Do you want to get the summoning scroll just to practice Senjutsu so badly?" Putting away the summoning scroll, Orochimaru asked playfully.
"You found out!" Chao Yanqian said with a smile.
"After all, even when you were very young, you could perceive natural energy." Orochimaru asked with interest: "But I'm curious, how did you know you could practice Senjutsu at Ryūchi Cave? This kind of thing shouldn't be something a kid like you could know."
"Of course, it's through my years of investigation and research!" Chao Yanqian explained: "Besides, Master Jiraiya has already started practicing Sage Arts. Don't you know that, Orochimaru?"
"Jiraiya..." Orochimaru's pupils shrank slightly; he obviously did not expect that the dead-last Jiraiya had already begun to surpass him.
"Orochimaru should also be very interested in Senjutsu!" Chao Yanqian said in a certain tone.
"Of course! At first, I planned to accept you as a disciple. After all, even at a young age, you could perceive natural energy." At this point, Orochimaru shook his head and sighed. "It's a pity... you have an ambition I can't trust."
"That's really a pity." Chao Yanqian also said with regret: "If I had become your disciple, Orochimaru, maybe today I would have defected together with you."
Without speaking further, Orochimaru glanced at Chao Yanqian one last time, then disappeared in a flash.
"Just let him go?" Uchiha Chizuru frowned.
"Why? Do you still want to capture him?" Chao Yanqian looked at Uchiha Chizuru and said playfully.
"We already suppressed him. If we could bring Orochimaru back..." Uchiha Chizuru said.
"Don't think too much!" Chao Yanqian snorted lightly. "Orochimaru didn't even use his full strength. It would have been difficult for us to fight him seriously. If it weren't for the fact that Orochimaru didn't understand our abilities, do you think we could have won today?"
"Uh..."
"If we pushed him too hard, it might have been us running for our lives today!" Chao Yanqian said.
"Orochimaru is really that strong?" Uchiha Chizuru still didn't believe it.
"Of course!" Chao Yanqian said, while forming hand seals.
Boom!
In a puff of smoke, a giant snake appeared before them.
"Very good!" Looking at the giant snake, Chao Yanqian nodded slightly.
But the practice of Senjutsu is not urgent for now. The next step for Chao Chao Yanqian is to fuse the First Hokage's cells. After stabilizing the cells in his body, he would head to Ryūchi Cave to practice Sage Mode.
Although there are examples in the original story where Jiraiya cultivated Senjutsu, Orochimaru himself never fully mastered Sage Mode, and Bo Feng Shuimen even admitted he was not proficient in Senjutsu.
In the original work, those who could perfectly use Sage Mode were either descendants of the Sage of Six Paths or had Hashirama cells implanted in them.
Therefore, to be cautious, fusing Hashirama cells first and then practicing Sage Mode was a plan Chao Yanqian had made long ago.
"By the way! What about the natural chakra you just mentioned with Orochimaru?" Uchiha Chizuru suddenly asked.
"Do you really want to know?" Chao Yanqian looked at Uchiha Chizuru with a smile and asked.
Uchiha Chizuru didn't speak, looking slightly embarrassed.
"Actually, it's fine to tell you, but only after we work together again next time," Chao Yanqian said.
"Tch! I'm not interested anymore!" Uchiha Chizuru said disdainfully.
"Don't forget our previous agreement!" Uchiha Chizuru reminded.
"Of course, I won't forget. You should trust my integrity," Chao Yanqian said. "Actually, I already have some ideas, but you'll have to wait a bit. After all, it's about the Mangekyō Sharingan. I need to check more information first."
"Hmph! You better!" Uchiha Chizuru said.
"Forget it!" Chao Yanqian twisted his neck and said, "Let's go back! But before that, we have to take care of two rats!"
Puff! Puff!
Under the joint effort of Chao Yanqian and Uchiha Chizuru, two Root ninjas died tragically on the spot.
Earlier, Chao Yanqian had already spotted the Root ninjas hiding in Konoha Hospital. With Danzo Shimura's cautious nature, it was impossible for him not to track Chao Yanqian's movements. However, Chao Yanqian had long been on guard and located the Root operatives early on.
If it hadn't been to avoid alarming Orochimaru, Chao Yanqian would have eliminated them sooner.
After sending the giant snake back to Ryūchi Cave, Chao Yanqian returned to Konoha with Uchiha Chizuru.
Teleporting to the office of Konoha Hospital, Chao Yanqian transformed into the appearance of a Root ninja, then quietly left the office and walked toward the operating room.
"Is Lord Qianming inside?" Chao Yanqian asked.
"Lord Qianming is operating on a child," a medical ninja replied.
"Good! Lord Qianming instructed me to report something to him!" Chao Yanqian said.
"Lord Qianming already gave instructions. You may enter!" the medical ninja said.
Entering the operating room, only the Root ninja remained.
Boom!
Dispelling his transformation, Chao Yanqian said to the Root ninja: "Go back! What's the situation with this kid?"
"He's dying," the Root ninja said blankly, showing a hint of relief.
Chao Yanqian checked the child on the operating bed. Most of the child's body had already been eroded by Hashirama cells, including some internal organs. The child's own life energy couldn't resist the power of Hashirama's cells. If things continued like this, the child would die.
However, if the cells were removed, most of the child's body would have to be amputated, and without the cells' vitality, the child still wouldn't survive.
Picking up the medical report recorded by the Root ninja, Chao Yanqian recopied it carefully, correcting key details.
After all, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, had already begun to suspect that Chao Yanqian had ties to Orochimaru. If Chao Yanqian showed too much familiarity with Hashirama cells, it would definitely arouse further suspicion.
Perhaps the Third Hokage had sent these children not only to save them, but also to test Chao Yanqian.
"Has that child been taken away?" Chao Yanqian asked.
"Already sent away," the Root ninja said.
"Alright! You may leave! I'll handle the rest!" Chao Yanqian said.
How "Yamato" was secretly sent away was none of Chao Yanqian's concern. If Danzo Shimura didn't want to be exposed, he would surely arrange things carefully.
Perhaps the Third Hokage sent these children to Konoha Hospital in order to test Chao Yanqian.
But for Chao Yanqian, this was an opportunity ,an opportunity to study Orochimaru's research results.
It was a rare chance to freely study Orochimaru's experimental subjects.
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