Orochimaru was somewhat surprised at Nagase's arrival.
He was mentally prepared that Nagase wouldn't come for several months.
"Mr. Nagase, have you read the information? What do you think of it?" Orochimaru said in his hoarse voice.
Yongze put the information on the lab table and said, "Since you're here, I've naturally read the information. To be honest, I'm a little surprised."
"Oh, what kind of accident is it." A smile appeared on Orochimaru's cold face.
Since Nagase didn't directly question the issue of Hashirama's cell experiments, it means there is hope, and Nagase is also interested in Hashirama's cells of that period.
"Orochimaru, do you know who I am now? I am the captain of the Anbu training team. You exposed all this to me. Aren't you afraid that I will report you?"
"Haha, I'm also a special member of the Anbu. If Nagase-san wants to report me, go ahead." Orochimaru raised the corner of his mouth and smiled evilly.
ps: The term "evil smile" can probably only be used on Orochimaru in Naruto without any sense of inappropriateness.
The experimental records of Hashirama's cells were originally the village's data, so it would be okay to report it.
Besides, if Nagaze wanted to report it, he wouldn't come here and say such things to him.
They should meet in the Hokage's office.
"Although I don't want to say this, you did make the right bet. I also have some interest in Hashirama's cells." Nagase revealed his cards.
"As long as one has an ideal, there is no one who doesn't want to crack the secret of Hashirama's cells." Orochimaru chuckled.
One reason is that the First Generation’s Wood Release is very powerful and has a strong ability to suppress the Tailed Beasts, and the Tailed Beasts are like nuclear weapons.
Even Hashirama's cells themselves are outrageous and have very unscientific vitality, which is completely different from ordinary cells.
"How far have you progressed in your research on Hashirama's cells?" Nagase asked.
He remembered that in the original work, Orochimaru's experiment on Hashirama's cells seemed to have only produced the Yamato.
And he thought he had failed, so he was picked up by Danzo, and finally became the third generation's Anbu.
Orochimaru did not answer Nagase's question, but said to Nagase: "Follow me."
Nagase followed Orochimaru silently.
The two of them wandered around and arrived at a remote forest west of Konoha, where Orochimaru's underground research base was located.
Orochimaru skillfully led Nagase to find the entrance, a wellhead that was blocked by a huge rock.
In addition to being pressed by a huge rock, the wellhead is also surrounded by a large number of bushes, so it seems to be well concealed.
Orochimaru formed a seal, and the boulder began to slowly move away, revealing the entrance.
Orochimaru jumped down first, and Nagase followed without hesitation.
After reaching the bottom, Nagase looked around and found that Orochimaru did not spend much time on the entrance. It was surrounded by uneven stone walls and the metal gate of the base.
Orochimaru pushed open the door and Nagase followed him in. The room was very spacious and filled with transparent culture tanks of various sizes filled with green unknown liquid.
The big ones are even seven or eight meters tall, while the small ones are only as tall as an ordinary 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, Nagase 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 is not Danzo. He keeps shouting about ninjas' self-sacrifice, but he himself has not sacrificed anything.
Orochimaru looked at Nagase with some surprise. He didn't expect that Nagase was a person who loved the village so much.
"These are all people brought by Danzo. I don't know their origins. I am only responsible for the experiments." Orochimaru sold Danzo out immediately.
Finally, Orochimaru took Nagase to a field of ordinary two-meter-long culture tanks and said:
"My research on Hashirama's cells has reached a bottleneck. I have tried it on ordinary people and ninjas, and no one can withstand the erosion of Hashirama's cells. Ninjas just die a little slower than ordinary people."
After saying that, Orochimaru flipped through the stack of information and handed it to Nagase.
Yongze took the information and began to look through it carefully.
Orochimaru was also very patient. After Nagase finished reading, he gave Nagase time to digest it before finally asking:
"Yongze-san, where do you think my problem lies?"
Orochimaru's eyes were filled with anticipation.
Even though he had good patience, he was annoyed by these countless failures.
If he had made a little progress he wouldn't be like this.
There was no hope. All the test subjects were corroded by Hashirama's cells and died.
That's why he decided to directly pull Yongze on board.
This is very risky.
If Nagaze pretended to agree but was actually preparing to investigate him secretly, he might have no choice but to betray the village.
But in order to make the experiment successful, Orochimaru is still willing to take a gamble.
For him now, the village and everything else are secondary. He wants to gain eternal life and powerful strength.
Yongze thought for a moment, then said, "You have overlooked a problem."
"What's the problem?" Orochimaru became interested. Nagase actually discovered something.
Nagase did not answer Orochimaru's question immediately, but asked again: "What effect can transplanting Hashirama's cells have?"
"It greatly enhances the recipient's physical energy, grants wood escape, and increases chakra." Orochimaru answered quickly, wondering in his mind why Nagase was asking this.
It's impossible that they are testing him whether he knows the effects of Hashirama's cells. He has been researching for so long, if he doesn't know this, what is the point of researching
"Balance, this is the reason why your experiment failed. The physical energy and mental ability of your experimental subject are too unbalanced." Nagase said.
"The physical energy increased by Hashirama's cells is too much for ordinary people to bear with their mental energy. However, because ninjas have undergone training and accumulated experience, their mental energy is relatively high, so 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 can't escape death. "
"Balance, spiritual energy!" A light flashed in Orochimaru's mind.
Yeah, 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 problem of spiritual energy.
After careful thought, Orochimaru felt that what Nagase said made a lot of sense.
Orochimaru licked his lips excitedly and said, "Nagaze-san, what you said does make sense. I have always ignored the issue of spiritual energy."
At this moment, Orochimaru was very glad that he had made the decision to bring Nagase on board. He originally just wanted Nagase to bring him some inspiration.
As a result, Nagase immediately discovered the reason for his failure.