Konoha: Opening Binding Namikaze Minato

Orochimaru's laboratory was built on the edge of the village, far away from the crowd, very remote and quiet.

Some time ago, Orochimaru simply moved his residence to the laboratory for convenience.

For two months, Orochimaru has been buried in the laboratory. He will not leave easily unless necessary.

All kinds of circumstances made Yanmen have to wonder if Orochimaru was secretly studying something.

Could it be that you can't think about it anymore and are secretly researching how to live forever?

Well, Yanmon would actually like it if he could live forever, but he didn't like Orochimaru's method of reincarnation without a corpse.

It’s not like there are no methods of immortality according to the Eight Sutras, such as resurrecting the Ten-Tails, planting a sacred tree, and becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuuriki.

Another example is that if you learn immortality, as long as you reach the level of the Slug Immortal and the Giant Toad Immortal, you can live forever. No matter how bad you are, you can live for eighteen hundred years.

And having said that, Yanmen is still so young now, so there is no need to think about immortality. There will be plenty of time to think about it in the future.

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After a while, Yanmen arrived at the northern end of the village, near the edge, and nearby was the Forest of Death, where Orochimaru's laboratory was built.

Dark, damp, quiet...

The rotten branches and leaves on the ground exuded a faint musty smell, and they made a creaking sound when stepped on by the Yan door.

As he walked, Yanmen suddenly stopped and glanced around, just in time to see several thumb-sized venomous snakes hiding in the grass, under the leaves, and in caves. Their bodies were swimming carefully, and their snake eyes were watching secretly.

He held the door open and kept mouthing letters, as if he wanted to identify this uninvited guest who suddenly broke in through the smell.

At the same time, one of them had sneaked into the laboratory, and if nothing else happened, he should have gone to report the situation.

Yanmen paused for a while, then continued walking towards the laboratory with a calm expression and a smile.

Orochimaru's laboratory is built in a cave, which extends in all directions. The passages are dark and damp, and water seeps down from above from time to time. The ground is penetrated by several small holes, and then accumulates into small puddles.

Yanmen stepped through a puddle and walked towards one of the passages with a clear purpose.

Even though it was Yanmen's first time here, through Kagura's inner eye, he could accurately locate Orochimaru's location.

With Orochimaru's accurate position, the passages extending in all directions in front of him will naturally not be able to hinder Yanmen.

Da, da, da, da...

Clear footsteps echoed in the deep passage.

Suddenly, Yanmen stopped and stared ahead. In front of him, a figure slowly emerged from the darkness, becoming increasingly clear. It was the cold-faced snake king Orochimaru.

Yanmen grinned: "I'm here uninvited, please don't take offense, Orochimaru-senpai."

Perhaps it had been too long since he had seen the sun, which made Orochimaru's already pale skin become even more eerie and terrifying, like a ghost. Ordinary people would probably have nightmares at night if they saw it.

However, Yanmen is obviously not an ordinary person. Even though Orochimaru is now dressed in white and has long flowing hair, Yanmen is still very calm and has a bit of a smile on his face.

He wasn't afraid of that thing in his previous life, let alone now.

As long as you are brave, you will take maternity leave as soon as Nie Xiaoqian arrives!

If you are braver, Grandma Dryad can also take a vacation.

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Orochimaru stared at Yanmon and was silent for a few seconds. He finally spoke in a very hoarse voice: "Yanmon-kun, why are you here? What's the matter?"

Yanmen did not answer, but asked: "Senior Orochimaru, could you please tell me what you have been busy with recently? Naoki has been a bit resentful recently. He keeps saying that you don't practice with him. Shizune and Shuichi are almost as strong as each other.

More than him."

When it came to the rope tree, Orochimaru was very helpless. He said: "Recently, an experiment has reached a critical stage. I have been busy and really can't spare any time."

"Are you done now?" Yanmen asked again.

Orochimaru nodded slightly and said: "It's almost the same. It's in the final stage now and it can be done tomorrow at the latest."

Yanmen smiled and said, "That's just right. I happen to have a task tomorrow that I need to trouble you with."

Orochimaru was stunned and quickly said: "What mission?"

Orochimaru is not averse to missions. If you check his mission record, you will know that he is a proper mission master and a model worker in Konoha. The average person's mission completion is not even a fraction of his.

Not to mention anything else, he has completed hundreds of A-level tasks alone. From this, you can imagine how many tasks he has completed.

Therefore, when he heard that there was a mission, his first reaction was not to refuse, but to directly ask what the mission was.

Yanmen had a smile on his face, "It's not a big task. It's mainly responsible for welcoming the Raikage and the others, as well as the famous names and nobles from various countries."

After listening, Orochimaru asked: "You want me to greet you? Tsunade arranged it?"

"Yes, Teacher Tsunade arranged it."

At this moment, Yanmen never mentioned that this was his suggestion.

Orochimaru frowned slightly: "Why don't you go?"

Orochimaru thought to himself that Enmon, the future fifth generation head, should be responsible for this kind of thing. How could he be allowed to be responsible for an idler like him?

Yanmen said helplessly: "Senior Orochimaru, do you think I am suitable? When they saw me, one by one, they probably wanted to strangle me to death on the spot."

Orochimaru: "..."

Yes, this kid has offended too many people. If he is asked to greet them, other villages may not be able to help but wonder if Konoha wants to provoke them.

After thinking for a while, Orochimaru nodded: "Okay, I understand."

Yanmen suddenly beamed with joy, then tilted his head slightly, looked behind Orochimaru, and said, "Don't you want me to go in and have a look? We're already here. It's not too much to go in and have a glass of water, right?"

Yanmen is a little curious about what Orochimaru is researching. Recently, he has also been researching the forbidden art of earth reincarnation, but the progress is relatively slow. In the end, he may need Orochimaru's help.

It would be nice if Kabuto Yakushi was born earlier. In that case, Orochimaru might not have to be troubled, but it's a pity...

Orochimaru's eyes moved slightly, then he shook his head and refused: "Let's give it another day. I have to seize the time to finish the things at hand, unless... you take over this task from me."

Yanmen's expression froze and he waved his hand quickly, "Uh, forget it."

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Not long after, Yan Men walked out of the cave tunnel. He stopped slightly and looked back.

After a pause for a few seconds, Yanmen looked back and left.

Shortly after Yanmon left, Orochimaru's figure appeared at the entrance of the cave. He looked at Yanmen's back until it disappeared, and then he turned back to the cave.

The poisonous snakes outside the cave returned to their original positions again, carefully hiding themselves.

In the blink of an eye, the surroundings of the cave became quiet again.

After leaving Orochimaru's experimental base, Yanmen went straight to the land of the Senju clan.

After asking the servants, Yanmen found the rope tree.

At this time, Naoki was practicing ninjutsu in the yard. To be precise, he was learning the properties of earth-type chakra.

Although Neng Shu is usually silly, his strength is really good for his age, and it is not an exaggeration to call him a genius.

Kakashi, who has always been famous for his genius, was promoted to jounin when he was twelve years old, but the rope tree is not bad at all, in terms of chakra properties. A few months ago, on the eve of the outbreak of the Third Ninja War, the rope tree

He had already mastered the properties of water chakra, which was why his water escape ninjutsu was so strong, and Naoki was only fourteen years old at that time.

Therefore, even though Nawaki's current level is only a chuunin, his strength has already reached the level of a special jounin. If Tsunade hadn't deliberately suppressed him, he would have been promoted to a special jounin long ago.

"Hey, I'm practicing."

Yanmen joked as soon as he came up.

Swish.

Two pairs of eyes instantly looked at Yanmen.

"Yanmen, why are you here?"

Naoshu and his shadow clone spoke at the same time.

Yes, Naoki is also using shadow clones to practice, but he is not as perverted as Yanmen and Naruto. He only dares to use one shadow clone at a time, and he will not be able to bear any more.

Of course, what we are talking about is when practicing. It doesn't matter if you have a few more weapons during normal battles. After all, shadow clones often don't survive for more than a minute during combat, so even ordinary people can still use shadow clones to fight.

"I came to see you. By the way, I want to know something about you."

Along the way, Yanmen thought carefully and was still a little worried about Orochimaru, so he planned to ask Nao Shu about the situation to see if he could learn anything from him.

"You want to find out something from me?" Shengshu was stunned, "You actually want to ask me about something!"

As he said this, Sheng Shu actually became happy. He grinned with a silly smile on his face, just like the silly son of a landlord.

"..."

"Tell me, let me listen. Do you have anything to ask me?" Shengshu said proudly.

Yanmen has always given him the impression that he knows everything and is omnipotent, so when he heard that Yanmen wanted to ask him something, his first reaction was to be happy.

Hahaha, is there anything else your Yanmen doesn’t know? That’s great.

Yanmen was too lazy to pay attention to him and asked directly: "Do you know what Orochimaru is busy with recently? I just went to see him, but he was so mysterious that he didn't even let me enter the laboratory."

"Teacher Orochimaru?" Naoki was suddenly stunned, and then he shook his head: "I don't know. I asked, but he didn't tell me. As for the laboratory you mentioned, I went in and looked there, and there was nothing interesting in it.

, except for a lot of incomprehensible experimental data and experimental equipment, there are only some death row prisoners left, and it’s so boring inside.”

Shengshu shrugged his head, looking uninterested.

"What experimental data, have you read it?" Yanmen asked with his eyes moving.

"After a few glances, it was just some cells and so on. I just glanced at it casually and stopped looking at it. What is the specific content? Well, I have no impression." Shengshu pondered for a while, then shook his head.

"Wait a minute, why are you asking this all of a sudden?" Shengshu stared at Yanmen suspiciously.

"Nothing, just curious." Yanmen touched his nose and thought, cells...could it be said that Orochimaru is secretly studying Hashirama cells?

Why does Orochimaru want to study Hashirama cells? It makes no sense. Danzo has been killed by me. Where can he get Hashirama cells? Besides, why is he studying Hashirama cells?

Just when Yanmen was deep in thought, Shengshu's voice directly woke him up. Yanmen was a little annoyed, but the next second, he looked at Shengshu's face and an idea flashed in his mind.

Let me go, Orochimaru doesn't want to help Naoki awaken the Wood Release?

The more Yanmen thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. After all, Orochimaru valued Naoki as his disciple. He seemed to regard Naoki as his own relative.

Uh, not a son, maybe a younger brother or something.

In this way, Orochimaru has the motivation to study Hashirama cells. As for where he got Hashirama cells... well, he is Orochimaru. If he wants to get them, the probability of getting them is still very high.

"Hey, Yanmen, are you listening to me?"

Shengshu was angry. He finally recalled some information and wanted to tell Yanmen about it, but Yanmen ignored him.

"Uh, sorry, I was distracted just now," Yanmen laughed dumbly and said, "What did you want to say just now? Say it, I'll listen."

Naoki glared at Yanmen angrily. It took him a while to calm down, and then said: "Some time ago, Mr. Orochimaru told me that he would give me a surprise when it was my birthday. I asked what the specific surprise was.

, he also didn’t say, but I feel it is related to what he is studying.”

After Yanmen heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly.

Rope Tree's birthday is in August, and it is March now, which means there are still nearly five months left.

There were only five months left, so I told Naoki in advance that I was preparing a surprise. It seems that Orochimaru's research has made a breakthrough.

What a fast speed!

According to the plot of the original work, until the 48th year of Konoha, when Orochimaru defected, his research on Hashirama cells did not make much progress.

Well, actually there is. Among those experimental subjects, Tenzo survived by chance, but Orochimaru didn't know it and was kept secret by Danzo.

This also led Orochimaru to think that his research direction was wrong. In addition, he was not very interested in Hashirama cells at the time, so he put his research on Hashirama cells on hold.

Later, Orochimaru suffered a big loss under Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyō. He directly focused most of his attention on the Sharingan, trying every possible means to steal Sasuke's Sharingan.

Of course the ending was tragic. How could it be so easy for Erzhuzi to receive the box lunch? He is one of the protagonists.

Back to the present.

The rope tree did not die like in the original work, and in order to prepare a gift for the rope tree, Orochimaru devoted himself to studying Hashirama cells, and it seems not surprising that he achieved certain results in a short period of time.

Well, if that's the case, then Orochimaru has nothing to worry about here.

Of course, in order to ensure that nothing unexpected happened, Yanmen still had to find an opportunity to sneak into the laboratory and take a look.

If he really was studying Hashirama cells, then Enmon wouldn't mind helping Orochimaru.

As we all know, transplanting Hashirama's cells is very risky. In order to save the life of the tree, Yanmen naturally wants to help Orochimaru reduce the risk as much as possible and complete the experiment.

When the Rope Tree is successful, Tsunade can also transplant it. Even if she still cannot awaken the Wood Release by then, it can still play a role in improving her strength to a certain extent.

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ps: The earth will not explode and the author will not take a holiday. It has been updated today!