Madara officially began practicing the Eight Gates Sage Ascension Technique. The Sage Seal carved for him by Hui was the most powerful Sage Seal, on par with those of Tsunade and Tobirama.
After engraving the Sage Seal, Hui did not allow Madara to return to Konoha. After all, Madara's history with Konoha was far from pleasant, and his personality made it unlikely he would apologize or reconcile. Sending him back would only create more trouble.
For Madara, Hui suggested he explore two paths: either focusing on Sage Chakra or mastering Natural Energy. Hui instructed Madara to wait until his transformation was complete before seeking out Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
Although Hui had previously severed Isshiki’s arm, the remarkable regenerative abilities of the Ōtsutsuki clan ant that Isshiki could potentially restore his arm in a matter of days.
However, Jigen’s body, which Isshiki was currently inhabiting, was likely nearing its limit, forcing Isshiki to prepare for a swift reincarnation.
If Madara confronted Isshiki prematurely, he might risk being used as a vessel for Isshiki’s reincarnation, which would be disastrous.
Hui’s only directive for Madara was straightforward: cultivate, cultivate, and cultivate!
Hui hoped Madara would live up to his expectations and grow stronger quickly.
…
After addressing matters concerning Madara, Hui returned to the village and sought out Orochimaru.
"Hui-kun? What brings you here? Is there another project you need to work on?" Orochimaru asked casually, unsurprised by Hui’s arrival.
Hui had always taken an interest in Orochimaru’s work.
Over ti, however, Hui had guided Orochimaru from technique developnt to biological research. Orochimaru had been diligently learning in this new field, while most ninjutsu developnt tasks were delegated to subordinates.
To be honest, the departnt Hui initially established for skill developnt wasn’t designed with Orochimaru in mind.
Restricting Orochimaru to ninjutsu developnt would have been a waste of his potential.
"This ti, I have a very important research project. Follow ," Hui said with an air of seriousness that startled Orochimaru.
It had been a long ti since he’d seen Hui with such a solemn expression.
Hui led Orochimaru to the Senju Clan’s secluded corner, where he manipulated Natural Energy to reveal the entrance to his secret laboratory.
“Let’s go,” Hui said.
As they entered the lab, Orochimaru’s expression grew increasingly grave.
His eyes turned cold as he surveyed the room. He saw nurous human organs and bodies. It was a laboratory for human experintation.
"Hui-kun, using humans as experintal materials goes against the principles of valuing life that you’ve always upheld," Orochimaru said coldly.
Since his previous conversation with Hui, Orochimaru had transford into soone who cherished life and found joy in living. The sight of human experintation stirred anger within him.
Yet, Orochimaru didn’t lose his composure. He couldn’t believe that Hui had beco soone who casually conducted experints on human beings.
Hui felt both amused and proud. The Orochimaru who had once been a mad scientist indifferent to life had, under his influence, beco soone who treasured it.
"It’s not what you think. The origins of every body here, and the experints conducted on them, are ticulously docunted. You can review them," Hui said, walking over to a shelf and handing Orochimaru a notebook.
The notebook detailed everything Hui had ntioned.
Orochimaru took the notebook and began to read it. Gradually, his icy deanor softened.
"So these individuals... From my perspective, they are no longer human. Their existence caused imnse harm to the ordinary people of this world," Hui explained.
Orochimaru fell silent. Knowing the cris of these individuals filled him with righteous anger and the desire to kill them, but using their bodies for experints was sothing he couldn’t imdiately accept.
Hui understood Orochimaru’s hesitation. He walked over to the experint table, took out the severed arm of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki from his sealed space, and placed it on the table.
"What I wanted you to see isn’t just these human experints. There’s sothing far more important, sothing concerning the future of the ninja world," Hui said.
He intended to share everything he knew about the Ōtsutsuki clan with Orochimaru.
Konoha’s current state of developnt was excellent, embodying true peace. Even if a war broke out in the future, the village’s ninjas were confident in their inevitable victory.
But precisely because of this peace, many people have lost the sense of urgency and vigilance they once had.
So have started to grow complacent or have failed to dedicate themselves fully to their cultivation and training.
Orochimaru was no exception.
He had embraced life and begun to enjoy it.
Compared to rigorous training, the current Orochimaru preferred to place a flower in a vase or feed the fish. Even when given research tasks by Hui, Orochimaru didn’t pour his whole heart into them.
His life had beco leisurely.
But now, Hui was about to shatter Orochimaru’s tranquility.
"Where should I begin? Let’s start with the two beings who descended upon this planet over a thousand years ago."
Hui began his tale.
"Over a thousand years ago, two extraterrestrial beings arrived on this planet. One was called Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and the other was called Ōtsutsuki Kaguya..."
The truth of the ninja world slowly unfolded from Hui’s lips like a grand historical painting spreading out.
"...Although I severed one of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s arms, he will inevitably make a coback. Moreover, the Ōtsutsuki clan lurking in the depths of the cosmos will descend upon this world one day.
"When that mysterious clan arrives, Konoha and the entire ninja world will face an unprecedented crisis."
After Hui finished speaking, a heavy silence filled the lab.
Orochimaru’s face had already undergone a significant change, and his mind was in turmoil. What Hui had just told him was almost impossible to believe. It completely upended his understanding of the world.
He had never imagined that beneath the peaceful and harmonious surface of Konoha, there lurked such a terrifying threat.
A long ti passed before Orochimaru forced himself to accept this truth.
He knew that i Hui had no reason to lie to him, especially not about sothing like this.
With so difficulty, Orochimaru finally spoke:
"So... our goal is to study the Ōtsutsuki clan’s bodies and gain insight into their biological structure?"
Realizing what he needed to do, Orochimaru turned his gaze to the severed arm on the experint table. This arm was the undeniable proof of the terrifying truth Hui had revealed.
"Exactly. We don’t know how many mbers of the Ōtsutsuki clan exist, but by studying their bodies, we can uncover vital information. Hopefully, we can find their weaknesses—and maybe even discover sothing from their biology that can make the ninja world stronger."
Hui nodded. If they could decode the genetic makeup of the Ōtsutsuki clan, it would be a monuntal breakthrough for the ninja world.
"Understood."
Orochimaru approached the experint table, picked up Isshiki’s severed arm, and examined the wound. The cells at the severed end seed to be writhing, undergoing a process of self-repair.
It was astonishing. Human cells were incapable of such rapid regeneration.
"Take so ti here to familiarize yourself with the lab. Read through my previous experint notes and insights, and study the material thoroughly. Over the next few days, others will arrive, and you’ll all be working here for quite so ti."
Hui summoned a shadow avatar he had from his body. The avatar would oversee the human experintation. After all, Orochimaru and the others had never conducted such experints before.
By dissolving the his shadow avatar he had send to search for the passage to the moon and redeploying it here, Hui was also making a statent: he had officially given up searching for the entrance to the moon’s hidden pathway.
He no longer had the patience to search for it bit by bit.
Since he couldn’t find it, he’d simply fly to the moon directly.
If he was discovered, so be it.
Right now, what Hui needed most were materials.
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