Chapter 279

Tsunade's words made Kaito silently nod; it seemed that the situation with Shisui and the others was not bad.

However, Kaito was now pondering whether or not to come clean with Tsunade, for example about Shisui's condition or some special circumstances within Kaito's own body.

After all, Tsunade had checked Kaito's physical condition more than once, and now Shisui was also lying in a hospital bed.

Who knows what she might notice in Shisui that's out of the ordinary, which could make things look very bad later on.

Although it seemed that she had not noticed anything about Kaito's condition so far, that was to be expected.

Kaito had not undergone direct transplantation but had restored himself through bloodline repair.

Such a method would only be noticeable by someone like Orochimaru or Uchiha Madara who had personally dealt with and transplanted Hashirama Senju's cells.

In addition to Hashirama Senju himself and Tobirama Senju being able to notice, it would be difficult for others to spot anything unusual about Kaito.

Even Hashirama Senju knew that Kaito's power, while similar, was not the same as his own.

However, Shisui was a bit more dangerous, as his transplantation was done directly, similar to what was done with Uchiha Fugaku.

Despite fusion issues—after all, the cells of Haku (White Zetsu) had been modified by Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu to better suit the bodies of the Uchiha clan—

The fusion had been very successful, and on an ordinary day, it might not be apparent.

But once you carefully feel his chakra, or let your own chakra enter his body,

The situation inside him might be exposed because that kind of power is within him, and it is really hard to hide from others.

Especially for Tsunade, even if her reaction is a lot slower—after all, in the original story, she did not actively discover Uchiha Madara's issues.

It was Uchiha Madara who revealed the emblem on his chest to deliberately provoke Tsunade, that let her know why Madara could use Wood Release.

Moreover, her understanding and research of her grandfather are not deep, making it difficult to notice by observation.

But in the end, she is a member of the Senju clan, so if she doesn't notice something after such close and repeated observation, then that really would be a problem.

Although Kaito could be certain that even if she now discovered some clues, she would not make too much of it.

After all, the war has just ended, and both Kaito and Shisui are heroes of Konoha; it wouldn't look good for her to stir up problems in this regard.

But what about the future? Kaito remembered how Sarutobi Hiruzen fell from power, and it was Kaito himself who had pushed Sarutobi Hiruzen down.

He didn't want to follow in Sarutobi Hiruzen's footsteps, so it would be better to clarify some things in advance.

Kaito touched his chin, then he began to speak.

"Do you remember, I told you before that I knew the secret of Wood Release?"

Kaito looked at Tsunade and spoke directly, then, without waiting for Tsunade to say something, he continued.

"The truth is, the reason I know this secret is that I obtained something special, and Shisui did too.

Those things are somewhat related to your family, but they don't come from your family. They come from a mysterious person, the one who took Uchiha Itachi away.

It was something left by him, and I personally kept it.

After our analysis and testing of these things, we concluded that they are similar to certain things from your family, but not the same.

Moreover, these powers can fuse with Uchiha's own and form a good complementary relationship."

At this point, Kaito paused slightly, then glanced at a puzzled Yaneko before looking back at the thoughtful Tsunade to continue.

"Of course, I can't rule out that those guys might have taken something from your family, but what we got was as much as half an arm.

It's likely that someone conducted some meticulous research, and something from your family got integrated into it, just by accident it came into my possession.

And in the conflict with the Akatsuki organization, I saw something similar, and it was a complete person, a complete half-body!

This, I think you can verify with Orochimaru, who has had much more contact and understands much more than I do."

Kaito's words made Tsunade frown, she initially didn't understand what Kaito was getting at.

After all, Kaito's words were so veiled, like solving riddles, which Tsunade found annoying.

But as she pondered carefully, she suddenly seemed to think of something.

Combining Kaito's previous statement about the secret of Wood Release, her thoughts also instantly became clear.

"Are you saying that something from my grandfather... from my family was obtained by someone else, and that they conducted a lot of experiments and made improvements on it?"

Tsunade practically gritted her teeth as she spoke; she truly detested those who used her grandfather's body for experiments.

This was also why, although Tsunade was displeased with Kaito for overthrowing her teacher, she ultimately didn't make any public statements, because her teacher was the one who had experimented on her grandfather.

"Yes, but the person is within the Akatsuki organization. You'll need to find Orochimaru for more information. However, you can take a look at what I managed to obtain."

Kaito nodded seriously, his voice calm as he spoke.

"Moreover, we had surveillance footage recorded, and many people in Konoha have seen those video materials; you could refer to them too.

As for the secret of Wood Release, I said I'd tell you after the war was over, so now I can speak about it."

After saying this, Kaito placed his hand on Tsunade's, and in the next moment, he began to control the Yang Release chakra flowing slowly within him.

Tsunade, still in a state of shock from Kaito's revelations, had not expected so many secrets to be involved.

And the Akatsuki organization had her grandfather's research records, even made significant breakthroughs, and these were used by Uchiha Kaito?

All of this was a lot for Tsunade to take in, but she remembered everything Kaito had said before.

Whether it was Orochimaru, the surveillance footage, or the items that Kaito had retained, she needed to verify them all.

But now, she didn't have the luxury to think further because, at this moment, she clearly felt a powerful life-natured force emanating from Kaito's hand.

This force continued to derive, and then it entered her body, instantly triggering the latent power within her.

"Wood Release was never just a simple combination of Water Release and Earth Release because it requires a special power.

And this power is Yang Release!"

"Even if you trust me, don't discuss such dangerous matters in front of me!"

Walking within the Konoha camp, Yaneko somewhat complained to Kaito.

Back in the hospital, even though Kaito and Tsunade were speaking in riddles, for the astute Yaneko, it was still a profound mental shock.

Even if she didn't know exactly what the two were discussing, she could guess that it probably had something to do with the human experimentation by the First Hokage.

After all, for clan ninja, the most infuriating thing was to have their bloodline's secrets exploited in experiments.

The information Kaito revealed was truly astonishing. Yaneko had also seen the video footage that Kaito had played.

She certainly knew that Kaito had cut off the arm of the mysterious Uchiha who wore a spiral mask and had killed the Fourth Hokage.

But what she never expected was that the thing was actually a result of an experiment, and Kaito had discovered it and even utilized it.

This also meant that Kaito might now possess some of the power belonging to the Senju?

After all, it was in front of Yaneko that Kaito had told Tsunade about Wood Release.

This series of revelations had Yaneko utterly astounded, but she was also very clear about one thing—that what she heard today must be buried deep in her heart.

Any slight leak could potentially lead to unimaginable consequences, and these were not outcomes she could afford to deal with.

So now she really regretted following her teacher Tsunade to see Kaito.

Now, she was inexplicably dragged into such a terrifying matter, leaving her no choice but to sigh, with no other way to alleviate the situation.

"Don't worry, it's not a big deal."

Kaito seemed to take it lightly; he looked at Yaneko and spoke slowly with a smile.

"And you shouldn't say that you can't think of why I would talk about it in front of you, other than trust."

"You're using me as a witness, aren't you?"

Yaneko almost immediately responded as soon as Kaito finished speaking.

Kaito then smiled and nodded because he indeed considered Yaneko as a witness.

He needed someone who knew everything to be there to help verify the important matters he had disclosed.

It was also to help Tsunade confirm what was roughly the content of what Kaito had said at the time.

If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't have the privilege to be listening in, but Yaneko was different.

She was a member of the Nara clan, Kaito's close friend, Tsunade's disciple, and her uncle was Nara Shikaku.

With so many layers of identity on her, whether she was willing or not, she was the most suitable choice.

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