Tomoki did not pay too much attention to Natsuri's abnormality.
Girls of this age were already starting to become hard to read, so a little unusual behavior was completely normal.
Early the next morning.
When Tomoki arrived at the village entrance, the team about to depart for Rouran Ancient Kingdom had already assembled.
The team was clearly divided into two distinct parts.
One part was naturally the research team from the experimental building, led by Kabuto.
Although Orochimaru was the project leader, his reputation was not prominent, so he gave the lead to Kabuto.
The other part consisted of the Ninja Tomoki had listed on the roster, each of them a pillar of Konoha, led by Kakashi Hatake.
The researchers all knew what they were about to do, and each of them was extremely excited.
And many of the elite Ninja, seeing all the recognizable Ninja around them, as well as Tomoki at the very front of the team, understood that they were about to undertake a major mission, and they too appeared exceptionally excited.
Looking at the unusually neat team before him, Tomoki said nothing more.
After scanning everyone, he spoke briefly and forcefully.
"Depart!"
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The Moon.
A device resembling a vertical coffin, seemingly made of flesh and blood, slowly opened its glass cover.
The person inside, Shirō, opened his eyes, pulled several umbilical cord-like tubes from his body, and stepped out of the device.
He quickly ran to the adjacent room, which had already been opened, and went behind Orochimaru, who was busy adjusting various equipment.
"Lord Orochimaru, half an hour ago, a large team departed from Konoha!"
"Based on their direction of travel, it can be 100% confirmed that they are heading towards the Land of Wind, most likely to the Rouran Ancient Kingdom."
Shirō reported respectfully to Orochimaru, pausing slightly before continuing.
"The team's leader is Lord Tomoki, the Fifth Hokage of Konoha. Additionally, Yakushi Kabuto, whom you have mentioned multiple times, is also in the team, and Kakashi Hatake, whom you once slightly praised, is also among them."
Orochimaru's hands did not stop working. Only after Shirō had finished speaking did he say with a touch of emotion.
"Konoha acts very quickly, don't they? Well, that's right, after all, they have many people."
After adjusting a component into place, Orochimaru turned around and said solemnly to Shirō.
"I must set off too, Shirō. I'm leaving the Moon to you. Monitor the entire Ninja World for me, and contact me immediately if anything happens!"
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru, I will be your eyes, watching everything for you!"
Shirō said with extreme resolve, but Orochimaru grinned crookedly.
"Not for me, Shirō. This is our shared goal. You have never been my tool."
Shirō just listened quietly, neither agreeing nor refuting.
"Go."
"Yes!"
After the brief conversation, Shirō returned to the room where the Tenseigan was located, stepping back into the coffin-like device.
Meanwhile, Orochimaru quickly packed up the equipment one by one.
When he walked out of the room and headed towards the Moon passage, the room that had previously been filled with equipment appeared unusually empty.
Approximately one hour later.
Having arrived in the Ninja World, Orochimaru, after reinforcing the seal on the Moon passage, emerged from the cave.
He looked at the sky, determined his direction, and then gazed towards the Land of Wind.
A smile appeared on Orochimaru's face, and he muttered to himself.
"Tomoki-kun, I look forward to our next meeting!"
After speaking, he once again cast his gaze towards the sky above, thinking to himself.
Are you watching me too?
But unfortunately, in your eyes, I do not exist!
In over half a month, Orochimaru had also discovered the 'Heavenly Eye' satellite in synchronous orbit with the Ninja World.
Relying on the Tenseigan's unreasonably powerful observation capabilities, and after understanding its internal structure.
Orochimaru also learned the purpose of the 'Heavenly Eye'.
While understanding why the base's location had been exposed in the first place, he also developed corresponding countermeasures.
If the 'Heavenly Eye' only had simple optical lenses, it would be extremely difficult for Orochimaru to counter it.
Unfortunately, although optical lenses were installed on the Heavenly Eye, their precision could not reach the level of monitoring individuals.
It was the Chakra technology that allowed the 'Heavenly Eye' to achieve the precision for individual monitoring.
This gave Orochimaru an opportunity to disappear from the 'Heavenly Eye's' surveillance.
At this point, as long as Orochimaru advanced carefully, without leaving obvious traces in his wake, the 'Heavenly Eye' satellite would be unable to detect his presence.
Having found his direction, Orochimaru set off cautiously but quickly towards the Dragon Veins.
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