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Chapter 117 The Backlash of Petrification, The Little Brother's Growth Plan
The next day, in the Hokage's office.
"Hmm, let me see. This is it. Your mission today is a D-rank weeding mission. This is the mission request form." The Third Hokage puffed on his cigarette and explained the mission to Tarojiro, who looked disappointed.
"Understood." Ishikawa wasn't disappointed. He took the letter of authorization, said goodbye to the third generation, called to his two underlings, and turned to leave.
"Hey bro, aren't you getting bored? We're not going to keep doing these low-level missions all the time, are we?"
"Exactly! Although the mission to leave the village might be a bit dangerous, it's not a challenge for us at all..."
As soon as they left the Hokage Building, Tarojiro couldn't help but complain, leaving Ishikawa speechless and rolling his eyes.
"Have you two gotten too cocky lately? This kind of packed schedule would have been unthinkable before, and now you're being picky? If you want to go out and risk your lives, I can ask the Hokage for a B-rank mission. It'll be absolutely thrilling and dangerous, and you might even be wiped out."
"Uh..." Seeing his older brother Ishikawa say that, Tarojiro quickly gave an awkward laugh and said no. They only wanted to carry out a C-rank mission; they couldn't risk their lives by starting with a B-rank mission.
"Fine, since you're all so bored, you can practice your swordsmanship with me after today's mission. If you can defeat me, I won't take a single penny of today's mission reward!"
"Really??" Instantly, the two unmotivated underlings' eyes lit up with excitement.
That's 40% of the commission! They'll split it equally, at least a thousand taels each.
"Do you think I'm short of that little bit of money?" Ishikawa curled his lip in disdain, striding forward with the air of a nouveau riche.
If he had access to three different timelines, he could achieve financial freedom at any time. He wouldn't even consider this mission reward worthwhile.
"Big Brother is awesome!!"
"Long live the eldest brother!!"
Taro and Jiro exchanged a glance and immediately cheered enthusiastically, without even considering whether they could defeat the Chunin's older brother.
Laughing and joking, Ishikawa and his two underlings quickly arrived at the mission location. After handing over the mission to the client, Ishikawa, as usual, left his two underlings to work and slipped away.
"Spiritual communication..."
Arriving under the shade of a tree, Ishikawa bit his finger, quickly formed hand seals, slammed his hand on the ground, and shouted in a deep voice.
With a bang, his only surviving contracted stray dog was summoned. However, Ishikawa was dumbfounded the moment the dog appeared!
"What happened? How could it be bullied into such a pathetic state?" Looking at the pitiful stray dog lying on the ground, covered in blood and panting heavily, Ishikawa's lips twitched, somewhat speechless.
He knew, of course, that being turned into a mentally challenged stray dog and allowed to roam freely would make him vulnerable to bullying, but he never imagined it would escalate to this extent! If he were to summon it during a battle, he would be utterly humiliated…
"It's alright, I don't need your abilities right now. I called you out here to prepare for a heroic end." Shaking his head and sighing, Ishikawa took a white pill from the pocket of his Chunin vest and threw it into the panting mouth of the wild dog.
Almost the instant the wild dog swallowed the pill, Ishikawa's left eye moved, activating a crimson X-ray vision.
In the blink of an eye, the stray dog's body became transparent in Ishikawa's eyes, and then its heart, liver, spleen, and lungs were clearly visible right in front of him.
With his red eyes, Ishikawa clearly saw a faint wisp of chakra appear out of thin air within the wild dog's body after the pill was absorbed. This chakra was so small, almost non-existent, that it appeared as the wild dog absorbed it.
In the blink of an eye, this power grew wildly at an incredible speed, exploding geometrically!
To Ishikawa's astonishment, the stray dog only had time to let out a single, pitiful howl before its entire body turned to wood, transforming into a lifelike wooden sculpture of a large dog.
[Wood Release backlash, this thing has the same rejection reaction as Hashirama's cells??] Instantly, Ishikawa gasped and secretly rejoiced that he hadn't been so reckless as to conduct the experiment himself last night.
He originally thought that Obito, Madara, and even Naruto had all received White Zetsu arms transplanted, and since Madara and Obito had the arms installed on the spot, there shouldn't be any rejection reactions.
But the reality was quite different!
Upon closer inspection, it seems that Obito and Madara share a common trait: Wood Release. Furthermore, Naruto, not only as the protagonist, possesses Ashura Chakra, and his arm transplant appears to be a product of research and improvement by the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade.
In other words, this stuff is a poison that kills whoever uses it. Although it's not as potent as Hashirama cells, which turn people into trees, it can still petrify them and turn them into wood carvings.
Danzo and Orochimaru were such idiots. If Hashirama cells couldn't replicate Wood Release, couldn't they be used as biological weapons?
The backlash was so powerful that even the Kage of each village couldn't withstand it. They were truly guarding a treasure without realizing it. Since it's all about killing enemies anyway, what need is there for Wood Release once the goal is achieved?
[So here's the question: Can using a doorknob to overcome the rejection reaction grant one the White Zetsu Wood Release?] Ishikawa stroked his chin, a crucial question forming in his mind.
Although the wild dog's petrification reaction was very fast at the time, as long as he prepared in advance, he was 100% confident that he could touch the doorknob and activate his cheat before the backlash.
If even a red-eyed person's rejection reaction can be handled with a cheat-like ability, then White Zetsu's trashy Wood Release shouldn't be a problem either.
The problem now is that Ishikawa doesn't want to take the risk himself! The ultimate goal of continuing animal experiments is still to affect humans, so there's no need for that.
However, this situation involves Wood Release, so we can't just ask anyone to try it. What if something goes wrong and we end up in trouble...?
"Then, the only people I can trust are you two! And only with you can I do this without anyone knowing. Fine! You've called me 'Big Brother' for so long, it's time to give you both a life of wealth and honor..."
Suddenly, Ishikawa turned to look at his two underlings who were working diligently and murmured to himself. Although these two underlings were lacking in talent and strength, their loyalty was not an issue, thanks to the influence of his predecessor and the past few months they had spent together.
If they lend a hand, they should be two decent helpers from the beginning of the story to Shippuden.
Well, we can't expect him, as the older brother, to clean up every mess; that would be too unrefined!
Having made up his mind, Ishikawa didn't linger any longer and unleashed his chakra to blast the wooden dog into dust before continuing to train his Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique.
Time always slips away quietly when you're focused on doing something, and before you know it, it's 3 p.m.
After being told by Tarojiro to finish the mission, Ishikawa went to the Hokage Building to hand in the mission and asked the two to buy lunch and wait for him at the training ground.
After successfully submitting the mission and receiving his reward, Ishikawa quickly made his way to the third training ground.
"Today's combat training will not stop until we are completely exhausted. If you do not defeat me quickly, be prepared to faint from exhaustion." After lunch, Ishikawa drew his white fang longsword, its sharp edge gleaming.
"Huh? Playing this hard?? Bro, that 40% isn't easy to get..."
"I'll give it my all. Anyway, I haven't had a really satisfying training session these past few days."
Taro and Jiro drew their swords simultaneously, and although they were somewhat surprised, they still stared intently at Ishikawa and shouted.
They were well aware of Ishikawa's intentions; the so-called reward was just an excuse, and their elder brother's real purpose was to accompany them in training their swordsmanship.
Otherwise, given the strength my brother demonstrated in the Chunin Exams, even if they joined forces, they wouldn't be a match for him.
"Enough talk, let's go!"
Ishikawa snorted coldly, his feet erupting with chakra, his body transforming into a black shadow, his long sword like a dragon...