Chapter 35 Danzo’s Olive Branch

"Shizune, who are you talking to?"

A sleepy-eyed Tsunade also stretched over and walked over, but she was stunned when she saw Orochimaru who had finished washing.

"Hmph... I thought you died outside!"

Seeing Tsunade curl her lips with a look of disdain, Orochimaru was already used to it.

"You have gained a lot of weight during my absence!"

After saying that, Orochimaru ignored her gloomy expression and went back to the room.

After he left, Tsunade quietly asked Shizune:

"Hey, Shizune, have I really gained weight?"

Shizune looked at her, then looked at the direction of Orochimaru's room, and said weakly:

"It seems, no!"

"It's over, it's over. I must have eaten too much junk food recently. It's all Orochimaru's fault..."

Orochimaru could guess Tsunade's performance with his toes. After all, women's weight is very sensitive.

In the following time, Orochimaru returned to a peaceful life again.

On this day, Orochimaru was tinkering with his research in the studio. Although the cells of the Uzumaki clan had been fused, the cells of Uchiha and Hinata had not yet been analyzed.

While he was concentrating on shaking the test tube, a "swish" sound outside the door made his movements in his hand suddenly stop.

The next moment, Orochimaru's figure disappeared.

"You are very courageous!"

At the door of the studio, a masked ninja was strangled by Orochimaru's neck and lifted up like a chicken. His voice became hoarse and gloomy.

He dared to sneak into the Senju Clan's camp in broad daylight and peep at his own experiments. He was so impatient!

"Uh uh... Orochimaru, Danzo-sama invites you!"

Just when the ninja was about to suffocate, he finally squeezed out a few words through his teeth.

After Orochimaru heard these words, the strength in his hand finally decreased, and then he threw him aside like trash.

It turned out to be an Anbu ninja, and Orochimaru thought he was an Anbu ninja spying on him.

Considering that he hasn't done anything out of the ordinary during this period, the Third Hokage shouldn't be targeting him.

"Orochimaru, Lord Danzo sent me to ask you to come over."

The root ninja who had recovered his breath said in a stiff tone. Through the two holes in the mask, Orochimaru looked at his emotionless eyes, and Orochimaru also laughed sadly:

"Sure enough, this is your style of doing things. Lead the way!"

For these humanoid weapons that were trained by Danzo to be emotionless, Orochimaru didn't want to talk too much nonsense with these little minions.

Instead of going through the gate, the root ninja climbed over the wall and took some remote and dark paths along the way. It was obvious that the rats in the sewers were used to this style of behavior.

Orochimaru followed the ninja like a thief to a basement on the edge of Konoha Village.

This is also included in Konoha's forbidden area. Generally, Konoha security department and ANBU ninjas will not patrol here. There is a patrol team of root ninjas here.

After stumbling to the depths of the basement, Orochimaru did not shy away from looking at the surrounding environment. This root base was not much different from other basements. It was dark, damp, and depressing.

After walking for five or six minutes, the root ninja who led the way finally stopped.

"Danzo-sama, we have been brought here!"

Orochimaru looked for his voice and went out. One-eyed Danzo was sitting on a big chair and looked around carefully. There was a table and a chair, which was quite simple.

The decoration of the room is the same as that of the Hokage's office. It can be seen that the old thief Danzo has been coveting the position of Hokage for a long time.

"Orochimaru, long time no see!"

After waving his hand and asking the ninja who was leading the way to retreat, Danzo also stood up from his seat.

"Lord Danzo, why do you think of me?"

Orochimaru's voice also became gloomy and hoarse. As the darkness of the ninja world, Danzo would definitely have no good intentions with him.

When he thought about what he needed in himself, the answer was readily apparent.

As expected, Danzo's next sentence revealed the fox's tail:

"What do you think of Hashirama's research on cells?"

"If this research can succeed, it will naturally be a good thing for the country and the people. Not to mention inheriting the wood escape blood inheritance limit of the first Hokage, it will be used for the regeneration of severed limbs and repairing the incomplete body. It will be a great benefit to the medical treatment of the entire ninja world. Disruptive improvement.”

Not to mention the medical ninjutsu that only ninjas can master in this world, even in a medical environment as developed as in the previous life, the rebirth of a severed limb is a historic breakthrough!

Not to mention that the world has been in war all year round. There are countless ninjas who are disabled and the backbone of many families who have lost their labor force.

"Yes! I completely agree with your opinion."

Danzo was very satisfied with Orochimaru's answer, and then continued:

"If this scientific research project is restarted and you are allowed to continue research, are you sure that the research will be successful?"

Finally, Danzo revealed the ultimate purpose of calling Orochimaru this time.

As soon as he finished speaking, Danzo's remaining one eye stared at Orochimaru's expression, and the aura and pressure on his body was also revealed.

Facing the domineering Danzo, Orochimaru did not respond immediately, but fell into deep thought.

He was not thinking about Danzo's problem, but when Danzo said he wanted to restart research, he remembered a mechanical sound again in his mind.

"The detection of the host triggers the plot, Danzo's olive branch! You have the following options:

1 Accept Danzo’s invitation to cooperate and continue to study Hashirama cells, and you will obtain the ‘Heart Network’ of perception.

2. Reject Danzo's invitation and disdain to join in the evil, and you will gain Armed Color Haki. "

Unexpectedly, the rewards this time are quite generous. Another name for the Heart Network is the Haki of Wisdom and Information, and the Armed Haki behind it is also what Orochimaru wants.

However, combined with your own situation, Armed Color Haki is just the icing on the cake for your physique, while Knowledge Color Haki can greatly enhance your perception.

And he will definitely continue to study Hashirama cells in the future, and his cooperation with Danzo is just a layer of vest. As for the possible exposure risks later, will he put the blame on himself like the original novel?

This time it wasn't Orochimaru who started the trouble. It didn't matter if the old thief Danzo passed the blame to him. He was destined to defect anyway, so he would be liquidated sooner or later!

"You don't seem to agree with my idea?"

Seeing Orochimaru being silent for so long, I thought it was because he couldn't make up his mind.

"Let me study it, but it's just that the Third Hokage..."

Orochimaru came back to his senses and met Danzo's cold gaze, and then expressed his concerns!

"Humph! This matter is a fundamental matter, and it's not his turn to take care of it yet."

After a pause, he continued:

"I'm doing this all for Konoha, aren't you willing to make this sacrifice?"