Even though the success rate of the body strengthening surgery isn't very high yet, this is only the situation right now.
At first, the death rate for samurai was close to fifty percent, but now it's gone down.
The ninja clan leaders were determined to investigate and naturally learned many details.
It's very possible that one day in the future, this surgery will be used on everyone. At that time, who would dare to let someone with bad intentions towards them perform the surgery? Aren't they afraid of becoming a small probability event?
And under these circumstances, no one wants to offend the other person casually.
Seeing this scene, Danzo's brow furrowed deeply, and he felt even more jealous and mad.
He had been working in Konoha for decades. Even at his peak, his prestige was only like this. Orochimaru, this guy, with just some small tricks, actually did it so easily, even surpassing him.
And what Danzo hated and loathed even more was that with this prestige, he could easily replace Hiruzen, that old thing, but Orochimaru had absolutely no intention of doing so.
Something he treasures is seen as worthless by someone who could easily obtain it, which is really infuriating.
But unlike the incredibly angry Danzo, the Third Hokage had expected this. This was something he had been pushing for.
The ability to find information about the Akatsuki organization was thanks to the cover provided by these samurai who were active in the open.
There are gains and losses, so it's not a loss.
Moreover, giving Orochimaru this prestige may not be a 'loss'.
"Since no one objects, why don't you tell me about what happened earlier."
Orochimaru's mouth curved slightly, not wanting to embarrass the old man, it was just a habitual jab.
He casually pulled up a chair and sat down at the very back, a hint of a smile on his face.
One day in the future, he will try to turn the ninja group into semi-vegetables. With the way the ninja clan leaders are acting now, the next plan may have much less resistance.
--After all, the White Zetsu cell gene fusion surgery doesn't have a 100% success rate.
But listening to the Hokage's assistant's explanation, the expression on Orochimaru's face became serious, and he asked suspiciously, "The Akatsuki organization, you want to send someone to investigate them?"
Based on Orochimaru's understanding of the Third Hokage, this so-called investigation is just the beginning, and there will be further plans afterwards.
And no matter which direction things develop, Konoha and the Akatsuki organization will definitely have a violent conflict, which is not what Orochimaru wants to see.
"The threat of the Akatsuki organization is too great."
Mitokado Homura stroked his beard and said in a deep voice, "The village must eliminate them before they cause even greater losses."
From the perspective of the strongest ninja village in the ninja world, there is no problem with this. Suppressing promising rising stars is what they should do.
But the problem is that the Akatsuki organization is long past the growth stage.
In terms of top combat power, they can definitely compete with Konoha now, even slightly exceeding them.
Especially the leader, Nagato, who has the Sage eyes, has extraordinary strength. Even Orochimaru doesn't have the confidence to defeat him, let alone the others in Konoha.
Once the Akatsuki organization is pushed too hard and too violent a conflict breaks out, the consequences will be unimaginable.
In comparison, the current impact on Konoha is, in Orochimaru's opinion, far from being a loss.
I have to find a way to stop or at least delay the old man's actions.
Orochimaru's eyes rolled, and he suddenly laughed, "We know almost nothing about the Akatsuki organization right now, old man, what are you planning to do?"
Hearing this question, everyone turned their attention to the Third Hokage, who was holding his pipe and remaining silent.
But Jiraiya, who was sitting at the lower left, spoke up, "The Akatsuki organization acts secretly, and ordinary intelligence personnel won't be effective. I will go and investigate personally."
Originally, to avoid leaks, the fewer people who knew about the intelligence gathering personnel and methods, the better.
But Orochimaru is not someone who can be easily dismissed. Moreover, Jiraiya has a lot of confidence in his own strength.
Orochimaru raised an eyebrow slightly, "You're planning to let him go..."
The old man sending out Jiraiya clearly shows that he regards the Akatsuki organization at the highest level of importance, and with Jiraiya's infiltration abilities, he will most likely be able to bring back something.
Orochimaru also has a lot of confidence in Jiraiya, but this is a bit bad.
"Tsk, you should stay in the village and take care of the Nine Tails Jinchuriki."
Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya and said with a smile, "I'll go take care of this matter. I'm planning to leave the village anyway."
Jiraiya paused, "You're leaving the village? Why?"
The Third Hokage also looked over, his eyes filled with questions.
"It's nothing big, it's just that no one needs the surgery anymore."
Orochimaru licked his lips, "I need to find some good candidates in the ninja world to experiment on again."
Human experimentation is also a taboo thing for Konoha, but now Orochimaru is saying it openly, and no one is denying it.
Some people even had the idea of wanting to help Orochimaru capture people.
Even Utatane Koharu, who has always been at odds with Orochimaru, just frowned and said,
"Investigating the Akatsuki organization is very important to the village. How can we let you be distracted by other things? This matter is better handled by Jiraiya."
"Tsk... I will prioritize the task of investigating the Akatsuki organization."
Orochimaru rested his hand on his forehead, slightly raised his eyelids, and smiled slightly,
"The surgery is already nearing its end, and the current success rate is actually quite good."
Actually, this is just an excuse. Orochimaru's purpose in coming to the Hokage's office was to find a reason to leave the village.
The White Zetsu cell gene fusion surgery is almost complete. He needs to choose a suitable environment for the surgery.
Hearing Orochimaru say this, the ninja clan leaders in the room lit up, especially Uchiha Fugaku.
He knows that the Uchiha have a higher success rate with the surgery than ordinary ninjas, and he can't wait for Orochimaru to perform the surgery on the Uchiha right now.
No one spoke in the Hokage's office, but the atmosphere suddenly became lively. Even the Third Hokage's eyes flashed with a light of excitement.
The improved physique that the samurai gained is a good thing that can really increase combat power and survival rate.
If all the village Chunin had this physique, it could reduce the number of compensation payments by more than half.
And next to Jiraiya, Tsunade's expression was very complicated.
Objectively speaking, the surgery that Orochimaru has developed can significantly reduce the ninja's death rate, but on the other hand, the status and usefulness of medical ninjas may not be as great in the future.
Of course, there won't be major changes in the short term, because even in Konoha, the number of medical ninjas is not too many, just enough to satisfy the Konoha wounded so that there is no injured ninja without medical care.
And unlike the others, Jiraiya is not concerned about the surgery. He is still thinking about the Akatsuki organization.
Jiraiya's face was serious, and he asked in a deep voice, "Are you really going to replace me and investigate the Akatsuki organization?"
Perhaps in the eyes of others, Orochimaru's purpose is just to leave the village, and investigating the Akatsuki organization is just an excuse.
But Jiraiya knows very well that with Orochimaru's personality, he wouldn't do such a troublesome thing.
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