Beyond the walls of Konoha Village is a large forest, which is said to have been created by the first Hokage out of Wood Escape, which is not only amazingly grown, but also hard in texture.

After cutting, it is treated so that even if water droplets on it, it will not penetrate into the ground.

A figure dressed in darkness shuttled through the woods, and soon reached a location in the south.

He walked to a rock and dodged into an underground passage.

After destroying the root from Kushinai, the regiment rebuilt the root base in the southern part of the forest.

Tuan Zang later died, and the base was taken over by the Shadows.

Due to the concealment of the base and the various precision instruments originally placed here, Ape Fei Ri Slash used this place as a research base for Mu Dun Experiment and Nine-Tails Pillar Force.

Therefore, the guards here are extremely strict, and there are masters of the dark department who monitor them day and night.

Even the three generations of Hokage Ape Fei Sun Slash Yan around him, he had to go through a lot of inspections here.

"Hiko-sama, you can go in."

After identifying himself, a dark ninja dressed in black retreated.

Hiko waved his hand, his eyes looked into the depths of the base, and he felt as if there were fierce beasts staring at him coldly in the depths, waiting for him to enter with his mouth open.

[Given the general environment, every time he enters the base, he always feels this way.

I don't know if it's his delusion, or if his spirit is too tight.

Passing through the narrow hallway, I met only a few people along the way, and walked towards the innermost room.

There was only a dark shadow swaying slightly in the empty room, and there were unintelligible instruments everywhere.

Although he has seen it many times, every time he comes, he feels extremely unfamiliar with this place.

Yan bowed slightly, as a sign of respect, and said:

"Orochimaru-sama, there's a big event in the ninja world, and Hokage-sama wants to see you."

Hearing his words, Orochimaru was still busy with his own affairs, and said without raising his head:

"Tell the old man that I'm conducting an important experiment, and I can't spare time for the time being."

"This ......"

Yan wanted to say something, but he saw Orochimaru glaring coldly, and his killing intent was full of intent, so frightened that he trembled all over, and he didn't dare to say any more.

Even though he is a close confidant of Ape Fei Hichi, he is still far behind compared to Orochimaru.

After the dark ninja left, Orochimaru continued to concentrate on the work at hand, and the words just now had been forgotten.

If Ruoyan saw it, he would be surprised to find that there was no research material related to the reincarnation of the filthy earth on the table in front of Orochimaru, and there was no Mu Dun cell, but a pale finger of three or four centimeters.

Staring at the fingers in the vessel, Orochimaru's eyes were full of fanaticism.

Although he didn't know where he got the things that Xia Wu gave him, after a series of tests, Orochimaru was shocked to find that the mysterious cells contained in his fingers were much more powerful than the intercolumn cells.

Whether it's hardness, vitality, aggressiveness, or the ability to absorb chakra, it's superior to intercolumnar cells in every way.

It shows that the owner of the finger is stronger than the original Hokage, at least physically.

But it also increased the difficulty of research, and he still remembered the erosive nature of the intercolumnar cells, let alone the unknown cells that were stronger than it. ….

In addition to these, Orochimaru also perceives chakras with multiple attributes in his fingers and fuses them together in a wonderful way.

Nothing else is important compared to the mystery of this finger.

Even the "Immortal Reincarnation Technique" that he had studied on the path to immortality had been put aside by Orochimaru.

He had a hunch that if he studied the mysteries of his fingers thoroughly, it would definitely be much stronger than the "Immortal Reincarnation Technique".

Even, use this cell to derive a body.

As for the unwillingness when he was forced by Xia Wu before, it was nothing!

Ten thousand snakes don't matter, if they die, they will die, anyway, every time it rings, it will have sacrifices, and the big snake pill has long been unpleasant.

Nothing more

It's just a transaction.

At the same time, he was even more shocked by Xia Wu who handed over this thing to him.

Judging by the traces of the break, Orochimaru clearly knew that his finger was broken.

There are two possibilities, one is that Xia Wu accidentally got the body of the original owner of the finger, and then discovered some mysteries, so that his strength would improve so quickly.

The second is that Xia Wu probably defeated the original owner of the finger, which was taken in battle.

The former is okay, it can only be said that Xia Wu's luck is very good; If it's the latter, it's terrible.

……

In Konoha's Hokage office, three generations of Hokage and many Konoha Shinobi are together, including Uchiha Fugaku and Hinata Hinata, two heirs of the big family.

Ape Fei Ri sat behind the desk, but the whole person was very different from before.

He exudes the momentum of "Shinobio", and he doesn't look like a fifty-year-old man at all.

Feeling this momentum, the old people present couldn't help but recall the heroic posture of the three generations.

"Hokage-sama, that's probably how it happened."

The person who spoke was none other than Konoha today's most prestigious ninja, "Konoha White Fang" Hachiki Shuo Shigeru.

He had just returned from a mission outside, and when he returned home, he hadn't been with his son Kakashi Hachiki for a few minutes when he was called over by the shadows.

Shuo Mao's mission is to go to the country of grass to spy on Iwa Shinobi's intelligence.

When the accident occurred in Ghost Lantern City, he was nearby, and he went to investigate as soon as possible.

Although the relevant information, Shuo Mao has already sent someone to hand it over to the three generations.

But Ape Fei Ri still asked him to tell everyone in person.

"While every village is investigating the identity of the mysterious person, there is a sudden news in the ninja world for some reason.

It was the Uzumaki Feather Cloak that destroyed the Ghost Lantern City and took the Box of Bliss."

Hearing this name, everyone present was shocked.

The name of the demigod of the ninja world is not covered, and his every move is affected, not to mention that it is related to the destruction of Ghost Lantern City.

Qimu Shuomao quietly touched the short knife behind him, the original defeat, the feeling of powerlessness in the battle, still makes him remember it vividly.

"Hokage-sama, is the news accurate?"

Qimu Shuomao was puzzled, always feeling that the news came too quickly.

The incident in the Ghost Light City on the front foot broke out, and the news spread quickly on the back foot.

"It always feels like someone is secretly sowing discord."

One of the ninjas at the front of the crowd touched his chin and muttered to himself.

His eyes were slightly closed, he yawned occasionally, and he didn't see any energy on his face, and he looked like he hadn't slept for days.

"I'm also inclined to Shikasheng's point of view, and Uzumaki Feather Cloak may not have anything to do with it."

Ape Fei Ri first agreed, then changed his tone, and then said:

"It just so happens that the country of Vortex is going to hold a festival in a few days, and countries are invited to visit, and Ninja Village is no exception.

I want to send an elite team of ninjas to act as Konoha's envoy and try to get some information about the Vortex Country in secret."

Everyone's faces changed slightly, and none of them were stupid.

Since three generations have talked about this, none of the people in the office can escape.

"The level of this mission is S-class, with Shuo Mao as the captain and Lu Sheng as the commander."

Inaction is in the world