The genie floated in the air, looking at the two samurai with expressions of resignation to death, and couldn't help but tilt its head.
A person, or a group of people, risking their lives for something can always evoke some respect from outsiders.
But the genie wasn't moved; it just felt strange.
It had seen the information about the current state of the Land of Iron with Orochimaru. To be fair, although several lives were lost in the attack on the Box of Ultimate Bliss, compared to the living conditions of the residents when the country was closed off, they were actually much better.
Kusagakure didn't simply exploit them; instead, it brought necessary order. After coordinating the resources of various countries, the economy had recovered a lot.
A country is made up of its people, and as time goes by, the samurai are losing the support of the people and their position to restore the country.
On the contrary, their actions are likely to create conflict and panic.
In short, it felt that the actions of these samurai, whether successful or not, were destined to lead to results that were the opposite of what they expected.
Thinking of this, the genie chuckled to itself,
Tsk... it's been too long since I've been human.
Orochimaru didn't have as many thoughts as the genie. When he saw Mifune's attitude, he immediately understood that a prime test subject had come to his door.
And if he did it right, there would be a constant stream of test subjects coming.
Looking up and down at the two samurai in front of him, Orochimaru licked his lips. "Which of you two wants to have the surgery?"
Mifune and the samurai Okisuke looked at each other. The former hesitated because he was concerned about what Orochimaru had said before, and was a beat slow. The samurai Okisuke said loudly, "I'll do it?"
"You'll do it? Very good." Orochimaru turned his gaze to Mifune. "Is there anyone else? Just doing it on one person may not lead to a successful case."
Mifune hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "I understand, but it's best to have one surgery first."
After all, Orochimaru's attitude was shocking, as if the surgery had a nine-out-of-ten chance of death.
"Alright." Orochimaru looked at the two of them. "Come with me, I'll give you a checkup first."
Mifune and the samurai Okisuke immediately agreed.
When Fugaku saw them leaving, he hesitated for a moment and followed.
He was very interested in Orochimaru's physical enhancement surgery and had wanted to do it for a long time.
...
Inside the underground lab of the abandoned Uchiha medical room.
Orochimaru took out equipment from his scrolls one by one, and soon the area was set up.
A shirtless, square-faced samurai lay on the operating table on his own. He wasn't the leader Mifune, nor the samurai Okisuke, but the third person who had been waiting at the entrance of the Uchiha clan grounds.
The so-called physical examination was just an excuse. Orochimaru's real purpose was to pick out a suitable 'sacrifice'.
This was the first time he was performing a transplant surgery on a normal ninja, and he wasn't sure about the success rate at all, so of course he needed someone to test the waters first.
Mifune's body was old and frail, so he wasn't suitable. Besides, this person was the soul of the Land of Iron. If he died, it would basically mean the collapse of the Land of Iron's unity, and it would be too difficult to get the samurai who came to Konoha later to lie obediently on the operating table.
Compared to this person, the samurai Okisuke was stronger, which would undoubtedly increase the chances of success.
But precisely because of this, good materials should be saved for last, so that those with a chance of success have a better chance of succeeding.
Of course, Orochimaru wouldn't intentionally fail; it could only be said that everything depended on fate.
"Lord Orochimaru, if the surgery is successful, how much will his strength increase?"
Outside the lab, the samurai leader Mifune asked the question he was most concerned about.
After all, he hadn't seen anything yet, but he had already paid the surgery fee of five million taels.
Next to him, Uchiha Fugaku also wanted to know the answer to this question: why was the price ten million taels before, but now it was cut in half?
Was this ripping off someone he knew, or was it a cost reduction due to improved technology?
"Well, overall, there won't be much of an increase."
Orochimaru smiled. "The kind I did on the Uchiha before would be a guaranteed death if I used it on you. There's almost no chance of success."
"What I'm using on you now is an improved version. To put it simply, your Chakra will probably increase by thirty to fifty percent."
The physical fitness of ordinary ninja couldn't support the transplant of First Hokage cells at all, so this time Orochimaru used a mixture of high-concentration White Zetsu cells and a small amount of First Hokage cells.
When Mifune heard this, his expression changed. He had heard that Orochimaru's surgery could greatly increase a person's strength, which was why he paid such a high price. He hadn't heard about any of this before.
He immediately hesitated, wondering if he should call it off.
"However, don't think I'm trying to trick you."
Orochimaru glanced at Mifune and knew what he was thinking, so he said calmly, "The young Hidan who came with you has a body that has been modified and is almost immortal. Although my surgery isn't as effective, it can greatly improve a person's recovery ability."
Orochimaru's ultimate goal in performing transplant surgeries on ordinary ninja was to give them all the characteristics of vegetative people, making them semi-vegetative.
Since he knew that the bloodline of the Ootsuki clan was superior to that of the natives of the ninja world, he didn't mind improving the quality of the 'crops'.
And the samurai of the Land of Iron were the test subjects who had come to his door.
When Mifune heard Orochimaru say this, he immediately extinguished his previous thoughts.
If what Orochimaru said was true, then it wasn't unacceptable.
The amount of Chakra doesn't completely equal combat power, but physical strength and cell healing ability are directly related to it, especially for samurai, which greatly improves their fighting ability.
"..."
When Orochimaru saw Mifune calm down, he turned his gaze back.
In fact, even if Mifune really wanted to refuse, now that everything was ready except for the final step, there was no way he could just say he wanted to get off the boat. He didn't let Uchiha Fugaku watch for nothing.
"Relax your body and tighten your mental will."
Orochimaru looked at the samurai, licked his lips, and used elastic ropes to secure his limbs and neck to the operating table, injecting nutrient solution into his hands and feet.
After waiting for a moment, he directly injected a mixture of First Hokage cells and White Zetsu cells into his heart.
The samurai's body suddenly jolted, and his entire body seemed to fade in color. The burly man who had been dark-skinned turned pale.
Orochimaru's eyes narrowed, and a Shadow Clone constantly recorded the data. The main body took out an inhibitor from a scroll, estimated the dosage, and injected it into the samurai's body.
However, the changes in the other party's body were much more violent than Orochimaru had anticipated. Saplings emerged from his chest, constantly growing, and in the blink of an eye, they were one or two meters tall.
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