Chapter 149, Land of Demons

"Alright, I won't disturb you."

Hiruko brought a cage with several monkeys and said to Raijin and Tsunade.

"Hmm? Do you need to do this kind of thing yourself?"

Raijin chuckled and took the cage from Hiruko.

"Unlike you two, I find it hard to protect the village like you, so I do what I can."

Hiruko laughed at himself and said somewhat embarrassingly.

"Don't be too modest, I look forward to your Demon Bud technique being developed soon."

Raijin chuckled and nodded, saying to Hiruko.

From Raijin's point of view, Hiruko is quite complicated now.

On the one hand, he is confident because of Senju Tobirama's value. On the other hand, he feels inferior because he has no talent. So this kind of contradiction appears.

"Thank you."

Hiruko nodded and left.

After saying goodbye to Hiruko, Raijin controlled a monkey with Genjutsu and let the monkey come to the experimental platform by itself.

Raijin had thought about the principle of permanent Senjutsu a long time ago.

The so-called natural energy, in Raijin's view, is actually like the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the world of immortals.

The so-called cultivation, in Raijin's view, is actually to introduce the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body, store it, and then use this spiritual energy to strengthen oneself, to pursue evolution at the level of life.

And once it comes to cultivation, it inevitably revolves around a term - Dantian.

To guide the natural energy into the Dantian, and then use the natural energy in the Dantian to strengthen oneself, this is Raijin's general idea.

And now, Raijin is going to verify his idea of permanent Senjutsu on a monkey.

Tsunade crossed her arms and watched Raijin, who was guiding the natural energy with a finger on the monkey's lower abdomen, with a smile on her lips.

The laboratory was facing the sun, and the curtains were not pulled up, which allowed the noon sun to shine into the laboratory without any hindrance.

The golden sunlight shone on Raijin, making his skin look even whiter.

The furrowed brows, the focused eyes, and the small section of the arm revealed by rolling up the sleeves.

Raijin looks really good when he's focused.

If you replace the black windbreaker with a white lab coat and put on a pair of glasses, he would look even better.

Tsunade thought to herself silently.

"Sigh..."

Looking at the monkey that had turned into a stone statue under his hand, Raijin sighed helplessly.

Some things are easier said than done...

Raijin had thought of many points of failure, but he didn't expect to fail at just the first step...

Seeing this, Tsunade pursed her lips lightly and came to Raijin's side.

"Don't rush, take it slow."

As she spoke, Tsunade gave Raijin a light kiss on the cheek.

This job can only be done by Raijin for now. After all, in terms of control over natural abilities, Raijin far surpasses her.

So, all Tsunade can do now is comfort Raijin.

"There's no need to rush"

Raijin pursed his lips, adjusted his mentality, and said with a light laugh and a shake of his head.

"This experiment can only be put on hold for now. We need to further improve our control over natural energy."

"Okay, let's start training first. I can analyze the differences between monkeys and humans."

Tsunade nodded in response to Raijin's words.

Although the genetic similarity between monkeys and humans can reach an astonishing 93%, humans are still humans, and monkeys are still monkeys.

And the 7% difference still requires Tsunade, who specializes in medical ninjutsu, to distinguish.

"You've worked hard."

Raijin said to Tsunade with a light laugh.

"Hmph! I'm so tired!"

Tsunade puffed up her cheeks and said grumpily.

...

"Have you not spent all the rewards from those two missions yet?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen appeared at the third training ground of Konohagakure and asked Orochimaru, who was in the middle of training.

"Is there a mission?"

Orochimaru stopped his training and asked Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"What level of mission?"

Jiraiya immediately asked Sarutobi Hiruzen excitedly.

Jiraiya now desperately wants to prove his three years of hard work with a high-difficulty mission.

"S-rank."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a light laugh to his two students.

"Are Raijin and Tsunade also together?"

Orochimaru asked Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"If you're willing to study Senjutsu for two more months, I can also call them."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Orochimaru with a light raise of his eyebrows.

"What! I can also use Senjutsu, okay? I think I should go and help Raijin and them develop Senjutsu!"

Jiraiya immediately shouted out loud. Jiraiya clearly felt that the mission Raijin and Tsunade were carrying out was more important than the mission he and Orochimaru were about to undertake.

"When you can enter Sage Mode without the help of the sages of Mount Myoboku, I might recommend you to enter Raijin and their laboratory."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said lightly, but just this one sentence made Jiraiya shut his mouth completely.

"What exactly is the mission?"

Orochimaru nodded and asked Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Orochimaru is already very content that the Hokage could give him three years to train here.

Doing something for the village is the right thing to do, especially since the village doesn't expect unpaid work.

The rewards for S-rank missions are very generous.

"A protection mission. The target is the priestess of the Land of Demons," Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Orochimaru.

"Understood,"

Orochimaru nodded, indicating he got it.

"Alright, gather here at six tonight. The destination is the Land of Demons," Sarutobi Hiruzen said seriously to Orochimaru and Jiraiya, his smile fading.

Although the team appeared to be a mix of Jonin, Chunin, and Genin, both Orochimaru and Jiraiya were already as strong as most Jonin.

The only difference between them and a Jonin was their grasp of the overall situation and tactical deployment.

This is a necessary part of training elite ninjas.

As for Raijin and Tsunade, they couldn't join this mission. The development of permanent Senjutsu is a strategic priority for Konohagakure.

So, the plan for Raijin and Tsunade to go on missions had to be postponed.

...

"Have you found a breakthrough?" 

Senju Tobirama appeared in the lab, asking Raijin, who was meditating, and Tsunade, who was dissecting a monkey.

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