Alright, Orochimaru admitted that he had become foolish.
With the existence of this mysterious internet cafe, it was only a matter of time before Sasuke became stronger.
So the question was, without the excuse of increasing strength as an enticement, how would Orochimaru trick Sasuke now?
"The main reason you want Sasuke's body is because of the Sharingan, isn't it?"
"It seems like nothing can be hidden from you, Boss."
In the original work, Orochimaru had no covetous desire for the Sharingan before the plot began. Otherwise, with his cooperation with Danzo, it would have been easy for him to get a pair of Three Tomoe Sharingan.
At that time, he had not yet suffered from Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyo.
After being instantly defeated by Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan in the Akatsuki Organization, he realized that a Sharingan that evolved into a Mangekyo could be so powerful.
It was at this time that he developed a strong interest in the Sharingan.
"If I give you a pair of Sharingan now, will you give up on taking Sasuke's body?"
"Boss, you have Sharingan here?"
Orochimaru thought about it with interest, then said, "It feels a bit difficult. After all, I don't have the Uchiha Bloodline. Even if I get a Sharingan, I can't freely activate and deactivate it. Moreover, what I need is a Mangekyo; I don't care for ordinary Sharingan."
Ge Liang nodded. It was indeed inconvenient for someone without the Uchiha Bloodline to use the Sharingan. Just look at Kakashi; he would cover his left eye with his forehead protector during normal times and only reveal the Sharingan when fighting.
The inability to freely deactivate it was indeed annoying.
And just as Orochimaru said, what he needed was a Mangekyo, not an ordinary Sharingan.
Sasuke, this Genius, undoubtedly had the potential to evolve into a Mangekyo.
However, speaking of the Sharingan, Ge Liang suddenly felt that he seemed to have overlooked a very important matter.
That was the issue with Sasuke's Sharingan.
In the original work, Sasuke's Sharingan had already Awakened on the night of the Uchiha clan massacre when Itachi used the genjutsu Tsukuyomi on him.
It was just that at that time, he had only Awakened one eye, and he didn't even know it.
It wasn't until he arrived in the Land of Waves and fought a bitter battle with Haku that both of his eyes Awakened into Sharingan.
One Two Tomoe, one One Tomoe.
But now, their mission in the Land of Waves had been completed smoothly, and they hadn't encountered any bitter battles.
So currently, Sasuke only had one Sharingan, and he didn't even know it.
Was this... harming Sasuke?
Hmm... it's really hard to say.
"Boss, I actually don't quite understand. You keep saying that you treat all customers equally, but why are you so protective of Sasuke?"
Hearing Orochimaru say that, Ge Liang thought about it. It seemed like he really was a bit protective of Sasuke.
Originally, Orochimaru wanting to take Sasuke's body had nothing to do with him, yet he jumped out to stop Orochimaru. This indeed felt a bit like taking sides.
"Alright, since you insist, I won't stop you either."
"Hehehe, then thank you, Boss."
Upon receiving Ge Liang's reply, Orochimaru's expression immediately became excited.
In his opinion, without the protection of the Internet Cafe Owner, Uchiha Sasuke was nothing more than an easy target.
"If you have nothing else, Boss, I'll be leaving now."
Since the matter was settled, Orochimaru naturally wanted to leave. He still had to go back and continue perfecting the Konoha Crush Plan.
"Wait a moment, I'll show you something."
Seeing Orochimaru about to leave, Ge Liang immediately called out to him and led him to the bedroom, where he showed him Danzo, who had become a 'vegetable'.
"Danzo?"
The moment he saw the 'Pot King', Orochimaru's pupils first constricted extremely, and then he felt a wave of relief.
Fortunately, he hadn't attacked Ge Liang, otherwise he probably would have ended up like Danzo, right?
To be able to 'collect' Danzo in his bedroom in Konoha, and for Hiruzen Sarutobi not to lose his temper, how strong must one be to achieve that?
After feeling relieved that he hadn't acted rashly, confusion immediately followed.
It wasn't confusion about why Danzo was here, but confusion that there seemed to be another Danzo in Root.
"My Danzo is real."
Seeing Orochimaru's confused expression, Ge Liang directly untied the bandage wrapped around Danzo's right arm.
Looking at the arm full of Sharingan, Orochimaru believed that this was the real Danzo.
Because these Sharingan were installed with Orochimaru's help, no one else knew that this guy Danzo had so many Sharingan on his right arm.
"What do you mean, Boss?"
"Nothing. I just simply wanted to show you."
"Hehe, I don't believe it."
For someone like Orochimaru, everything he did had a purpose. If Ge Liang said he showed him this 'vegetable' without any purpose, he definitely wouldn't believe it.
Actually, Ge Liang did have his own purpose, but it wasn't something he could openly state.
Fortunately, Orochimaru was also a smart person and understood after a little thought.
Licking his lips, Orochimaru said, "It seems you're also dissatisfied with the Third Hokage and want me to kill him."
Why would Orochimaru say that?
It was clear that Ge Liang knew Orochimaru and Danzo were colluding, and Danzo must have been involved in this attack on Konoha.
Otherwise, why didn't Danzo appear when Orochimaru attacked Konoha in the original work?
Not to mention him, not even one of his Root Ninja appeared.
Apparently, he was planning for Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi to both suffer heavy losses, and then he would reap the benefits.
Since Orochimaru and Danzo were colluding, Orochimaru would certainly have some communication with Danzo during this period.
Through such communication, the Danzo impersonated by Hiruzen Sarutobi would learn some things he didn't know.
So, would Hiruzen Sarutobi still die as he did in the original work?
For Ge Liang, Hiruzen Sarutobi being alive did not align with his interests.
Didn't they see that ordinary Ninja still didn't know about the wonders of the internet cafe?
He felt that this situation might only be broken when the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, took office.
Besides, Tsunade becoming Hokage was much more pleasing to the eye than that Old Man Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"I knew it. I just routinely sent someone to communicate, but he requested to see me."
"Tsk tsk, so he wanted to invite me out to kill me opportunistically."
Hearing this, Ge Liang frowned and said, "You've already sent someone?"
Orochimaru knew what Ge Liang was worried about and calmly replied, "Don't worry, the person I sent doesn't know anything; he's just a simple liaison."
Hearing this, Ge Liang nodded. As long as Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know about the Konoha Crush Plan, it was fine.