Chapter 224:
Danzo unconditionally supported Orochimaru's research.
After all, Orochimaru was creating talents for him, an invaluable asset to his ambitions. Danzo had no reason to object.
Moreover, the First Hokage's cells might have been a closely guarded secret to others, but to Orochimaru, it was hardly classified information. For that reason, Danzo didn't hesitate to bring him to see the remains of Senju Hashirama.
"Open it," Danzo ordered.
Two Root operatives stepped forward, quickly unlocking the thick chains and removing the seals. As the heavy locks clicked open, the solid lid of the coffin was lifted.
Inside lay the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, a black-haired man dressed in simple trousers but shirtless, his body unnervingly well-preserved.
Orochimaru stepped forward slowly, his golden eyes studying the legendary figure in the coffin. Even he couldn't help but marvel. This truly is the God of the Shinobi World, he thought.
Even in death, Hashirama's body radiated an otherworldly vitality.
His cells continued to regenerate and reproduce, a phenomenon unheard of in normal humans. Uchiha Madara had bitten off a piece of Hashirama's flesh in the past, and even Danzo had once grafted the cells onto his own body. Yet now, Hashirama's body appeared completely whole, with no sign of the previous wounds.