Time passed by, and the time to meet the clones arrived. Instead of going back to the camp, the trio had decided to rest and go directly to the Capital to treat the Land of Wind's Daimyo's daughter.
Even though Akane could have just asked Zetsu to inform the clones, he didn't. Instead, the group decided to meet the clones in between the paths, and it was Orochimaru who decided the destination after thinking of what path the clones would take.
Still Akane had asked Zetsu to inform the clones of the path and the point where they would meet, to make sure they would meet.
With the destination decided, the group of three left for the meetup place. They reached the place before the clones did, and Akane dispersed his clone to see where they were.
Tsunade and Orochimaru looked at Akane, who sat down, and they knew that he was going through
"Hmm, it would take the same time." He murmured after going through the memories, and his eyes twitched at the conversation the two clones had with each other. And when he thought of Tsunade knowing the conversation, a grin appeared on his face.
"How did everything go?" Tsunade asked, and Akane nodded in response.
"Everything went well. The Commander was a bit suspicious about the report, but he didn't say anything and accepted without asking much."
Tsunade nodded at his words, and Akane continued, "The number of ROOT Ninjas in the camp had decreased, and the weird rumor about Senju-Uchiha rivalry seems to be known to all now."
"Everyone was looking weirdly when the clones came back to the camp, and the Uchihas' attitude had worsened."
"Haha!" Orochimaru laughed when he heard the words. If he were asked about the most foolish clan in the village, he would give the title to the Uchiha.
If he were asked about the Strongest Clan in the village, he would give the title to Uchiha.
If he were asked about the most loyal clan in the village, he would give the title to Uchiha.
And, if he were asked about the clan that had the highest chances of rebelling, he would again give the title to Uchiha.
Tsunade sighed at Akane's words as she understood who had done it and what had happened in the camp.
"Not again," She murmured as she thought of the headache she would have when she returns to the village with Akane.
"I guess more fights are incoming," Akane commented as he knew that the Uchiha clan loved to fight, and he wondered how he could benefit from them.
"Doesn't Danzo get tired of doing all this?" Tsunade spoke as she thought of Danzo's actions, and she wondered just how long he had been doing all the shit things.
"If he did, he wouldn't be Danzo," Akane said, thinking of Danzo's actions, which only he knew. He had to admit that half of Konoha's strength was brought down not by outside enemies, but by Danzo himself.
"Should I ask Grandma to beat him to death in anger?" Tsunade murmured with a thoughtful face, and her words made Orochimaru and Akane look at her.
Orochimaru raised his brows since the idea was quite dangerous. He knew that, besides the Third Hokage, if someone had the power to punish Danzo in the village, it was Mito Uzumaki, who is the current Jinchuriki of Nine-tails.
"Well, the Third Hokage would probably save him and use this opportunity to diminish not only Danzo's authority and keep him from spreading the root but also use the opportunity to limit grandma's movements and maybe, get benefits as 'punishment'," Akane said with a frown. He knew that the Third Hokage was still in his prime and he would be able to stop Mito, unless she decided to unleash Kurama, which was an option, but they didn't want others to know about it.
"It seems you know the Teacher quite well, Akane-kun. I still don't understand how Mito-Sama was able to keep you have hidden for years from the teacher," Orochimaru spoke as he heard of Akane's thoughts. He knew that Akane wasn't wrong about the Third Hokage's thought process.
At his question, Akane just smiled and didn't say anything. After all, never in their dreams would they have thought of using the Summoning Technique to transport one place from another; maybe Tobirama did and was able to come up with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"Orochimaru, you really want to know everything, huh!" Tsunade commented on Orochimaru's question, who just smiled in response, and they continued to talk more until the clones arrived at the place.
After the clones arrived, Tsunade's clone gave the scroll to Tsunade, and Tsunade readied herself to receive memories of past days.
Orochimaru kept on guard while Akane released the clones from the scrolls and dispersed his clones, while Tsunade's clones waited for her to finish going through the memories and then disperse.
Looking at the two people who used the Shadow Clone Technique without any worries, Orochimaru had to say that he was quite envious of bloodline ninjas and the most he was envious of was of Senju's Vitality and Chakra, followed by Uchiha's Sharingan.
If he had even one of the two, Orochimaru knew that he would have already surpassed the Third Hokage's level, but he knew that not everyone gets everything in the world.
'Well, sooner or later, I will find a way to increase the limit of chakra, and with that, I will get the chance to research and use the Techniques I can't right now.'
Thinking of this, Orochimaru raised his head to look at the sky, and he had a feeling that Akane would be able to help him in his research. After all, he had noticed how different Akane was from Tsunade, and unlike Tsunade, Akane didn't have empathy for everyone, which was a good thing for him.