"Lord Orochimaru, what do you plan to do with the remaining children downstairs?" Uchiha En asked tentatively.
"Keep four children for control experiments; you two can decide what to do with the rest!"
Uchiha En sighed inwardly. This was already the limit of what he could achieve.
Asana also knew that the number of children participating in the experiment couldn't be reduced further. It was already quite good that the number of children participating had dropped from over 60 to just five.
As long as she took careful care of them later, she should be able to minimize casualties among the children.
Afterward, Uchiha En and Asana went downstairs again to select test subjects for Orochimaru.
Earlier, Uchiha En had used his Sharingan to read parts of the children's memories and found Yamato. Now, he needed to select children who were naturally stronger in vitality and spiritual energy.
Theoretically, the child with the strongest vitality would also have the strongest adaptability to the first hokages cells.
Spiritual energy is considered a manifestation of Yin Release, while the first hokages cells are undoubtedly Yang Release. If Yin and Yang could be combined, the children participating in the experiment might survive.
After a round of screening and discussion, Uchiha En and Asana brought the three children with the strongest vitality and the one child with the strongest spiritual energy upstairs and handed them over to Orochimaru.
Uchiha En and Asana took the remaining children together to the orphanage and gave the orphanage director, Yakushi Nono, a sum of money for their upkeep.
With so many children arriving at once, the pressure on Yakushi Nono increased significantly.
Uchiha En saw her difficulty and immediately stated, "Director Nonou, if the orphanage has any financial issues, you can come find me at the Third Squad anytime. I will provide assistance."
Hearing this, Yakushi Nono's eyes lit up, and she excitedly thanked Uchiha En.
Meanwhile, in the underground world, Uchiha Madara's condition was extremely poor; he was like a candle in the wind, liable to be extinguished at any moment.
Standing beside Uchiha Madara was a youth—Obito, who had been carefully instructed by Uchiha En and had now successfully "graduated."
The strength of the Uchiha Clan's Eye power is related to the love in their hearts.
That Obito could leap from Double Tomoe to activating the Mangekyo shows how deep his love was.
Now, this love had all been transformed into Eye power and hatred for this world.
In just a few months, Obito's strength had made a huge leap. He was a considerably powerful existence even among the Kage level, and combined with his elusive Space-Time Ninjutsu, Obito now had few opponents left in the Ninja World.
"Cough, cough. Obito, I'm entrusting our plan to you."
"Don't worry! I will bring true peace to this world."
"Good. I look forward to that day. From today, you are Uchiha Madara, and it is time for me to leave. The stage is yours now!"
Hearing this, White Zetsu immediately understood Uchiha Madara's intention. He had the White Zetsu Spores send a signal to Black Zetsu, notifying him to hurry over.
After receiving the signal, Black Zetsu immediately dove underground and rushed toward Uchiha Madara using the Hiding in Surface Technique at full speed.
Sure enough, the next second Uchiha Madara said to White Zetsu, "White Zetsu, help me summon one of your clones."
White Zetsu nodded and controlled one of his clones to walk in front of Uchiha Madara. Uchiha Madara used the last of his strength to modify this clone using Yin-Yang Release.
Just as he was about to grant consciousness to the White Zetsu clone, Black Zetsu arrived in time, took over the body of the White Zetsu clone, and stood openly before Uchiha Madara.
"Looking at your color, you shall be called Black Zetsu from now on! White Zetsu, he was modified by my will. He will assist you after I am gone."
After speaking, Uchiha Madara severed the tubes connecting him to the Gedo Statue behind him and closed his eyes.
Uchiha Madara temporarily bid farewell to this world.
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