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"Otogakure?"
In Hokage's Office, Minato is reading a letter sent by Land of Rice Fields' Daimyo. The content is about the establishment of Shinobi Village by Land of Rice Fields. The letter also expressed Daimyo's hope that Otogakure can establish friendly diplomatic relations with Konoha.
Minato found it a bit strange.
Land of Rice Fields is just a small country with limited resources and a small population. It is almost impossible to establish a Shinobi Village in such a country.
However, it was their business, so Minato just shook his head, then wrote a reply with affirmations and encouragement. As for diplomatic cooperation with Konoha…
Minato's eyes suddenly lit up: 'Why don't we have a Chunin Exam jointly organized by various countries?'
'Land of Rice Fields' Otogakure, Land of Waterfall's Takigakure, Land of Grass's Kusagakure, Land of Wind's Sunagakure, and then Konoha. Five countries and five Shinobi Villages should be enough to hold an extraordinary Chunin Exam.'
'If it succeeds, it can could become a 'customary' event to maintain the relationship between all parties.'
Minato immediately included this proposal in his response.
After finishing the letter, Minato had Genma send it out.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door of the office.
Kanpū is here.
After discussing with Shisui, Kanpū rushed to Hokage's Office and talked to Minato about Shisui's vision problems.
"Has Shisui's vision deteriorated to such an extent?"
When he heard that three Tokubetsu Jonin and two Elite Chunin could defeat Shisui, Minato's attention quickly shifted from the 'Joint Chunin Exam' to Shisui.
Kanpū nodded: "It's difficult to distinguish between males and females 5 meters away, and humans from animals 10 meters away."
Minato got a headache when he heard this. He got up and walked back and forth by the window, then asked: "Kanpū, do you think Advisor Fugaku will have a solution?"
'I don't know if he does have solution or not, but I do…' Kanpū said: "Hokage-sama, in fact, I have found a method to solve Shisui's vision problem."
"Huh?"
Minato was startled, "What method?"
"Hokage-sama, do you remember Uchiha Obito?" Kanpū asked rhetorically.
"Obito…"
Minato quickly recalled the information about Obito, and soon, he discovered the 'key point', "You mean…Shodaime's cells?"
Kanpū nodded solemnly: "During the battle at Kannabi Bridge, Uchiha Obito was buried alive by Iwagakure's Shinobi and then rescued by a mysterious person. Several years later, he reappeared. Not only he awakened Mangekyo Sharingan, he also got transplanted with Shodaime's cells. At that time, we speculated that Uchiha Obito was too badly injured when he was buried alive, so the mysterious person had to take the risk of using Shodaime's cells to save him, until… I went to the Moon and read Otsutsuki Clan's records."
'Moon?'
'Records?'
Minato suddenly remembered something: "I remember you mentioned that the Uchiha Clan and Senju Clan are both descendants of Sage of Six-Paths…"
Kanpū nodded: "Yes, Senju Clan inherited the Sage Body of Sage of Six-Paths, and Uchiha Clan inherited his Sage Eyes."
"So, they… complement each other?"
Minato exclaimed in surprise, "As long as Shodaime's cells are transplanted, Shisui's vision problem from Mangekyo Sharingan can be solved… Kanpū, how certain are you?"
"One hundred percent!"
Kanpū said confidently, "Hokage-sama, when I was learning Sage Mode in Ryuchi Cave, Uchiha Obito used his Space-Time Dojutsu many times to bring Orochimaru and Sasori of the Red Sand to ambush me. I noticed that he was using the Mangekyo Sharingan unscrupulously, without any restraint. I have been wondering if he is not afraid of blindness? Now, the truth is clear!"
'It's Shodaime's cells!'
Minato fell into silence, and after a while, he said: "But the transplantation of Shodaime's cells is too dangerous."
Many years ago, Sandaime Hokage, Hiruzen and Danzo 'collaborated', secretly conducting experiments on the transplantation of Shodaime's cells in an attempt to reproduce Wood Release. Unfortunately, the experiment continued to fail and the test subjects kept dying. In desperation, Hiruzen had to stop the research and seal it in the forbidden library on the second floor.
Minato only learned about this dark history after becoming the Hokage.
Therefore, hastily having Shisui undergo the transplantation of Shodaime's cells wouldn't be saving him, but harming him!
Minato contemplated for a while and suddenly asked: "Is Abyss also researching Shodaime's cells?"
Kanpū answered seriously: "Abyss knows the history of the Sage of Six-Paths' family, so I suspect that they knew about the common origin of the Senju Clan and Uchiha Clan even earlier than I did. When Ryōshi Tenkū came to me last time, I asked him specifically. Although he didn't answer me directly, I could tell that Abyss is indeed researching it."
Minato feels uneasy when he heard this.
It can be said that Abyss first defiled the soul of the Shodaime Hokage, reviving him through Impure World Reincarnation, and now, they're studying his cells. This is simply a double insult!
However, the transplantation of Hashirama's cells is related to Shisui's Mangekyo, and Shisui's Mangekyo's Dojutsu, Kotoamatsukami is crucial to his future plans.
Restarting the transplantation experiments of the Hashirama's cells not only faced significant resistance, but also meant countless deaths of test subjects. This didn't align with Minato's principles.
However, waiting for the results of Abyss is not Minato's style either.
It became a dilemma.
"I have to think about this." Minato sighed.
…
Leaving the Hokage Tower, Kanpū walked on the street leisurely, feeling a bit guilty.
Kanpū actually didn't want to have a 'showdown' with Minato so early.
According to Kanpū's plan, he intended to inform Minato about this after Kabuto finished his experiment successfully or after finding Uchiha Shin. Then, he would reveal everything to Minato and help Shisui 'recover his eyesight'.
However, now that Shisui refuses to even wear glasses and looked like he had given up on himself, if Kanpū doesn't make any ripple and make Shisui realizes that his situation could still be salvaged, heaven knows if Shisui wouldn't recklessly overuse the Mangekyo Sharingan and go blind.
'Ah, so troublesome.'
Scratching his head, Kanpū saw a Gekko Tavern nearby, so he went in and asked for five kilograms of spicy crayfish, and then also bought five kilograms of sake. Then, he turned around to find Mei for a drink to drown his sorrows.