Chapter 105 Danzō arrives (Ch 105)

“An orphanage?”

Orochimaru looked at Yue Yan with a strange expression.

“Is there someone here who you said could be my lab assistant?”

It’s no wonder Orochimaru was suspicious. After all, the children who could enter the orphanage basically had parents who were not outstanding and died on the battlefield. The children were sent here without anyone to take care of them. They didn’t have access to many resources, so even if they were geniuses, it would be difficult for them to grow up.

As for the caregivers here, those who are capable have become ninjas, and unless there are special circumstances, no one will come here to work.

In response, Yue Yan shrugged.

“This kind of thing can be examined by Lord Orochimaru when the time comes.”

Although Nono Yakushi did not show any talent in scientific research in the original work, the fact that she was noticed by Danzo and absorbed into the Root shows that her ability must be strong, and she is definitely more than qualified to be Orochimaru’s experimental assistant.

After Orochimaru came into contact with the director of the orphanage, Yakushi Nono, he had a pretty good opinion of her.

Just when Nono was about to pour a glass of water for Orochimaru and Yue Yan and leave temporarily, Orochimaru looked at Yue Yan.

“Dean Nono’s ability is indeed good, but it’s far from enough for Yue Yanjun to ask me to come here specially, right?”

Seeing that Orochimaru was very interested, Yue Yan thought about it and decided to fool him. After all, he couldn’t just tell Orochimaru that Kabuto Yakushi would be his future assistant.

“Lord Orochimaru should know that the White Snake Sage has the same special abilities as the Great Toad Sage, right?”

Hearing this, Orochimaru raised an eyebrow but did not interrupt Yue Yan.

“After I learned the immortal arts of the Ryuchi Cave under the guidance of the White Snake Immortal, I also gained some special abilities. Lord Orochimaru, just think of it as me being able to capture some fragments of the future. However, this ability is rarely triggered, and I only saw it by chance.”

“The magic of Longdi Cave is truly magical.”

As a psychic of Ryuchi Cave, Orochimaru knew that the White Snake Sage had similar abilities. If he were not unsuitable for practicing immortal arts, he would definitely have to learn it.

“Since Yue Yanjun saw it, then I believe it. As for the person you are talking about, it should not be Dean Nono.”

“Indeed.” Yue Yan nodded and said, “There is a child in this orphanage, I think his name is Dou. In the picture I saw, he was doing experiments beside you. And I have seen that child before. He respects and admires Dean Nonoyu very much.”

“I understand what Yue Yanjun means. Controlling an individual by controlling the person they desire is really not something that Jiraiya’s stupid apprentice would do.”

Hearing this, the reason rolled his eyes and couldn’t help but complain: “Teacher Jiraiya is indeed an idiot, but his apprentice is not.”

“All right.”

Orochimaru shrugged and didn’t care.

After Yakushi Nono came back, Orochimaru also expressed his desire to meet a child named Kabuto.

When Orochimaru and Kabuto met, Yue Yan planned to leave.

This matter is basically a done deal. After all, the current Yakushi Nonou has only been listed by Danzo as a candidate to be absorbed into the Root, and no action has been taken yet. From the original work, Kimimaro, Karin, Suigetsu, Jūgo, Guren, etc. are all living examples. Therefore, Yue Yan is quite confident in Orochimaru’s ability to kidnap people.

After that, the actions of the Konoha high-level officials were almost the same as what Yue Yan said.

After Orochimaru handed over the command, the Konoha high-level officials had no intention of re-employing Orochimaru and sending him to the battlefield. Not only that, over a period of time, the voices supporting Orochimaru to become the fourth Hokage began to weaken.

This performance silenced all those who originally supported Orochimaru. After all, anyone with a discerning eye could guess what the Konoha high-ups were thinking. Not to say they would cut off all ties with Orochimaru, but they would try to stay away from him as much as possible to avoid offending the future Fourth Hokage and causing themselves to be retaliated against.

But Yue Yan was not affected at all. He just did what he was supposed to do every day. Occasionally, when Orochimaru asked him to do experiments, he never refused.

Orochimaru didn’t say anything after being treated like this. It was as if he had lost all interest in the position of the Fourth Hokage overnight, and he concentrated on his own research.

Fighting for the position of the Fourth Hokage, in Orochimaru’s view, is just following the expectations of his teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen. Since you kicked me out, there is no need for me to fight for it. Although if Orochimaru finds Sarutobi Hiruzen and tells him that he wants to become the Fourth Hokage, and Sarutobi Hiruzen is likely to be soft-hearted, Orochimaru will not do so. His pride does not allow such things as begging.

The matter was basically over at this point, but a certain old silver coin knew very well that Orochimaru did not want to compete for the position of the Fourth Hokage, not that he could not compete for it. Therefore, in order to prevent Orochimaru from changing his mind, he secretly found Orochimaru.

In a laboratory near the Forest of Death in Konoha, Orochimaru and Yue Yan were conducting experiments on bloodline limits, with Kabuto Yakushi and Nono Yakushi as their assistants.

At this time, Danzo came over with his two trusted confidants, Yamanaka Kaze and Aburame Tone.

When he saw Danzo, Orochimaru couldn’t help but narrow his eyes. Although he had guessed something, he didn’t show it on his face.

“Elder Danzo, is there anything you need from me?”

Danzo didn’t even look at Yue Yan, Nono and the others standing beside him, but spoke calmly.

“I’m looking for you to cooperate, so let your men leave first.”

Hearing this, Orochimaru chuckled and asked Nono and Kabuto to step away for the time being.

After Nono and Kabuto left, Danzo looked at Yue Yan with an unhappy expression, as if Yue Yan owed him money.

“Why don’t you leave?”

Before Yue Yan could say anything, Orochimaru spoke in a low voice.

“Yue Yanjun is my collaborator, not my subordinate.”

“Heh, just a little brat.”

Danzo didn’t take Yue Yan seriously. Since Orochimaru asked him to stay, he let him stay.

Yue Yan couldn’t help rolling his eyes when he heard what he said just now. You are just a little brat. I, a little brat, can twist your head off and kick it like a ball right now. If you didn’t want to betray the village, I would have killed you long ago.

Danzo didn’t notice the change in Yue Yan’s expression at all, but took out a copy of the experimental document related to Hashirama’s cells and handed it to Orochimaru.

“I need you to help me with the research, and we’ll split the results 50-50.”

After taking it, Orochimaru looked at the contents on it. When he saw the steps for conducting human experiments on living people, his eyes narrowed.

“I can take this experiment, but I can only put my name on it. I won’t be involved in anything else and I won’t ask about it.”

“That won’t work.”

Danzo knew that Orochimaru had seen through his plan, but he would never agree to it.

“There are some things we all know tacitly. If you don’t cooperate with me, then some of your experiments will not be able to proceed.”

“Are you threatening me, Elder Danzo?”

Feeling the cold murderous aura released by Orochimaru, Yamanaka Fuu and Aburame Togen, who were the most loyal lackeys, took out their kunai and stood in front of Danzo.

Danzo himself was not affected by Orochimaru’s murderous aura at all, and his expression remained calm.

“I am not threatening you. I am just stating a fact. After all, the Root can provide you with better support and sufficient funds for experiments.”