"Hehe, you really do have quite the imagination, something like that, how could..."
After hearing Seiryū's words, Tsunade only smiled.
But halfway through speaking, it was as if she had realized something, and her pupils suddenly shrank.
Back then.
For the sake of researching Grandfather's Wood Release, Second Grandfather seemed to have preserved some of Grandfather's flesh and blood tissue? Could it be...
Tsunade lowered her head in thought, but her brows were tightly furrowed.
"How can that be called imagination?"
Because Tsunade had lowered her head, Seiryū did not notice that her expression was a little off at this moment.
He continued, "For example, the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, if it can be removed, then it can be transplanted to other people, right?"
"The premise is, of course, that you're not afraid of being killed by the Uchiha clan..."
"Hm? What's wrong with you?"
Seeing that Tsunade had not spoken for a long time, Seiryū was a little puzzled. "Why are you spacing out? I don't want to pluck out the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, I'm just saying it casually."
Seiryū felt that Tsunade might have been shocked by his "wild imagination."
Or perhaps she was thinking about whether something like this was actually feasible?
"It's nothing, I just thought of something."
Tsunade came back to her senses and waved her hand.
She looked at Seiryū and asked seriously, "Do you really think a kekkei genkai can be transplanted to someone else?"
A flesh-and-blood tissue transplant... could it allow an ordinary person to possess the Wood Release kekkei genkai?
As a medical-nin.
She was absolutely certain in her heart that although it might be extremely difficult, this was a feasible method!
So.
Could that Wood Release shinobi, Yamato, from that other timeline, be the successful test subject of such an experiment?
Someone was conducting transplant experiments for the Wood Release kekkei genkai?
If that was really the case.
Who could it be?
Almost instantly, Tsunade already had a rough idea in her mind.
Those with the ability, the qualifications, and the intention to carry out such inhumane experiments.
Could only be the higher-ups of Konoha!
The flesh and blood tissue of Grandfather that Second Grandfather had preserved back then, only Konoha's higher-ups would have the authority to access it...
On top of that, when she had seen Yamato in Rōran before.
Some of his habitual movements carried the feel of a shinobi from the Anbu or Root.
That Wood Release shinobi named Yamato had once stayed in the Anbu or Root!
And for quite a long time, some habits had already been engraved into his bones!
And just so happened.
Orochimaru was currently counted as one of Root's people, always staying together with Danzō, who knew what they were secretly working on.
Tsunade knew better than anyone what kind of person Orochimaru was.
He often researched things that even she felt were "evil and dark."
For example, Orochimaru's snake-type ninjutsu had been developed by Orochimaru himself.
He had even carried out soft-body modifications on his own body.
He was an expert in biology!
Judging by Yamato's age, if he really was the successful test subject of a Wood Release kekkei genkai transplant experiment, then the timing also happened to line up with the present, and with Orochimaru's mysterious behavior over the past few years!
Thinking of this, Tsunade's expression became somewhat unpleasant!
Perhaps her guess was true...
"Uh, maybe, I was just saying it casually."
Seiryū always felt that Tsunade was a little off right now.
He felt that his words had probably touched upon the "professional ethics" of Tsunade as a medical-nin.
Other than scamming people out of money, Tsunade was very attentive when treating patients.
She was never careless.
Seiryū quickly explained, "But it's a bit inhumane after all. After all, unknown attempts can get people killed. Let me say this first, I don't have any thoughts in that direction, I was just putting forward one of my ideas."
"You know me, I often come up with all sorts of bizarre things..."
With her face darkened, Tsunade carried an inexplicable sense of pressure.
Her fists were fair and delicate, but when they landed on someone's head, they really hurt...
He needed to make his "stance" clear!
He would absolutely never take part in those inhumane things, it was only a hypothesis!
"Yes, inhumane!!"
Tsunade nodded, but her tone was a little cold. "If someone really carried out that kind of experiment, who knows how many people would die..."
Speaking of which.
The reason she was angry was not because she felt that someone had desecrated her grandfather's kekkei genkai.
After all, her Second Grandfather had once done this kind of nonsense as well.
It was because she knew that such experiments would kill many people.
As a medical-nin who healed the wounded and saved the dying.
Naturally, she did not wish to see innocent people die because of such experiments.
Seiryū raised a brow.
He always felt that Tsunade's words were a little strange, as though she already knew something?
Could it be...
Like him, Tsunade had not had her related memories sealed away?
And through Yamato, that Wood Release shinobi from the other timeline, she had already guessed something?
Or rather, after returning to Konoha, had she already investigated something!?
After all, in his speculation.
The transplantation experiments with the First Hokage's cells by Orochimaru and Danzō were happening around this time.
Yamato, the successful test subject, might even have already been born!
Ah, this...
This is the kind of thing a transmigrator is supposed to do, what exactly are you doing here, seriously!!
Feeling that his guess was right nine times out of ten, Seiryū had a bit of a toothache.
He also could not reveal anything, so he could only pretend not to know, and started acting. "But I think there probably wouldn't be anyone who would risk such a big taboo to carry out this kind of inhumane experiment, right?"
Tsunade slowly let out a breath, suppressing the chaotic thoughts in her heart.
She smiled. "Probably not... If there is, I wouldn't mind letting them have a taste of my fists!!"
Right now, these were only her guesses.
She still needed to investigate further before knowing the specifics.
If it really was true, she would not let it go so easily.
At the end of the day, she was the granddaughter of Senju Hashirama, the First Hokage, and also the true princess of Konoha.
Seiryū fell silent.
Alright.
It was not nine times out of ten, it was basically confirmed.
That troublesome woman Tsunade should have indeed, definitely, absolutely thought of something.
And most likely because of what he had said earlier...
This really was not his fault.
Who would have thought that Tsunade, just like him, had not had her memories sealed?
You were making little moves too!
Who would have thought Tsunade was actually a scheming woman too.
Very good, he liked her even more!
It was just that.
If Tsunade really found out about the existence of the First Hokage cell transplant experiments, who knew what she would think, or what actions she would take?
If it blew up, that might become quite troublesome too.
Hm, maybe that's not necessarily a bad thing? After all, the First Hokage cell transplant experiments were caused by those two.
After thinking it over carefully, Seiryū felt that it might not be a bad thing.
Although Hiruzen knew about it, he had already ordered those experiments to be abandoned.
The ones who disobeyed the order and continued the experiments were Orochimaru and Danzō.
One was a dark scientist, the other was the pot-shadow.
In Seiryū's heart, both of them were hidden dangers.
(To be continued.)
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