Deep underground, the cavern can only be illuminated by a faint light source that has converged from nowhere.

"Madara-sama."

The creature named 'White Jedi' emerges from the ground and respectfully addresses the white-haired old man sitting on a wooden chair.

"It's Bai Jue, what's the matter?"

The old man woke up from his sleep and discovered the existence of Bai Jue for the first time.

"Madara-sama, I don't know if this matter is very important, when I was investigating in the Land of Wind, I found that Sand Hidden Village was secretly actively preparing supplies, or a large amount of supplies."

Bai Jue told the old man named 'Madara' what he had discovered.

After listening to Bai Jue's simple description, there was a hint of understanding in his eyes, and he muttered in a low voice:

"I see, is it coming again, war ......"

"War?"

Bai Jue tilted his head, with his intellect it was difficult to understand why Madara would make such a judgment.

Madara didn't explain this to Bai Jue, but he believed that with so many years of life experience, the Sand Hidden Village must be planning the Third Ninja World War.

In the ninja world, there is never a shortage of careerists.

It's only been a little over five years since the last Great Ninja War, and a new one is about to come again.

It can be said that the upcoming ninja war this time is a complete continuation of the last unfinished war, and it is something that will inevitably happen.

Therefore, Madara was not surprised at all when he got the news from Bai Jue, but thought that this kind of thing happened in a reasonable way and was not worth making a fuss about.

As long as humanity is alive, war cannot be avoided, there will be bloodshed, and there will be sadness.

And this cause is a chain of curses that cannot be cut off by human beings themselves.

"Ahem...... Tsuruma, the system of one country and one village that we established at the beginning is now just repeating the tragedy of the Warring States Period......"

Seeing the ninja world that was stuck in the middle of the war and couldn't extricate himself, Madara thought of a lot of things at once.

The childhood dream, the agreement with that man, now that I think back, this world has been repeating the tragedy of the Warring States period.

Because the longer you live, the more you understand the sadness of this era.

He faked his death in the Valley of the End, and he could see the nature of this sad world full of hatred, tyranny, and pain better than his dead best friend, Thousand Hands Pillar.

And the first two ninja wars have also proved this, one country and one village are useless, and they are the same as the dead ninja gods, and if they continue like this, nothing can be protected.

Bai Jue stood aside and listened to Madara's muttering, only to scratch his head in embarrassment.

Madara is good at everything.,It's just that I always like to miss the past.,Say something that people can't understand.,And every time I miss the past.,I'll talk about the existence of 'that man'.。

'That man' is a very important person to Madara-sama.

Maybe this is a common problem of the elderly.

The more old people are, the more they like to miss the people and things of the past.

If he thought so, Bai Jue felt that Madara's current behavior was a normal reaction.

"Bai Jue, is it still impossible to infiltrate the Uchiha clan's clan land?"

Madara felt nostalgic for a while, and asked what he was most concerned about, that is, how the Uchiha clan of Konoha was now.

Is there a successor in this clan who can assume his own 'will' and act under the name of 'Madara Uchiha' in the future to complete a certain plan?

"Yes, Madara-sama. Last month, two White Jedi were sent, but the result was still the same as before, as soon as we got close to the Uchiha land, they suddenly disappeared mysteriously, and we had no idea what was going on there. ”

Bai Jue shook his head helplessly and answered Madara's question.

To be honest, in the hearts of the existing white Jedi at this moment, the Uchiha clan land has long been reduced to an untouchable forbidden area.

Bai Jue, who was lurking there, suddenly and mysteriously disappeared on his first day of work, and he couldn't even make a sound.

If you continue like this, you will not only lose no useful information, but you will also lose the number of white people in vain.

Other than that, nothing good for them.

After Madara listened, he just nodded and didn't speak.

Although he was also more anxious to know what was happening to the current Uchiha clan, Madara knew that the more critical times like this, the more he could not be controlled by anxiety, and he needed to think calmly and carefully deal with these unforeseen obstacles in the original plan.

Choosing a suitable 'successor' from the Uchiha clan is just to ensure that the plan can be carried out without fail, and let him make this part of the plan.

However, there are many alternatives, after all, he is in his current state, just hanging on to his last breath, and it is normal for accidents to occur whenever they occur.

In order to ensure that the plan is carried out, he has a lot of backup plans that he has not put in place, so that he can remedy it in other ways if the unexpected happens.

"By the way, what is that guy doing in Ah Fei? Why don't you see anyone here? ”

Ah Fei is also a member of the White Jue, different from the ordinary Bai Jue, Ah Fei is the only Bai Jue who enjoys a 'name' among the White Jue.

Madara is still more concerned about him, and with Ah Fei's ability, most ninjas in the ninja world are not his opponents.

After all, Ah Fei inherited that man, the Mu Dun Ninjutsu between the Thousand Hand Pillars, even if it can't be compared to the Thousand Hand Pillar himself, but for the ninjas of the current era, that level of Mu Dun is enough to deal with.

"When I came back, I saw that guy was out and about to experience poop, and he said that he must know what it's like to poop today, and he wrote a thousand-word testimonial at the end."

Bai Jue answered Madara's question truthfully.

At the same time, he looked at Madara with a hopeful gaze, in fact, like Ah Fei, he also wanted to know what it was like to relieve the bowel movement.

Who made them have no excretory system?

Every time I was watching, I felt itchy when I saw the subject going to the toilet, and I wanted to know what it was like to defecate.

And Madara-sama, who has already received the power of Senluo, can be said to be the most powerful ninja in this ninja world, so he should know what it feels like to solve the big stool.

After all, he is the strongest ninja in the ninja world.

Although Bai Jue doesn't understand the inevitable connection between the strongest in the ninja world and the solution of stool.

I just think that if it's Madara, I must know the answer to this kind of thing.

“……”

Madara stared at Bai Jue without blinking, and Bai Jue also looked at Madara with innocent and harmless eyes.

The atmosphere fell silent.

Eventually, Madara turned his head, looked ahead and whispered:

"After the war starts, send someone to Konoha to investigate. If you still can't infiltrate the Uchiha clan at that time, the center will be shifted to Nagato. ”

After Madara gave such an order, he closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep without answering the question that Hakujue was puzzled about.

Now he can only maintain the ability to stay awake in this kind of place, and once he leaves here, he is an ordinary old man who is at the mercy of others, and he spends most of his time in hibernation, using up the life force in his body to a minimum.

Bai Jue saw Madara close his eyes and rest again, revealing a regretful expression.

Knowing that Madara needed enough sleep time now, after Madara closed his eyes, Bai Jue temporarily gave up what it was like to know what it was like to relieve poop from Madara's mouth, and dived into the stratum to disappear and go about his own business.

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On the operating table, Shiraishi had a look of interest in his eyes, and carefully observed the humanoid creature covered in white skin.

Although there are such strange lifeforms in the incredible ninja world, Shiraishi is even more curious about how this creature can be preserved and sustained.

In fact, even if this kind of guy didn't sneak under the Uchiha clan's clan, Shiraishi was curious about this existence.

Shiraishi is now more concerned about the life form itself than the person behind the scenes.

If he could parse the secret, Shiraishi felt that it would be of special significance to understand the essence of chakra on his own.

Because compared with normal humans, the internal life structure of this creature is more like a plant, that is, the real 'vegetative man'.

The root of this plant-like life characteristic should be the power of Mu Dun.

So, conducting human experiments on this creature, Shiraishi did not feel any guilt at all.

Because it's like studying plants, and for plants, as a human being, Shiraishi naturally can't empathize.

Whether this creature will feel pain or not, and there are so-called human values, is still a debatable question.

"It's a pity that this meager power of Mu Dun can't reproduce the real Mu Dun ......"

Bai Shi looked at the life energy stored in the test tube, which contained a meager Mu Dun power.

The extraction technique is not difficult, the difficulty is how to make the human body adapt, even the minimum amount of Mu Dun power, for ordinary people, it is also a force that is difficult to control.

Even if this difficulty is overcome, the power of the reproduced Mu Dun is very weak, and it is okay to cultivate flowers and trees, but it is completely impossible to count on in battle.

And if it is for the purpose of cultivating flowers and trees, it is necessary to carry out lethal human experiments, and the energy, resources and final rewards invested are completely disproportionate to the risk of failure of the experiment.

But from another point of view, neutralizing the medicinal properties of the rest of the medicinal materials, you can make new varieties of cultivation medicines, and sell them in the form of medicines for commercial profit, which is a good choice.

In this ninja-themed era, the power of ninjas is important, but so is money.

Most ninjas work hard to carry out their tasks, but also run for money and life, which is also a true portrayal of the ninja world.

After extracting the life energy with the power of Mu Dun in the white creature's body, Shiraishi sealed it in the corresponding place, and then looked at the alarm clock on the table next to him.

"Is this already the point? It's almost time to go. ”

Putting down the tools in his hand, Shiraishi walked towards the outside of the laboratory.

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Konoha and Aster Flower Branch Pharmacy.

Located in the central street of Konoha Village, this pharmacy is located.

This branch pharmacy has been open in Konoha for more than half a year, and it has received an excellent response among the people of Konoha and has occupied the mainstream market of Konoha Pharmaceutical. Although it will not become an indispensable part of Konoha, for Konoha, the branch pharmacy that the Aster Flower Company has settled here has indeed solved a lot of problems for Konoha.

Even many of the medicines at Konoha Hospital are purchased directly from the Aster Flower Company.

Despite sacrificing the hospital's profits, Konoha Hospital was not originally established for profit, but to serve the special group of ninjas, in a ninja village like Konoha that is different from ordinary towns.

Konoha's medical system is relatively mature, but this is the inevitable result of sacrificing the development of the rest of the aspects and focusing on the birth of medical ninjas.

Therefore, opening a branch in Konoha at the Aster Flower Company has solved Konoha's medical problems to a certain extent, and the excess funds can be invested in other industries.

In any case, in the system of one country and one village, the ninja village is the most important embodiment of a country's military strength.

If it weren't for the importance of the medical system, after the Second Ninja World War, it is estimated that Konoha would not have put a lot of energy into the medical system, but would have used it to cultivate fighting ninjas.

The new generation of ninjas in Konoha emerges in an endless stream, but the overall strength, in fact, compared with the period of the Second Ninja World War, the overall strength has not risen very high.

As a teaching assistant in the medical ninja experimental class of the Ninja School, Shiraishi is well aware of the energy and money that Konoha has invested in improving the medical system over the years, and how many medical ninjas have been trained in the end.

The sacrifice rate of Konoha ninjas is decreasing year by year, not because the strength of Konoha ninjas has increased significantly, but because the medical ninjas have gradually entered the regular upper ninja squad, avoiding a large number of ninjas from dying in the mission.

In this matter, the decisive decision of the top management of Konoha is still commendable.

Tsunade's proposal is important, but without the help of the higher-ups, who have been prioritizing the training of medical ninjas for several years, and have invested a lot of money, it would not have been possible for medical ninjas to flourish in Konoha.

Shiraishi, the medical ninja of the rest of the ninja villages, has not witnessed it, but through a lot of information, it can be surmised that Konoha has the most complete and powerful medical system.

Even Shiraishi was quite tempted, and he really wanted the members of the organization who had medical talents to 'study abroad' here in Konoha and learn advanced and complete medical ninjutsu knowledge.

How to arrange this matter needs to be carefully considered, and there is no rush for a while, there are more important things to do in Shiraishi at the moment.

On the third floor of Konoha's Aster Flower Branch Pharmacy, in a hidden room.

After Bai Shi came here, he just made himself a cup of tea, and before he drank the tea in the teacup, he noticed something, and said to the side:

"Haven't you come out yet? You don't have to hide so tightly here, do you? ”

The curtains in that direction shook silently, and then a girl in a white kimono appeared in the room.

With pure white eyes and a smile on her face, this girl is none other than Ayane.

"I thought it was good to hide, I wanted to surprise you from behind."

Ayane grumbled.

"I'll save the surprise for next time."

Shiraishi smiled dotingly, probably understanding what Ayane's surprise was.

"There's more important things to do now than you said. On the side of the Hyuga family, how is the contact situation? ”

Now that it is certain that war will break out in the near future, no later than next year, the time left for them is neither long nor short.

Then, now you have to make all preparations to leave Konoha in advance, so as not to mess up yourself when the war comes.

Recruiting members of the Hyuga branch is an important part of the evacuation plan from Konoha.

And this job is naturally handed over to Ayane, the person in charge, to contact those Hyuga ninjas who are dissatisfied with the clan.

For Ayane's ability and strength, Shiraishi is quite recognized.

It can be said that without considering the addition of the doppelganger, Ayane's strength is undoubtedly above herself.

Even if you have a doppelganger to help, you may not be able to deal with it easily.

After all, like Ruri, Ayane is also cultivating the Immortal Mode, and the results are remarkable.

Even Shiraishi didn't know what level Ayane's strength had reached at the moment, and he only had a vague position in his heart.

But to say that she is the strongest ninja of the Hyuga clan, Shiraishi thinks that this assessment is not an exaggeration.

"Already in contact. But I didn't bother with those members of the split who maintained a neutral attitude, because they could defect to the sect at any time. ”

Today, Ayane is not afraid of her secret being known, but she doesn't want to cause trouble for herself because of her carelessness.

Yes, the current Hyuga clan is just a trouble for her.

I don't dare to say that I can face all the ninjas of the Hyuga clan, but if I leave with one heart, there is no such powerful ninja in the Hyuga clan who can stop me.

"How many?"

"I've met four people now, and they've all said they're willing to work together. In the end, I think there should be 10 to 15 people. Counting their families, the number should be around forty. ”

"Forty?"

Shiraishi thought about it, and to be honest, this number was within the acceptable range.

Because once there are too many people, the retreat will be delayed.

After all, when the time comes, it is a ninja village organization like Konoha with a huge background, and all aspects of the retreat plan must be considered carefully to avoid accidents.

Shiraishi thought for a moment and said what was in his heart.

"The retreat time is subject to Konoha sending a large number of ninjas out of the village, and at that time, in order to resist the attack of the ninjas of the enemy country, Konoha will disperse a lot of troops, and that is the best time for us to leave Konoha."

After hearing this, Ayane nodded, agreeing with Shiraishi's point of view.

When the war broke out, Konoha sent a large number of ninjas to the front line to resist the enemy ninja attack on the Fire Country, which was an inevitable result.

At that time, the monitoring in the village will be stricter than before, but correspondingly, the forces remaining in the village will become weaker than usual, and it will be easier to break through the defenses.

Shiraishi pulls out a map showing all of Konoha's locations, with special markings for Konoha's important facilities.

"When war breaks out, I will cause a riot in this place and attract the ninjas of the village. You will lead the people of the Hyuga clan to leave as soon as possible and evacuate according to the established route, and there will be special personnel to answer and cover your whereabouts for you. ”

Shiraishi pointed to a spot on the map, which he had decided on after careful consideration.

"This place is ......"

Ayane frowned when she saw that location.

"It's just tentative, and there's nothing better in my mind than this place to get noticed. For the Konoha executives, there is no room for error here. ”

Shiraishi explained.

"I see."

"The plan is generally not much different from before, and in order to prevent accidents, I have also reserved some means to delay the pursuit of the Konoha ninja. If there are any changes to the plans at that time, I will let you know in advance. Still have questions? ”

At this time, Ayane's face hesitated for a moment, and the expression on her face became serious.

"I have only one question."

"What's the problem?"

"Ruri's side...... How are you going to explain it? ”