This ninja in Naruto is unscientific

Chapter 60 The Gaze of the Roots

The root's base camp has no light source.

Only countless intertwined tree roots, like a giant spider web, shroud this place.

A musty, stale smell permeated the air, as if time itself had stood still here.

Danzo Shimura sat upright on a high seat in the darkness, his one eye slightly closed, his cane rhythmically tapping the ground.

"Da, da, da."

He was waiting.

According to the plan, the four Root elites should have returned with Nishikawa Tetsu's head, or at least confirmed information that he died in an "experimental accident".

However, time passed second by second.

There were no footsteps, no breath, not even a trace of chakra.

In the root task log, there is only one possibility—

All of them were killed in action, and they died so quickly that they couldn't even send out their final intelligence.

"Whoosh."

A dark figure appeared out of nowhere in front of Danzo, kneeling on one knee. This was a Root ninja responsible for providing support from the outside.

"Lord Danzo." The ninja's voice was flat, yet it carried the stiffness of someone reporting bad news. "The mission failed. The four people sent... all of their chakra activity has disappeared."

"Oh?"

Danzo abruptly stopped his cane, his one eye snapping open with a chilling glint: "That brat Nishikawa Toru, does he have this kind of ability? Or is Fugaku involved?"

"It's not Fugaku."

The ninja paused, lowering his head even further, seemingly terrified of the name to be mentioned next: "Based on the traces left at the scene, and the extremely faint smell of snake... we suspect that Lord Orochimaru was also present at the time."

"Click."

A crack instantly appeared in the wooden armrest in Danzo's hand.

Orochimaru…

Danzo spat out the name through gritted teeth, his face so dark it seemed like it could drip water.

He recalled how Orochimaru had looked down on the Uchiha clan but showed great interest in Nishikawa Tetsu not long ago in the laboratory.

"I thought he was just saying it, but I never expected..."

Danzo stood up and paced back and forth in the darkness.

Orochimaru's intervention signifies a change in the nature of the situation.

Originally, Nishikawa Tetsu was just a strategist by Uchiha Fugaku's side. Eliminating him would be a painful loss for the Uchiha, but for the Konoha higher-ups, it was just the death of a commoner genius. As long as he was clean, the Third Hokage couldn't do anything to him.

But now, Nishikawa Tetsu has become someone Orochimaru values.

If they continue with the forced assassination, it will not only completely enrage the Uchiha clan, but also push Orochimaru to the opposite side.

At the same time, offending Konoha's police department and two of the three legendary ninjas would be too much for even the Root organization to handle.

"That kid's really lucky."

Danzo snorted coldly, sat back down in his chair, and the murderous intent in his eyes gradually subsided, replaced by a more insidious scheming.

Since we can't kill them directly, let's try another method.

"Pass down the order."

Danzo's voice echoed in the empty underground space, carrying an undeniable authority.

"Upgrade Nishikawa Toru from a target to a key monitoring subject."

"Starting today, I want to know who he met every day, what he ate, what experiments he did, and even how long he stayed in the toilet. I want to keep a record of all of that."

"Also, use our contacts in the supplies department to block all his applications for non-essential experimental materials. Doesn't he like doing scientific research? I'd like to see what kind of trouble he can cause without the materials."

The kneeling ninja hesitated, "My lord, if Lord Orochimaru or the Uchiha clan could provide..."

"Then keep an eye on it!"

Danzo suddenly slammed his cane down.

"Orochimaru may be crazy, but he won't really turn against me completely for a brat. As for the Uchiha... as long as we get evidence that Nishikawa Tetsu is using police resources to conduct experiments that harm the village, even if Hiruzen Sarutobi is the Hokage, he can't protect him."

"yes!"

The Root ninja accepted the order and instantly vanished into the darkness.

Danzo sat alone on the high platform, his fingers gently stroking the tip of his cane.

"Nishikawa Tetsu, I'll show you what the real root is."

……

Police Department, Laboratory.

It took half an hour of full-power operation for the exhaust fan to barely expel the bloody and burnt smell.

Nishikawa Tetsu had changed into a clean white coat and was wearing rubber gloves. He was standing in front of the four corpses of Root ninjas.

To ordinary people, this is a horrifying corpse.

But for Nishikawa Tetsu, who had just obtained Orochimaru's research data, this was a godsend.

"The seal that eradicates the root of calamity through the tongue..."

Nishikawa Tetsu used tweezers to pry open the mouth of one of the corpses, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes as he looked at the complex black curse mark on the tongue.

"This is a sealing technique used by Danzo to control his subordinates and prevent information leaks. The principle is to implant a cursed seal into the nerves of the tongue. Once the forbidden words are uttered, the entire body will be instantly paralyzed or even poisoned to death."

He turned around, picked up the scroll Orochimaru had given him, and spread it out on the lab table.

The scroll contains detailed records of theories on modifying the human body's meridians, as well as how to enhance physical strength by stimulating cell division with drugs.

"Orochimaru's theory is perfect, but it lacks clinical data, and these Root ninjas..."

Nishikawa Tetsu's scalpel precisely sliced ​​open the arm muscles of a ninja.

"really."

Looking at the unusually high density of muscle fibers and the faint traces of drug residue on the bones, Nishikawa Tetsu nodded.

"The root is also conducting human enhancement experiments. Although the methods are crude, this body itself is a living experimental record."

"With Orochimaru's theories as a guide, we can then reverse engineer the root-level modification techniques..."

Nishikawa Tetsu glanced at his rather thin arms.

"By extracting the antibodies and strengthening enzymes from their bodies and combining them with my improved nutrient solution, I can create a milder strengthening agent with fewer side effects."

That night, Nishikawa Tetsu did not sleep.

He was like a greedy sponge, frantically absorbing the technological advancements from Konoha's top scientists and darkest organizations.

……

The next morning.

As the first rays of sunlight shone into Konoha, Nishikawa Tetsu walked out of the police department building right on time.

He stretched and casually glanced around at the surrounding streets.

A breakfast stall, a gardener trimming trees by the roadside, and a stray cat resting on a rooftop.

Everything seemed the same as usual.

But a barely perceptible sneer appeared on Nishikawa Tetsu's lips.

The feeling of being spied on was even stronger than before.

The surveillance used to be menacing, like that of a hunter ready to strike at any moment.

The surveillance nowadays is cold and viscous, like countless eyes staring intently at you from the gutter, waiting for the moment you reveal a weakness.

"So you've switched from assassination to surveillance? Lord Danzo is really giving us face."

Nishikawa Tetsu walked casually to his usual breakfast shop and ordered a soy milk and fried dough sticks.

He picked up the spoon and looked at his reflection in the soy milk.

Since Danzo chose not to take action, it meant that he had gained the most precious time to develop.