Orochimaru was a little surprised by Nagazawa's arrival.

He was mentally prepared for Yongze not to come for several months.

"Nagazawa-san, have you read the information and how do you feel?" Orochimaru said in his hoarse voice.

Yongze put the information on the experimental table and said: "Since I'm here, I've naturally read the information. To be honest, it's a bit surprising."

"Oh, what kind of accident." A smile appeared on Orochimaru's cold face.

Since Nagazawa did not directly question Hashirama's cell experiments, it means that Nagazawa is also interested in Hashirama's cells during the period.

"Orochimaru, do you know who I am now, the captain of the ANBU training team? If you expose this to me, aren't you afraid that I will report you?"

"Haha, I am also a special member of ANBU. If Nagazawa-san wants to report me, just go ahead." Orochimaru raised the corner of his mouth and smiled evilly.

ps: The word "evil smile" may only be used on Orochimaru in Naruto, and it is not inconsistent at all.

The experimental records of Hashirama's cells were originally the village's information, so there was nothing wrong with reporting them.

Moreover, if Yongze wanted to report it, he would not come here and say such things to him.

They should meet at the Hokage's office.

"Although I don't want to say it this way, you did make the right bet. I also have some interest in Hashirama cells." Nagaze said.

"As long as there is a person with ideals, there is no one who would not want to crack the secret of Hashirama's cells." Orochimaru chuckled.

Firstly, because the first generation of Wood Release was very powerful and had a strong ability to suppress tailed beasts, and tailed beasts were as powerful as nuclear weapons.

And even the Hashirama cells themselves are outrageous. They have a very unscientific vitality and are completely different from ordinary cells.

"How far have you progressed in your research on Hashirama cells?" Nagazawa asked.

He remembered that in the original work, Orochimaru's experiment on Hashirama's cells seemed to be the result of Yamato.

And he thought he had failed, so he was picked up by Danzo, and eventually he became the ANBU of the third generation.

Orochimaru did not answer Nagazawa's question, but said to Nagazawa: "Follow me."

Nagaze followed Orochimaru silently.

The two of them wandered around and arrived at a remote forest in the west of Konoha, where Orochimaru's underground research base was located.

Orochimaru skillfully led Nagazawa to find the entrance, a wellhead held down by a huge boulder.

In addition to being pressed down by boulders, the wellhead is also covered by a large number of shrubs around it, making it appear to be well concealed.

Orochimaru formed a seal, and the boulder began to slowly move away, revealing the entrance.

Orochimaru jumped down first, and Nagazawa followed directly without hesitation.

After reaching the end, Nagaze looked around and saw that Orochimaru didn't put much effort into the entrance. It was surrounded by uneven stone walls and the metal gate of the base.

Orochimaru opened the door and Nagazawa followed him in. The inside was very spacious, filled with large and small transparent culture tanks filled with unknown green liquid.

The big one is even as tall as seven or eight meters, and the small one is only as tall as an average adult.

There are also differences in the culture tanks. Some contain snakes, some contain nothing, and some contain people.

Looking at the people in the culture tank, Nagazawa stopped and said to Orochimaru: "No matter what happened in the past, I don't want to see people from the village in the laboratory in the future."

For Nagaze, this is a bottom line issue.

He was not Danzo. He shouted that ninjas should sacrifice themselves, but he didn't see himself sacrificing anything.

Orochimaru glanced at Nagazawa in surprise, but he didn't expect Nagazawa to be a person who loved the village so much.

"They are all people brought by Danzo. I don't know their origins. I am only responsible for conducting experiments." Orochimaru backhandedly sold Danzo.

Finally, Orochimaru led Nagazawa to a group of ordinary culture tanks that were more than two meters tall, and said:

"My research on Hashirama cells has reached a bottleneck. I have tried it on both ordinary people and ninjas. No one can withstand the erosion of Hashirama cells. Ninjas only die slower than ordinary people."

After speaking, Orochimaru flipped through the pages and handed a stack of information to Nagazawa.

Yongze took the information and began to read it carefully.

Orochimaru was also very patient. After Nagazawa finished reading, he gave Nagazawa time to digest, and finally asked:

"Nagazawa-san, where do you think my problem lies?"

Orochimaru's eyes were somewhat expectant.

Even though he was very patient, he was still irritated by the countless failures.

As long as there is a little progress, he will not be like this.

Without a glimmer of light, all the experimental subjects were eroded by Hashirama cells and then died.

That's why he took the decision to directly pull Yongze on board.

This is very risky.

If Nagaze pretended to agree, but was actually secretly preparing to investigate him, he might have no choice but to rebel against the village.

But in order for the experiment to succeed, Orochimaru was still willing to take a gamble.

For him now, everything about the village is secondary to him. He wants to gain eternal life and gain great power.

Yongze thought for a while and then said: "Did you ignore a question?"

"What's the problem?" Orochimaru became interested, Nagazawa actually discovered something.

Nagazawa did not immediately answer Orochimaru's question, but asked again: "What effect can transplanting Hashirama cells have?"

"Greatly enhance the body energy of the transplanted person, gain wood escape, and increase chakra." Orochimaru quickly replied, thinking about why Nagazawa asked this.

It couldn't be that he was testing whether he knew the effects of Hashirama cells. He had been studying it for so long. If he didn't know this, why would he be studying it?

"Balance, this is the reason why your experiment failed. Your experimental subject's physical energy and mental ability were too unbalanced." Nagaze said.

"The physical energy boosted by Hashirama's cells is too much, and the mental energy of ordinary people cannot bear it. However, because ninjas have undergone training, accumulated experience and exercise, and have relatively high mental energy, they can persist longer than ordinary people.

But the spiritual energy of ordinary ninjas is still not enough in front of the powerful Hashirama cells, so they still cannot escape death."

"Balance, spiritual energy!" A bright light flashed in Orochimaru's mind.

Yes, that makes sense.

He had always believed that ordinary people's bodies were not strong enough to withstand the erosion of Hashirama's cells, but he had always ignored the issue of mental energy.

After thinking about it carefully, Orochimaru felt that what Nagazawa said was very reasonable.

Orochimaru licked his lips with his tongue in excitement and said, "Nagazawa-san, what you said does make sense. I have always ignored the issue of spiritual energy."

At this moment, Orochimaru was very happy that he had made the decision to put Nagazawa on the ship. He originally wanted Nagazawa to bring him some inspiration.
Chapter completed!