"Wuwu."
Half an hour later, the person lying in the Konoha Medical Department's hospital bed was replaced by Yamato.
Yamato was bruised and swollen, hooked up to an IV.
Kakashi sat nearby, peeling an apple, and ate it himself after finishing.
It turned out that Yamato wasn't the only one visiting Kakashi; while Yamato was trying to shove a wooden stick into Kakashi's mouth, Kakashi's other good friend, Might Guy, also arrived.
Upon seeing a ninja wearing an Anbu mask "choking Kakashi," Might Guy immediately assumed it was an enemy who had infiltrated, and directly landed a Konoha Great Whirlwind kick on Yamato's neck.
Then he pounced on him, delivering a barrage of punches and kicks.
"Why did you attack me with Wood Release for no reason?"
Kakashi took a bite of his apple.
"...I originally wanted to ask Lord Sarutobi, but Lord Sarutobi was always busy, so I could only figure it out myself."
Yamato had a look of utter despair.
He had good intentions, so why did things turn out this way?
"Isn't it normal for Lord Sarutobi to be busy? He first had to see off people from other ninja villages, and now he's still discussing candidates for the next Hokage... Speaking of which, what did you want to ask Lord Sarutobi?"
Kakashi explained halfway before remembering that Yamato still hadn't explained why he attacked him.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, it's like this..."
Yamato began to recount how he met Shiro, and how Shiro told him about the side effects of the Mangekyo Sharingan and the solution.
"What that person said was well-reasoned, and Lord Jiraiya was right there and didn't refute it, so it should be true, I just don't know how to help you... Senior Kakashi, you're smart, what do you think we should do?"
Yamato stared at Kakashi with "sincere" eyes.
After listening, cold sweat continuously broke out on Kakashi's forehead.
He was very grateful that Yamato originally came from the "Root," which suppressed emotions, and lacked relevant knowledge.
Otherwise, what was shoved into his mouth just now probably wouldn't have been wood.
"Senior Kakashi? Senior Kakashi? Have you thought of anything?"
Yamato saw Kakashi spacing out for a while and called out twice.
"Yamato."
Kakashi solemnly patted Yamato's shoulder, "The village should be very stable recently, and I won't need to use the Mangekyo, so you don't need to worry about these things.
You must keep this information completely hidden in your heart, and unless necessary, do not casually use Wood Release again.
You should know that the Uchiha Clan's rogue ninja, Uchiha Itachi, is still out there; if he finds out your body has this special effect, he might just..."
As Kakashi spoke, he adopted the tone of telling a horror story.
Yamato shivered and quickly nodded in agreement.
---
On the other side, Shiro and his group, after leaving Konoha Village, did not immediately take flight.
After walking along the normal path for a while, they encountered ninja from the Sound Village.
They brought Shiro to meet Orochimaru.
However, at this time, there were two other people in front of Orochimaru.
It was Lady Tsunade, who had been pretending to be a child in the village earlier, and her subordinate, Shizune.
Apparently, when Lady Tsunade was evacuating Konoha, she was discovered by Orochimaru, who was also leaving, and the two had already been reminiscing and talking for some time.
Lady Tsunade glanced at Shiro, remembering his previous evaluation of her, and really wanted to find an opportunity to secretly beat him up when no one was looking.
"Orochimaru, you're not going back yourself, but you're persuading me to go back, what exactly do you want to do?"
Lady Tsunade and Orochimaru continued their previous conversation.
"Lord Sarutobi is looking for candidates for the Fifth Hokage, and both you and Jiraiya are candidates. I think you are more suitable than Jiraiya."
Orochimaru's hoarse voice slowly spoke.
"Hmph, I'm suitable? How am I suitable? I'm not some idiot who keeps shouting about wanting to be Hokage all day."
Lady Tsunade crossed her arms and snorted coldly.
"If an idiot like Jiraiya becomes Hokage, I'm afraid Konoha's wind will stop again sooner or later, and then I can only bring new companions and launch another Konoha Crush Plan."
Orochimaru's gaze turned to Shiro and the others, then he gave Lady Tsunade an evil smile.
"You!"
Lady Tsunade was about to flare up but was pulled back by Shizune.
"Lady Tsunade, don't be impulsive, don't forget your..."
Shizune whispered a reminder.
She didn't reveal the specific details at the end.
Fearing that others would learn the information.
However... "I almost forgot about this part too."
Shiro chuckled.
"What is it?"
Karin, hearing Shiro say this as if he knew, immediately became curious.
"Hemophobia."
Shiro softly uttered three words.
"So she really is a menopausal old woman, just as you said?"
Karin's eyes lit up, her unique thought process discovering a blind spot, and she raised a finger, "Otherwise, wouldn't she have to... every month because of that..."
Crack.
The ground beneath Lady Tsunade's feet suddenly cracked.
Then she slowly twisted her neck, her gaze murderous.
"Ah ah ah—I didn't say it, he said it."
Karin, scared, quickly pushed Shiro in front of her.
"Menopausal? You've misunderstood. Lady Tsunade's Youth Transformation brought about by the Yin Seal and Strength of a Hundred Seal is from the inside out. All her organs will also remain young, it's not just an outer appearance... Mmm!"
Shizune explained halfway before realizing these people weren't allies, and quickly covered her mouth.
"So that's how it is?"
Karin and Hanabi, the two little girls, didn't feel much.
After all, they were still young, even childish.
"Tsunade, Orochimaru is right, only you can ensure Konoha's continued development... I know you'll ask, what benefit does Konoha's development have for us?
How about this, if you agree, you can stay and observe my conversation with Orochimaru, and gain information that might normally require you to pay with your life."
"...Okay."
Lady Tsunade, after hearing the first half of Shiro's statement, still intended to refuse.
In fact, because Shiro's group also wanted her to become Hokage, her resolve to refuse grew stronger, feeling that the other party had some kind of conspiracy.
But after hearing the latter half of Shiro's words, Lady Tsunade hesitated.
This information was indeed crucial.
Ultimately, Lady Tsunade's heart still yearned for Konoha, her hometown.
"It seems Shiro-kun understands that I want to confirm many things with you before agreeing to rejoin the organization."
Orochimaru, hearing Shiro's words, was very satisfied and sat down on the ground.
"Then, let's start with the first question. Although it's already confirmed, I still want to ask."
Orochimaru took out the photo of Mitsuki that Shiro had previously given him, "This is my child from the future. You, or someone in the organization, has experienced a leap in time, correct?"
"Huh?"
Lady Tsunade had just sat down like the others when she heard such explosive information and was immediately stunned.
Her expression was almost identical to Jiraiya's back then.
Orochimaru has a child?
And Orochimaru now seems to be in a woman's body.
This, this, this is completely unimaginable!
She suddenly understood why Jiraiya, upon seeing "Little Tsunade," asked her whether she was the father or the mother.
"That's right."
Shiro nodded slightly, "You created this child using biotechnology, constantly optimizing and improving his genes, so that he was born with the potential to activate the perfect Ryuchi Cave Sage Mode."
"It's just as I thought."
Orochimaru showed a rare expression of relief.
Although he didn't care about his reputation in this regard, being thought by Jiraiya, Lady Tsunade, and almost everyone else to have become a woman and engaged in group activities was simply too strange.
"You didn't deny or correct it, which means that person is indeed you, Shiro-kun?"
Orochimaru looked up again and asked.
"Yes, is there anything else you want to confirm?"
"There's nothing I want to confirm; I'm just questioning the authenticity of the matter itself."
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes.
"Hmm?"
Lady Tsunade had just thought to herself that talk of "the ninja world from the future" was too preposterous, and wondered if Orochimaru and Shiro were putting on a show for her.
Just as she thought this, Orochimaru actually raised a question?
"Oh? What's the problem?"
Shiro asked with a smile.
....
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