Orochimaru sent Akimichi Tofu away carefully, then stretched out his body in a relaxed manner.

He has made all the preparations and is just waiting for the right time to take action.

But in fact, the time is almost here.

Orochimaru stretched for a particularly long time, bending backwards in an exaggerated manner, and even the bones in his body made crackling sounds.

After a long time, he slowly stopped stretching and let out a long sigh.

Under the gaze of Nara Shikaku, Orochimaru ordered: "Nara Shikaku, go inform Shikaku and ask him to take my little snakes and follow me out."

"Let's go meet my teacher and my classmate Jiraiya."

Nara Shikaku bowed his head: "As you command, Lord Orochimaru."

Shan Zhonghai said, "Sir, please allow us to go with you."

Orochimaru smiled and said, "Okay, and... who is it?"

Aburame Shiwei replied, "It's me, Aburame Shiwei. We, the Aburame clan, are also willing to follow you, sir."

Orochimaru: “…”

After hesitating for several seconds, he said helplessly: "Hey, I heard what you said, and I also understand the thoughts of the Aburame clan."

"By the way, please let your father come to find me later, otherwise I will really forget about you, which is unfair to the Aburame clan."

Aburame Shizu looked at Orochimaru in surprise, and even replied with some surprise: "Lord Orochimaru, you actually remembered me. Please rest assured, I will inform my father."

Orochimaru shook his head. This destined leader of the Aburame clan was really good at being a ninja, but this talent that made people unconsciously ignore his existence was really a headache.

But Orochimaru did not have too many emotions, but quickly left the secret meeting room.

This was once the Root's secret room, but the Root kept secrets very strictly, and only a few people knew about the many secret safe houses that were set up here.

With the sudden death of Danzo Shimura and the simultaneous deaths of a large number of Root ninjas, many similar secret facilities became ownerless property.

After Orochimaru returned to Konoha Village, he found part of it and used it for his own purposes.

Later, he used a large number of snakes to carefully search all the gaps in Konoha Village. Through secret passages such as ventilation holes, he found more underground buildings and secret rooms.

After confirming that these were Genbu's lost items, they all became his secret property.

Among them was a secret passage that he dug himself, as well as 10 secret passages opened by people arranged by Shimura Danzo.

In this way, Orochimaru can enter and leave Konoha Village at any time and anywhere without being known, and he can come and go freely.

After receiving Tsunade's incomprehensible secret letter, combined with the village's large-scale support for the Rain Country and the information that the Uchiha family's internal strife had become public, Orochimaru naturally deduced that Uchiha Yu was being targeted.

His understanding of Uchiha Yuu far exceeded that of anyone else in Konoha, and he instantly realized that regardless of whether the Rain Country's actions were successful, something big was going to happen in the village.

Orochimaru had not had much contact with Uchiha Yuu, but he was extremely certain that Uchiha Yuu had an extremely strong ego and was the kind of bastard who would betray him at any time if they disagreed with him.

Yes, Uchiha You is just like Orochimaru, and it is natural for him to smell the same kind of scent easily.

Orochimaru also has a teacher, Sarutobi Hiruzen, in Konoha Village, and the bond between them is inseparable, but Uchiha Yu has nothing.

He has no parents, no siblings, and no close teammates.

Within the Uchiha clan, Uchiha You is also an outlier and is targeted by Uchiha Setsuna.

The only one who really had a good relationship with him was the Cat Immortal from Cat City Pot.

In other words, this bastard can run away at any time and turn around and become a traitor to Konoha.

By the way, this guy has no sense of honor of a ninja, nor does he have the sense of honor of the Uchiha family. He never wears a forehead protector or clothes with the Uchiha family emblem.

After Uchiha You defected, he probably didn't consider himself a traitor.

The problem is that Orochimaru also knows that although Uchiha Yuu has no ties, his influence within the Uchiha family is not small, and if he defected, he would never leave Konoha Village alone.

It's not like 30 years ago.

When Uchiha Madara chose to rebel against Konoha Village and became the first rebel ninja, the Uchiha clan enjoyed a peaceful and prosperous life in Konoha Village under the care of Senju Hashirama.

The Uchiha clan members all started families, got married and had children. They were very satisfied with their lives and full of hope for the future, so no one chose to follow their clan leader.

And today?

After 20 years of continuous targeting, hostility, suppression and exclusion, the Uchiha family is already full of resentment.

The older Uchiha ninjas can still make a living in the security department and prison, but it is still too early for them to retire completely, and the positions they occupy cannot be given up for ten years.

The young Uchiha ninjas had a hard time.

If they join someone else's ninja team, they will be treated differently by their teammates. If they form their own separate ninja team, they will be treated hostilely by the mission center.

No matter how you look at it, the future is bleak, and the financial prospects are worrying. There is no hope at all.

If Uchiha You raises his arms, he can attract more than half of the Uchiha, especially the young people under 20 years old!

And all members of the Tiger Force.

Konoha Village cannot lose Uchiha, but it cannot accept Uchiha joining other ninja villages, and it will absolutely not accept the Tiger Unit standing in the enemy camp.

That would be a nightmare.

Therefore, Orochimaru ignored the order and hurried back to Konoha Village, entered the village through a secret passage, contacted his forces and prepared for response.

He also didn't expect that not only the Aburame clan would come forward on their own initiative, but even Sarutobi Hiruzen's old team and the Ino, Shika and Chou clans would come forward on their own initiative.

These four families are deeply rooted in Konoha Village, with complicated relationships, and they can easily contact Orochimaru through the small ninja clan.

At this point, Orochimaru's power was already established, and the only clans left in Konoha Village who had not joined Orochimaru's army were the Hyuga, Inuzuka, and Uchiha clans.

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether they join or not.

Because of the conflict between the main family and the branch family, as well as the oppression of being a bird in a cage, the entire Hyuga family has become a coward and has always been weak in front of the outside world.

The ninjas of the Inuzuka clan are too fierce and too stupid. No one can use them to deal with shady matters. Not the Third Hokage, and not Orochimaru.

As for the Uchiha clan, they have been ostensibly pulled into the camp by the Third Hokage, but Orochimaru knows that most of the Uchiha clan's power is actually in the hands of Uchiha Yu.

In particular, the Tiger Unit, which all the top leaders are wary of, is 100% under the command of Uchiha Yu, and no one else can do it.

Especially after the tragic losses in the Rain Country, the Third Hokage could only control Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna, as well as their last few confidants.

Orochimaru set off with confidence.

He sneaked into Konoha Village, but left through the main gate in broad daylight, accompanied by the neatly-formed Snake Troops and the elite squad of Ino, Deer, and Chou.

The ninjas of the Aburame clan set out one step ahead as scouts and did not walk in line.

Orochimaru's high-profile trip caused a sensation in Konoha Village. The villagers and ninjas, who were unaware of the disastrous defeat of the Rain Country, began to talk about it and speculate what had happened.

…

Even without flying, Uchiha You's speed was very fast. It only took him a few minutes to reach the pass and then stopped.

He only took a quick look and asked with a smile, "I think the atmosphere here is very strange. Is someone preparing an ambush?"

At this moment, someone shouted, "He's already within the barrier, start!"

As the order was given, a circular light curtain quickly rose from the ground to the sky, and indeed covered Uchiha You.

Seeing this, cheers broke out among the ninjas that swarmed out of the pass.

“Got it!”

"Great, he can't get away!"

"Pay attention to the formation. Now that we have trapped him, there is no need to think about outflanking him. Advance steadily and push him onto the barrier to burn him to death!"

Uchiha You naturally turned a deaf ear to these words. He looked at the light curtain rising around him and quickly recognized that this barrier emitting dark purple light was probably a variation of the Four Purple Flame Array.

With the huge advantage in numbers, the flame formation was transcribed into a barrier using sealing techniques. The flame was more powerful, had a larger range, and could be transformed at will.

"The barrier class and sealing class of Konoha Village have achieved quite a lot in recent years. Not bad, not bad."

At the edge of the barrier, the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama commented with satisfaction: "It's no worse than the Uzumaki clan."

Hashirama Senju was also an expert in sealing techniques, and he agreed with his brother's evaluation and nodded repeatedly.

Among the three, only Hatake Sakumo specializes in physical skills, swordsmanship and wind escape. He doesn't know much about sealing techniques and can't make any comments at all.

But when he heard the Second Hokage say that they were no worse than the Uzumaki clan, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Senju Hashirama did not notice the change in his expression, but Senju Tobirama captured it sharply.

So he asked curiously: "Shuomao, do you have any ideas?"

Hatake Sakumo hesitated for a moment, but soon made a decision, so he answered: "Second Hokage, the sealing technique of Konoha Village... is the sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan, and they should all be inherited."

When Senju Tobirama heard the word "inheritance", his face suddenly changed, and he immediately asked: "Inheritance? Why inheritance? What happened to the Whirlpool Country? And the Hidden Whirlpool Village...did something happen?"

Hatake Sakumo nodded and sighed, "The Whirlpool Country has been destroyed, the Hidden Whirlpool Village has also been completely destroyed, and the Uzumaki clan has either been killed or scattered throughout the ninja world."

For the first time, Senju Hashirama's face darkened. He asked, "Why didn't Konoha Village protect the Land of Whirlpools? Why didn't Konoha Village accept the survivors of the Land of Whirlpools?"

The first Hokage was angry. Although he did not exude a powerful aura, Hatake Sakumo still felt terrified when facing him.

He was a powerful ninja who once roamed the Wind Country, Rain Country, and Soup Country. In the encirclement of thousands or tens of thousands of ninjas, he was always able to calmly kill his way through the siege without feeling the slightest fear.

But in front of the first Hokage, Hatake Sakumo felt it.

He raised his hand and saw his fingers trembling uncontrollably. He could only clasp his hands together to stop the trembling, and then answered in the calmest tone possible: "Shodaime, I only know that when Konoha Village received the information that the Hidden Whirlpool Village was under siege, it was already very late."

"At that time, only the Senju clan, despite the Third Hokage's dissuasion, formed a rescue team and went to the Whirlpool Country."

"The Third Hokage did not stop the Senju clan, but he did not immediately organize a rescue team. Instead, he waited for another two days before sending a large force."

"As a result, the Senju clan and the Uzumaki clan were completely wiped out. The rescue team didn't save a single person, but only brought back a large amount of sealing techniques information."

Senju Hashirama's face was extremely gloomy. He had a simple personality, but he was definitely not stupid.

There are too many contradictions and unclear explanations in Hatake Sakumo's narration. Such a tragedy could only have happened if the Hokage himself had done it deliberately and cooperated with the enemies who attacked the Land of Whirlpools.

Senju Hashirama suppressed his anger and asked again: "Do you know more details?"

Hatake Sakumo shook his head and replied, "Shodaime, at that time I had not yet become a jonin, nor had I joined the rescue team. I don't know the specific reasons and details of the rescue."

"You need to ask the Third Hokage, or Elder Danzo Shimura who is leading the rescue team, to know more details."

Senju Hashirama nodded and agreed: "You are right, we should ask the monkey."

Then he turned his head to look in the direction of the pass and said calmly: "Fortunately, he is here."

Senju Tobirama's expression only got worse. Although he had been subjected to the Impure World Reincarnation many times and had more communication with the outside world, he really didn't know anything about the Whirlpool Country.

Even when chatting with Tsunade, Tsunade would deliberately avoid sad topics and talk about happy things.

If he had known about the Whirlpool Country earlier, he would have exploded long ago.

Because Senju Tobirama now associates countless dark things with him, and the conspiracies he has made up in his mind fill in the unreasonableness of things, but it all comes down to one point in the end.

Something went wrong with the Third Hokage.

The power structure designed by the second generation Hokage determined that nothing in Konoha Village could be hidden from the Hokage. Even if he was sidelined, the Hokage could still know all the information outside the Root.

As the de facto Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen must have not only known about the affairs of the Whirlpool Country, he must have been deeply involved in it.

Because this country is right next to the Fire Country, during the war commanded by Senju Tobirama, the country of Whirlpools, an ally, was besieged.

In the end, Konoha Village and Uzugakure Village attacked from both inside and outside, defeating the coalition forces of Mist Village, Kumogakure Village and Sand Village in one fell swoop, laying the foundation for victory in the war.

With this precedent, even if the four major ninja villages united, no one would have the courage to attack and destroy the Land of Whirlpools before completely defeating Konoha Village.

Unless they got guarantees in advance, Konoha Village would definitely not provide timely rescue.

Senju Tobirama didn't even say a word. He was the first to step forward. He really wanted to know the answers to these questions, and the person who could answer them was right in front of him.

Hatake Sakumo didn't hesitate and followed him.

He also had a lot of questions he wanted to ask. A few years ago, his faith collapsed. Because he was so devastated, he didn't even think of asking these questions, so he cowardly chose to commit suicide.

Now that he has revived from death, he can finally ask the question "calmly".

…

Just as the Konoha ninjas were forming a formation, Uchiha You suddenly moved.

He jumped up with a slight effort, then flew up at high speed, and in an instant flew out from the top that had not yet closed, shocking all the Konoha ninjas.

The fact that Uchiha You could fly was something they had never considered, and his flying speed was so fast that it was impossible to stop him.

The Third Hokage also stood up and looked at Uchiha Yu who was already outside the barrier, his face as gloomy as water.

Beside him, Uchiha Fugaku's eyes widened as he muttered in disbelief, "How could it possibly fly?"

Uchiha Setsuna was also stunned and blurted out: "Could it be that he has awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and therefore has the eye technique of flying?"

Jiraiya was standing on the other side of the Third Hokage. He was startled when he heard that and looked up, but because the distance was too far, he couldn't see Uchiha You's eyes clearly.

He whispered, "Boss Fukasaku."

Fukasaku Sennin, who was standing on his shoulder, responded, “I understand.”

After saying that, the man and the toad formed seals together, quickly completing the synchronized magic, and at the same time whispered: "Magic Magic·Toad Dream Vision!"

With Sage Fukasaku as the leader and Jiraiya as the assistant, the two of them gathered their fairy chakra in front of them and quickly constructed a huge eye.

The golden eyes and horizontal pupils are obviously the dynamic vision eyes of the toad.

With the help of this huge toad eye, Jiraiya easily enlarged his field of vision and saw Uchiha You's face clearly hundreds of meters away, and even saw his eyes clearly.

After seeing it clearly, Jiraiya couldn't help but gasp and exclaimed: "Sure enough! His Sharingan is the Mangekyō Sharingan!"

The Third Hokage couldn't help but exclaimed: "Jiraiya, did you see it clearly?"

Jiraiya asked back dissatisfiedly: "Old man, can I not see clearly?"

"His pupils are red, but the patterns in his eyes are not magatama, but three interlaced circles. Of course, it is a kaleidoscope."

The Third Hokage looked at Uchiha Fugaku and asked, "Is it really the Mangekyō Sharingan?"

Uchiha Fugaku nodded and replied: "As long as the Sharingan is not the texture of the magatama, it must be the Mangekyō."

Then he looked at the Third Hokage and said hesitantly: "Third Hokage, I..."

He was interrupted by the Third Hokage sternly: "Fugaku! Now is definitely not the time for you to be soft-hearted!"

"Uchiha You actually hid it so deeply, which shows how deep his thoughts are!"

"I'm sure he knew the situation was serious after seeing us, and he chose to escape, which is enough to prove that he has become a traitor to Konoha Village!"

"We must take him down today, at any cost."

"You have to know that he can fly. If we can't capture him today, there will be no peace between us and Konoha Village."

Fugaku was at a loss for words and subconsciously asked, "But, he can fly, how can we catch him?"

The Third Hokage: "This..."