Naruto: Starting as Tsunade's Desk Mate

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Chapter 47 Konoha's White Zetsu

After arranging various matters in Konoha, Tobirama Senju quickly returned to his research on White Zetsu.

White Zetsu is far too dangerous. With its stealth capabilities, it could easily destroy a village if it stirs up trouble. We need to develop countermeasures as soon as possible, otherwise Tobirama Senju won't be able to sleep soundly.

By comparing samples of White Zetsu and Hashirama cells, Tobirama Senju keenly noticed the similarity between the two, which made him frown slightly.

This ancient, predatory chakra is anything but friendly; it seems to have been created specifically to deal with ninjas as a living weapon.

Anyone who gets close and touches that person will have their chakra drained. Once the chakra is absorbed, the White Zetsu will transform into that person's appearance. Unless you can see the difference in their actions or words, you can't tell them apart using sensory ninjutsu alone.

With its powerful mimicry ability, Wood Release concealment, and nearly identical appearance, it can be determined that this is a bio-weapon that can be mass-produced. Thinking of the black humanoid creature in White Zetsu's memories, Tobirama Senju felt immense pressure.

That black thing must be their main consciousness, the so-called mastermind. What exactly is his scheme?

While pondering, Tobirama Senju began preparing for the reverse engineering of White Zetsu's biotechnology, starting to study the principles of White Zetsu's transformation technique and the related applications of Wood Release.

Wood Release: Mayfly Technique? That's a good idea. Now it's Konoha's. Wood Release: Spore Technique? That's a very good idea. It's very suitable for Wood Release ninjas with relatively low chakra levels and can be listed as a regular Wood Release technique.

The Mayfly Technique allows one to travel quickly by using the earth's vegetation and underground water veins. Combined with the concealment provided by Wood Release, it is a highly practical technique.

The Spore Technique can silently parasitize a person with spores, allowing them to eavesdrop on secrets. It also has good practical effects, as it can instantly absorb a large amount of chakra from the parasitized person, directly causing a reduction in the enemy's combat strength. It is a great technique for ambushing people and can be considered an S-rank ninjutsu.

Tobirama Senju was delighted with the prospect and thoroughly studied the two ninjutsu, intending to compile them into a book for Konoha's Wood Release ninjas to practice.

While Tobirama Senju was conducting experiments on White Zetsu, on the distant border of the Land of Fire, Black Zetsu, possessing Madara Uchiha, realized that the White Zetsu's intelligence network in Konoha was lost, and the White Zetsu's mental network on the other side could not be contacted.

Black Zetsu was unaware of the changes that had occurred in Konoha. However, this was a crucial period for Madara Uchiha's transformation into the Rinnegan, and he was unable to leave. He needed to take advantage of this time of transformation to silently transform into a creation of the Rinnegan using mental techniques, thus becoming Madara's will. This was a successful path he had explored over a thousand years.

Black Zetsu is currently powerless to do anything about Konoha's movements. He can only issue orders through the mental network, instructing White Zetsu, who are lurking around the world, to closely monitor Konoha's activities, but not to approach easily, so as to avoid being discovered again and causing casualties.

Konoha Technology R&D Department.

Not only was Tobirama Senju researching White Zetsu, but An'yan, Orochimaru, and Hiruko were also busy. An'yan knew about the many abilities of White Zetsu, so he started with the medical aspect, directly using White Zetsu limbs to connect with some injured Senju clan patients, restoring them to their peak fighting power.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was greatly amazed by this. It seems that in the future, Konoha ninjas will not suffer a decline in strength due to missing limbs. This means that there is one less reason for ninjas to retire, which is truly a cause for celebration.

After a brief trial, An Yan began preparing cell clones of White Zetsu, hoping to create a controllable army of White Zetsu.

Orochimaru discovered that by using White Zetsu as sacrifices, the summoned ninjas were almost all at their peak strength, and Konoha could use the Impure World Reincarnation technique to achieve large-scale army operations.

"White Zetsu is a good thing," Orochimaru exclaimed as he joined An Yan's White Zetsu cloning project. "The more White Zetsu, the better."

Hiruko discovered that White Zetsu, as a biological weapon, could combine with almost any bloodline limit. He saw in White Zetsu the possibility of fusing the five bloodlines and becoming the pinnacle of the ninja world, which aroused a glimmer of ambition in Hiruko's heart.

The team in the technology research and development department worked together to study the White Zetsu, and soon achieved results.

Based on the characteristics of White Zetsu's chakra, Tobirama Senju developed a chakra sensing technique with a specific frequency specifically designed to target White Zetsu. Later, An'an, in cooperation with the Konoha Sealing Team, integrated the chakra sensing technique into Konoha's sensory defense barrier. From then on, if White Zetsu approached, the barrier team would be aware of it, preventing Konoha from being completely unaware of White Zetsu's intrusion.

The artificial cultivation of White Zetsu was still in progress. This special existence, which resembles a plant spirit, seemed to require the Gedo Mazo to successfully conceive. However, Tobirama Senju suddenly had the idea to use the power of the Wood Amulet to accelerate the growth of plants, which resulted in the White Zetsu undergoing mitosis and giving birth on the spot.

The problem of the number of White Zetsu was unexpectedly solved, but everyone soon discovered a new problem: the White Zetsu have a public mental network, and newly born White Zetsu can easily be assimilated by the information in the mental network and become the enemy.

Therefore, how to isolate the White Zetsu's mental network has become the main research topic. Once the mental network is successfully isolated and a White Zetsu belonging to Konoha is developed, the strength of the entire Konoha will definitely be greatly improved.

When it comes to matters of the mind, one must turn to a clan that has mastered the Yin Release technique. Tobirama Senju directly brought over Kagami Uchiha. As the owner of the Mangekyou Sharingan, no one in Konoha has a higher level of Yin Release skill than him.

As expected, Uchiha Kagami did not fail to enter the current White Zetsu's mental network. However, he found the chakra node of the network. The current situation is that although I cannot access the internet, I can shut down your computer and unplug your network cable.

Tobirama Senju was very enthusiastic about studying the structure of the White Zetsu local area network. If every Konoha ninja had their own local area network, there would be no more communication difficulties when cooperating on missions.

An Yan took over the task of disconnecting the White Zetsu from the internet. With just a small modification to the sealing technique, sealing off certain chakra points on the White Zetsu's body would immediately disconnect it.

Once Bai Jue goes offline, he is freed from the constant bombardment of information and various forms of brainwashing within the mental network, and gradually develops his own thoughts, awakening his individual self.

In conclusion, Konoha now has its own White Zetsu, which is still not entirely reassuring, but the road ahead must be taken one step at a time.

Chapter 48 You Regret My Shadow

Konoha Technology R&D Department.

The more Tobirama Senju and his group studied White Zetsu, the more they discovered that White Zetsu had so many advantages.

In terms of medical care, whatever a ninja needs, can be taken directly from a White Zetsu and applied to the ninja. No medical ninjutsu is needed for treatment; the White Zetsu's powerful regenerative abilities allow it to heal itself.

Uchiha Kagami's vision had deteriorated due to frequent use of the Mangekyou Sharingan. An Yan transplanted some White Zetsu cells into him, and his vision was restored instantly.

Some smaller clans, due to the physical exhaustion caused by their clan's ninjutsu, developed bloodline diseases that would normally lead to an early death. However, by transplanting some White Zetsu cells, they would generally recover without any medication.

For a time, White Zetsu became almost a panacea, causing a buying frenzy among various ninja clans. The Konoha leadership quickly enacted a law that listed White Zetsu as a high-level resource of Konoha, prohibiting its use without significant contributions.

White Zetsu are almost natural chakra adaptors, which means they are excellent test subjects for studying chakra nature transformation and bloodline fusion.

An Yan and the others shifted their focus to White Zetsu, using it to conduct all sorts of crazy and forbidden experiments every day. Since this thing wasn't human, they had no psychological burden when conducting experiments on it.

Hiruko had been focusing on bloodline limits, and through her frenzied experiments, she actually managed to synthesize an Ice Release bloodline limit on a White Zetsu. Orochimaru was greatly shocked and also began to devote himself to bloodline limits.

An Yan was also curious about the project, but he had too many projects to research right now, so he could only send a clone to follow up on the progress and couldn't devote too much attention to it.

If possible, An Yan still hopes to obtain other bloodline limits, such as Magnet Release, Lava Release, or even Bloodline Elimination.

After Tobirama Senju mastered Wood Release using the Wood Talisman, An'yan continued to use the same method to comprehend the power of other talismans, hoping to simulate their power with chakra.

An Yan possesses three chakra natures: water, earth, and wind. Therefore, the first thing he studied was the water talisman, trying to comprehend the deep and tranquil power of water within it.

Although the water talisman represents water, it symbolizes spiritual cleansing more. Using chakra to simulate the power of water, it did not bring An Yan any other power except for greatly enhancing his spiritual attributes. Even the power of his water-style techniques was not enhanced. However, he felt that his resistance to genjutsu had increased significantly.

It's more like he's grasped a mental technique, the "supreme good is like water" technique, specifically designed to enhance the power of the mind and spirit.

Unbeknownst to him, An Yan's mental attribute had reached 20 points, making him the top among all attribute values. If he could find a good genjutsu teacher, becoming a special jonin with his genjutsu abilities shouldn't be a problem.

The Earth Amulet is a pendant of five emperors' copper coins, representing the power of rebirth, capable of bringing the dead back to life. However, this power is too restrained, so much so that An Yan can hardly feel it now. After studying it for several days without any progress, An Yan could only give up in dejection and wait to study it again when he is stronger in the future.

He couldn't just hand over something as important as his life to Tobirama Senju; he could only deal with it slowly on his own.

There is no wind attribute among the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, earth), so An Yan began to comprehend the power of fire. With the help of a fire talisman, he successfully mastered the fire attribute chakra nature transformation. As for the rest, they were just some minor techniques for strengthening himself with power, nothing more.

However, the golden talisman gave An Yan a pleasant surprise. This small golden bell, which could be used to teleport at will by simply shaking it, was actually comprehended by An Yan through careful chakra manipulation. It was similar to the escape techniques in the world of immortals and heroes. As long as he made a sound at a specific frequency, he could move at will within the range of the sound waves.

"Well, the research project on Flying Thunder God can be completed now," An Yan thought to himself. This Sound Release technique is much more convenient than Flying Thunder God in close-range attacks.

However, I'll need to carry a musical instrument with me at all times from now on, so I can launch attacks more easily.

An Yan's mind wandered, and he thought of the Sound Village established by Orochimaru. With his current strength, it seemed that building a Sound Village outside his own village would be a piece of cake.

No, I can't think like that. I'm still far from being good enough. I can't get carried away.

After regaining his senses, An Yan began to reflect on his actions.

Time flies when you're doing research. By the time An Yan finished his work, several months had already passed.

An Yan had only been relaxing for a few days when he was summoned to the Hokage's office by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

An Yan arrived at the office and saw that quite a few people had come, including all six of Senju Tobirama's disciples. It seemed that something had happened.

An Yan stood properly and quietly waited for Hiruzen Sarutobi, the highest leader of Konoha, to speak.

Before An Yan arrived, Danzo was still arguing with Hiruzen Sarutobi, but as soon as he arrived, the two of them immediately shut up. It's best not to argue in front of juniors.

Hiruzen Sarutobi told An Yan to sit down, and An Yan obediently sat in the chair, doing whatever his leader said.

"An Yan, the reason I asked you to come here is because of the Wood Release Jonin training program."

Hiruzen Sarutobi went straight to the point, leaving An Yan completely bewildered. Wasn't the Wood Release Jonin training program something that was planned months ago? Why hadn't it been implemented yet?

Seeing An Yan's confusion, Hiruzen Sarutobi gave a wry smile. The original plan was to find Jonin from the Sarutobi and Shimura clans who were proficient in both water and earth chakra nature transformations for training.

However, during the selection process, a retired ninja from the Senju clan accidentally revealed the information after drinking too much, which sparked interest among all the ninja clans in Konoha.

That's Wood Release! Who wouldn't want it?

Even though you, Hiruzen Sarutobi, are the Hokage, you can't have your cake and eat it too, can you? Are you going to take all the good stuff for yourself?

The arrival of numerous ninja clan leaders caused Hiruzen Sarutobi a great deal of trouble. Moreover, he was unsure whether the retirement of the Senju clan elder was his own decision or an arrangement made by his teacher, Tobirama.

Was it a genuine accident, or was it intentional?

Danzo took a very tough stance on this, slamming his fist on the table and confronting the numerous clan leaders. He declared, "That was a benefit that Tobirama-sensei designated for our two clans. What does it have to do with you?!"

The opinion of all the major families is that since everyone is from the same village, everyone should have a share.

Finally, Hiruzen Sarutobi finalized the plan: each clan would send one person to join the Wood Release Jonin training program.

Danzo strongly opposed this, proposing that he take charge of the entire Wood Release team and keep the Wood Release techniques hidden in the shadows to avoid arousing the suspicion of other major powers.

Everyone was unanimously opposed.

Danzo: "Hiruzen, you'll regret this."

Hiruzen: "I am the Hokage."

Chapter 49 Became a teacher at a young age

"Therefore, after discussion, we have unanimously decided that you, who was the first to learn Wood Release, will lead this Jonin class."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, smoking a cigarette, looked at An Yan with an air of nonchalance. Choosing An Yan as his teacher was the result of a compromise between him and Danzo.

Danzo wanted to bring the Wood Release team under his command, but if that wasn't possible, he would settle for having his own disciples teach them. Although it was difficult to interfere due to the distance, he was An'an's teacher after all, and if he were to command these Jonin one day, they would probably give him some face.

Hiruzen Sarutobi thought that An'an's personality was not the same as Danzo's, and they would definitely not be able to work together in the future. Moreover, he was still young, and these Jonin would not be too convinced or respectful of him, so he would not form an additional political force.

An Yan was completely bewildered. Wasn't his luck a normal 4 points today? How did he suddenly become one of the powerful figures in Konoha?

An Yan looked down at the form in his hand, which clearly stated "Wood Release Jonin Training Class, 20 people".

Good heavens, there are probably less than a hundred Jonin in the entire Hidden Leaf Village, and they just stuffed twenty of them into his hands.

To be fair, with these twenty Jonin, An Yan could already launch a massacre against the Uchiha clan.

An Yan felt a bit arrogant.

However, a Jonin of this caliber can't just sit around doing nothing and learn Wood Release directly from An Yan. He still takes on missions as usual, and they can meet up whenever both sides have time.

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Having roughly sorted out his thoughts, An Yan stood upright and solemnly, loudly assuring his superior.

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded with a smile, took a puff of his cigarette, and then waved for them to leave.

"Go back, Xiao An Yan. These people will go to the R&D department when they have time. You can go there to teach then."

The place Hiruzen Sarutobi was referring to was within the domain of the wooden talisman.