In the dim, moonlit alley.
Su Mu yawned, feeling drowsy. He had successfully entered the basement.
Suddenly, he sensed several chakras appearing around him.
For him, who possessed the perfect Uzumaki bloodline, Kagura Shingan was a basic ability.
Under the perception of Kagura Shingan, he could clearly know the number of people around, their strength, and their positions.
"Six Root ninjas..."
"Elite strength..."
"Interesting..."
Su Mu smiled faintly, and the chakra within his body completely dissipated.
His plan was to lure them in, then be carried to Danzo.
Perhaps Chang'e was in the laboratory.
"Another outsider, Captain, I'll handle this one this time," the Root ninja lying on the rooftop said seriously.
"Mm, be careful not to expose yourself."
Su Mu pretended to be drunk, leaning against the wall, closing his eyes weakly.
After the ninja jumped down from the rooftop, he quietly approached Su Mu from the left.
After observing Su Mu's condition, he made an OK gesture to the other Root ninjas on the rooftop.
"Don't blame me, you can only blame your bad luck."
A syringe was plunged into Su Mu's neck, and the liquid immediately entered his body.
Su Mu's first thought was a special anesthetic, likely derived from Kabuto Yakushi's previous research.
However, such a liquid had no effect on him whatsoever.
Su Mu only needed to circulate his chakra slightly, and the effects of the medicine would dissipate.
After completing this, the Root ninja lifted Su Mu and jumped onto the rooftop.
"Let's go!"
"You go back first, I'll wait here a bit longer. I need to capture one more person to complete Lord Danzo's mission."
"Then be careful yourself."
After an unknown amount of time, Su Mu sensed the environment around him, seemingly moving towards some underground location.
This seemed to be an underground passage.
*Click.*
Inside an iron door deep within, the sound of electric shocks suddenly emanated.
It was evident that experiments were being conducted inside.
The person being experimented on had even lost the strength to cry out.
"Lord Kabuto, another man has returned, an outsider."
"Mm, put this tag on him, number 43, and place him on the bed inside."
Hearing Kabuto's voice, Su Mu sneered internally.
It seemed that Orochimaru's pursuit of immortality had thoroughly changed his usual personality and ideals.
And Kabuto Yakushi, seeing no future he desired with Orochimaru, had betrayed him.
At least with Danzo, he could continue to do what he wanted.
He was now like the former Orochimaru, insane and twisted.
After placing Su Mu down, the Root ninja left.
Only Kabuto Yakushi and himself remained in the laboratory.
The door opened, and Danzo slowly walked in.
"Lord Danzo, why are you here?"
Kabuto Yakushi stopped his work and walked over.
"Tsunade and Jiraiya have returned, and things might be tricky with the higher-ups now."
"You need to speed up your work," Danzo said coldly.
"Lord Danzo, the woman you captured last night, send her over. Perhaps we can try transferring the First Hokage's cells into a woman."
Kabuto Yakushi began preparing the necessary items for surgery.
"The woman captured last night, could it really be Chang'e?"
Su Mu's heart burned with anxiety.
"That woman is not ordinary. Have you seen this?"
Danzo took a golden pill that had fallen from Chang'e out of his pocket.
Kabuto Yakushi took the pill and examined it closely. "This seems somewhat similar to the Qi Refining Pill that Orochimaru took, but this one is gold, while Lord Orochimaru's was black."
Hearing this, Danzo's face broke into a surprised smile. "Indeed, it appears to be a good thing. You continue your work, I need to go and question that woman."
After Danzo left, Kabuto Yakushi approached Su Mu with a scalpel.
However, when he saw Su Mu's face, he couldn't help but be startled.
He had clearly seen Su Mu's appearance when he was with Orochimaru. Why was Su Mu here?
The scalpel in Kabuto Yakushi's hand trembled slightly. He dared not lay a hand on Su Mu.
"What, not going to strike?"
Kabuto Yakushi heard the voice from behind him and suddenly turned around, only to see Su Mu sitting on the bed, looking at him with amusement.
"S-Su Kanzhu!"
"How could you be here?"
Kabuto Yakushi quickly approached Su Mu with a fawning smile.
"You seem to be doing quite well for yourself. Leaving Orochimaru, you seem to be living more comfortably."
Su Mu stretched out his legs and yawned lazily.
Kabuto Yakushi chuckled, "Su Kanzhu, to be honest, my identity is a bit special. It's for work, please don't mind."
"Isn't it just being a double agent? Are you sure you can still return to Orochimaru's side?" Su Mu asked with a poker face.
Kabuto Yakushi paused for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Su Kanzhu, everyone has their own ideals, isn't that normal?"
"But now I just want to be a good person, a good person like Lord Orochimaru. Can you give me a chance?"
Su Mu sneered dismissively, "Then go and tell Tsunade and Jiraiya, see if they are willing to believe you."
"So you want me to die?" Kabuto Yakushi's gaze suddenly turned cold.
"Where is the woman that Danzo captured last night?"
Su Mu got straight to the point.
"If I tell you now, will you find me worthless and kill me directly?" Kabuto Yakushi calmly analyzed the potential consequences.
"That depends on your performance." Su Mu instantly released his chakra.
At that moment, everyone in the entire underground basement felt an unprecedented pressure.
Deep underground.
Danzo held the pill and placed it in front of Chang'e, asking, "What is the effect of this thing?"
"If you tell me, perhaps I'll be in a good mood and let you go?"
Chang'e snorted coldly and remained silent.
Danzo recalled what Kabuto Yakushi had said earlier.
This kind of pill was not much different from the Qi Refining Pill that Orochimaru had taken.
But since it was gold, it must have something special about it.
"Even if you don't say, I know. There's someone named Su Mu, who seemed to have described in 'Immortal Cultivation' what one needs to swallow to cultivate immortality."
"If you eat it, you'll be like Orochimaru, flying with swords and summoning a thousand swords."
Seeing the golden pill in Danzo's hand, Chang'e decided she had to snatch it, but she was bound by ropes and couldn't free herself.
"Don't eat this pill, you'll fly to the moon like a hot air balloon!"
"Nonsense!" Danzo interrupted Chang'e directly.
"I'll eat it right in front of you now. I wonder what you'll think when you see me fly."