Time flew by, and fifteen days had already passed.
As one of the top shinobi in Konoha, Sora could basically do whatever he wanted as long as it wasn't a major assignment. He could take on missions if he chose to, or if he didn't want to, he could do as he pleased.
For the past half month, Sora had been accompanying Uzumaki Kushina.
The Konoha Defense Force would be officially established soon, and Sora planned to solidify his position after joining. After teaching his subordinates how to monitor the Uchiha clan, he would be ready to go to Ryūchi Cave to practice his celestial jutsu.
So before heading to Ryūchi Cave, Sora planned to spend more time with Uzumaki Kushina.
Sora's total testimony points now reached 86,000.
Directly exchanging for Ryūchi Cave's Sage Mode required 20,000 testimony points.
Even after adding the 50,000 testimony points needed for awakening the Wood Style kekkei genkai, Sora could still afford it.
But he could go to Ryūchi Cave to learn Sage Mode directly, which would save him 20,000 testimony points.
As for awakening the Wood Style kekkei genkai, Sora felt it was unnecessary.
Because Sora didn't possess a Sage Body, even if he awakened the Wood Style, his power might only be about the same as Yamato's.
Wood Style ninjutsu at Yamato's level could be described as unimpressive yet too valuable to abandon—not particularly useful, but a waste not to use.
The reason Senju Hashirama could use Wood Style to devastate the world was because of his Sage Body.
But a Sage Body was out of reach for Sora. It cost five times more testimony points—a full 500,000 points. Sora couldn't afford that even if he sold everything he owned.
Now Sora wanted to save 250,000 testimony points to redeem for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
Since Sora didn't have his brother's eyes transplanted to him, if he wanted to possess the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, his only option was to redeem it through the Testimony Point store.
The reason Sora wanted to start preparing for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan now was because he had used the dōjutsu techniques of both eyes many times during the war, and his vision had begun to blur.
His right eye was especially more blurry than his left.
Although Sora had used his right eye's Mangekyō Sharingan technique 'Misakidake' less frequently, the power released by this technique after copying an opponent's jutsu was immense, consuming more ocular power and causing blindness to progress faster.
Currently, the blurring of Sora's eyes didn't impact his daily life, but acquiring the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan had to become a priority.
Otherwise, it would be too late to find a way to gather testimony points when his vision began affecting his combat abilities.
At that moment, Sora was walking toward the Root headquarters.
A Root shinobi had just come to see him, as Danzō had requested his presence.
Sora figured that Danzō was probably calling him about the Konoha Defense Force, since the timing made sense.
When Sora met with Danzō, the elder's first words were: "The buildings for the Konoha Defense Force have been completed. You can take up your position tomorrow."
Sora asked, "Speaking of which, Lord Danzō, I don't know where the headquarters of the Konoha Defense Force is located."
Danzō raised his eyes and glanced at Sora, saying, "It's directly across from the Konoha Police Force. Sora, you've had enough rest during this period. After you take office, don't spend all day at home."
Danzō now had some issues with Sora.
Because Sora had been staying with Uzumaki Kushina every day, he didn't even know where the Konoha Defense Force buildings were.
Sora replied, "I understand, Lord Danzō."
Whether Danzō was happy or not meant nothing to Sora.
He was about to become captain of the Konoha Defense Force. During his time as captain, Danzō would need to rely on him to deal with the Uchiha clan.
Sora just wanted to monitor the Uchiha clan and make money simultaneously. Prevent him from going home? In his dreams!
Sora contacted Yahiko through his ring. Although Yahiko said everything was going well, Sora couldn't help feeling worried.
He always felt that if he didn't make money quickly, his organization would collapse.
Danzō told Sora: "Tomorrow you and Uchiha Shisui will take office together.
Before going to the department, come to Root first.
I will assign a team of Root shinobi to you.
When the time comes, bring them to establish dominance and overwhelm with your presence.
Show Uchiha Shisui who's really in charge of this department!"
Sora nodded and said, "Understood, Lord Danzō."
After discussing some details about tomorrow's appointment with Danzō, Sora left Root headquarters.
However, Sora didn't go home immediately. Instead, he went to Orochimaru's hideout to find the Sannin.
Sora informed Orochimaru about his appointment tomorrow.
After hearing this, Orochimaru said: "Very good. At this rate, your influence in Konoha will grow stronger and stronger."
Sora smiled and said: "Regarding influence in Konoha, Lord Orochimaru, you know I don't care about that at all. There's something I haven't explained to you yet. I'll tell you now."
Sora then explained to Orochimaru about his Owl organization.
Orochimaru's eyes showed strong interest: "Oh? You've already established your own organization? Are you preparing to leave Konoha, Sora?"
Sora shook his head and said, "I don't have any plans to leave at the moment. I'm a bit short on funds, so I intend to extract wealth from the Uchiha clan first."
Orochimaru smiled: "Indeed, that's not a bad plan. Let your organization members develop their power outside while you provide the funding. It seems you trust your organization members."
Sora's expression turned a little strange.
He definitely trusted Yahiko and the others regarding their loyalty.
But the others... Sora couldn't trust them.
Orochimaru put down the instrument in his hand and said: "Originally, I was thinking that if my activities in Konoha were exposed in the future, I planned to create a hidden village after leaving, where I could conduct my experiments in peace.
Since you've founded this organization, if I leave Konoha, I'll simply join your group instead."
Sora nodded and said, "I would be honored to have you join my organization, Lord Orochimaru."
Now Sora and Orochimaru could be said to be completely on the same side.
After all, there were no disagreements between them, and Sora deeply respected Orochimaru.
In Sora's opinion, Orochimaru was a pure scientist.
A scientist who happened to be relatively indifferent toward human life.
Moreover, Orochimaru was still his master.
As for the Sound Village, even if Orochimaru joined the organization, the Sound Village might still be established in the future. After all, there was no conflict between the organization and having a Hidden Village.
"Sensei Orochimaru, I won't disturb your experiment any further. I'll take my leave," Sora said goodbye to Orochimaru.
Orochimaru nodded, then added: "I will also visit the Konoha Defense Force tomorrow."
Sora smiled: "Then I'll look forward to your arrival, Lord Orochimaru."
Sora left Orochimaru's hideout and headed home.
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