"Heh heh."
Behind the trees, Orochimaru walked out, his gaze cold and his smile gentle, as if speaking to an old friend, "It seems the Uchiha's days are going well, you even have time to bicker during a mission."
Hiromi replied, "It's because I've given them too much of a sense of security."
Then he looked at Orochimaru and said bluntly, "Orochimaru, Hiruzen is already old. Kill him with me."
Hiromi's words were very casual, as if saying, "Let's go to the bathroom together."
Orochimaru's smile faded slightly, but the next moment it returned, and he laughed.
"Why? No matter what, he is still my teacher."
"What he has done is enough to ruin his reputation." Hiromi's eyes revealed the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, staring deeply at Orochimaru.
"In the plan, you will impersonate the Kazekage and come to Konoha to demand people, Gaara will run wild in the village, and Sunagakure will take the opportunity to carry out the Konoha Crush Plan and kill Hiruzen."
"In return, I can dump all his crimes onto those two vampires, Homura and Koharu."
Orochimaru's gaze became solemn. His pupils seemed to shrink slightly, or perhaps it was an illusion.
He narrowed his eyes, staring into Hiromi's eyes. "How about your eyes as payment?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Hiromi's aura became extremely dangerous, making Orochimaru wary.
Hiromi said, "Orochimaru, your ability to escape is indeed good, but do you think you have the confidence to offend me?"
Orochimaru smiled and was about to speak, but Hiromi beat him to it.
"Living Corpse Reincarnation, Cursed Seal resurrection."
"Yes, you are very impressive, but what if I've learned the Flying Thunder God Technique? With a mark engraved on your soul, no matter how many times you are resurrected, I can instantly go and kill you."
"Besides that, there are plenty of ways to target you: my nii-san's Kotoamatsukami, the Uzumaki Clan's Reaper Death Seal, the Totsuka Blade..."
"Perhaps you think I'm just hypothesizing about things that don't exist. So, how about now?"
In an instant, Orochimaru found himself tied to a stone pillar, unable to move.
"Genjutsu? I fell into a genjutsu in an instant?" His expression changed drastically, filled with shock.
The genjutsu of the Mangekyo was actually this terrifying?
"Orochimaru, you are a genius, and I admire your ability, but I loathe your character. So, pray. Don't give me a reason to kill you."
Instantly, Hiromi's killing intent surged like a stormy sea, covering Orochimaru.
In those blood-red Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, a flash of golden light passed by, instantly radiating the terrifying pressure of an Emperor's Wrath, making Orochimaru filled with a strong, uncontrollable unease toward Hiromi.
But a second later, everything vanished. The stone pillars were gone, the killing intent was gone, the surging waves were gone...
Only the terror of being helpless intensified in his heart, spreading endlessly.
Hiromi said nothing more. He turned and left, leaving only one sentence behind.
"I look forward to your answer."
Orochimaru stood there, his expression flickering between light and dark.
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As soon as Hiromi returned to the village, a piece of intelligence about him spread throughout the Ninja World—"Hiromi has kidnapped the Sunagakure Jinchuriki."
At this, Hiruzen grew anxious and ordered Hiromi to come to the Hokage Building.
Hiromi was already planning how to kill him, how could he possibly go there to be scolded?
When the villagers found out, the goodwill toward the Uchiha clan that had accumulated over the past two years collapsed instantly.
"I knew the Uchiha weren't good people!"
"To actually kidnap someone else's Jinchuriki!"
"They actually want to start a war between Konoha and Sunagakure!"
"The Uchiha really are wicked!"
"Hand Hiromi over to Sunagakure!"
Not just them, some ninjas also spoke up.
"If war breaks out, let the Uchiha clan do the fighting!"
"Exactly! The trouble the Uchiha clan caused should be settled by them!"
"I will absolutely not risk my life for the trouble the Uchiha caused!"
Seeing this, the Sarutobi Clan was very pleased. The villagers were finally no longer staring at them.
Meanwhile, Shikaku had a splitting headache. He knew this news must have been leaked by Iwagakure.
The entire Ninja World became turbulent and fell into chaos because of this.
With Sunagakure having lost its Jinchuriki, Takigakure restlessly suggested that they could take one of the positions among the Five Great Ninja Villages.
Sunagakure would not agree, and naturally, they would certainly want their Jinchuriki back.
Konoha was at the very center of this swirling vortex of chaos. But even so, the villagers shouldn't have been so riotous.
However, because of Hiromi's lack of cooperation and Hiruzen's tacit consent, the news spread throughout all of Konoha. Thus, the villagers all "consciously" stepped forward to denounce the Uchiha clan.
But the current Uchiha clan—how could they be denounced like that?
Looking at Hiruzen's demeanor, he was clearly saying childishly: "You won't cooperate? Fine, then your Uchiha clan can go fight Sunagakure yourselves."
This Hokage has already seriously failed in his duty. When there are no external enemies, your infighting is just infighting. After all, you're all on the same side. Now that there's an external enemy, you're actually thinking of reducing Konoha's own combat power? If this isn't selfishness, what is?
It's as if he views the village as his own property.
'Do I really want to stand behind such a Hokage?' Shikaku was extremely conflicted.
But when he returned home and saw Hiromi sitting at the dining table, he instantly thought of the Nara Clan standing behind him.
Blood, screams, pain...
Suddenly, he panicked, breaking out in a cold sweat.
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