Naruto: Starting as Tsunade's Desk Mate

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Upon hearing An Yan mention Uchiha Madara, Senju Tobirama immediately perked up. Since stepping down as Hokage, although he had been busy researching forbidden techniques, he still felt as if there was a void in his spirit, a lack of spiritual support. He also felt listless when researching ninjutsu, which he had initially thought was due to his old age.

However, when news of An'an's battle against Uchiha Madara came back recently, Tobirama Senju suddenly felt that he was not so old anymore. Although he was old, Uchiha Madara was even older, and if they were to fight, Tobirama Senju believed that the outcome was unpredictable.

Wood Release is now also known to Tobirama Senju, and he also possesses a massive amount of chakra. Although he cannot match his older brother in terms of quantity, he believes he is no less capable than Madara.

Chapter 96 Artificial Demon Technology

Tobirama Senju was full of confidence. He could now use the Wooden Dummy Technique, so defeating Madara's Susanoo was a piece of cake.

Then An Yan spoke, and his words immediately caused Tobirama Senju's expression to change slightly.

"Madara Uchiha's eyes evolved into the Rinnegan."

As he spoke, An Yan cast a genjutsu projection, and the entire process of his meeting with Uchiha Madara immediately appeared on the conference table.

Upon seeing the white-haired, hunched-over Madara Uchiha, Tobirama Senju couldn't help but sneer. This evil Uchiha had actually come to this.

Then Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan made Tobirama Senju instantly serious, as if he had instantly entered a battle state.

Next, everyone saw the entire scene of An Yan fighting Uchiha Madara, interspersed with An Yan's explanation. Their expressions became serious. It was clear that Uchiha Madara was trying his best to hide the information of the Rinnegan, but the gravity and repulsion force that were exposed were enough to give people a headache.

Hiruko exclaimed, "As expected of you, An Yan, you actually noticed that the Rinnegan's cooldown time is five seconds after only a few rounds of fighting."

An Yan waved his hand modestly: "Keep it low-key, it's just an operation that anyone can do."

Hiruko shrugged and replied, "So you're saying I don't have hands?"

"Alright, An Yan, please continue."

Tobirama Senju interrupted their banter.

The illusion projection continued to play, and when it reached the part where An Yan unleashed the Solar Fist, everyone's eyes lit up. To deal with eye techniques, the intense light was so effective; even the Rinnegan couldn't withstand it.

Hiruko muttered to himself, "An Yan is truly cunning. The development of this Sun Fist was so seamless; he quietly hid a secret technique. And who knows how many more of the same techniques this guy has hidden?"

The ensuing battle caused everyone to become serious.

An Yan pointed to the large crater in the illusion, his expression becoming serious.

"Uchiha Madara's repulsive attack this time was clearly a conventional attack. I can confidently assume that if he expends a large amount of chakra, he can further expand the attack range. My initial estimate is that destroying Konoha in one blow would not be a problem."

An Yan moved his fingers slightly, directly simulating the scene from his memory where Konoha was destroyed by Shinra Tensei, with only slight changes to the specific details.

The crowd grew increasingly serious; it was time to enjoy the Gundam battle.

Currently, only three of the four can pilot Gundams. As for who the remaining person is, we won't say.

Someone was under immense pressure and kept wiping away sweat, but no one paid any attention; this guy knew how to manage it on his own.

Soon, the illusion ended, and everyone fell into deep thought.

An Yan waited quietly for a moment, until everyone had thought it over, before saying, "This conflict with Uchiha Madara was because his subordinate White Zetsu kidnapped my disciple Uzumaki Kana. Based on my experience fighting Uchiha Madara, I suspect that Uchiha Madara's body can no longer withstand the Rinnegan, so he urgently needs a vessel to contain it. The Uzumaki clan, with its immense vitality, is an excellent choice."

Tobirama Senju frowned and asked, "How many members of the Uzumaki clan have died in battle? How many are missing? Has this been investigated?"

An Yan shrugged and said helplessly, "I'm afraid you'll have to ask the Uzumaki clan chief or the third generation for the specifics. I don't know. But as far as I know, a child the same age as my apprentice has gone missing. I taught this child the Rasengan before, but I don't know if he's learned it yet."

Tobirama Senju fell silent. It seemed that Madara Uchiha's scheme had succeeded. He had successfully obtained the vessel for the Rinnegan, and it was likely that he would now brainwash that kid in various ways.

When Tobirama Senju fell silent, An Yan coughed, drawing everyone's attention.

"I had some Flying Thunder God seal inserted into the thing that Madara Uchiha used to prolong his life."

Beiluhu immediately became interested.

"So, you now know where Madara Uchiha's headquarters is?"

Orochimaru also asked with great interest, "Shall we launch a surprise attack and give them a piece of our minds?"

An Yan gave them a strange look. These two really didn't know their own limitations. Did they think they could just mess with Uchiha Madara like that? Didn't they see that even Tobirama Senju, who had always hated the Uchiha, wasn't worried?

An Yan waved his hand: "Uchiha Madara is an extremely dangerous person. I suspect he still has some desperate measures he hasn't used yet. If he really uses them, we'll all die because of the hidden methods of the Rinnegan."

"What should I do?"

Hiruko was somewhat irritated. He was somewhat confident in launching a preemptive strike, but if he stayed in the village and suddenly encountered someone like Uchiha Madara, he really didn't know how to fight him.

An Yan said helplessly, "This is one of the reasons why I didn't inform the village's higher-ups. Uchiha Madara is too terrifying. Even if we knew he was alive, it would be difficult to find any way to control him. My plan is to wait for him to die of old age, then find the Rinnegan and bring it back to Konoha. That's about it."

"Given Madara Uchiha's age, he has at most a few more years to live, no more than fifteen years."

After a moment of silence, Tobirama Senju concluded that not only Madara Uchiha, but even he himself had a lifespan of about ten years at most.

In recent years, Tobirama Senju has been studying natural energy and immortal techniques in hopes of extending his lifespan. However, it seems that this stuff really requires some kind of aptitude. Tobirama Senju is already considered a peerless genius, but he has been unable to get started for a long time.

Now that Madara Uchiha has come along, Tobirama Senju feels increasingly pressed for time. He needs to find a way to preserve more of Konoha's resources so that his and his brother's life's work won't be easily destroyed by Madara Uchiha someday.

Just then, An Yan took out the artificial demon technology. Now that he was strong enough, he used to be more secretive when taking things out, but now he didn't have so many concerns and could take things out directly whenever he wanted.

An Yan distributed three copies of the information to everyone and casually explained, "When I was researching the Flying Thunder God Technique, I accidentally entered an abandoned ruin in another dimension. This is the information I found there."

Hiruko rolled his eyes, dismissing An Yan's perfunctory excuse. What kind of alternate dimension could Flying Thunder God Technique possibly enter? However, everyone had already reached a tacit understanding, and no one was foolish enough to ask about the details.

The three of them read the documents in their hands and began to ponder.

An Yanfa's materials described the existence of demons and provided a clear description of the various types of demons and their combat power. Then, he changed the subject and began to describe the technology of artificially synthesizing demons.

The document details a ritual called Ascension, which grants a person demonic power, along with strong regenerative abilities and vitality. Most importantly, this technique can extend a person's lifespan.

Chapter 97 Ghost Hand

Looking at the life-extending technology in his hand that seemed tailor-made for him, Tobirama Senju wasn't particularly happy. Instead, he looked at An Yan with a serious expression and asked, "So, An Yan, you're not a demon now, are you?"

An Yan made no attempt to hide this. He stretched out his right hand, rolled up his sleeve, and his originally fair skin suddenly changed. Demon scales and keratin layers rapidly formed, creating a demon claw.

The hideous demon hand is composed of red and blue. The red is the keratin layer, and the blue is the magic power inherent in the demon's body. The magic power flows on the arm, emitting a faint blue light.

This hand is none other than Nero's Devil Hand, or Devil Hand for short, from the Devil May Cry 4 series. After acquiring the Sparda Devil bloodline, using the Devil Hand's skills becomes incredibly easy.

Looking at the hideous demonic hand in front of him, Orochimaru frowned, then opened his mouth and spat out a snake. The snake then spat out a sword, which was the Kusanagi sword.

The longsword was driven directly into An Yan's hand. However, although the Kusanagi sword was extremely sharp, it only made a sound of metal clashing when it hit An Yan's demonic claws, and it did not break through his defenses.

The Demon Hand's defense is extraordinary; even Dante's full-force thrust in human form failed to break through its defenses, let alone the Kusanagi Sword, which is far stronger than the Rebellion Greatsword.

Orochimaru reached out and grabbed the Kusanagi sword, channeling Wind Release chakra into it. A sharp light flowed across the sword's surface—it was the ninjutsu—Wind Release: Vacuum Sword.

After being enhanced with the cutting properties of wind-style chakra, the sharpness of the Kusanagi sword was further improved, finally breaking through the defense and piercing An Yan's palm, causing blood to flow.

An Yan remained extremely relaxed throughout, without using magic to enhance the ghost hand's defense; it was simply his normal demon form.

"Its super strong physical defense is a nightmare for taijutsu ninjas."

Orochimaru sheathed his sword and used a test tube to catch the blood dripping from it. Hiruko reacted instantly, grabbed An Yan's hand, and pulled out a test tube from somewhere to catch the blood. However, within a few seconds, An Yan's hand had already healed.

"A near-immortal level of regenerative ability—does every demon possess this?"

As Tobirama Senju watched the scene unfold before him, he muttered to himself. An Yan heard him and chimed in, "Low-level demons generally don't have such strong regenerative abilities, but elite demons might, and lord demons certainly have amazing regenerative abilities, and demon kings even more so."

Seeing that Hiruko was still collecting the blood that had dripped onto the conference table, An Yan chuckled and said, "There's no need to be so careful. Although my blood is very precious, it's not the only demon blood sample. I also have some elite-level demon and lord-level demon blood here for you to study."

An Yan took out sealing scrolls and handed one to each of them. Inside were various blood samples of demons that had been prepared in advance.

"Although artificial demon technology seems like a good thing, demons themselves are not good at all. When you choose to transplant demon bloodlines, be careful not to let the instincts of the demon bloodline affect your personality. Otherwise, your personality will become distorted and you will no longer be yourself."

"That terrifying? Is the completion rate of this thing high? Are there any other side effects?"

Hiruko put the things away, put his arm around An Yan's shoulder, and continued to ask questions about the demon bloodline.

"Be careful not to fall into darkness. After the bloodline transplant, always remind yourself that you are human and do not lose your identity."

An Yan thought for a moment and then said casually.

The technology for creating artificial demons is already quite mature. Not only can the bloodline of demons be fused with that of humans, but several types of artificial demons can also be created for combat. An Yan has the technology readily available.

The demons from Devil May Cry don't have any of those mystical things. As long as they don't get arrogant after the bloodline transplant and think they're demons instead of humans, they'll be fine.

The group packed up their belongings and returned to their respective laboratories to conduct their research. Currently, the research and development laboratory is Tobirama Senju's territory, Orochimaru's laboratory is at the Anbu base, supported by the Third Hokage, and Hiruko's laboratory is at the Root base, supported by Danzo.

An Yan's situation is much simpler; his laboratory is located within the domain space, and he can carry it with him wherever he goes.

An Yan built an angel factory in the laboratory, specifically for producing demon knights, fire-breathing dogs, sword demons, and knife fish. Of course, creating artificial demons still requires materials, such as souls. Coincidentally, the omnipotent white zealots also have souls, which directly solves the most important problem in terms of raw materials.

Bai Jue is truly all-around amazing, An Yan exclaimed.

Tobirama Senju and the others began researching the demonic factor, but An Yan had no intention of doing so. He had been researching far too many things, but later he felt that many of the things he researched were useless and a waste of time.

So now An Yan only chooses to study what interests him, and naturally teaches Orochimaru and the others everything he's not interested in, while he simply enjoys the fruits of their labor.

Introducing the power of demons into the ninja world was a decision An Yan had made after careful consideration over the past few days. The power of demons has a very high ceiling, which can be used to deal with the Otsutsuki in the future. There is no other way; chakra ninjutsu cannot be ineffective against the Otsutsuki, and the entire ninja world can only watch helplessly as the two sons of the Sage of Six Paths fight to the death.

He couldn't let An Yan lie down comfortably, especially if he had the ability. If all the Konoha ninjas were transplanted with the demon bloodline and became tanks, not to mention that they would be strong enough to unify the ninja world, they wouldn't be defeated in a single encounter with the Otsutsuki clan.

From then on, the ninja world transitioned from the era of eye techniques to the era of transformation. With everyone having demon blood, the fighting style might shift back to close-quarters combat with swords. Ninjutsu that can be effective against demon forms must be high-level, leaving lower-level techniques to be forced to change.

While An Yan and others were researching technologies related to artificial demons, the ninja world began to undergo dramatic changes.

The Third Tsuchikage successfully reunited with Huang Tu and the others, escaping danger. However, before they could leave the Land of Rain, they received a bombshell message.

The Third Raikage and Danzo Shimura encountered each other on the border of the Land of Rain while chasing Onoki, and the two groups ended up dying together.

Upon hearing this news, Onoki immediately realized the danger. Danzo and the Third Raikage were both important figures in the village, and their deaths could very well lead to a renewed war.

As the catalyst for everything, Onoki will inevitably be the target of everyone's anger, and Konoha and Kumogakure might even clash. However, Iwagakure will likely find it difficult to remain uninvolved as well.

After all, two groups of people came to kill Onoki, but they all died while Onoki survived, which easily attracted hatred.

Chapter 98 Hiruko Takes Control of the Root Tribe

The Land of Lightning, the Hidden Cloud Village.

When news of the Third Raikage's sacrifice in the Land of Rain reached them, almost everyone was hesitant to believe it was true.

The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure went berserk several times, and almost every time the Third Raikage had to step in to suppress him, engaging in a passionate fight with the Eight-Tails Gyūki while in Lightning Release Chakra Mode. How could such a powerful individual just disappear like that?

Isn't this just as ridiculous as blinding the Rinnegan with a kunai?

However, as more and more news came in, many ninjas in Kumogakure had no choice but to believe the truth of the news of the Third Raikage's death.

Among the elite ninjas who set off with the Third Raikage, there was one who miraculously survived. When he returned to the village and recounted the entire conflict between the Third Raikage and Danzo, everyone had no choice but to believe that the Third Raikage and his companions had indeed perished together with Danzo of Konoha. Of course, some details were simply omitted in the narration.

After discussion, the Fourth Raikage, A, was appointed ten years ahead of schedule. A's first act upon taking office was to tear up the alliance agreement and issue a diplomatic protest to Konoha.