"Fine. Root's ninjutsu archive is open to you anytime," Danzo said without hesitation.
The stronger Hyuga Arin became, the better it was for him. After all, Arin was essentially one of his people.
"Thanks." Arin waved his hand and was about to head straight for Root's technique archive.
He already knew where it was.
"Get back here." Danzo's face darkened as he called him back.
They weren't done yet—what was this guy running off for?
"Anything else, Danzo-sama?" Arin asked, puzzled.
He was in a hurry to upgrade his Wind Release. With over a million experience, it should be enough to fuse it.
"Aren't you going to explain the process in detail?" Danzo said coldly.
Arin thought for a moment. Yin Release couldn't be exposed yet—that was part of his clone setup.
"I found the Kazekage and burned him to death."
"Take this seriously!!" Danzo roared.
That was a Kazekage, not some random nobody.
Arin shrugged. "That's the process."
Danzo pointed at him, his finger trembling with anger. "Get out!!"
"Got it." Arin didn't hesitate at all and turned to leave.
…
Root's ninjutsu archive was not far from the laboratory.
As he arrived, he happened to see Hiruko walking out.
"Well, if it isn't Teacher Hiruko," Arin greeted with a smile.
Hiruko, who never had a pleasant expression before, actually smiled. "Arin-kun, long time no see."
That smile felt… off.
More like Orochimaru.
No—like the original Orochimaru from the old timeline.
Arin became slightly wary, taking a step back and avoiding Hiruko's outstretched hand.
A trace of regret flickered in Hiruko's eyes, though his smile remained. "If you have time, we should have a drink. After all, we were once teacher and student."
"No thanks." Arin refused immediately. "Your malicious intent is a bit too obvious."
Hiruko's smile froze, then slowly faded. It seemed he wouldn't be getting Arin's cells after all.
With a cold snort, he brushed past and left.
"Now that's more like it." Arin nodded.
That sinister smile suited Orochimaru—not Hiruko.
He stroked his chin thoughtfully. "So he already obtained the Chimera Technique?"
That was Hiruko's signature ability.
With Danzo covering for him, Hiruzen wouldn't notice.
And lately, the relationship between Hiruzen and Danzo had clearly grown distant.
They were no longer as tightly aligned as before.
Which meant—
Root had just gained a powerful asset.
While Hiruko's research ability might not match Orochimaru's, his combat power with the Chimera Technique definitely surpassed him.
Arin turned and walked into the archive.
The Root guards hidden in the shadows completely ignored him.
As Danzo's trusted subordinate—essentially second-in-command—no one would block his path.
Aburame Ryoma would probably cry in a corner. He had wanted this position, but now he was just an assistant with little real authority.
Left hand—Aburame Ryoma.
Right hand—Hiruko.
Orochimaru remained obsessed with experiments, never truly aligning with Danzo.
Arin pushed open the door.
Bright lights illuminated the entire archive.
Compared to Hiruzen's collection, this place was much smaller—just a few rows of shelves.
But everything here was practical.
Along with some forbidden techniques developed by Root.
Over the past two years, Root had contributed greatly to expanding the contents of the Sealing Scroll.
Unfortunately—
What Arin wanted wasn't here.
Like Edo Tensei.
Or Edo Tensei.
Neither of those old men had any intention of giving it to him.
Arin found several Wind Release techniques and sat down cross-legged in the archive, preparing to upgrade.
Wind Release: Breakthrough (Lv.1) (0/100)
Wind Release: Gale Palm (Lv.1) (0/100)
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough (Lv.1) (0/100)
Wind Release: Emerald Gale (Lv.1) (0/100)
Wind Release: Vacuum Barrier (Lv.1) (0/500)
Wind Release: Chaotic Wind Stream Break (Lv.1) (0/500)
…
In total:
Two B-rank Wind Release techniques cost 511,000 experience.
Three C-rank techniques cost 13,500.
Five D-rank techniques cost 255,500.
Total: 780,000 experience.
After filtering out duplicate and useless traits—
Arin selected ten:
Cutting: Your wind gains powerful slicing ability
Gale: Your wind becomes more violent
Wind Wall: Your wind can block all energy
Tornado: You can freely summon tornadoes
Speed: Wind enhances your movement speed
Death: Your wind carries death energy
Slash: Your slashes can store wind power
Shapeshift: Your wind can take any form
Pierce: Your wind can ignore defenses and deal true damage
Wind King's Domain: You can wrap wind around your weapon
Other traits like escape speed boosts, jade transformation, and improved control—
Were discarded.
Low value.
He chose only the most efficient ten.
Wind Release: Breakthrough (Lv.1) (0/100)
Wind Release: Gale Palm (Lv.10)
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough (Lv.10)
Wind Release: Emerald Gale (Lv.10)
Wind Release: Vacuum Barrier (Lv.10)
Wind Release: Chaotic Wind Stream Break (Lv.10)
…
Conditions met. Fuse? Yes / No
"Yes."
Fusion initiated.
Fusion successful.
All component Wind Release techniques disappeared.
Obtained skill:
Wind Release (Cutting + Gale + Wind Wall + Tornado + Speed + Death + Slash + Shapeshift + Pierce + Wind King's Domain)
Wind Release (Lv.1) (0/5000)
Same as always—
Upgrade five levels first.
Wind Release (Lv.5) (0/80,000)
"Out of the seven releases, I've obtained three."
"Still missing Yang Release, Earth Release, Lightning Release, and Water Release."
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