Land of Grass.
A base deeply buried underground.
Orochimaru and Kabuto have been hiding here conducting experiments.
Orochimaru received news that Uchiha Sasuke learned the Flying Thunder God Jutsu.
Even though Orochimaru had reincarnated into a body of White Zetsu, which matched him well and didn't require another Immortal Rebirth for the time being, greed still lingered in his heart.
Sharingan and Flying Thunder God...
Made it impossible for Orochimaru to suppress his greed for Uchiha Sasuke!
Orochimaru has always known that Uchiha Sasuke is a genius, and at this moment, he had to admit he had underestimated him. To not realize that Uchiha Sasuke could learn the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, this talent was enough to move Orochimaru!
Because those who have truly interacted with the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato know how important the Flying Thunder God Jutsu is, Uchiha Sasuke learning it made Orochimaru eager to obtain Uchiha Sasuke's body!
Even though…
Immortal Rebirth still needs some time to cool down…
This White Zetsu body is also beneficial to Orochimaru…
But who ever complains about gaining too much knowledge?
Orochimaru has always dreamed of mastering all jutsus in the Ninja World, and the Flying Thunder God Jutsu is among those he extremely desires to learn. In the future, he could completely use Immortal Rebirth to plunder Uchiha Sasuke's body and seize the knowledge of the Flying Thunder God Jutsu and the bloodline of the Sharingan…
"Kagura wouldn't stop me from getting Uchiha Sasuke, would he?"
Orochimaru directly expressed his desire to Kabuto.
"Of course not."
Kabuto shook his head and chuckled: "If Lord Orochimaru needs Uchiha Sasuke, you can just tempt him to defect over…"
"I'll send the Sound Four to bring him over."
Orochimaru nodded, having his own thoughts: "Luckily, I left a Curse Seal on Uchiha Sasuke's body back then; that kid has always been my chosen candidate…"
After Orochimaru finished speaking, he remembered Uchiha Sasuke had learned the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, feeling a bit troubled: "If that kid doesn't want to come, the Sound Four might not be his match and could cause trouble if they escape…"
"If it doesn't work..."
Orochimaru thought the Sound Four might not be able to bring Uchiha Sasuke back, planning to make another trip to Konoha and personally bring Uchiha Sasuke back: "I'll personally make a trip."
The mouths of the Sound Four are a bit loose.
Orochimaru didn't believe that his subordinates could tempt Uchiha Sasuke to defect; only he could lure Uchiha Sasuke away from Konoha.
"That works well then."
Kabuto immediately decided to go with the flow, chuckling: "When Lord Orochimaru leaves, I'll send a message to Kagura, letting him lead Root ninjas to attack the Hidden Sound Village. This way, we can give an account to Konoha and prevent Kagura from having to chase you when you infiltrate Konoha. After all, theoretically speaking, Lord Orochimaru couldn't escape Kagura's pursuit…"
"Sure."
Orochimaru licked his lips with his tongue, surprisingly nodding with a smile: "When Kagura leads Root ninjas to attack the Hidden Sound Village, I can tempt Uchiha Sasuke to defect in Konoha, this way it won't arouse Konoha's suspicion…"
This arrangement is good.
Kagura's public identity is Konoha's Hokage Assistant.
If Akihara Kagura is in Konoha, I might run into trouble. We're all allies with hidden agendas, Orochimaru is also very concerned that Akihara Kagura might turn on him.
"By the way, there's another piece of information."
Kabuto looked at Orochimaru, continuing to provide another piece of news with a smile: "Kagura's teacher Jiraiya is still in Konoha. Lord Orochimaru should be a bit careful…"
"No problem."
Orochimaru remembered Naruto Uzumaki during Konoha's collapse plan Summoning Gama Bunta to suppress the One-Tailed Shukaku and smiled playfully: "I heard that Uchiha Sasuke's companion Naruto Uzumaki is Jiraiya's new disciple. It seems the wheel of fate has begun to spin after the old man's death…"
"Is fate a windmill then…"
Kabuto squinted his eyes, bowed his head, and mused: "A cyclical and inescapable wheel of fate?"
Root Base.
Akihara Kagura was entirely supportive of Kabuto's plan.
Another high-level meeting was held in the Hokage Tower, the four previous Hokages began heading to the Land of Rain to track Uchiha Obito, Akihara Kagura personally led a team to hunt down Orochimaru.
This time…
Konoha seemed ready to eliminate the enemy in one fell swoop.
Since all deployed members were from Root, Konoha appeared unchanged, and many people were unaware of the village's massive mobilization.
Ninjas in the village were oblivious, continuing to diligently carry out missions, occasionally visiting the training grounds for hard training.
In Konoha Village.
The atmosphere in Team 7 gradually became strange.
Uchiha Sasuke started becoming increasingly irritable.
Naruto Uzumaki and Haruno Sakura in Team 7 are still trying hard to correct his mindset, Kakashi Hatake felt quite troubled with this revenge-driven student, but he was also helpless in this situation, understanding Uchiha Sasuke's madness.
Team 7…
Gradually started to crack.
During the day, Uchiha Sasuke argued with Naruto Uzumaki, thinking this bastard didn't understand him; at night, Uchiha Sasuke would stay home alone, curling up on his bed like a wounded beast licking its wounds.