A puff of white smoke emerged from the scroll, and a tall, thin figure slowly materialized from within—it was Gen Takano, who had just been at Hiruko's Experimental Base.
He had long since placed many Summoning Technique scrolls both in his home and his Experimental Base; when he needed to use one, he only had to instruct the crow to unroll it.
As for why he hadn't let the crow carry the scroll before, it was naturally because carrying the scroll would immediately reveal it to be a Summoned Beast, thus exposing it.
Secondly, the size of this scroll was almost identical to the one Jiraiya carried on his back, making it very difficult for a single crow to carry.
Gen Takano also wanted to go directly to his Experimental Base, but unfortunately, Konoha was constantly enveloped by a Barrier. Although it seemed useless, he knew the entry and exit password.
But the problem was, if he used the Summoning Technique to enter or exit, it would be akin to an unauthorized intrusion without identity verification, and being mistaken for a spy would not be good.
Therefore, even if he used the Summoning Technique to go to the Experimental Base, he would not use it inside Konoha's Barrier.
As for Hiruko's Experimental Base? That, of course, was inside Konoha's Barrier!
Gen Takano, summoned back, unsealed the scrolls and looked at the pile of scrolls in front of him, which documented the research process of the Kiyomi Technique. A slow smile spread across his lips.
Finally, he couldn't help but cover his forehead with one hand and burst into laughter.
"Heh heh... Hahahahaha!"
"Finally... I've finally reached this step! The Kiyomi Technique!!"
Fortunately, there were no residents around Gen Takano's house; otherwise, they would likely have been startled awake by his laughter and shouts.
The laughter ceased, and Gen Takano stared at the scrolls with bloodshot eyes.
Although it was very late, given his current mental state, he couldn't possibly sleep. It was better to... devour them now!
On the other side, at Hiruko's Experimental Base, Hiruko's face still showed excitement as he walked in.
In the past, he had experimented endlessly, yet he still couldn't clearly see a path to surpass the Sannin.
Now, he had not only gained inspiration to surpass the Sannin from Kakashi Hatake's Sharingan but had also successfully placed a puppet jutsu on him. All he had to do now was quietly wait for the opportunity... Thinking of this, an irrepressible smile once again appeared on Hiruko's face.
As for the slightly increased humidity in the Experimental Base, he naturally didn't notice it, nor did he even check if his experimental records had been tampered with.
Once Hiruko suppressed his excitement, he began to ponder his future plans. The Sharingan on Kakashi was not urgent; a mere Two Tomoe Sharingan was not enough.
The Sharingan, at least, needed to reach the Three Tomoe stage to unleash its true power.
So, next up was finding other Bloodline Limit.
Hiruko frowned, considering which Bloodline Limit he could acquire. Besides the Sharingan, there was also the Byakugan in the village... As Hiruko pondered, the incident of Kakashi Hatake being attacked had already been discovered.
One must know that Kakashi Hatake was currently a hero of the entire Konoha. Being attacked while recuperating was an incident that exceeded what the Hokage could tolerate.
Thus, three individuals very familiar to Hiruko were assigned and were now following Hiruko's trail, rushing towards this Experimental Base.
However, all of this no longer had anything to do with Gen Takano... It was still that dilapidated civilian house.
Since Gen Takano obtained the Kiyomi Technique and returned here, there had been no activity for several days, as if no one was inside.
However, inside, a person, like a stone, had been sitting in one spot for a very long time.
Gen Takano had been sitting there motionless, clutching the Kiyomi Technique experimental records for a long time. A beard had grown on his face, and the whites of his eyes were completely bloodshot, indicating fatigue.
But even so, it was clear that his physical exhaustion had not affected his mental excitement.
His pupils were still bright and sharp, constantly delving into the Kiyomi Technique.
During this time, he had also used the Clairvoyance Technique to observe Hiruko's Experimental Base, and the other party had indeed not discovered him.
Moreover, not long after, Gen Takano saw the Sannin, and he could guess that Kakashi Hatake's situation had probably been discovered.
During this period, he suppressed his desire to continue his research and instructed the crows to observe the Sannin's movements from as far away as possible. He only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that their target was only Hiruko.