After understanding the current situation of the shinobi world, Amado no longer hesitated and bowed respectfully to Shinji: "I am willing to be of service to you!"
Shinji nodded lightly, then looked toward Orochimaru.
Orochimaru replied: "I have no problem!"
Seeing both had agreed, Shinji said: "Very good, this is not a place to stay for long; let's return to the shinobi world first."
Just when the two thought Shinji was going to open a space-time gate to return to the shinobi world, Shinji lifted the Lamp and shone the light on them.
The two were somewhat puzzled.
Shinji explained casually: "Everything related to a Hegemon, even just the most basic address, is a form of pollution to you. And your existence is also a form of pollution to the 'Sixth Ring World', so the pollution on your bodies must be cleared first to avoid trouble."
After saying this, Shinji used the Lamp to open a spatial rift and brought Amado and Orochimaru back to the shinobi world.
...
After returning to the Kara organization's base, Shinji gave the two a simple lesson on precautions regarding Hegemons.
"This..."
Upon hearing that knowing about the Hegemon counts as a form of pollution, the two looked at each other in dismay.
And through this point, they realized the terror of the Hegemon, and why Shinji tried so hard to conceal traces of the Hegemon's existence in the shinobi world.
Shinji said: "The shinobi world has already been targeted by the Hegemon of Terror, so controlling the news of the Hegemon of Terror within a small scope doesn't matter much, but information about the Hegemon cannot be spread on a large scale. Otherwise, this will create invasion anchors for the Hegemon, helping the Hegemon invade the shinobi world faster. You are both smart people and should know what I am talking about!"
Amado immediately guaranteed: "Please rest assured, regarding the matter of the Hegemon, I won't tell anyone!"
"Me as well!"
Orochimaru also nodded.
Shinji looked around: "The equipment here is complete; let the new laboratory be settled here! If any other equipment or instruments are needed, go all out to collect them. If you encounter troubles you can't resolve, you can contact me!"
Building a large laboratory again from scratch is time-consuming and laborious; obviously, it is not as good as directly expanding this laboratory left by the Kara organization.
"Yes!"
Researching in a familiar environment, Amado naturally had no objections.
Shinji pondered for a moment and said: "There isn't much time left for the shinobi world, so I need results as soon as possible. With just the two of you, manpower is probably insufficient; we must recruit more researchers to accelerate the research."
Orochimaru looked proud: "Involving research on the Otsutsuki and 'Shinjutsu', if we recruit some ordinary goods, it will only cause us trouble!"
Amado nodded lightly.
Sometimes, having more people doesn't necessarily mean greater strength.
Shinji naturally understood this principle too, so he threw a document in front of the two.
Amado and Orochimaru took the document and looked, discovering that what Shinji threw to them was a file portfolio of researchers. Among them were not only various researchers affiliated with the Five Great Hidden Villages, but even Hiruko and Sasori of the Dark Akatsuki were impressively on the list.
"Hiruko, Sasori..."
Seeing these two names, Orochimaru was somewhat surprised, but he quickly regained his calm.
Although he looked down on Hiruko somewhat, the Chimera Technique and the Bloodline Fusion Ritual developed by Hiruko indeed made him look at him with new eyes.
As for Sasori, a guy who could turn his entire body into a puppet, naturally had commendable points.
"This list contains researchers with certain qualifications that I collected through various channels. As for whether they are suitable, you might need to interview them!"
Shinji didn't have the energy to verify the professional abilities of the researchers one by one, so he could only rely on his memory and various intelligence channels to collect researchers. As for which of these people were suitable to join the team and which were not, he couldn't attend to it, hence Hiruko and Sasori appearing in the data.
"This isn't difficult!" Amado agreed, then said: "When Otsutsuki Isshiki was around, he established quite a large intelligence network in the shinobi world, and funds were sufficient, so I am confident in setting up a brand new laboratory within a week."
Shinji nodded: "Very good!"
Amado continued: "As for the researchers, although we have this data, how to recruit them is still a problem. Relying solely on my ability, I'm afraid I can't complete the recruitment in the short term."
Because many of the people in Shinji's data were researchers affiliated with the Five Great Hidden Villages. If recruited forcibly, it might trigger conflicts with the Five Great Hidden Villages.
Orochimaru glanced at the data: "I can help settle a part of them!"
Shinji pondered for a moment and said: "Gather the forces you have on hand and form a temporary squad to be responsible for this recruitment task! If manpower isn't enough, I can send some people to assist you. In short, no matter what, be fast; time is everything!"
"Understood!"
Amado and Orochimaru responded in unison.
"Go prepare!"
Shinji gave an instruction and turned to leave.
Amado stopped Shinji at this time and said: "Leader, if we want to research 'Shinjutsu', we might need to recall Eida and Daemon!"
Shinji asked: "Where are they?"
"Hidden Leaf Village!"
Amado helplessly recounted the matter of Eida and Daemon being stranded in the Hidden Leaf.
Shinji thought for a moment: "I will solve the matter of Eida and Daemon; you guys build the laboratory and form the research team as soon as possible!"
After speaking, Shinji opened a space-time gate and disappeared from the base.
...
The next instant, Shinji arrived at the Hidden Leaf Village.
With just a glance, Shinji discovered the large mansion where the Hidden Leaf settled the siblings Eida and Daemon, but he didn't rush over. Instead, he activated Kamui to make himself intangible and arrived at the Hokage Building unnoticed.
Inside the Hokage's Office.
Tsunade, who was handling official duties, seemed to sense something. She looked up abruptly and saw Shinji dressed in the Akatsuki organization's red cloud robe.
"'A'!?" She frowned and asked: "What are you here for?"
Shinji got straight to the point: "That one at Mount Myoboku should have already prophesied something, right?"
"How would you know!?"
Tsunade was startled.
The prophecy regarding the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku was top secret. Only a very few people in the entire Hidden Leaf Village knew about it; even Naruto was unaware.
Shinji whispered: "As expected!"
He naturally guessed it, but it wasn't without basis, because the shrine maiden Shion, who also possessed prophetic abilities, had already predicted the threat of the Hegemon several times.
Since Shion could do it, it wasn't surprising that the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku could do it too.
Shinji said: "Since Mount Myoboku already has a prophecy, then I'll say it straight: the shinobi world is currently in extreme danger, and I need your assistance!"