433 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

Although he didn't quite understand what Shinju meant, Raimon still nodded, indicating he would do as Shinju wished.

"Don't worry," Raimon assured him.

"Once the prototype is finished, I'll call you over."

Shinju nodded and, under everyone's gaze, walked out of the company.

Before leaving, he took a game console that was still in testing from the company to use for leisure.

...

The next morning.

Shinju strolled leisurely down the street, holding the game console in his hands, playing as he headed toward the Hokage's office.

After only a few steps along the street, he saw Ino, who was carrying a lunch box.

"Ino, where are you rushing off to so early?" Shinju asked curiously.

Ino looked up, and after realizing it was Shinju, she blushed and asked,

"Shinju, shouldn't you be working in the Hokage's office at this time? (ꈍᴗꈍ)"

Shinju replied with a grin, "The main body slept in this morning, so a clone already went to the office. ( ˝ᗢ̈˝ )"

As he spoke, Shinju pointed at the lunch box in Ino's hands. "What's that?"

Ino snapped back to her senses and shoved the lunch box straight into Shinju's hands.

"I thought you'd be in the office at this time… These are some tea snacks I prepared for you. Take them to the office and eat them. (´つヮ⊂︎)"

"Oh, and don't play games while walking. It's easy to fall."

After saying that, Ino turned around and ran off.

Shinju held the lunch box, standing there blankly.

Suddenly, his expression changed!

A stream of unfamiliar memories surged into his mind—it was from the clone at the Hokage's office!

...

Hokage's Office.

After the clone dispersed, Shinju's main body immediately used Flying Thunder God to arrive.

He looked at Shikamaru and asked, "Shikamaru, keep going. What happened on Neji's side?"

Shikamaru knew that the one who appeared this time was Shinju's main body. He cleared his throat and said,

"The group led by Neji, who went to carry out a mission, has already found the target. The client Mia's husband—Anato."

Shinju nodded. "Isn't that a good thing? Why did you say 'this is bad' the moment you came in? (⊙o⊙)"

Shikamaru immediately explained patiently,

"Listen to the rest… When Neji found Anato, he was delirious and extremely aggressive… Based on Neji's report, I suspect that Hashirama cells may have been implanted in Anato's body!"

After hearing this, Shinju instantly lost his composure.

"What?!"

"Didn't all the Hashirama cells get recovered after the Fourth Great Ninja War? ⊙▽⊙"

Shikamaru sighed.

"Back then, Konoha carried out a lot of research related to Hashirama cells. Orochimaru and the Akatsuki both had samples. The recovery effort has been long and difficult… (ー_ー)!!"

Shinju nodded. What Shikamaru said did make sense.

But soon, he noticed something else that was off.

"Wait!"

"Was Anato once a test subject of Orochimaru or the Akatsuki?"

Shikamaru shook his head.

"No. He's just an ordinary person—not even a ninja. (;′⌒`)"

Shinju said, "Then why would he have Hashirama cel—could it be Victor Company? Anato is an employee of their company! (ꐦ°᷄д°᷅)"

Realizing this instantly, Shinju stood up.

"Shikamaru, you take over. I'm going to the Valley Country myself!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shinju vanished on the spot!

...

The border between the Valley Country and the Land of Fire!

Because there were no Flying Thunder God markings left by Shinju within the Valley Country, he could only first arrive at the border of the Land of Fire, then fly into the Valley Country…

High above the Valley Country, Shinju looked down.

The Valley Country was a very small nation. Just like its name suggested, it was built within a massive canyon…

Flying high in the air, Shinju couldn't help but feel curious—living deep in a canyon like this, what would they do if war broke out?

Soon, Shinju passed through the Valley Country's checkpoints and entered its city-state.

The city within the canyon was not small at all. The buildings were extremely dense, and the population might even exceed that of Konoha Village.

Before long, Shinju found Neji's team, who were stationed here.

"What about the person who had Hashirama cells implanted in him?" Shinju asked Neji with a puzzled look.

Lee, standing to the side, answered dejectedly,

"I'm sorry, Shinju. We were useless—we failed to keep watch over Anato…"

Shinju frowned and looked at Neji, the team leader.

"Explain in detail."

Neji said indignantly, "At the time, to track down Anato's whereabouts, we went to Victor Company. Who would've thought the people there would be completely indifferent to Anato's disappearance, even making excuses to avoid helping with our investigation. (ㅎ‸ㅎ)"

"In the end, I used the Byakugan and found a location in their offices that had been heavily marked, and there we discovered the berserk Anato. (Ծ‸ Ծ)"

"Just as we subdued Anato, people from Victor Company arrived. Using 'helping Anato receive treatment' as an excuse, they forcibly took him away…"

"I felt that Anato's condition was abnormal, so I immediately reported it to Konoha…"

Shinju nodded. "I see."

"Looks like this Victor company is hiding quite a lot…"

...

At the same time.

Inside Victor Company.

An elderly man with a cane and a top hat sat in the boss's chair. He was Victor, the president of this biotech company.

At this moment, he was holding a map device in his hands, his face as dark as could be.

"The staff responsible for the experiment actually ran off with the Hashirama cells?! ヽ('⌒´メ)ノ"

"Bring him back to me immediately! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻"

"Because of Anato, Konoha ninja are already watching us. I don't want to be dragged into the light…"

The female secretary standing nearby tried to comfort him.

"President, please don't worry. Anato has already been brought back, and the Konoha ninja don't have any evidence that we used Hashirama cells for experiments…"

In Anato's mind appeared the image of that red-haired少年 who once dominated the battlefield.

"Don't underestimate the Konoha ninja… 눈_눈"

"Today's Konoha Village is unquestionably the strongest among the Five Great Ninja Villages, especially since they have that Hokage…"

Before he could finish speaking, a security guard burst into the office and said in a panic,

"This is bad! The Hokage of Konoha Village has arrived with people! Σ(っ °Д °;)っ"

Victor: ∑(°Д°)

He had just mentioned it, and the man was already here?!

Did it really have to be this timely?!

"All right. Go down first and properly receive the guests. I'll be there shortly."

Victor lightly tapped his cane, forcing himself to speak calmly.

After the guard left, the assistant secretary beside him asked anxiously,

"President, are you really going to meet him?"

Victor wiped the sweat from his forehead and said,

"It's obvious we're already being watched. We have to go. (≖╻≖;)"

"Konoha's Sixth Hokage is not someone you can fool casually."

"Have someone deal with Anato. Only the dead keep secrets. (′д｀σ)σ"