Information about the Limb Regeneration Technique quickly spread to the Four Great Shinobi Villages. Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Hidden Mist developed a great interest in this technique that could regenerate severed limbs.
Compared to the three Great Shinobi Villages, in Iwagakure, Ōnoki only regretted why he hadn't acted faster at the time. If his Dust Release had been a little quicker, he definitely could have killed Orochimaru, which would have been much more useful than severely injuring or even killing the Third Hokage.
Just one Orochimaru had brought so many changes to Konoha, increasing Konoha's strength so much.
Ōnoki underwent a detailed physical examination at the Iwagakure hospital. His body had no problems.
Having read the intelligence collected by the intelligence Ninja from various Shinobi Villages, Ōnoki knew very well that the three Great Shinobi Villages were all waiting to see what Iwagakure would do next.
Ōnoki issued an order: Iwagakure would once again send Ninja to attack Konoha.
Iwagakure's actions were quickly relayed to Konoha by Konoha's intelligence Ninja in Iwagakure.
Laboratory
As expected of the Ten-Tails' husk, the vitality it contains is something Zero-Tails Cells can't even come close to!
Orochimaru looked at the Gedo Statue's flesh in the culture tank with excitement, showing little interest in the Hashirama cells in the other culture tank.
Hashirama cells were powerful, but they were also dangerous. A slight misstep could lead to being devoured by them, as they were the cells of Senju Hashirama, who inherited Ashura's Sage Body.
Instead of wasting time researching Hashirama cells, Orochimaru preferred to research White Zetsu Cells and the Gedo Statue. The Gedo Statue contained Ōtsutsuki cells.
If cultivated well, it might enable Hyuga Mio to awaken the Tenseigan, the ultimate form of the Byakugan.
"Orochimaru-sama, these are the analysis data for the Gedo Statue's flesh and Hashirama cells."
Im handed Orochimaru the data for the Gedo Statue's flesh and Hashirama cells.
"Hmm."
Orochimaru took the documents and began to read them.
Indeed, just as I suspected, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya is inside the Gedo Statue!
Orochimaru discovered unusual cells in the Gedo Statue, not only Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's but also another Ōtsutsuki's cells.
"Things are more interesting than I imagined."
Orochimaru's lips curved into an arc. Well then, she would first try to isolate Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's cells and the other Ōtsutsuki's cells from the Gedo Statue's flesh.
The improvement of Hashirama cells also needed to proceed simultaneously. There were many ways to extend Uchiha Madara's life, but she would do it his way, since she had promised him.
"Mio, have you rested well?"
Orochimaru handed the documents to Im and looked at Hyuga Mio, who was sitting in a chair, resting with her eyes closed. She was rubbing her hands together, ready for a big task. She hadn't been this excited in a long time. She felt like she could go a month without sleep to research the Gedo Statue; her entire being was extremely stimulated.
For her, conducting interesting research was not tedious but a form of enjoyment, a deep-seated pleasure.
"Yes, I've rested well."
Hyuga Mio took a sip of medicinal tea and stood up, walking to Orochimaru's side. She used to not drink medicinal tea, but to protect her body and have enough energy to keep up with Orochimaru, she had to drink it.
Hyuga Mio was still dressed in a white lab coat, pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses, and looked at Orochimaru with soft white eyes.
"Then, let's begin the experiment: the experiment to isolate cells from the Gedo Statue's flesh."
At the same time, at the Island Laboratory Base, Mi was also conducting research on the Gedo Statue's flesh and Hashirama cells, not just to deal with Uchiha Madara.
Similar research could also lead to different discoveries.
Konoha, Orochimaru's house.
Orochimaru looked expressionlessly at the combat armor in her hand, then casually tossed it onto the sofa nearby. She put on her forehead protector; she was fed up with this troublesome combat armor.
She now had an urge to use Chakra explosives to nuke Iwagakure.
Didn't they know she was trying to isolate Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's cells and another unknown Ōtsutsuki's cells from the Gedo Statue's flesh?!
Why cause trouble at such a crucial moment?!
Ōnoki, I really... Why didn't Uchiha Madara strangle you and Mu, that mummy, back then?
Orochimaru always thought she was a very patient and good-tempered person, but this time she really found it hard to hold back.
She had wanted to research the Gedo Statue for many years, and now that her wish was finally granted, it was interrupted by a sudden war.
Because of the Limb Regeneration Technique, she didn't have to go to the front lines, but she couldn't help but worry about Tsunade.
"Orochimaru, you don't have to go to the battlefield."
Tsunade, holding a hair tie, saw that Orochimaru didn't want to go to the front lines and knew very well that she was worried about her, which was why she volunteered to go to the battlefield.
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