Chapter 66 - 66: Born To Be The Scapegoat

It seemed like she had caused trouble. Just as Tsunade was hesitating whether to go in, many people also sensed the aura of battle and came to the Root Base entrance. Seeing Tsunade standing at the door, indecisive, most of the astute ninjas knew that something big had probably happened inside, and it was not something they could get involved in. However, some ninjas were different. For example, after Homura and Koharu exchanged glances, they directly entered the Root Base. They actually wanted to ask Tsunade what was going on, but there were too many people present, so it wasn't a good time to ask. It was better to go inside first and try to persuade the two. The Great Ninja War couldn't possibly erupt internally before it even started, could it? "Tsunade, what's going on?" Orochimaru walked over and asked Tsunade. A few days ago, Orochimaru was worried about Tsunade, and during that time, he even thought about going to help deal with those threats. However, Hiruzen stopped him. According to Hiruzen, he had already sent Sakumo over and told Orochimaru not to worry, suggesting that he should spend more time with Nawaki instead. When Bee's information came, Orochimaru was startled, not expecting Tsunade to have confronted Bee. Fortunately, no problems arose this time. Otherwise… At least at this stage, Orochimaru still cared deeply about Tsunade and Jiraiya, his companions who had grown up with him since childhood. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken Nawaki as a disciple, even treating him like a younger brother. "Something happened. Sensei seems to have gotten into a fight with Danzo." "But it's not a big problem. Come to my house later, and I'll show you something, then you'll understand." Tsunade didn't give all the White Zetsu to Hiruzen, she planned to take some back for research. Thinking of Orochimaru, who enjoyed doing all sorts of strange research, she decided to give a portion of the White Zetsu corpses to Orochimaru as well. As for human experimentation, Tsunade was quite open-minded about it. After all, having grown up by Tobirama's side, if she couldn't be open-minded, she would have gone mad long ago. Moreover, researching Medical Ninjutsu, doesn't that also require human experimentation? As long as it's not used on one's own people, it's fine. "Hmm." Orochimaru nodded thoughtfully, then chuckled and said, "Nawaki learned Second Hokage-sama's Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet a few days ago." Orochimaru was quite satisfied with his disciple, Nawaki. He had a simple personality, was diligent, eager to learn, and his talent was also quite good. "He learned Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet?" Tsunade raised an eyebrow, a smile gracing her lips. This was no ordinary Water Release. For Nawaki to be able to use Water Dragon Bullet, his control over Chakra was clearly on another level. It seemed that Nawaki had already reached the strength of a Chunin. However, thinking of Kazuki, Tsunade sighed helplessly. Nawaki was already very outstanding, but compared to Kazuki, the gap was not just a little. Even the Flying Thunder God Technique had been mastered by Kazuki. Next, as long as Kazuki integrates the Flying Thunder God Technique into combat, his strength will improve by leaps and bounds. Even without the Flying Thunder God Technique, as long as Kazuki's body begins to develop and enters a period of rapid progress, his strength will probably directly surpass hers. There are differences between geniuses. So-called geniuses like Nawaki are only just beginning to have the opportunity to witness Kazuki. Of course, Tsunade was still proud of Nawaki in her heart. ... "Hiruzen, Danzo, what happened?" Homura and Koharu went straight into the Root Base. Normally, they couldn't enter here directly, but Hiruzen had given his permission, allowing them to enter. In reality, Hiruzen had realized that he might have truly wronged Danzo in this matter, and he wanted to use these two to ease the relationship. "Look at this." Hiruzen said coldly, pointing at the White Zetsu. The two looked at the White Zetsu, and feeling the aura emanating from it, they both cast suspicious glances at Danzo. Danzo was annoyed by their gazes. "What kind of look is that? This has nothing to do with me, at least not with my experiments." Why did everyone suspect that this matter was related to him? Was he really so untrustworthy? Everything he did was for Konoha. If he had such experimental results, how could he not reveal them? "What exactly happened?" Homura and Koharu were momentarily embarrassed by Danzo's roar, but they still asked. "It's like this." Hiruzen recounted what Tsunade had told him, and at this, the two once again looked suspiciously at Danzo. There was no other way. Such a thing seemed to be something only Danzo could do. "It's not me." Danzo crossed his arms and snorted coldly. "If I really wanted to monitor Tsunade and Kushina, I wouldn't let these guys do it. I would have Root members openly monitor them. After all, my people were there to protect them." Danzo already knew about the previous battle's information. He hadn't expected the Nine-Tails's Chakra could be used in such a way. This made Danzo increasingly interested in the Nine-Tails. If he could become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, wouldn't he be invincible? Even if he couldn't become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, he needed the future Nine-tails Jinchuriki to be under his control. If he controlled the Jinchuriki, not to mention annihilating other countries, even the Hokage position was something he could consider. In Danzo's mind at this stage, the priority of annihilating other countries was even higher than becoming Hokage. "Tsunade is outside, she seems to have something to say. Why don't we let her in?" At this moment, Koharu suggested. "Yes, let her in." Previously, Hiruzen had investigated this laboratory and understood the research information from Danzo's side. He found that although Danzo's Wood Release experiments had begun, there were no research results. This suggested it wasn't Danzo's, so whose was it? Could it really be related to Tobirama? Soon, Tsunade brought Orochimaru inside. A hint of apology flashed in her eyes as she looked at Danzo. Then she spoke to Hiruzen, "Sensei, I told Grandma about these guys. Grandma said that during the First Great Ninja War, such monsters appeared in the village, and they later disappeared. She thought they had all been dealt with. She didn't expect them to appear again."