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Hashirama's fingers touched the test tube wall.
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
Suddenly.
A series of bursting sounds echoed.
The test tubes storing the cells between the Hashirama shattered like light bulbs being smashed in a movie.
They all broke, without exception.
The emerald droplets connected into strings, crawling towards the Hashirama's fingers.
In almost an instant.
All the green droplets were absorbed into the Hashirama's body.
Hum!
The Hashirama's body trembled slightly, feeling a strong vitality. Each drop of pure liquid contained vigorous life force.
"Worthy of the First Hokage!"
Orochimaru's serpent-like eyes sparkled with brilliance. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but feel excited.
He had conducted countless experiments with the cells between the pillars!
The cells between the pillars possessed incredibly strong vitality and exclusivity.
These were the points that excited Orochimaru.
Decades after the death of Hashirama Senju, the cells on his body remained alive. No matter where Hashirama's cells were injected, they would form Hashirama's face.
Because of this.
The experimental subjects for Orochimaru's experiments, almost all couldn't withstand the cells between the pillars.
Of course.
There was one exception.
Thinking of this, Orochimaru glanced lightly at the White Robe ANBU leader standing not far away, a playful curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"Orochimaru, it is now enough to prove how foolish our experiments were in the beginning!"
Third Hokage said solemnly.
He clearly saw all the cells between the pillars stored here being absorbed into the body of the Hashirama Senju under the Edo Tensei state.
Indeed, it was the Hashirama himself!
However...
Orochimaru and Sanda's reflections were no longer heard by the Hashirama.
At this moment.
The Hashirama's body felt a terrifying vitality.
This force surged through his entire body. Wherever it passed, papers closed, even the color of his skin became whiter.
After a moment.
These cells between the Hashirama converged around the heart, gathering together to form a fist-sized liquid mass.
Then.
The green liquid transformed into blood vessels, flesh, and eventually formed a heart.
Thump!
In an instant.
The Hashirama's heart beat strongly.
The sound was not loud, but in the extremely quiet scene, the sudden heartbeat directly caused everyone's faces to change.
Did they mishear?
But this was an Edo Tensei, a dead person!
How could a dead person have a heartbeat?
It seemed to confirm everyone's suspicions. The sound of the heartbeat didn't echo again, only once, like a fleeting moment.
It made these people feel like it was just an illusion caused by being overly nervous!
"Yin~"
The little creature Yin-Yin flapped its wings and flew to the Pillar's side, holding a pink flip phone in its hand, chubby fingers pressing on it.
"Detection of host's increase in Hashirama cells!"
"Current Hashirama cell content: 23%!"
"Host, you've absorbed such powerful energy!"
"Now the system has also taken a bite of energy. Program may recover, so I'm shutting down for now!"
"Good luck, host!"
(￣￣)
The little creature Yin-Yin sold a cute pose to the Hashirama, then pressed the power button on the phone.
Swoosh!
Yin-Yin transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into the Hashirama's body, without any further sound.
"This..."
The Hashirama was impressed by this Yin-Yin system. He had just been hoping if the system could repair itself and maybe even grant him some rewards.
But never expected this!
The system actually shut down!
When will it restart?
It didn't even mention a time!
Feeling somewhat helpless, the Hashirama felt like he picked up a system that didn't have a certificate of approval.
Apart from being cute, it had nothing else.
Now...
It couldn't even be cute anymore.
Oh well.
He didn't want to bother with Yin-Yin anymore!
However, Yin-Yin did remind him of something.
Now, he already had 23% of Hashirama cells in his body, which was a bigger gain than he had imagined.
The Hashirama withdrew his hand.
He felt that his movements were a bit smoother than before, without the intense sensation of being glued by paper.
Indeed, there was a change!
"Orochimaru!"
The Hashirama suddenly turned around, his pitch-black eyes staring at Orochimaru, commanding in an unquestionable tone, "Take me to your laboratory!"
Huh!
Just after the Hashirama turned around.
Everyone's eyes widened, filled with horror.
The cracks on the Hashirama's Edo Tensei face had healed. Although there was no blood color, he no longer looked like a dead person.
Too incredible!
Everyone's breathing became much quicker, realizing deeply that a monster from another era had been brought back like this.
"Yes!"
Orochimaru suppressed his smile, sensing clearly that the aura emanating from Hashirama had become even stronger inadvertently.
After absorbing these Hashirama cells.
Hashirama's body began to recover!
Orochimaru's heartbeat quickened. It was as if he saw the hope of immortality in this legendary figure.
"Lord Hashirama, what are your plans for the future?" asked the Third Hokage cautiously. He hadn't spoken so cautiously in a long time, as if he had found the feeling of speaking with caution that he had when he was young, speaking to his wife Biwako.
"Plans?" Hashirama paused, looking at the aged face of the Third Hokage, pondering for a moment.
Then.
Under everyone's curiosity, Hashirama said something that left everyone speechless.
"I haven't decided yet."
At this statement.
Silence fell over the room.
No one dared to speak, nor to ridicule. The atmosphere became somewhat awkward instantly.
"However..."
Hashirama's voice rang out again, immediately capturing everyone's attention. Every person held their breath and pricked up their ears, afraid of missing a single word.
"I love peace."
"This, you all should know."
"I established Konoha to eliminate the wars between clans."
"But, as it has developed, there are quite a few villages now."
"Each village is like a larger clan."
"In this way."
"War will never cease."
Hashirama said casually, as if discussing a very simple matter, but it sent shivers down everyone's spine.
"Are you implying..." The Third Hokage was an old hand at this; how could he not hear the undertones? But even as a Hokage, he didn't dare to interpret too much.
It was too much to handle.
This involved the entire shinobi world!
"We'll discuss that later."
"I have more important matters at hand now!"
"Of course."
"You can arrange a Five Kage Summit!"
"I also want to hear the opinions of the other Kage."
"Just..."
Hashirama said very casually, but after he finished, his momentum suddenly changed. He became serious in an instant, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze.
"I might not accept!"
(End of Chapter)