At this moment, Uchiha Yoru pretended to be astonished. After seeing the shock and confusion on the other person's face, he smiled and shook his head, saying, "Shisui, I was also shocked at first, but later I stopped thinking that way."
"Yoru-niisan, what do you mean?"
Shisui furrowed his brows in obvious confusion. After all, human experimentation was strictly forbidden in the ninja world.
However, Uchiha Yoru smiled, looking as if he knew something Shisui didn't. He sighed and said, "Shisui, as an elite ninja of the clan, you naturally know a lot about the clan, even more than I do. While I was with Orochimaru-sensei, I went through some tests and saw things that made me no longer shocked."
"Does the Hokage know about this?"
Upon hearing this, Shisui furrowed his brows and then nodded slightly. Uchiha Yoru, with a cautious look around to make sure no one was listening, whispered, "Orochimaru-sensei is responsible for the village's secret research tasks, which include the unfinished human experimentation project started by the Second Hokage."
"And the first person in charge of the village's human experimentation was the Second Hokage, followed by the leader of Root, Shimura Danzo. And now it's Orochimaru-sensei."
At this moment, Uchiha Shisui was shocked. He was aware of some of the darkness within the village because where there is light, there is always darkness in the ninja world. But he never expected that while the village publicly declared a ban on such activities, they were secretly continuing them, and it seemed that it was all led by the Hokage, especially the Second Hokage.
Observing Shisui's shock, Uchiha Yoru chuckled to himself, thinking, "I'm not lying. This is all true. It's up to you how you interpret it."
"It's not just our village, other villages have been doing it too, but they keep it secret. Let me tell you one more thing!"
At this point, Uchiha Yoru's expression became more serious, and he said in a low voice, "The village's prohibited Wood Release ninja experimentation has not stopped. In fact, it has been successful."
"What?!"
Clearly, as an Uchiha descendant, Shisui knew some secrets within the clan. He had heard of the horrific human experimentation involved in the Wood Release project. He never imagined that the village had been conducting it secretly all this time, and that they had even achieved success.
Seeing Shisui's shock, Uchiha Yoru shook his head with a sigh and said, "Orochimaru-sensei witnessed too many tragedies, so these human experiments were carried out using enemy ninja. As for Root's Danzo! Well, let's drop it. If I tell you, I'm afraid you won't be able to accept it. After all, the human experimentation was initiated by the Second Hokage in secret, and the Wood Release ninja project was completed under the leadership of the Third Hokage."
He was telling the truth. The Wood Release project was indeed completed during the reign of the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen. If the Third Hokage didn't know about it, who could be blamed? Only his old friend had concealed it. But if one claimed not to know about this secret research, it would be far-fetched.
Under your own nose, and you didn't know?
After the initial shock, Shisui calmed down. Human experimentation and the Wood Release project completed under the Third Hokage's leadership—Yoru didn't want to mention them. Perhaps Shisui couldn't accept it because of his blind admiration for the Third Hokage.
In the original work, Shisui's blind trust probably stemmed from a period of panic and insecurity after the Uchiha fell from power. During that time, he must have experienced Orochimaru's defection, which happened not long after the Nine-Tails incident.
In this situation, burdened by the responsibilities of the clan, and with the Third Hokage being skilled in winning people's hearts, Shisui naturally placed his hope in the Third Hokage. This led to some tragic events.
Hope should never be placed in others; it should only be placed in oneself.
And now, with Yoru's appearance, the Uchiha clan had a connection with Orochimaru ahead of time. Orochimaru was undoubtedly a popular figure at this time, a solid candidate for the future Fifth Hokage. It was natural for Yoru to place his hope in Orochimaru, the future Fifth Hokage. Moreover, unlike the original, he had a partner in Uchiha Yoru, not being alone. In this situation, his spirit became dependent.
When Orochimaru defected and the Third Hokage didn't live up to Shisui's expectations, ah, just thinking about it made Yoru silently chuckle. This time, he wanted to see how Shisui would handle the situation when faced with the ironclad trio of the Third Hokage, Orochimaru, and Danzo.
By the way, there's also another guy, Itachi, but it's fine. According to his plan, before Orochimaru defects, he'll trick the clan into sending Itachi to the front lines. Naturally, he'll help this lost guy find the right path in life.
"Good, I will secretly lead an elite team to capture the targets."
After hearing this earth-shattering revelation, Shisui was shocked, but more than that, he felt helpless. The village had been secretly conducting these activities for so long, and they had even completed the Wood Release project. What could a mere high-level ninja like him say? Moreover, the ones leading these human experiments were the Second and Third Hokage—how absurd.
He could only reluctantly accept it, but Shisui didn't realize that the image of the Hokage, which he held so high in his heart, wasn't as bright as he thought.
Seeing Shisui agree to secretly capture the targets, Uchiha Yoru smiled and nodded, saying, "Good, I'll go too."
"You?"
Under Shisui's puzzled gaze, Uchiha Yoru shrugged and smiled, saying, "Orochimaru-sensei gave me the summoning beast to better accomplish the mission. Moreover, this is a classified mission, and it's the future Fifth Hokage's mission."
Upon hearing this, Shisui was momentarily stunned, but then a forced smile appeared on his face. He consoled himself, thinking that it didn't matter since they were enemy ninja. Even if they weren't used for human experimentation, they couldn't escape death. It was all for the sake of the clan and the village.
Uchiha Yoru pondered silently. Orochimaru was indeed cunning. It was obvious that he was trying to win over and confirm Uchiha's loyalty.
The tasks assigned to him could only be accomplished by Uchiha's elite forces. Once Uchiha completed them, he would be on Orochimaru's side, and that's when trust and cooperation would naturally come into play.
The summoning beast that was also taught to him was clearly meant for mission completion. This way, he wouldn't have to worry about being discovered by malicious individuals. After all, the snakes in the Ryuchi Cave were capable of swallowing a ninja's mobile fortress. They were highly secretive.
Thinking about this, Uchiha Yoru silently warned himself to be cautious. The present Orochimaru was not the same as the later one who became completely obsessed with immortality and the Sharingan. Now, he was the hottest candidate for the position of the Fifth Hokage. In the world of politics, who was clean and simple?
Well, it seemed that he would have to be more careful with the clan's funds that passed through his hands in the future. Fortunately, it wouldn't be for long, and fortunately, he knew the future. Otherwise, once his role as a middleman, profiting and taking kickbacks, was exposed, there would be no turning back.
For a moment, Uchiha Yoru silently reminded himself to be cautious. Once Orochimaru defected, everything would become an unaccounted mess, and naturally, all the dangers would be resolved. He just needed to be careful during this period.
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