid with exceptional talent, Orochimaru thought with a bit of emotion.
However, this is a good thing for him, he can carry out further experiments today.
Orochimaru separated some of the blood, placed it in a petri dish, supplying nutrient solution while stimulating it to reproduce quickly.
After a quarter of an hour, he obtained a sufficient amount of cell tissue.
He mixed this cell tissue with a small amount of First Hokage cells and continued to induce it to divide.
Under such abundant nutrient solution conditions, First Hokage cells once again showed extremely strong reproductive ability, and after expanding to a certain extent, began to erode Naruto's cells.
Orochimaru remained unmoved, simply observing and recording data through a microscope, without taking any action.
Another ten minutes passed, and only First Hokage cells survived in the nutrient solution, with no trace of Naruto's chakra detected.
The Genie poked his head out, asking, "Any findings?"…
"No, like normal people's cells, the Uzumaki bloodline didn't make it last any longer."
Orochimaru was a little disappointed, "It seems it's not so easy to complete the Sage Body."
"Isn't that a bit too hasty?"
The Genie glanced at Orochimaru, "Don't mention that Naruto is still young, far from reaching his peak, even if his cells really helped you complete the Sage Body, so what?"
"The erosion of the First Hokage cells is already terrifying, you still want to make something even more terrifying, wouldn't it all just be put on a high shelf, only to be looked at but not used?"
"That's not necessarily true."
Orochimaru shook his head, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, "Just like the Uchiha's Sharingan, the invasiveness of the First Hokage cells might not be because it's too strong, but because it's not complete enough, so it's unstable."
This is indeed very possible. Ordinary people would have a built-in filter due to the First Hokage's powerful strength, but the two of them wouldn't.
The Genie raised an eyebrow, "Then the direction you should be working towards should be Yin Release Chakra, the Uzumaki bloodline is Yang Release."
Orochimaru smiled when he heard this, "It's not just that Yin and Yang Release balance will make the bloodline limit stable, didn't you say that?"
The Genie blinked, "...Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan?"
Indeed, extreme Yin Release Chakra is also a stable state of the Sharingan, another type of stability different from mediocrity and balance.
This is an extreme path that fully exploits the Uchiha's nature.
But Orochimaru isn't an Uchiha, he only needs to pursue the balance of Yin and Yang Release, so why should he take another extreme path?
Seeming to see the Genie's doubts, Orochimaru continued his actions, explaining to himself,
"The more I study, the clearer I am about the difficulty of developing soul ninjutsu."
"Optimistically speaking, even if Shizune is found and she's willing to cooperate, it's unknown how long it will take to successfully develop it."
Orochimaru glanced at the Genie, then looked away,
"I don't know why you have so much faith in me, but my abilities really aren't as great as you imagine."
"So, even if it wastes extra time, I have to reserve a fallback."
"Whether completing the Sage Body can eliminate the invasiveness of the First Hokage cells is still unknown, but as a path after the failure of Spiritual Transformation Technique research, it's worth a try."
"..."
The laboratory suddenly fell silent, with only the sound of Orochimaru processing experimental equipment.
The research on Spiritual Transformation Technique still has the possibility of failure? The Genie scratched his head, but didn't expect Orochimaru to say these words.
In his mind, Orochimaru's research level is undoubtedly top-notch in the ninja world, solving Spiritual Transformation Technique should only be a matter of time, and as long as he reaches the Pure Land, the soul will definitely be completed, and the problem will be completely solved.
A thought flashed in his mind, and the Genie was shocked.
Could it be that he also has a filter when looking at Orochimaru? Orochimaru isn't an all-powerful researcher?
No, that's not right…
This guy might be putting on an act, wanting to use his power to solve the problem conveniently.
Genie, oh Genie, don't be fooled by Orochimaru's self-deprecation, you have to understand your own position!
!
Warning bells rang in his mind, the Genie's eyes rolled around, and then he regained his usual composure.
He looked at Orochimaru and smiled, "Completing the Sage Body might really be a feasible path, it might not be impossible to use a strong body to nurture the soul. Since you have this idea in mind, I will naturally help you."
A hint of disappointment flashed imperceptibly in Orochimaru's eyes, and he asked calmly, "Help me? How do you mean?"
The Genie naturally noticed the change in Orochimaru's expression. If he wanted to see, the Rinnegan's insight wasn't even on the same level as him.
Almost falling for Orochimaru's trick, the Genie cursed inwardly, but kept a smile on his face,
"If you want to complete the Sage Body, you don't have to just stare at Naruto, there are still other Uzumaki bloodlines left in the ninja world."
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