Shintaro followed Orochimaru and left the Root Organization's headquarters.
"Thank you, Orochimaru-sama, for the rescue." Shintaro expressed his gratitude as he followed behind.
Orochimaru replied with a half-smile, "I just happened to be passing by. By the way, I do need an assistant. Do you have time today?"
Shintaro hesitated a bit because he had promised Kurenai he would go to her house for dinner that evening. But after thinking it over, he realized it was still early in the afternoon, and he would have enough time. Moreover, Orochimaru had just helped him, so it was difficult not to give him face.
So Shintaro replied, "Yes, what would you like me to do, Orochimaru-sama?"
Orochimaru said, "It's still about the soft modification technique. I've been spending some time researching it recently and have advanced it to the stage of in vivo experiments."
Shintaro was very surprised by this.
What Orochimaru mentioned would take time. From Shintaro's understanding, the soft modification technique was still a few steps away from being ready for in vivo experiments, and it would take several more months as well.
As a result, Shintaro left the village for a short mission and found that it had reached the stage of in vivo experiments upon his return. It was imaginable how much difficulty Orochimaru had gone through during this period.
Orochimaru noticed the possible thoughts in his mind, so he explained: "I don't have the patience to slowly develop this level of technique."
"So I sped it up a bit. After this experiment is completed, I plan to shift my research direction to develop more advanced soft modification techniques..."
Along the way, Orochimaru told Shintaro about the progress of the soft modification technique and his latest research ideas.
In his words, Shintaro was one of the few ninjas with scientific literacy, so he was willing to discuss this with him.
The two chatted and soon arrived at the research institute.
On the operating table, a young man about Shintaro's age was bound naked, his eyes covered, and he was unconscious.
"I injected him with a strong anesthetic first, which is enough to keep him unconscious for twenty-four hours, so there's no need to rush." Orochimaru handed a piece of information to Shintaro and instructed, "You need to understand his situation first."
After saying that, he went to change out of his Jonin vest.
"Ken Kazuki, thirteen years old, Konoha Genin..."
The information was very detailed, from personal information to body measurements taken with precise instruments.
This also showed Orochimaru's decisiveness.
Both the intelligence profile and the results observed by Shintaro with his Six Eyes indicated that Kazuki's talent was very poor.
Precisely because of this, Kazuki agreed to participate in Orochimaru's human experiments.
As the first live subject of this ninjutsu research, it was imaginable how much danger he faced.
Moreover, Shintaro estimated that Kazuki's reason for participating in the experiment was not only his desire to become stronger but also due to Orochimaru's powerful brainwashing abilities.
While Shintaro murmured to himself, Orochimaru had changed into a dust-free surgical gown.
"Shintaro-kun, have you finished reading the information? The changing room is to the right of the door."
He wore a green medical mask on his face and looked very professional.
Shintaro came to his senses, put the information back into the cabinet, and then went to the changing room to change into the same surgical gown as Orochimaru.
Only, Orochimaru was currently much taller than Shintaro, so the surgical gown looked somewhat puffy on him.
Orochimaru glanced at him with his vertical golden pupils, then calmly put on thin rubber medical gloves.
Shintaro followed suit and put on gloves.
Orochimaru began to explain the surgical process: "The target transformation for this experiment is mainly the limbs. Let's start with..."
His narration was very detailed, and Shintaro listened very carefully.
Orochimaru had explained that the reason for modifying the limbs was that the limbs would have the greatest increase in combat power.
Moreover, modifying the bones in the neck would significantly increase the risk of failure. According to dozens of Orochimaru's simulation experiments, the best result would be high paraplegia.
This might be one of the reasons why he was ready to abandon the direction of the soft modification technique.
He finished explaining the process and experimental ideas, then the two looked at each other and formally began the transformation operation.
Orochimaru was in charge, and Shintaro assisted.
There's no need to go into detail about the process of the experiment. It can be said that Kazuki's skin was peeled, clamped, and his bones were suctioned from the marrow.
If it weren't for the strong anesthetic injected beforehand, he would have died from the pain hundreds of times over.
After completing the skeletal transformation, Orochimaru skillfully sewed Kazuki's skin and flesh of his limbs and used Senjutsu to speed up cell division to accelerate his recovery.
Kazuki's body was like a tattered rag doll, quickly and neatly stitched back together by a master tailor.
At the same time, Shintaro injected a tube of meat plasticizer into Kazuki.
Orochimaru meticulously checked several times and confirmed that Kazuki's vital signs were normal.
The experiment was over, and all that was left was to wait for Kazuki to wake up.
Shintaro also put down the equipment in his hands with relief.
In the previous transformation operation, Orochimaru was responsible for the technical work, while Shintaro was essentially responsible for the physical work.
Orthopedic surgery had always been physical labor, even for ninjas, let alone this was not ordinary orthopedic surgery.
Orochimaru's vertical golden pupils stared at Kazuki's body, without the slightest excitement in his eyes.
Shintaro could understand this. After all, even if Kazuki completed the soft modification, he would still be just a Genin with special abilities.
Although due to his bizarre techniques, most Genin relying on close combat could be suddenly defeated, it would be difficult to deal with ninja at the Chunin level, let alone Jonin.
After all, his transformation was not perfect, for example, bones were a fatal weakness of this soft modification technique.
The results of this experiment were almost entirely disproportionate to Orochimaru's and Shintaro's hard work.
One was one of the legendary Sannin of Konoha, and the other was the most dazzling genius of Konoha in recent years. Their fame began to spread in various countries.
It seemed unnecessary to work hard for Genin-level results.
However, scientific research is sometimes like this, and not all efforts will yield corresponding results.
"Thank you for your hard work, Shintaro-kun. I will handle the aftermath. You can go back."
There seemed to be a slight weariness in Orochimaru's voice.
Shintaro nodded, went to the changing room to change clothes, and left the institute.
Seeing the bright full moon rising in the night sky, he suddenly remembered something and quickly ran to Kurenai's house.
"Phew..."
Shintaro ran to Kurenai's door without stopping, took a deep breath, and was about to knock.
At that moment, the door opened.
"Kurenai, I..." As he was about to explain why he was late, he was hugged by her.
Shintaro unconsciously opened his arms, allowing Kurenai to press tightly against his chest.
"Where did you go this afternoon?! You worried me..." Kurenai said with a choked voice.
"I heard you were taken away by ANBU people. I thought..."
Shintaro's expression softened.
He held Kurenai with both hands, gently stroking her back and comforting her: "I'm sorry for making you worry."
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After Shintaro patiently waited for Kurenai to stabilize her mood, he whispered, "I'm okay. Let's go in and talk."
Kurenai nodded and let him go.
Shintaro went to the bathroom to wash his hands, while Kurenai took the opportunity to calm her emotions and wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Then, they both sat down at the dining table.
"I was called by the people from the Anbu Training Department. Their leader liked my talent and wanted to recruit me, but I refused. Then I was taken to the lab by Orochimaru to perform surgery on others. I was so busy that I just got out."
Shintaro briefly explained his experience after lunch today.
Only then did Kurenai finally feel relieved and said, "So that's what happened. I was worried for nothing..."
Shintaro smiled, looked at the big bowl on the table, and changed the topic, "Today is udon, I'm starving. Let me see if your cooking skills have improved."
He picked up chopsticks and prepared to taste.
But Kurenai reached out to take the noodles and said, "It's cold. I'll heat it up for you."
Shintaro gently held her wrist and softly said, "It doesn't matter, as long as you made it, it's fine even if it's cold."
Kurenai was momentarily stunned, then blushed and withdrew her hand.
"Really... Where did you learn these words..."
She turned away, not daring to look at him, and began to accuse him, "It's all your fault. You knew you had to go to the research institute to be busy, but you didn't greet me beforehand."
Shintaro slurped the udon, looked up, swallowed the noodles heartily, and then said, "You can't blame me for this. If you want to blame someone, blame Orochimaru. He's the one who took me to the research institute without explaining the duration of the operation first."
"Hmph, how could I dare blame Lord Orochimaru? He's a Sannin and I must not offend him."
Shintaro raised his eyebrows and said, "So you dare offend me? My future achievements might not be below the level of a Sannin."
"Why wouldn't I dare? After all, you're just a guy who comes to my house every day to eat and drink."
Shintaro shook his head and chuckled, then continued eating the noodles with his head down.
"By the way, it's been a long time since we did a mission together, right?" Shintaro looked up and asked casually.
"Sixty-seven days..." Kurenai unconsciously stated the time accurately between now and the end of the last mission they did together.
It went without saying what this meant.
So both Kurenai and Shintaro were silent for a while.
"That's right. I shouldn't be too busy during this period, let's go on a mission together tomorrow without calling those two."
Shintaro broke the silence and suggested, referring to Shikaku and Asuma.
Kurenai's beautiful ruby-like eyes began to wander, clearly touched, but after thinking for a moment, she hesitated, "You don't have to accommodate me..."
"I'm not accommodating you." Shintaro explained with a smile, "I've been tired during this period, and I just want to find a more relaxing mission. After the mission is over, I can go on vacation directly."
Kurenai immediately became happy.
Shintaro quietly continued to eat the noodles with his head down.
Seeing him still enjoying the completely cold udon, Kurenai took the initiative and said, "There's still beef at home. I'll take out the electric oven and grill some meat for you. You can't just eat this cold at night."
Shintaro nodded slightly, and Kurenai went to work in the kitchen.
This time, Shintaro looked up with a smile on his lips.
"Sure enough, if you want to improve your living standards, you have to learn to please women. What Shikaku-sensei said is true."
In this way, he, who successfully pleased Kurenai, enjoyed his favorite barbecued meat dipped in sugar at home after eating the udon.
He finally left Yuhi's house feeling satisfied.
Returning to the Uchiha Clan station, he arrived in front of his house.
A pitch-black crow was standing on the courtyard wall, hidden under the night sky.
"What a coincidence, it's you again."
Shintaro recognized the crow he had seen before, and at that time he had used the crow to experiment with the newly developed shadow spell.
[Blue]
With the blue light in his hand, the crow was sucked into his hand and couldn't escape no matter how hard it flapped its wings.
Shintaro extended his finger and gently stroked the top of the crow's head, and the crow immediately calmed down.
"You and I are still destined, so become my summon creature."
After saying this, he raised Blue and let the crow fly.
The crow flew out, circled Shintaro's head a few times, and then landed on his shoulder.
"Caw Caw."
The crow's voice was harsh and hoarse.
The crow cawed loudly on his shoulder a few times and then flew away, deliberately silent, as if waiting for Shintaro to follow.
Shintaro then followed without thinking.
Crows symbolize wisdom and courage in Japan in his past life and even in the Land of Fire in this life.
Moreover, Shintaro had studied the habits of crows while hunting in his previous life. The wisdom of crows sometimes surpasses human imagination.
Therefore, he naturally believed that the behavior of the crow in front of him had its own meaning.
The crow led him to an unnamed cliff on the edge of Konoha late at night, with dense forest behind it and a rushing river in front of it.
Shintaro crossed the river and reached the base of the cliff, and was immediately surrounded by a large group of crows.
The crows cawed and flew around Shintaro's head, forming a black cloud.
The crow Shintaro first discovered flew down and guided him to a cave under the cliff.
Shintaro walked into the cave and found a large scroll inside.
He half-knelt on the ground and spread the scroll on the ground.
There were names written in blood lined up from right to left, all Uchiha clan names.
At the top of the scroll was a line of faint words, "Yatagarasu Summoning Contract Scroll."
Shintaro saw that the last name written on the scroll was Uchiha Kagami.
He remembered Fugaku's previous introduction that Uchiha Kagami was a close subordinate of the Second Hokage.
There was a line of words below Uchiha Kagami's name, written in the same handwriting.
"Change the fate of the Uchiha."
It seemed this line of words was improvised by Kagami after writing his name in blood.
Such a sentence had no beginning or end, making it unclear what its specific meaning was.
It was not known whether Kagami was motivating himself to change the fate of the Uchiha, or warning future generations to change the fate of the Uchiha.
Shintaro bit his finger and wrote the name Uchiha Shintaro on the scroll with blood.
And he wrote two words below the name.
He stored the scroll and returned it to its place, letting it stay here and wait for the next person.
He stood up and felt the blood connection between himself and the group of crows outside the cave.
"This is a summoning contract..."
Shintaro walked out of the cave, and the crows flew to the ground in an instant and lined up in front of him.
At first, a crow took the initiative to fly to him, and he extended his hand to let it land.
The crow's claws gripped his right arm, and Shintaro held it in front of him.
"I'll give you a name."
"Let's call you Hikaru."
Shintaro casually made up a name.
Hikaru then cawed twice as if in agreement.
Shintaro extended his arm forward.
"I'm going to sleep."
"I'm not a nocturnal animal like you."
"Goodbye."
As Shintaro left, the crows on the ground began to flutter and fly, dispersing and disappearing into the dense forest.
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