Konoha is clamoring for reform. The power of Hatake Sakumo's Reform Society is growing day by day. The Uchiha clan, which is too big to lose, is difficult to contain. The tightly-knit ninja clan is no longer submissive...
The bellicose Kumogakure tried to "support the orthodoxy of the Land of Water" and invaded Kirigakure without paying attention to whether the daimyo of the Land of Water was willing to drink or not...
What's even more ridiculous is that Kirigakure, one of the top five ninja villages, actually shouted for reform. The Third Mizukage even shamelessly shouted the ridiculous slogan of "Learning from the shogunate's skills to control Kirigakure"...
The Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was carefully flipping through the intelligence documents, felt a little dizzy, so he put the documents down and massaged his temples.
"Knock knock!"
There was a knock on the door of the Hokage's office.
"come in!"
Hearing the familiar rhythm of knocking on the door, Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen also had a smile on his lips.
"teacher……"
Orochimaru, who had a thin face and pale skin, pushed open the door and entered.
"how's it going?"
The third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen called Orochimaru to sit down, took out his pipe, lit it, and started smoking beautifully.
"The experiment accomplished its intended purpose."
Orochimaru spoke concisely and handed over a thick document.
The third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen reached out and took the document, opened it and read through it carefully.
At this time, the smile on his face became even brighter.
This was also the reason why he doted on this cold-blooded disciple in the eyes of others. Orochimaru did not disappoint him every time.
"Now that the pre-test experiments have been completed, let's restart the Mudun plan..."
The third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Orochimaru with an indescribable smile on his face.
"The laboratory has already chosen a location."
Orochimaru replied: "It's just that the equipment still needs time."
"Why?"
The Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little strange: "Didn't we already allocate funds to you a long time ago?"
"The Uchiha clan has been making purchases..."
Orochimaru replied quietly.
"Uchiha...the country of whirlpool..."
The Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed.
Uchiha Tokumitsu's shogunate is at its peak, and now it has defeated Kirigakure, one of the five great ninja villages, forcing the Kingdom of Water to cede the southern islands, and forcefully taking away nearly one-fifth of the island territory of the Kingdom of Water. Such power made Konoha's fighting party admire him immensely.
Since the loss of Danzo, the Hokage family has lost its impression and restraint on the martial arts faction, and this ninja faction that advocates the idea of "Konoha supremacy" is also moving closer to Uchiha Tokko at an extremely fast speed.
Orochimaru said nothing.
In his eyes, apart from exploring the mysteries of Ninjutsu, he was not interested in anything else.
Even though he was once full of longing for the position of Hokage, now Orochimaru is not interested in these machinations. Sometimes I feel that I was too ignorant and wasted precious time on useless tricks.
Orochimaru even felt that his teacher Hiruzen Sarutobi was indeed old. He was entangled with a junior, Tokumitsu Uchiha, and still lost. He simply lost his reputation as a "ninja hero" for nothing.
"By the way, those Uchiha brats in your private laboratory are also going to find an opportunity to get rid of them."
The third generation of Sarutobi Hiruzen was not aware of the twists and turns in his disciple Orochimaru's heart. He just reminded him casually: "After the experimental equipment is in place, the wood escape experiment is about to begin. Don't leave any loopholes that may leak... "
"I see."
Orochimaru nodded calmly, but his heart was filled with turmoil.
The person who accepted the Uchiha boy as an intern was actually his secret laboratory, which was intercepted from the dead Danzo!
The problem is, he has never told the teacher about this. The Uchiha boy who is interning in the laboratory rarely goes out, and he also pays great attention to confidentiality, so...
"The teacher is watching me!"
The thought echoed in Orochimaru's mind.
"What's wrong?"
The third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen looked up at his expressionless apprentice with a smile.
"...If the Uchiha research assistants are dismissed, my laboratory's funds and manpower will be insufficient."
Orochimaru said sternly.
He knew that his teacher's character was in the late stages of a tangled disease that was soft-hearted and prone to suspicion, so Orochimaru simply spoke out about the problem without making any excuses.
"It doesn't matter. I'll help you with the funds. You can recruit the manpower yourself. If it doesn't work, I'll send someone to you. It doesn't matter..."
Sure enough, the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen was very satisfied with Orochimaru's "confession".
In his eyes, Orochimaru's "confession" also meant that his good disciple had no objections and was just temporarily beguiled by Uchiha Tokumitsu's money.
But it doesn’t matter, as long as you get lost, you will still be a good kid...
"I see……"
Orochimaru repeated his initial answer, his expression still unchanged.
The third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at him for a moment, felt Orochimaru's heartbeat again, and then felt relieved.
It seems that it is really just a transaction of spending money to buy technology...
"so be it……"
The Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded with satisfaction and continued to smoke his pipe beautifully: "By the way, when will Uchiha Tokumitsu return to the village?"
"...It should be today."
Orochimaru was silent for a moment before replying.
"Very good, you can test him out then..."
The thick smoke exhaled from the mouth of the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen covered his eyes, and his expression under the haze also looked a bit strange: "The laboratory he built using the Uzumaki clan in the Kingdom of Uzumaki must have a lot of plans, you try to find out as much as possible His details..."
"……I try my best."
Orochimaru's answer was a bit reluctant.
He was a little resistant to such behavior in his heart.
"All right……"
The Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly smiled, "I forgot, you have grown up and are no longer the child you were back then..."
Orochimaru seemed to be touched in his heart, and his nose trembled slightly.
"You know, among the three people, you are the one I like the most."
The third generation of Sarutobi Hiruzen continued: "I am not young anymore, and I am stuck in paperwork all day long. I haven't moved my muscles and bones for a long time... Therefore, it won't be long before the position of Hokage needs to be replaced by someone. I I hope the next person sitting here is you..."
The Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen patted the chair under him.
Orochimaru was silent for a moment before slowly nodding.
"If nothing happens, you can go back first..."
The Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen took another puff of his pipe and looked out the window, "Just in time, Uchiha Tokumitsu has also returned..."
Orochimaru also looked out the window, but only saw the lush treetops.
…
Uchiha Tokumitsu returned to the village this time and also brought back the secret guards and the first squadron of the Red Bei Team.
After fighting for a long time, it's time for these loyal tribesmen to take a good rest.
After a brief chat with Hatake Sakumo who came to greet him at the entrance of the village, Uchiha Tokumitsu returned directly to the clan.
In the next few days, in addition to spending time with my family, I also met a steady stream of visitors.
Representatives of the Konoha martial arts faction all came here respectively.
Some came to learn about the specific process of Kirigakure's conquest, and Uchiha Tokumitsu told him the whole process of the war in detail; some came to explain the unification of the shinobi world and the creation of a unified world, Uchiha Tokumitsu He also seriously demonstrated the feasibility of a unification war with him, and both sides were happy; as for those idiots who came to accuse the shogunate of not selling military supplies to Kirigakure and that they should immediately organize the Ninja Army's Northern Expedition and Kumogakure to carve up Kirigakure, Uchi Podlight unceremoniously drove him out.
All in all, it was this round of visitors that made Uchiha Tokko realize the so-called "human diversity".
…
"Most of the so-called fighting factions are cynical and frustrated people..."
In the Grand Elder's Mansion, Uchiha Tokko said with complaint.
"It's not surprising that those who are obsessed with war are lunatics."
Elder Setsuna said calmly: "Even the radical faction of the family, didn't they semi-passively abandon Madara-sama back then..."
"Why?"
Uchiha Tokko asked immediately.
"No one likes the feeling of displacement and precariousness in war..."
The great elder of Setsuna sighed.
"The so-called radicals or conservatives are, to put it bluntly, the two faces of the family to the outside world. It's just that some fools in the conservative wing have been dazzled by the so-called will of fire..."
Uchiha Demitsu remained silent.
"It's good that you didn't raise a butcher's knife against the dissident tribesmen..."
Grand Elder Setsuna said to himself: "Being able to tolerate opponents shows that you already have the potential to become the leader of the family..."
Uchiha Demitsu smiled to himself and bowed slightly to the elder.
"When Madara-sama ran away, he took away a batch of secret treasures and the Uchiha Uchiha Fan, an artifact passed down from generation to generation in the family. If you can find it back, then I will support you in changing the inheritance order of the family."
The Great Elder Setsuna said seriously.
"I see……"
Uchiha Tokko bowed calmly and responded.
"By the way, the Uzumaki Research Institute has made some new progress in its research on blood inheritance limits, and I plan to hand it over to the family..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu took out a scroll and handed it to the Great Elder Setsuna, "As for those clansmen who are not serving in the Ninja Army who can be awarded this content, I would like to trouble the Great Elder to screen..."
The elder instantly picked up the scroll and flipped through it briefly, his expression a little moved.
"Chakra synthesis blood inheritance limit..."
"Yes."
Uchiha Tokko nodded.
"This is the secret method that is enough to support the inheritance of a family... and even given time, the family will have another bloodline with double blood inheritance limit..."
The great elder of Setsuna sighed.
"Research expenses are the family's public funds, and research results should also be shared by the clan."
Uchiha Demitsu said seriously.
"very good!"
Elder Setsuna was very satisfied, and he was even more satisfied with Uchiha Tokko.
"By the way, Tokumitsu-kun must be fifteen years old, right?"
"Yes~"
"...Actually, according to the practice during the Warring States Period, Tokuguang-kun is about to start planning for marriage at this age."
Uchiha Tokumitsu was a little embarrassed, "This... family has not been revived, how can we talk about the love between children..."
"These are two different things~"
Elder Setsuna chuckled and said: "If you don't mind, the family will find a suitable clan member for you... How about Uchiha Makoto, the secret guard, for example?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu has always been very slow about feelings, and Uchiha Makoto has been fighting under his command for many years and is his true fan. In line with the central idea of "finding someone you like is worse than choosing someone who likes you" , Uchiha Tokumitsu doesn't really matter.
But he was too embarrassed to agree on the spot, so he just said: "Follow the arrangements of the great elder."
As a son of a wealthy family and the appointed successor, accepting a political marriage was almost a certainty, so Uchiha Tokimitsu had already anticipated this and would not feel resentful about being arranged.
"Actually, ninjas are not monogamous. If Tokumitsu-kun meets someone he likes in the future, it's not impossible... you should understand..."
The great elder of Setsuna joked with a smile.
Uchiha Tokumitsu only felt that his face was a little hot.
(End of chapter)
