Chapter 518 Cooperation

In the training ground where Uchiha was stationed, Fugaku, who looked relaxed, looked at his second son who sweated profusely.

"That's almost it, Sasuke."

"Your physical strength has reached its limit. If you continue to exercise, it will put some unnecessary burden on your body."

This is not a time of war, and there is no need to push children too hard. Moreover, there is still some gap between Sasuke's talent and Itachi's.

call! call!

Breathing heavily, Sasuke's eyes flashed with a hint of unwillingness.

Especially his father's concerned eyes hurt his strong self-esteem.

"Father, I... can still persist!"

"That's enough. If you continue like this, your body will be damaged."

Fugaku frowned, feeling a little dissatisfied with his second son's attitude.

but. Out of a father's concern for his children, he still firmly refused Sasuke's request for additional training.

"Sasuke, don't worry, you are still very young, you have time to catch up with your brother and Naruto!"

He was well aware of his second son's little thoughts and rarely offered words of comfort.

"...but~"

Opening his mouth, Sasuke wanted to say, does he still have a chance to catch up with his elder brother? And Naruto, his progress rate is not worse than him, or faster than him.

Can I really surpass them?

"Father, I don't know, Hokage-sama's side..."

Seeing his father's stern look, Sasuke changed his tone and started asking about Toshiro.

Obviously, he wanted to find a solution from the Hokage.

"...There's no hope!"

He pulled out a towel from behind and handed it to Sasuke who was sweating profusely. Fugaku's answer dispelled Sasuke's illusions.

"Father, before you graduated, he approached the Hokage-sama and hoped that he could accept you as a disciple, but it's a pity..."

For his troubled son, Fugaku approached Toshiro before Sasuke graduated, hoping to let him teach Sasuke.

Not only him, but many parents in this generation want to hand over their children to the guidance of Hokage-sama.

"Why? According to tradition, shouldn't Hokage-sama accept a team of disciples to pass on the will of fire?"

Sasuke was a little disappointed when he heard Toshiro's refusal. In this way, one less choice is left.

"According to Konoha's tradition, the position of Hokage will be selected from the Hokage's disciples, or the disciples of disciples."

"The Fifth Generation has never accepted a disciple. Originally, everyone thought that the Hokage was dissatisfied with the previous graduates. The students graduating this year are very suitable in terms of status and quality."

"Not just father, many parents have approached the Hokage, but without exception, they were all rejected."

"Refuse them all?"

Hearing his father's words, Sasuke was a little confused. Although he was young, he was not in the free-range state in the original work, and he still knew the meaning of his father's words to some extent.

However, he never expected that his father’s expectations for him would be so high~

"Ah! I refuse them all."

After touching the youngest son's head, Fugaku showed a rare trace of regret in his eyes.

"Unfortunately, the Hokage has no intention of accepting a disciple, and he doesn't like the so-called Hokage system."

Toshiro is actually a very lazy person, and has absolutely no interest in the so-called taking on apprentices or taking care of children.

Even the position of Hokage was a rush. He planned to retire in a few years until the end of the Fourth World War.

As for the future succession of Hokage, whoever has outstanding ability should take over.

"Is this so~"

Although he is very happy about his father's expectations for him, with his current strength, is it really possible to reach the heights his father expected?

Thinking about what the man with glasses said, Sasuke hesitated.

He didn't know how he should choose.

On the other side, Toshiro was walking slowly in a dark basement.

"Orochimaru, you guy, how come your habits are slowly starting to get closer to snakes?"

Looking at the dark and humid environment around him, Toshiro couldn't help but complain.

"Also, how did you study the materials I sent you a few years ago?"

This is not the Country of Fire, but Orochimaru's base in the Country of Fields.

"Hehehe, the materials that Hokage-sama sent over are really shocking."

Licking his lips, although Orochimaru's snake eyes were still cold, Toshiro could see an emotion called excitement in them.

"If Lord Hokage hadn't given me this material, I would have doubted that Konoha has truly mastered the secret of the First Hokage."

After Toshiro and Orochimaru reached a cooperation, he gave him the White Zetsu he collected for research.

He is not a genius in research. Being able to make eye drops is already his limit.

Let Orochimaru, a scientific research madman, study White Zetsu, and with the first-generation target cells in his hands, I think the progress will be very good.

"I don't know where the Hokage got such a thing."

He was very curious about who could be so capable that he could use the first-generation cells to create artificial humans.

This is not something that ordinary people can do, or that can be done with simple technology.

"This white thing should be very familiar to you."

"I'm very familiar with it?"

Frowning, Orochimaru began to think.

Toshiro had no reason to deceive him. Since he said so, he had a purpose.

"Could it be...Jue?"

After recalling it in his mind, Orochimaru could find something that was somewhat similar to those materials, only the Akatsuki organization.

"It seems that Xiao has a secret that I don't know about!"

After recalling the feeling Zetsu gave him, Orochimaru became more certain of his judgment the more he thought about it.

He couldn't help but squint his eyes and began to think about the Akatsuki organization.

"By the way, I mentioned to you last time about using these first-generation cells to help those who have been injured and recover their limbs. How is your research going?"

The main reason why Toshiro came here this time was to speed up Orochimaru's research progress.

"The first-generation cells are too corrosive. It is almost impossible for ordinary ninjas to withstand the first-generation target cells."

"However, I can try to weaken the capabilities of the first-generation cells and try to retain only some limb functions. But in this case, they will not be able to undertake combat missions."

This is also a fact. Not everyone can bear the first-generation target cells. Even if the functions of those limbs are weakened, the possibility of success is very small.

Even if it barely succeeds, the strength of these limbs will not be satisfactory. As for relying on these limbs, it is basically impossible to resume the high-intensity fighting and mission of ninjas.

"Is that so?"

As expected, Toshiro was not too surprised.

"Although it is a pity, but... let's make some attempts. Allocate some funds from the research funds to do some tentative research."

"Just let those people act like ordinary people and move freely in their daily lives."

In the original work, by the time of Boruto, this technology didn't seem to be popularized, so it seemed to be very difficult.

However, Toshiro is not in a hurry. As long as he works hard in this direction and keeps upgrading and iterating, he will succeed one day.

"Hey hey hey!"

"I didn't expect that Hokage-sama would think so much about those wastes. It's really surprising."

Since the Hokage paid, he naturally had nothing to say, but he didn't expect that the Uchiha, known as the evil clan, would actually pity those disabled people who were missing arms and legs.

"Okay, don't talk about this!"

"You should know that I'm not here just for these trivial matters."

"This is the result of my research over the past few years. It's so easy for Hokage-sama to just take it away!"

Complaining with some dissatisfaction, a huge scroll appeared in Orochimaru's hand.

These are the results of his research on the first-generation cells and Bai Jue's body over the years.

This is the purpose of Toshiro coming here this time.

"It's like I haven't paid!"

Taking the scroll, Toshiro ignored Orochimaru's strange aura.

Over the years, he has provided money and people. If Orochimaru does not give him a satisfactory answer, future research funds, and manpower, he will have to think carefully.

…

"Master Kazekage, this is the news from Konoha through the special envoy."

In Fengying's office, Luo Sha received the letter from his subordinates.

"Did Yashamaru send back any other information?"

I have to say that the special envoy system proposed by the Hokage is still very good.

Communication between villages has been greatly strengthened.

Just like now, if Naruto wants to communicate with him, he only needs to write a letter and give it to Yashamaru who stays around Konoha.

"Yes, there is also news about Scorpion that was passed along!"

"The other party seems to have entered the country of birds for activities. I don't know if he will enter the country."

Yashamaru got the news about Scorpion from Ma Ji. In order to deliver the news to Kazekage as quickly as possible, the other party asked Yashamaru to deliver it on his behalf.

"scorpion…"

As soon as she heard this name, Luo Sha couldn't control her anger.

This guy who killed his ancestors didn't hide himself well after escaping, and he was still wandering around the territory of the Kingdom of Wind.

This means that he doesn't take the Kazekage to heart at all.

"Um…"

"Give this letter to Elder Chiyo."

After reading the contents of the letter, Luo Sha asked his subordinates to hand the letter to Chiyo.

Konoha actually wants to customize a batch of prosthetic limbs. These are the things of the puppet master, and it is just right to leave them to Elder Chiyo.

And it can distract the other party's attention.

"Assemble a team of elite ANBU!"

Looking at his subordinates who were leaving as ordered, Luo Sha shouted into the empty office.

"yes!"

In the empty office, a gloomy response came, and then calm returned.

The Kingdom of Birds is right next to the Kingdom of Wind. Since Scorpion dared to get so close to Sand Ninja Village, Luo Sha decided to capture Scorpion personally.

He is not only the murderer of Sandaime, but the key is Chiyo's grandson.

If he had this bargaining chip, he would really be as stable as a rock in Sand Ninja Village.