blogombal Chapter 164 Home, Hospital, Danzo
Chapter 164 Home, Hospital, Danzo
Chapter 155 Home, Hospital, Danzo
The next day, as dawn broke.
Thin rays of light filtered through the window, quietly seeping into the bedroom and spreading out a soft, warm hue.
Tsunade woke up early, staring sleepily at the unfamiliar furnishings before her. After a moment of stunned silence, she suddenly realized that she was in Chisaku's house.
A smile unconsciously crept onto her lips as she turned to look at Qian Shuo, who was still asleep beside her. His handsome features and serene sleeping face were captivating, and she couldn't get enough of looking at him.
Tsunade didn't wake him, but gently leaned closer to him and closed her eyes again. Relaxed, she gradually drifted into the comfort of a second nap.
A few minutes later, Hoshino Senju woke up, looked tenderly at Tsunade in his arms, and lowered his head to place a light kiss on her golden hair.
He didn't rush to get up, but simply held her quietly, savoring the peace and warmth of the morning.
Unlike before at the Senju residence, keeping Tsunade at his own home overnight felt like completing a secret and precious ritual. A subtle sense of fulfillment lingered in his heart.
Not long after, Tsunade woke up again and murmured in his arms, "Chisaku, what are the plans for today?"
Xingyuan Qianshuo pondered for a moment, then replied softly, "I'll use the Flying Thunder God Technique to retrieve some books and scrolls from the underground chamber later. Let's stay home and study today."
Although the secret vault in the Senju mansion was sealed with a blood pact, it couldn't stop the Flying Thunder God. He had already left his mark there, making his comings and goings even more convenient.
"Okay," Tsunade replied lazily.
The two lingered for a few more moments before getting up to wash up. Then, laughing and joking, they squeezed into the kitchen together and made a simple breakfast.
After the meal, Xingyuan Qianshuo formed two shadow clones by making hand seals. One shadow clone went to work at the hospital, while the other went to the third training ground to continue guiding the four members of the Jingyin group in their cultivation.
"Tsunade, wait for me a moment, I'll be right back," said Hoshino Senju. "By the way, do you still want to read 'Yang Release Research' today?"
"Yes." Tsunade nodded.
Xingyuan Qianshuo immediately used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to the underground secret room of the Senju mansion.
Nearly ten days had passed, yet the mineral sphere on the table still emitted a pale blue light. He reached out and lightly touched it, then infused it with approximately two thousand points of chakra.
Looking around, three tall bookshelves are neatly arranged with countless books and scrolls, waiting to be read.
"Now that I have a personal space, I can take more with me," Xingyuan Qianshuo thought to himself. "Moreover, I already possess three sources: Yang power, spatial power, and Yin power. I can explore and learn from information on Yang escape, Yin escape, and the soul realm to broaden my thinking."
He walked to the bookshelf, found the scrolls of books such as "Research on the Essence of Life in Yang Dun", "Research on the Essence of Spirit in Yin Dun", "Research on the Soul", and "Conjecture on the Pure Land of the Underworld", and put them into his personal space.
This space had long been expanded into a sphere with a diameter of more than six meters by him constantly infusing it with spatial attribute chakra in his spare time.
Gold, money, daily necessities, books, and scrolls are neatly categorized and placed inside. Because the interior space is static, there is no need to worry about them getting mixed up.
After making his selections, Xingyuan Qianshuo didn't linger and teleported home immediately.
The main body and Tsunade snuggled together, reading and studying, while the shadow clones were busy running around outside.
Konoha Hospital.
After completing the return-to-work registration with the head nurse, the shadow clone Qian Shuo returned to his own treatment room.
I had barely sat down when there was a knock on the door.
"Please come in," said the shadow clone, Qian Shuo, in a gentle voice.
The door was pushed open, and Yakushi Nonou walked in. She had long, smooth brown hair, gentle eyes behind her round-framed glasses, and a faint smile on her face.
"Good morning, Chisaku-kun," Nono greeted.
"Good morning, Nonou. What's up?"
"I've come to thank you." Nono bowed deeply. "The director of the orphanage told me that you donated a sum of money. I've always wanted to thank you in person, but unfortunately you've been away on a mission recently."
"That matter...it wasn't a large sum, no need for special thanks." Shadow Clone Qian Shuo smiled and shook his head. "Is the new building for the orphanage finished?"
"Yes, it's already built and is being ventilated. We'll be able to move in soon." Nono's face lit up with a joyful smile.
"That's wonderful, congratulations."
"thank you."
Nono thanked him again, then took out a folded piece of paper from her pocket and handed it over somewhat shyly: "This was drawn by a child in the yard—it's a bit messy, but it's the child's heartfelt wish, please accept it."
The shadow clone, Qian Shuo, was slightly surprised, but took the drawing and unfolded it. The drawing depicted a large tree with five human figures standing beside it, one tall and four short. Although the brushstrokes were clumsy, he easily guessed that it was a drawing of himself and the other three.
In the bottom right corner, a name is written crookedly: Jia Huizi.
The image of a four- or five-year-old girl flashed through his mind—during their last mission at the orphanage, the little girl's shuttlecock had gotten stuck in a tree, and they had helped her get it down and played with her for a while. He never expected to receive such a pure and innocent gift in return.
"Thank you," the shadow clone, Chisaku, said softly.
He paused for a moment, then said, "If the village's funding for the orphanage is insufficient, you can let me know at any time, and I can donate more."
Nonou was taken aback by her words, a warm feeling welling up inside her. She then bowed deeply, saying, "The village has already helped build new houses, which are enough for now. But—" She paused, her voice softening, "If only there were no war."
The shadow clone, Qian Shuo, understood her unspoken meaning: war would create more orphans.
The reason he offered to donate again was not only because he was financially well-off, but also because he felt only pure gratitude and appreciation from Nono.
Given Nono's kind nature, if Danzo had sent her to spy on her, she should at least feel guilty.
"Everything will be alright," the shadow clone, Chisaku, said gently.
Nonou had been momentarily moved, but quickly calmed down and smiled, saying, "Then, Chisaku-kun, please continue with your work. I won't disturb you any longer."
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"Okay." Shadow clone Qian Shuo nodded, then added with a smile, "We'll be colleagues from now on, so there's no need to be so polite. Just call me Qian Shuo."
"Hmm." Nono smiled softly and left.
After seeing her off, the shadow clone Qian Shuo sat down again, held the painting in his hand and examined it for a moment, then shook his head slightly before putting it into his personal space.
"Nonou, Root, Danzo, Orochimaru—" Shadow clone Chisaku's thoughts drifted. "With the current range of my Kagura Mind's Eye perception, I can easily find out their various bases inside and outside the village."
"Those bases have barriers that shield perception, but they can still track the chakra of Danzo or Orochimaru himself."
"I didn't know how to sense ninjutsu before, and I hadn't recorded their chakra characteristics—but Konoha's elite Jonin are limited, and their chakra is both rather cold and yin, so it shouldn't be difficult to identify them."
So, throughout the morning, the shadow clone Chisaku would occasionally use Kagura's Mind's Eye to try and sense and search between treating patients.
The human body's chakra usually exists in two states: one is a large amount that is temporarily extracted during battle, and the other is the amount that is naturally stored in the body on a daily basis.
The amount of chakra the latter possesses is often positively correlated with a ninja's physique and chakra limit. Experienced sensory ninjas can use this to sense and judge the approximate strength range of others.
He prioritizes tracking chakra fluctuations at the level of elite Jonin within Konoha and the surrounding area.
Finally, Kung Fu pays off.
Around 10:30 a.m., he sensed a chakra of Kage-level strength that was very likely Danzo's. It was cold and gloomy, and there was another strange chakra faintly shrouding its head, most likely the transplanted Sharingan.
Danzo's Sharingan is difficult to detect with ordinary senses when it is not activated, but Hoshino Sensaku's Kagura Mind's Eye has reached a perfect level. With the support of the Yin power source, even from a distance, he can detect that slight incongruity.
Danzo appeared from the northwest edge of Konoha, accompanied by two Jonin guards. He quietly left the village's sensory barrier, then circled around for a while, turning towards a certain place in the northeast, and quickly disappeared from the perception of the shadow clone, Chisaku.
"That location—about thirty kilometers outside the Death Forest—is very likely an underground experimental base," the shadow clone Qian Shuo secretly speculated.
That was the place where Orochimaru conducted his Hashirama cell experiments on sixty children.
Danzo walked slowly along the underground passage. His purpose was twofold: first, to check on the progress of the experiment, and second, to inquire with Orochimaru about a rogue ninja named Hiruko.
Lately, things have been going wrong: Jiraiya has distinguished himself on the northwestern border, and his disciple Minato Namikaze has mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique; Tsunade's hemophobia has been cured, and her lover, Senju Hoshino, is gaining fame again.
The abundance of talented individuals in Konoha only fueled the growing anxiety of this elderly man who claimed to "deeply love Konoha."
He pinned all his hopes on Orochimaru's Hashirama cell experiment. If successful, he would simultaneously possess the First Hokage's Wood Release and the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, making him far stronger than his juniors, and perhaps even surpassing Hiruzen.
However, the experiment was progressing slowly. These infant subjects had been cultured for over two years, and equipment, electricity, nutrient solutions, and reagents had been consumed rapidly, yet no results were seen. At times, he even began to doubt Orochimaru's research capabilities.
Now, another person who wants to cooperate with him has emerged: the traitorous ninja Hiruko.
Root spends years gathering intelligence in various countries, including Konoha rogue ninja, and carries out assassinations.
During the war, deserters were rampant, even in Konoha, which promoted the Will of Fire. Most of these rogue ninjas were quickly eliminated after the war.
There was one person who had yet to be apprehended: Beirukho.
This person was a classmate of Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade at the Ninja Academy, and they were even close friends at one point.
Unfortunately, his talent was far inferior to the three, and his resentment grew stronger day by day. Seeing his old friend rise to fame in World War II and be named one of the "Three Legendary Sannin of Konoha", he devoted himself to research and finally developed the combination ninjutsu "Oni-Garra".
However, this research required experiments on animals and even humans. When the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, discovered this, he sent the three legendary Sannin to hunt him down, but Hiruzen had already made preparations to escape.
Root's intelligence agents have been tracking its whereabouts throughout the ninja world, and recently discovered traces of it within the territory of the Land of Waterfall.
After a brief exchange, one Root member was killed and another wounded—the survivor was deliberately sent back by Hiruko to deliver a message.
He demanded that Root stop the pursuit and proposed that the two sides cooperate.
Hiruko claims he can use a fusion technique to create powerful summoning beasts and is willing to provide them to Root in exchange for information on the whereabouts of some Konoha ninjas, such as the Uchiha clan.
Danzo initially looked down on rogue ninjas with such talent, but recently, feeling anxious, he finally decided to first learn about Hiruko's research from Orochimaru before making a decision.
Inside Orochimaru's office in the underground base, Danzo pushed open the door and entered.
"Lord Danzo, what brings you here in person today?" Orochimaru put down the scroll in his hand, looked up, and said in a sinister voice.
"Orochimaru, this experiment has dragged on for too long. Give me a definite time, when will the results be available?" Danzo said in a deep voice.
"The Hashirama cells need to gradually fuse as the experimental subject grows. If the nutrient solution ratio is wrong, all the previous efforts will be wasted. We cannot rush it," Orochimaru said slowly. "At the fastest—it will take a year and a half."
Danzo narrowed his left eye slightly, remaining silent. The timing was originally acceptable, but now the inexplicable sense of urgency in his heart was growing stronger.
"Orochimaru, are you aware of Hiruko's experiments?" Danzo suddenly changed the subject.
"Oh? Lord Danzo found him?" Orochimaru smiled knowingly.
He paused for a moment to recall, then continued, "Hiruko's experiment, on the surface, appears to involve using some special organic matter to devour animals or human bodies and extract their life force and even abilities. However, this kind of fusion is entirely dependent on external objects, and it must have drawbacks and limitations."
He paused, then added, "If Lord Danzo wants to obtain that substance to fuse with Hashirama's cells, I'm afraid it will be difficult. Moreover, I don't believe that Hiruko will obediently hand over the core technology after his defection."
Orochimaru sought to understand and control Hashirama's cells from their essence in order to perfect himself, rather than relying on such external things.
Danzo, however, disagreed. He believed that the true potential of that special substance could only be determined once they obtained it.
Afterward, he inquired in detail about Hiruko's personality, past experiences, and behavioral characteristics. This information was crucial, whether for arrest or cooperation.
Orochimaru was quite frank and told him everything truthfully. If Danzo could really get his hands on that substance, he wouldn't mind helping him research it.
It was nearing noon, inside the consultation room.
Shadow clone Qian Shuo gets off work.
His original chakra was enough to last all day, but the continuous use of Kagura Mind's Eye had greatly depleted it. After a moment's consideration, he decided to deactivate it, first sending the information back to his main body, and then having his main body create a new shadow clone to take over.
At this moment, Xingyuan Qianshuo was cooking in the kitchen with the leftover ingredients from yesterday, preparing a normal-tasting curry pork cutlet rice for Tsunade.
He had learned how to make curry rice from Uncle Oto, and his technique was skillful and adept.
Tsunade leaned against the kitchen door, a smile playing on her lips as she watched Chisaku bustling about with great interest.
In her eyes, Qian Shuo, wearing a light blue apron and focused on cooking, has a unique and captivating charm.
Just then, Xingyuan Qianshuo paused slightly—he received a memory from his shadow clone.
"Nonou's thanks, the base, Orochimaru's experimental base—the shadow clones are even more proactive than the original."
He thought to himself, "Alright, I'll send a shadow clone to investigate when I get the chance. Orochimaru's goals are very pure; perhaps I can win him over. If I could get him into the organization and have all his skills listed for exchange at any time, that seems like a good idea."
"What's wrong, Chisaku?" Tsunade noticed a subtle change in his expression and asked.
"It's nothing. The shadow clone at the hospital used up a lot of chakra, so I've deactivated it. I'll create another one," Hoshino Senju said with a smile. "And I'll have this shadow clone call Shizune and the others over for lunch."
"Okay, sure." Tsunade nodded with a smile.
Xingyuan Qianshuo immediately formed a hand seal, and a new shadow clone appeared. He sensed the location of the four, including Shizune—still in the third training ground—and then teleported to the forest next to the training ground. There, he kept the Flying Thunder God mark he had set up earliest.
Soon, the four returned, chatting and laughing. The shadow clones that had guided them all morning dissipated, and the chakra and memories returned to their original bodies.
During the morning, the shadow clone taught each of the four a C-rank ninjutsu and continuously replenished their chakra, which was now almost depleted.
Xingyuan Qianshuo invited the group to have a meal together and enjoy his curry pork chop rice.
He also took out the painting that Nono had given him, which made the four of them sigh with emotion. They agreed to buy some gifts and visit the orphanage again another day.
In the afternoon, Xingyuan Qianshuo created another shadow clone and led the four to a nearby training ground to continue their training.
He himself stayed at home with Tsunade to study, while waiting for the evolution of the Uzumaki physique to be completed.
Around 2 PM, the system notification finally appeared:
[The evolution of the vortex physique is complete]
With this brief prompt, Xingyuan Qianshuo felt a significant change in his body, with his vitality greatly enhanced, as if he had taken another dose of Nitromethorphan.
He opened the system panel and found that his chakra had increased by about 60,000 points, bringing the total to around 260,000.
In the skill list, the proficiency of the Perfect-level Kagura Mind's Eye has increased by about 10,000, while the Sealing Technique remains unchanged.
With her eyes closed, Kagura's perception range expanded again, now covering approximately 150 kilometers.
"My hair shouldn't have turned red, right? —" Hoshino Chisuke thought subconsciously.
He looked at Tsunade, who was engrossed in reading across the desk, and said softly, "Tsunade, do you see any difference in me now?"
Tsunade looked up, scrutinized him for a few seconds, a sly glint in her eyes: "What, what do you want me to praise you for?"
"Haha, not at all." Hoshino Senju chuckled, then smoothly changed the subject, "By the way, Tsunade, have you ever thought about converting chakra into electrons to create an electric field and directly attack the opponent's nervous system?"
He began to discuss with her the practice of "Disorderly Body Rush".