"When I came back, I saw that guy outside experiencing the act of pooping. He said he must know what it feels like to poop and will write a thousand-word essay about it afterward."
White Zetsu answered Madara's question truthfully.
At the same time, he cast a hopeful look at Madara. In fact, just like Tobi, he also wanted to know what pooping felt like.
After all, they were White Zetsu, without an excretory system.
Every time they observed someone and saw the person going to the bathroom, they felt an itch of curiosity, longing to know what pooping was all about.
Having obtained the power of all things, Lord Madara could be considered the strongest ninja in this Ninja Realm. He should know what it feels like to poop, right?
After all, he is the strongest ninja in the Ninja Realm.
Although White Zetsu didn't understand what connection existed between being the strongest ninja and the experience of pooping.
He simply thought that if it were Madara, he'd definitely know the answer to such a thing.
"..."
Madara stared unblinkingly at White Zetsu, who returned the gaze with an innocent and harmless look.
The atmosphere fell silent like this.
Eventually, Madara was the first to turn his head, looking ahead and saying softly,
"After the war starts, send someone to investigate Konoha again. If it's still impossible to infiltrate the Uchiha Race by then, change the focus to Nagato."
After giving such an order, Madara did not answer White Zetsu's question but closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
In his current state, he could only maintain his clarity here. Once he left here, he was just an ordinary old man at the mercy of others. Most of the time, he spent in hibernation, minimizing the consumption of his internal life force.
Seeing Madara close his eyes to rest again, White Zetsu showed an expression of regret.
He also understood that Madara needed enough resting time now. After Madara closed his eyes, White Zetsu temporarily gave up on finding out from Madara what pooping felt like and disappeared into the ground to attend to his own matters.
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On the operating table, Hakushi watched with great interest as he studied the humanoid organism wrapped in white outer skin.
Though it's incredible that such a peculiar life form exists in the Ninja Realm, Hakushi was more curious about how such a creature is preserved and maintains life activities.
In fact, even if this guy hadn't infiltrated the Uchiha Race's territory beneath, Hakushi was curious about this existence.
If he could unravel its secrets, Hakushi believed there would be special significance in getting closer to understanding the essence of Chakra.
Because compared to normal humans, the internal life structure of this creature resembled a plant, making it a genuine 'vegetable being.'
The characteristic plant-like life features should stem from the power of Wood Style.
Thus, Hakushi felt no guilt conducting human experiments on such creatures.
It was like researching plants, and as a human, Hakushi naturally couldn't empathize with plants.
Whether such creatures feel pain or possess human values remains a debatable issue.
"What a pity that this thin power of Wood Style can't recreate the true Wood Style..."
Hakushi looked at the life energy stored in the test tube, which contained thin power of Wood Style.
The extraction technology wasn't difficult; the challenge was making the human body adapt, as even the minimal power of Wood Style was a formidable force for an average person to control.
Even if this difficulty were overcome, the re-created power of Wood Style would be very weak, suitable for nurturing flowers and trees but completely unreliable for combat.
Moreover, if cultivating flowers and trees was the goal, conducting potentially lethal human experiments while investing energy, resources, and risking experimental failure wouldn't be proportional to the return.
But from another perspective, moderating its properties with other medicinal herbs to create a new type of nurturing drug and selling it in pharmaceutical form for commercial profit is a promising option.
In this ninja-themed era, ninja power is undoubtedly crucial, but money also holds significant importance.
Most ninjas complete missions diligently to earn money and sustain their lives, reflecting a true picture of the Ninja Realm.
After extracting the life energy harboring Wood Style power from the white creature, Hakushi sealed it in the appropriate place, then glanced at the alarm clock on the nearby table.
"Is it already this time? It's about time to set off."
Putting down the tool in his hand, Hakushi walked out of the lab room.
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Konoha, Shion Flower Branch Pharmacy.
Located on the central street of Konoha Village, there lies this pharmacy.
This branch pharmacy has been operating in Konoha for over half a year, currently enjoying a great reputation among the Konoha villagers, having dominated the mainstream market of Konoha pharmaceuticals. While it might not have become indispensable to Konoha, the presence of Shion Flower Company with its branch pharmacy has indeed solved many problems for Konoha.
Even many medicines at Konoha Hospital are procured directly from Shion Flower Company.
Though it sacrificed the hospital's profits, Konoha Hospital was not initially established for profit in a ninja village distinct from ordinary towns but to serve the special group of ninjas.