A hoarse voice let out a transgressive laugh, and Orochimaru performed the most detailed autopsies six times in a row, which took up an entire night.

Finally, through various details, he completely ruled out the possibility that these ninjas died from Fire Release, and confirmed that the broken hearts were caused by their respective myocardiums.

Although ten days had passed and the high concentration of adrenaline had long been naturally metabolized and could not be detected at all, Orochimaru still found clues through the distortion of muscles, blood vessels and nerves.

Orochimaru is not a detective from Beika-cho, Tokyo, Neon Country, so he does not need to find hard and conclusive evidence.

Analyzing these traces was enough to infer the cause of death of the Root Ninja and to confirm that there was something wrong with the suspect. This was enough for him.

Orochimaru, who was quite sleepy, licked his eyes with his tongue. After forcibly refreshing himself in this way, his spirit gradually became excited. He took out the data recorded all night and analyzed it carefully. He constructed various different and unprecedented combat modes in his mind.

"Haha, that's really interesting."

"Excluding all traces of disguise, when these Root ninjas died, most of them had no external injuries."

"The only four who were injured before they died, the wounds were actually inflicted by each other."

"Killing each other."

"Is it a puppetry technique that controls the human body directly through nerves? Or is it an illusion technique that completely controls the human mind?"

"Well, considering the Uchiha family's Sharingan, illusion is more likely, but this cannot explain the phenomenon of muscles being stretched to the point of breaking, and there is no way to explain the cause of death from a myocardial tearing of the heart."

Orochimaru fell into deep thought. After countless fantastic ideas, he began to examine and eliminate various possibilities one by one. Finally, he came up with an answer that went against common sense.

This answer even made him feel unbelievable, so much so that he shouted out in surprise: "Can illusion deceive the brain to the extent of taking over the neural network? The neural network can be taken over!!"

"How is this possible?"

“…”

Orochimaru became more and more excited, and even his tongue couldn't help but reveal its forked transformed image, and the tone of his voice changed because of this: "It's possible... No, it must be like this!"

"Uchiha You is only eighteen years old, but he can develop illusion to this extent. It turns out that the genius of the Uchiha family is so exaggerated."

"No, no, no, that's not right. I'm thinking wrong. This requires more than just a talent for illusion. It also requires a deep understanding of human anatomy and a comprehensive understanding of the nervous system."

"This is not only beyond my knowledge, even Tsunade has not done such in-depth research in neurology."

"That's impossible. How could he have the time and resources to perform enough autopsies?"

Orochimaru did not dwell on the problem he could not figure out. He took out a scroll and wrote down his questions and guesses, then temporarily gave up thinking about the problem.

He packed up his makeshift laboratory, packed up and sealed up various equipment and chemicals, and did not move the dissected corpses, but instead set them on fire and burned them.

When the corpses and other evidence were burned beyond recognition in the flames, Orochimaru used the Earth Escape Technique to collapse the temporarily dug underground cave and buried all traces deep underground.

Just after he left the ground, he suddenly thought of another question: "Huh? Wait, I remember that the Root Ninjas sent by Shimura Danzo were four teams and two living weapons, plus the Root Ninjas in charge of command, there were exactly 15 people."

"The Root Ninja in charge was once my test subject. He was the guy with two hearts. Where is his body?"

After thinking about it with his eyes closed, Orochimaru was sure that none of his test subjects were among the collected corpses. Then he recalled that Uchiha Yuu's report mentioned that he used the Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique to kill four enemies, leaving no trace of their bodies.

"Hush, hush, hush, Uchiha You... the more I think about it, the more interesting he becomes. He said everything, but he managed to mix it in with a bunch of nonsense. Even I was fooled. His level of playing with report text is much better than mine..."

"The mysterious Uchiha has done everything perfectly except covering up his high-level work. It seems that he really lacks leadership experience."

"Could it be that Uchiha You is not the next clan leader specially trained by the Uchiha family, but a grassroots Uchiha who rose to prominence with his talent?"

Orochimaru, who also came from a grassroots background, felt empathy at this time and his liking for Uchiha Yuu increased sharply.

Orochimaru decided to help Uchiha You cover up the flaws he left, not only because of his affection, but also out of curiosity.

Yes, Orochimaru's curiosity about Uchiha You was so great that he didn't even care about the next task he had to deal with. He sat down and began to comprehensively analyze this rising star of the Uchiha family who suddenly came into his field of vision.

He wanted to go over all the information in his mind, reorganize it, and see the whole picture of Uchiha You from a higher level.

After a long time, the amazement in Orochimaru's eyes became more and more intense. He no longer looked down on Uchiha Yu as he did in the beginning, but regarded him as an equal.

"I didn't expect Uchiha You to be so strange. Apart from his Sharingan, he doesn't look like a member of the Uchiha family. Compared to him, the more famous Uchiha Obito is still an Uchiha, stubborn to the point of paranoia, self-centered, and self-righteously proud."

Orochimaru frowned and muttered to himself, "That's fine, but the strange thing is that he gives me a very, very familiar feeling. Who is he?"

"Teacher? No, he is much better than a teacher. Except for his lack of personal strength, he amazes me in all other aspects."

"So it's the ninja who's more powerful than the teacher and whom I've seen before... Hanzo? Haha, no, he's just strong in combat, but not worth mentioning as a leader."

"The first Hokage? Tsk, I was less than a year old when the first Hokage died. I am indeed very familiar with the cells of Senju Hashirama, but I am not familiar with him. It can't be him."

Suddenly, an idea flashed through Orochimaru's mind. He was so shocked by his own brilliant idea that he shouted out:

"The Second Hokage! Lord Senju Tobirama!"

"Yes, it is Master Senju Tobirama. This feeling is right."

"Strong, patient, good at forbearance and planning, good at developing ninjutsu, and good at playing political tricks. Uchiha Yuu is very... like Lord Tobirama."

Orochimaru couldn't help but smile bitterly. He began to worry about his teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The sudden appearance of a guy similar to the Second Hokage in the Uchiha family was like a joke, but for the Third Hokage, he had really met his match.

If Uchiha You became the ruler of the Uchiha family, Orochimaru felt that his teacher would probably, possibly, be crushed by him in all aspects, and become a disheveled and miserable person, which would probably become the norm.

Orochimaru tilted his head, rubbed his chin with his right hand, and murmured: "Or... after Uchiha You becomes the leader of the Uchiha clan, his opponent will be me?"

"That would be really interesting. If I have him as my opponent, I won't be bored as the Fourth Hokage."

"Hokage...eternal life..."

“Hahahahahaha…”

Suddenly Orochimaru started laughing crazily. He laughed so wildly that tears were about to flow out of his eyes. He didn't even care about the strange looks that the guarding ninjas who were startled by his laughter gave him.

"What am I thinking about?" Orochimaru said self-deprecatingly: "Life is so fragile. The first Hokage died suddenly, the second Hokage also died suddenly, and Rope Tree also died suddenly..."

"Even if he's powerful and lucky, Sakumo-senpai died suddenly..."

"Even I don't know if I can survive until the end of the war. What am I thinking?"

Orochimaru looked at the rising sun in the east and said with a happy smile: "Uchiha Yuu, if you can live until the end of the war, I can also live until the end of the war, and I will have a good time with you as the Fourth Hokage."

“Whether it’s ten, twenty, or thirty years, we must make our short and fragile lives as wonderful as possible!!”

…

"Alas--"

Uchiha You shuddered suddenly, his heart pounded wildly, then quickly calmed down, leaving behind only a body covered in white sweat, which was sticky, wet, and cold, making him very uncomfortable.

"Who the hell is plotting against me? Or has someone discovered one of my secrets?"

“Well, I’m so annoyed!!”

Uchiha You's face was full of constipation.

Among all his magical powers, this [Heart Blood Power] is the most unreliable. There is no prelude when it is activated, and it always comes and goes without a trace, leaving people confused.

Even if it is successfully launched, it will not have much effect.

Because Uchiha You couldn't truly predict the future, nor could he calculate with his fingers, he had no way of knowing why his supernatural powers would burst out.

[Heartblood**] is also easily disturbed by Uchiha Yuu's knowledge, intelligence, common sense, and even changes in his mood can strongly interfere with it.

Sometimes, after numerous interferences, the Heart Blood Magical Ability brought to Uchiha You was completely misleading.

The joy I felt when I first saw the purple air of the rising sun was completely ruined by this sudden appearance.

But Uchiha You did not get up immediately, but continued to sit on the rocks by the sea, closed his eyes, and continued to savor the feeling of the first purple energy entering his dantian.

…

After arriving at the uninhabited island last night, Uchiha Yuu and Miwa Masayo started their big eating carnival mode.

After the man and the cat finished drinking the coconut water, they piled the bonfire into a huge pile, took out all kinds of stored food, roasted them over the fire and ate them from the time the moon rose until it reached its zenith.

Feeling unsatisfied, Miwa Masayo even went into the sea at night and tried to catch some seafood in the dark sea.

As a cat native to the desert, her attempt failed miserably.

When Miwa Masayo reluctantly went ashore, he found that the sea behind him had begun to glow without him noticing.

Countless fluorescent squids swam from the deep sea to this small bay. They played and chased each other in this shallow bay, using the brightness of their blue-green fluorescence as a means of competition for the upstream position where the current enters the bay during high tide.

Miwa Masayo rushed into the sea again to start hunting. These luminous squids were so dense that there was no room to hide. The tabby cat could catch at least one squid even if it closed its eyes and waved its claws.

He easily caught thirty or forty squids, but the easy hunting to the extreme actually discouraged Miwa Masayoshi's interest.

She walked back to the beach with a droopy face, shook off the sea water on her body, curled up in Uchiha Yu's arms, and accompanied her owner to quietly watch the sea whose brilliance surpassed the starry sky.

Without the joy of hunting, even the feeling of enjoying the grilled squid was much less enjoyable. After eating a dozen or so squids, Miwa Masayo lost his appetite.

She suddenly asked, "You, what are all these squids doing, meow?"

"Why are there so many meows gathered here? Why aren't you afraid of death, meow?"

Uchiha You couldn't take his eyes off the sea, and his voice seemed to be filled with some strange rhythm: "Spring is here, everything is reviving, and it's time for animals to interact with each other on the prairie again..."

"Bah, wrong, try again."

"Winter is here, and the squids in the sea begin their annual grand gathering. They gather in warm bays and lay countless eggs, preparing for hatching next spring."

"Speak properly, meow!"

Uchiha You laughed and said, "I'm not an ocean expert, and I don't know much about these squids. I can only guess based on common sense."

"I think this bay is the spawning ground for the fluorescent squid. Maybe the water here is warmer, so the eggs are more likely to survive the winter. Or maybe the bay is completely covered with sand, so predators can't eat all the squid eggs."

"Anyway, this should be the most suitable place for their eggs to spend the winter."

"Looking at how crazy the squids are, maybe their lives have come to an end. They may even die after tonight..."

"In order to give birth to their offspring and to keep their life codes going, the squids will use all their strength. At this moment, they completely disregard their own lives."

Miwa Masayo was silent. Through Uchiha Yu's explanation, she finally felt the madness of these squids that could be caught so easily.

They just sat on the beach, watching quietly. What they were looking at was not a particular squid, but the sea that contrasted with the starry night sky, and the magnificent frenzy of life formed by countless squids.

Suddenly, Uchiha You keenly noticed that the ocean current had changed in the opposite direction and the sea water began to flow into the bay.

It's time for high tide.

As the sea water poured in, Uchiha You felt that the squids were strongly stimulated. Not only did their fluorescent brightness double again, but each squid began to emit chakra that was strong enough to be perceived and converted into powerful electromagnetic waves.

Countless squids gathered together to form a powerful magnetic field that enveloped the entire bay, like some kind of natural barrier.

"Rika-chan!"

"Meow?"

"The tide is rising, and the squid party is coming!"

boom--

Before Uchiha You finished his words, a huge swordfish jumped into the bay from the entrance of the bay, riding the rising waves.

Then came the second, the third, and more and more swordfish rushed in.

This large carnivorous fish, which is rarer than swordfish, larger in size and more ferocious in combat, actually gathered in this small bay with more than twenty of them. It is simply incredible.

There is no doubt that the fluorescent squid has an unknown special value, which is worth the swordfish roaming the entire Ninja World waters to gather here from afar.

The swordfish's high speed cuts the magnetic lines in the magnetic field, instantly triggering a strong electric current. Bright electric sparks flow across the swordfish's body surface, causing them to feel great pain, and even their scales fall off from the electric shock.

The swordfish endured the pain and swung its body desperately, trying to chase the larger female squid with a swollen belly like a ball. Once it bit the squid, it would tear open the squid's belly and swallow it, ignoring the squid's head and tentacles.

Uchiha You suddenly realized: the swordfish came to eat the fish roe! Squid roe is a good thing!

However, when he saw the twenty or so swordfish all with electric lights around them and in pain, his greed suddenly rose and fell. He could wait until the squids left and then find a way to catch the squid roe. There was no need to go into the sea under the electromagnetic barrier of the squids.

The weak barrier didn't seem to be able to kill the huge swordfish, but the pain caused by the electric shock was not so easy to bear. The smaller swordfish seemed to be full, or they could not stand the pain, so they left the bay first. Then the larger swordfish also lined up to leave the bay and dispersed in the open sea.

Uchiha You couldn't help but say: "Strange, why do these swordfish seem to be running for their lives?"

"Is there going to be a more ferocious guy coming?"

At this time, the female squid has begun to ovulate, and the strings of eggs are actually glowing, appearing extremely brilliant in the dark sea water.

Male squids also ejaculate upstream of the tide. The huge numbers of squids emulsify the sea water, and the water in the bay loses its clarity and transparency.

Miwa Masayo and Uchiha You instantly felt nauseous and were extremely disgusted with the sea water in front of them.

Uchiha You even slapped the beach and performed the earth escape ninjutsu.

Earth Escape: Rock Pillar

Under Uchiha You's control, the originally offensive ninjutsu effect was slowly released, and the sand within a diameter of about ten meters was lifted up by the rock pillars, along with the bonfire, and was raised more than ten meters.

At this moment, an indescribably large tentacle rose from the dark water outside the bay and snaked towards the bay.

Uchiha Yu and Miwa Masaya were horrified. They both felt the chakra emanating from the tentacles. Although the strength was not very strong, the chakra filled with hatred was the chakra of the tailed beast.

It is impossible to encounter the tailed beasts. All the tailed beasts in the East China Sea are now sealed into Jinchūriki, and encountering a Jinchūriki is definitely important information that needs to be reported when returning to the camp.

Uchiha was dumbfounded. Could it be that the disguised vacation he took advantage of the special mission was only valid for half a night?