Having truly encountered that one-in-ten-thousand probability, Danzo didn't want to play anymore and wanted to flip the table. Qifeng didn't care; it was a perfect excuse to openly deal with Danzo. At worst, he'd lose a valuable puppet.
Currently, his research into "All Things of Nature" had hit a bottleneck, and he urgently needed Hashirama Senju's cells as a sample to break through this impasse.
Wait for Orochimaru to defect and then inherit his legacy?
Become the kind of person who sits and waits for the big shots to quit the game and then reap the rewards?
Too long.
Even if the war ended, it would probably take some time before Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't hold back anymore.
Besides, who knows if the subsequent plot of the ninja world would still follow the original path? Maybe Orochimaru would take the position of Hokage this time?
From his conversation with Hiruzen Sarutobi just now, it could be seen that he still trusted Orochimaru relatively more, indicating that Danzo hadn't been making small moves behind the scenes yet.
What if Orochimaru, like him, also wanted to deal with Danzo?
Wouldn't the plot change soon?
Therefore, he wanted Hashirama Senju's cells now, without delay.
Seeing that Qifeng didn't seem to be joking, Danzo fell into deep thought.
After a long while, he finally opened his mouth and said, "At least two."
Qifeng shook his finger, "Elder Danzo, you need to understand that the First Hokage's cells are just a whimsical idea for me. I want to try and see if I can find some inspiration for using Magnet Release from them. I'm not necessarily doing a deal with you.
I believe that if I actively make a request to Lord Hokage, he might not refuse."
Danzo didn't know if Hiruzen Sarutobi would refuse, but he knew that he needed these ninja swords.
First Orochimaru, then Minato Namikaze, and "Hiruzen Sarutobi," they put too much pressure on him. Moreover, his age was always a disadvantage, and he wasn't particularly outstanding in terms of strength. The only thing he completely controlled was Root.
If he could equip Root with the ninja swords, the power in his hands would increase greatly, and his say in Konoha would also increase accordingly.
He confirmed that Qifeng's attitude was very firm.
Danzo's face darkened, and he thought for a while, "I need to choose them myself."
Qifeng narrowed his eyes, and finally chose to take a step back, "Alright."
"The Twin Swords Hiramekarei."
Danzo said the name of the ninja sword without hesitation.
"......I didn't expect Elder Danzo to be so knowledgeable about these ninja swords."
Qifeng was also surprised.
Perhaps because of the influence of the original work, Samehada had always been considered the strongest ninja sword in the hearts of many Naruto fans, but that was not the case.
As the Hozuki clan, who truly understood and created the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and possessed the Ninja Sword Summoning Scroll, whether it was Hozuki Chizuru of the first generation of Seven Ninja Swordsmen or Hozuki Mangetsu, who followed Yagura Karatachi to overthrow the Third Mizukage's regime, they both chose the Twin Swords Hiramekarei.
Only when it came to Hozuki Suigetsu did he inherit the Kubikiribocho because he admired Zabuza too much.
From this, it can be seen that the status of the Twin Swords Hiramekarei among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen is definitely not low, and it definitely holds a top-two position.
Of course, the strength of a ninja sword is not the most crucial thing; the ninja who wields the ninja sword is the key.
"Good."
Qifeng didn't refuse and took out the sealing scroll for the Twin Swords Hiramekarei.
Chapter 177: Qifeng's Decision
The Land of Rain.
Inside what was originally Sasori's secret base.
After successfully obtaining Hashirama Senju's cells from Danzo's hands, he left behind a shadow clone and came here directly.
He couldn't wait to start researching Hashirama Senju's cells.
He had already confirmed that the cells of the Kaguya clan could not be mixed with the cells of the Uchiha or Hyuga clans, and there was no very obvious compatibility between them.
Even the cells of the Uchiha clan and the Hyuga clan would devour the cells of the Kaguya clan ninja, and the result was not much different from the cells of ordinary ninjas.
However, Qifeng did not give up.
He had reason to suspect that it was because these Kaguya clan ninjas had not awakened the Shikotsumyaku.
Kaguya clan ninjas who had not awakened the Shikotsumyaku were like Senju clan cells without Wood Release.
Powerful, but not enough to resist the strong invasiveness of Uchiha and Hyuga cells.
Just like the ordinary ninja cells of the Uchiha clan and the Hyuga clan were not enough to resist Hashirama Senju's cells, because they were not on the same level or magnitude.
But if Hashirama Senju's cells were neutralized and adjusted to a certain extent through White Zetsu, it was not impossible to solve such a problem.
Moreover, when the number of ordinary three-tomoe Sharingan of the Uchiha clan was large enough, it could also achieve a certain degree of balance.
However, this balance was very fragile.
It was like Danzo in the future, whose arm was completely devoured by Hashirama Senju's cells, and he installed dozens of Sharingan to neutralize them, but when he repeatedly used the Sharingan's forbidden technique, Izanagi, the Sharingan could not balance Hashirama Senju's cells, and he would soon run wild.
This combination method was very rudimentary and definitely not what Qifeng needed.
He carefully took out a culture dish with a seal on it. The wriggling mass of flesh inside was Hashirama Senju's cells.
Even after leaving Hashirama Senju's main body, these cells still maintained sufficient activity.
For ordinary people, just transplanting one cell would be fatal enough.
He took out a small mass of tumor tissue, separated it into slices, and observed it carefully under a microscope.
The cells were abnormally active.
People who possessed these cells would definitely have a very long lifespan, because the lifespan of each of these cells was longer than that of ordinary cells, causing the owner's metabolism to slow down a lot, and the corresponding lifespan would also become longer.
If Hashirama Senju hadn't overdrawn the life energy in his body and activated Wood Release in the battle with Madara Uchiha at the Valley of the End, he might still be alive and well now.
Crack!
After only observing for a short while, the glass slide shattered directly, and a tiny plant quickly grew, breaking through the surface of the glass slide.
However, this short period of observation was enough for Qifeng.
He took out a portion of the Kaguya clan's cells, observed them again, and compared them.
After a moment.
Qifeng let out a long breath, sat on the chair next to him, and fell into deep thought.
