Haruki originally thought that Kushina would come back first, but there was no sign of her even after a week.
Judging by her personality, she probably had so much fun that she forgot about her teacher and best friend.
However, Haruki and Mikoto didn't urge her to return.
Because it wasn't the right time yet.
Mikoto had been organizing the list of the Uchiha Clan.
But neither she nor Fugaku knew everyone well, so it took quite a bit of time.
They barely divided the Uchiha into three factions.
The radical faction, which was self - centered; arrogant; the moderate faction, which remained neutral; and the Hokage faction, which protected the village.
Naturally, the focus was on those arrogant people who upheld the pride of the Uchiha.
The leader of them was the Uchiha Elder.
In comparison, Fugaku's father, the current clan head, Hisaku Uchiha, leaned more towards neutrality.
But his personality was similar to Fugaku's, indecisive and lacking in determination.
Haruki didn't interfere in this matter.
Now Mikoto was more decisive and had powerful strength, which was enough to handle it.
He had been preparing things related to the movie these days.
Actually, Haruki didn't understand much about it either.
He mainly worked part - time as a screenwriter, providing them with plot ideas.
As a participant in The Second Great Ninja War, he knew the process, and he was also afraid that the screenwriters would add all sorts of messy elements.
For example, adding a cheesy romantic sub - plot to a war movie.
After helping for two days, Haruki became useless and went back to teach at the Ninja Academy.
Sure enough, being a teacher suited him best, Haruki couldn't help thinking.
After class, he received news from Orochimaru that the Wood Release Experiment had successfully achieved its Goal.
Hastily rushing to Orochimaru's Laboratory in Akihabara, Haruki saw the clones soaking in a transparent cylinder.
They looked somewhat similar to Orochimaru.
But judging from the continuously spitting bubbles, they weren't dead.
"His current physical state is very stable," Orochimaru said, staring at the clones and licking his lips. "And he is very suitable to be my vessel."
Haruki stretched out his right hand and pressed his palm against the glass. The blue Chakra swirled the liquid and seeped into the clone's body.
After a moment, all the conditions were clearly fed back into his mind.
Haruki nodded slightly and said, "When can the surgery be performed?"
"Anytime," Orochimaru retracted his gaze, glanced at Haruki, and said.
"I'll go get Tsunade," Haruki said.
Haruki could hear the confidence hidden in Orochimaru's plain words, which meant that he was really sure, not just getting lucky with an Experiment once.
He still had quite a lot of trust in Orochimaru.
Moreover, Orochimaru didn't care about others, but he cared about Tsunade and Jiraiya.
Haruki quickly fetched Tsunade.
She wasn't surprised because she already knew in advance.
Instead, Orochimaru's clones interested her a lot.
Her first thought was to use them for disabled Ninjas.
Although Medical Ninjutsu was truly remarkable, it was extremely difficult to heal severe injuries like missing limbs.
Haruki frowned and nudged Tsunade's shoulder. "What's so interesting about a knock - off Orochimaru vessel?"
Tsunade quickly reacted, turned to look at him, and smiled, "Then how about I take a look at you?"
Haruki was caught off guard by her sudden flirtatious move.
"...Let's start the surgery."
Orochimaru turned around expressionlessly and put on his gloves.
Haruki and Tsunade suddenly let out soft laughs.
"Thank you for your trouble, Orochimaru."
Tsunade's beautiful bright eyes, as if filled with stars, always reflected Haruki's figure.
"Go ahead. With me guarding, nothing will happen."
Haruki kissed her forehead, and a smile appeared on his face. After all, he is one of the most powerful medical ninjas in the ninja world.
Moreover, Tsunade's Yin Seal is also one of the greatest guarantees. Combined with Creation Rebirth, it's basically impossible for her to lose her life.
"Get on the table."
Orochimaru interrupted this warm atmosphere in time.
Tsunade ignored him, responded with a kiss, and gently pecked the corner of Haruki's lips.
After that, she lay on the operating table.
Although Wood Release involves transplanting the cells of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, different degrees of transplantation mean different levels of power.
In the original story, several people.
Yamato, Madara Uchiha, Obito, and Tanzo Shimura all mastered a certain degree of Wood Release because of Hashirama Senju's cells.
But the power they displayed was vastly different.
The strongest, Madara Uchiha, could even be compared to Hashirama Senju, while the other three were a different story.
Half of Obito's body was made of Hashirama's cells, and there was no rejection, so he performed quite well.
But Yamato only had 20% of Hashirama's power, and Tanzo Shimura could only use Wood Release with his right arm and couldn't stably control Hashirama's cells.
Of course, Wood Release is ultimately an external power. What truly matters is the ninja themselves.
The Sage Body and a vast amount of chakra are the fundamentals.
As the granddaughter of Hashirama Senju, Tsunade inherited a certain Sage Body and had the Yin Seal to accumulate chakra.
In terms of conditions, she was closer to Hashirama Senju than Yamato and the others.
Haruki stared intently at Tsunade, and at the same time, light - colored chakra emerged from his hands, ready to step in and rescue at any time.
Fortunately, there has been no rejection so far.
"No wonder she's from the Senju clan."
Orochimaru couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He had experienced so many failures in recent days and had never been this successful before.
He withdrew his hands, took off his gloves, and said, "The surgery was a success."
Haruki let out a sigh of relief and waited for Tsunade to wake up.
Seeing that Orochimaru was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something.
"Orochimaru, do one more surgery for me, on Mikoto Uchiha."
"Oh!"
"Your apprentice?" Orochimaru had heard of Mikoto, but he refused. "Mikoto is Mikoto, and Tsunade is Tsunade."
As Haruki had expected, Orochimaru was no philanthropist.
Tsunade was his teammate, and because of Haruki's face, he was willing to help her.
But Mikoto didn't carry enough weight.
Haruki pondered for a moment: "What's the price? If I want you to do the surgery on Mikoto, what price do I have to pay?"
A rare chance to extort.
Orochimaru squinted his eyes: "Sharingan."
"You're not being modest at all."
Haruki couldn't help but shake his head. It was indeed Orochimaru's style. Ordinary people simply weren't qualified to trade with him.
"However, I can meet the price you mentioned. How about an Elder of the Uchiha Clan? With the Three - Tomoe Sharingan."
Orochimaru looked at him in surprise.
He had thought that either Haruki would refuse or just find a heinous Uchiha scapegoat, but he didn't expect Haruki to offer such a big deal.
Almost the strongest pair of eyes in the Uchiha Clan.
"Okay."
Orochimaru nodded. As for how Haruki would get rid of the Uchiha Elder, it had nothing to do with him.
After a few minutes.
Tsunade woke up.
She clearly felt that the strength of her body had made a qualitative leap.
In the original plot, after Obito transplanted Hashirama's cells, his self - healing ability and Chakra increased significantly, and even the side - effects of the Mangekyo Sharingan were greatly alleviated.
Judging from the result of the recent Experiment, Tsunade was no less remarkable than Obito.
"How do you feel?"
Haruki interrupted her contemplation.
Tsunade jumped off the experimental platform, leaned over to his ear, and said with a smile, "I'll definitely make you Bowing to Obey."