- I think with reinforcements arriving soon, the headquarters will have better things to do than demand repeated reports in person," Hyuga shrugged, and with a brief farewell bow, ran toward the center of the camp.
- Ryo, when do you intend to take the trophy? - My colleague turned to me after giving the woman's lithe figure a characteristic look.
Ah-ha, so he's interested in the opposite sex and not just married to science!
- Most likely tomorrow, because with the arrival of the main forces, we are sure to be scattered in different parts of the front line and will not have free time for even a superficial study, - fundamentally suppressed so and asked for a smirk on the lips, answered him, - today I have plans for treatment and rest.
- In that case, I expect an invitation," Orochimaru said bluntly, squinting his eyes and showing off his smirking grin.
As part of the exchange of knowledge, I shared my own research on the nine-tailed fox's chakra with the scholar not long ago, and naturally, a student of the Third would not miss the opportunity to study the altered properties it had acquired when separated from its source and assimilated into the shinobi's keirakukei.
Given that the sannin had already begun his research in this direction even earlier, even without access to the most interesting samples, it was hard to expect otherwise.
Orochimaru should have already found the beginning of the path of rebirth from the cursed seal, and I didn't mind taking advantage of my ally's work by feeding him bits of knowledge that could lead to the desired result faster than it would have happened without interference.
- Naturally, I wouldn't think of proceeding without you, Orochimaru-san," he hummed in response, "it would be impolite of me, considering the trophy was the result of a joint effort.
- Well, you're a pleasure to work with, Ryo, unlike the so-called researchers in Konoha," I could scoop up the venom in the sannin's last words.
And I understood him perfectly well, given the habit of secrecy even in the official Research and Development Department, funded directly from the village budget and supposedly obliged to make the results available to the armed forces.
In reality, everything went exclusively to Anbu and Anbu Ne under the Hokage's control, and the regular shinobi sucked the paw, even high-ranking ones like Orochimaru.
Old man Hiruzen only paid lip service to the well-being of those around him, but in reality, he preferred to keep the tastiest things close to his body. In fact, this was one of the many stumbling blocks between teacher and student, which served to cool the relationship, as the scientist himself said during one of the joint work.
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