REVIEWS AND POWERSTONES PLSSS!!!!!Chapter 97: Since I'm Already Here
''It seems even killing Tsunade couldn't alleviate your rage in the slightest?'' Orochimaru observed Yasushi thoughtfully, his eyes full of probing intent.
"Alleviate?"
"How could it be alleviated?"
"The fire of hatred only burns fiercer—it never extinguishes!"
"As long as Konoha exists for one day, my heart cannot find peace for one day!"
Yasushi continued forward with a wooden expression. Without realizing it, his face had become like Obito's or Itachi's—one look showed deep-seated hatred and grievance.
"Hehe..." Orochimaru's serpentine pupils slowly contracted as he smiled: "I knew it—we're the same kind of people!"
"The so-called Akatsuki organization is merely a tool we're using!"
"What shinobi world peace, what new shinobi world order—we don't care about any of it!"
"I pursue immortality, while Yasushi pursues... revenge? Or destruction?"
"I can't quite see clearly."
"If you're pursuing revenge, Konoha is already half-crippled and Itachi died in battle. Yet you don't seem to have any intention of stopping."
"Hmph!" While running rapidly, Yasushi cursed with a belly full of venom: "When people die, they're like extinguished lamps—they kick out their legs and know nothing!"
"That would be too easy for them!"
"For animals like Itachi, dying once would be too merciful!"
"I originally planned to first kill his beloved brother, then slowly destroy his most cherished Konoha, progressively destroying everything he treasured. I wanted him to watch himself gradually lose everything, becoming completely destitute yet utterly powerless—only able to live in pain!"
"But who'd have thought things wouldn't go as planned? He actually died in battle under Chibaku Tensei!"
"He died protecting Konoha—exactly as he wished!"
"Even after death in the Pure Land, he can damn well smile in his grave!"
"How can this be acceptable?"
"How can this be Acceptable?!"
The more Yasushi spoke, the angrier he became. He couldn't help roaring loudly, veins bulging all over his face, becoming somewhat crazed.
Orochimaru watched coldly from the side, occasionally adding a word to guide Yasushi to continue venting.
"Itachi is dead, but that bastard Obito is still alive!"
"If not for him causing trouble from within, how could Itachi—such a little maggot—have successfully exterminated the entire Uchiha clan?"
"He's also an Uchiha clansman, yet for a mere woman, he did such things!"
"I won't let that bitch go!"
"I'll arrange everything for him perfectly—definitely won't let him die as easily as Itachi!"
"I want him to live in pain!"
"Forever live in this human hell! Hehe—HAHAHAAHAHAHA..."
Thinking of the plans he'd arranged, Uchiha Yasushi couldn't help feeling proud again. Covering his eyes, he laughed uncontrollably like a madman.
Orochimaru said nothing, only his eyeballs rolling around chaotically, his snake tongue licking everywhere around his lips—unclear what he was thinking.
The Fire Country wasn't actually very large. After walking a few more days, Konoha was already visible in the distance.
The area was currently filled with cannon fire. Various explosion sounds and battle cries could be heard from far away—clearly intense fighting was underway.
"Looks like Jiraiya has returned!"
"Wonder if he found that Great Toad Sage's so-called savior."
Orochimaru gazed at the towering giant toad in the distance, a trace of mocking smile appearing at his lips.
He'd never believed in nonsense about saviors. He similarly held Jiraiya's reality-escaping approach in contempt.
"Of course he found him!"
"However, hehe..." A twisted smile appeared on Yasushi's face, cold white light flashing between his teeth. "Already dead!"
"Uzumaki Naruto was the savior!"
"Of course, now he's just a pile of rotten meat! Food for the maggots, ha!"
"I saw it with my own eyes—ground to powder by Chibaku Tensei!"
"What?!" This time even Orochimaru couldn't maintain his facial expression. "There really is such a thing as a savior?"
"Absolutely!" Yasushi said through gritted teeth: "Personally appointed by the Sage of Six Paths!"
"The Sage of Six Paths could clearly end the shinobi world's chaos, but he chose to watch from the sidelines, letting the shinobi world remain chaotic!"
"Because a chaotic shinobi world promotes ninjutsu development."
"Now the shinobi world's various ninjutsu, secret techniques, forbidden techniques... emerge endlessly. Bloodline limits are as numerous as oxen hairs—a thousand times more than during the Sage of Six Paths' era."
"This isn't a goal achievable through Ninshu research alone. It's all because under continuous warfare, shinobi desperately tried everything to survive, creating these results."
"When the Sage of Six Paths needs it, he arranges for his two sons to reincarnate."
"The two people parasitized by Ashura and Indra's chakra are the destined saviors!"
"The previous generation was Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha. This generation is Uzumaki Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha."
"I see!" Orochimaru had a sudden realization. "No wonder Konoha's two founders were exaggeratedly strong, directly creating the shinobi village system—they were savior reincarnations."
"However, this generation's saviors are all dead. Without saviors, what will happen to the shinobi world?"
"Will chaos continue?"
"Hehe..." Yasushi didn't mention anything about Kaguya Otsutsuki or Otsutsuki aliens, only laughing strangely. "What's it to me?"
"Without saviors, at worst the world gets destroyed. What's the big deal!"
"A shinobi world without the Uchiha has no reason to exist anyway!"
Orochimaru didn't know the shinobi world truly had danger of annihilation. He just thought Uchiha Yasushi was going crazy again and ignored his words.
He gazed at distant Konoha, glancing sideways at Yasushi.
"Well, Yasushi, Konoha is fighting intensely over there. Don't you want to join the excitement?"
"Tsk tsk..." Yasushi smacked his lips, scratching his head. "In this kind of war between nations, one person more or less doesn't really matter."
"With Konoha's current situation, even if I went and killed a few jonin, it wouldn't mean much."
"Utterly boring!"
"However, hehe..." Yasushi laughed strangely again, gesturing excitedly. "You know, since I'm already here, just passing by without entering—wouldn't that be too disrespectful to Konoha?"
"If word got out, what would people think of us Uchiha?"
"What would they think of me, Uchiha Yasushi?"
"Would they say I'm magnanimous?"
"Or would they say I'm timid as a mouse?"
"Haha..." After hearing this, Orochimaru also burst into laughter, pointing with his finger: "I knew you wouldn't miss this opportunity!"
"But I'll say upfront—I don't have time to fool around with you!"
"My experiments are at critical moments. I don't have time to waste outside."
"No worries! How could I trouble Lord Orochimaru!"
Yasushi smiled apologetically, putting his hands together in supplication:
"The task of recruiting Hiruko—I'll have to trouble Lord Orochimaru to handle alone."
"There won't be any problems, right?"
"Hmph!" Orochimaru raised his head arrogantly. "A mere Hiruko wasn't my match back then, much less now!"
"Go enjoy yourself. I can handle the recruitment task alone!"
"Then thank you so much!" Yasushi cheered, hopping and skipping toward Konoha's direction.
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