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Breaking News! Mysterious Ninja Assassinated Konoha Elder/Advisor Gojo Kaigetsu!
Gojo Kaigetsu's Life and Death Unknown! Fourth Hokage Furious!
Information Extracted Under Interrogation! The Employer Who Issued the Assassination Order Actually Came from ███
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The news of Konoha's Advisor being assassinated and his life and death unknown was like a thunderclap on a clear day, quickly spreading throughout the ninja world, becoming the top event in recent times.
Its momentum even overshadowed the official announcement by the Kumogakure about accepting exchange students from the Hidden Mist and Hidden Sand Villages.
The clouds of war seemed to once again loom over the ninja world.
The atmosphere within Konoha Village also gradually became strange.
It wasn't worry or aversion to war; instead, there was a collective anger against a common enemy!
Among them, the reaction of the Uchiha clan was the most intense.
Advisor Gojo was a great benefactor to their clan, one whose kindness they had yet to repay!
As soon as the news spread, the entire Uchiha clan was in an uproar.
Those who reacted most strongly even gained an extra tomoe in their Sharingan under the stimulation of these emotions.
Even though the enemy's identity was not yet clear, they shouted things like "Fight!" and "Keep fighting!" and wanted to find the enemy and fight to the death.
The warlike sentiment was contagious.
The extreme reaction of the Uchiha clan gradually affected other ninjas in Konoha Village.
Among them were students from when Gojo Kaigetsu taught at the Ninja Academy, civilian ninjas who enjoyed low-priced ninja tools... They spontaneously took to the streets, holding banners demanding the village punish the culprits who issued the assassination order.
Although no specific names were mentioned, under the influence of those with intentions, there were already rumors that it was the Kumogakure that sent people to do it.
And this time, there were no "secret police" arresting ninjas who spread warlike thoughts and throwing them into prison, nor did any candidates for the Fifth Hokage secretly contact and appease them.
Simply put, a [Shared Hatred Against the Enemy] buff was overhead.
Samui was restless, looking at the banners on the streets demanding to punish the Kumogakure, feeling alarmed. She hurriedly relayed the warlike mood within Konoha back to her own village.
That night, after Gojo Kaigetsu left, he never returned.
When news came back, it was already such an ambiguous message as [Life and Death Unknown].
Even when she tried to visit Gojo Kaigetsu under the name of a "Gojo clan member," she was flatly refused by the Fourth Hokage.
She didn't see him at Konoha Hospital either and didn't know where he was being treated now.
"What an idiot... He's just a Chūnin; why did he have to chase after a ninja who obviously wasn't a good person at first glance?"
"Does he have no sense of danger? Has he gotten so used to the peace in Konoha Village that he thinks the outside ninja world is also peaceful?"
"Does Gojo Kaigetsu even know what he's carrying on his shoulders?"
"If he dies at this time, what kind of waves will it cause?"
Samui was extremely annoyed.
On one hand, if Konoha continued to be in such a highly united, warlike mood, a war with the Kumogakure could really break out. The current Kumogakure needs to seize the opportunity for peaceful development.
That's how the ninja world is.
They are interconnected; pulling one thread can affect the whole. Once two villages start fighting, the other three villages absolutely cannot sit by and watch.
Konoha and Kumogakure fighting would only disrupt each other's plans, benefiting the other three great ninja villages for nothing.
On the other hand, after spending so much time together, Samui also had some feelings towards Gojo Kaigetsu beyond just a mission target.
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In a deep underground laboratory that even the Byakugan cannot see into, Gojo Kaigetsu revealed an evil smile.
He patted Fugaku's shoulder beside him to reassure him.
Fugaku felt a surge of unease. Although he understood that with Gojo Kaigetsu's cautious nature, he couldn't possibly die in an assassination attempt like that.
But he didn't expect that not only was Gojo Kaigetsu completely unharmed, he was also enthusiastically dragging him into this mysterious underground lab, not knowing what he was planning to do.
Looking at the various sophisticated instruments around him, Fugaku felt a vague unease in his heart.
"Gojo-kun, what is this...?"
"Fugaku, don't worry. This is a laboratory I've spent a lot of money building for a long time. It has a high level of secrecy. The researchers inside have all signed confidentiality agreements and won't reveal what's going on here."
"That's not what I'm asking."
"But what I'm about to say is related to this."
"?"
Fugaku's unease grew stronger.
It wasn't that he was worried Gojo Kaigetsu would attack him. Even if there were traps set underground, he could activate Susanoo and break his way out; even in the worst case, he couldn't be trapped.
What made him uneasy was that the environment here easily made people think of "Konoha's Taboo."
[Secret Environment], [Secret Research], [Dark Laboratory]-many elements linked together.
An extremely bold and taboo-breaking answer emerged in his mind-[Human Experimentation]
Gojo-kun, is he conducting human experiments in secret?!
Fugaku cautiously probed: "Gojo-kun, this laboratory of yours, you wouldn't be doing that kind of thing, would you?"
"Mm-hmm~" Gojo Kaigetsu snapped his fingers. "That's right, Fugaku, it's exactly what you're thinking~"
"Hiss-"
Uchiha Fugaku's body shook, his pupils contracted sharply, and he gasped.
It was like he was meeting this Konoha friend who shoulders the responsibilities of two capitals and thirty-one clans for the first time.
He wanted to ask, does the Fourth Hokage know about such taboo-breaking things?
One light, one dark-this strong sense of déjà vu in the character setup.
Fugaku was vaguely worried; could Gojo-kun be walking down the same path as Danzo and the Third Hokage?
Also close friends, also one light and one dark. But regardless of the relationship, if such taboo-breaking things are exposed, the Fourth Hokage would surely punish Gojo-kun.
[Human Experimentation], this is a taboo in Konoha.
As for when it became synonymous with taboo... probably since the time of the First Hokage.
Because he possessed that kind of magical, unique Wood Release ninjutsu in the ninja world, in order to prevent others from stealing his cells for research after his death, human experimentation became taboo.
No one would want their body to become research material after death.
Although it's taboo, according to the Uchiha clan's inherited intelligence, the Second Hokage had secretly conducted human experiments in the dark since the beginning. Whether his elder brother was included among the experimental subjects is hard to say.
So did Danzo during the Third Hokage's time.
There's no solid evidence for the first two, but now with the Fourth Hokage's Gojo-kun... he directly brought him to the taboo laboratory.
It's a tradition inherited in the Hokage lineage.
Fugaku didn't know whether to laugh or cry; perhaps this counts as truly integrating into Konoha's core power circle.
"You know the rules, Fugaku. You can't reveal what's happening here. For now, only you and I know about this, and that's enough."
"Including the Fourth Hokage?"
"Including Mikoto-san."
The two looked at each other in the deep underground laboratory, understanding the profound meaning in each other's eyes.
"So, what is it?"
"Fugaku, how much do you know about Izanagi?"
"Izanagi?"
The sudden change in topic startled Fugaku, but he quickly reacted. After pondering for a moment, he said:
"It's impossible to verify when and which clan member developed Izanagi."
"After years of research, almost every clan member who has awakened the Sharingan can learn it... As for whether they can master it, it depends on individual talent."
"The price is that the Sharingan used will lose its light forever."
"Sacrificing a regular Sharingan to activate Izanagi can reverse one's physical condition to one minute prior."
"Theoretically, the stronger the ocular power one has, the longer the time that can be reversed."
Uchiha Fugaku did not hide anything, revealing the secrets of the Uchiha clan without reservation.
"Then what about the Mangekyō Sharingan? If you use Izanagi, how long can you reverse time, Fugaku?"
"Me?"
Reminded by Gojo Kaigetsu, Fugaku suddenly raised his head.
There was a point he had always overlooked.
He had only thought that the mysterious ninja with the Sharingan was dead but forgot to consider the possibility that the other party also knew and used Izanagi.
He himself had deduced that the other party was a ninja possessing the [Mangekyō Sharingan], but overlooked the possibility that he might have sacrificed that eye to activate Izanagi.
"Gojo-kun, this is bad... It's my negligence; I forgot to consider this possibility."
"If that ninja who assassinated you knew and used Izanagi, and his body wasn't destroyed, he might have already been resurrected by now!"
"Heh... It's precisely because that guy hasn't resurrected yet that I was anxious to invite you, Fugaku, this expert, to this secret laboratory~"
"Don't worry; I've already had Minato hand over the body to me, and it's now securely guarded in the laboratory."
After giving Minato Namikaze instructions on the aftermath, Gojo Kaigetsu took Obito's body to this laboratory and conducted a detailed examination.
He confirmed that the other party's right eye had already gone blind. In other words, Obito had activated Izanagi and would be resurrected at some future point.
Gojo Kaigetsu had always been unscrupulous.
After confirming this piece of information, he immediately began planning how to maximize Konoha's interests.
First, let's see what Obito has on him?
Pure White Zetsu cells, pure Hashirama cells, a successful fusion of Hashirama cells, Mangekyō-level ocular power... It's no exaggeration to say that any scientist with a spirit of research would think of thoroughly exploiting this magical human treasure trove.
Gojo Kaigetsu felt no pity in his heart; reaching this point was entirely Obito's own choice.
Since he chose to stick to his own ninja way, willing to blind himself rather than leave his eye to Konoha, then don't blame Yours Truly for being ruthless.
Before Black Zetsu comes knocking, he must thoroughly exploit him!
Putting aside the profound research on cells that Gojo Kaigetsu doesn't quite understand.
Let's talk about the most straightforward: have Kakashi hand over the left eye, reattach it to the extremely weakened Obito, extract the last bit of potential from his body, and evolve the left eye into a Mangekyō.
The right Kamui is already unusable, but the left Kamui must be kept.
Afterward, compensate Kakashi with some positions, benefits, or substitute partners to make up for the loss of his left eye.
He, Gojo Kaigetsu, would then be one of the only two men in the ninja world currently possessing the Mangekyō.
A pair of Mangekyō with the left Kamui-how much prosperity could it bring to Konoha?
It's hard to say.
Gojo Kaigetsu placed his hands on Fugaku's shoulders and solemnly said: "Fugaku~ Advisor asks you, will the position of overlord in the ninja world come to us on its own?"
"Well... naturally not."
"Good! There are some things I don't want to hide from you, so I can reveal some information to you."
"The masked ninja who assassinated me-I can tell you for sure, he was once a member of the Uchiha clan, but now I want to conduct human experiments on his body."
"Knowing this, will you stop me, Fugaku?"
"Hmph... Advisor Gojo, you underestimate my ninja way, Uchiha Fugaku's ninja way."
"As you said, the position of overlord won't come to us on its own." Fugaku clenched his fist and said coldly, "An Uchiha traitor who undermines the village and the clan-I can't wait to kill him myself. But I wonder, which clan member is it?"
Gojo Kaigetsu was very satisfied with Fugaku's answer, so he continued: "Uchiha Obito, do you have any impression of him?"
"Obi... Obito? Uchiha Obito who died in the Battle of Kannabi Bridge?"
Fugaku was shocked; he had already received the clan's internal investigation report.
The shortlist was quite long, and Obito was among them, but Fugaku hadn't expected it to be Uchiha Obito.
He was only fifteen years old this year, right? A fifteen-year-old with the Mangekyō-what scary talent. If he hadn't betrayed the clan...
That bastard-Minato-sensei was his teacher, and Advisor Gojo was his mentor; with such relationships, he still wanted to kill people?
Fugaku felt a chill in his heart; it's only because of his relationship with Gojo Kaigetsu. If their relationship were a bit more distant, just based on what Obito tried to do, it would be enough to leave a "Uchiha is an inherently evil clan" stereotype in Gojo Kaigetsu's heart.
Soon, Fugaku realized: "I remember, before Obito died, he entrusted his left eye to Kakashi... Because it was his own will, and Kakashi was the Fourth Hokage's disciple, even though there were many voices within the clan at the time, we ultimately acquiesced to this matter."
"Exactly."
Gojo Kaigetsu said coldly: "So afterward, I'll need you to cooperate with me, Fugaku, to get back the left eye from Kakashi, complete the experiment to evolve the left eye into a Mangekyō. Also, the fact that the masked man is Obito must be kept secret from Kakashi and the Fourth Hokage."
"I'm worried~ Their hearts aren't ruthless enough."
"I'm different; for things that benefit Konoha, I'll do my utmost. For people who are detrimental to Konoha, I'll eliminate them without hesitation."
Fugaku took a deep breath, feeling immense pressure from his friend's presence.
This Gojo Kaigetsu was truly ruthless. Perhaps this was the purest "Will of Root." Unlike Danzo, he had truly abandoned personal desires and was wholeheartedly for the village.
"Understood!"
"In the name of Uchiha, I will fully support Gojo-kun's plan."
"Haha, don't be so serious, Fugaku, relax."
"Let's go. Now I'll take you to see this Uchiha soul."
They walked for another three minutes in this underground laboratory, which was like a maze. Passing through a heavy door, the two entered one after the other.
As soon as they entered, Fugaku saw Uchiha Obito's "corpse" filled with various tubes.
The other ends of the tubes were connected to various sophisticated instruments that he couldn't understand.
Behind the instruments, many researchers were busy calculating something.
It seemed that from Uchiha Obito's body, white substances were being extracted tube by tube and injected into white mice by the researchers.
On the project boards, the experiment names were marked:
[White Zetsu Cell Application Experiment], [Hashirama Cell Fusion Experiment], [Mangekyō Chakra Analysis]...
Each one was a scientific experiment proposed by Gojo Kaigetsu, tailored to the characteristics of the ninja world.
In short... Ninja Science!
The ninja world does have a scientific system!
Although Gojo Kaigetsu is somewhat illiterate and doesn't understand these things well, ninja science at the cellular level does exist.
Gojo Kaigetsu's materialist worldview has always firmly believed that the Mangekyō Sharingan can be regarded as a genetic mutation of the Sharingan. The Rinnegan, Tenseigan are the same.
It's just that the content involved is too complicated, and with the current level of ninja science in the ninja world, it's impossible to decipher the mysteries within.
This is a long and arduous path; Gojo Kaigetsu doesn't expect to bear fruit quickly.
In short, first sow the seeds; maybe one day the experiments will succeed? He would be the first to inject Hashirama cells into his own body.
Speaking of which, thanks to Obito's capture, this top-secret laboratory officially started its projects today. But there were still many expensive instruments that were idle and not yet in use.
"Someday, I'll take a trip to the Hyuga clan and have them donate a pair of Byakugan."
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