Chapter 214 Revealing the Truth
Chapter 214 Revealing the Truth
After seeing off several guests, Nishikawa Tetsu, carrying the glass jar containing the White Zetsu sample, knocked on the door of the dean's office.
Orochimaru was drinking his freshly brewed tea, preparing to begin today's experiment, when he saw Nishikawa Tetsu enter looking dejected, and he paused for a moment.
"Che-jun, what's wrong? Why do you look so worried?"
"I was forced to get promoted." Nishikawa Tetsu looked indignant. "I'm now the Vice Minister of Finance, and I have to go on a business trip to the capital. I can't do this experiment anymore."
"Heh heh heh... Vice Minister of Finance?"
Orochimaru let out a hoarse laugh, a hint of mockery in his golden eyes. "It seems the village intends to use you as a cash cow. But that's fine too; with this identity, our financial audits will be much easier in the future."
"Now that I'm leaving, I can only entrust this project entirely to you."
Nishikawa Tetsu placed the jar on the table, his expression suddenly turning serious. He walked to the door, making sure the doors and windows were tightly closed and that a soundproof barrier was activated, before returning to Orochimaru.
"Dean, there are some things I couldn't explain in detail before. But since I'll be leaving for a while, I feel it's necessary to hand over all the information I have to you to prevent our research from going astray."
Seeing Nishikawa Tetsu's solemn expression, Orochimaru also stopped smiling and leaned forward slightly.
"Hindsandwich?"
"About this white creature, and... Uchiha Madara."
Nishikawa Tetsu took a deep breath and decided to expose all of that old geezer's secrets.
Anyway, given Orochimaru's personality, as long as the information is beneficial to his research, he doesn't care about ethics, morality, or anything that is shocking.
"Didn't you wonder before why this organism has the characteristics of primary cells, yet is also like a plant?"
Nishikawa Tetsu lowered his voice:
"Because they are 'plants' in themselves, to be precise, they are 'artificial humans' cultivated by Madara Uchiha using the Gedo Mazo... that is, the legendary Ten-Tails' body, and using the cells of the First Hokage on this basis."
"The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path?" Orochimaru's pupils contracted sharply; this had already touched upon the mythical realm of the Sage of Six Paths.
"That's right, Madara didn't die at the Valley of the End. He used Izanagi to rewrite reality and bit off a piece of the First Hokage's flesh, transplanting it into his own body, thus awakening the Rinnegan."
Nishikawa Tetsu spoke at an extremely fast pace, and every piece of information he threw out was enough to shake the ninja world.
"But he was old and his body was failing. In order to survive, he attached himself to the golem, using the golem's life force to prolong his life, and created thousands of these White Zetsu underground as his eyes, ears and army."
"These White Zetsu not only possess reconnaissance abilities, but can also traverse the earth using the Mayfly Technique, and can even perfectly mimic other people's chakra."
"What we captured before was just a scout among countless White Zetsu."
Orochimaru listened intently, not caring why Nishikawa Tetsu knew these things; the important thing was the value of the information itself.
"The dying Uchiha Madara... the artificial plant army... the Rinnegan..."
Orochimaru stuck out his long tongue and licked his somewhat dry lips, letting out a chilling chuckle.
"Hehehehe... Hahahaha!"
"This is so much fun! This is absolutely hilarious!"
Orochimaru suddenly stood up and paced back and forth in the laboratory, his excitement bordering on neurotic.
"That old man, Madara Uchiha, actually turned himself into a parasite like a tree? For immortality, for power... that kind of dedication is truly moving!"
He whirled around, staring intently at Nishikawa Tetsu:
"So, you want me to..."
"Study it, analyze it, and then...use it."
Nishikawa Tetsu said calmly:
"Although the Hashirama cells contained in White Zetsu are not as active as the original, they have been tempered by the Golem and are therefore milder and more suitable as a base for human experiments."
"If we can master this technology, we can not only solve the rejection reaction, but also mass-produce ninjas with the potential of Wood Release."
"even……"
Nishikawa Tetsu pointed at Orochimaru:
"This is also an excellent reference for your research."
As for Black Zetsu's filial piety, Nishikawa Tetsu selectively concealed it.
That was a product of Kaguya's will, and it's too complicated to explain. It could also easily lead Orochimaru to make uncontrollable associations. It wouldn't be good if Orochimaru became interested in that dark thing and suffered a backlash.
Madara Uchiha and the Gedo Mazo alone would be enough for Orochimaru to digest for a long time.
He dumped all the information about White Zetsu's abilities and characteristics on Orochimaru, which was very useful for the plan to capture White Zetsu.
Nishikawa Tetsu believed that as long as Obito was still in Konoha, Madara would definitely keep an eye on him with Zetsu, so there would be no problem finding White Zetsu.
Even if Madara gave up on Obito, he couldn't possibly give up the Rinnegan too, could he? He could definitely catch Zetsu monitoring them while he was with Nagato.
"I see."
Orochimaru sat back down in his chair.
"You're telling me all this, aren't you afraid I'll dig that old bastard Ban out of there?"
"You won't."
Nishikawa Toru straightened his tie and picked up his briefcase.
"Although Madara is old now, he's still a force to be reckoned with. You won't take any risks before you've fully deciphered these powers. You value your life more than anyone else, and you're more rational than anyone else."
"Moreover, my trip to the capital this time is also to secure more funding for you."
Nishikawa Tetsu walked to the door, turned back and smiled:
"After all, analyzing the power of gods is very expensive."
"Go ahead, go ahead."
Orochimaru waved his hand, already eager to study the slices of White Zetsu.
"..."
Nishikawa Tetsu pushed open the door and stepped out, letting out a long sigh.
I've finally finished explaining everything. From now on, I'll probably have to travel back and forth between Konoha and the capital.
This is so troublesome. I wish I knew the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Eh?
Nishikawa Tetsu's eyes lit up. Although he didn't know the Flying Thunder God Technique, someone else did!
He walked toward the Hokage Building with a wicked grin.
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