Success!
Indeed, once the principle and essence of the Flying Thunder God Technique are understood, mastering this technique becomes much easier.
Orochimaru looked at the Flying Thunder God Technique formula she had left on the notebook with her Chakra. The formula she left was a text formula, similar to Minato Namikaze's. However, her Flying Thunder God Technique formula was not like the 'Ninja Love Sword' type of formula that represented a Ninja's way; her Flying Thunder God Technique formula represented 'Science Above All'.
Rather than a Ninja, Orochimaru considered herself more a scientist who revered science.
Orochimaru placed the notebook on the dining table, attempting to sense the Chakra mark on it.
Whoosh—!
Orochimaru vanished from her original spot, followed by a thud as she crashed onto the table in a prone position.
It seems... it seems I still need a long time to train to master the Flying Thunder God Technique... However... I can still use Flying Thunder God to go to the Laboratory... Orochimaru clutched her aching abdomen, the first thing she thought of was to blow up the Laboratory door. From now on, she wouldn't need to use the door to enter the Laboratory. Her subordinates were all from the Iburi Clan; they could enter her Laboratory by turning into smoke.
By leaving a Shadow Clone in Konoha, Orochimaru wouldn't have to worry about others discovering her main body wasn't in Konoha, or she could leave the Shadow Clone in the Laboratory for research.
The Shadow Clone Technique developed by Senju Tobirama makes it impossible to distinguish between the main body and a Shadow Clone; it's truly amazing... Senju Tobirama, you're awesome!
"Succeeded?"
"Main body, have you mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique?"
The Shadow Clone practicing Chakra nature transformation and the Shadow Clone researching the Akimichi Clan's secret medicine simultaneously looked at Orochimaru, the main body.
"Mastery is not quite right; I can barely use it. To use it in actual combat requires long-term training. Next time I go to the Laboratory, I can leave a Flying Thunder God Technique formula there, so I can go to the Laboratory anytime."
Orochimaru lay on the table, squinting; she needed to rest for a while.
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Just a few days after Orochimaru officially invited the Iburi Clan to join Konoha, Orochimaru visited the Iburi Clan again during that time.
Those within the Iburi Clan who wished to join Konoha grandly made their way to Konoha, while those who didn't want to join remained in the caves where they had always lived.
All of this was, of course, arranged by Orochimaru. Originally, she didn't want to interfere.
But to her surprise, even though joining Konoha was meant for them to live better lives, very few among the Iburi Clan wanted to join Konoha. Most of them wanted to stay and serve her, practically wearing their loyalty on their faces and engraving it in their souls.
Orochimaru was bewildered; she thought she hadn't brainwashed them!
They weren't raised from childhood, so how could they have such exaggerated loyalty?
The Iburi Clan's movements alarmed the Konoha patrol team and the Anbu monitoring them.
After learning what was happening, the Konoha patrol team, under the guise of escorting them, actually monitored and accompanied the Iburi Clan members to Konoha.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, as the Third Hokage, and the Hokage Advisors, Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado, also called upon Orochimaru, who was training at the training grounds, before going to welcome the Iburi Clan.
Orochimaru looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi beside her, wearing the Hokage hat and Hokage robe, then at Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado on either side, reluctantly saying, "Hiruzen-sensei, both Advisors, wouldn't it be enough for just you to go? Why call me?"
Orochimaru was not very keen on attending such occasions. She had solved the Iburi Clan's Bloodline Limit disease, but that didn't mean she had to go to the welcoming event, did it?
Utatane Koharu's mature and charming face held a smile, and her gaze towards Orochimaru was particularly satisfied. She inwardly sighed that Hiruzen had truly taken in a good disciple.
"You were the one who brought about the Iburi Clan joining Konoha, Orochimaru; don't try to shirk it."
Homura Mitokado continued, finding Orochimaru more and more pleasing to the eye.
Look, Hiruzen's disciple, at such a young age, has achieved so many meritorious deeds beneficial to Konoha!
If Lord Tobirama were still alive, he would surely be very pleased.
Homura Mitokado mused inwardly.
You're considering everything I've done for the Iburi Clan, and if I'm not present for their welcoming, it might arouse suspicion among them, right?
Orochimaru suspected that their insistence on her accompanying them to welcome the Iburi Clan had ulterior motives.
"Orochimaru, your contributions to Konoha, your achievements, should not be buried."
Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a smile, placing his hand on Orochimaru's head and stroking her hair.
You're not planning to groom me as the next Hokage, are you?
Orochimaru's internal alarm bells rang. Rather than grooming her to be the next Hokage, it would be better to choose one of the two Advisors. If they weren't suitable, there was still Danzo Shimura, and failing that, Tsunade and Jiraiya.
In Orochimaru's view, the Hokage position was truly not a throne, but rather a source of endless trouble.
To put it bluntly, it's just a broken Village head position; whoever wants it can have it, she certainly isn't interested.
Rather than wasting time on paperwork and managing the Village, she'd rather spend her time accompanying Tsunade to the Casino.
Accompanying Tsunade to the Casino, she could still win a good amount of money. How much money could she get as Hokage?
The salary wasn't much, but the troubles were endless.
Becoming Hokage, gaining everyone's approval?
Please, she wasn't Uzumaki Naruto; she didn't need others' approval.
Orochimaru, full of resentment, followed her dear Hiruzen-sensei. The group grandly walked towards the Konoha gate, as if afraid no one would see them.
Pedestrians and Ninja on the street curiously watched the Third Hokage and the two Advisors heading to the Konoha gate, and also noticed Orochimaru following beside the Third Hokage.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and the two Advisors put on such a grand display precisely to show their Pay attention to for the Iburi Clan.
If it were the Iburi Clan whose Bloodline Limit disease had not yet been resolved, they naturally would not attach such importance to them.
But now, the Iburi Clan's Bloodline Limit disease had been resolved by the medicine developed by Orochimaru, and their weight in their hearts was also different.
Seeing such a grand spectacle, Orochimaru began to murmur to herself.
Have all the spies in the Village been eliminated?
Is it okay for other Ninja Villages to know that the Iburi Clan has joined Konoha?
In front of the Konoha gate, Chiriu looked at the Third Hokage and the Konoha elders who had come to greet them, his gaze lingering on Orochimaru for a second. He stepped forward and respectfully said, "Hokage-sama, I am Chiriu, the Clan Head of the Iburi Clan. All the clan members willing to join Konoha are here."
"Clan Head?"
Orochimaru looked sharply at Chiriu, a hint of surprise flashing across her face.
"Lady Orochimaru, I am now the Clan Head of the Iburi Clan."
Chiriu's smile was forced, tinged with a hint of bitterness.
Clan Head?
Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu exchanged glances; they understood the meaning conveyed in Chiriu's words.
"Clan Head Chiriu, on behalf of Konoha, I welcome the Iburi Clan to join the Konoha family."
Hiruzen Sarutobi lifted his Hokage hat and said with a beaming smile, his gaze sweeping over the Iburi Clan members behind Chiriu. He understood what had happened to the Iburi Clan.
Clearly, not all of the Iburi Clan wanted to join Konoha; even the original Clan Head of the Iburi Clan did not want to join Konoha. That is why Chiriu, who was the Vice Clan Head, became the Clan Head. This also indicates that the Iburi Clan has split into two, and the Iburi Clan that joined Konoha is no longer related to the Iburi Clan that did not join Konoha.
Within a single day, the news of the Bloodline Limit Ninja clan, the Iburi Clan, joining Konoha spread throughout the streets and alleys of Konoha. Everyone knew that the meritorious figure who facilitated the Iburi Clan's entry into Konoha was Orochimaru, one of Hokage-sama's three disciples.
For a time, Orochimaru became a celebrity in Konoha, truly enjoying unparalleled prestige.
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