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  "And you, Uzumaki Reina?" Gojo Kaigetsu asked.

  "I—want to be a mediin!" Reina decred, her fists ched, her gaze firm. Unlike her father, she was decisive.

  'Excellent.' Gojo Kaigetsu's eyes lit up. Uzumaki were naturally suited for mediinjutsu.

  "Good. You'll start at Konoha Hospital tomorrow as a trainee. I'll have the director assign you the best instructors."

  With that settled, the nine Uzumaki survivors were—processed.

  One—undecided, two mediin, five ordinary ninja, one aspiring stist. Gojo Kaigetsu was fident that ah Uzumaki blood would excel, regardless of their chosen path.

  "Now, for your Konoha residency health checks. A small blood sample — 400ml — will be sent to the b for analysis. We'll repeat this every—two months, for a year."

  "There was an i where a fn ninja, ied with a slow-ag virus, infiltrated Konoha. It took a year to ma, causing signifit—damage. To prevent this, all long-term residents undergo these checks." He was, of course, lying.

  Ordinary people had blood drawn every six months. Ninja, every three. Uzumaki, thanks to their vitality, could donate monthly without issue.

  But for—public retions, he'd set the interval at two months.

  And after a year—when the Uzumaki popution boomed, and their debt of gratitude was—secured—he could take as much blood as he wanted.

  Gojo Kaigetsu produine vials from his ste scroll and summoned an Anbu operative. "Hahis."

  The Uzumaki, grateful for Konoha's—thhness, readily plied, unaware of their new role as—walking blood banks. They saw it as a sign of Gojo Kaigetsu's , of his benevolence.

  The vials filled with dark red blood, a—tempting sight.

  Gojo Kaigetsu stored them in his scroll. He'd give some to Orochimaru, the rest to Tsunade for—processing.

  "That's all for now. Enjoy your new lives in Konoha. If you need anything, e to the Hokage Tower. Just mention my name."

  With that, he and Fugaku Uchiha, along with Mikoto, left the Uzumaki pound.

  "Father—what do you think of Konoha?" Reina asked.

  "It's—wonderful," Shūkan replied, his voice filled with awe. He looked at his family, his demeanor now that of a Head.

  "We've chosen to trust Konoha. So—let's embrace it fully. Advisojo has shown us kindness. We'll repay it with loyalty. This is our new home. Fet Uzushiogakure. We are—the Konoha Uzumaki."

  "Those of you who want to be ninja, the advisor has promised to provide the best training. You might even receive your headbands tomorrow and be sent to—Konoha Uy in Otogakure. Don't disappoint us! And you, Shanks, stop sg! Train hard!"

  "Reina, Asami! You've chosen to be mediin. Study diligently. Mediinjutsu is—difficult. Even in Uzushiogakure's prime, mediin were rare…"

  "Master your skills, and serve the Gojo !"

  "Repay this kindness!"

  Shūkan uood his . They were talented, but they'd cked the resources, the opportunity, to develop their skills.

  ...

  Here, in Konoha, with proper training—they could rival even the Uchiha and Hyuga.

  But they were still—outsiders. To truly thrive, they needed powerful allies. And Gojo Kaigetsu—he was their best option.

  This was Shūkan's wisdom, honed over forty-four years.

  Choose your allies quickly. Pledge your loyalty early.

  Only by aligning with the powerful could the Uzumaki regain their—prestige. If only—if only someone had helped them when Uzushiogakure fell…

  Shūkan ched his fists, his gaze hardening with resolve.

  "The Uzumaki need—a protector. And we o—rebuild. Bring more of our to Konoha."

  "If Advisojo wants blood, he'll have it. If he wants marriage alliances—he'll have those too."

  …

  …

  "Orochimaru-sensei, long time no see. Are you—alright?"

  Gojo Kaigetsu was startled by Orochimaru's appearance. Dark circles under his eyes, a persistent cough, blood staining his palms—he looked like he was oh's door.

  He felt—a twinge of guilt.

  Seves y oable:

  [Sharingan Experiment: Uchiha Obito's transpnted Sharingan shows increased activity. It has evolved from a siomoe to two and is still progressing.]

  [Wood Release Impntation: Signifit progress! Root operative, amed "Alpha," has activated and enhanced Wood Release chakra.]

  [Mangekyō Sharingan Analysis: Failure. Iigating the cause.]

  [Edo Tensei Refi: Merged with White Zetsu Cell Research. Progressing. Using White Zetsu cells as—vessels has signifitly improved the Edo Tensei's effectiveness, stability, and trol. Limited to Jonin-level targets. Still uo fully replicate Kage-level power. Refining.]

  [Project Ark: On hold.]

  [Deadpool Augmentation: Version 1.1. Increased poisoance. Reduced recovery time.]

  [Tenseigan Project: Over a thousand Byakugan have been refined and fused, resulting in a signifit increase in chakra, but it cks the crucial—ōtsutsuki element. Uo evolve. bining Senju, Uzumaki, Hyuga, Uchiha, and Kaguya chakra has yielded s. Iigating potential causes.]

  Gojo Kaigetsu, despite having received the prosperity notifications, was still impressed by Orochimaru's progress.

  Obito had bee a—Sharingan incubator. Though the artificially evolved Sharingan was weaker than a naturally awakened one, and the process was slow, it was a stable source.

  And until Obito's—spirit broke, they'd have a steady supply of Sharingan.

  Quantity over quality. Imagine—a hundred Uchiha with three-tomoe Sharingan. They'd be unstoppable.

  The Wood Release experiment was a success? He'd known about Yamato, but it seemed his Wood Release had been—enhanced.

  The Mangekyō Sharingan analysis—well, that was expected. Unlog the secrets of its unique abilities wasn't going to be easy.

  He was most ied in the Edo Tensei and the Tenseigan.

  Orochimaru's Edo Tensei ractically on par with Kabuto's ter version, using White Zetsu es as vessels. Unfortunately, it still couldn't replicate Kage-level power. And due to Konoha's cremation policy, most corpses were—unavaible. Only Hashirama and Tobirama, thanks to their Senju bloodline, were—suffitly preserved.

  And the Tenseigan…

  He gowards a sealed tainer, bathed in a brilliant white light, its chakra practically radiating through the b's walls.

  Orochimaru had do!

  A near-perfect Tenseigan, its chakra reserves immense.

  But it cked—the final, crucial element.

  "Even with the bined chakra of all the ōtsutsuki desdants, we 't—synthesize ōtsutsuki chakra?"

  He struggled to recall the Tenseigan's creation process.

  The Tenseigan—Konoha's ultimate on.

  "ōtsutsuki—ōtsutsuki…" Toneri's Tenseigan, it seemed, had followed a simir path. Accumuting Byakugan, then using ōtsutsuki chakra as the catalyst.

  Uoneri's, which possessed quality but cked quantity…

  "Has the Tenseigan on the moon—already beeed?" Though he had no proof, perhaps there could only be oenseigan at a time.

  Like the Rinnegan. Even Sasuke's Rinnegan had been a gift from the Sage of Six Paths.

  "If the diluted ōtsutsuki bloodlines aren't enough—we'll have to use—the pure ones."

  And who, in the current ninja world, aside from a certain—monk, possessed the purest ōtsutsuki bloodline?

  "Naruto and Sasuke." The reinations of Ashura and Indra.

  If even that failed, he'd have to sider—taking Nagato's Rinnegan and resurreg Madara and Hashirama. Or perhaps—find that—Isshiki fellow.

  "Another failure."

  Orochimaru stepped away from the operating table, his voice ced with frustration. He g Gojo Kaigetsu. "What are you doing here?"

  "Just bringing you a—gift, Orochimaru-sensei. Freshly extracted Uzumaki blood. One vial for energy, two vials…"

  Orochimaru's eyes widened slightly. Minato and Fugaku wouldn't let him—experiment on their wives. This meant—Uzumaki survivors had arrived in Konoha?

  "Keep it for Tsunade. Uzumaki blood is—useful for medial purposes, but it's—no longer of muterest to me." Years of experimentation had takeoll on his body.

  "This vessel is failing. I've created a new one, using White Zetsu cells and—Wood Release. I'll transfer my sciousness soon."

  Gojo Kaigetsu nodded. He produced Kakuzu's body from his scroll.

  "And what's this?" Orochimaru frowned. He'd just finished Gojo Kaigetsu's—assigs. More work?

  "He possessed a—usu. By repg his heart, he could achieve—a form of immortality and acquire the chakra natures of—his—donors. I thought—you might be ied."

  Orochimaru's eyes lit up. "Immortality through heart transpnts? Intriguing. But what about the rest of the body?"

  "That's for you to discover, Orochimaru-sensei. It's called the Earth Grudge Fear. Share your research with me. And—don't—release him yet. I have—pns for him."

  Orochimaru, without hesitation, summoned a White Zetsu e and pced it beside Kakuzu's corpse. He formed hand seals.

  "Secret Teique: Impure World Reination!"

  The earth surged, ing Kakuzu's body. A deg coffin emerged.

  The lid fell open, revealing Kakuzu's cracked face. Covered in stitches in life, now—cracked ih.

  "Should I—restore his sciousness?"

  "Of course. How else will we—extract his secrets?"

  Orochimaru formed more hand seals, and Kakuzu's vat eyes flickered to life.

  "I'm—alive? No—I'm dead. This body—it's—different." Though scious, his body was under Orochimaru's trol.

  Even if a in stole his money, he'd be powerless to stop them.

  "G-Gojo Kaigetsu! Orochimaru! And—Tobi?!" He reized the figure strapped to the operating table. Wasn't he—dead?

  The Akatsuki's bat unit—three out of four, reunited in this—boratory. Only Sasori remained in Amegakure.

  "This is—the Edo Tensei, isn't it? Why—have yht me back?"

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