Poison is a drug that causes poisoning and death through various means.
It is divided into acute poison, chronic poison, and functional poison.
So, can poison affect the Ōtsutsuki Clan? If it cannot be detoxified, will members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan be poisoned to death?
Will toxins effective on humans also work on the Ōtsutsuki Clan?
Orochimaru watched the mouse in the cage, after being poisoned, go from pain to frantic crashing, trying to escape the cage, to bleeding from its seven orifices and lying motionless, all in an instant.
She couldn't help but question whether the poison she was researching would be effective against the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Perhaps there was a poison that would work on the Ōtsutsuki Clan, she just hadn't found it yet.
Not having test subjects was too troublesome. It would be great if she could dig Ōtsutsuki Kaguya out of the moon.
Orochimaru got inspiration from the Ninja who had previously tried to attack the White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company and wanted to develop a poison effective against the Ōtsutsuki Clan. However, she lacked test subjects and couldn't know what kind of poison would work on the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Slowly, before the Ōtsutsuki Clan officially arrives, I have enough time to prepare.
Dressed in a white lab coat, wearing a mask, and blue protective gloves, the person assisting Orochimaru with the experiment checked the mouse in the cage and said, "Lord Orochimaru, test subject 103 is dead."
"Imu, destroy it."
Orochimaru said in a flat voice.
"Yes."
Imu left with the cage. These poisoned experimental mice could not simply be buried in a pit; they had to be disposed of harmlessly.
Chakra… the source of a Ninja's power, and also the power that appeared in this world after Ōtsutsuki Kaguya ate the Divine Tree fruit and gave birth to Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Otsutsuki Hamura. It could also be said that this power, Chakra, inherently belonged to the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Chakra Poison… Orochimaru suddenly thought of a poison that would definitely affect the Ōtsutsuki Clan: a toxin specifically targeting Chakra. If she could develop Chakra Poison, she could affect members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Aside from various eye techniques, their source of power is Chakra. No matter how strong they are, as long as they use Chakra, a toxin targeting Chakra can affect them.
Orochimaru took out a notebook and wrote down her current inspiration.
After Imu harmlessly disposed of the mouse corpse, she entered the room and saw Lord Orochimaru recording something. She lowered her voice and asked, "Lord Orochimaru, do you need new test subjects?"
"No need, today's experiment ends here. Amu, you've worked hard."
Orochimaru closed her notebook and sealed it in a scroll.
She had conducted over a hundred experiments today. Although the data collected wasn't very useful, it gave her new ideas, making the experiment meaningful.
"It is my honor to assist Lord Orochimaru."
Imu said respectfully, with a hint of excitement in her eyes.
Perhaps I can ask the Aburame Clan for some Kikaichu to study. The Aburame Clan's Kikaichu are insects highly sensitive to Chakra.
If someone with a Byakugan or Sharingan could assist my research, it would proceed more smoothly.
Before leaving, Orochimaru dispelled her Shadow Clone, accepting its memories and the fatigue from long hours of research.
It seems I need a good rest tonight.
Orochimaru held a thermos and took a sip of herbal tea. The herbal tea for maintaining mental and physical health wasn't omnipotent; the accumulated physical and mental fatigue still needed rest to dissipate.
"Lord Orochimaru."
"No need to worry, you all should get some rest too."
Orochimaru saw their worried expressions, as if her sudden dispelling of the Shadow Clone had startled them.
This underground Laboratory had rest rooms, and those who assisted her with experiments usually lived there.
Swish—!
Orochimaru used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave. Everyone watched in awe, no matter how many times they saw it, they still couldn't help but wonder if it was really a Body Flicker Technique.
They hadn't even considered that the Jutsu Orochimaru used was the Flying Thunder God Technique, let alone that they didn't know of its existence.
Or… maybe I'll just make do with something simple… Orochimaru looked at the ingredients in the fridge, then opened the cabinet and looked at the instant noodles that had barely been touched since she bought them.
After eating this world's instant noodles, what she couldn't understand most was why Uzumaki Naruto liked instant noodles so much in the original story; this world's instant noodles weren't very tasty.
Because of this, she wasn't very optimistic about Ichiraku Ramen, which would open in Konoha in the future.
Hmm… In the early morning, Orochimaru woke up and stood in front of the mirror, looking at her cow-print pajamas, deep in thought. No matter how tired she was, she wouldn't fail to notice someone approaching her.
The only one who could approach her silently was Tsunade, who always came to freeload meals and liked to squeeze into her sleeping bag when on missions.
(A clearly AI-generated image, with hair not even in the hat.)
"Tsunade, aren't you coming out yet?"
Orochimaru looked under the bed; she had already sensed Tsunade's gleeful gaze.
"Hehe, you found me."
Tsunade crawled out from under the bed, a mischievous smile on her face, and seeing that Orochimaru didn't look angry at all, she asked, "Aren't you angry?"
"Why should I be angry? These pajamas are pretty good. I prefer snakes to cows."
Orochimaru fiddled with the yellowish-brown cow horns on her head. From their color and texture, they seemed to be real cow horns.
"Eh! Why aren't you angry?!"
Tsunade had really hoped to see Orochimaru's face turn red with anger. Otherwise, she wouldn't have woken up in the middle of the night, secretly snuck into Orochimaru's house, and changed her into these cute cow-print pajamas.
"Hmm…"
Orochimaru looked thoughtful, as if considering whether to pretend to be angry to satisfy Tsunade's strange request.
Children are so troublesome… Grumble—!
Tsunade's stomach rumbled with hunger, interrupting Orochimaru's thoughts.
"Orochimaru, I'm hungry!"
Tsunade clutched her stomach, not feeling embarrassed at all, but rather righteously demanded Orochimaru to cook for her in Orochimaru's own home.
"Tsunade, when did you come to my house? Won't Grandma Mito worry about you?"
Orochimaru took off the cow-print pajama hood and walked towards the bathroom.
"She probably… won't worry, right?"
Tsunade said guiltily, as she hadn't told her grandmother when she left.
"Be careful, Grandma Mito might get angry, you know."
Orochimaru's voice and the sound of brushing teeth came from the bathroom.
Tsunade imagined her grandmother's angry face, swallowed hard, and paced restlessly around the room.
The bathroom door opened, and Orochimaru came out, wiping her face with a towel, her pale white cheeks slightly flushed.
"Orochimaru, will you come home with me later, please?!"
Tsunade lunged and hugged Orochimaru's waist, looking at her with tearful, pitiful eyes.
Facing her grandmother's wrath together was better than facing it alone!
Orochimaru, seeing through Tsunade's intentions, poked her forehead and said, "Tsunade, you need to understand that Grandma Mito gets angry with you because she worries about you. If she didn't worry about you or care about you, would she still get angry? You should at least leave a note!"
"I forgot!"
Tsunade said with a giggle, knowing that Orochimaru had agreed.
After dinner, Orochimaru accompanied Tsunade home and endured Uzumaki Mito's wrath with her, being reprimanded without daring to retort.
"Orochimaru, wasn't my grandma scary when she was angry?"
Tsunade said to Orochimaru beside her, still a little shaken.
Whose fault was it, anyway?
Orochimaru looked at Tsunade, who seemed completely oblivious, and thinking of Grandma Mito's angry expression, she finally understood where Tsunade's short temper came from.
"Yosh! After such an unlucky day, I'm sure I'll clean up at the gambling tables!"
Tsunade clenched her fist, full of confidence in her gambling luck.
Orochimaru didn't know where Tsunade, this lamb to the slaughter, got her confidence. She always lost everything, yet she was always so confident when she went to gamble.
Orochimaru and Tsunade disguised themselves as adults and gambled at the Casino. Without any surprise, Tsunade's gambling luck was still terrible.
It wasn't that she lost from beginning to end; there were times she won, but the money Tsunade won was far less than what she lost.
Orochimaru looked at the cards in her hand and heard the people around her discussing shimura herbal tea.
"Have you heard? The shimura herbal tea sold at the Shimura Herbal Tea Shop."
"How could I not have heard? I've even drunk it!"
"Does the herbal tea really work?"
"Otherwise, why do you think I'm able to come to the Casino today? My wife used to hate me coming here, but today she's like a different person, incredibly gentle. Lord Danzo Shimura is simply my Midnight Guardian!"
Midnight… Guardian?
Orochimaru heard the words of the smug man, her hand trembled, almost playing the wrong card.
Shimura Herbal Tea Shop had been selling shimura herbal tea for some time, and in Konoha, especially among men, Danzo Shimura had earned a resounding title: The Midnight Guardian.
Legend has it... The Midnight Guardian protected men's dignity;
The Midnight Guardian protected women's tenderness;
The Midnight Guardian protected family harmony;
The Midnight Guardian... Root's base.
Danzo Shimura listened to the reports from Root's Ninja about the change in public opinion towards him in the Village. He had initially thought that selling herbal tea with such effects would ruin his reputation, but he never expected his reputation in Konoha to rise instead of fall. Especially among married men and women, his evaluation was extremely positive.
He even gained the strange title of The Midnight Guardian.
Hiruzen, did you foresee this happening?
Danzo Shimura put down the seal in his hand, crossed his arms, and pondered the intention behind Hiruzen Sarutobi's actions. Helping him gain prestige in the Village—was this an attempt to make him the next Hokage?
Impossible!
Danzo Shimura did not believe that Hiruzen Sarutobi would allow him to become the next Hokage.
Not only was Danzo Shimura suspicious of Hiruzen Sarutobi's intentions, but even the four great clans—Sarutobi, Shimura, Aburame, and Uchiha—were puzzled. The development of events was completely different from what they had expected.
The villagers' acceptance of shimura herbal tea greatly exceeded their predictions. Previously, people would make excuses, saying they were buying it for a friend or for their father.
Now, they no longer bothered with excuses, no longer even pretended.
I'm buying it for myself, are you going to sell it or not!
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