"So, Shiro-kun, what should we do first now? Should we go look for the 'Dragon Vein'?"
Back in the lab, Orochimaru asked Shiro.
After learning parts of the future, Orochimaru had many ideas, but he was still very clear that helping Shiro solve his problem first was the top priority.
Orochimaru was also fortunate that during the Konoha Crush Plan, he hadn't made any unusual moves towards Shiro.
"No rush for that, and I can go by myself."
Shiro shook his head slightly, "Orochimaru, I remember you cultivated Eight-Tails cells, right?"
What Orochimaru had just mentioned in Ryuchi Cave, the natural generation of basic elements in Shiro's cells, might require stellar-level energy to produce.
This was not an anomaly.
Rather, in Shiro's previous world, it was naturally like this.
Even the hydrogen and helium elements that Orochimaru hadn't yet understood would require a Big Bang level to produce.
It could be said that every creature on Earth at that time, in Shiro's world, was such an existence.
Orochimaru's sigh indicated that the creatures in the ninja world were different.
As one of the few researchers in this field in the ninja world, Orochimaru's statement was highly authoritative.
But this didn't make Shiro feel strange.
In a world with extraordinary powers, it's possible that creatures were created by a "creator," and it wouldn't be surprising if the basic elements were only wind, fire, earth, and water.
Leaving aside other things, the miraculous substance known as "chakra" alone was enough to prove this point.
The miraculous aspect of chakra was not that it was a cultivated energy, but that it possessed various miraculous properties.
It could transmit information, carry souls, and even fuse powers.
For example, the Baryon Mode developed by Kurama, the only character who didn't slack off in the boruto era, had the prerequisite that its chakra and Naruto's chakra harmoniously merged.
So don't ask why Himawari's physique was so special in the boruto era that even the revived Nine-Tailed was surprised, believing she wasn't a Jinchuriki, but more like a materialized chakra.
A simple summary is... the Nine-Tailed also gave up.
At this point, Shiro thought of the Eight-Tails cells cultivated by Orochimaru.
As a representative of materialized chakra, the Tailed Beast actually possessed "cells."
— —
"Eight-Tails cells? I didn't expect you to know even that, Shiro-kun. It seems I have no secrets in front of you, who knows the future."
Orochimaru sighed, then smiled with relief.
Thirty years ago, Orochimaru went to the Hidden Cloud Village to drug the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, causing the Eight-Tails to rampage. He then took advantage of the chaos to steal a portion of Eight-Tails cells and a bull horn. After many years of cultivation, he had already grown a giant bull horn.
This was a secret that neither the Hidden Cloud Village nor Orochimaru would ever reveal, yet Shiro knew it so easily.
"Oh, by the way, one more thing. If you still have spies in Konoha, don't withdraw them."
While Orochimaru was sighing, Shiro thought of another matter.
"Oh? Why?"
Orochimaru regained his composure and, after a moment's thought, understood why Shiro said that, "Shiro-kun, you don't trust Tsunade?"
Before parting, Shiro told Tsunade to immediately notify them if she encountered Sasuke from the future.
Now he was telling him not to withdraw his spies.
Didn't that mean he didn't believe Tsunade would notify them?
"It's not that I don't trust her, but that she won't fully trust us."
Shiro shook his head, "Orochimaru, as her teammate, don't you know her personality?"
From Konoha's perspective, Tsunade, as Konoha's Hokage, was among the most qualified in the first rank, on par with the Second Hokage.
Aside from a few bad habits, there were almost no problems.
During Pain's invasion, when he spoke of small nations being oppressed by large nations, Tsunade could completely avoid empathizing and only say from Konoha's perspective, "We large nations have also suffered," which directly left Nagato speechless, prompting him to unleash a large attack.
In the Infinite Tsukuyomi, in Tsunade's imagined world, Yahiko was not killed by Konoha, but blown up by Deidara. Anyone related to Konoha could be whitewashed.
The final bosses became Deidara and Sasori, and she even turned the other Kage into puppets.
As long as it was related to Konoha, it could be wrapped up in a sushi roll for a happy ending.
Under this "Konoha-centric" mindset, if it were only Shiro, Tsunade might still choose to trust for the common safety of Konoha and the ninja world.
But besides Shiro, future Sasuke and Boruto would also arrive, and Tsunade would clearly trust the latter, who were also Konoha ninja, more.
Orochimaru gradually realized this layer.
"This is Tsunade's strength, and also her weakness."
Orochimaru looked out the window with a complicated expression, "Tsunade should be treating her hemophobia, right? Perhaps she might be treating it in vain."
As Orochimaru said this, he had no intention of reminding his former teammate.
Firstly, this must be part of Shiro's plan.
Secondly, people teaching people don't always succeed, but experience teaching people is enough once.
Just talking is useless; for some people, only after they personally experience certain things can they change.
— —
Konoha.
"Achoo!"
Tsunade, wearing sunglasses and teaching Sakura and Ino Medical Ninjutsu, sneezed and rubbed her nose.
At the same time, not far away, Jiraiya and Naruto were hiding on a nearby rooftop, peeking at the situation inside the house.
"It's all your fault, Naruto, making me stay in the village."
"What's it to me, pervy sage? Hurry up and take me to train!"
"Train your head! Do you see your teammate there? When she learns Super Strength from Tsunade, she'll punch you and break a few ribs!
Let me leave the village! I want to see pretty ladies! I'm not in the mood to teach you without pretty ladies!"
"..."
Naruto squatted on the rooftop with a constipated expression, racking his brain for a solution.
These past few days, his technique of transforming into a beautiful girl had already been used. It worked at first, but over time, it was no longer effective.
Should he ask Konohamaru and his friends?
That probably wouldn't work either.
Fun fact: The only female to use the Sexy Jutsu in Naruto was Moegi.
This was a classic example of youthful ignorance, led astray by Naruto.
"I've got it! That's it, I have a plan!"
Naruto suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he stood up.
"What? Where is it? Hurry up and call it out!"
Jiraiya, who had been feeling dejected, heard Naruto's words, his eyes instantly gleamed, and he stood up, looking around expectantly.
But all around were rooftops; there was nothing.
"What to take out?"
Naruto was stunned.
"A prostitute? Didn't you say you had..."
"I have a scheme."
"Huh? Oh. Tsk."
Jiraiya was instantly disappointed and sat back down.
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