Chapter 46: Going to the Front Line
Early the next morning, Vice Director Kimura was summoned to the Hokage Building.
Ninjas who had long sensed the war found this situation unusual. Hyuga Mirai had learned the news a day earlier from the Hyuga Main Family, so he was not surprised and had prepared his supplies quite thoroughly.
He had consciously prepared two sealing scrolls worth of Shuriken, Kunai, Exploding Tags, and other items very early on, and he was also well-stocked with medical, detoxification, and other supplies.
Next was to wait for the arrangements from above.
Since departure was likely within the next day or two, Hyuga Mirai stopped his research and instead tidied up the Konoha Hospital laboratory, recording and clearing all data on the equipment, and then returning everything to its original state from memory.
Even if someone were to investigate the place afterward, they would find nothing but traces of equipment usage.
"System!"
Hyuga Mirai called up the system, and a transparent panel appeared before him.
"scientific template system"
Host: Hyuga Mirai
Extraction Function: 1. Kinnos
2. Available (Loading 100%)
Shuttle Function: Not Activated (Loading 23.5%)
"The second extraction opportunity is already available, but now is not a good time."
The extraction function had finished loading a few days ago, but at that time, Hyuga Mirai was recording the fusion process of his gene sequence and could not spend an entire day loading and receiving the knowledge of another scientist template.
As for now, he was about to go to the battlefield, and Vice Director Kimura might summon them as soon as she returned.
Moreover, even if Hyuga Mirai was lucky enough to load a very powerful scientist template, it would not be of much help to him going to the front line.
Hyuga Mirai lacked materials and time; even the laboratory usage rights had to be earned through mission merits. In this regard, he could not compare with Orochimaru.
If Hyuga Mirai had Orochimaru's conditions, let alone research on hashirama cells, he would even want to create some powerful monster Summoning Technique beasts.
Not long after, Vice Director Kimura returned to Konoha Hospital. The moment she returned, she summoned all the Medical Jonin and Hyuga Mirai.
Although Hyuga Mirai was currently only a Chunin, his Medical Ninjutsu was quite exquisite. Even Kimura, in terms of Medical Ninjutsu, would not dare to say she was better than Hyuga Mirai.
The only area where they could claim to be stronger than Hyuga Mirai was their Chakra reserves; however, this was the result of Hyuga Mirai himself hiding his true strength, otherwise, he could have been promoted to Medical Jonin at eleven years old.
"What I am about to say, no one is allowed to spread."
Kimura solemnly instructed, then, after glancing around, she continued to speak.
"The pressure on the border is immense. Currently, there are many casualties in two areas, and there isn't enough time to escort them back to the village. Medical Ninja are needed to go to the front line for treatment."
While speaking, Vice Director Kimura also pulled out a map and pointed to it.
"According to Lord Hokage, Iwagakure has dispatched three hundred Iwagakure ninjas to the Grass Country; the Sand Ninja Village has selected the Fourth Kazekage, and subsequently dispatched nearly a thousand ninjas to the border."
War was brewing simultaneously in two places, and both opponents were among the Five Great Nations; the other ninjas in the room, except for Hyuga Mirai, all had their expressions subtly change.
Even if Konoha had abundant talent and many strong individuals, facing attacks from two of the Five Great Nations' ninja villages at once would result in a tragic outcome.
"I have decided to dispatch twenty Medical Ninja to Kikyō Castle and ten Medical Ninja to Juha Town. Upon arrival, the front-line command will arrange for you."
Subsequently, Kimura began selecting personnel. Since there were more puppeteers in the Sand Ninja Village, and almost all puppeteers were skilled in using poison, more Medical Ninja would be sent to Kikyō Castle.
This time, the Sand Ninja Village was almost determined to act against Konoha. Fortunately, Konoha had stockpiled a significant amount of supplies early on, and this time, Medical Ninja and support troops would be dispatched to the front line together.
Hyuga Mirai was sent to Kikyō Castle. His research in cell genetics made Hyuga Mirai very adept at developing antidotes.
After allocating the front-line personnel, Kimura told everyone in the room to go and notify their respective teams, and Hyuga Mirai also left to prepare.
After Hyuga Mirai returned home, before he could even brew his tea, he felt the Reverse Summoning Technique summoning him.
This was a signal, a means by which Orochimaru and Hyuga Mirai actively communicated.
"Summoning Technique."
Hyuga Mirai casually made a small cut, then quickly formed hand signs and pressed his hand to the ground.
With a 'bang,' a white snake appeared before him.
After appearing, this white snake spat out a scroll from its belly, then voluntarily dispelled the Summoning Technique.
"You want me to come to your lab?"
There wasn't much information on the scroll; perhaps Lord Orochimaru had a lot to say, and one scroll couldn't convey it all.
Hyuga Mirai thought for a moment, then destroyed the scroll and left his home directly, heading towards Lord Orochimaru's laboratory.
With his current Byakugan ability, no one in Konoha could track or monitor him; after integrating the hashirama cells gene sequence, Hyuga Mirai, when concentrating, could even sense the unintentional gazes of others.
After many twists and turns, Hyuga Mirai changed his appearance before arriving at Lord Orochimaru's laboratory.
Having been here several times, Hyuga Mirai was now familiar with the barrier Ninjutsu here.
This time, after he touched the barrier, Lord Orochimaru did not come out to greet him. Hyuga Mirai waited for a moment, then walked directly inside.
'Orochimaru's assistant named Shin isn't here again.'
After Hyuga Mirai opened his Byakugan and took a look, he went directly into the laboratory where Lord Orochimaru was.
"Lord Orochimaru, you called me here because, oh, is this the latest type of culture machine? Lord Orochimaru, you already got your hands on it?"
Upon entering, Hyuga Mirai immediately saw the three-meter-tall culture machine, filled with cell culture fluid. The machine was currently operating, and inside the transparent glass container was an embryo, slowly developing under the machine's influence.
"Mirai-kun, you also received orders to go to the front line, didn't you?"
Although Lord Orochimaru's expression was calm, Hyuga Mirai sensed a hint of displeasure from him.
Researchers hated being interrupted midway, especially since Lord Orochimaru had just discovered a new field. He was currently conducting cloning experiments, and judging by the shape of the embryo, it was basically fully formed, needing only enough time to grow into a complete clone.
Given Lord Orochimaru's twisted research interests, this embryo clone was most likely his own clone, though the possibility of it being a Senju Hashirama clone could not be ruled out.
"I just received the order at noon, to follow the support troops to Kikyō Castle, and then await the arrangements of the front-line commander."
Lord Orochimaru paused when he heard Kikyō Castle, then chuckled.
"It seems Mirai-kun will have to follow my arrangements then. Do you need me to look out for you?"
Ticket!